Does the critical and box office success of Wreck-It Ralph spell the beginning of a new era for video game films?
Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph may be an original story, but it also reads as a who’s who of video game history--featuring cameos and call-outs ranging from Q*bert to Kano to Call of Duty. Historically, video-game-themed movies and adaptations are the second-class citizens of cinema, frowned upon by critics and audiences alike. But Wreck-It Ralph worked. Last weekend, it became the biggest opening for Walt Disney Animation ever, topping the box office with $49.1 million.
While the majority of video game adaptations are panned, there are many older properties that have done surprisingly well at the box office. Since its release in September, for example, Paul WS Anderson’s Resident Evil: Retribution--the fifth film in the franchise--has made over $160 million in profit. Even before that film was released, the series had grossed over $600 million. The series has cemented the director and his wife, Resident Evil star Milla Jovovich, as international sci-fi superstars. And this all comes from a game that was originally released in 1996.
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