Highest Return on Investment (Gross / Budget)
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These are the top 20 most profitable movies based on return on investment. Return on investment has been calculated as half the worldwide gross (the amount that typically goes to the producer) divide by the budget (not including marketing expenses).
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Paranormal Activity
2007, in 3 top lists Check -
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Mad Max
1979, in 13 top lists Check -
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Super Size Me
2004, in 1 top list Check -
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The Blair Witch Project
1999, in 14 top lists Check -
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El mariachi
1992, in 4 top lists Check -
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Night of the Living Dead
1968, in 20 top lists Check -
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Rocky
1976, in 20 top lists Check -
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Halloween
1978, in 17 top lists Check -
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American Graffiti
1973, in 17 top lists Check -
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Clerks
1994, in 9 top lists Check -
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Once
2007, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Stewardesses
1969, in 0 top lists Check -
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Napoleon Dynamite
2004, in 4 top lists Check -
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Open Water
2003, in 1 top list Check -
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Friday the 13th
1980, in 3 top lists Check -
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Gone with the Wind
1939, in 31 top lists Check -
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The Birth of a Nation
1915, in 21 top lists Check -
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The Devil Inside
2012, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Big Parade
1925, in 13 top lists Check -
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Saw
2004, in 6 top lists Check
Last updated on May 25, 2012; source