Lowest-budget movie to make $1 million at the US box office

Lowest-budget movie to make $1 million at the US box office
Who
El Mariachi (1992)
What
7000 US dollar(s)
Where
Not Applicable ()
When
The lowest-budget movie to make $1 million at the US box office is Robert Rodriguez’s (USA) El Mariachi (Mexico/USA, 1992). With a stated production budget of only $7,000, this self-financed, self-produced film went on to make a total of $2,041,928 in cinemas worldwide after it was picked up for distribution by Columbia Pictures.