In another part of the world which consumes movies voraciously. An Indian movie called "Bahubali" which had lot of special effects (of varying quality), was mad

In another part of the world which consumes movies voraciously. An Indian movie called "Bahubali" which had lot of special effects (of varying quality), was made for 40 million USD. It is a two-part release so each one cost about 20 million and made ~100 million. The second part is yet to be released. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baahubali:_The_Beginning One can imagine the special effects from efforts like these become mainstream, reducing the cost. A related read: https://qz.com/674547/hollywoods-special-effects-industry-is-cratering-and-an-art-form-is-disappearing-along-with-it/ https://qz.com/674547/hollywoods-special-effects-industry-is... Another movie that was heavy on special effects and story (but light on the wallet) was Pan's Labyrinth (Cost 20 Million USD, made ~80 Million USD).