The production has started on the Avatar sequels. Avatar 2, Avatar 3, Avatar 4 and Avatar 5 have started filming simultaneously in Manhattan Beach with a reported budget of $1 billion (Rs 6550 crore).
Director James Cameron has started filming sequels to his 2009 blockbuster, which is the highest-grossing film ever. Avatar broke box office records with over $2.7 billion at the box office and kicked off a new wave of 3D films.
Only two other films have crossed $2 billion at the box office – Cameron’s own Titanic, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
It is expected to be the most expensive shoot ever.While the budget is indeed high, individual Avatar films will cost approximately $250 million (Rs 1600 crore) – a standard budget for tentpole films.
Meanwhile, it is also being reported that the next two Avengers films will cost $500 million (Rs 3280 crore) each, mostly to pay for the large ensemble cast.
The most expensive film ever produced is the fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, On Stranger Tides, which cost nearly $400 million before advertising and publicity.
