The document compares the low-budget horror film Insidious produced for $1.5 million by the lesser known Film District studio to the high-budget film Dark Shadows produced for $150 million by the renowned Warner Brothers Pictures studio. While Dark Shadows had a larger budget and box office earnings of $245.5 million, Insidious was very profitable for its budget, earning $97 million at the box office. Both studios aimed their films primarily at male audiences but Film District outperformed expectations for an emerging studio given their success with Insidious and other films on smaller budgets than the well-established powerhouse Warner Brothers.