5 Most Profitable Video Game Adaptations In Film

The Lara Croft character was named as the "most successful human video game heroine" by Guinness World Records in 2006. The character has appeared in 18 video games. The first Lara Croft film, "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," was released in 2001. It stars Angelina Jolie as British archaeologist Croft who battled foes as she tried to retrieve ancient artifacts from all over the world. The movie made $274.7 million at the box office and cost $115 million to produce. A sequel to the film, "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life," was released in 2003. Jolie again played the role of Croft, and this time she was on the quest for Pandora's Box. The movie cost an estimated $95 million to produce and had a gross of more than $156 million in worldwide box office receipts. Despite box office success, the movie was panned by critics. Movie rating site Rotten Tomatoes gave Tomb Raider a 19% review. "Cradle of Life" fared slightly better with a 24% rating.

The Prince of Persia video game was originally released in 1989 for the Apple II. The game was given new life by Ubisoft which created "The Sands of Time" trilogy. The film adaptation was released in 2010. It cost $200 million to produce and made $335 million at the box office. It stars Jake Gyllenhaal as fugitive Prince Dastan who embarks on a high-stakes adventure to save the world.