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The journalists also reveal how Disney and other studios stretch out production and related expenses over several years—sometimes up to seven—to maximize tax benefits and delay true costs from appearing in current financial statements. This practice inflates the apparent efficiency of blockbuster hits like Avengers: Endgame and Infinity War, which reportedly cost around $1.3 billion combined—the expenses for casting, special effects, and production services being partially hidden or deferred.