Yet Another Movie Wars Episode 7y437: The Fellowship of the Rings
Hiatus note: Since Continuation has been dominating since 2002 I've decided to put this on hold. (Sorry for the inconvenience. )
2021, 2022, 2023 is here
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This movie wars will consist of 3 categories
1) Based on something
2) Original idea
or
3) Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel
Scoreboard
Continuation: 25 (1983, 1985, 1989, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Original idea: 12 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009)
Based on something: 5 (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001)
How many times
Original idea: 445
Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel: 400
Based on something: 320
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This movie wars will consist of 3 categories
1) Based on something
2) Original idea
or
3) Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel
Scoreboard
Continuation: 25 (1983, 1985, 1989, 1992, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Original idea: 12 (1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009)
Based on something: 5 (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001)
How many times
Original idea: 445
Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel: 400
Based on something: 320
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- DirectorTed KotcheffStarsSylvester StalloneBrian DennehyRichard CrennaA veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.Original idea
1) Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip: $7,780,693
2) Porky's $51,862,059 (x8)
3) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial $133,274,165 (x16)
4) An Officer and a Gentleman $12,220,469 (x2)
5) *Creepshow $5,870,889
6) The Toy: $6,322,804
7) Tootsie $24,232,510 (x3)
In 1983: $71,628,830 (x11)
Total: $313,192,419
Continuation
1) Rocky III $12,431,486
2) Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: $14,347,221
3) Friday the 13th Part III $9,406,522
4) Amityville II: The Possession $4,104,277
5) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Re-issue)
$3,949,478
Total: $44,238,984
Based on something
1) Conan the Barbarian $16,477,181 (x2) (pulp-fiction)
2) The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: $11,874,268 (Broadway musical)
3) First Blood $15,624,092 (x3) (novel)
Total: $43,975,541
Winner: Original idea
*Creepshow is a homage to 50's horror comics House of Mystery, House of Secrets, Tales from the Crypt, The Vault of Horror and The Haunt of Fear but it's not based on anything specific - CreatorMark BrazillTerry TurnerBonnie TurnerStarsGlenn HowertonTinsley GrimesChyler LeighThat '80s Show is a half-hour ensemble comedy focusing on a group of twenty-somethings finding their way through the '80s in San Diego.
- DirectorRichard MarquandStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie FisherAfter rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.Continuation
1) Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi $90,219,844 (x6)
2) Superman III $13,352,357
3) Staying Alive $12,146,143
4) Jaws 3-D: $13,422,500
5) Amityville 3-D $2,366,472
6) Sudden Impact $22,790,280 (x3)
Total: $154,297,596
Based on something
1) High Road to China $6,156,049 (novel)
2) National Lampoon's Vacation $21,686,839 (x3) (short story)
3) Never Say Never Again $27,724,256 (x4) (novel)
4) A Christmas Story $3,935,944
4) Terms of Endearment $12,183,990 (x2)
In 1984: $17,957,864 (x4) (novel)
5) Silkwood $3,547,122 (carried into 1984) (Karen Silkwood)
Total: $93,192,064
Original idea
1) Spring Break $10,357,395 (x2)
2) Lone Wolf McQuade $4,295,300
3) Flashdance $10,856,650 (x3)
4) Blue Thunder $8,258,149
5) Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone $7,053,016
6) Easy Money $5,844,974
7) Mr. Mom $26,420,736 (x5)
8) The Big Chill $6,591,395 (x2)
9) Deal of the Century $3,520,605
Total: $83,198,220
Winner: Continuation - CreatorMark BrazillTerry TurnerBonnie TurnerStarsGlenn HowertonTinsley GrimesChyler LeighThat '80s Show is a half-hour ensemble comedy focusing on a group of twenty-somethings finding their way through the '80s in San Diego.
- DirectorJoe DanteStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHoyt AxtonA young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.Original idea
1) Footloose $21,475,313 (x3)
2) Splash $12,626,242 (x2)
3) Police Academy $34,870,723 (x5)
4) Breakin' $6,047,686
5) Ghostbusters $92,172,760 (x9)
6) *Purple Rain $7,766,201
7) Red Dawn $8,230,381
8) Tightrope $27,504,426 (x4)
9) All of Me $11,062,269 (x2)
10) Teachers $15,041,262 (x3)
11) The Terminator $8,240,126 (x2)
12) Missing in Action $9,122,680 (x2)
13) Beverly Hills Cop $62,491,198 (x2)
In 1985: $72,349,658 (x10)
Total: $389,000,925
Continuation
1) Unfaithfully Yours $3,774,126
2) Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter $11,183,148
3) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: $33,936,113
4) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock $16,673,295
5) Oh, God! You Devil $5,560,001
6) **Supergirl $5,738,249
Total: $76,864,932
Based on something
The Natural $10,511,614 (x2) (novel)
Total: $10,511,614
Winner: Original idea
*The film isn't a direct bio pick of Prince
**It's a spin-off - CreatorMark BrazillTerry TurnerBonnie TurnerStarsGlenn HowertonTinsley GrimesChyler LeighThat '80s Show is a half-hour ensemble comedy focusing on a group of twenty-somethings finding their way through the '80s in San Diego.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea ThompsonMarty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.Continuation
1) Friday the 13th: A New Beginning $8,032,883
2) Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment $28,743,819 (x4)
3) Rambo: First Blood Part II $59,370,634 (x4)
4) National Lampoon's European Vacation: $12,329,627
5) Death Wish 3 $8,480,795 (x2)
6) Rocky IV $57,589,950 (x5)
In 1986: $7,147,074
Total: $181,694,782
Original idea
1) Witness $4,506,587
2) Code of Silence $11,899,043 (x3)
3) *Pale Rider $9,119,111
4) Back to the Future $85,027,831 (x11)
5) Invasion U.S.A. $6,891,609
6) Commando $18,411,178 (x3)
7) Jagged Edge $3,216,053
8) Once Bitten $4,025,657
Total: $143,097,069
Based on something
1) Stick $3,358,299 (novel)
2) Cocoon $7,936,427 (novel)
3) King Solomon's Mines $5,005,788 (novel)
4) Out of Africa $5,137,370 (carried into 1986) (novel)
5) The Color Purple $4,412,456 (carried into 1986) (novel)
Total: $25,850,340
Winner: Continuation
* It's not technically speaking a remake of Shane - CreatorMark BrazillTerry TurnerBonnie TurnerStarsGlenn HowertonTinsley GrimesChyler LeighThat '80s Show is a half-hour ensemble comedy focusing on a group of twenty-somethings finding their way through the '80s in San Diego.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsTom CruiseTim RobbinsKelly McGillisAs students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.Original idea
1) *Iron Eagle $6,104,754
2) Pretty in Pink $10,985,538 (x2)
3) Gung Ho $7,170,830
4) The Money Pit $3,646,200
5) Legend $6,852,905 (x2)
6) Short Circuit $5,346,808
7) Top Gun $19,717,148 (x3)
8) Back to School $8,881,035
9) Crocodile Dundee $64,154,938 (x9)
10) The Golden Child $29,545,887 (x3)
In 1987: $11,171,277 (x2)
11) **Platoon $37,623,440 (x4) (carried into 1987)
Total: $211,200,760
Continuation
1) Police Academy 3: Back in Training $19,890,323 (x3)
2) The Karate Kid, Part II $34,475,701 (x4)
3) Aliens $31,531,787 (x4)
4) The Fly $11,733,393 (x2)
5) Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home $25,715,706 (x2)
Total: $123,346,910
Based on something
1) Down and Out in Beverly Hills $23,905,265 (x4) (play)
2) Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling $4,879,107 (semi-autobiographical flick of Richard Pryor)
3) Cobra $23,163,689 (x2) (novel)
4) Stand by Me $11,474,880 (x3) (novel)
Total: $63,422,941
*Although based on 1981 Gulf of Sidra incident. It's not a direct adaptation of the issue. So it's not counted
**Although Platoon is based on Stone's experience in Vietnam. It's not an adaptation of anything specific
Winner: Original idea - CreatorMark BrazillTerry TurnerBonnie TurnerStarsGlenn HowertonTinsley GrimesChyler LeighThat '80s Show is a half-hour ensemble comedy focusing on a group of twenty-somethings finding their way through the '80s in San Diego.
- DirectorAdrian LyneStarsMichael DouglasGlenn CloseAnne ArcherA married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.Original idea
1) Critical Condition $9,051,509 (x2)
2) Lethal Weapon $20,224,114 (x3)
3) Blind Date $7,531,273
4) The Secret of My Succe$s $29,210,892 (x5)
5) Ishtar $4,331,817
6) Predator $12,031,638
7) RoboCop $14,341,437 (x2)
8) Stakeout $27,138,094 (x5)
9) Fatal Attraction $64,445,371 (x8)
10) Throw Momma from the Train $7,318,878
11) Eddie Murphy Raw $9,077,324
12) Good Morning, Vietnam $70,023,280 (x9) (carried into 1988)
Total: $274,725,627
Continuation
1) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors: $8,880,555
2) Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol $8,482,487
3) Beverly Hills Cop II $62,564,830 (x3)
4) Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise $7,900,879
5) The Living Daylights $18,757,514 (x2)
6) Three Men and a Baby $29,115,453 (x3)
In 1988 $21,226,904 (x2) (remake of French film Trois hommes et un couffin)
Total: $156,928,622
Based on something
1) The Witches of Eastwick $8,251,230 (novel)
2) Dragnet $17,585,319 (x2) (radio series)
3) The Running Man $13,788,720 (x2) (novel)
Total: $39,625,269
Winner: Original idea - CreatorMark BrazillTerry TurnerBonnie TurnerStarsGlenn HowertonTinsley GrimesChyler LeighThat '80s Show is a half-hour ensemble comedy focusing on a group of twenty-somethings finding their way through the '80s in San Diego.
- DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanTom CruiseValeria GolinoAfter a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.Original idea
1) Beetlejuice $30,044,956 (x4)
2) Colors $10,531,936 (x2)
3) Willow $8,300,169
4) Red Heat $8,133,822
5) Coming to America $45,164,917 (x3)
6) Young Guns $7,011,393
7) A Fish Called Wanda $2,555,291
8) Dead Ringers $3,012,180
9) Alien Nation $8,421,429
10) The Accused $4,316,369
11) Child's Play $6,583,963
12) The Land Before Time $7,526,025
13) Twins $27,914,785 (x3)
14) Rain Man $14,350,610
In 1989: $38,727,147 (x5)
Total: $222,594,992
Continuation
1) Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach $6,106,661
2) Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood $8,245,038
3) Crocodile Dundee II $45,699,362 (x3)
4) A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master $26,258,471 (x3)
5) Moon over Parador $3,268,975 (remake of The Magnificent Fraud)
6) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers $11,341,750 (x2)
Total: $100,920,257
Based on something
1) Biloxi Blues $7,093,325 (play)
2) Who Framed Roger Rabbit $20,145,971 (x2) (novel)
3) Cocktail $19,993,945 (x2) (novel)
4) Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey $3,451,230 (based on Dian Fossey)
5) They Live $4,827,903 (based on Eight O'Clock in the Morning)
6) Scrooged $13,027,842 (A Christmas Carol)
7) The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! $9,331,746 (TV show)
Total: $77,871,962
Winner: Original idea - CreatorMark BrazillTerry TurnerBonnie TurnerStarsGlenn HowertonTinsley GrimesChyler LeighThat '80s Show is a half-hour ensemble comedy focusing on a group of twenty-somethings finding their way through the '80s in San Diego.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsMichael KeatonJack NicholsonKim BasingerThe Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.Continuation
1) Three Fugitives $5,477,051 (remake of Les Fugitifs)
2) The Fly II $6,751,371
3) Fletch Lives $13,693,080 (x2)
4) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $58,261,737 (x2)
5) Star Trek V: The Final Frontier $17,375,648
6) Ghostbusters II $29,472,894
7) Lethal Weapon 2 $50,599,175 (x3)
8) Back to the Future Part II $40,670,350 (x2)
9) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation $14,240,908 (x2)
Total: $236,542,214
Original idea
1) The 'Burbs $17,125,677 (x2)
2) Major League $15,907,074 (x2)
3) See No Evil, Hear No Evil $13,203,861 (x2)
4) Turner & Hooch $12,211,042
5) Parenthood $20,178,800 (x2)
6) Uncle Buck $27,893,303 (x4)
7) Sea of Love $10,017,840
8) Black Rain $22,280,167 (x3)
9) Look Who's Talking $60,679,557 (x5)
10) Harlem Nights $16,096,808
Total: $215,594,129
Based on something
1) Lean on Me $9,612,045 (x2) (Biography of Joe Louis Clark)
2) Pet Sematary $26,764,871 (x3) (novel)
3) Batman $70,564,935 (x2) (comic book)
4) The War of the Roses $19,979,575 (x2)(novel)
5) *Born on the Fourth of July $19,120,085 (x3)(carried into 1990) (Biography)
6) Driving Miss Daisy $27,659,901 (x4) (carried into 1990) (play)
Total: $173,701,348
Winner: Continuation
* I know many people will point out that Born on the Fourth of July is part of Stone's Vietnam War trilogy, however technically speaking, it's not an official "sequel" - CreatorMark BrazillTerry TurnerBonnie TurnerStarsGlenn HowertonTinsley GrimesChyler LeighThat '80s Show is a half-hour ensemble comedy focusing on a group of twenty-somethings finding their way through the '80s in San Diego.
- StarsWayne HemingwayIain LeeLisa RogersA nostalgic look at the pop culture and fads of the 1980s.
- DirectorJerry ZuckerStarsPatrick SwayzeDemi MooreWhoopi GoldbergAfter a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.Original idea
1) Hard to Kill $9,213,631
2) Pretty Woman $32,836,038 (x4)
3) Bird on a Wire $15,338,160
4) Days of Thunder $15,490,445
5) Ghost $39,785,782 (x4)
6) Flatliners $10,034,685
7) Darkman $8,054,860
8) Pacific Heights $6,912,637
9) Marked for Death $24,311,940 (x3)
10) Jacob's Ladder $7,500,760
11) Home Alone $118,534,364 (x7)
In 1990: $48,992,762 (x5)
Total: $337,006,064
Based on something
1) The Hunt for Red October $42,297,966 (x3) (novel)
2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles $68,074,405 (x4) (comic book)
3) Total Recall $25,533,700 (short story)
4) Dick Tracy $38,090,748 (x2) (pulp-fiction)
5) Presumed Innocent $11,718,981 (novel)
6) Postcards from the Edge $7,871,856 (novel)
7) Goodfellas $6,368,901 (Henry Hill)
8) Graveyard Shift $5,082,300 (short story)
Total: $205,038,857
Continuation
1) Back to the Future Part III $23,703,060
2) Another 48 Hrs. $19,475,559
3) Die Hard 2 $36,256,962 (x2)
4) The Exorcist III $9,312,219
5) Child's Play 2 $10,718,520
Total: $99,466,320
Winner: Original idea - When the '90s kicked off, the Berlin Wall had just fallen and soon other walls were coming down too - between public and private, news and entertainment, reality and fantasy. The winds of change brought new voices speaking hard truths and thrust sex and celebrity into the limelight like never before. Our collective tabloid obsessions were fueled by the birth of the internet, heralding a new era of mass information, and misinformation.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward FurlongA cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.Based on something
1) Sleeping with the Enemy $13,777,943 (novel)
2) *The Silence of the Lambs $52,880,629 (x5) (novel)
3) Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves $43,915,267 (x2) (Robin Hood)
4) Other People's Money $5,012,332 (play)
5) The Addams Family $44,337,370 (x2) (TV show)
6) Hook $38,379,550 (x3)
In 1992: $11,472,860 (novel)
Total: $209,775,951
Continuation
1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze $40,892,602 (x3)
2) Oscar $9,255,245 (x2) (remake 1967 French film of the same name)
3) F/X2 $5,455,058
4) The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear $20,817,139
5) Terminator 2: Judgment Day $78,450,671 x4)
6) Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare $19,592,903 (x2)
7) House Party 2 $6,027,105
8) Cape Fear $10,261,025
9) Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country $18,162,837
Total: $208,914,585
Original idea
1) Out for Justice $17,540,357 (x2)
2) What About Bob? $9,216,334
3) Backdraft $24,841,875 (x2)
4) City Slickers $13,032,121
5) Hot Shots! $29,865,369 (x4)
6) Dead Again $10,682,199 (x2)
7) The Fisher King $18,164,738 (x3)
8) The People Under the Stairs $5,522,250
9) Curly Sue $4,957,474
Total: $133,822,717
Winner: Based on something
*The film is not a sequel to Manhunter. It's a standalone adaptation - When the '90s kicked off, the Berlin Wall had just fallen and soon other walls were coming down too - between public and private, news and entertainment, reality and fantasy. The winds of change brought new voices speaking hard truths and thrust sex and celebrity into the limelight like never before. Our collective tabloid obsessions were fueled by the birth of the internet, heralding a new era of mass information, and misinformation.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsMichael KeatonDanny DeVitoMichelle PfeifferWhile Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.Continuation
1) Lethal Weapon 3 $76,231,354 (x3)
2) Patriot Games $29,719,325 (x2)
3) Batman Returns $84,936,795 (x3)
4) Honey, I Blew Up the Kid $11,083,318
5) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York $72,168,570 (x3)
Total: $274,139,362
Original idea
1) The Hand That Rocks the Cradle $35,642,408 (x4)
2) Medicine Man $8,494,271
3) Basic Instinct $35,194,415 (x5)
4) White Men Can't Jump $24,899,707 (x2)
5) A League of Their Own $11,660,303
6) Mo' Money $12,385,415
7) Death Becomes Her $12,110,355
8) Unforgiven $34,133,302 (x3)
9) Honeymoon in Vegas $16,488,585 (x2)
10) Sneakers $18,143,540 (x2)
11) Under Siege $42,131,658 (x4)
12) Passenger 57 $10,513,925
Total: $261,797,884
Based on something
1) Wayne's World $56,379,372 (x5) (SNL skit)
2) Sleepwalkers $10,017,354 (novel)
3) The Last of the Mohicans $20,630,037 (x2) (novel)
4) *Bram Stoker's Dracula
$30,521,679 (novel)
5) A Few Good Men $40,270,962 (x3)
In 1993 $9,012,668 (play)
6) Aladdin (carried 1993) $40,321,026 (x4) (fairy tale)
Total: $207,153,098
Winner: Continuation
*The film is considered a separate version of the Universal Dracula (hence why it's called Bram Stoker's Dracula) - When the '90s kicked off, the Berlin Wall had just fallen and soon other walls were coming down too - between public and private, news and entertainment, reality and fantasy. The winds of change brought new voices speaking hard truths and thrust sex and celebrity into the limelight like never before. Our collective tabloid obsessions were fueled by the birth of the internet, heralding a new era of mass information, and misinformation.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff GoldblumA pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.Based on something
1) Indecent Proposal $50,212,910 (x4) (novel)
2) Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story $10,019,970 (biography)
3) Sliver $12,138,283 (novel)
4) Jurassic Park $113,173,208 (x3) (novel)
5) The Firm $63,695,299 (x3) (novel)
6) Rising Sun $15,195,941 (novel)
7) The Fugitive $104,404,181 (x6) (TV show)
8) The Good Son $12,520,305 (novel)
9) The Beverly Hillbillies $7,178,556 (TV show)
10) The Three Musketeers $10,621,992 (novel)
11) Mrs. Doubtfire $51,550,874 (x3)
In 1994 $19,278,025 (x2) (children's book)
12) The Pelican Brief $27,989,340 (x2) (novel)
Total: $497,978,884
Original idea
1) Loaded Weapon 1 $9,202,722
2) Groundhog Day $23,982,685 (x2)
3) Falling Down $16,349,552 (x2)
4) CB4 $6,122,450
5) Cop and a Half $6,027,285
6) Dave $8,506,834
7) Cliffhanger $32,610,422 (x2)
8) Poetic Justice $11,728,455
9) Striking Distance $8,705,808
10) Malice $9,232,650
11) Demolition Man $26,258,185 (x2)
12) The Nightmare Before Christmas $15,896,761 (x2)
13) Philadelphia $22,647,615 (x2) (carried into 1994)
Total: $197,271,424
Continuation
1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III $19,825,062 (x2)
2) Addams Family Values $14,117,545
3) Wayne's World 2 $13,516,699
Total: $47,459,306
Winner: Based on something - When the '90s kicked off, the Berlin Wall had just fallen and soon other walls were coming down too - between public and private, news and entertainment, reality and fantasy. The winds of change brought new voices speaking hard truths and thrust sex and celebrity into the limelight like never before. Our collective tabloid obsessions were fueled by the birth of the internet, heralding a new era of mass information, and misinformation.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsBrad PittTom CruiseAntonio BanderasA vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.Original idea
1) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective $33,396,621 (x4)
2) On Deadly Ground $12,679,573
3) Guarding Tess $7,065,213
4) Four Weddings and a Funeral $4,162,489
5) Bad Girls $5,012,200
6) With Honors $3,741,737
7) Speed $14,456,194
8) Wolf $17,911,366
9) The Lion King $75,097,070 (x2)
10) Natural Born Killers $11,166,687
11) The River Wild $10,214,450
12) Pulp Fiction $17,701,103 (x2)
13) Stargate $29,019,796 (x2)
14) The Santa Clause $31,828,245 (x2)
15) Dumb and Dumber $46,879,158 (x3)
In 1995 $9,177,151
Total: $329,509,497
Based on something
1) No Escape $4,588,736 (novel)
2) The Crow $11,774,332 (Graphic novel)
3) Maverick $17,248,545 (TV show)
4) The Flintstones $47,906,035 (x2) (cartoon)
5) Forrest Gump $76,611,701 (x5) (novel)
6) The Mask $23,117,068 (comic)
7) Timecop $20,241,240 (x2) (comic)
8) The Specialist $14,317,765 (novel)
9) Interview with the Vampire $36,389,705 (novel)
10) Disclosure $10,068,126 (novel)
11) Legends of the Fall $34,466,336 (x4) (novel)
Total: $296,729,589
Continuation
1) Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult $13,216,531
2) D2: The Mighty Ducks $15,878,859 (x2)
3) Major League II $7,040,777
4) True Lies $25,869,770 (remake of La Totale!)
5) Clear and Present Danger $36,313,088 (x2)
6) Star Trek Generations $23,116,394
Total: $121,435,419
Winner: Original idea - When the '90s kicked off, the Berlin Wall had just fallen and soon other walls were coming down too - between public and private, news and entertainment, reality and fantasy. The winds of change brought new voices speaking hard truths and thrust sex and celebrity into the limelight like never before. Our collective tabloid obsessions were fueled by the birth of the internet, heralding a new era of mass information, and misinformation.
- DirectorJohn LasseterStarsTom HanksTim AllenDon RicklesA cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman action figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's bedroom.Based on something
1) The Brady Bunch Movie $23,206,103 (x2) (TV show)
2) Outbreak $32,235,214 (x3) (novel)
3) Casper $30,249,995 (x2) (cartoon)
4) Congo $24,642,539 (novel)
5) Pocahontas $29,531,619 (Pocahontas)
6) Apollo 13 $73,076,385 (x4) (Apollo 13)
7) Dangerous Minds $14,931,503 (LouAnne Johnson)
8) Mortal Kombat $41,882,135 (x3) (video game)
9) Get Shorty $32,602,021 (x3) (novel)
10) Jumanji $11,084,370 (childern's novel)
11) Waiting to Exhale $14,126,927 (novel)
Total: $327,568,811
Original idea
1) Billy Madison $6,639,080
2) Man of the House $9,473,317
3) Tommy Boy $8,027,843
4) Bad Boys $26,539,398 (x2)
5) While You Were Sleeping $19,780,629 (x2)
6) French Kiss $9,018,022
7) Crimson Tide $18,612,190
8) Waterworld $34,623,815 (x2)
9) To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar $15,564,140 (x2)
10) Seven $45,395,325 (x4)
11) Toy Story $82,580,092 (x4)
12) Mr. Holland's Opus $8,297,082 (carried into 1996)
Total: $284,550,933
Continuation
1) Die Hard with a Vengeance $22,162,245
2) Batman Forever $52,784,433
3) Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls $37,804,076
4) GoldenEye $26,205,007
5) 12 Monkeys $23,817,500 (x2) (carried into 1996) (remake of La Jetée)
Total: $162,773,261
Winner: Based on something - When the '90s kicked off, the Berlin Wall had just fallen and soon other walls were coming down too - between public and private, news and entertainment, reality and fantasy. The winds of change brought new voices speaking hard truths and thrust sex and celebrity into the limelight like never before. Our collective tabloid obsessions were fueled by the birth of the internet, heralding a new era of mass information, and misinformation.
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsWill SmithBill PullmanJeff GoldblumThe aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.Original idea
1) From Dusk till Dawn $10,240,805
2) Black Sheep $10,593,609
3) Broken Arrow $27,288,288 (x2)
4) Rumble in the Bronx $9,858,380
5) The Quest $7,029,120
6) The Craft $6,710,995
7) Twister $78,152,845 (x2)
8) The Rock $25,069,525
9) The Cable Guy $19,806,226
10) Eraser $24,566,446
11) Independence Day $106,745,790 (x3)
12) Jack $11,191,496
13) Tin Cup $10,128,834
14) Bulletproof $6,014,400
15) Maximum Risk $5,612,707
16) Ransom $34,216,088
17) Jerry Maguire $17,084,296
Carried into 1997 $5,518,727
18) Michael $17,435,711
In 1997: $12,144,926
Total: $445,409,214
Based on something
1) Up Close & Personal $11,101,955 (novel)
2) Primal Fear $24,565,255 (x3) (novel)
3) Mission: Impossible $67,066,192 (x2) (TV show)
4) A Time to Kill $28,086,093 (x2) (novel)
5) The Island of Dr. Moreau $9,101,987 (novel)
6) The First Wives Club $45,245,297 (x3) (novel)
7) The Ghost and the Darkness $9,215,063 (The Man-eaters of Tsavo)
8) Sleepers $21,910,804 (x2) (novel)
9) Romeo + Juliet $11,133,231 (play)
10) Space Jam $27,528,529 (cartoon)
11) Beavis and Butt-Head Do America $20,114,233 (cartoon)
Total: $275,068,639
Continuation
1) The Birdcage $57,710,952 (x4) (remake of La Cage aux Folles)
2) The Nutty Professor $25,411,725
3) The Crow: City of Angels $9,785,111
4) Star Trek: First Contact $30,716,131
5) 101 Dalmatians $47,448,078 (x2)
Total: $171,071,997
Winner: Original idea - When the '90s kicked off, the Berlin Wall had just fallen and soon other walls were coming down too - between public and private, news and entertainment, reality and fantasy. The winds of change brought new voices speaking hard truths and thrust sex and celebrity into the limelight like never before. Our collective tabloid obsessions were fueled by the birth of the internet, heralding a new era of mass information, and misinformation.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.Based on something
1) The Relic $9,064,143 (novel)
2) Private Parts $14,616,333 (novel)
3) Men in Black $100,160,700 (x3) (comic book)
4) The Peacemaker $12,311,939 (article by the Cockburns)
5) Kiss the Girls $24,337,608 (x2) (novel)
6) I Know What You Did Last Summer $37,732,822 (x3) (novel)
7) Starship Troopers $22,058,773 (novel)
8) Titanic $64,093,804 (x2)
In 1998: $302,616,700 (x13) (the Titanic)
Total: $586,992,822
Original idea
1) Beverly Hills Ninja $12,220,920
2) *Star Wars (Special Edition) $81,554,341 (x3)
3) Liar Liar $75,075,755 (x3)
4) Anaconda $28,634,453 (x2)
5) Volcano $14,581,740
6) Breakdown $12,307,128
7) The Fifth Element $28,442,208 (x2)
8) Con Air $24,131,738
9) Face/Off $23,387,530
10) Air Force One $62,864,127 (x2)
11) Conspiracy Theory $19,313,566
12) Cop Land $13,510,482
13) G.I. Jane $19,278,102 (x2)
14) Fire Down Below $6,073,094
15) The Game $14,337,029
16) In & Out $15,019,821
Total: $450,732,034
Continuation
1) *The Empire Strikes Back (Special Edition) $35,121,845 (x2)
2) *Return of the Jedi (Special Edition) $16,293,531
3) The Lost World: Jurassic Park $106,249,175 (x2)
4) Speed 2: Cruise Control $16,158,942
5) Batman & Robin $42,872,605
6) The Jackal $15,164,595 (remake of The Day of the Jackal)
7) Mortal Kombat: Annihilation $16,771,694
8) Flubber $38,018,140 (x2) (remake of The Absent-Minded Professor )
9) Scream 2 $32,926,342
Total: $319,576,869
Winner: Based on something
*Star Wars films are counted as individual films - When the '90s kicked off, the Berlin Wall had just fallen and soon other walls were coming down too - between public and private, news and entertainment, reality and fantasy. The winds of change brought new voices speaking hard truths and thrust sex and celebrity into the limelight like never before. Our collective tabloid obsessions were fueled by the birth of the internet, heralding a new era of mass information, and misinformation.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom SizemoreFollowing the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.Original idea
1) The Big Hit $10,809,424
2) He Got Game $7,610,663
3) *Deep Impact $64,418,997 (x2)
4) The Truman Show $51,552,701 (x2)
5) Armageddon $36,089,972
6) Saving Private Ryan $84,733,724 (x4)
7) There's Something About Mary $10,920,201
8) Rounders $8,459,126
9) Rush Hour $54,204,732 (x2)
10) Antz $31,909,078 (x2)
11) Pleasantville $8,855,063
12) The Waterboy $63,845,200 (x2)
13) A Bug's Life $50,432,270 (x2)
14) **You've Got Mail $18,426,749
Total: $502,267,900
Based on something
1) Lost in Space $20,154,919 (TV show)
2) The X-Files $30,138,758 (TV show)
3) ***The Mask of Zorro $22,525,855 (pulp-fiction)
4) Blade $27,999,832 (x2) (comic)
5) Practical Magic $13,104,694 (novel)
6) Vampires $9,106,497 (novel)
7) The Rugrats Movie $27,321,470 (TV show)
8) Patch Adams $25,262,280
In 1999: $19,050,675 (Biography Dr. Hunter Adams)
9) A Civil Action $15,163,484 (carried into 1999) (novel)
Total: $209,828,464
Continuation
1) City of Angels $27,701,242 (x2) (remake of Wings of Desire)
2) Zilla $62,067,985 (x2) (American remake)
3) Doctor Dolittle $29,014,324
4) Lethal Weapon 4 $34,048,124
5) Star Trek: Insurrection $22,052,836
Total: $174,884,511
Winner: Original idea
*Although Deep Impact is based off The Hammer of God. It isn't a direct adaptation. So it's not counted as based on something.
**Although You've Got Mail is based off Parfumerie. It isn't a direct adaptation. So it's not counted as based on something.
***I've looked it up. It's not a reboot. - When the '90s kicked off, the Berlin Wall had just fallen and soon other walls were coming down too - between public and private, news and entertainment, reality and fantasy. The winds of change brought new voices speaking hard truths and thrust sex and celebrity into the limelight like never before. Our collective tabloid obsessions were fueled by the birth of the internet, heralding a new era of mass information, and misinformation.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossWhen a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.Original idea
1) Varsity Blues $25,778,656 (x2)
2) She's All That $16,065,430
3) 8mm $14,252,888
4) Analyze This $33,951,176 (x2)
5) Forces of Nature $22,950,357 (x2)
6) The Matrix $62,994,379 (x3)
7) Life $20,414,775
8) Entrapment $20,145,595
9) Big Daddy $41,536,370
10) American Pie $18,709,680
11) Runaway Bride $35,055,556
12) The Sixth Sense $119,392,377 (x5)
13) Stigmata $18,309,666
14) Blue Streak $19,208,806
15) Double Jeopardy $53,722,635 (x3)
16) The Best Man $9,031,660
17) Any Given Sunday $13,584,625
Total: $545,104,631
Continuation
1) The Mummy $68,225,955 (x2)
2) Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace $149,112,486 (x3)
3) Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me $54,917,604
4) The Haunting $33,435,140
5) House on Haunted Hill $15,946,032
6) The World Is Not Enough $35,519,007
7) Toy Story 2 $103,398,995 (x3)
Total: $460,555,219
Based on something
1) Payback $31,489,763 (x2) (novel)
2) Message in a Bottle $18,852,976 (novel)
3) Tarzan $34,221,968 (novel)
4) Wild Wild West $27,687,484 (TV show)
5) Eyes Wide Shut $21,706,163 (novel)
6) Fight Club $11,035,485 (novel)
7) The Bone Collector $16,712,020 (novel)
8) Pokémon: The First Movie $31,036,678 (Video Game)
9) Stuart Little $31,040,980 (x2)
In 2000: $11,214,503 (children's novel)
Total: $234,998,020
Winner: Original idea - When the '90s kicked off, the Berlin Wall had just fallen and soon other walls were coming down too - between public and private, news and entertainment, reality and fantasy. The winds of change brought new voices speaking hard truths and thrust sex and celebrity into the limelight like never before. Our collective tabloid obsessions were fueled by the birth of the internet, heralding a new era of mass information, and misinformation.
- StarsKevin SmithJason MewesLiz PhairA nostalgiac look back at the 1990's in the midst of movies, music, shows, scandals, trends, and news events.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsJim CarreyTaylor MomsenKelleyOn the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.Original idea
1) The Whole Nine Yards $30,468,564 (x3)
2) Mission to Mars $22,855,247
3) Rules of Engagement $25,944,808 (x2)
4) U-571 $31,756,965 (x2)
5) *Gladiator $59,464,146 (x2)
6) Dinosaur $38,854,851
7) Me, Myself & Irene $24,209,385
8) Scary Movie $42,346,669
9) What Lies Beneath $29,702,959
10) Hollow Man $39,462,518 (x2)
11) The Cell $17,515,050
12) Bring It On $28,809,600 (x2)
13) The Watcher $14,867,975 (x2)
14) Meet the Parents $80,855,345 (x4)
15) What Women Want $33,614,543
16) Cast Away $59,861,275 (x2)
In 2001 $22,220,725
Total: $602,810,625
Based on something
1) Eye of the Beholder $5,959,447 (novel)
2) Erin Brockovich $60,482,680 (x3) (Erin Brockovich)
3) The Perfect Storm $41,325,042 (novel)
4) X-Men $54,471,475 (comic book)
5) Remember the Titans $20,905,831 (Herman Boone)
6) Charlie's Angels $64,735,410 (x2) (TV show)
7) How the Grinch Stole Christmas $152,943,925 (x4) (Children's book)
Total: $400,823,810
Continuation
1) Next Friday $22,475,099 (x2)
2) Scream 3 $51,031,395 (x2)
3) Mission: Impossible II $84,861,326 (x2)
4) Gone in 60 Seconds $25,336,048
5) Shaft $21,714,757
6) Nutty Professor II: The Klumps $42,518,830
7) Urban Legends: Final Cut $8,505,513
Total: $256,442,968
Winner: Original idea
* Although based on Rome, the events in the film are fictional, therefore, it's not counted as based on - DirectorStephen SommersStarsBrendan FraserRachel WeiszJohn HannahThe mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror.Based on something
1) Exit Wounds $18,485,586 (novel)
2) Bridget Jones's Diary $10,184,136 (novel)
3) Shrek $42,347,760 (childern's book)
4) Pearl Harbor $88,637,188 (x2) (Pearl Harbor)
5) Lara Croft: Tomb Raider $47,735,743 (video game)
6) The Fast and the Furious $40,089,015 (magazine article "Racer X")
7) A.I. Artificial Intelligence $29,352,630 (short story)
8) Legally Blonde $20,377,426 (novel)
9) The Musketeer $10,312,740 (novel)
10) Hardball $17,444,680 (x2) (novel)
11) Don't Say a Word $17,090,474 (novel)
12) From Hell $11,014,818 (Graphic novel)
13) K-PAX $17,215,275 (novel)
14) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (x3) $171,424,703 (YA novel)
15) *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring $85,907,072 (x2)
In 2002: $39,207,707 (x2) (novel)
16) Black Hawk Down $56,736,559 (x3) (carried into 2002) (novel)
Total: $723,563,512
Continuation
1) Hannibal $103,478,074 (x3)
2) The Mummy Returns $101,880,790 (x2)
3) Jurassic Park III $50,771,645
4) Planet of the Apes $68,532,960
5) Rush Hour 2 $67,408,222
6) American Pie 2 $78,740,110 (x3)
7) Ocean's Eleven $38,107,822
8) Vanilla Sky $25,015,518 (remake of Abre los Ojos)
Total: $533,935,141
Original idea
1) Save the Last Dance $38,810,977 (x2)
2) The Wedding Planner $24,115,835 (x2)
3) The Mexican $32,353,579 (x2)
4) Heartbreakers $11,801,323
5) Spy Kids $56,127,507 (x3)
6) Driven $12,174,504
7) Swordfish $18,145,632
8) Cats & Dogs $21,707,617
9) Jeepers Creepers $13,106,108
10) Training Day $35,937,245 (x2)
11) Monsters, Inc. $108,128,095 (x2)
Total: $372,408,422
Winner: Based on something
*Though many of you may point out the 1978's one. This is not a reboot. (I checked) - DirectorSam RaimiStarsTobey MaguireKirsten DunstWillem DafoeAfter being bitten by a genetically-modified spider, a shy teenager gains spider-like abilities that he uses to fight injustice as a masked superhero and face a vengeful enemy.Continuation
1) Blade II $32,528,016
2) The Scorpion King $54,114,145 (x2)
3) Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones $127,908,346 (x2)
4) The Sum of All Fears $50,408,637 (x2)
5) Mr. Deeds $37,162,787 (remake of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town)
6) Men in Black II $76,559,062 (x2)
7) Austin Powers in Goldmember $73,071,188
8) Red Dragon $54,196,695 (x2)
9) The Ring $15,015,393
10) The Santa Clause 2 $29,008,696
11) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $120,474,984 (x2)
12) Die Another Day $59,915,047 (x2)
13) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $110,883,077 (x2)
In 2003 $25,017,279
Total: $866,263,352
Based on something
1) *Queen of the Damned $14,757,535 (novel)
2) We Were Soldiers $20,212,543 (novel)
3) The Time Machine $22,610,437 (novel)
4) Spider-Man $186,261,643 (x2) (comic book)
5) Scooby-Doo $54,155,312 (cartoon)
6) Minority Report $35,677,125 (novel)
7) Road to Perdition $15,412,515 (Graphic novel)
8) Jackass: The Movie $22,763,437 (novel)
9) 8 Mile $51,240,555 (Biography)
Total: $423,091,102
Original idea
1) Collateral Damage $15,058,432
2) John Q. $20,275,194
3) Ice Age $46,312,454
4) Panic Room $48,300,908 (x2)
5) Changing Lanes $17,128,062
6) Signs $87,843,302 (x3)
7) xXx $66,617,524 (x2)
8) Swimfan $11,326,601
9) Barbershop $33,444,656 (x2)
10) Sweet Home Alabama $35,648,740
11) Maid in Manhattan $18,711,407
Total: $400,667,280
Winner: Continuation
*Although it's technically a sequel (third part of The Vampire Chronicles) the movie itself is not considered a sequel to Interview with the Vampire - DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossFreedom fighters Neo, Trinity and Morpheus continue to lead the revolt against the Machine Army, unleashing their arsenal of extraordinary skills and weaponry against the systematic forces of repression and exploitation.Continuation
1) Identity $16,225,263 (sort of remake to And Then There Were None)
2) X2 $125,590,891 (x2)
3) The Matrix Reloaded $91,774,413
4) 2 Fast 2 Furious $50,472,480
5) Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle $37,634,221
6) Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines $44,041,440
7) Bad Boys II $46,522,560
8) Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over $33,417,739
9) American Wedding $33,369,440
10) Freddy vs. Jason $49,581,033 (x2)
11) Jeepers Creepers 2 $15,269,324
12) Once Upon a Time in Mexico $23,424,118
13) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre $28,094,014
14) Scary Movie 3 $68,131,238 (x2)
15) The Matrix Revolutions $48,475,154
16) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $123,227,817 (x2)
In 2004: $42,389,476 (x2)
Total: $877,640,621
Original idea
1) Just Married $17,548,993
2) Kangaroo Jack $16,580,209
3) Darkness Falls $12,024,917
4) The Recruit $16,302,063
5) Cradle 2 the Grave $16,521,468
6) Bringing Down the House $69,360,428 (x3)
7) Head of State $13,503,484
8) Phone Booth $15,021,088
9) Anger Management $67,226,435 (x2)
10) Bruce Almighty $67,953,330
11) Finding Nemo $98,636,193 (x2)
12) Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star $6,660,540
13) Underworld $21,753,759
14) The Rundown $18,553,765
15) School of Rock $19,622,714
16) Kill Bill: Volume 1 $22,089,322
17) Elf $26,325,613
18) The Last Samurai $24,271,354
19) Something's Gotta Give $16,064,723
Total: $566,020,398
Based on something
1) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days $23,774,850 (short cartoon book)
2) Daredevil $58,402,728 (x2) (comic book)
3) Hulk $62,128,420 (comic book)
4) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl $46,630,690 (theme park ride)
5) S.W.A.T. $37,062,535 (TV show)
6) The Cat in the Hat $62,788,845 (x2) (children's book)
Total: $290,788,068
Winner: Continuation - DirectorSam RaimiStarsTobey MaguireKirsten DunstAlfred MolinaPeter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a former brilliant scientist named Otto Octavius.Continuation
1) Barbershop 2: Back in Business $24,241,612
2) Dawn of the Dead $26,722,575
3) Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed $29,438,331
4) Kill Bill: Volume 2 $25,104,949
5) *Man on Fire $22,751,490
6) Shrek 2 $180,209,241 (x2)
7) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $128,597,760 (x2)
8) Spider-Man 2 $133,336,970 (x2)
9) The Bourne Supremacy $52,521,865
10) Alien vs. Predator $38,291,056
11) Exorcist: The Beginning $18,054,001
12) Resident Evil: Apocalypse $23,036,273
13) The Grudge $60,946,313 (x2)
14) Ocean's Twelve $39,153,380
15) Meet the Fockers $87,862,765 (x2)
In 2005: $28,498,160
Total: $945,489,316
Original idea
1) Along Came Polly $27,721,185
2) The Butterfly Effect $17,065,227
3) You Got Served $16,123,105
4) 50 First Dates $60,279,562 (x2)
5) Mean Girls $24,432,195
6) DodgeBall $30,070,196
7) The Village $50,746,142
8) Collateral $24,701,458
9) Hero $26,812,076 (x2)
10) Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow $15,580,278
11) The Forgotten $21,022,111
12) Shark Tale $100,940,857 (x3)
13) The Incredibles $120,718,782 (x2)
14) National Treasure $84,304,438 (x3)
Total: $595,816,154
Based on something
1) The Passion of the Christ $184,442,584 (x4) (final twelve hours of Jesus)
2) Hellboy $23,172,440 (comic book)
3) Van Helsing $51,748,040 (novel)
4) Troy $46,865,412 (Epic)
5) Fahrenheit 9/11: $23,920,637 (9/11/documentry)
6) I, Robot $52,179,887 (novel)
7) Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events $30,061,756 (YA novel)
Total: $412,390,756
*While based on a novel, it's actually a remake of Un uomo sotto tiro
Winner: Continuation - DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleMichael CaineKen WatanabeAfter witnessing his parents' death, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.Continuation
1) The Ring Two $35,065,237
2) Guess Who $20,671,446 (technically a remake of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner)
3) The Amityville Horror $23,507,007
4) Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith $163,641,813 (x2)
5) Batman Begins $76,334,829 (x2)
5) War of the Worlds $64,878,725
6) Four Brothers $21,176,925 (remake of The Sons of Katie Elder)
7) Transporter 2 $16,540,720
8) The Fog $11,752,917
9) Saw II $31,752,652
10) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (x3) $177,291,235
11) King Kong $71,389,465 (x2)
Total: $714,002,971
Based on something
1) Coach Carter $24,182,961 (Ken Carter)
2) Boogeyman $19,026,655 (the boogeyman)
3) Diary of a Mad Black Woman $21,905,089 (play)
4) Sin City $29,102,733 (graphic novel)
5) Sahara $18,068,372 (novel)
6) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy $21,103,203 (novel)
7) Fantastic Four $56,061,504 (comic book)
8) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (x2) $84,431,788 (novel)
9) The Dukes of Hazzard $30,675,314 (TV show)
10) The Exorcism of Emily Rose $30,054,300 (Anneliese Michel)
11) Just like Heaven $16,408,718 (novel)
12) Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit $16,025,987 (cartoon)
13) Doom $15,488,870 (video game)
14) Chicken Little $71,703,368 (x2) (fable)
15) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe $91,242,867 (x2) (novel)
Total: $545,481,729
Original idea
1) Are We There Yet? $18,575,214
2) Hide and Seek $21,959,233
3) Hitch $74,498,144 (x2)
4) The Pacifier $30,522,694
5) Robots $36,045,301
6) The Interpreter $22,822,455
7) *Kingdom of Heaven $19,635,996
8) Monster-in-Law $23,105,133
9) Madagascar $28,110,235
10) Mr. & Mrs. Smith $50,342,878
11) Wedding Crashers $20,023,159
12) The 40-Year-Old Virgin $37,698,710 (x2)
13) Flightplan $39,435,677 (x2)
Total: $422,774,829
*Although based on the Crusades, it isn't based on any specific moment during that time, so it's not counted
Winner: Continuation - DirectorGore VerbinskiStarsJohnny DeppOrlando BloomKeira KnightleyJack Sparrow races to recover the heart of Davy Jones to avoid enslaving his soul to Jones' service, as other friends and foes seek the heart for their own agenda as well.Continuation
1) Underworld: Evolution $26,857,181
2) Big Momma's House 2 $27,736,056
3) When a Stranger Calls $21,607,203
4) The Pink Panther $20,220,412
5) Eight Below $20,188,176 (remake of Antarctica)
6) Madea's Family Reunion $42,679,615 (x2) (sequel to Diary of a Mad Black Woman)
7) Ice Age: The Meltdown $101,857,438 (x2)
8) Scary Movie 4 $40,222,875
9) Mission: Impossible III $72,752,244 (x2)
10) X-Men: The Last Stand $102,750,665
11) Superman Returns $52,535,096
12) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $233,195,019 (x3)
13) Jackass Number Two $29,002,002
14) The Departed $26,887,467 (remake of Infernal Affairs)
15) The Grudge 2 $20,825,300
16) Saw III $33,610,391
Total: $872,927,140
Original idea
1) Hostel $19,556,099
2) Failure to Launch $24,411,322
3) Inside Man $28,954,945
4) RV $16,414,767
5) The Break-Up $39,172,785
6) Cars $93,851,143 (x2)
7) Click $40,011,365
8) Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby $69,168,441 (x2)
9) Snakes on a Plane $13,806,311
10) The Covenant $8,852,485
11) Open Season $23,624,548
12) Happy Feet $96,116,896 (x3)
13) *Apocalypto $15,005,604
Total: $488,946,711
Based on something
1) Glory Road $13,594,734 (1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship)
2) V for Vendetta $25,642,340 (graphic novel)
3) Silent Hill $20,152,598 (video game)
4) The Da Vinci Code $77,073,388 (novel)
5) Miami Vice $25,723,815 (TV show)
6) Invincible $29,182,548 (x2) (based on Vince Papale)
7) Gridiron Gang $14,414,630 (based on the Kilpatrick Mustangs)
8) The Prestige $14,801,808 (novel)
9) Borat $54,725,363 (x2) (based on Sacha Baron Cohen's character from the Da Ali G Show)
10) The Pursuit of Happyness $26,541,709 (based on Chris Gardner)
11) Night at the Museum $67,200,686 (x2)
In 2007: $23,743,960 (childern's book)
Total: $392,797,579
Winner: Continuation
*Although based on the Mayans, it isn't based on any specific moment during that time, so it's not counted) - DirectorChris MillerRaman HuiStarsMike MyersCameron DiazEddie MurphyReluctantly designated as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away, Shrek hatches a plan to install the rebellious Artie as the new king while Princess Fiona tries to fend off a coup d'état by the jilted Prince Charming.Continuation
1) Spider-Man 3 $209,282,772 (x2)
2) Shrek the Third $121,629,270
3) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $158,939,480 (x2)
4) Ocean's Thirteen $36,133,403
5) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer $58,051,684
6) Evan Almighty $31,192,615
7) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $77,108,414
8) The Bourne Ultimatum $69,283,690
9) Rush Hour 3 $49,100,158
10) Halloween $26,362,367
11) 3:10 to Yuma $14,035,033
12) Resident Evil: Extinction $23,678,580
13) Saw IV $31,756,764
14) National Treasure: Book of Secrets $80,456,480 (x2)
In 2008: $20,062,684
Total: $1,007,073,394
Original idea
1) Stomp the Yard $34,120,664 (x2)
2) Epic Movie $18,612,544
3) The Messengers $14,713,321
4) Norbit $34,195,434
5) Wild Hogs $39,699,023
6) Blades of Glory $55,536,532 (x2)
7) Disturbia $44,259,595 (x3)
8) Ratatouille $47,027,395
9) I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry $34,233,750
10) Superbad $51,096,780 (x2)
11) The Brave One $13,471,488
12) The Game Plan $39,560,348 (x2)
13) Why Did I Get Married? $21,353,789
14) Bee Movie $25,565,462
15) Enchanted $50,843,633 (x2)
16) The Bucket List $19,392,416 (carried into 2008)
Total: $543,682,174
Based on something
1) Ghost Rider $65,456,279 (x2) (comic book)
2) 300 $103,762,629 (x2) (graphic novel)
3) *TMNT $24,255,205 (comic book)
4) Transformers $70,502,384 (TV show)
5) The Simpsons Movie $74,036,787 (TV show)
6) 30 Days of Night $15,951,902 (comic book)
7) American Gangster $43,565,115 (Frank Lucas)
8) Beowulf $27,515,871 (Epic)
9) The Golden Compass $25,783,232 (YA novel)
10) **I Am Legend $77,211,321 (novel)
Total: $528,040,725
Winner: Continuation
*Not a reboot, stand alone adaptation
**Again, not a reboot, stand alone adaptation - DirectorJon FavreauStarsRobert Downey Jr.Gwyneth PaltrowTerrence HowardAfter being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.Continuation
1) Prom Night $20,804,941
2) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian $55,034,805
3) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull $100,137,835
4) The Incredible Hulk $55,414,050
4) Hellboy II: The Golden Army $32,080,560
5) The Dark Knight $302,359,198 (x4)
6) Bangkok Dangerous $7,783,266 (remake of Thai film of the same name)
7) High School Musical 3: Senior Year $57,346,256 (x2)
8) Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa $63,106,589
9) Quantum of Solace $67,528,882
10) The Day the Earth Stood Still $30,480,153
Total: $792,076,535
Original idea
1) Cloverfield $40,058,229
2) Meet the Spartans $18,505,530
3) Fool's Gold $21,589,295
4) Vantage Point $22,874,936
5) Semi-Pro $15,075,114
6) 10,000 BC $35,867,488
7) The Forbidden Kingdom $21,401,121
8) Baby Mama $17,407,110
9) Kung Fu Panda $60,239,130
10) WALL-E $63,087,526
11) Hancock $62,603,879
12) Tropic Thunder $53,603,602 (x3)
13) Burn After Reading $19,128,001
14) Lakeview Terrace $15,004,672
15) Eagle Eye $29,150,721
16) Beverly Hills Chihuahua $46,802,542 (x2)
17) Four Christmases $47,825,304 (x2)
18) Yes Man $18,262,471
19) Gran Torino $29,484,388 (carried into 2009)
Total: $637,971,059
Based on something
1) Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert $31,117,834 (Concert)
2) Jumper $27,354,808 (novel)
3) Horton Hears a Who! $69,603,594 (x2) (children's book)
4) 21 $39,443,361 (x2) (MIT Blackjack Team)
5) Iron Man $149,309,297 (x2) (comic book)
6) Sex and the City $57,038,404 (TV show)
7) Get Smart $38,683,480 (TV show)
8) Max Payne $17,639,849 (Video game)
9) Twilight $69,637,740 (YA novel)
10) Marley & Me $36,357,586
In 2009: $24,263,763 (novel)
Total: $560,449,716
Winner: Continuation - DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.Original idea
1) Paul Blart: Mall Cop $53,455,818 (x2)
2) Taken $24,717,037
3) Knowing $24,813,404
4) Monsters vs. Aliens $59,321,095
5) 17 Again $23,722,310
6) Obsessed $28,612,730
7) Up $68,108,790
8) The Hangover $78,391,764 (x2)
9) The Proposal $33,627,598
10) Brüno $30,619,130
11) G-Force $31,706,934
12) Funny People $22,657,780
13) District 9 $37,354,308
14) Inglourious Basterds $38,054,676
15) I Can Do Bad All by Myself $23,446,785
16) Zombieland $24,733,155
17) Couples Retreat $34,286,740
18) Paranormal Activity $21,104,070
19) 2012 $65,237,614
20) Avatar $152,642,664 (x2)
In 2010: $227,806,627 (x5)
Total: $1,104,421,029
Continuation
1) Friday the 13th $40,570,365
2) Madea Goes to Jail $57,206,873 (x2)
3) Race to Witch Mountain $24,402,214
4) Fast & Furious $70,950,500
5) X-Men Origins: Wolverine $85,058,003
6) Star Trek $75,204,289
7) Angels & Demons $46,204,168
8) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian $54,173,286
9) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen $151,287,184 (x2)
10) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince $77,835,727
11) The Final Destination $39,777,191 (x2)
12) The Twilight Saga: New Moon $185,709,168 (x2)
Total: $908,378,847
Based on something
1) He's Just Not That into You $27,785,487 (novel)
2) Watchmen $55,214,334 (graphic novel)
3) Hannah Montana: The Movie $32,324,487 (TV show)
4) G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra $54,713,046 (cartoon)
5) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs $55,343,451 (x2) (children's book)
6) Where the Wild Things Are $32,695,407 (children's book)
7) Michael Jackson's This Is It $23,234,394 (concert)
8) A Christmas Carol $30,051,075 (novel)
9) The Blind Side $20,043,181 (novel)
10) The Princess and the Frog $24,208,916 (fairy tale)
Total: $355,613,778
Winner: Original idea - StarsSue SmithJonathan Van NessMichelle ButeauCelebrities remember pop culture from 2000 to 2009
- DirectorLee UnkrichStarsTom HanksTim AllenJoan CusackThe toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.Continuation
1) Alice in Wonderland $219,877,539 (x3)
2) Clash of the Titans $87,868,314 (x2)
3) A Nightmare on Elm Street $32,902,299
4) Iron Man 2 $180,163,485 (x2)
5) Shrek Forever After $139,625,735 (x3)
6) The Karate Kid $55,665,805
7) Toy Story 3 $169,644,858 (x2)
8) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse $64,832,191
9) Resident Evil: Afterlife $26,650,264
10) Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps $19,011,188
11) Jackass 3D $50,353,641
12) Paranormal Activity 2 $40,678,424
13) Saw 3D $22,530,123
14) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 $174,104,473 (x2)
15) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader $24,005,069
16) Tron: Legacy $44,026,211
17) Little Fockers $56,600,150 (x2)
18) True Grit $14,605,135 (carried into 2011)
Total: $1,423,144,965
Original idea
1) Valentine's Day $56,260,707
2) Shutter Island $63,727,645 (x2)
3) Despicable Me $56,397,125
4) Inception $132,995,594 (x3)
5) The Other Guys $35,543,162
6) The Expendables $51,793,167 (x2)
7) Takers $20,512,304
8) Megamind $75,137,294 (x2)
Total: $492,366,998
Based on something
1) Dear John $30,468,614 (novel)
2) How to Train Your Dragon $59,082,532 (x2)(children's novel)
3) Kick-Ass $19,828,687 (comic book)
4) The American $13,177,790 (novel)
5) The Town $23,808,032 (novel)
6) The Social Network $37,897,644 (x2) (Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook)
7) Tangled $21,608,891 (fairy tale)
Total: $205,872,190
Winner: Continuation - DirectorPeter HyamsStarsRoy ScheiderJohn LithgowHelen MirrenA joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
- DirectorDavid YatesStarsDaniel RadcliffeEmma WatsonRupert GrintHarry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.Continuation
1) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules $23,751,502
2) Fast Five $86,198,765
3) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides $90,151,958
4) The Hangover Part II $85,946,294
5) X-Men: First Class $55,101,604
6) Cars 2 $66,135,507
7) Transformers: Dark of the Moon $144,956,141 (x2)
8) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 $169,189,427
9) Rise of the Planet of the Apes $82,638,498 (x2)
10) Paranormal Activity 3 $52,568,183
11) Puss in Boots $67,132,083 (x2)
12) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 $196,341,300 (x3)
13) Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows $39,637,079
14) Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol $58,978,508 (x2)
Total: $1,218,729,849
Original idea
1) No Strings Attached $19,652,921
2) The Roommate $15,002,635
3) Hall Pass $13,535,374
4) Rango $38,079,323
5) Battle: Los Angeles $35,573,187
6) Hop $58,841,950 (x2)
7) Rio $65,549,283 (x2)
8) Super 8 $35,451,168
9) Contagion $22,403,596
10) The Lion King (in 3D) $52,080,946 (x2)
11) Dolphin Tale $13,912,419
12) Real Steel $43,611,332 (x2)
13) Immortals $32,206,425
14) *New Year's Eve $13,019,180
Total: $458,919,739
Based on something
1) The Green Hornet $33,526,876 (radio serial)
2) The Rite $14,789,393 (novel)
3) Just Go with It $30,514,732 (French play Fleur de cactus)
4) Unknown $21,856,389 (novel)
5) Limitless $18,907,302 (novel)
6) Thor $100,426,373 (x2) (comic book)
7) Green Lantern $53,174,303 (comic book)
8) Captain America: The First Avenger $65,058,524 (comic book)
9) Cowboys & Aliens $36,431,290 (comic book)
10) The Help $49,149,400 (x3) (novel)
Total: $423,835,212
Winner: Continuationl
*There's no evidence that suggests it's a sequel - DirectorPeter HyamsStarsRoy ScheiderJohn LithgowHelen MirrenA joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
- DirectorJoss WhedonStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris EvansScarlett JohanssonEarth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Continuation
1) Contraband $24,349,815 (remake of Reykjavík-Rotterdam)
2) Underworld: Awakening $25,306,725
3) Men in Black 3 $54,592,779
4) Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted $94,372,212 (x2)
5) The Amazing Spider-Man $62,004,688
6) Ice Age: Continental Drift $46,629,259
7) The Dark Knight Rises $258,726,076 (x3)
8) The Bourne Legacy $38,142,825
9) The Expendables 2 $42,014,949 (x2)
10) Resident Evil: Retribution $21,052,227
11) Taken 2 $71,387,896 (x2)
12) Paranormal Activity 4 $29,003,866
13) Skyfall $99,144,915 (x2)
14) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 $202,125,444 (x3)
15) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey $153,431,736 (x3)
Total: $1,222,028,365
Based on something
1) The Grey $19,665,101 (novel)
2) The Lorax $109,063,090 (x2) (children's book)
3) 21 Jump Street $36,302,612 (TV show)
4) The Hunger Games $265,295,191 (x4) (YA novel)
5) Think Like a Man $51,240,444 (x2) (novel)
6) The Avengers $366,135,084 (x3) (comic book)
7) Snow White & the Huntsman $56,217,700 (Snow White)
8) Argo $12,085,059 (Tony Mendez & 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis)
Total: $916,004,281
Original idea
1) The Devil Inside $33,732,515
2) Chronicle $22,004,098
3) The Vow $41,202,458
4) Safe House $23,641,575
5) Act of Valor $24,476,632
6) Brave $66,323,594
7) Ted $54,415,205
8) The Possession $27,049,952 (x2)
9) End of Watch $13,152,683
10) *Hotel Transylvania $42,522,194
11) Wreck-It Ralph $49,038,712
12) **Zero Dark Thirty $24,438,936 (carried into 2013)
Total: $441,998,554
*Though Hotel Transylvania has Universal monsters, they aren't the "Hotel Transylvania" is original
**Although based on the killing of Bin Landen. The whole story is fictionalized
Winner: Continuation - DirectorPeter HyamsStarsRoy ScheiderJohn LithgowHelen MirrenA joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsHenry CavillAmy AdamsMichael ShannonAn alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.Continuation
1) Texas Chainsaw 3D $21,744,470
2) Mama $28,402,310 (remake of 2008 short film)
3) A Good Day to Die Hard $24,834,845
4) G.I. Joe: Retaliation $40,501,814
5) Evil Dead $25,775,847
6) Iron Man 3 $246,670,200 (x2)
7) Star Trek Into Darkness $70,165,559
8) Fast & Furious 6 $132,539,685 (x2)
9) Man of Steel $116,619,362
10) Monsters University $128,037,214 (x2)
11) Despicable Me 2 $127,410,210 (x2)
12) The Wolverine $53,113,752
13) Riddick $19,030,375
14) Insidious: Chapter 2 $40,272,103
15) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 $34,017,930
16) Thor: The Dark World $122,323,857 (x2)
17) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire $232,253,887 (x2)
18) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug $134,182,207 (x3)
Total: $1,597,895,627
Based on something
1) Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters $19,690,956 (forklore)
2) Warm Bodies $20,353,967 (YA novel)
3) Jack the Giant Slayer $27,202,226 (folklore)
4) Oz the Great and Powerful $120,363,157 (x2) (novel)
5) 42 $27,487,144 (Jackie Robinson)
6) Pain & Gain $20,244,505 (Sun Gym Gang)
7) The Conjuring $41,855,326 (Ed & Lorraine Warren/The Perron Family Haunting)
8) 2 Guns $27,059,130 (comic book)
9) The Butler $41,141,124 (x2) (novel)
10) One Direction: This Is Us $15,815,497 (concert)
11) *Bad Grandpa $32,055,177 (TV show)
12) Ender's Game $27,017,351 (YA novel)
13) Frozen $31,616,230 (fairy tale)
In 2014: $19,575,525
14) Lone Survivor $37,849,910 (carried into 2014) (novel)
Total: $509,327,225
Original idea
1) Identity Thief $48,568,110 (x2)
2) The Croods $43,639,736
3) **Oblivion $37,054,485
4) The Purge $34,058,360
5) Elysium $29,807,393
6) Prisoners $20,817,053
7) Gravity $129,000,529 (x3)
Total: $342,945,666
Winner: Continuation
* Bad Grandpa is technically a Jackass film. However it's not a sequel or spin-off
** Oblivion's graphic novel was never published, so it's not counted as based on something - DirectorPeter HyamsStarsRoy ScheiderJohn LithgowHelen MirrenA joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
- DirectorNeil BurgerStarsShailene WoodleyTheo JamesKate WinsletIn a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.Continuation
1) 300: Rise of an Empire $45,038,460
2) Captain America: The Winter Soldier $161,885,638 (x3)
3) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 $91,608,337
4) Godzilla $93,188,384
5) *X-Men: Days of Future Past $90,823,660
6) 22 Jump Street $57,071,445
7) Think Like a Man Too $29,241,911
8) Transformers: Age of Extinction $137,088,575 (x2)
9) Dawn of the Planet of the Apes $108,865,737 (x2)
10) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles $94,098,252 (x2)
11) Dumb and Dumber To $36,111,775
12) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 $200,896,995 (x3)
13) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies $95,645,729 (x2)
In 2015: $21,732,090
Total: $1,263,296,988
Based on something
1) The Lego Movie $150,202,068 (x3) (toy)
2) Mr. Peabody & Sherman $21,809,249 (cartoon)
3) Divergent $54,607,747 (YA novel)
4) Noah $43,720,472 (Bible story)
5) **Maleficent $69,431,298 (fairy tale)
6) The Fault in Our Stars $48,002,523 (YA novel)
7) Guardians of the Galaxy $138,962,702 (x4) (comic book)
9) The Maze Runner $32,512,804 (YA novel)
10) The Equalizer $34,137,828 (TV show)
11) Gone Girl $63,919,243 (x2) (novel)
12) Ouija $30,616,975 (x2) (toy)
13) Big Hero 6 $56,215,889 (comic book)
14) Exodus: Gods and Kings $24,115,934 (Bible story)
15) American Sniper $184,557,898 (x3) (carried into 2015) (Biography)
Total: $952,812,630
Original idea
1) Ride Along $74,851,385 (x3)
2) Non-Stop $28,875,635
3) The Other Woman $24,763,752
4) Neighbors $49,033,915
5) Lucy $43,899,340
6) No Good Deed $24,250,283
7) Fury $23,702,421
Total: $269,376,731
Winner: Continuation
*Though based on the comic story arc. It's technically a sequel.
** Looked it up, it's not a sequel, remake, reboot, spin-off or prequel of Sleeping Beauty - DirectorPeter HyamsStarsRoy ScheiderJohn LithgowHelen MirrenA joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
- DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsChris PrattBryce Dallas HowardTy SimpkinsA new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, the Indominus Rex, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.Continuation
1) Taken 3 $39,201,657
2) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water $55,365,012
3) Cinderella $67,877,361
4) The Divergent Series: Insurgent $52,263,680
5) Furious 7 $253,751,005 (x4)
6) Avengers: Age of Ultron $269,018,038 (x2)
7) Pitch Perfect 2 $69,216,890
8) Jurassic World $369,927,325 (x3)
9) Minions $115,718,405
10) Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation $84,022,461 (x2)
11) Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials $30,316,510
12) Hotel Transylvania 2 $48,464,322
13) Spectre $104,084,252 (x2)
14) The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 $184,941,439 (x4)
15) Star Wars: The Force Awakens $397,169,535 (x2)
In 2016: $132,595,458 (x2)
Total: $2,273,933,350
Based on something
1) Fifty Shades of Grey $107,430,480 (x2) (novel)
2) Home $52,107,731 (childern's book)
3) Tomorrowland $33,028,165 (theme park ride)
4) Ant-Man $82,134,858 (x2) (comic book)
5) Straight Outta Compton $99,697,760 (x3) (N.W.A)
6) The Martian $118,761,845 (x4) (novel)
7) Goosebumps $23,618,556 (novel or novels)
8) The Revenant $16,009,718 (carried into 2016) (novel)
Total: $532,789,113
Original idea
1) Focus $18,685,137
2) Chappie $13,346,782
3) San Andreas $54,588,173
4) Spy $29,085,719
5) Inside Out $29,771,224
6) War Room $9,480,535
7) The Perfect Guy $25,888,154
Total: $181,531,229
Winner: Continuation - DirectorPeter HyamsStarsRoy ScheiderJohn LithgowHelen MirrenA joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.Jan 9-11 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $39,201,657
Jan 16-18 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $39,201,657
Jan 23-25 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $39,201,657
Jan 30-Feb 1 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $39,201,657
Feb 6-8 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $94,566,669
Feb 13-15 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $94,566,669
Feb 20-22 Based on something $107,430,480
Feb 27-Mar 1 Based on something $107,430,480
Mar 6-8 Based on something $107,430,480
Mar 13-15 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $162,444,030
Mar 20-22
Mar 27-29
April 3-5
April 10-12
April 17-19
April 24-26
May 1-3
May 8-10
May 15-17
May 22-24
May 29-31
June 5-7
June 12-14
June 19-21
June 26-28
July 3-5
July 10-12
July 17-19
July 24-26
July 31-Aug 2
Aug 7-9
Aug 14-16
Aug 21-23
Aug 28-30
Sep 5-7
Sep 12-14
Sep 19-21
Sep 26-28
Oct 2-4
Oct 9-11
Oct 16-18
Oct 23-25
Oct 30-Nov 1
Nov 6-8
Nov 13-15
Nov 20-22
Nov 27-29
Dec 4-6
Dec 11-13
Dec 18-20
Dec 25-27 - DirectorZack SnyderStarsBen AffleckHenry CavillAmy AdamsBatman is manipulated by Lex Luthor to fear Superman. Superman´s existence is meanwhile dividing the world and he is framed for murder during an international crisis. The heroes clash and force the neutral Wonder Woman to reemerge.Continuation
1) Ride Along 2 $35,243,095
2) Kung Fu Panda 3 $62,524,223 (x2)
3) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice $217,342,601 (x2)
4) The Jungle Book $207,239,285 (x3)
5) Captain America: Civil War $251,776,284 (x2)
6) X-Men: Apocalypse $65,769,562
7) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows $35,316,382
8) The Conjuring 2 $40,406,314
9) Finding Dory $249,837,403 (x3)
10) Star Trek Beyond $59,253,211
11) Jason Bourne $59,215,365
12) The Magnificent Seven $34,703,397
13) Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them $74,403,387
14) Rogue One: A Star Wars Story $268,724,451 (x3)
Total: $1,661,754,960
Based on something
1) Deadpool $220,020,001 (x3) (comic book)
2) The Angry Birds Movie $38,155,177 (video game)
3) Suicide Squad $198,073,662 (x3) (comic book)
4) Sully $56,681,318 (x2) (Chesley Sullenberger/Flight 1549)
6) Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children $28,871,140 (YA novel)
7) The Girl on the Train $24,536,265 (novel)
8) Doctor Strange $128,028,376 (x2) (comic book)
9) Hidden Figures $43,654,004 (x2) (carried into 2017) (Katherine Goble Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, & Mary Jackson)
Total: $738,019,943
Original idea
1) Zootopia $163,567,446 (x3)
2) The Boss $23,586,645
3) The Secret Life of Pets $155,191,260 (x2)
4) Don't Breathe $42,244,929 (x2)
5) The Accountant $24,710,273
6) *Boo! A Madea Halloween $45,721,760 (x2)
7) Moana $103,436,194 (x3)
Total: $558,458,507
Winner: Continuation
*Believe it or not, it's a stand alone film - DirectorPeter HyamsStarsRoy ScheiderJohn LithgowHelen MirrenA joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsBen AffleckGal GadotJason MomoaFueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his new-found ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.Continuation
1) Split $80,090,610 (x3)
2) The LEGO Batman Movie $85,658,582 (x2)
3) Logan $88,411,916
4) Kong: Skull Island $61,025,472
5) Beauty and the Beast $265,177,333 (x2)
6) The Fate of the Furious $157,131,660 (x3)
7) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 $211,773,596 (x2)
8) Alien: Covenant $36,160,621
9) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales $62,983,253
10) Cars 3 $53,688,680
11) Transformers: The Last Knight $44,680,073
12) Despicable Me 3 $72,414,390
13) Spider-Man: Homecoming $117,027,503
14) War for the Planet of the Apes $56,262,929
15) Annabelle: Creation $35,006,404
16) Kingsman: The Golden Circle $55,958,685 (x2)
17) Blade Runner 2049 $32,753,122
18) Tyler Perry's Boo 2! A Madea Halloween $21,226,953
19) Jigsaw $16,640,452
20) Thor: Ragnarok $179,823,295 (x2)
21) Star Wars: The Last Jedi $344,095,222 (x3)
22) Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle $95,771,017 (x4) (carried into 2018)
Total: $2,173,761,841
Based on something
1) The Boss Baby: $76,562,390 (x2) (child's book)
2) Wonder Woman $161,772,143 (x2) (comic book)
3) Dunkirk $77,124,618 (x2) (Dunkirk evacuation)
4) The Dark Tower $19,153,698 (novel)
5) *It $183,506,529 (x2) (novel)
6) Josstice League $93,842,239 (comic book)
Total: $611,961,617
Total:
Original idea
1) Get Out $33,377,060
2) The Hitman's Bodyguard $42,183,133 (x3)
3) Happy Death Day $26,039,025
4) Coco $96,788,224 (x3)
Total: $198,387,442
Winner: Continuation
*Not classified as a remake - DirectorPeter HyamsStarsRoy ScheiderJohn LithgowHelen MirrenA joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
- DirectorAnthony RussoJoe RussoStarsRobert Downey Jr.Chris HemsworthMark RuffaloThe Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.Continuation
1) Maze Runner: The Death Cure $24,167,011
2) Fifty Shades Freed $38,560,195
3) Pacific Rim Uprising $28,116,535
4) Avengers: Infinity War $434,551,040 (x3)
5) Deadpool 2 $125,507,153
6) Solo: A Star Wars Story $113,817,371 (x2)
7) Ocean's 8 $41,607,378
8) Incredibles 2 $182,687,905
9) Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom $208,936,805 (x2)
10) Ant-Man and the Wasp $75,812,205
11) Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation $44,076,225
12) The Equalizer 2 $36,011,640
13) Mission: Impossible - Fallout $96,560,349 (x2)
14) The Nun $53,807,379
15) The Predator $24,632,284
16) Halloween $107,640,615 (x2)
17) Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald $62,163,104
18) Ralph Breaks the Internet Ralph Breaks the Internet $98,058,410 (x3)
Total: $1,796,686,604
Based on Something
1) Black Panther $447,437,990 (x5) (comic book)
2) Ready Player One $41,764,050 (YA novel)
3) Rampage $35,753,093 (video game)
4) The Meg $45,402,195 (novel)
5) Crazy Rich Asians $73,282,687 (x3) (novel)
6) The House With A Clock In Its Walls $26,608,020 (children's book)
7) Venom $115,261,863 (x2) (comic)
8) Bohemian Rhapsody $51,061,119 (Queen)
9) *Dr. Seuss' The Grinch $67,572,855 (children's book)
10) Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse $35,363,376 (comic)
11) Aquaman $119,988,093 (x2) (comic)
In 2019: $31,003,280
Total: $1,089,048,510
Original Idea
1) A Quiet Place $71,115,371 (x2)
2) Night School $27,257,615
Total: $98,372,986
Winner: Continuation
* Not a reboot, stand alone adaption - DirectorPeter HyamsStarsRoy ScheiderJohn LithgowHelen MirrenA joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.Jan 26-28 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $24,167,011
Feb 2-4 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $24,167,011
Feb 9-11 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $62,727,206
Feb 16-18 Based on Something $202,003,951
Feb 23-25 Based on Something $313,662,786
Mar 2-4 Based on Something $379,969,721
Mar 9-11 Based on Something $420,787,300
Mar 16-18 Based on Something $447,437,990
Mar 23-25 Based on Something $447,437,990
Mar 31-April 1 Based on Something $489,202,040
April 6-8 Based on Something $489,202,040
April 13-15 Based on Something $524,404,080
April 20-22 Based on Something $524,404,080
April 27-29 Based on Something $524,404,080
May 4-6 Based on Something $524,404,080
May 11-13 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $525,394,781
May 18-20 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $650,901,934
May 25-27 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $735,322,423
June 1-3 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $764,692,305
June 8-10 Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel $806,299,683
Scoreboard:
Based on Something 13
Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel 7 - DirectorAllan MoyleStarsAnthony LaPagliaDebi MazarMaxwell CaulfieldTwenty-four hours in the lives of the young employees at Empire Records when they all grow up and become young adults thanks to each other and the manager. They all face the store joining a chain store with strict rules.Most of
Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel: 22 (2017/2019)
Original: 20 (2009)
Based on something: 15 (2001/2005)
Least of
Sequel/Remake/Reboot/Spin-off/Prequel: 3 (1993)
Original: 2 (2018)
Based on something: 1 (1984) - DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy ComingoreFollowing the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSam WorthingtonZoe SaldanaSigourney WeaverA paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.Original
(2009) $1,104,421,029
(2008) $637,971,059
(2000) $602,810,625
(2004) $595,816,154
(1999) $576,594,394
(2003) $566,020,398
(2016) $558,458,507
(2007) $543,682,174
(1998) $502,267,900
(2006) $488,946,711
(1997) $463,043,973
(2011) $458,919,739
(1996) $445,409,214
(2012) $441,998,554
(2005) $422,774,829
(2001) $412,497,437
(2002) $400,667,280
(1984) $389,000,925
(2013) $342,945,666
(1990) $337,006,064
(1994) $329,509,497
(1982) $313,192,419
(1995) $284,550,933
(1987) $274,725,627
(2014) $269,376,731
(1992) $261,797,884
(1986) $234,364,449
(1988) $222,594,992
(1988) $208,244,382
(2017) $198,387,442
(1993) $197,271,424
(2015) $181,531,229
(2019) $150,132,530
(1985) $143,097,069
(1991) $133,822,717
(2018) $98,372,986
(1983) $87,134,164 - DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar IsaacAs a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.Continuation
(2019) $2,611,251,115
(2015) $2,273,933,350
(2017) $2,173,761,841
(2018) $1,796,686,604
(2016) $1,661,754,960
(2013) $1,597,895,627
(2010) $1,423,144,965
(2014) $1,263,296,988
(2011) $1,218,729,849
(2012) $1,068,596,629
(2007) $1,007,073,394
(2004) $945,489,316
(2003) $877,640,621
(2006) $872,927,140
(2002) $866,263,352
(2009) $833,174,679
(2008) $792,076,535
(2005) $714,002,971
(2001) $533,935,141
(1999) $460,555,219
(1997) $319,576,869
(1992) $274,139,362
(2000) $256,442,968
(1989) $236,542,214
(1991) $208,914,585
(1985) $181,694,782
(1998) $174,884,511
(1996) $171,071,997
(1995) $162,773,261
(1987) $156,928,622
(1983) $154,297,596
(1986) $123,346,910
(1994) $121,435,419
(1988) $100,920,257
(1990) $99,466,320
(1984) $71,126,683
(1993) $47,459,306
(1982) $44,238,984 - DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.Based
(2018) $1,089,048,510
(2014) $952,812,630
(2012) $916,004,281
(2015) $812,423,330
(2016) $738,019,943
(2001) $683,474,497
(2008) $615,863,766
(2017) $611,961,617
(2019) $586,723,419
(1997) $574,680,883
(2008) $560,449,716
(2005) $545,481,729
(2015) $532,789,113
(2007) $528,040,725
(2013) $509,327,225
(1993) $497,978,884
(2010) $492,366,998
(2011) $423,835,212
(2003) $423,091,102
(2004) $412,390,756
(2000) $400,823,810
(2006) $392,797,579
(1995) $327,568,811
(1994) $296,729,589
(2003) $290,788,068
(1996) $275,068,639
(1999) $234,998,020
(1998) $209,828,464
(1991) $209,775,951
(1992) $207,153,098
(2010) $205,872,190
(1990) $205,038,857
(1989) $173,701,348
(1983) $89,256,120
(1988) $77,871,962
(1986) $63,422,941
(1982) $43,975,541
(1987) $39,625,269
(1985) $25,850,340
(1984) $16,249,863 - DirectorMichael DoughertyStarsKyle ChandlerVera FarmigaMillie Bobby BrownThe crypto-zoological agency Monarch faces off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah.Continuation
1) The Upside $20,355,000 (remake of Intouchables)
2) Glass $68,762,055 (x3)
3) The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part $34,115,335
4) How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World $85,050,785 (x2)
5) Dumbo $45,990,748
6) Avengers: Endgame $567,797,284 (x3)
7) John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum $56,818,067
8) Aladdin $91,500,929
9) Godzilla: King of the Monsters $47,776,293
10) The Secret Life of Pets 2 $46,652,680
11) Men in Black International $30,035,838
12) Toy Story 4 $180,608,396 (x2)
13) Spider-Man: Far from Home $137,932,571 (x2)
14) The Lion King $268,392,312 (x2)
15) Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw $85,304,745 (x2)
16) Angel has Fallen $33,180,396 (x2)
17) It: Chapter Two $130,668,702 (×2)
18) Maleficent: Mistress of Evil $56,318,590 (x2)
19) Terminator: Dark Fate $29,033,832
20) Frozen II $251,406,745 (x3)
21) Jumanji: The Next Level $59,251,543
22) Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker $249,773,454 (x2)
In 2020: $34,524,815
Total: $2,611,251,115
Based on Something:
1) Alita: Battle Angel $28,525,613 (manga)
2) Captain Marvel $221,421,553 (x2) (comic)
3) Shazam! $77,958,840 (x2) (comic)
3) The Curse of La Llorona $26,347,631 (La Llorona)
4) Downton Abbey $31,033,665 (TV show)
5) Joker $152,063,740 (x2) (comic)
6) Midway $17,897,419 (battle of Midway)
7) Ford v Ferrari $31,474,958 (Carroll Shelby & Ken Miles)
Total: $586,723,419
Original idea:
1) Us $71,117,625
2) Good Boys $21,402,605
3) *Abominable $20,612,100
4) **1917 $37,000,200 (carried into 2020)
Total: $150,132,530
Winner: Continuation
*The Yeti's in it, but it's not based on it particular
**Not based on a specific moment of WWI, so it's not counted as based on - DirectorCathy YanStarsMargot RobbieRosie PerezMary Elizabeth WinsteadAfter splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroines Black Canary, Huntress, and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord.Continuation:
1) Bad Boys for Life $114,198,778 (x3)
2) *Birds of Prey $33,010,017
3) The Invisible Man $28,625,265 (x3)
4) Trolls World Tour $1,403,800 (x5)
4) The Empire Strikes Back (re-release) $611,000
5) Beauty and the Beast (re-release) $467,000
6) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run $865,824
7) Come Play $3,119,875 (remake of a short film of the same name)
8) The Croods: A New Age $17,224,490 (x3)
In 2021: $3,798,280
9) Wonder Woman 1984 $25,200,000 (x3)
Total: $228,524,329
Original idea:
1) Onward $49,845,313 (x4)
2) The Wretched $362,609 (x3)
3) Zootopia (re-release) $280,000
4) Ghostbusters (re-release) $550,000
5) The Rental $694,124 (x2)
6) The Tax Collector $309,694
7) Unhinged $4,000,761
8) Tenet $37,700,000 (x5)
9) Honest Thief $6,469,271 (x2)
10) Freaky $4,881,505 (x2)
Total: $105,093,277
Based on something:
1) Sonic the Hedgehog $84,210,642 (x2)
2) I Still Believe $15,448 (bio pick of Jeremy Camp)
3) Jurassic Park (re-release) $517,600 (novel)
4) The New Mutants $7,037,017 (comic)
5) The War with Grandpa $3,623,880 (children's book)
6) Let Him Go $4,000,470 (novel)
7) Monster Hunter $2,201,269 (video game)
Total: $101,606,326
Winner: Continuation
*It's a spinoff of Suicide Squad - DirectorSamantha JayneArturo Perez Jr.StarsAngourie RiceReneé RappAuli'i CravalhoCady Heron is a hit with the Plastics, an A-list girl clique at her new school. But everything changes when she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.