Digg it!Below are the movies with the lowest budget that performed best in the box office.
Maybe James Cameron can pick up a lesson or two on how to produce a quality film without the need for a budget that can actually buy an entire country.
10. Once
Capital: $150,000
Gross Profit: $18,997,174
Directed by: John Carney
Starring: Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
What it did to us: You can make a film cheaper than the gown you will wear when you win an Oscar Award for it.
9. American Graffiti
Capital: $777,000
Gross Profit: $140,000,000
Directed by: George Lucas
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss and Ron Howard
What it did to us: A graffiti
8. Halloween
Capital: $325,000
Gross Profit: $70,000,000
Directed by: Rob Zombie
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton, and Tyler Mane
What it did to us: First time a movie was done from the Point of View of the villain.
7. Rocky
Capital: $1,000,000
Gross Profit: $225,000,000
Directed by: John G. Avildsen
Starring: Sylvester Stallone
What it did to us: Eternal amazement at the fact that Sly actually wrote this film! Imagine that!
6. Night of the Living Dead
Capital: $114,000
Gross Profit: $30,000,000
Directed by: George A. Romero
Starring: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman, Keith Wayne, Judith Ridley and Kyra Schon
What it did to us: The bitch of all zombie movies. It’s funny now but back when it was released, it eats your brains out. Literally.
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