Produced on a $775,000 budget, the film has turned out to be one of the most profitable movies of all time.

Goldwyn bought the film, and it has since become the most profitable movie of 1993 in terms of return on the dollar.

In budget-relative terms, it remains among the most profitable theatrical movies ever made.

This means it could arguably be one of the most profitable Australian movies of all time.

It has been repeatedly demonstrated that Ovitz's close involvement is not indispensable to the making of profitable movies.

Internationally it grossed around 80 million dollars, turning into a very profitable movie for having been shot with a budget under 10 millions.

Animal House became one of the most profitable movies of all time.

Till date it is the most profitable movie of tollywood.

Steven Spielberg has directed or produced some of the most popular and profitable movies in history.

Its $8.5 million in earnings against a production cost of $800,000 made it the most profitable movie of 1960.