Low Budget Movies That Later Became Massive Blockbusters

Napoleon Dynamite

Maybe the most quoted movie of all-time, this celebrated classic stars Jason Heder and earned $45 million in the box office. Heder originally was paid $1,000 for the role but renegotiated after the success of the film.

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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.
  • The code in "The Matrix" comes from sushi recipes.
  • Peter Ostrum, Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, never acted in another movie after that and is now a veterinarian.
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