The Purge (Budget: $3M, Box Office: $89M)
The Purge is a horror-thriller movie, based on a futuristic, dystopian America. It has a unique concept with the story centering on a 12-hour window every year wherein the citizens are granted a reprieve from any crime that they fancy committing within that period.
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The first film starred Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey and has since led to a string of sequels as well as a spinoff TV show. Although the franchise has received mixed reviews, it garnered $445 million in all and became the inspiration for the Universal Parks & Resorts scare zone during the 2014 Halloween Horror Nights.