I think you're looking at the wrong metrics for 'did well'. Tomb Raider was successful, for the studios, successful enough for them to give it another go. htt

I think you're looking at the wrong metrics for 'did well'. Tomb Raider was successful, for the studios, successful enough for them to give it another go. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tombraider.htm http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tombraider.htm The second one lost money, and it looks like that was the end of the franchise. Resident Evil has been a mixed bag, but clearly the studios were willing to risk it. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/search/?q=resident%20evil http://www.boxofficemojo.com/search/?q=resident%20evil Max Payne also seemed to make a bit, http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=maxpayne.htm http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=maxpayne.htm