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Revision as of 17:18, 25 April 2022

These are the following list of both live-action and animated films based on video games, or video game to film adaptations. Warcraft is currently the highest-grossing video game to film adaptation of all time as of 2022.[1] Films like Wreck-It Ralph and Ready Player One are inspired by video games but are not based on any actual game so are not included.

Lists

† indicates films playing in theaters around the world in the week commencing 1 November 2024.
Rank Peak Title Based on a video game by game developer(s) Date Worldwide gross Ref(s)
1 1 Warcraft Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment June 10, 2016 $439,048,914 [2]
2 2 Detective Pikachu Detective Pikachu and Pokémon by The Pokémon Company and Creatures, Inc. May 10, 2019 $433,005,346 [3]
3 2 Rampage Rampage by Midway Games April 13, 2018 $428,028,233 [4]
4 4 Uncharted † Uncharted by Naughty Dog February 18, 2022 $389,689,237 [5]
5 1 The Angry Birds Movie Angry Birds by Rovio Entertainment May 20, 2016 $352,333,929 [6]
6 1 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Prince of Persia by Jordan Mechner May 28, 2010 $336,365,676 [7]
7 6 Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega February 14, 2020 $320,954,026 [8]
8 4 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Resident Evil by Capcom January 27, 2017 $312,257,250 [9]
9 2 Resident Evil: Afterlife Resident Evil by Capcom September 10, 2010 $300,228,084 [10]
10 1 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Tomb Raider by Core Design June 15, 2001 $274,703,340 [11]
11 7 Tomb Raider Tomb Raider by Core Design March 16, 2018 $274,650,803 [12]
12 12 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 † Sonic the Hedgehog by Sega April 8, 2022 $242,804,424 [13]
13 6 Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed by Ubisoft December 21, 2016 $240,558,621 [14]
14 4 Resident Evil: Retribution Resident Evil by Capcom September 14, 2012 $240,004,424 [15]
15 5 Need for Speed Need for Speed by Electronic Arts March 14, 2014 $203,277,636 [16]
16 1 Pokémon: The First Movie § Pokémon by The Pokémon Company and Creatures, Inc. July 18, 1998 $172,744,662 [17]
17 3 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life Tomb Raider by Core Design July 25, 2003 $156,505,388 [18]
18 4 Resident Evil: Extinction Resident Evil by Capcom September 21, 2007 $148,412,065 [19]
19 16 The Angry Birds Movie 2 Angry Birds by Rovio Entertainment August 14, 2019 $147,792,047 [20]
20 2 Pokémon: The Movie 2000 Pokémon by The Pokémon Company and Creatures, Inc. July 17, 1999 $133,949,270 [21]
21 5 Resident Evil: Apocalypse Resident Evil by Capcom September 10, 2004 $129,342,769 [22]
22 1 Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat by Ed Boon and John Tobias August 18, 1995 $124,741,822 [23]
23 4 Resident Evil Resident Evil by Capcom March 15, 2002 $102,984,862 [24]
24 9 Hitman Hitman by IO Interactive November 21, 2007 $101,276,318 [25]
25 14 Yo-kai Watch: The Movie Yo-kai Watch by Level-5 December 20, 2014 $99,481,307 [26]
26 1 Street Fighter Street Fighter by Capcom December 23, 1994 $99,423,521 [27]
27 9 Silent Hill Silent Hill by Konami April 21, 2006 $97,607,453 [28]
28 11 Max Payne Max Payne by Remedy Entertainment October 17, 2008 $85,416,905 [29]
29 6 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Final Fantasy by Hironobu Sakaguchi July 11, 2001 $85,131,830 [30]
30 28 Mortal Kombat Mortal Kombat by Ed Boon and John Tobias April 23, 2021 $83,601,013 [31]
31 18 Hitman: Agent 47 Hitman by IO Interactive August 21, 2015 $82,347,656 [32]
32 15 Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions Pokémon by The Pokémon Company and Creatures, Inc. July 10, 2010 $71,143,529 [33]
33 4 Pokémon 3: The Movie Pokémon by The Pokémon Company and Creatures, Inc. July 8, 2000 $68,411,275 [34]
34 22 Yo-Kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan! Yo-kai Watch by Level-5 December 19, 2015 $58,850,969 [35]
35 12 Doom Doom by id Software October 21, 2005 $55,987,321 [36]
36 20 Silent Hill: Revelation Silent Hill by Konami October 26, 2012 $52,302,796 [37]
37 3 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Mortal Kombat by Ed Boon and John Tobias November 21, 1997 $51,376,861 [38]
38 34 Monster Hunter Monster Hunter by Capcom December 18, 2020 $42,145,959 [39]
39 14 Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai Pokémon by The Pokémon Company and Creatures, Inc. July 14, 2007 $39,043,361 [40]
40 38 Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Resident Evil by Capcom November 24, 2021 $38,600,612 [41]

Year

† indicates films playing in theaters around the world in the week commencing 1 November 2024.
Year Title Worldwide gross Ref.
1993 Super Mario Bros. $20,844,907 [42]
1994 Street Fighter $99,423,521 [27]
1995 Mortal Kombat $124,741,822 [23]
1996 Un­known Un­known Un­known
1997 Mortal Kombat: Annihilation $51,376,861 [43]
1998 Pokémon: The First Movie $172,744,662 [17]
1999 Pokémon: The Movie 2000 $133,949,270 [21]
2000 Pokémon 3: The Movie $68,411,275 [44]
2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider $274,703,340 [11]
2002 Resident Evil $102,984,862 [24]
2003 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life $156,505,388 [18]
2004 Resident Evil: Apocalypse $129,342,769 [22]
2005 Doom $55,987,321 [45]
2006 Silent Hill $97,607,453 [28]
2007 Resident Evil: Extinction $148,412,065 [19]
2008 Max Payne $85,416,905 [29]
2009 Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life $38,261,440 [40]
2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time $336,365,676 [7]
2011 Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom $35,475,811 [40]
2012 Resident Evil: Retribution $240,004,424 [15]
2013 Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened $25,971,899 [40]
2014 Need for Speed $203,277,636 [16]
2015 Hitman: Agent 47 $82,347,656 [32]
2016 Warcraft $439,048,914 [2]
2017 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter $312,257,250 [9]
2018 Rampage $428,028,233 [4]
2019 Detective Pikachu $433,005,346 [3]
2020 Sonic the Hedgehog $320,954,026 [8]
2021 Mortal Kombat $83,601,013 [31]
2022 Uncharted † $389,185,555 [5]

Timeline

At least eight films have held the record of 'highest-grossing film of all time based on a video game' since the 1993 film Super Mario Bros., assumed the top spot. Super Mario Bros. and Pokémon: The First Movie are the only two films based on Nintendo, reach the top spot, while the latter and The Angry Birds Movie are also the only two animated films to do so.

1993-1995 is the first time to do so in three consecutive years to held, and 2016 is the most frequent year with the latter two films.

Title Established Record-setting gross Ref.
Super Mario Bros. 1993 $20,844,907 [42]
Street Fighter 1994 $99,423,521 [27]
Mortal Kombat 1995 $124,741,822 [23]
Pokémon: The First Movie 1998 $172,744,662 [17]
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 2001 $274,703,340 [11]
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2010 $336,365,676 [7]
The Angry Birds Movie May 2016 $352,333,929 [6]
Warcraft June 2016 $439,048,914 [2]

highest-grossing films series and franchises based on video games

  † Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 1 November 2024 in theaters around the world.
Highest-grossing animated franchises and film series[§] (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")
Rank Series Total worldwide box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

video games films by number of box office admissions

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

The following table lists known estimated box office ticket sales for various high-grossing video games films that have sold more than 1 million tickets worldwide.

Note that some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available admissions data from a number of countries. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list of all the highest-grossing Japanese films by ticket sales, so no rankings are given.

Title Year Known box office ticket sales (est.)
Pokémon: The First Movie 1998 36,837,706 [49][a]
Pokémon 3: The Movie 2001 10,114,749 [54] [b]

See also

References

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  3. ^ a b "Pokémon Detective Pikachu". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  4. ^ a b "Rampage". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  5. ^ a b "Uncharted". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  6. ^ a b "The Angry Birds Movie". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  7. ^ a b c "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  8. ^ a b "Sonic the Hedgehog". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  9. ^ a b "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
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  37. ^ "Silent Hill: Revelation". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
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