" We did n’t make the movie with any expectations . "

With Hollywood budgets being what they are, a budget under $10 million is practically tiny. Despite this, many films have gone on to make a killing at the box office from budgets that barely scratch the surface of their competition.

So, here are 14 smaller-budget movies that made the big bucks at the box office:

1.Juno

2.Mad Max

3.Paranormal Activity

4.Little Miss Sunshine

5.El Mariachi

6.The Blair Witch Project

7.Annabelle

8.Super Size Me

9.Rocky

10.My Big Fat Greek Wedding

11.The Devil Inside

12.Halloween

13.Moonlight

14.Napoleon Dynamite

Leonardo DiCaprio tearing money in a scene from the movie "The Wolf of Wall Street" with the caption "FUN COUPONS!"

Elliot Page in a green vest and Michael Cera in a red hoodie with a yellow headband smile at each other outdoors

Mel Gibson, in a leather jacket, stands in front of a yellow police car with sirens, on a deserted road in a scene from the movie "Mad Max."

A woman stands next to a bed in a dimly lit room at 3:30 AM. Another person is lying under the covers on the bed

Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Abigail Breslin, Alan Arkin push a yellow van while Paul Dano sits inside in a desert setting

Antonio Banderas in a scene from "Desperado," holding a shotgun and a guitar case, running on a street with power lines and buildings in the background

Person wearing a beanie is outdoors and pointing a handheld camera towards the viewer. Background shows blurred trees. Names unknown

A woman arranges a doll wearing a white dress with a red band in a room with other dolls and a green curtain

Man enthusiastically eating a burger, holding fries in the other hand, wearing a shirt with a burger graphic

Sylvester Stallone in a workout scene wearing a white tank top and a red headband, looking exhausted

A group of women, including Nia Vardalos, stands closely together, each with a surprised or focused expression. Some wear hair rollers and facial cream

A woman, visibly distressed and wearing patterned clothing, cradles and looks down at another woman lying down with a concerned expression

Jamie Lee Curtis looking scared, with Michael Myers' masked face partly visible in the dark behind her

Mahershala Ali supports Alex Hibbert in water in a scene from "Moonlight."

Jon Heder as Napoleon Dynamite sits on a yellow sofa wearing a "Vote for Pedro" t-shirt, with a patterned wallpaper background