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14 films that embarassed the blockbusters by making millions off tiny budgets (www.buzzfeed.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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With Hollywood budgets being what they are, a budget under $10 million is practically tiny. Despite this, many films have gone on to make a killing at the box office from budgets that barely scratch the surface of their competition.

So, here are 14 smaller-budget movies that made the big bucks at the box office:

Juno
Mad Max
Paranormal Activity
Little Miss Sunshine
El Mariachi
The Blair Witch Project
Annabelle
Super Size Me
Rocky
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
The Devil Inside
Halloween
Moonlight
Napoleon Dynamite

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Swingers? Clerks?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Swingers:

Budget: 0.25M
Box office: $4.6M

Clerks:

Budget: 0.25M
Box office: $3.2M

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Swingers and Clerks were DVD/cult hits after their theatrical runs ended