10 Blockbusters You Didn’t Know Were Low Budget
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3. Mad Max (1979)
Back in 1979, directed by George Miller made one of the first dystopian action post-apocalyptic movies of this sort with only $400,000, and not only did he managed to make $100 million worldwide, the movie soon reached a cult status.
“Mad Max” was produced by Byron Kennedy and stared Mel Gibson when he was still relatively unknown. James McCausland and Miller wrote the screenplay from a story by Miller and Kennedy.
This blockbuster actually ended up flopping the American box office, but it kicked some serious ass worldwide and ended up reaching a total gross of $100 million.
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“Mad Max” later turned into a well-known franchise.
