Filmmakers have no control over how moviegoers will react to their movies. They can have a huge budget, award-winning directors, talented screenwriters, and A-list actors all lined up, and the movie could still flop at the box office. It’s been proven more than once that big budgets and Hollywood actors don’t guarantee box-office success. Moviegoers sometimes just like stories that are fresh and creative, and you don’t need a lot of money to create compelling stories.