Revealed: The Most & Least Profitable Movie Remakes Of All Time
Remakes are having a major Hollywood moment…
A Star Is Born continues to sit in the running for Best Picture, Beauty and the Beast was many people’s favourite film of 2017, and the Dumbo trailer has just landed.
Research released by MyVoucherCodes has revealed the most (and least) profitable movie remakes of the past 40 years!
The Most Profitable Movie Remakes:
- Beauty and the Beast (2017) – $1,009,000,000 profit
- The Jungle Book (2016) – $789,600,000 profit
- War of the Worlds (2005) – $459,700,000 profit
- Casino Royale (2006) – $450,000,000 profit
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Cinderella (2015) – $448,500,000 profit
What stands out here is that 3 of the 5 most profitable movie remakes of the past 40 years come from Disney.
The Least Profitable Movie Remakes:
- Around the World in 80 Days (2004) – $-35,000,000 loss
- Oldboy (2013) – $-24,800,000 loss
- Alfie (2004) $-24,800,000 loss
- Psycho (1998) – $-22,900,000 loss
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Oliver Twist (2005) – $-17,420,000 loss
The research also looked to establish the best and worst remakes according to critic scores, audience scores and box office revenues; all of which can be found on the interactive asset.
