Furiosaand George Miller’s original 1979Mad Maxhad some unexpected similarities.

Their resulting box office figures have made both movies into record-breakers for very different reasons.

Films like Napoleon Dynamite and Mad Max made a killing at the box office, despite their low budgets.

Furiosa A Mad Max Saga Poster Showing Anya Taylor Joy as Furiosa and Chris Hemsworth Standing in Front of a Motorcycle Gang

What other movies were surprise successes?

This discrepancy only highlights the originalMad Max’s extraordinary achievement.

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Anya Taylor-Joy smearing grease on her forehead as Furiosa in Furiosa A Mad Max Saga

Characters Max and Goose stand in front of Max’s car, the Interceptor, in the 1979 movie Mad Max.

Two side by side images from Blair Witch Project and Mad Max

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