Source: Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
5. The Brothers McMullen (1995)
> Return on investment: $208.53 for every $1 in production budget
> Worldwide ticket sales: $10.4 million
> Production budget: $50,000
> Starring: Jack Mulcahy, Michael McGlone, Edward Burns
Source: Courtesy of Aquarius Releasing
4. Halloween (1978)
> Return on investment: $216.23 for every $1 in production budget
> Worldwide ticket sales: $70.3 million
> Production budget: $325,000
> Starring: Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tony Moran
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Source: Courtesy of Artisan Entertainment
3. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
> Return on investment: $413.83 for every $1 in production budget
> Worldwide ticket sales: $248.3 million
> Production budget: $600,000
> Starring: Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures
2. The Gallows (2015)
> Return on investment: $416.56 for every $1 in production budget
> Worldwide ticket sales: $41.7 million
> Production budget: $100,000
> Starring: Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos
Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
1. Paranormal Activity (2007)
> Return on investment: $431.52 for every $1 in production budget
> Worldwide ticket sales: $194.2 million
> Production budget: $450,000
> Starring: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs
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