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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Despite a lot of negative press, a large number of people have in fact been watching Beast Games, Mr. Beast’s big-budget reality series for Amazon Prime Video that has 1,000 players competing for $5 million, a huge reward pool the likes of which is almost never seen in this competition genre.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
The level of glitz and spectacle, especially at the big-budget booths for the largest companies, is astronomical.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
In a rare display of transparency for downstream revenues, Universal reported the big-budget musical has racked up $26 million in its first day and $70 million in its first week of digital release in the United States and Canada.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Yet their features, made for a pittance — Flow cost $3.8 million, Memoir of a Snail $4.5 million — are two of hottest contenders in this season’s awards race, facing off against such big-budget juggernauts as Pixar’s $200 million Inside Out 2 and the deep pockets of the studio marketing machines.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
The level of glitz and spectacle, especially at the big-budget booths for the largest companies, is astronomical.
—Michael Calore, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
In a rare display of transparency for downstream revenues, Universal reported the big-budget musical has racked up $26 million in its first day and $70 million in its first week of digital release in the United States and Canada.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
Yet their features, made for a pittance — Flow cost $3.8 million, Memoir of a Snail $4.5 million — are two of hottest contenders in this season’s awards race, facing off against such big-budget juggernauts as Pixar’s $200 million Inside Out 2 and the deep pockets of the studio marketing machines.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Big-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-budget. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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