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30 Movies That More Than Made Their Money Back

Some of the best movies ever came out of nowhere with seriously low budgets and are highly regarded in the film industry today. Why? Because, while money can buy talent, it can't buy viewers. Here are 30 low budget movies that became blockbusters when they made more than their money back.
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The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
2
Rocky (1976)
Rocky (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
3
The Full Monty (1997)
The Full Monty (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
4
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
5
Halloween (1978)
Halloween (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
6
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
7
Open Water (2004)
Open Water (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
8
The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
9
Juno (2007)
Juno (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
10
The Gift (2015)
The Gift (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
11
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
12
Annabelle (2014)
Annabelle (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   29%
13
Submarine (2011)
Submarine (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
14
28 Days Later (2002)
28 Days Later (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
15
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
16
Split (2017)
Split (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
17
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
18
Moonlight (2016)
Moonlight (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
19
The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)
The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   54%
20
The Purge (2013)
The Purge (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   39%
21
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
22
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
23
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
24
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
25
Mad Max (1979)
Mad Max (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
26
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
27
Napoleon Dynomite
Napoleon Dynomite
28
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
29
Get Out (2017)
Get Out (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
30
Saw (2004)
Saw (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   51%
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