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25 Low Budget Movies That Were Huge Hits!

yet some big budget movies lose money

By Peter Pizagalli

Published 10 years ago

yet some big budget movies lose money

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1
Rocky budget was a cool $1 million, with box office revenues breaking $225 million

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2
The Purge Budget $3 million - Revenue $89 million

3
The Full Monty Budget $3.5 million - Revenue $257.8 million
4
El Mariachi Budget $7,000 - Revenue $2 million

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5
Open Water Budget $130,000 - Revenue $54.7 million
6
Bronson Budget $230,000 - Revenue $2.3 million
7
The Last House on the Left Budget $87,000 - Revenue $3.1 million

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8
The Brothers McMullen Budget $23,800 - Revenue $10.2 million
9
The Blair Witch Project Budget $750,000 depending on the source- Revenue $248.6 million
10
Super Size Me Budget $65,000 - Revenue $29.5 million

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11
Slacker Budget $23,000 - Revenue $1.23 million
12
Sex, Lies, and Videotape Budget $1.2 million - Revenue $24.7 million
13
Saw Budget $1.2 million - Revenue $103 million

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14
Clerks Production Budget $27,575. Post production $230,000. Box office revenue $3.1 million.
15
Pink Flamingos Budget $12,000 with revenues clearing $7 million
16
Pi Budget $68,000 - Revenue $3.22 million

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17
Paranormal Activity Budget was only $15,000. Box office revenue $193.3 million
18
Once Budget $160,000 Revenue $20.7 million
19
Night of the Living Dead Budget $114,000 and Revenue $42 million

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20
Napoleon Dynamite Budget $400,000. Revenue $46.1 million
21
Mad Max Budget was just $400,000. Box office revenue over $100 million.
22
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Budget $1.35 million. Revenue $28.3 million

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23
In the Company of Men Budget was $25,000. Box office revenue estimated at $2.85 million
24
Halloween Movie Budget $325,000. Revenue from box office estimated at $70 million
25
Eraserhead Budget $20,000 - estimated box office revenue $7 million.

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