The most expensive CGI film ever done is Robert Zemeckis' film A christmas Carol (2009). The film had a production budget of $200 million.A Christmas Carol was produced for 3D movie theaters and in 2009 earn a worldwide gross of $323 million.It is the 3rd most successful film of the series after Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides and Dead's Man Chest.
The film was made using a technique called performance capture, previously used in The Polar Express.
It is based in the Charles Dickens' story and features Jim Carrey as Scrooge.