The highest-grossing horror movie remakes of all time – Looper

Based on the 1818 novel by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein: Or the Modern Prometheus is a gothic horror classic that filmmakers have brought to life since the beginning of cinema. The first was Edison Productions, which took tremendous liberties with Shelley's story in a 12-minute, 1910 silent version. Filmmakers would continue to put their own spin on Frankenstein's monster for decades to come.

The most famous version of the character was played by Boris Karloff in James Whale's 1931 classic, a cornerstone (or should we say tombstone?) of Universal Pictures' horror movie library. Film theorists could write a doctoral dissertation on all of the versions of Frankenstein that have been committed to film, including Frankenstein Conquers the World, a kaiju movie from Godzilla studio Toho in which a 60-foot tall Frankenstein battles a fire-breathing dinosaur. In 1994, famed Shakespearean actor and director Kenneth Branagh abandoned the Bard and instead set out to tell the most faithful rendition of the story, even going so far as to title his film Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Naturally, Branagh took liberties with the story, but it paid off: With Robert De Niro headlining as the Monster, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein made $22 million domestic and $112 million worldwide on a $45 million budget. While hardly a blockbuster, it's still a pretty solid take, one that makes it one of the highest-grossing horror remakes ever.

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