6. Estranged by Guns N’ Roses
California rockers Guns N’ Roses make it onto this list with their music video for “Estranged”. Released in December of 1993, this video cost $5 million to make, which would be about $6.9 million nowadays. It was directed by Andy Morahan, who has directed dozens of other music videos.
The video is part of a trilogy of videos, with Don’t Cry and November Rain forming the first two installments. Together, these videos form one long story that was written by Del James, a close friend of Guns N’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose.