5 Most Profitable Movies Of All Time Compared To Budget

3. The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Profit: $248,600,000 

Budget: $60,000 

The Blair Witch Project is a 1999 horror film, directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. The film follows a group of documentary filmmakers who become lost in the woods while investigating a local legend about a witch. The movie’s found footage style, improvised acting, and marketing campaign which presented it as a true story, contributed to its massive commercial success and critical acclaim, leading it to earn a profit of $248,600,000. The Blair Witch Project has since become a landmark of the found footage genre, and a classic of horror cinema.