Video Games Are Getting As Expensive As Movies

Video games are getting expensive to produce...very expensive. Grand Theft Auto V became the most expensive video game in history when it came out last year, though it more than compensated for those high producton costs in terms of financial success. This year, Destiny has roared to the top of the pile, costing a whopping £310 million to produce, according to Statista's latest feature in the Independent. How will it fare in terms of sales? So far, things are looking very good indeed - It has already become the biggest franchise video game launch in history.

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This chart shows the estimated production budgets of the most expensive video games of all time.

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Most expensive games to develop worldwide as of November 2024 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Costs of the most expensive film productions worldwide as of November 2025 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Leading TV series in the United States as of January 2019, by production costs per episode (in million U.S. dollars)
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Comparison of game budget, units sold, hours of unique music, and gameplay hours across selected games as of February 2025
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Most expensive music videos worldwide as of January 2018, based on production cost (in million U.S. dollars)
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Ranking of the movies with the highest production budgets worldwide as of June 2021 (in thousands of U.S. dollars)

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