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%.
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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%.
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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%.
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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%.
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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%.
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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%.
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The King’s Speech Budget: $15,000,000 Profit: $196,296,922 The historic drama scored a R.O.I. of 1,209%.
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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.
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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%.
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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%.
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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.
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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%.
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Young Frankenstein Budget: $2,800,000 Profit: $57,510,448 The famous Mel Brooks’ classic scored a R.O.I. of 1,954%.
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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.
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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%.
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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%.
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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.
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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.
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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%.
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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%.