10 Low Budget Films That Reached Number One At The Box Office

There’s somewhat of a trend among slasher films, though only with the exceptions that prove the rule, a low budget plus ingenious villain equals box office gold. With this first incarnation of the beloved horror franchise, Freddie Kreuger does what he does best and graces screens whilst haunting nightmares.

Horror maestro Wes Craven directed this fiendishly entertaining classic on a budget of $1,800,000. Despite the meger returns of $1,271,000 during its opening weekend, it nevertheless claimed the number one podium at the domestic box office from February 1st to February 3rd 1984.

Following on from this high opening and holding the top spot for three days, A Nightmare on Elm Street lost its box office ranking but revelled in audience acclaim which still persists today.