#2
Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980) reshaped comedy by launching the modern spoof genre, thanks to the ZAZ team's relentless gags. At just $3.5 million to produce, it grossed $83 million globally, a 23.7x return on investment — among the strongest of any film on this list. It holds a 97% Rotten Tomatoes rating and is credited with influencing everything from The Naked Gun to Scary Movie. Its no-filler, rapid-fire joke structure set a new standard for parody.
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