Oh, and Jim 'Jesus’ Caviezel? Last seen fourth on the bill in 'Escape Plan’ (below 50 Cent). The film scored a whopping £324 million box office take after Church groups were bussed into US cinemas to see what the fuss was all about, but since the religious fervour died down, 'The Passion’ has remained a footnote in cinematic history. So ask yourself this: when was the last time anyone mentioned 'The Passion Of The Christ’ in a sentence that didn’t also contain the phrases “Mel Gibson” and “in trouble again”? The measure of a lasting success is not necessarily money, but myth - how a movie develops a life of its own after it vanishes from cinemas.

He eventually produced a sequel - ‘More American Graffiti’ - which sank without a trace in 1979. Lucas, of course, got the greenlight for ‘Star Wars’ off the back of it but his streak of good fortune wouldn’t last forever. Nobody has forgotten 'American Graffiti’, thanks to its association to George Lucas, Harrison Ford and thus the 'Star Wars’ saga, but did you know how much of a monster hit it was back in 1973, pre-galaxy far, far away? Lucas’s youthful romp made approximately £357 million when adjusted for inflation, making it more successful than even 'The Exorcist’ and 'Live And Let Die’. Zucker comedy 'Airplane!’ was a take-off of the original Burt Lancaster disaster movie and proved to be such an enduring giggle that the parody outlasted the original – a bit like how now when you think of Craig David, you think of the grotesque Bo Selecta caricature.Īirport enjoyed three sequels - 'Airport 1975’, 'Airport '77’ and 'The Concorde… Airport '79’ - all of which have practically been lost in the mists of time. It just goes to show, DreamWorks’ pop culture references burn bright but don’t burn long.Ī huge £359 million hit when it was released back in 1970, 'Airport’ has nonetheless been overshadowed by its own spoof.

The subsequent sequels still made a fortune but diminishing returns proved the public’s appetite for fart gags and Scottish accents was on the wane. The first 'Shrek' sequel made a frankly obscene amount of money at the US box office - £386 million adjusted for inflation, to be precise - but it vanished from the memory no sooner had the credits finished rolling. It’s not often a film busts box office records then quietly disappears from the public’s consciousness, but these 10 movies prove the exception to the rule.

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