1. Blockbusters V.S. Indie

2. BlockbusterEstimated BudgetGross Worldwide Avatar (2009)$237,000,000$2,783,918,982 Titanic (1997)$200,000,000$2,185,672,302 Marvel's The Avengers (2012) $220,000,000$1,514,279,547 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011) $125,000,000$1,328,111,219 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011 $195,000,000$1,141,408,667 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) $94,000,000$1,123,794,076 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $250,000,000$1,079,234,918 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $225,000,000$1,063,759,456 Toy Story 3$200,000,000$1,060,615,812 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) $250,000,000$1,043,663,875

3. Independent MovieEstimated BudgetGross Worldwide Night of the Living Dead (1968) $114,000$30,000,000 Deep Throat (1972)???FBI estimates 100,000,000 Paranormal Activity (2009)15,000193,000,000 The Blair Witch Project (1999) 25,000 edit market 750,000 248,000,000 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) 5,000,000$368,744,044 Passion of the Christ (2004) 30,000,000600,000,000 Mad Max (1979)400,000100,000,000 Easy Rider (1969)340,00040,000,000 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) 1,200,000139,000,000 Halloween (1978)325,00060,000,000