No. 5: The Veronica Mars Movie Project at $5.7 Million
Following the cancellation of the popular teen sleuth television series Veronica Mars, creator Rob Thomas and the show’s star Kristen Bell put together Crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to produce a movie adaptation. The Veronica Mars Project was launched on March 13, 2013 with a fundraising goal of $2 million. In the first day of the campaign, it broke the record as the fastest project to reach first $1 million, and then $2 million. The campaign ended on April 13, 2013 at $5.7 million in total funding, with over 90,000 donors contributing to the film. It became an iconic crowdfunding project as the entire film industry took note of the incredible success. Â Even filmmaker Spike Lee reportedly decided to launch his Crowdfunding campaign (raising $1.4 million from 6,421 backers) after hearing news of the project. The Veronica Mars movie, which afterwards earned a greenlight from Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, recently was released on March 14th, opening theatrically and on video-on-demand.