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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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.
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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
The following year would bring her signature role as Emma Fairfax in Richard Fleischer’s big-budget box office flop musical adaptation of Doctor Dolittle (1967) also starring Rex Harrison and Anthony Newley.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Brown has carved out a successful career starring in big-budget Netflix projects but has chosen to build a life away from the limelight on a farm in Georgia with her husband, baby, and (at the time of publication) 86 animals.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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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
The following year would bring her signature role as Emma Fairfax in Richard Fleischer’s big-budget box office flop musical adaptation of Doctor Dolittle (1967) also starring Rex Harrison and Anthony Newley.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
Brown has carved out a successful career starring in big-budget Netflix projects but has chosen to build a life away from the limelight on a farm in Georgia with her husband, baby, and (at the time of publication) 86 animals.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Big-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-budget. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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