Starfighter’s $226.5M Production Cost Tops Force Awakens’ Pace

WHO:

Reddit Movies - The submission was posted by Reddit user /u/JoJoWithTheFroyo.

Screen Rant - The report concerns *Star Wars: Starfighter*.

WHAT:

ComingSoon - The $226.5 million gross production figure was reported in production documents cited by Forbes.

Reddit Movies - *Star Wars: Starfighter* had reportedly cost $226.5 million to film, or $175 million after UK tax rebates.

Reddit Movies - The reported spending on *Star Wars: Starfighter* surpassed the amount spent on *The Force Awakens* over the same period.

Screen Rant - A new report revealed production costs for *Star Wars: Starfighter* and described it as one of the most expensive *Star Wars* movies ever made.

WHERE:

ComingSoon - Principal photography wrapped at Pinewood Studios in England.

Reddit Movies - The reported production-cost figure accounts for UK tax rebates.

HOW:

Reddit Movies - The $175 million figure is the reported cost after subtracting UK tax rebates from the $226.5 million filming cost.

(UPDATED October 22, 2026 20:19 UTC)

Star Wars: Starfighter has reportedly cost $226.5 million to film, making it one of the most expensive movies in the franchise. After UK tax rebates, the production cost comes to about $175 million. The figures were reported in production documents cited by Forbes. The reported spending also exceeds what was spent on The Force Awakens over the same period of production. Principal photography wrapped at Pinewood Studios in England. The distinction between the gross figure and the net cost reflects the UK tax rebates deducted from the total filming expense. While the reported $226.5 million figure captures the scale of the production before those rebates, the $175 million amount reflects the cost after they are applied.

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(UPDATED October 22, 2026 18:10 UTC)

Production costs for *Star Wars: Starfighter* are reportedly higher than those of *The Force Awakens* over the same period, placing the new film among the most expensive *Star Wars* movies ever made. The film’s reported filming costs reached $226.5 million. After UK tax rebates are subtracted, the reported cost falls to $175 million. That adjusted figure reflects the production’s spending after accounting for the rebates, rather than the full amount spent on filming. The cost figures have renewed attention on the scale of the project, though they do not establish the film’s final budget. The comparison with *The Force Awakens* is based on spending over the same period, not necessarily the two films’ completed production totals. *Star Wars: Starfighter* is the subject of the newly reported production figures.