What Is The Most Profitable Movie Of All Time?

Gone with the Wind

Adjusted for inflation?

DUH! My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

R2 good clarification. I assumed it was. If it’s not, I’m out

Terrifier 2!

I would think The Wizard of Oz.

Are we talking total profit or a percentage based on cost ratio? If we are talking cost ratio I would say some small Indy movie that became a cult film like "The Toxic Avenger" or something like that.

The Sound of Music is up there.

Yes you’d have to clarify if you’re adjusting for inflation and including budge/cost/marketing and all that.

I’ve heard conflicting reports over the years. Gone With the Wind is usually considered the most profitable in sheer box office dollars when adjusted for inflation. But it also cost a tremendous amount of money to make in 1930’s dollars. Same with Titanic, which at a cost of 200 million to make, was the most expensive movie ever made up to that time.

Deep Throat-of all movies!- has been listed as a candidate because it cost mere thousands to make but turned profits in the hundreds of millions.

Gone With The Wind

Reports started coming out in the 80’s about how few Hollywood “blockbusters” actually turn a significant profit. One of the film magazines did a breakdown of an Eddie Murphy movie that was being touted as a big success at the time. By time they took into account of how much was budgeted on marketing, star salaries, and perks etc, it was revealed that the movie still hadn’t turned a profit a couple years after it’s release. I think it was Coming To America.

It was revealed how important overseas sales, TV rights, video sales etc was to a Hollywood movie actually making money for the studios.

Avalon or Avatar whatever it was called in 2009 made a profit of over one billion dollars.

Grease and all of its soundtracks, blu-ray, streaming etc

Dawson's 50 Load Weekend.

R11 deep dive, I like it. Thx

This thread is going the right direction.

I know it's weird, but now I'm wondering how much it cost to make that r14. How much did those 50 guys get paid? Or I guess 51 if you count Dawson. What was the going rate for a jizz shot?

So the answer will be, It depends...

like you can't google it.

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I shall reveal what needs to be said:

Oh, dear.

Blair Witch Project.

Return on investment: 6150% Budget $6 million (inflation-adjusted) Gross revenue $369 million

My Big Fat Greek Wedding was a 2002 romantic comedy that women loved and their boyfriends suffered through.

Like R20 said I think I heard cost to box office it was 'Blair Witch Project'

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