Comparisons To My Film:

Successful Low Budget Horror

Budget/Box Office/Distribution/Franchise Analysis
Highest Grossing Horror
Psycho, 1960
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Budget:
Box Office:
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Franchise:
 Night of the Living Dead, 1968
Directed by: Sean Romero
Budget:
Box Office:
Distributed by: Continental Distributing
Franchise:

- "shoestring" budget, props

were homemade “blood” was
chocolate syrup/red ink, but
done effectively
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, 1974
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
Budget:
Box Office:
Distributed by: Bryanston Distributing Company
Franchise:
 Halloween, 1978
Directed by: John Carpenter
Budget:
Box Office:
Distributed by: Compass International
Franchise:

- relying on terror and suspense

instead of violence (big budget
saver, more effective)
 Friday the 13th, 1980
Directed by: Sean Cunningham
Budget:
Box Office:
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros.
Franchise:
The Horror Resurgence
 The Blair Witch Project, 1999
• Directed by: Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez
Budget:
Box Office:
Distributed by: Summit Entertainment
Franchise: n/a
 Saw, 2004
Directed by: James Wan
Budget:
Box Office:
Distributed by: Lionsgate
Franchise:

-One of the highest grossing

franchises (over $1bn)
- originally meant to be a direct-
to-video feature, but after
positive response at the
Sundance it ran in theatres
 Paranormal Activity, 2007
Directed by: Oren Peli
Budget:
Box Office:
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Franchise:

- shot in seven days with only a

handheld camera and tripod
- viral marketing campaign that
gave moviegoers opportunity to
demand screenings
 The Purge, 2013
Directed by: James Demonaco
Budget:
Box Office:
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Franchise:

- Initially released at film

festival (Stanley FF) to see
audience reception
 The Babadook, 2014
Directed by: Jennifer Kent
Budget:
Box Office:
Distributed by: Umbrella Entertainment
Franchise: n/a

- Flopped in
Australia ($258,000 BO)
- Picked up on American
streaming services and
grossed $10.2 million