10 Upcoming Movies With INSANE Budgets

10. Twisters

Budget: $200 million

One of the biggest box office wild cards of the year is Twisters - a standalone sequel to 1996's much-loved disaster thriller Twister. And though the trailer certainly sells the solid cast and glossy mayhem, its $200 million price tag is more than a little concerning.

Even accepting that disaster movies about tornadoes inherently don't come cheap and the original film grossed almost $500 million worldwide, an MCU-sized budget for a 30-years-later sequel seems like a colossal, arguably unnecessary risk.

The simplicity of its premise and rising popularity of star Glen Powell will certainly help, but the huge budget means that, using the typical 2.5x rule, it needs to gross $500 million to be a true success. 

As last year proved beyond any doubt, spectacle alone won't necessarily drive a film to commercial success - the marketing will also need to persuade audiences that this is a can't-miss experience on the big screen that won't hit the same at home.

Given the talented cast and crew involved, here's to hoping Twisters is one of the summer's big breakout hits.