Elm Street Sales
The budget for A Nightmare on Elm Street was only $1.5 million. Wes Craven became one of horror’s greatest stars after this movie, and the reasons are obvious!
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Low Budget Movies That Later Became Massive Blockbusters
The More You Know
- The ornaments that Marv steps on in Home Alone are actually candy.
- Natalie Portman dislocated her rib while shooting Black Swan and had to give up her trailer so the low budget film could afford a medic for the rest of shooting.
- Often derided as a mega-flop, Waterworld actually took home nearly $90m more in worldwide box office than its estimated budget.
- No actor in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ recognized that Vader was Luke’s dad.