The Movie: Proof that there's still life in 'found footage,' this low-budget horror from mini-major Paramount Insurge topped the American box-office in January despite scathing reviews.
Secrets Of Its Success: As also demonstrated by 2010's The Last Exorcism, demonic interventions remain a solid source of inexpensive but popular horror.
It's crazy to think that the Passion of the Christ (albeit funded by lethal Weapon 4/his own money) can be classed as an "indie" movie when it had a budget of $30 million.
"(500) Days of Summer" not successful enough to count then? $7.5m budget, almost $61m back? Shame. Didn't realise "Open Water" and "TPotC" were indies though...
Very good list.. Specially liked the inclusion of budget; those criticising, I think indie is dictated by whether it's independantly released, not how much it costs, the two just happen to go hand in hand. Though I must agree that both Evil Dead 1 AND 2 should've been on here.
Independant means it was financed independently as in by Gibson himself so it is the very definition of an "Indie movie". I love seeing films like The Passion of the Christ and Terminator up there, it winds up all these sad little t***s who think that all films are made by Hollywood just because there is a Warner Brothers logo at the begininning of a film. Also most films are financed and owned by Jews so they are not Hollywood films at all really, technically they are Israeli.
Rivers Edge should have been there and Dune.
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minorityreport
Jan 23rd 2012, 8:45
Shouldn't number 25 be I Was a Teenage Werewolf, not Vampire?
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ChrisWootton
Jan 23rd 2012, 11:10
It's crazy to think that the Passion of the Christ (albeit funded by lethal Weapon 4/his own money) can be classed as an "indie" movie when it had a budget of $30 million.
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Murphy0806
Jan 23rd 2012, 12:02
If its a toss-up between Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, why are they both not in there?
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MikeyRix
Jan 23rd 2012, 13:33
"(500) Days of Summer" not successful enough to count then? $7.5m budget, almost $61m back? Shame. Didn't realise "Open Water" and "TPotC" were indies though...
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MillerCrosses
Jan 23rd 2012, 14:46
Sad that Evil Dead didn't make it.
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nkutzler
Jan 23rd 2012, 15:51
The option to bring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck into Good Will Hunting after they co-wrote it. Well, it partially worked out...
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Hadouken76
Jan 23rd 2012, 16:23
I'm pretty sure Senna and Touching the Void were box office gold
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thedanieljson
Jan 23rd 2012, 17:50
Very good list.. Specially liked the inclusion of budget; those criticising, I think indie is dictated by whether it's independantly released, not how much it costs, the two just happen to go hand in hand. Though I must agree that both Evil Dead 1 AND 2 should've been on here.
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Jrdnsans1792
Jan 24th 2012, 15:02
'Man Bites Dog' should definitely be on this list somewhere i think.
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Igrayne
Jan 25th 2012, 11:27
Independant means it was financed independently as in by Gibson himself so it is the very definition of an "Indie movie". I love seeing films like The Passion of the Christ and Terminator up there, it winds up all these sad little t***s who think that all films are made by Hollywood just because there is a Warner Brothers logo at the begininning of a film. Also most films are financed and owned by Jews so they are not Hollywood films at all really, technically they are Israeli. Rivers Edge should have been there and Dune.
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Hadouken76
Jan 25th 2012, 22:12
no one mentioned Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom etc..?
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FBENeville
Jan 26th 2012, 14:36
I was thinking "Star Wars"?
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