big-budget

phrase

: involving a lot of money : involving a relatively large cost
a big-budget movie
a big-budget economic forecast

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Notably, this summer movie season didn’t kick off with a big-budget action film or superhero team-up. Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 But live events bring in valuable new users and big-budget advertisers along with them. Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Almost more than the Golden State, the onetime home of The Walking Dead and every Marvel movie has been hit hard by big-budget productions moving to overseas jurisdictions with even more lucrative incentives than the uncapped Peach State. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 During the panel discussion, Gyllenhaal also addressed the pitch that AI can democratize filmmaking and allow auteurs to make big-budget projects at a fraction of the cost. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 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 13 Sep. 2026.

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