Mumbai. In the last few years, there have been many such low-budget films which have done well at the box office. Many small-budget films have become blockbusters, both in India and abroad, rivaling big-budget and star-studded films from time to time. There have been many such films including ‘The Kerala Story’, ‘The Kashmir Files’ and ‘Gang of Wasseypur’. But in the year 2007, a Hollywood film earned a surprising profit from its budget. The film collected hundreds of times more than its budget.
Released in the year 2007, the name of this film was ‘Paranormal Activity’. It was produced and directed by Oren Peli. He also wrote the story of this film. According to the DNA report, the entire film was shot with handheld cameras and CCTV cameras. Due to the crew and 4 artists of the film, its budget was limited to 1500 dollars i.e. 6 lakh rupees.
The film was released at the box office and collected a worldwide collection of $ 193 million i.e. Rs 800 crore. There was a huge difference between the budget and the collection of the film, which made the budget-collection ratio the highest in the history of cinema. The success of the film gave the makers the idea of making its sequel.
7 sequels of ‘Paranormal Activity’ made in 230 crores
After this, Oren Peli made 6 sequels and spinoffs of ‘Paranormal Activity’. The 7 films of the ‘Paranormal Activity’ franchise earned a total worldwide gross of $890 million i.e. Rs 7320 crore, while their budget was only $28 million i.e. Rs 230 crore. The success ratio of any franchise in the world is not that big.
Seven films of ‘Paranormal Activity’
The first part of ‘Paranormal Activity’ came in the year 2007. Its second film came in the year 2010, third in 2011, fourth in 2012, fifth in 2014, sixth in 2015 and seventh in the year 2021. It has been one of the most watched films in the horror category film in the world.