Considered one of the most profitable directors working in Hollywood during the early years of the new millennium, horror helmer Eli Roth made his bones with two back-to-back box office hit chillers. The first – "Cabin Fever” (2002) was a surprise hit when it was released and became an even huger hit on DVD. Roth’s sophomore outing – the über-disturbing "Hostel" (2006) – did even better, wracking up a staggering $20 million in its opening weekend. Between them, Roth’s first two films would earn over five times their production costs at the box office in their opening weekends alone. Known for
