13 Box Office Titans: Movies That Raked In The Big Bucks

Prepare for a cinematic countdown of epic proportions as we explore 13 movies that bulldozed their way to box office glory.

Mad Max (1979)

Budget: $250,000

Box Office: $100 million

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Budget: $80,000-$140,000

Box Office: $30.9 million

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Budget: $3.85 million

Box Office: $390 million ($4.2 billion adjusted to 2022 numbers)

Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Budget: $400,000

Box Office: $46.1 million

Halloween (1978)

Budget: $300,000

Box Office: $70 million

Super Size Me (2004)

Budget: $65,000

Box Office: $22 million

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Budget: $1 million

Box Office: $248.6 million

American Graffiti (1973)

Budget: $770,000

Box Office: $140 million

Paranormal Activity (2009)

Budget: $215,000 (initially $15,000)

Box Office: $194.2 million

Friday the 13th (1980)

Budget: $550,000

Box Office: $59.8 million

Once (2007)

Budget: $150,000

Box Office: $23.3 million

Rocky (1976)

Budget: $1 million

Box Office: $225 million