‘The Revenant’ Budget Soars to $135 Million As New Regency Foots the Bill (Exclusive)

Arnon Milchan is paying tens of millions in overages for Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s new anticipated masterpiece

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There’s a saying that you can’t put a price on greatness, but if you could, it might be around $165 million, or about much as Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu‘s upcoming revenge drama “The Revenant” is now believed to cost. The ambitious drama has had its original budget soar from $95 million, multiple individuals with knowledge of the production have told TheWrap.

The final bill, once tax credits are counted, is estimated to be $135 million, multiple individuals told TheWrap.

“It was very difficult production,” said one of the individuals. “We were really biting off a lot more than we could chew.

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