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The cost of special effects, not Hollywood stars, is responsible for increasing movie budgets, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Escalating special effects costs have taken the budget of Sony's Spider-Man 3 to between $250 and $300 million, the publication has revealed.
Special effects have also resulted in the budgets of the next X-Men, Pirates of the Caribbean and Superman Returns exceeding $200 million.
"Effects, not stars, sell big movies these days," the newspaper said.
Escalating special effects costs have taken the budget of Sony's Spider-Man 3 to between $250 and $300 million, the publication has revealed.
Special effects have also resulted in the budgets of the next X-Men, Pirates of the Caribbean and Superman Returns exceeding $200 million.
"Effects, not stars, sell big movies these days," the newspaper said.
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