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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Sequels and big-budget franchise films have a lot of pressure and money and expectations.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 July 2024
The controversy is no doubt an unwelcome sideshow for Warner Bros. Discovery, where a big-budget Harry Potter series is currently underway at HBO, having recently enlisted showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod, both alumni of Succession, with Rowling’s blessing.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
Meanwhile, one of the Tory’s final acts in the culture sphere was to bring in a long-gestating 40% indie film tax credit, which Frazer recently told us will bring balance to a movie sector that has swung too far towards big-budget fare in recent years.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 July 2024
Nearly a fifth of all art sales globally happened online last year, Statista reported, and competition online will likely only increase as big-budget tech companies heavily promote any eye-popping leaps in the quality of AI image generators' outputs.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 4 July 2024
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 July 2024
The controversy is no doubt an unwelcome sideshow for Warner Bros. Discovery, where a big-budget Harry Potter series is currently underway at HBO, having recently enlisted showrunner Francesca Gardiner and director Mark Mylod, both alumni of Succession, with Rowling’s blessing.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
Meanwhile, one of the Tory’s final acts in the culture sphere was to bring in a long-gestating 40% indie film tax credit, which Frazer recently told us will bring balance to a movie sector that has swung too far towards big-budget fare in recent years.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 July 2024
Nearly a fifth of all art sales globally happened online last year, Statista reported, and competition online will likely only increase as big-budget tech companies heavily promote any eye-popping leaps in the quality of AI image generators' outputs.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 4 July 2024
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“Big-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-budget. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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