big-budget
idiom
: involving a lot of money : involving a relatively large cost
a big-budget movie
a big-budget economic forecast
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The big-budget sci-fi comedy-drama from the Russo brothers (Anthony and Joe) offers an alternate retro-futuristic version of the ’90s about the fight for robot rights, starring Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, and a large ensemble of cartoonish robots.
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Bong's movie is a big-budget sci-fi comedy about a mismatched group of people — led by amoral politician Kenneth Marshall (Mark Ruffalo) — on a mission to colonize the alien world of Niflheim.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2025
The good news: 2025 should generate the best U.S. box office grosses since before the pandemic, thanks to a bunch of promising big-budget sequels and spinoffs that should dominate the top of the year’s box-office winners (if not Oscar nominations).
—David Bloom, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt’s big-budget Netflix original action movie The Electric State lands on March 14.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
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Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Bong's movie is a big-budget sci-fi comedy about a mismatched group of people — led by amoral politician Kenneth Marshall (Mark Ruffalo) — on a mission to colonize the alien world of Niflheim.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2025
The good news: 2025 should generate the best U.S. box office grosses since before the pandemic, thanks to a bunch of promising big-budget sequels and spinoffs that should dominate the top of the year’s box-office winners (if not Oscar nominations).
—David Bloom, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Millie Bobby Brown and Chris Pratt’s big-budget Netflix original action movie The Electric State lands on March 14.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for big-budget
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“Big-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-budget. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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