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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There have been several film adaptations of the book over the years, one of the most famous being Baz Luhrmann’s stylized, big-budget take starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Gatsby, which Warner Bros released in 2013.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
And there’s Ben’s mother Anne Meara, who wrote plays, acted in everything from TV sitcoms to Shakespeare in the Park productions, and always preferred her son’s more serious work to his broader, big-budget laugh riots.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Over the past few years, big-budget series like MasterChef, Supergirl and The Kelly Clarkson Show have left the state amid a tit-for-tat race to host Hollywood.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Only eight big-budget feature films were in production in the most recent quarter in California, a 43% decline compared to the same quarter of 2024, according to data from ProdPro.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2025
And there’s Ben’s mother Anne Meara, who wrote plays, acted in everything from TV sitcoms to Shakespeare in the Park productions, and always preferred her son’s more serious work to his broader, big-budget laugh riots.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Over the past few years, big-budget series like MasterChef, Supergirl and The Kelly Clarkson Show have left the state amid a tit-for-tat race to host Hollywood.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Only eight big-budget feature films were in production in the most recent quarter in California, a 43% decline compared to the same quarter of 2024, according to data from ProdPro.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Big-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-budget. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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