Century Fox. The truth is, although both  films were costly, and neither made a profit, "Cleopatra" cost more  than twice what "Bounty" did (Taylors film cost $44 million  approximately $270 million in 2006 dollars, making it the most  expensive film ever made, when adjusted for inflation), and earned  the studio only $26 million in rentals, generating a shortfall  against budget of $18 million versus less than $10 million for the  Brando picture. While M.G.M. was hurt financially, "Cleopatra"  caused Fox to fail. In his defense, Brando later pointed out that  M.G.M. charged the $500,000 paid in the mid