Low Budget Films That Made More Than Their Money Back

American Graffiti – $750,000 budget

Before he made Star Wars, George Lucas was a relatively unknown filmmaker. His second project, American Graffiti, was made for a modest sum of $750,000 and made $115 million at the box office. What else would you expect from the creator of Star Wars?

The coming-of-age story proved to be popular among young audiences and critics have rewarded it with 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. Universal Pictures was initially apprehensive about pumping so much money into the young filmmaker, but we think the gamble paid off!