low-budget
idiom
: involving a small amount of money : involving a relatively small cost
a low-budget movie
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One source in the industry, who spoke with Rolling Stone on the condition of anonymity due to fear of career reprisal, attributes the format’s success to both its low-budget production values and the timing of the app rollouts, which coincided with the writers’ and actors’ strikes.
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Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2024
The low-budget horror movie The Nun II was also a profitable success and Wonka found its audience, but DC blockbusters, such as Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and The Flash, underperformed at the box office.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
If the film is ultimately embraced, that will offer a fitting plot twist considering several studios passed on the low-risk, low-budget film.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
The October 2021 shooting shined a harsh light on film set safety, particularly on low-budget productions.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The movie set armorer faces up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine for her role in the accidental shooting death of Hutchins, a cinematographer on set of the low-budget Western, in October 2021.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The 26-year-old Arizona woman faces up to 18 months in prison for her role in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget Western.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Baldwin was both the star of the low-budget Western and one of its producers.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Our hosts go into the weird story behind the song: Madonna wrote it with collaborator Stephen Bray, a low-budget home recording inspired by spying on a hot neighbor dancing in his apartment in the Lower East Side.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2024
The low-budget horror movie The Nun II was also a profitable success and Wonka found its audience, but DC blockbusters, such as Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and The Flash, underperformed at the box office.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
If the film is ultimately embraced, that will offer a fitting plot twist considering several studios passed on the low-risk, low-budget film.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
The October 2021 shooting shined a harsh light on film set safety, particularly on low-budget productions.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
The movie set armorer faces up to 18 months in prison and a $5,000 fine for her role in the accidental shooting death of Hutchins, a cinematographer on set of the low-budget Western, in October 2021.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
The 26-year-old Arizona woman faces up to 18 months in prison for her role in the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the low-budget Western.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Baldwin was both the star of the low-budget Western and one of its producers.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Our hosts go into the weird story behind the song: Madonna wrote it with collaborator Stephen Bray, a low-budget home recording inspired by spying on a hot neighbor dancing in his apartment in the Lower East Side.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Low-budget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-budget. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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