15 Movies That Earned Huge Profit

The Hangover

This movie was an American comedy, directed by Todd Phillips. The star cast included Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha and Jeffrey Tambor. The story revolved around four friends who went on a holiday to Las Vegas, Nevada, for a friend’s bachelor’s party. There is a special appearance by Mike Tyson. It was a critical and commercial hit. Though the movie is criticized for its vulgarity, it won the Golden Globe award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and received many other awards. The movie’s budget was of $35 million and grossed $467 million at the box office, thus gaining a profit of $432 million.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

This movie is an epic fantasy drama directed by Peter Jackson which is based on the second and the third volume of the novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien. The movie won eleven Academy awards and made an oscar record along with other movies that received maximum awards like titanic etc. The movie budget was $94 million and it grossed about $1,119 million with a huge profit of $1,025 million.