PEEPER on Instagram: "Cleopatra (1963) cost so much it nearly sunk 20th Century Fox. What started as a $2 million movie exploded into a $44 million epic, forcing the studio to sell off land just to stay afloat. Elizabeth Taylor shattered records as the first actress to land a $1 million contract, with a wardrobe alone worth nearly $200,000. Lavish sets, endless reshoots, and headline-making drama turned the shoot into a Hollywood legend. Despite grossing $57.7 million (the year’s #1 hit), the fi