
15. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
> Avg return for every dollar in production budget: $115.30
> Worldwide profit: $45.7 million — #1,639 out of 3,469
> Production budget: $400,000 — #3,443 out of 3,469
> Worldwide gross: $46.1 million — #2,199 out of 3,469
> Domestic gross: $44.5 million — #1,625 out of 3,469

14. Primer (2004)
> Avg return for every dollar in production budget: $120.30
> Worldwide profit: $834926.0 million — #2,808 out of 3,469
> Production budget: $7,000 — #3,467 out of 3,469
> Worldwide gross: $841,926 — #3,414 out of 3,469
> Domestic gross: $424760.0 million — #3,370 out of 3,469

13. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
> Avg return for every dollar in production budget: $124.30
> Worldwide profit: $183.4 million — #572 out of 3,469
> Production budget: $1.5 million — #3,365 out of 3,469
> Worldwide gross: $184.9 million — #822 out of 3,469
> Domestic gross: $184.9 million — #240 out of 3,469

12. Clerks (1994)
> Avg return for every dollar in production budget: $144.20
> Worldwide profit: $3.9 million — #2,691 out of 3,469
> Production budget: $27,000 — #3,466 out of 3,469
> Worldwide gross: $3.9 million — #3,315 out of 3,469
> Domestic gross: $3.0 million — #3,203 out of 3,469

11. Once (2007)
> Avg return for every dollar in production budget: $154.30
> Worldwide profit: $23.0 million — #2,088 out of 3,469
> Production budget: $150,000 — #3,459 out of 3,469
> Worldwide gross: $23.2 million — #2,747 out of 3,469
> Domestic gross: $9.4 million — #2,904 out of 3,469

10. American Graffiti (1973)
> Avg return for every dollar in production budget: $180.20
> Worldwide profit: $139.2 million — #765 out of 3,469
> Production budget: $777,000 — #3,424 out of 3,469
> Worldwide gross: $140.0 million — #1,093 out of 3,469
> Domestic gross: $115.0 million — #571 out of 3,469

9. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
> Avg return for every dollar in production budget: $189.80
> Worldwide profit: $26.4 million — #2,003 out of 3,469
> Production budget: $140,000 — #3,460 out of 3,469
> Worldwide gross: $26.6 million — #2,661 out of 3,469
> Domestic gross: $26.6 million — #2,233 out of 3,469

8. Halloween (1978)
> Avg return for every dollar in production budget: $216.20
> Worldwide profit: $69.9 million — #1,311 out of 3,469
> Production budget: $325,000 — #3,447 out of 3,469
> Worldwide gross: $70.3 million — #1,778 out of 3,469
> Domestic gross: $47.3 million — #1,552 out of 3,469

7. Rocky (1976)
> Avg return for every dollar in production budget: $225.00
> Worldwide profit: $224.0 million — #465 out of 3,469
> Production budget: $1.0 million — #3,389 out of 3,469
> Worldwide gross: $225.0 million — #657 out of 3,469
> Domestic gross: $117.2 million — #555 out of 3,469

6. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
> Avg return for every dollar in production budget: $263.90
> Worldwide profit: $30.0 million — #1,928 out of 3,469
> Production budget: $114,000 — #3,462 out of 3,469
> Worldwide gross: $30.1 million — #2,568 out of 3,469
> Domestic gross: $12.1 million — #2,805 out of 3,469
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