Movies With A Small Budget That Made A Big Return On Investment (20 pics)
These filmmakers didn't have to put too much movie into their movies, which means in the end, they walked a way with a nice profit.
Unfriended
Budget: $1,000,000
Profit: $11,191,847
Shot with only a $1,000,000 budget, the film took in nearly $60 million worldwide, leaving it with a R.O.I. of 1,101%.
Black Swan
Budget: $13,000,000
Profit: $148,130,645
Darren Aronofsky’s psychological thriller performed brilliantly, achieving a R.O.I. of 1,039%.
Slumdog Millionaire
Budget: $14,000,000
Profit: $163,354,988
The Oscar winning film from Danny Boyle earned $385 million worldwide, and scored a R.O.I. 1,067%.
The Purge
Budget: $3,000,000
Profit: $35,920,740
Writer/director James DeMonaco’s innovative take on anarchy ended up scoring a R.O.I. of 1,097%.
The Fault in our Stars
Budget: $12,000,000
Profit: $146,328,566
The John Green book made into a movie turned a profit of nearly $150 million, with a R.O.I. of 1,119%.
Magic Mike
Budget: $7,000,000
Profit: $89,660,661
Combine Channing Tatum and Matthew McConaughey in a role where they patrol stripping and what do you get? $170 million in ticket sales and a R.O.I. of 1,181%.
The King’s Speech
Budget: $15,000,000
Profit: $196,296,922
The historic drama scored a R.O.I. of 1,209%.
Beauty and the Beast
Budget: $20,000,000
Profit: $287,924,831
The first Disney movie appearing on this list earned the biggest profit and started out with the biggest budget. What does that mean? Well, in this case, a R.O.I. of 1,340% percent.
Annabelle
Budget: $6,500,000
Profit: $98,033,662
Another horror film that managed to creep its way to more than $250 million in ticket sales across the globe, which yielded a R.O.I. of 1,408%.
Jaws
Budget: $12,000,000
Profit: $222,629,082
The cult classic and still terrifying ‘Jaws’ racked up a R.O.I. of 1,755%.
Reservoir Dogs
Budget: $1,200,000
Profit: $22,452,279
Earning a well-deserved R.O.I. of 1,771% percent, Quentin Tarantino’s directorial debut gunned its way to becoming the tenth most profitable movie.
It’s a Wonderful Life
Budget: $3,180,000
Profit: $60,536,880
Frank Capra’s uplifting holiday classic might be the oldest movie on this list, but it had a R.O.I. of 1,804%.
Young Frankenstein
Budget: $2,800,000
Profit: $57,510,448
The famous Mel Brooks’ classic scored a R.O.I. of 1,954%.
Insidious
Budget: $1,500,000
Profit: $34,401,198
Another horror film that managed to scare up a huge audience, Insidious possesses a R.O.I. of 2,139% percent.
Paranormal Activity 2
Budget: $3,000,000
Profit: $77,144,539
While its budget dwarfed the original, the sequel to the wildly popular Paranormal Activity ended up with a R.O.I. of 2,471%.
God’s Not Dead
Budget: $1,150,000
Profit: $31,357,058
Sticking around in theatre’s for 20 weeks, this Kevin Sorbo film scored a R.O.I. of 2,627%.
Grease
Budget: $6,000,000
Profit: $184,126,016
Grease sang and danced its way to the near top of the list with a R.O.I. of %2,969 percent.
Peter Pan
Budget: $4,000,000
Profit: $139,757,670
This Walt Disney classic, with its widespread appeal to children and adults alike, had a total R.O.I. of 3,394% percent.
The Devil Inside
Budget: $1,000,000
Profit: $37,316,634
In an attempt at recreating Paranormal Activity, The Devil Inside made a pretty penny. Their R.O.I. ended up being 3,632%.
Paranormal Activity
Budget: $450,000
Profit: $89,318,792
The classic ‘home footage horror film’ tops the list with a R.O.I of 19,749%.
