Some movies take off and soar at the box office. It’s hard to understand why fans overseas can’t get enough of films which Americans find totally worthless. It has happened multiple times when a film struggling in the US reaches overseas and gets saved from turning into a flop.
Take a look at 19 such movies that flopped in America but turned out to be massive hits everywhere else:
Warcraft (2016)
Box office in North America: $26,844,692
Box office in the rest of the world: $287,256,498
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)
Box office in North America: $26,844,692
Box office in the rest of the world: $287,256,498
Bridget Jones’s Baby (2016)
Box office in North America: $24,139,805
Box office in the rest of the world: $181,682,883
XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
Box office in North America: $44,898,413
Box office in the rest of the world: $300,134,946
Battleship (2012)
Box office in North America: $65,233,400
Box office in the rest of the world: $248,244,317
The Mummy (2017)
Box office in North America: $80,101,125
Box office in the rest of the world: $329,852,780
About Time (2013)
Box office in North America: $15,323,921
Box office in the rest of the world: $73,214,821
Inferno (2017)
Box office in North America: $34,343,574
Box office in the rest of the world: $185,175,793
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
Box office in North America: $64,063,008
Box office in the rest of the world: $338,093,674
The Golden Compass (2007)
Box office in North America: $70,107,728
Box office in the rest of the world: $297,154,830
The Expendables 3 (2014)
Box office in North America: $39,322,544
Box office in the rest of the world: $170,138,834
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Box office in North America: $40,479,370
Box office in the rest of the world: $174,618,986
Gulliver’s Travels (2010)
Box office in North America: $42,779,261
Box office in the rest of the world: $189,238,587
Terminator Genisys (2015)
Box office in North America: $89,760,956
Box office in the rest of the world: $342,389,938
Everest (2015)
Box office in North America: $43,482,270
Box office in the rest of the world: $177,814,791
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Box office in North America: $47,398,41
Box office in the rest of the world: $171,454,940
American Reunion (2012)
Box office in North America: $56,758,835
Box office in the rest of the world: $180,040,376
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Box office in North America: $7,689,607
Box office in the rest of the world: $56,663,000
In Time (2011)
Box office in North America: $37,553,932
Box office in the rest of the world: $127,550,020
Which film do you feel should have performed much better in the US? Drop your views in the comment section below
Source: BuzzFeed
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