Ryan Scott

The James Bond franchise is one of cinema's longest-running film series, but in terms of box office numbers, GoldenEye is the most important. Let us explain.

Adam Sandler dominated the box office of the 1990s, but his first film of the 2000s was the biggest box office bomb of his career.

The Saw series is one of the most profitable in horror history, and not even a poor response from audiences could stop the (supposed) end from becoming a hit.

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 is often classified as a box office flop and a terrible sequel, but that simply isn't true. Let us explain.

Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak deserved better when it hit theaters a decade ago, and it deserves a place on your watch list before Frankenstein.

Surprisingly, this maligned 2000s horror movie remake (starring Tom Welling at the height of his Smallville success) was actually a modest box office hit.

In the year 2000, Sylvester Stallone was poised for a box office hit. Unfortunately for Sly, no one anticipated the star power of Ben Stiller.

Joss Whedon's cult sci-fi series was given the big screen treatment 20 years ago, and while it flopped at the box office, it's still a beloved favorite.

The late, great, Robert Redford was as gifted a director as he was an actor. 45 years ago, he debuted with an Oscar-winning hit at the box office.

The Conjuring Universe is the first horror franchise to cross over 2 billion dollars, but it wouldn't have happened without the success of its first spin-off.

5 years ago, Tenet completely changed the trajectory of Christopher Nolan's career and the future of two different Hollywood studios.

The COVID-19 pandemic obliterated movie theaters and box office revenues, but the X-Men spin-off The New Mutants was one hit the hardest.

Sam Raimi kicked off the superhero craze as we know it with Spider-Man, but he started his own horrifying superhero franchise years before with Darkman.

For decades, Mortal Kombat was the highest-grossing video game movie ever made. 30 years later, it has been dethroned, but its legacy remains.

Edgar Wright's adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is one of the most beloved comic book movies of all time, but it bombed at the box office.

The Naked Gun director Akiva Shaffer has never had a box office hit, but many of his movies, like Hot Rod, have gone on to become cult favorite comedies.

Josh Trank's 2015 Fantastic Four movie bombed so badly at the box office that it changed the trajectory of Marvel cinema.

15 years ago, Christopher Nolan's Inception proved that original box office hits were still possible if the powers at be believe in it.

In honor of its 25th anniversary, we're looking back at X-Men and how the Marvel Comics adaptation's box office success gave rise to the superhero movie boom.

Back to the Future conquered the 1985 summer box office and hung around in the top 10 all year, but its legacy has endured far longer.