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

Twin Peaks

Kyle McLaughlin's beloved Agent Cooper is the driving force behind Twin Peaks. David Lynch's eerie drama series captivated viewers for two seasons despite the twists and turns in the murder mystery plot. Since then, the show has gotten both a spin-off film called Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, an homage to an integral line from season one, and a reboot series set in the present day.

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The More You Know

  • In classic Hitchcock movie North by Northwest, Cary Grant was actually older than his on-screen mother, Jessie Royce Landis.
  • John Travolta would have played Maverick in Top Gun if his asking price wasn't too high.
  • Often derided as a mega-flop, Waterworld actually took home nearly $90m more in worldwide box office than its estimated budget.
  • Dan Akroyd’s original script for Ghostbusters was set in a future where Ghostbusters were everyday figures of society like paramedics and firemen.
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