This has been said for years movies based on video games don’t generate blockbusters. However, everything indicates that it is time to revisit that postulate, as they have worked very well The last of us, Arcano and the new Super Mario Broswhich premiered on April 5 and has already become the highest-grossing film of this genre.
In recent times, movies like Unexplored AND warcraftwhich held the box office record for video game adaptations for six years, broke its losing streak and proved that it can perform very well no matter the criticism or praise from the fans.
1- Super Mario Bros. The Movie (2023)
When everyone believed it Super Mario Bros would have been another flop, the movie proved them wrong. There were a lot of expectations from the appearance of the first trailerand then the film itself was a pleasant surprise, full of winks for the fans, half-hidden details and even a beautiful song sung by Jack Black, Peaches.
The budget was 100 million dollars and in the first two weeks in the bill it has already been cashed 724 million. He has already broken many records, but the big question is whether he will ever cross the billion mark.
2- Warcraft: The first meeting of two worlds (2016)
Until recently warcraft It was the first film on the list, with the record number exceeding $400 million in worldwide gross. But Super Mario he passed the rag.
unusually, It received a lot of criticism from fans of the video game, but it still went very well. The budget was $160 million and $438 million was raised.
3- Pokémon, Detective Pikachu (2019)
With the attraction of the participation of ryan reynoldsfrom the first trailer a lot of expectations were generated: the Pokémon looked great, the story looked good and, of course, Mewtwo also appeared.
The numbers, however, were not extraordinary: it cost 150 million dollars and raised 429 million.
4- Project Fury (2018)
With Dwayne Johnson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Naomi Harris and more, this adaptation with tunes to King Kong it had mixed reviews.
The budget was between 120 and 140 million dollars and it grossed 427 million at the worldwide box office.
5- Sonic 2: the movie (2022)
There have been countless games featuring Sonic, who recently starred in two movies. The second one came out in April last year, featuring all the iconic characters from the game, including Eggman, Tails, Shadow, Knuckles and more.
Economically it was a great deal, since it cost $10 million and managed to add 405 million ticket sales. He broke several records along the way.
6- Uncharted: off the map (2022)
Fans of the hugely popular game series by Bad Dog they had their doubts about the casting done for the film adaptation, but Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg had really good chemistry as characters Nathan Drake and Victor “Sully” Sullivan. She was a pleasant surprise and set everything up for a sequel.
It cost $120 million and grossed $400 million.
7- Angry Birds: the movie (2016)
He hit mobile game made into a feature film in 2016 and received some criticism.
Like many video game adaptations, the storylines don’t have much logic, as they take elements from the game and create a story. For example, disputes between colored birds and green pigs.
It cost $73 million and raised $352 million.
8- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
The video game company Broderbund released the first two versions in 1989 and 1993, but then there were other creations from other game developers, such as Ubisoft and Red Orb Entertainment. The 2010 Disney movie, prince of Persiais based on a restart 2003 by Ubisoft.
Critical Averages only scored 37% positive on Rotten Tomatoes and 6.6 on IMDb, but it still became the most successful adaptation until it was unseated. warcraft. It was estimated to cost between $150 and $200 million and grossed $336 million.
9- Resident Evil: Final Chapter (2016)
There are games, remakes, reboots, and even a Netflix production based on resident Evilbut it was the seventh film that performed better: Resident Evil: Final Chapter.
It cost just $40 million and grossed $314 million.
10- Battleship: Naval Battle (2012)
This movie is not based on a video game but on the old game Battleshipby Hasbro. The result was a failure: It cost $220 million and raised only $313 million.
Source: Clarin
