Budget Movies That Were Box Office Hits

wardnate77 Published 02/10/2014

little money to produce, but all of them became box office hits later.

1.
Paranormal ActivityBudget: 15,000Domestic Gross: 107.9 million
2.
ClerksBudget: 31,665Domestic Gross: 3.1 million
3.
El MariachiBudget: 7,000Gross Domestic: 2 million
4.
HalloweenBudget: 325,000Gross Domestic: 47 million
5.
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking BarrelsBudget: 1.35 millionGross Worldwide: 25.3 million
6.
Mad MaxBudget: 400,000Gross Worldwide: 100 million
7.
Napoleon DynamiteBudget: 400,000Gross Domestic: 44.5 million
8.
Night of the Living DeadBudget: 114,00Gross Domestic: 12 million
9.
OnceBudget: 150,000Domestic Gross: 9.4 million
10.
Pink FlamingosBudget: 12,000Gross Domestic: 7 million
11.
RockyBudget: 950,000Domestic Gross: 117.2 million
12.
SawBudget: 1.2 millionDomestic Gross: 55.2 million
13.
Sex, Lies, and VideotapeBudget: 1.2 millionGross Domestic: 24.7 million
14.
The Blair Witch ProjectBudget: 60,000Gross Domestic: 140.5 million
15.
The Full MontyBudget: 3.5 millionDomestic Gross: 50 million
16.
The PurgeBudget: 3 millionOpening Weekend: 34 million

1.
Paranormal ActivityBudget: 15,000Domestic Gross: 107.9 million
2.
ClerksBudget: 31,665Domestic Gross: 3.1 million
3.
El MariachiBudget: 7,000Gross Domestic: 2 million
4.
HalloweenBudget: 325,000Gross Domestic: 47 million
5.
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking BarrelsBudget: 1.35 millionGross Worldwide: 25.3 million
6.
Mad MaxBudget: 400,000Gross Worldwide: 100 million
7.
Napoleon DynamiteBudget: 400,000Gross Domestic: 44.5 million
8.
Night of the Living DeadBudget: 114,00Gross Domestic: 12 million
9.
OnceBudget: 150,000Domestic Gross: 9.4 million
10.
Pink FlamingosBudget: 12,000Gross Domestic: 7 million
11.
RockyBudget: 950,000Domestic Gross: 117.2 million
12.
SawBudget: 1.2 millionDomestic Gross: 55.2 million
13.
Sex, Lies, and VideotapeBudget: 1.2 millionGross Domestic: 24.7 million
14.
The Blair Witch ProjectBudget: 60,000Gross Domestic: 140.5 million
15.
The Full MontyBudget: 3.5 millionDomestic Gross: 50 million
16.
The PurgeBudget: 3 millionOpening Weekend: 34 million