Even at that lofty price, "Hudson Hawk," which opened Friday to some unenthusiastic reviews, is not the costliest film of the summer.

In 2010, he played the lead role in Enthiran, India's costliest film till date.

It reached $15 million by the time shooting began-making it the costliest film ever produced up to that time.

Production of the costly film was shut down after complaints by Swanson about von Stroheim and the general direction the film was taking.

Their big risk comes from financing a costly film that flops, another top executive at a major studio added.

The production of the costly film was shut down after complaints by Swanson about the direction the film was taking.

They could not afford to rent and exhibit the best and most costly films, the ones most likely to compete with television.

Left far behind by "Ghost" are a host of costly action-adventure films that had been expected to dominate the market this year.

One stipulation, the officials said, was that Mr. Hoberman would have to persuade production companies to share the investment in the costlier films.

Several studio executives said that one of two costly films opening on July 25 would be compelled to move to avoid facing "Titanic."