These TV Shows Did So Well That They Got Box Office Spin-Offs

Some of television's greatest successes earned themselves feature-length spin-offs, or vice versa. Steve Martin's Parenthood got an award-winning television series with a star-studded ensemble cast. Charlie's Angels earned several adaptations. Find out what else has made its way onto the big screen...

Downton Abbey

The hit television series, Downton Abbey, was on the air from 2010 to 2015. The British period drama was so critically acclaimed that fans couldn't get enough of the story of the Crawley family. It was a dramatic look at the different levels of British social hierarchy.

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The More You Know

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  • Hugh Jackman went without water for 36 hours before filming the opening scene of 'Les Miserables.'
  • The first film to feature a fully naked woman appeared in 1915
  • Toto was paid more than the Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz".
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