big-budget
idiom
: involving a lot of money : involving a relatively large cost
a big-budget movie
a big-budget economic forecast
Examples of big-budget in a Sentence
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For nearly a decade, the traditions of old-fashioned linear TV have paled by comparison to the big-budget, commercial-free fare offered by Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and others.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 May 2024
Disney’s other big-budget pictures due this year include Pixar’s Inside Out 2, Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine, Moana 2 and Mufasa: The Lion King.
—Thomas Buckley, Fortune, 13 May 2024
Image For big-budget triumphs like Mass Effect and Red Dead Redemption, a new installment is an obvious step toward building a lucrative franchise.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Company Town Netflix loses 200,000 subscribers in first quarter
April 19, 2022
Most feature writers — who aren’t fortunate enough to be operating in the big-budget IP space — have since been left to compete for dwindling streaming deals, Fay said.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
The lavish, big-budget adaptation was critically panned and even drew unexpected laughter during scenes depicting life in the Crawford household.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Leterrier is known as a highly reliable director on big-budget, effects-heavy fare such as Clash of the Titans, the Jason Statham-starring Transporter movies and Universal’s The Incredible Hulk.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
Director Gary Winick had never made a movie for more than $150,000 when Garner hand-picked him to direct a big-budget studio rom-com.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
A number of big-budget titles—including Halo, Tomb Raider, and Final Fantasy—have recently traded their own engines for Unreal.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 May 2024
Disney’s other big-budget pictures due this year include Pixar’s Inside Out 2, Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine, Moana 2 and Mufasa: The Lion King.
—Thomas Buckley, Fortune, 13 May 2024
Image For big-budget triumphs like Mass Effect and Red Dead Redemption, a new installment is an obvious step toward building a lucrative franchise.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Company Town Netflix loses 200,000 subscribers in first quarter
April 19, 2022
Most feature writers — who aren’t fortunate enough to be operating in the big-budget IP space — have since been left to compete for dwindling streaming deals, Fay said.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
The lavish, big-budget adaptation was critically panned and even drew unexpected laughter during scenes depicting life in the Crawford household.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Leterrier is known as a highly reliable director on big-budget, effects-heavy fare such as Clash of the Titans, the Jason Statham-starring Transporter movies and Universal’s The Incredible Hulk.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
Director Gary Winick had never made a movie for more than $150,000 when Garner hand-picked him to direct a big-budget studio rom-com.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
A number of big-budget titles—including Halo, Tomb Raider, and Final Fantasy—have recently traded their own engines for Unreal.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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