Rankings

Best return on budget · 2000s

Box office gross divided by budget, for films with a budget of at least $1M.

1. 1 Saw 2004 ×86.7Gross $104,045,735
2. 2 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2002 ×73.8Gross $368,744,044
3. 3 An Inconvenient Truth 2006 ×46.2Gross $46,243,000
4. 4 The Lives of Others 2006 ×38.8Gross $77,672,685
5. 5 Saw II 2005 ×38.2Gross $152,925,093
6. 6 Fahrenheit 9/11 2004 ×37.1Gross $222,400,000
7. 7 The Collector 2009 ×33.5Gross $114,000,000
8. 8 Juno 2007 ×31.0Gross $232,372,681
9. 9 Wolf Creek 2007 ×30.9Gross $30,894,796
10. 10 Lost in Translation 2003 ×29.9Gross $119,723,856
11. 11 In the Bedroom 2001 ×26.4Gross $44,800,000
12. 12 Monsoon Wedding 2001 ×25.7Gross $30,787,356
13. 13 Slumdog Millionaire 2009 ×25.2Gross $378,400,000
14. 14 Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding 2003 ×24.7Gross $136,000,000
15. 15 High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2008 ×23.0Gross $252,909,177
16. 16 Welcome to the Sticks 2008 ×22.3Gross $245,144,417
17. 17 Bend It Like Beckham 2002 ×21.9Gross $76,585,951
18. 18 Billy Elliot 2000 ×21.9Gross $109,280,263
19. 19 [REC] 2007 ×21.7Gross $32,511,655
20. 20 Cabin Fever 2002 ×20.4Gross $30,600,000
21. 21 The Passion of the Christ 2004 ×20.3Gross $610,063,468
22. 22 АдмиралЪ 2008 ×19.1Gross $38,135,878
23. 23 The Secret 2006 ×18.7Gross $65,600,000
24. 24 The Grudge 2004 ×18.4Gross $183,474,602
25. 25 องค์บาก 2004 ×18.3Gross $20,112,926

TMDB budget and revenue; reported figures can be inaccurate. · Updated 2026-11-01