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<\/picture><\/div>\nHanuman Ansh has outperformed even big-budget films in terms of performance.<\/span><\/p>\n Low-budget films are increasingly proving that a big box-office success does not always require a huge production budget. Hanu-Man<\/em> is one such example. The film earned \u20b972.88 crore net and \u20b985.97 crore gross in India, despite being made on a budget of around \u20b91.8\u20132 crore. This translates into a return of more than 500%.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Awarapan 2 also delivers strong returns<\/strong><\/p>\n Hanu-Man<\/em> has performed strongly despite its modest budget, even competing with much bigger films at the box office. Another recent example is Awarapan 2<\/em>, which has earned \u20b9148.40 crore net in India and \u20b9210.20 crore worldwide. Made on a budget of around \u20b965 crore, the film has delivered a return of about 128%.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 6 Indian films that delivered big returns<\/strong><\/p>\n The combined budget of these six Indian films was around \u20b9102 crore, while their total earnings reached nearly \u20b9756 crore. This means they earned roughly seven times their combined budgets. The list includes only Indian films and does not include Hollywood releases.<\/p>\n These 4 south Indian films set box-office records<\/strong><\/p>\n Anaganaga Oka Roju:<\/strong> Made on a budget of around \u20b98 crore, the film earned approximately \u20b953.4 crore net in India. Its worldwide gross has crossed \u20b9100.20 crore.<\/p>\n Vaazha-2:<\/strong> The Malayalam film Vaazha II<\/em> was reportedly made for around \u20b913 crore. It went on to earn nearly \u20b9235.26 crore worldwide and emerged as a blockbuster.<\/p>\n Thai Kizhavi:<\/strong> This Tamil film was made on a budget of around \u20b910 crore and collected approximately \u20b980\u201385 crore worldwide. It was described as a sleeper blockbuster.<\/p>\n With Love:<\/strong> The Tamil romantic drama was made for around \u20b94 crore and earned approximately \u20b939\u201340 crore worldwide.<\/p>\n Hollywood Films Also Prove That Budget Is Not Everything<\/p>\n Obsession:<\/strong> Made on a budget of \u20b96.29 crore ($750,000), the film reportedly earned a massive \u20b93,381.97 crore worldwide.<\/p>\n Backrooms:<\/strong> The horror film was made on a budget of around \u20b983.92 crore and went on to collect \u20b93,307.28 crore globally.<\/p>\n Pegasus 3:<\/strong> Made on a budget of \u20b962.94 crore, the film amassed around \u20b95,508 crore worldwide and was declared a mega blockbuster.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hanuman Ansh has outperformed even big-budget films in terms of performance. Low-budget films are increasingly proving that a big box-office success does not always require a huge production budget. Hanu-Man is one such example. 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