10 Promising Cinematic Franchises That Completely Flopped

Prince Of Persia

Ah, the curious case of video game adaptations. There seems to be some curse over this genre, with only Resident Evil surviving for so long because Paul W.S. Anderson refused to throw in the towel. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was no different as it was a one-and-done affair, with no sequel ever going into production despite the potential setup of a franchise here.

In spite of having Disney’s backing and securing a decent box office return, it didn’t have enough juice to become the next Pirates of the Caribbean, as initially predicted. In fact, ask anyone today if they recall what the film is about and we’d be surprised if they even remembered it.

It sucks that video game movies get such a bad rap, because they have the potential to tell intriguing and numerous stories. Unfortunately, this also appears to be the biggest setback as filmmakers try to tell it all in one go, or can’t decide which story to tell.