Donnie Darko

Perhaps it was the bizarre concept behind ‘Donnie Darko’ that made the 2001 film difficult to market - after all, it’s difficult to explain how a teenager in a time paradox, who is suffering from psychotic episodes that feature a man in a rabbit suit, could appeal to the mass market.

The indie-horror only made $110,494 on its opening weekend and wasn't released internationally until a year later, but it later rose up the ranks to cement itself as a cult classic.