1. Paranormal Activity

Capital: $15,000

Gross Profit: $193,770,453

Directed by: Oren Peli

Starring: Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat

What it taught us: You need two things to make a box office successful movie – rip off M. Night Shyamalan’s style of putting a twist in the end and rip off Blair Withc Project’s documentary style.

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