The single largest desalination project is Ras Al-Khair in Saudi Arabia, which produced 1,025,000 cubic meters per day in 2014, although this plant is expected to be surpassed by a plant in California.
Toward the end of May 2012, the company raised its single-day admission to $88, up from $85, making Universal Studios Orlando the most expensive theme park in the U.S. Within weeks, Walt Disney World took over that title by boosting its one-day base pass to $89.
But some of this was attributable to higher ticket prices. The average cost of making a film rose to $39.8 million, 9.5 percent more than the previous year. But that did not account for promotional and advertising costs: the average cost of both making and marketing a film last year was $59.7 million. ''I'm not shocked by these figures,'' said Mr. Silver of Universal.