16 Most Profitable Movies Based on Return on Investment

15. Beauty and the Beast (1991)

Profit: $330,271,980

Budget: $20,000,000

We are continuing the list of most profitable movies based on return on investment with a classic. A beautiful girl falls in love with a beast, discovering that he is not the vicious creature he appears to be: a tale as old as time indeed! This feature film with its amazing script and even more amazing music (which by the way earned it three nominations for Best Original Song at the Oscars) turned out to be popular among children and adults alike. Although the live action version of this film was all the hype ever since the breathtaking Emma Watson was announced to play Belle and did turn out to be an immense hit, it did not present Disney with as many returns as the classic version did.