Almost all the major superheroes from Marvel and DC have some sort of costume. And in order for a Superhero film you have to spend a lot of money into the costume. How much money? Here's a list of the most expensive Superhero suits ever made.
After Batman v Superman, Ben Affleck admitted on Live with Kelly and Michael that he had asked to purchase the Batman suit. But he was told that it would cost him $100,000. Despite having a net worth of $130 million, Ben Affleck found the price tag to be a little much.
The suit Captain America wore in the First Avenger was auctioned off for a mind blowing $228,000 at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo in April of 2012. This was $30,000 more than expected.
Black Panther's suit stands ahead of the curve in the MCU when it comes to price. Wakanda is the richest country in the world in the MCU and it's only fitting the Wakandan king T'Challa is in the best of the best. Black Panther's costume designer, Ruth Carter revealed the price of the suit in an interview with Coveteur: "The Black Panther should have had maybe 20 costumes… But they're very expensive — one costume might cost $300,000… I think we only had six or so." This means that they spent as much as $1.8 million on suits.
Ok, the price of Shazam!'s suit is just ridicuous. Despite having the lowest budgest in the DCEU, the suit has been ranked among the most expensive.The costume designer for the film told Leah Butler that ten suits were created for the film and each one cost "upwards of a million." The film's director, David F. Sandberg, said that he wasn't sure what the exact price of the suit was but Butler's comments weren't "out of the realm of possibility."
The Crimson and Gold Iron Man suit from the first Iron Man Movie was reportedly stolen from a Los Angeles movie prop storage facility. The official police report listed the stolen suit to have an estimated value of $325,000. This is more than double the cost that the "Autopsy" armor from Iron Man 2 was auctioned off for.
Evil Superman suit reportedly sold at an auction for $200,000 after only expected to sell for $20,000 to $40,000. California-based auction house, Julien's Auctions sold the outfit as part of its "Hollywood Legends" memorabilia. The ensemble consisted of five parts: "a custom blue knit leotard with the stylized Superman logo sewn into the front with attached maroon trunks, a pair of matching knit tights, a cape, a belt and a pair of boots."
Christian Bale's Dark Knight has become the most iconic Batman in history. It became one of the highest grossing film franchises of all time and made Christian Bale immortal. So it was only fitting that when it was time to auction off the Dark Knight suit that a lot of money would be involved. According to Bloomberg, a private collector bought Bale's official Batsuit from The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises for $250,000
Tessa Thompson's character in Thor: Ragnarok was a welcomed addition to the MCU. She was just what the Thor films needed. But Disney had to spend a little extra money to get her hair to look just right. According to Allure, when shooting for Thor: Ragnarok was over Thompson went straight into her next movie Sorry to Bother You. In order to play the character, Detroit, she had to bleach her hair. Ragnarok director Taika Waititi then called for reshoots and Thompson had to get her hair to look just the way it looked before bleaching. So Disney had to dish out a whopping $10,000 for a wig to match Valkyrie's long, dark hair.
Star-Lord from Guardians Of The Galaxy has probably the easiest suit to make in the MCU. He simply wears a mask with glowing red eyes. But according to TMZ that mask sold for $160,000 at an auction in the United Kingdom by Prop Store. It was the most money that any one item among the 600 items at the auction was sold for.
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