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World’s Most Profitable Movies: Before Paranormal Activity, this tag was held by The Blair Witch Project. This 1999 film was made on a budget of $200,000 (Rs 85 lakh) and grossed $243 million (Rs 1045 crore) worldwide. Whereas the 2003 film Tarnation was made with a very low budget of just $218 (Rs 10,000) and it earned $1.2 million (Rs 5.5 crore). The 1972 pornographic film Deep Throat was made on a budget of $25,000 (Rs 1.9 lakh) and grossed $22 million (Rs 17 crore). This list also includes the 1977 horror film Eraser Head, which was made with a budget of $10,000 (Rs 87,000), and earned $7 million (Rs 6 crore) at the box office.
