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9 low-budget movies that looked way more expensive than they were

A film’s budget comes with constraints and liberties, depending on its size. Great filmmakers with talented crew members manage to rise above these limitations and bring the best out of every dollar ...
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Billion-dollar movie franchises that started with low budgets

Mad Max: From Shoestring Budget to Desert Epic Mad Max: From Shoestring Budget to Desert Epic (Image Credits: Flickr) George Miller’s original Mad Max in 1979 was made on a budget of only $350,000.