Surprise Low-Budget Hits

$2,000,000 - American International Pictures
Budget: $300,000

$2,900,000 to $3,625,000 - American International Pictures
Budget: $300,000

$107,918,810 - Paramount
Budget: $15,000
#30 of 2009

$193,355,800 (worldwide)

$140,539,099 - Artisan Entertainment
Budget: $60,000
#10 of 1999

$248,639,099 (worldwide)

$4,000,000 - Paramount
Budget: $110,000

$3,000,000 to $3,750,000 - Allied Artists
Budget: $200,000

$47,000,000 - Compass International Pictures
Budget: $320,000
#8 of 1978

$70,000,000 (worldwide)

$5,100,000 - United Film Distribution Company
Budget: $650,000
#9 of 1978

$55,000,000 (worldwide)

$35,000,000 - Aquarius Releasing
Budget: $450,000
#18 of 1978

$7,000,000 - Libra Films International
Budget: $20,000
#36 of 1977

$15,000,000 - United Film Distribution
Budget: $600,000
#32 of 1977

$20,000,000 (worldwide)

$28,262,574 - Columbia
Budget: $1.3 million
$15 of 1976

$33,800,000 - United Artists
Budget: $1.8 million
#12 of 1976

$117,235,147 - United Artists
Budget: $1 million
#1 of 1976

$225,000,000 (worldwide)

$17,000,000 - RM Films International
Budget: $100,000
#26 of 1975

$18,800,000 - American International Pictures
Budget: $225,000
#24 of 1974

$30,000,000 (worldwide)

$20,447,000 - Levitt-Pickman
Budget: $200,000
#22 of 1974

$39,552,000 - MGM
Budget: $500,000
#9 of 1974

$45,411,063 - Sunn Classic Pictures
Budget: $250,000
#7 of 1974

$23,000,000 - Cinema Releasing Corporation
Budget: $500,000
#14 of 1973

$115,000,000 - Universal
Budget: $775,000
#3 of 1973

$140,000,000 (worldwide)

$20,000,000 - Howco International Pictures
Budget: $100,000
#9 of 1972

$25,000,000 - Cinemation Industries
Budget: $850,000
#8 of 1972

$190,000,000 (worldwide)

$10,000,000 - New World Pictures
Budget: $125,000
#23 of 1971

$10,600,000 - Universal
Budget: $725,000
#21 of 1971

$13,000,000 - MGM
Budget: $500,000
#14 of 1971

$15,200,000 - Cinemation Industries
Budget: $150,000
#11 of 1971

$32,500,000 - Warner Bros.
Budget: $800,000
#5 of 1971

$98,000,000 (worldwide)

$19,319,254 - Cannon Films
Budget: $106,000
#13 of 1970

$41,728,598 - Columbia
Budget: $360,000
#3 of 1969

$60,000,000 (worldwide)

$10,000,000 - American International Pictures
Budget: $100,000
#23 of 1967

$36,000,000 - American International Pictures
Budget: $360,000
#9 of 1967

$32,000,000 - Paramount
Budget: $806,947
#2 of 1960

$50,000,000 (worldwide)

$42,432,803 - Columbia
Budget: $640,000
#8 of 1967

$39,754,601 - Paramount
Budget: $550,000
#18 of 1980

$59,754,601 (worldwide)

$25,504,513 - New Line Cinema
Budget: $1.8 million
#40 of 1984

$30,859,000 - Bryanston Pictures
Budget: $140,000
#12 of 1974

$12,000,000 - The Walter Reade Organization
Budget: $114,000
#10 of 1968

$30,000,000 (worldwide)