LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (BUDGET: $8 Million)
Little Miss Sunshine is a 2006 dramedy road movie that became one of the biggest sales in history. It was nominated and won several awards, including the Oscars for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor.
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (BUDGET: Under $800,000)
The Blair Witch Project is terrifying to the audience but a pleasant delight to the filmmakers who did it. The 1999 independent horror movie was cheap to shoot, and it made a ton of money.
SUPER SIZE ME (BUDGET: $65,000)
In 2004, independent documentarist Morgan Spurlock decided to take on a controversial experiment and film it. The result became the movie Super Size Me, in which Spurlock spends a whole month only feeding on McDonald’s food.
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (BUDGET: $380,000)
Monty Python And The Holy Grail is a 1975 British parody of King Arthur’s quest to find the Holy Grail. It is constantly featured in best comedy lists in the US and around the world, but the movie’s reputation actually improved with time.
ERASERHEAD (BUDGET: $10,000)
David Lynch’s feature debut, Eraserhead is a 1977 experimental horror masterpiece. The movie became a commercial success, grossing over $7 million at the box-offices.
LOST IN TRANSLATION (BUDGET: $4 Million)
Sofia Coppola’s romantic dramedy Lost in Translation was released in 2003, it made $118.7 million, while its production cost was $4 million.
GET OUT (BUDGET: $4.5 Million)
The horror movie Get Out is comedian Jordan Peele’s directorial debut, and what a debut. The movie is critically acclaimed, and its approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes is 98 per cent.
Culled From: www.screenrant.com
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