This 86%-Rated Horror Movie Grossed Over 4000 Times Its Budget — Here’s Where To Stream It!
This low-budget horror movie redefined the genre, made over 4,000 times its budget, and became a global sensation. Here's where you can watch it online!
Here’s Where To Stream This 86% Rated Classic Horror Film That Made Over 4000 Times Its Budget! ( Photo Credit – YouTube / Rotten Tomatoes )
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Horror is a genre that has the power to transport viewers into entirely different worlds. While some of the most admired horror movies, such as Alien, Jurassic Park, I Am Legend, World War Z, and the most recent one, Sinners, were made on a grand scale with big budgets, there are also low-budget gems that managed to terrify audiences just as effectively. One such film is the 1999 found-footage horror classic The Blair Witch Project.
The critically acclaimed movie is widely regarded as one of the scariest movies of all time. It proves you don’t need a big budget to leave the desired impact. Read on to find out what The Blair Witch Project is about, its astonishing box office-to-budget performance, and where to watch it online.
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The Blair Witch Project: Plot
Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, the film follows three friends and student filmmakers (played by Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams) who travel to a Maryland forest to shoot a documentary.
While investigating a local legend known as the Blair Witch, they interview various residents in an attempt to uncover the truth about the mysterious myth. The story takes a terrifying turn when the group gets lost in the woods and begins to experience strange, unsettling events before mysteriously disappearing. One year later, their chilling footage is found.
— 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 (@HauntedMovies) June 17, 2025
The Blair Witch Project: Budget & Box Office
According to Box Office Mojo, The Blair Witch Project was made on a modest budget of just $60K. The film grossed approximately $140 million in the US and $108 million internationally, bringing the total worldwide figure to an impressive $248 million. That means the movie earned roughly 4000 times its original budget.
The Blair Witch Project Box Office Summary
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Domestic – $140 million
International – $108 million
Worldwide – $248 million
The Blair Witch Project: Critical Response & Audience Feedback
The iconic horror film garnered a critics’ score of 86% on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The site’s critics’ consensus reads, “Full of creepy campfire scares, mock-doc The Blair Witch Project keeps audiences in the dark about its titular villain, proving once more that imagination can be as scary as anything onscreen.” On IMDb, it has a user rating of 6.5/10, which is a respectable score for a horror film.
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THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT was released 25 years ago today. One of the most influential horror movies of its generation, and made on a shoestring budget, the making of story will have you scared to close your eyes…
— All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies) July 14, 2024
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Where To Stream The Blair Witch Project?
The film is currently available to rent on Amazon Prime Video in India for ₹119. It has a runtime of just 1 hour and 20 minutes. Watch it alone in a dark room with your headphones on for maximum effect. However, viewer discretion is advised.
The Blair Witch Project Trailer
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Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. Numbers have not been independently verified by Koimoi.
