Video Game Films Box Office Performance In the past decade, video game films have experienced fluctuating performances at the box office. Even though these films were initially not fully embraced, they have continued to gain popularity. Insights Historically, video game films have struggled to reach the blockbuster level . Even seemingly big movie such as Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life backed by a prolific celebrity like Angelina Jolie, only grossed $65.7 million at the domestic office box. Video game films such as Sonic the Hedgehog is the fifth video game adaptation to ever get to the $100 million mark at US theaters. Seeing that the movie only took ten days to do,