Low Budget Movies That Made Their Money Back and Then Some

Friday the 13^th ($550,000 budget)

Friday the 13^th is the first of a successful slasher franchise which all began in 1980. Using a budget of $550,000, the team was able to deliver a scare so fantastic that they’d still be making films forty years into the future. It made just under $60 million at the box office.

Since the release of the first movie, 11 other movies have been made and there are rumblings of a 13^th somewhere in the near future. In total, the franchise has grossed $464 million to date.