Institution (Low Budget VS High Budget)

Low Budget - The Blair Witch Project (Horror/Found Footage/Mystery)
Budget - $60,000
Opening Weekend - $29,207,381 (USA) (1 August 1999)
                                 £750,822 (UK) (24 October 1999)
Gross - $248,639,099 (Worldwide)
Produced By: Haxan Films

Haxan Films is a production company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. They are famous for producing the cult classic independent horror film The Blair Witch Project. The name is taken from the 1922 Swedish/Danish silent movie Haxan (The Witch) The company was founded by five graduates of the University of Central Florida Film Program. Also known as the Haxan Five, the company is run by Eduardo Sanchez, Gregg Hale, Daniel Myrick, Robin Cowie and Michael Monello. The production company also produced the FOX TV series Freaky Links, and the feature films Altered (2006), Seventh Moon (2008), and Lovely Molly (2012), along with the forthcomin Exists.


High Budget - Avatar (Fantasy/Science Fiction/Action/Adventure Film)
Budget - $280,000,000 (Estimated)
Opening Weekend - $269,869,249 (December 25, 2009)
Gross - $2,000,000,000
Produced By - Lightstorm Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, 20th Century Fox and Ingenious Media.