What movie made the most money compared to its budget?

10 Of The Most Profitable Movies Ever Made
  1. 1 Mad Max (1979) - Profited $49M On A $200K Budget.
  2. 2 El Mariachi (2007) - Profited $1M On A $7K Budget. ...
  3. 3 The Blair Witch Project (1999) - Profited $83M On A $600K Budget. ...
  4. 4 Eraserhead (1977) - Profited $5M On A $100K Budget. ...
  5. 5 Rocky (1976) - Profited Over $200M On A $1M Budget. ...
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What was the most profitable movie ever made?

Gone with the Wind—first released in 1939—is generally considered to be the most successful film, with Guinness World Records in 2014 estimating its adjusted global gross at $3.4 billion.
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What is the biggest movie flop of all time?

As of November 2021, the biggest movie flop of all time was Disney's "Mars Needs Moms" (2011), with an overall loss of 143.4 million U.S. dollars. DC Comics' "Wonder Woman 1984" (2020) ranked second, losing almost 143 million dollars.
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What is voted the best movie of all time?

The Empire Strikes Back (1980) was voted the best film of all time by over 250,000 readers of the Empire film magazine in 2015. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) was voted the greatest film of all time by Empire readers in "The 201 Greatest Movies of All Time" poll undertaken in March 2006.
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What is the cheapest film ever made?

Primer is a 2004 American science fiction film written, directed and produced by Shane Carruth, a former mathematician and engineer, who also starred, and was completed on a budget of only $7,000.
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What was the first movie to make $100 million at the box office?

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone had taken five days to pass the $100 million mark, as had 1999's Stars Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace. Spider-Man would go on to earn some $403.7 million domestically, more than any other comic book movie to that date.
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What was the first movie to hit 1 billion?

Titanic became the first movie to gross over $1 billion worldwide on March 1, 1998, in 74 days of release.
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What was the fastest movie made?

The fastest film produced (script to screen) is 2 days 3 hrs 2 mins, achieved by Vijeesh Mani, Anaswara Charitable Trust and AVA Productions Anoop (all India), in Kerala, India, from 27-30 December 2017. The film was titled Vishwaguru.
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What movie holds the record for most weeks at #1 at the box office?

Ties are broken by total domestic box office without adjusting for inflation. E.T. sits atop with 16 weeks at number one (31% of a year). The largest number of films in a year is six in 1986 and 1992.
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Who is considered the greatest actor of all time?

Marlon Brando

With an illustrious career spanning over five decades, Brando is easily the greatest actor of the 20th century.
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Which films have won all 5 major Oscars?

Only three films have won all five of these major awards: It Happened One Night (1934), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Eight films failed to win any of the five major awards after being nominated in each category.
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Which Disney movie lost the most money?

Top 10 Biggest Disney Movie Flops
  • #8: “The Country Bears” (2002) ...
  • #7: “Newsies” (1992) ...
  • #6: “Treasure Planet” (2002) ...
  • #5: “The Lone Ranger” (2013) ...
  • #4: “Tomorrowland” (2015) ...
  • #3: “The Black Cauldron” (1985) ...
  • #2: “John Carter” (2012) ...
  • #1: “Mars Needs Moms” (2011)
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