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 adaptation of Isaac Asimov's novels (which has just returned to Apple TV+) delivered space opera sequences on a truly epic scale, and was visually ambitious in a way no sci-fi show would — or even could — have attempted just a decade ago.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The film, to be called Critterz, will be made largely with its AI tools including GPT-5, in a bid to prove generative AI can compete with big-budget Hollywood productions.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Fuchs is known for writing big-budget fare with heroic journeys, with his credits including the aforementioned Wonder Woman, the first live-action solo take on the heroine that starred Gal Gadot.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
His content is often focused on charitable acts and regularly involves big-budget, elaborate stunts.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The film, to be called Critterz, will be made largely with its AI tools including GPT-5, in a bid to prove generative AI can compete with big-budget Hollywood productions.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Fuchs is known for writing big-budget fare with heroic journeys, with his credits including the aforementioned Wonder Woman, the first live-action solo take on the heroine that starred Gal Gadot.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
His content is often focused on charitable acts and regularly involves big-budget, elaborate stunts.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Big-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-budget. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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