Best Movies That Made Less Than 1 Million USD?

Primer is the first one that comes to mind. It was made on a $7,000 budget and grossed about $400,000 in theaters.

They made more than 1 million... but I remember being amazed how films like El Mariachi and Clerks could be made so cheaply and then do so well at the box office.

A 2012 black & white musical comedy titled The Ghastly Love of Johnny X. It got 5 awards and 2 nominations from American film festivals.

Has a budget of $2m, took 10 years to finish, shot using the last Kodak Eastman Plus-X 5231 black & white film, it returned Box Office gross at $2,436.

Is this only for movies that made less than $1 million or ones that, even when adjusted for inflation, during its time, still made less than $1 million of today?

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