Biggest Budgets
| | Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Budget | US Gross | Worldwide Gross |
|---|
| 1 | 5/25/2007 | | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Buena Vista | $300,000,000 | $309,420,425 | $960,996,492 |
| 2 | 12/31/2013 | | The Hobbit Part 2 | New Line | $270,000,000 | Unknown | Unknown |
| 3 | 12/31/2012 | | The Hobbit Part 1 | New Line | $270,000,000 | Unknown | Unknown |
| 4 | 11/24/2010 | | Tangled | Buena Vista | $260,000,000 | $189,576,785 | $443,876,785 |
| 5 | 5/4/2007 | | Spider-Man 3 | Sony | $258,000,000 | $336,530,303 | $890,871,626 |
| 6 | 7/15/2009 | | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Warner Bros. | $250,000,000 | $301,959,197 | $933,959,197 |
| 7 | 12/18/2009 | | Avatar | 20th Century Fox | $237,000,000 | $760,507,625 | $2,782,334,144 |
| 8 | 6/28/2006 | | Superman Returns | Warner Bros. | $232,000,000 | $200,120,000 | $391,120,000 |
| 9 | 11/14/2008 | | Quantum of Solace | Sony Pictures | $230,000,000 | $169,368,427 | $576,368,427 |
| 10 | 7/7/2006 | | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Buena Vista | $225,000,000 | $423,315,812 | $1,065,659,812 |
| 11 | 5/16/2008 | | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | Buena Vista | $225,000,000 | $141,621,490 | $419,490,286 |
| 12 | 6/24/2009 | | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | Paramount Pictures | $210,000,000 | $402,111,870 | $836,303,693 |
| 13 | 5/14/2010 | | Robin Hood | Universal | $210,000,000 | $105,487,148 | $322,287,918 |
| 14 | 12/14/2005 | | King Kong | Universal | $207,000,000 | $218,080,025 | $550,517,357 |
| 15 | 12/7/2007 | | His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass | New Line | $205,000,000 | $70,107,728 | $372,234,864 |
| 16 | 12/19/1997 | | Titanic | 20th Century Fox | $200,000,000 | $600,788,188 | $1,842,879,955 |
| 17 | 3/5/2010 | | Alice in Wonderland | Walt Disney Co. | $200,000,000 | $334,191,110 | $1,024,391,110 |
| 18 | 5/21/2009 | | Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins | Warner Bros. | $200,000,000 | $125,322,469 | $371,628,539 |
| 19 | 6/30/2004 | | Spider-Man 2 | Columbia | $200,000,000 | $373,524,485 | $783,705,001 |
| 20 | 11/13/2009 | | 2012 | Sony | $200,000,000 | $166,112,167 | $766,812,167 |
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Movies With Lowest Budgets to Earn $1 Million at US Box Office
| | Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Budget | US Gross | Worldwide Gross |
|---|
| 1 | 2/26/1993 | | El Mariachi | Columbia | $7,000 | $2,040,920 | Unknown |
| 2 | 9/25/2009 | | Paranormal Activity | | $15,000 | $107,918,810 | $196,681,656 |
| 3 | 8/1/1991 | | Slacker | Orion Classics | $23,000 | $1,227,508 | Unknown |
| 4 | 8/1/1997 | | In the Company of Men | Sony Classics | $25,000 | $2,883,661 | Unknown |
| 5 | 8/9/1995 | | The Brothers McMullen | Fox Searchlight | $25,000 | $10,426,506 | Unknown |
| 6 | 6/30/1972 | | Deep Throat | Damiano | $25,000 | $45,000,000 | Unknown |
| 7 | 10/19/1994 | | Clerks | Miramax | $27,000 | $3,073,428 | $3,894,240 |
| 8 | 3/16/2001 | | Gabriela | Power Point | $50,000 | $2,335,352 | Unknown |
| 9 | 5/7/2004 | | Super Size Me | IDP/Sam Goldwyn | $65,000 | $11,529,368 | $29,529,368 |
| 10 | 7/10/1998 | | Pi | Artisan | $68,000 | $3,221,152 | $4,678,513 |
| 11 | 8/30/1972 | | The Last House on the Left | | $87,000 | $3,100,000 | Unknown |
| 12 | 9/29/2006 | | Facing the Giants | Samuel Goldwyn | $100,000 | $10,178,331 | Unknown |
| 13 | 3/1/1987 | | Hollywood Shuffle | Samuel Goldwyn | $100,000 | $5,228,617 | Unknown |
| 14 | 1/1/1977 | | Eraserhead | | $100,000 | $7,000,000 | Unknown |
| 15 | 9/17/1920 | | Over the Hill to the Poorhouse | | $100,000 | $3,000,000 | Unknown |
| 16 | 2/8/1915 | | The Birth of a Nation | | $110,000 | $10,000,000 | $11,000,000 |
| 17 | 10/1/1968 | | Night of the Living Dead | | $114,000 | $12,000,000 | $30,000,000 |
| 18 | 11/16/1942 | | Cat People | | $134,000 | $4,000,000 | $8,000,000 |
| 19 | 12/20/1989 | | Roger & Me | Warner Bros. | $140,000 | $6,706,368 | Unknown |
| 20 | 10/18/1974 | | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | New Line | $140,000 | $26,572,439 | Unknown |
Most Profitable Movies, Based on Absolute Profit on Worldwide Gross
| | Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Budget | Worldwide Gross | Profit |
|---|
| 1 | 12/18/2009 | | Avatar | 20th Century Fox | $237,000,000 | $2,782,334,144 | $1,154,167,072 |
| 2 | 12/19/1997 | | Titanic | 20th Century Fox | $200,000,000 | $1,842,879,955 | $721,439,978 |
| 3 | 12/17/2003 | | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | New Line | $94,000,000 | $1,119,027,325 | $465,513,663 |
| 4 | 6/11/1993 | | Jurassic Park | Universal | $63,000,000 | $923,067,947 | $398,533,974 |
| 5 | 5/19/2004 | | Shrek 2 | DreamWorks SKG | $70,000,000 | $919,838,758 | $389,919,379 |
| 6 | 5/25/1977 | | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | 20th Century Fox | $11,000,000 | $797,900,000 | $387,950,000 |
| 7 | 6/11/1982 | | ET: The Extra-Terrestrial | Universal | $10,500,000 | $792,910,554 | $385,955,277 |
| 8 | 12/18/2002 | | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | New Line | $94,000,000 | $926,284,377 | $369,142,189 |
| 9 | 11/16/2001 | | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Warner Bros. | $125,000,000 | $974,775,550 | $362,387,775 |
| 10 | 7/1/2009 | | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | 20th Century Fox | $90,000,000 | $886,968,695 | $353,484,348 |
| 11 | 5/19/1999 | | Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace | 20th Century Fox | $115,000,000 | $924,288,297 | $347,144,149 |
| 12 | 11/19/2010 | | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I | Warner Bros. | $125,000,000 | $942,723,492 | $346,361,746 |
| 13 | 5/30/2003 | | Finding Nemo | Buena Vista | $94,000,000 | $867,894,287 | $339,947,144 |
| 14 | 11/15/2002 | | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Warner Bros. | $100,000,000 | $878,979,634 | $339,489,817 |
| 15 | 7/3/1996 | | Independence Day | 20th Century Fox | $75,000,000 | $817,400,878 | $333,700,439 |
| 16 | 6/18/2010 | | Toy Story 3 | Buena Vista | $200,000,000 | $1,064,184,497 | $332,092,249 |
| 17 | 12/19/2001 | | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | New Line | $109,000,000 | $868,621,686 | $325,310,843 |
| 18 | 7/11/2007 | | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Warner Bros. | $150,000,000 | $938,468,864 | $319,234,432 |
| 19 | 5/23/1997 | | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Universal | $75,000,000 | $786,686,679 | $318,343,340 |
| 20 | 7/18/2008 | | The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. | $185,000,000 | $1,001,945,358 | $315,972,679 |
Note: The profit and loss figures are very rough estimates based on the assumption that 50% of box office receipts were returned to the studio. They don't include ancillary (video, TV etc.) earnings, and serve only as a guide.
Most Profitable Movies, Based on Return on Investment
| | Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Budget | Worldwide Gross | Percentage Return |
|---|
| 1 | 9/25/2009 | | Paranormal Activity | | $15,000 | $196,681,656 | 655,505.52% |
| 2 | 10/6/2004 | | Tarnation | WellSpring | $218 | $1,162,014 | 266,416.97% |
| 3 | 3/21/1980 | | Mad Max | Filmways | $200,000 | $99,750,000 | 24,837.50% |
| 4 | 5/7/2004 | | Super Size Me | IDP/Sam Goldwyn | $65,000 | $29,529,368 | 22,614.90% |
| 5 | 7/14/1999 | | The Blair Witch Project | Artisan | $600,000 | $248,300,000 | 20,591.67% |
| 6 | 10/1/1968 | | Night of the Living Dead | | $114,000 | $30,000,000 | 13,057.89% |
| 7 | 11/21/1976 | | Rocky | | $1,000,000 | $225,000,000 | 11,150.00% |
| 8 | 10/17/1978 | | Halloween | | $325,000 | $70,000,000 | 10,669.23% |
| 9 | 8/11/1973 | | American Graffiti | | $777,000 | $140,000,000 | 8,909.01% |
| 10 | 10/19/1994 | | Clerks | Miramax | $27,000 | $3,894,240 | 7,111.56% |
| 11 | 5/16/2007 | | Once | Fox Searchlight | $150,000 | $18,997,174 | 6,232.39% |
| 12 | 7/25/1969 | | The Stewardesses | | $200,000 | $25,000,000 | 6,150.00% |
| 13 | 6/11/2004 | | Napoleon Dynamite | Fox Searchlight | $400,000 | $46,140,956 | 5,667.62% |
| 14 | 8/6/2004 | | Open Water | Lion's Gate | $500,000 | $55,116,982 | 5,411.70% |
| 15 | 5/9/1980 | | Friday the 13th | Paramount Pictures | $550,000 | $59,754,601 | 5,332.24% |
| 16 | 12/15/1939 | | Gone with the Wind | MGM/UA | $3,900,000 | $390,525,192 | 4,906.73% |
| 17 | 2/8/1915 | | The Birth of a Nation | | $110,000 | $11,000,000 | 4,900.00% |
| 18 | 1/1/1925 | | The Big Parade | | $245,000 | $22,000,000 | 4,389.80% |
| 19 | 10/29/2004 | | Saw | Lion's Gate | $1,200,000 | $103,096,345 | 4,195.68% |
| 20 | 10/8/2004 | | Primer | ThinkFilm | $7,000 | $565,846 | 3,941.76% |
Note: The profit and loss figures are very rough estimates based on the assumption that 50% of box office receipts were returned to the studio. They don't include ancillary (video, TV etc.) earnings, and serve only as a guide.
Biggest Money Losers, Based on Absolute Loss on Worldwide Gross
| | Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Budget | Worldwide Gross | Loss |
|---|
| 1 | 12/17/2010 | | How Do You Know? | | $120,000,000 | $37,112,620 | -$101,443,690 |
| 2 | 4/27/2001 | | Town & Country | New Line | $105,000,000 | $10,364,769 | -$99,817,616 |
| 3 | 7/29/2005 | | Stealth | Sony | $138,000,000 | $76,416,746 | -$99,791,627 |
| 4 | 8/16/2002 | | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Warner Bros. | $100,000,000 | $7,094,995 | -$96,452,503 |
| 5 | 7/11/2001 | | Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within | Sony | $137,000,000 | $85,131,830 | -$94,434,085 |
| 6 | 8/27/1999 | | The 13th Warrior | Buena Vista | $125,000,000 | $61,698,899 | -$94,150,551 |
| 7 | 6/22/2007 | | Evan Almighty | Universal | $175,000,000 | $173,219,280 | -$88,390,360 |
| 8 | 4/8/2005 | | Sahara | Paramount Pictures | $145,000,000 | $121,671,925 | -$84,164,038 |
| 9 | 12/22/1995 | | Cutthroat Island | MGM/UA | $92,000,000 | $18,517,322 | -$82,741,339 |
| 10 | 4/9/2004 | | The Alamo | Buena Vista | $92,000,000 | $23,911,362 | -$80,044,319 |
| 11 | 2/12/2010 | | The Wolf Man | Universal | $150,000,000 | $142,634,358 | -$78,682,821 |
| 12 | 9/2/2005 | | A Sound of Thunder | Warner Bros. | $80,000,000 | $6,300,451 | -$76,849,775 |
| 13 | 6/14/2002 | | Windtalkers | MGM/UA | $115,000,000 | $77,628,265 | -$76,185,868 |
| 14 | 6/16/2004 | | Around the World in 80 Days | Buena Vista | $110,000,000 | $72,004,159 | -$73,997,921 |
| 15 | 5/9/2008 | | Speed Racer | Warner Bros. | $120,000,000 | $93,394,462 | -$73,302,769 |
| 16 | 4/2/2004 | | Home on the Range | Buena Vista | $110,000,000 | $76,482,461 | -$71,758,770 |
| 17 | 11/24/2004 | | Alexander | Warner Bros. | $155,000,000 | $167,297,191 | -$71,351,405 |
| 18 | 2/18/2005 | | Son of the Mask | New Line | $100,000,000 | $59,918,422 | -$70,040,789 |
| 19 | 5/12/2006 | | Poseidon | | $160,000,000 | $181,674,817 | -$69,162,592 |
| 20 | 5/9/1997 | | Father's Day | Warner Bros. | $85,000,000 | $35,681,080 | -$67,159,460 |
Note: The profit and loss figures are very rough estimates based on the assumption that 50% of box office receipts were returned to the studio. They don't include ancillary (video, TV etc.) earnings, and serve only as a guide.
Biggest Money Losers, Based on Return on Investment
| | Release Date | Movie | Distributor | Budget | Worldwide Gross | Percentage Return |
|---|
| 1 | 10/25/2002 | | All the Queen's Men | Strand | $15,000,000 | $22,723 | -99.92% |
| 2 | 9/17/1999 | | Taxman | Phaedra | $3,500,000 | $9,871 | -99.86% |
| 3 | 5/17/2002 | | Harvard Man | Cowboy | $5,500,000 | $56,653 | -99.48% |
| 4 | 1/28/2005 | | Fascination | United Artists | $5,000,000 | $83,356 | -99.17% |
| 5 | 7/18/2003 | | This Thing of Ours | Small Planet | $2,000,000 | $37,227 | -99.07% |
| 6 | 11/14/2007 | | Southland Tales | Samuel Goldwyn | $17,000,000 | $364,607 | -98.93% |
| 7 | 1/23/2009 | | Outlander | Third Rail | $50,000,000 | $1,250,617 | -98.75% |
| 8 | 12/17/2004 | | Imaginary Heroes | Sony Classics | $10,000,000 | $290,875 | -98.55% |
| 9 | 2/17/2006 | | Winter Passing | Focus Features | $3,500,000 | $113,783 | -98.37% |
| 10 | 9/20/2002 | | Eye See You | DEJ Productions | $55,000,000 | $1,807,990 | -98.36% |
| 11 | 8/4/1999 | | The Gambler | Legacy | $3,000,000 | $101,773 | -98.30% |
| 12 | 12/31/2010 | | I Come with the Rain | | $18,000,000 | $627,422 | -98.26% |
| 13 | 1/21/2000 | | The Boondock Saints | Indican | $7,000,000 | $250,000 | -98.21% |
| 14 | 7/27/2007 | | Molière | | $21,600,000 | $791,154 | -98.17% |
| 15 | 1/27/2006 | | Manderlay | IFC Films | $14,200,000 | $543,306 | -98.09% |
| 16 | 5/4/2001 | | Eureka | Shooting Gallery | $2,000,000 | $76,654 | -98.08% |
| 17 | 12/10/2004 | | Freeze Frame | First Look | $2,000,000 | $91,062 | -97.72% |
| 18 | 3/9/2001 | | Company Man | Paramount Classics | $12,000,000 | $622,273 | -97.41% |
| 19 | 6/15/2007 | | Fido | Lion's Gate | $8,000,000 | $419,801 | -97.38% |
| 20 | 9/23/2005 | | Dear Wendy | | $8,000,000 | $446,438 | -97.21% |
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