6. The Dark Knight Rises, aerial hijacking
Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece, The Dark Knight Rises, was one of the top grossing films ever and its stunts had to rise to its level and be at least as pricy as the production costs.
Remember that in the opening scene was a slick hijack scene with two airplanes, a bunch of skydiver stuntmen hanging from cables, and the Scottish Highlands for a backdrop?
The aerial stuntmen play the evil Bane’s (Tom Hardy) worker bees, rappelling from their aircraft and into the CIA’s jet to rescue their big boss, and kidnap a scientist. The entire scene appears seamless; possibly thanks to so much of it being real footage.
The Dark Knight Rises reportedly cost $257.2 million to produce, with this famous stunt and others taking up a good chunk.
