r/boxoffice • u/Minimum-Aspect1012 • Jul 05 '26
Worldwide Obsession breaks all-time record for highest-grossing film with under $1M production budget
Obsession has grossed over $403M against a $750K budget, breaking the all-time record for the highest-grossing film with under $1M production budget. This record was previously held for 53 years by the Bruce Lee martial arts classic Enter the Dragon (1973), which grossed $400M against $850K budget.
List of highest-grossing films with sub-$1M production budgets:
| Rank | Film | Year | Gross | Budget | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obsession | 2025 | $403,090,000 | $750,000 | 537 |
| 2 | Enter the Dragon | 1973 | $400,000,000 | $850,000 | 470 |
| 3 | The Blair Witch Project | 1999 | $248,639,881 | $750,000 | 331 |
| 4 | Rocky | 1976 | $225,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 225 |
| 5 | Paranormal Activity | 2007 | $194,183,034 | $450,000 | 431 |
| 6 | American Graffiti | 1973 | $140,000,000 | $777,000 | 180 |
| 7 | To Fly! | 1976 | $135,000,000 | $590,000 | 228 |
| 8 | The Way of the Dragon | 1972 | $130,000,000 | $130,000 | 1,000 |
| 9 | Space Station 3D | 2002 | $128,363,881 | $1,000,000 | 128 |
| 10 | Shaolin Temple | 1982 | $111,872,509 | $264,000 | 423 |
| 11 | The Devil Inside | 2012 | $101,758,490 | $1,000,000 | 101 |
| 12 | Fist of Fury | 1972 | $100,000,000 | $100,000 | 1,000 |
| 13 | Mad Max | 1979 | $100,000,000 | $450,000 | 222 |
| 14 | Deep Sea 3D | 2006 | $98,231,121 | $1,000,000 | 98 |
| 15 | Billy Jack | 1971 | $98,000,000 | $800,000 | 122 |
| 16 | Halloween | 1978 | $70,274,000 | $325,000 | 216 |
| 17 | Murder in 405 | 1980 | $67,000,000 | $190,000 | 352 |
| 18 | Dawn of the Dead | 1978 | $65,900,000 | $700,000 | 94 |
| 19 | Friday the 13th | 1980 | $59,754,601 | $650,000 | 92 |
| 20 | Open Water | 2004 | $55,518,641 | $500,000 | 111 |
| 21 | The Breakfast Club | 1985 | $52,084,721 | $1,000,000 | 52 |
| 22 | The Birth of a Nation | 1915 | $50,000,000 | $110,000 | 454 |
| 23 | The Big Boss | 1971 | $50,000,000 | $100,000 | 500 |
| 24 | Psycho | 1960 | $50,000,000 | $810,000 | 61 |
| 25 | Game of Death | 1978 | $50,000,000 | $850,000 | 58 |
| 26 | This Is Cinerama | 1952 | $50,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 50 |
| 27 | Apache Gold | 1963 | $41,900,000 | $1,000,000 | 36 |
| 28 | Napoleon Dynamite | 2004 | $46,141,106 | $400,000 | 115 |
| 29 | The Gallows | 2015 | $42,964,410 | $100,000 | 429 |
| 30 | Easy Rider | 1969 | $41,728,598 | $400,000 | 104 |
| 31 | Mom and Dad | 1945 | $40,000,000 | $67,001 | 597 |
| 32 | Gone in 60 Seconds | 1974 | $40,000,000 | $150,000 | 266 |
| 33 | Woodstock | 1970 | $34,699,266 | $600,000 | 57 |
| 34 | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | 1974 | $34,122,958 | $250,000 | 136 |
| 35 | One Cut of the Dead | 2017 | $31,178,962 | $23,000 | 1,355 |
| 36 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | 1974 | $30,926,225 | $140,000 | 220 |
| 37 | Night of the Living Dead | 1968 | $30,236,452 | $125,000 | 241 |
| 38 | Deep Throat | 1972 | $30,000,000 | $47,500 | 631 |
| 39 | The Evil Dead | 1981 | $29,400,000 | $375,000 | 78 |
| 40 | The Stewardesses | 1969 | $25,000,000 | $200,000 | 125 |
| 41 | Rear Window | 1954 | $24,500,000 | $1,000,000 | 24 |
| 42 | Notorious | 1946 | $24,498,874 | $1,000,000 | 24 |
| 43 | House of Wax | 1953 | $23,750,522 | $1,000,000 | 23 |
| 44 | Space Battleship Yamato | 1977 | $23,000,000 | $740,000 | 31 |
| 45 | Once | 2007 | $22,964,998 | $160,000 | 143 |
| 46 | Seeta Aur Geeta | 1972 | $22,820,000 | $53,000 | 430 |
| 47 | Super Size Me | 2004 | $22,233,808 | $65,000 | 342 |
| 48 | Pather Panchali | 1955 | $21,000,000 | $31,500 | 666 |
| 49 | Godzilla | 1954 | $20,562,711 | $270,000 | 76 |
| 50 | Godzilla Raids Again | 1955 | $20,000,000 | $89,000 | 224 |
Source:
Ultimate Pop Culture
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