Competing Identical Movies (White House Down/Olympus Has Fallen, etc)

[Buddy Ackerman]

Don't forget Finding Nemo (2003) and Shark Tale (2004).

There was also Robin Hood: Price of Thieves and Robin Hood (both 1991). I believe the latter was a TV movie in the states but it got a worldwide theatrical release to try and rival the Costner version.

United 93 and World Trade Center both came out in 2006 but were different enough and concentrated on different aspects of the disaster. Also it wasn't a coincidence both came out the same year, both were timed to the fifth anniversary.

Also, The Wild really is that bad. It's just garbage.

[cinemaphile]

Originally Posted by Buddy Ackerman

Don't forget Finding Nemo (2003) and Shark Tale (2004).

There was also Robin Hood: Price of Thieves and Robin Hood (both 1991). I believe the latter was a TV movie in the states but it got a worldwide theatrical release to try and rival the Costner version.

United 93 and World Trade Center both came out in 2006 but were different enough and concentrated on different aspects of the disaster. Also it wasn't a coincidence both came out the same year, both were timed to the fifth anniversary.

Also, The Wild really is that bad. It's just garbage.

Oh yeah! Thanks! Added Nemo/Shark Tale to the list. I'm going to leave off Robin Hood for now, since I'm using US Box Office to compare and that one has none. SO I'll stick with US theaterical releases.

[The Nice Guy]

Drop Zone and Terminal Velocity both dealt with sky diving and were both released in 1994

[Show spoiler]and they both flopped

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[chris_sc77]

How could you forget Shakespeare in Love vs. Elizabeth (both 1998) .


Also (on a much smaller scale) recently there were 2 Countess Bathory films made (The Countess / Bathory)

[Blu Titan]

From 2010/2011 (six months apart):

[Mandalorian]

I didn't know Olympus Has Fallen was also Sony. They also released WHD. Why would they compete with themselves? I smell a badass double feature BD set down the road.

[toddly6666]

Flight 93 vs World Trade Center in 2006

Never Say Never Again vs Octopussy in 1983

[chris_sc77]

Originally Posted by RJ Smoove

I didn't know Olympus Has Fallen was also Sony. They also released WHD. Why would they compete with themselves? I smell a badass double feature BD set down the road.

I think Sony bought the video rights but it was something like filmdistrict that released it theatrically

[remake]

Olympus Has Fallen - 3/22/12
$98.7M
RT score (critics/audience): 47/73

That movie came out 15 months ago and it's still not on blu?