Paying Purge
The Purge budget was only about $3 million, which is low considering how much it’s earned in the years since the original debut. The kill-or-be-killed movie is one that really scared audiences and still does!
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Low Budget Movies That Later Became Massive Blockbusters
The More You Know
- Fantasia (1940) was originally a short called The Sorcerers Apprentice, but Walt Disney overspent on the score and decided to make it feature length film rather than waste money.
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first American film to have a soundtrack.
- A "Harry Potter" stunt double was paralyzed on the job.
- Nestlé supplied 1,850 bars of real chocolate for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.