I guess marketing getting rolled into that number, as opposed to movie budgets where it is usually separate could make up for it. Or it includes lots of long-term investments similar to the huge stage surrounded by screens ("the volume") that they used for the mandalorian. Although I am not aware that acolyte did something like that.

Countless examples of movies and shows with way smaller budgets that end up looking a lot better than most of the recent Disney slop.

Yeah, but that just goes to prove that money doesn't solve every problem. It didn't fix the writing either. The spending part is easy enough.