Most Profitable Movies
This chart is based on Return On Investment (ROI)
Released | Movie | Budget | Worldwide Gross | Percentage Return | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Paranormal Activity | $15,000 |
$196,681,656 |
655,505% |
|
| 2 | 1980 | Mad Max | $200,000 |
$99,750,000 |
24,837% |
|
| 3 | 2004 | Super Size Me | $65,000 |
$29,529,368 |
22,614% |
|
| 4 | 1999 | The Blair Witch Project | $600,000 |
$248,300,000 |
20,591% |
|
| 5 | 1993 | El Mariachi | $7,000 |
$2,041,928 |
14,485% |
|
| 6 | 1968 | Night of the Living Dead | $114,000 |
$30,000,000 |
13,058% |
|
| 7 | 1976 | Rocky | $1,000,000 |
$225,000,000 |
11,150% |
|
| 8 | 1978 | Halloween | $325,000 |
$70,000,000 |
10,669% |
|
| 9 | 1973 | American Graffiti | $777,000 |
$140,000,000 |
8,909% |
|
| 10 | 1994 | Clerks | $27,000 |
$3,894,240 |
7,111% |
|
| 11 | 2007 | Once | $150,000 |
$18,997,174 |
6,232% |
|
| 12 | 1969 | The Stewardesses | $200,000 |
$25,000,000 |
6,150% |
|
| 13 | 2004 | Napoleon Dynamite | $400,000 |
$46,140,956 |
5,667% |
|
| 14 | 2004 | Open Water | $500,000 |
$52,116,982 |
5,411% |
|
| 15 | 1980 | Friday the 13th | $550,000 |
$59,754,601 |
5,332% |
|
| 16 | 1939 | Gone with the Wind | $3,900,000 |
$390,525,192 |
4,906% |
|
| 17 | 1915 | The Birth of a Nation | $110,000 |
$11,000,000 |
4,900% |
|
| 18 | 1925 | The Big Parade | $245,000 |
$22,000,000 |
4,389% |
|
| 19 | 2004 | Saw | $1,200,000 |
$103,096,345 |
4,195% |
|
| 20 | 2004 | Primer | $7,000 |
$565,846 |
3,941% |
|
Note: The percentage return figures are estimations. They are based on the assumption that 50% of the box office receipts were returned to the studio, by the cinemas. These figures are based on cinema ticket sales only. They do not include earnings from other revenue sources such as DVDs, video, VOD, TV licencing etc.
source: www.the-numbers.com
