Lionsgate The recently released "Spiral" has pushed the "Saw" franchise past $1 billion at the global box office. Insiders detailed how it got there after the first movie almost went straight to DVD. The franchise's producers say they have more movies in mind and aren't ruling out TV. See more stories on Insider's business page. The story of "Saw" has as many twists and turns as the horror franchise itself. When the first movie, directed by James Wan, was released in 2004, it was a box-office hit, grossing $56 million in the US and $103 million worldwide off of a