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Here Are The Most Ridiculously Profitable Low-Budget Films Of All Time — Please Tell Me You've Seen 'Em All

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Here Are The Most Ridiculously Profitable Low-Budget Films Of All Time — I Know You've Seen 'Em All

Off a budget of $1.5 million USD, "Moonlight" made an impressive $65,046,687 USD at the box-office.

Let's start things off. I was wondering if you've seen _Moonlight_?

"Get Out" was made on $4.5 million USD but managed to make $230 million USD at the box-office.

Maybe you've seen this 2017 released film, _Get Out_?

This 1990 released film was made on a budget of only $23,000 USD but managed to make an impressive $1.3 million USD at the world-wide box-office.

I was wondering if you've watched this Richard Linklater movie, _Slacker_?

Made on a budget of only $3 million USD, this "Paranormal Activity" sequel made $178 million USD at the box-office.

What about _Paranormal Activity 2_?

"Primer" made $424,760 USD at the box-office from a budget of $7000 USD.

Okay, okay, I'm honestly curious to find out if you've watched _Primer_?

Made on a budget of $68000 USD, this 1998 movie made over $4.7 million USD at the box-office.

Moving on...I was wondering if you've seen Darren Aronofsky's 1998 film, _Pi_?

Released in 1977, "Eraserhead" made just over $7 million USD from a budget of $100,000 USD.

What about this David Lynch directed movie, _Eraserhead_?

The first of the franchise, this 1980 released movie made almost $40 million USD at the worldwide box-office off only a budget of $550000 USD.

You've had to have seen this horror classic, _Friday the 13th_, right?

Made off a budget of $3.5 million USD, "The Full Monty" managed to pull $258 million USD at the box-office.

Oh, how could I forget this classic, _The Full Monty_?

Making nearly $370 million USD at the worldwide box-office off a budget of $5 million USD, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" made a profit of 7300%.

Or this 2002 movie, _My Big Fat Greek Wedding_?

Directed by James Wan, "Saw" made $105 million USD at the box-office off a budget of $1.2 million USD.

Let's move on to this 2004 released movie, I was wondering if you've seen _Saw_?

Off a budget of $300000 USD, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" made a whopping $31 million at the worldwide box-office in 1974.

Okay, okay, I'll honestly be a bit disappointed if you haven't watched _The Texas Chain Saw Massacre_...

"Open Water," off a budget of $500000 USD made an impressive $55 million USD at the box-office.

I was wondering if you've watched 2003's _Open Water_?

Made off a budget of $400000 USD, this Jared Hess directed film made nearly $47 million USD at the box-office.

What about this cult classic, _Napoleon Dynamite_?

At the box-office, "Once" made nearly $21 million USD. What makes this more impressive is that "Once" only had a budget of $150000 USD.

HEY! - Have you seen this 2007 musical, _Once_?

Released in 1994, "Clerks" made $3.9 million USD at the box-office off of a budget of $27000 USD.

Maybe you've seen _Clerks_?

Released in 1978, with a budget of $325000 USD, "Halloween" made over $47 million USD at the worldwide box-office.

I'm curious to know if you've watched this horror classic starring Jamie Lee Curtis, _Halloween_?

"American Graffiti" managed to draw in $140 million USD at the box-office from a budget of $777000 USD.

What about this George Lucas directed movie, _American Graffiti_?

The first of the "Rocky" franchise made $225 million USD off of a budget of $1.1 million USD.

You've had to have seen this Sylvester Stallone 1976 classic, _Rocky_?

Released in 1968, "Night of the Living Dead" made $30 million USD from a budget of $114000 USD.

What about _Night of the Living Dead_?

"El Mariachi" was made with a budget of $7000 USD but managed to make an impressive $2.1 million USD at the box-office.

Let's move on to this 1992 movie, _El Mariachi_?

Off of a budget of $65000 USD, "Super Size Me" managed to make a whopping $21 million USD at the worldwide box-office.

I'm guessing that you've had to have seen this 2004 documentary, _Super Size Me_, right?

The first "Mad Max" of many others made almost $100 million USD from a budget of $200000 USD.

What about this classic George Miller directed film, _Mad Max_?

Released in 1999 with a budget of $60000 USD, "The Blair Witch Project" managed to make nearly $249 million USD at the box-office.

Almost there! - Have you watched _The Blair Witch Project_?

The original "Paranormal Activity" made $194 million USD at the box-office off of a budget of $15000 USD. This makes it the most profitable films of all time with a profit of 1289000% made.

Last but certainly not least on this list of most profitable films - I was wondering if you've seen the original _Paranormal Activity_?

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