Hollywood genetically engineers some boffo box office

by Lions Gate/Neals Peters Collection Lions Gate/Neals Peters Collection

Sleeper (1973) U.S. box-office receipts: $18.3 million

The Stepford Wives (1975) $4 million

The Boys from Brazil (1978) $19 million

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) $22.2 million

Blade Runner (1982) $35 million

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987) $4 million

Twins (1988) $111.9 million

Jurassic Park (1993) $357.1 million

Judge Dredd (1995) $34.7 million

Multiplicity (1996) $20.1 million

The Fifth Element (1997) $63.6 million

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) $229.1 million

Alien: Resurrection (1997) $47.8 million

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) $206 million

The 6th Day (2000) $34.6 million

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) $302.2 million

The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) $4.4 million

Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) $43.1 million

Godsend (2004) $14.3 million

















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