5 Most Profitable Movies Of All Time Compared To Budget

4. Deep Throat (1972)

Profit: $22,528,467  

Budget: $25,000  

Deep Throat is a 1972 pornographic film, directed by Gerard Damiano and starring Linda Lovelace. Due to its explicit sexual material, the movie caused controversy. It later became a cultural phenomenon and generated a discussion about censorship and obscenity laws across the country. The film also had a significant impact on the feminist movement, since Lovelace started speaking out against her involvement in the movie and became an outspoken critic of the pornographic industry. Deep Throat is still an important movie in the history of pornography and popular culture, despite its contentious past.