MOVIE VS. MOVIE
by rogerdemarco30 | created - 15 Jun 2018 | updated - 1 week ago | PublicThese are movies that were in direct competition with another project and most studios rushed to get their version in theaters first. To save space and time.... I will be listing a film.... and then elaborating on which film it was in direct competition with.
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1. Deep Impact (1998)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A comet is discovered to be on a collision course with Earth. As doomsday nears, the human race prepares for the worst.
Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 190,472 | Gross: $140.46M
One of two competing meteor/asteroid projects. DEEP IMPACT was released close to two months prior to ARMAGEDDON and the writer for the former.... Bruce Joel Rubin.... stated that it was no coincidence. He said that when he had a script meeting with Disney.... the President of the studio took notes.... and then proceeded to work on his own film. Disney.... fully aware that there would be comparisons.... spent an additional $3,000,000 to boost the special effects to help differentiate the two projects.
Deep Impact (5/08/98): $140,464,664 (Domestic) / $349,464,664 (Worldwide)
Budget: $80,000,000
Armageddon (7/01/98): $201,578,182 (Domestic) / $553,709,788 (Worldwide)
Budget: $140,000,000
2. Alexander (2004)
R | 175 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Angelina Jolie
Votes: 176,712 | Gross: $34.30M
One of two competing projects based off of the life of Alexander the Great. Although only one of them came to fruition. Christopher McQuarrie and Peter Bushman developed a script back in the 90's and were courting Leonardo DiCaprio to star. DiCaprio liked the script but was hesitant of McQuarrie's ability to direct the film. He had three choices in mind to direct.... one of which was Martin Scorsese.... who came onboard the project. Because of the busy schedules of DiCaprio and Scorsese.... they had to wait.... and Oliver Stone managed to get his version into theaters first. The poor reception of Stone's film led to the demise of the other.... but that didn't stop director Baz Luhrmann from taking another crack at the source material.... with DiCaprio and Nicole Kidman.
Alexander (11/24/04): $34,297,191 (Domestic) / $167,298,192 (Worldwide)
Budget: $155,000,000
3. Antz (1998)
PG | 83 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A rather neurotic ant tries to break from his totalitarian society while trying to win the affection of the princess he loves.
Directors: Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson, Lawrence Guterman | Stars: Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Sylvester Stallone
Votes: 164,106 | Gross: $90.76M
One of two competing animated bug pictures released in 1998.... the other being A BUG'S LIFE. Work on ANTZ was reportedly started long after A BUG'S LIFE was well known as a project in the animation community. Pixar's John Lasseter and Steve Jobs believe that Jeffrey Katzenberg.... who left Pixar to set up DreamWorks.... had ripped off their idea. Furthermore.... Katzenberg reportedly offered financial incentives to the animators to get his film in theaters before the other. However.... Katzenberg denies those claims.
Antz (10/02/1998): $90,757,863 (Domestic) / $171,757,863 (Worldwide)
Budget: $105,000,000
A Bug's Life (11/20/98): $162,798,565 (Domestic) / $363,258,859 (Worldwide)
Budget: $120,000,000
4. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
R | 148 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A young girl receives a vision that drives her to rid France of its oppressors.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Rab Affleck, Stéphane Algoud
Votes: 69,722 | Gross: $14.28M
One of many competing projects focusing on Joan of Arc... and the only one that was actually filmed. The director of THE MESSENGER.... Luc Besson.... was originally hired as an executive producer for a film that was to be directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Bigelow had been developing ideas for a Joan of Arc film for about a decade. Her film was to be entitled Company of Angels.... with Jay Cocks hired to write the script. The film was to be made with Besson's assistance and financial backing. In July 1996 contracts between Bigelow and Besson were exchanged.... which gave Besson the right to be consulted on casting in addition to his personal fee. According to Bigelow.... eight weeks prior to filming.... Besson realized that his then wife.... Milla Jovovich…. was not going to be cast as Joan.... and he subsequently withdrew his support from the film.... and with it the support of his financial backers. Bigelow threatened legal action for breach of contract and for stealing her research.... but the matter was settled out of court. After Besson left.... he commenced production of his own Joan of Arc project and the production of Company of Angels disbanded shortly thereafter.
Another project that was in development at the time was titled JOAN OF ARC: THE VIRGIN WARRIOR.... which was to be directed by Ronald Maxwell.... with Mira Sorvino on board to portray the title character. Jacqueline Bisset.... Kevin Conway.... Cary Elwes.... Albert Finney.... and Derek Jacobi were also reportedly cast to appear in the film as well. The project was rumored to be smaller in scale.... but much more faithful to the source material. The project eventually fell apart.... most likely due to the poor box office performance of THE MESSENGER. There was also a CBS miniseries that starred Leelee Sobieski that premiered a few months before THE MESSENGER.... but given its format and production values.... I don't really think it was ever in direct competition with it.
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (11/12/99): $14,276,317 (Domestic) / $66,976,317 (Worldwide)
Budget: $85,000,000
5. Babe (1995)
G | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Gentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he too can herd sheep. But will the other animals accept him?
Director: Chris Noonan | Stars: James Cromwell, Magda Szubanski, Christine Cavanaugh, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 134,183 | Gross: $66.60M
One of two competing projects featuring a talking pig.... the other being GORDY. The latter was actually released three months earlier.... and is credited with a story conceived by Jay Sommers in the 1970s. However.... BABE.... though being released after GORDY.... has a more definite basis for its story; Dick King Smith's 1983 children's book The Sheep-Pig.
Gordy (5/12/95): $3,941,146 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: Unknown
Babe (8/04/95): $63,658,910 (Domestic) / $254,134,910 (Worldwide)
Budget: $30,000,000
6. Dredd (2012)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.
Director: Pete Travis | Stars: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Rachel Wood
Votes: 294,557 | Gross: $13.41M
One of two movies released in U.S. theaters about police officers trying to take out a drug lord.... the other being THE RAID: REDEMPTION. Although the latter was released first.... DREDD started filming six months before the other.... and its screenplay had been making the rounds way earlier than that. At the end of the day.... most people tend to agree that it was a matter of coincidence.... and both films were well received in the end.
The Raid: Redemption (3/23/12): $4,105,187 (Domestic) / $9,100,000 (Worldwide)
Budget: $1,100,000
Dredd (9/21/12): $13,414,714 (Domestic) / $35,626,525 (Worldwide)
Budget: $50,000,000
7. Mission to Mars (2000)
PG | 114 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen
Votes: 76,511 | Gross: $60.88M
One of two competing film projects based around Mars that were released in 2000.... with the other being RED PLANET. Apparently.... the former was based on an attraction at Disneyland called MISSION TO MARS. The latter was originally titled Alone.... but during pre-production it was changed to Mars. But it was changed to RED PLANET to avoid confusion with MISSION TO MARS.
Mission to Mars (3/10/2000): $60,883,407 (Domestic) / $110,983,407 (Worldwide)
Budget: $100,000,000
Red Planet (11/10/2000): $17,480,890 (Domestic) / $33,463,969 (Worldwide)
Budget: $80,000,000
8. The Legend of Hercules (2014)
PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The origin story of the mythical Greek hero. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee
Votes: 56,219 | Gross: $18.85M
One of two competing film projects based around the mythos of Hercules that were released in 2014.... with the other being HERCULES. There was actually a third film released titled HERCULES REBORN.... but that was strictly a mockbuster to capitalize on the success of the Dwayne Johnson pic.
The Legend of Hercules (1/10/2014): $18,848,538 (Domestic) / $61,279,452 (Worldwide)
Budget: $70,000,000
Hercules (7/25/2014): $72,688,614 (Domestic) /
$244,819,862 (Worldwide)
Budget: $100,000,000
9. Head of State (2003)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy
When a presidential candidate dies unexpectedly in the middle of the campaign, Washington, D.C. alderman Mays Gilliam is unexpectedly picked as his replacement.
Director: Chris Rock | Stars: Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Lynn Whitfield, Dylan Baker
Votes: 21,241 | Gross: $37.79M
One of two competing film projects featuring a black president (a somewhat unique idea at the time).... although the other never saw the light of the day. Apparently in 1999.... there was a race between Chris Rock and Chris Tucker.... on whomever could get their respective project into theaters first. Rock was working on HEAD OF STATE which was released in 2003.... while Tucker was working on his supposed directorial debut.... Mr. PRESIDENT. Tucker denies that neither actor was competitive however.... and he even made mention that he planned on having Bill Clinton cast in a supporting role.
Head of State (3/28/2003): $38,125,247 (Domestic) / $38,620,484 (Worldwide)
Budget: $35,200,000
10. Dante's Peak (1997)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A volcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second-most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that a nearby long-dormant volcano may awaken at any moment.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley
Votes: 98,414 | Gross: $67.13M
One of two competing volcano projects.... with the other being VOLCANO.... that were released in 1997. DANTE'S PEAK was the bigger financial success.... but VOLCANO had slightly better reviews.
Dante's Peak (2/07/97): $67,127,760 (Domestic) / $178,127,760 (Worldwide)
Budget: $116,000,000
Volcano (4/25/97): $49,323,468 (Domestic) / $122,823,468 (Worldwide)
Budget: $90,000,000
11. Vice Versa (1988)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Divorced executive Marshall and his 11-year-old son Charlie casually touch a magical Tibetan skull, releasing a mysterious power that transfers Marshall's mind to Charlie's body and vice versa. Their problems have just begun.
Director: Brian Gilbert | Stars: Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage, Corinne Bohrer, Swoosie Kurtz
Votes: 10,582 | Gross: $13.66M
One of two competing body swapping projects (three if you count the previous year's LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON)…. the other being 18 AGAIN. Neither film was a huge box-office success.... but VICE VERSA made more money and was received much more favorably.
Vice Versa (3/11/88): $13,664,060 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: $10,000,000
18 Again (4/08/88): $2,567,099 (Domestic / Worldwide)
12. Chasing Liberty (2004)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Romance
Anna wants to be like other girls her age (18): date a guy etc. but she's the US president's daughter and always guarded. In Prague he breaks his promise of only 2 agents following her to a concert and she runs away with Ben to see Europe.
Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode, Mark Harmon, Stark Sands
Votes: 41,073 | Gross: $12.19M
One of two competing projects focusing on The President's daughter.... the other being FIRST DAUGHTER.
Chasing Liberty (1/09/2004): $12,195,626 (Domestic) / $12,313,323 (Worldwide)
Budget: $23,000,000
First Daughter (9/24/2004): $9,055,921 (Domestic) / $10,592,180 (Worldwide)
Budget: $30,000,000
13. Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
R | 119 min | Action, Thriller
Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett
Votes: 292,475 | Gross: $98.93M
Being first out the gate certainly has its advantages.... and OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN capitalized on being the first White House set action film of 2013. WHITE HOUSE DOWN soon followed with a much bigger budget.... but was far from being profitable.
Olympus Has Fallen (3/22/2013): $98,925,640 (Domestic) / $170,270,201 (Worldwide)
Budget: $70,000,000
White House Down (6/27/2013): $73,103,784 (Domestic) / $205,366,737 (Worldwide)
Budget: $150,000,000
14. The Illusionist (2006)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
In turn-of-the-century Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a woman far above his social standing.
Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell
Votes: 389,743 | Gross: $39.87M
One of two competing projects based around the world of magic.... with the other being Edward Norton's THE PRESTIGE.
The Illusionist (8/18/2006): $39,868,642 (Domestic) / $87,892,388 (Worldwide)
Budget: $16,500,000
The Prestige (10/20/2006): $53,089,891 (Domestic) / $109,676,311 (Worldwide)
Budget: $40,000,000
15. K-9 (1989)
PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec.
Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Jim Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe, Ed O'Neill
Votes: 35,632 | Gross: $43.25M
One of two competing projects where a detective teams up with a canine partner.... with the other being TURNER & HOOCH.
K-9 (4/28/89): $43,247,647 (Domestic) / $78,247,647 (Worldwide)
Budget: Unknown
Turner & Hooch (7/28/89): $71,079,915 (Domestic)
Budget: $13,000,000
16. Mirror Mirror (I) (2012)
PG | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
An evil queen steals control of a kingdom and an exiled princess enlists the help of seven resourceful rebels to win back her birthright.
Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane
Votes: 91,097 | Gross: $64.94M
One of two competing projects featuring the character of Snow White.... with the other being SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN
Mirror Mirror (3/20/2012): $64,935,167 (Domestic) / $183,018,522 (Worldwide)
Budget: $85,000,000
Snow White & The Huntsman (6/01/2012): $155,332,381 (Domestic) / $396,592,829 (Worldwide)
Budget: $170,000,000
17. The Three Musketeers (1993)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
France, 1625: Young d'Artagnan heads to Paris to join the Musketeers but the evil cardinal has disbanded them - save 3. He meets the 3, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, and joins them on their quest to save the king and country.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, Oliver Platt
Votes: 59,397 | Gross: $53.90M
One of two competing projects based on The Three Musketeers. There was also a rival TriStar version that was also in development at the same time as the Disney version.... with Johnny Depp and director Jeremiah S. Chechik attached. Both studios wanted Oliver Platt to play Porthos in their own respective versions.... and Johnny Depp was actually approached by Disney to star in their version as well.
The Three Musketeers (11/12/93): $53,898,845 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: $30,000,000
18. The Devil's Advocate (1997)
R | 144 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
An exceptionally-adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss--the biggest opportunity of his career to date.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones
Votes: 402,141 | Gross: $60.98M
One of two competing projects about a law firm run by Satan.... with the other being LUCIFER. Not much is known about the latter.... other than the fact that Wesley Snipes was attached to star in the project.
The Devil's Advocate (10/17/97): $60,944,660 (Domestic) / $152,944,660 (Worldwide)
Budget: $57,000,000
19. Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
PG | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.
Director: Steve Carr | Stars: Kevin James, Keir O'Donnell, Jayma Mays, Raini Rodriguez
Votes: 117,455 | Gross: $20.82M
One of two competing projects about mall security guards.... with the other being OBSERVE AND REPORT.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (1/16/09): $146,336,178 (Domestic) / $183,348,429 (Worldwide)
Budget: $26,000,000
Observe and Report (4/10/09): $24,007,324 / $26,973,554 (Worldwide)
Budget: $18,000,000
20. Barb Wire (1996)
R | 98 min | Action, Sci-Fi
During the Second American Civil War in 2017, Barb Wire owns a nightclub called the Hammerhead. Things become complicated when her ex-lover Axel Hood, who is married to the fugitive Corrina Devonshire, re-enters her life.
Director: David Hogan | Stars: Pamela Anderson, Amir AboulEla, Adriana Alexander, David Andriole
Votes: 31,297 | Gross: $3.79M
One of two competing projects featuring leather clad heroines.... with the other being THE DEMOLITIONIST.
Barb Wire (5/03/1996): $3,793,614 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: $9,000,000
The Demolitionist (7/09/1996)
Budget: $1,000,000
21. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Robin Hood decides to fight back as an outlaw when faced with the tyranny of the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian Slater
Votes: 208,482 | Gross: $165.50M
One of two competing projects based on the folk hero.... with the other being Patrick Bergin's ROBIN HOOD. 20th Century Fox was originally supposed to release the Bergin version only domestically.... with Carolco Pictures handling international territories. However.... the deal fell through due to financial problems and as a result.... Carolco called off distribution deals for the film. Fox then decided to release ROBIN HOOD internationally as well.... starting off with Japan in mid-April 1991.... the UK in May.... and the rest of the world in June. In the United States.... the film was broadcasted as a three-hour-long television film on the broadcasting block Fox Night at the Movies in May.
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (6/14/1991): $165,493,908 (Domestic) / $390,493,908 (Worldwide)
Budget: $45,000,000
Robin Hood (5/13/1991): $387,139 (Worldwide)
Budget: $15,000,000
22. Robin Hood (2018)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.
Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, Eve Hewson
Votes: 79,519 | Gross: $30.82M
One of four ROBIN HOOD projects that were being developed in 2015.... and the only one that actually entered production. The other projects included one that Warner Bros put into development.... with a script by Will Beall.... and was to be produced by Dan Lin and John Zaozirny. The project was very hush-hush and little else is known about it.
Disney was developing a script from Brandon Barker called Nottingham & Hood.... which was described as a swashbuckling family friendly adventure film in the vein of PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN. The Picture Company’s Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona were onboard to produce.
Sony also bought a Robin Hood pitch for $1,000,000 from Cory Goodman and Jeremy Lott.... with Aperture’s Adam Goldworm onboard to executive produce. That project.... Hood.... was described tonally as a high-action FAST & FURIOUS meets MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE-style reinvention of the tale. Jerry Bruckheimer was rumored to be producing as well.
Robin Hood (11/21/2018): $30,824,628 (Domestic) / $86,493,046 (Worldwide)
Budget: $100,000,000
23. Eve of Destruction (1991)
R | 99 min | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A terrorist hunter is hired by a scientist to deactivate her android double, a walking, talking, murderous nuclear bomb which has gone amok in the big city and is about to explode.
Director: Duncan Gibbins | Stars: Gregory Hines, Renée Soutendijk, Michael Greene, Kurt Fuller
Votes: 2,582 | Gross: $5.45M
One of two female cyborg pictures that were released in 1991.... with the other being STEEL AND LACE.
Eve of Destruction (1/18/91): $5,451,119 (Domestic)
Budget: $13,000,000
Steel and Lace (1/30/1991)
Budget: Unknown
24. Paulie (1998)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A talking parrot named Paulie recounts his travels to look for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.
Director: John Roberts | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Bruce Davison
Votes: 16,258 | Gross: $27.01M
One of two talking bird movies released in 1998.... with the other being THE REAL MACAW. However.... the latter was only released in Australia.
Paulie (4/17/98): $27,084,499 (Domestic)
Budget: $23,000,000
The Real Macaw (9/24/98): $741,876 (Worldwide)
Budget: $5,000,000
25. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
R | 169 min | Drama, War
Following the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns
Votes: 1,497,217 | Gross: $216.54M
One of two competing WWII films released in 1998.... with the other being THE THIN RED LINE.
Saving Private Ryan (7/24/98): $216,335,085 (Domestic) / $485,035,085 (Worldwide)
Budget: $70,000,000
The Thin Red Line (12/23/98): $36,400,491 (Domestic) / $97,709,034 (Worldwide)
Budget: $52,000,000
26. Platoon (1986)
R | 120 min | Drama, War
Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David
Votes: 439,730 | Gross: $138.53M
One of three competing films about the Vietnam War released within a year of each other.... with the other two being FULL METAL JACKET and HAMBURGER HILL.
Platoon (12/19/86): $137,963,328 (Domestic) / $137,978,395 (Worldwide)
Budget: $6,000,000
Full Metal Jacket (6/26/87): $45,015,999 (Domestic) / $45,017,134 (Worldwide)
Budget: $30,000,000
Hamburger Hill (8/28/87): $13,839,404
Budget: Unknown
27. Top Gun (1986)
PG | 109 min | Action, Drama
As 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.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer
Votes: 502,949 | Gross: $179.80M
One of two competing movies focusing on fighter pilots.... with the other being IRON EAGLE.
Top Gun (5/16/86): $180,470,489 (Domestic) / $357,463,748 (Worldwide)
Budget: $15,000,000
Iron Eagle (1/17/86): $24,159,872 (Domestic)
Budget: $10,000,000
28. No Strings Attached (I) (2011)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Romance
A guy and girl try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it's not long before they learn that they want something more.
Director: Ivan Reitman | Stars: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline, Cary Elwes
Votes: 244,153 | Gross: $70.66M
One of two competing relationship movies.... with the other being FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS.
No Strings Attached (1/21/2011): $70,662,220 (Domestic) / $149,228,078 (Worldwide)
Budget: $25,000,000
Friends With Benefits (7/22/2011): $55,802,754 (Domestic) / $146,595,891 (Worldwide)
Budget: $35,000,000
29. This Is the End (2013)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Six Los Angeles celebrities are stuck in James Franco's house after a series of devastating events just destroyed the city. Inside, the group not only have to face the apocalypse, but themselves.
Directors: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen | Stars: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel
Votes: 435,080 | Gross: $101.47M
One of two competing movies depicting the end of the world.... with the other being THE WORLD'S END.
This Is the End (6/12/2013): $101,470,202 (Domestic) / $126,539,117 (Worldwide)
Budget: $41,900,000
The World's End (8/23/2013): $26,004,851 (Domestic) / $47,124,638 (Worldwide)
Budget: $20,000,000
30. The Jungle Book (2016)
PG | 106 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba
Votes: 292,180 | Gross: $364.00M
One of two competing movies based on THE JUNGLE BOOK.... with the other being MOWGLI. Although in development at the same time.... THE JUNGLE BOOK was released over two years prior to MOWGLI. The latter bypassed a theatrical release altogether and premiered on Netflix instead.
The Jungle Book (4/15/16): $364,001,123 (Domestic) / $953,535,821
Budget: $177,000,000
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (11/25/2018)
Budget: Unknown
31. Happy Feet (2006)
PG | 108 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
Directors: George Miller, Warren Coleman, Judy Morris | Stars: Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Robin Williams
Votes: 200,089 | Gross: $198.00M
One of two competing movies featuring animated penguins.... with the other being SURF'S UP.
Happy Feet (11/17/06): $198,000,317 (Domestic) / $385,000,315 (Worldwide)
Budget: $85,000,000
Surf's Up (6/08/07): $58,867,694 (Domestic) / $145,395,745 (Worldwide)
Budget: $100,000,000
32. Joe Dirt (2001)
PG-13 | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
After being abandoned by his parents at the Grand Canyon, Joe Dirt tells the story of his journey to find his parents.
Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: David Spade, Brittany Daniel, Dennis Miller, Adam Beach
Votes: 61,095 | Gross: $27.09M
One of two competing movies featuring trashy guys with mullets.... with the other being RUN, RONNIE, RUN!.... which sat on the shelf for 2 and a half years.
Joe Dirt: $27,087,695 (Domestic) / $30,987,695 (Worldwide)
Budget: $17,700,000
Run, Ronnie, Run! (9/16/03)
Budget: Unknown
33. Capote (2005)
R | 114 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.
Director: Bennett Miller | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Clifton Collins Jr., Catherine Keener, Allie Mickelson
Votes: 140,819 | Gross: $28.75M
One of two competing movies focusing on Truman Capote.... with the other being INFAMOUS
Capote (9/30/05): $28,750,530 (Domestic) / $49,924,079 (Worldwide)
Budget: $7,000,000
Infamous (10/13/06): $1,151,330 (Domestic) / $2,613,717 (Worldwide)
Budget: $13,000,000
34. Darkest Hour (2017)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, War
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn
Votes: 220,895 | Gross: $56.47M
One of two competing movies focusing on Winston Churchill.... with the other being CHURCHILL.
Darkest Hour (11/22/17): $56,443,120 (Domestic) / $150,807,630 (Worldwide)
Budget: $30,000,000
Churchill (6/02/17): $1,279,681 (Domestic) / $7,582,196 (Worldwide)
Budget: $10,000,000
35. The Road to El Dorado (2000)
PG | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Two swindlers get their hands on a map to the fabled city of gold, El Dorado.
Directors: Bibo Bergeron, Don Paul, Jeffrey Katzenberg | Stars: Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Rosie Perez, Armand Assante
Votes: 107,515 | Gross: $50.86M
One of two competing movies set in the Age of Discovery.... with the other being THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE. Similarities were noted between both films because Jeffrey Katzenberg had been at Disney while production began on THE EMPEROR'S NEW GROOVE (then called Kingdom of the Sun). He left Disney and started DreamWorks in 1994.... and there is some speculation that THE ROAD TO EL DORADO was based on what Katzenberg had seen at Disney. Marc Lument.... a visual development artist for THE ROAD TO EL DORADO.... claimed "It really was a race.... and Katzenberg wanted ours out before theirs. We didn't know exactly what they were doing.... but we had the impression it was going to be very similar. Whoever came out second would face the impression that they copied the other."
The Road to El Dorado (3/31/2000): $50,802,661 (Domestic) / $65,700,000 (Worldwide)
Budget: $90,000,000
The Emperor's New Groove (12/15/2000): $89,630,573 (Domestic) / $169,630,573 (Worldwide)
Budget: $100,000,000
36. Shocker (1989)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh, Heather Langenkamp
Votes: 17,716 | Gross: $16.55M
One of two competing movies released in 1989 that dealt with serial killers coming back for revenge from the electric chair.... with the other being HOUSE III: THE HORROR SHOW. A third movie with a similar plot called THE FIRST POWER was released the following year.
Shocker (10/27/89): $16,554,699 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: Unknown
House III: The Horror Show (4/28/89): $1,738,897 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: Unknown
The First Power (4/08/90): $22,424,195 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: $10,000,000
37. Jobs (2013)
PG-13 | 128 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.
Director: Joshua Michael Stern | Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, Lukas Haas
Votes: 103,898 | Gross: $16.13M
One of two competing projects about the founder of Apple.... with the other being STEVE JOBS. Development of JOBS began around 2004 when Jobs was first diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Development on STEVE JOBS began after Walter Isaacson's novel of the same name was released.
Jobs (8/16/13): $16,131,410 (Domestic) / $43,402,515 (Worldwide)
Budget: $18,000,000
Steve Jobs (10/09/15): $17,766,658 (Domestic) / $35,579,007 (Worldwide)
Budget: $30,000,000
38. Leviathan (1989)
R | 98 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Perched on the hull of a wrecked Soviet freighter, a team of deep-sea miners led by head oceanographer Steven Beck comes face to face with a mutant creature that's the product of a failed genetic experiment.
Director: George P. Cosmatos | Stars: Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Amanda Pays, Daniel Stern
Votes: 23,804 | Gross: $15.70M
One of two competing horror movies focused on underwater creatures.... with the other being DEEPSTAR SIX. Both of these movies were released theatrically.... but there were scores of others that were released direct-to-video between '89 - '90. Some examples include LORDS OF THE DEEP.... THE RIFT (ENDLESS DESCENT).... and THE EVIL BELOW. While all of the above movies went for traditional scares.... the most successful underwater movie from that era was THE ABYSS.... which focused on more friendly creatures.
Leviathan (3/17/89): $15,363,560 (Domestic) / $19,000,000 (Worldwide)
Budget: $21,000,000
Deepstar Six (1/13/89): $8,143,225 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: $8,500,000
39. Red Eye (2005)
PG-13 | 85 min | Thriller
A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in a political assassination.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Laura Johnson
Votes: 140,850 | Gross: $57.89M
One of two competing thrillers that took place on an airplane.... with the other being FLIGHTPLAN.
Red Eye (8/19/05): $57,891,803 / $96,666,486 (Worldwide)
Budget: $26,000,000
Flight Plan (9/23/05): $89,706,988 (Domestic) / $214,392,904 (Worldwide)
Budget: $55,000,000
40. House on Haunted Hill (1999)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An amusement park mogul offers a group of diverse people $1,000,000 to spend the night in a haunted house with a horrifying past.
Director: William Malone | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Peter Gallagher
Votes: 60,160 | Gross: $40.85M
One of two competing haunted house pictures released months apart in 1999.... with the other being THE HAUNTING.
House on Haunted Hill (10/29/99): $40,846,082 (Domestic) / $65,090,541 (Worldwide)
Budget: $19,000,000
The Haunting (7/23/99): $91,188,905 (Domestic) / $180,188,905 (Worldwide)
Budget: $80,000,000
41. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror
Two American college students on a walking tour of Britain are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
Director: John Landis | Stars: David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Joe Belcher, Griffin Dunne
Votes: 120,593 | Gross: $30.57M
One of three competing pictures released in 1981 that focused on wolves.... with the others being THE HOWLING and WOLFEN. The first two pictures featured werewolves.... while WOLFEN featured wolf-spirits.
An American Werewolf in London (8/21/81): $31,973,249 (Domestic) / $61,968,388 (Worldwide)
Budget: $5,800,000
The Howling (4/10/81): $17,985,000 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: $1,000,000
Wolfen (7/24/81): $11,000,000 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: $17,000,000
42. The Cave (2005)
PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Blood-thirsty creatures await a pack of divers who become trapped in an underwater cave network.
Director: Bruce Hunt | Stars: Piper Perabo, Morris Chestnut, Cole Hauser, Eddie Cibrian
Votes: 41,458 | Gross: $15.01M
One of two competing horror movies that were released within a year of each other and focused on cave dwelling creatures.... with the other being THE DESCENT.
The Cave (8/26/05): $15,007,991 (Domestic) / $27,147,991 (Worldwide)
Budget: $30,000,000
The Descent (8/04/06): $26,024,456 (Domestic) / $57,051,053 (Worldwide)
Budget: $7,000,000
43. The Lost Boys (1987)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Horror
After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes
Votes: 161,278 | Gross: $32.22M
One of two competing horror movies released in 1987 featuring vampires.... with the other being NEAR DARK.
The Lost Boys (7/31/87): $32,222,567 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: $8,500,000
Near Dark (10/02/87): $3,369,307 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: $5,000,000
44. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
R | 91 min | Horror
Teenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer with a bladed glove in their dreams, in which if they die, it kills them in real life.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp, Robert Englund, John Saxon
Votes: 262,655 | Gross: $25.50M
One of two competing movies released in 1984 that focused heavily on dreams.... with the other being DREAMSCAPE.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (11/09/84): $25,504,513 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: $1,800,000
Dreamscape (8/17/84): $12,116,365 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: $6,000,000
45. A Quiet Place (2018)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A family struggles for survival in a world where most humans have been killed by blind but noise-sensitive creatures. They are forced to communicate in sign language to keep the creatures at bay.
Director: John Krasinski | Stars: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
Votes: 583,974 | Gross: $188.02M
One of two horror movies released months apart that focused on creatures hunting by sound.... and prominently featured a deaf child as one of the main characters.... with the other being THE SILENCE. One was released theatrically in the U.S.... while the other premiered on Netflix.
A Quiet Place (4/04/18): $188,024,361 (Domestic) / $334,876,670 (Worldwide)
Budget: $17,000,000
The Silence: $2,325,977 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: Unknown
46. Bring It On (2000)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
A champion high school cheerleading squad discovers its previous captain stole all their best routines from an inner-city school and must scramble to compete at this year's championships.
Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Jesse Bradford, Gabrielle Union
Votes: 105,828 | Gross: $68.38M
One of two comedies focuses on cheerleading that were released months apart.... with the other being Sugar & Spice. Casting for both films took place in the same timeframe. Actress Gabrielle Union claimed that she and many of her BRING IT ON co-stars auditioned for SUGAR & SPICE.... with the latter seen as the more desirable project. Union stated that ---- "BRING IT ON was the cheerleading movie that was the consolation prize because you didn't get the cheerleading movie that you wanted". BRING IT ON was a smashing success and later spawned six sequels. SUGAR & SPICE however.... had no sequels.
Bring It On (8/25/00): $68,379,000 (Domestic) / $90,449,929 (Worldwide)
Budget: $11,000,000
Sugar & Spice (1/26/01): $13,305,101 (Domestic) / $16,908,947 (Worldwide)
Budget: $11,000,000
47. Twister (I) (1996)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Two storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.
Director: Jan de Bont | Stars: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz
Votes: 213,750 | Gross: $241.72M
One of two competing movies about tornadoes.... with the other being TORNADO! Although to be fair.... the latter is more of a mockbuster than anything else.... released to capitalize on the eventual success of TWISTER. The former was released in 2,808 theaters.... while TORNADO! premiered on the Fox Channel instead.
Twister (5/10/96): $241,688,385 (Domestic) / $495,700,000 (Worldwide)
Budget: $90,000,000
Tornado! (5/07/96)
Budget: Unknown
48. Godzilla (I) (1998)
PG-13 | 139 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that heads off to New York City. The American military must chase the monster across the city to stop it before it reproduces.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria
Votes: 203,679 | Gross: $136.31M
One of two competing movies about rampaging Kaiju.... with the other being GARGANTUA. The former was released in 3,310 theaters.... while the latter was released straight to the Fox Channel instead. Although not in direct competition in the traditional sense.... both films were backed by big studios (Sony / Fox) and were fighting for audiences' attention.... and on the very same day.
Godzilla (5/19/98): $136,314,294 (Domestic) / $376,000,000 (Worldwide)
Budget: $125,000,000
Gargantua (5/19/98)
Budget: $8,000,000
49. Starship Troopers (1997)
R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey
Votes: 321,384 | Gross: $54.81M
One of two competing films featuring deadly aliens.... with the other being ALIEN: RESURRECTION. Not only were the films released weeks apart.... but both their respective movie trailers used the exact same music.
Starship Troopers (11/07/97): $54,768,952 (Domestic) / $121,100,000 (Worldwide)
Budget: $105,000,000
Alien: Resurrection (11/26/97): $47,795,018 (Domestic) / $160,700,000 (Worldwide)
Budget: $70,000,000
50. Conan the Barbarian (1982)
R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.
Director: John Milius | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman
Votes: 162,580 | Gross: $39.57M
One of two competing sword and sorcery flicks.... with the other being THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER. Both films were hugely successful.... although the former went on to launch numerous sequels / spin-offs / and games.
Conan the Barbarian (5/14/82): $38,264,085 (Domestic) / $79,114,08 (Worldwide)
Budget: $20,000,000
The Sword and the Sorcerer (4/23/82): $39,103,425 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: $4,000,000
51. Jurassic Park (1993)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A 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.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 1,067,771 | Gross: $402.45M
One of two competing movies featuring killer dinosaurs.... with the other being CARNOSAUR. Both films are based on novels of the same name.... with the latter released a weeks earlier by Roger Corman to capitalize on the marketing campaign of the other.
Jurassic Park (6/11/93): $415,404,543 (Domestic) / $1,058,454,230 (Worldwide)
Budget: $63,000,000
Carnosaur (5/21/93): $1,753,979 (Domestic / Worldwide)
Budget: $850,000
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