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The 10 Most Surprising Box Office Hits Of 2017

Despite studios crying that they didn't make enough money this year (maybe it'd help if they stopped hiring all these abusers and put an end to all their scandals?), 2017 provided a smorgasbord of movies. As usual, we got the big blockbusters, but we also received some surprising box office hits that no one saw coming. To date, 16 films have grossed over $500 million.
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Published: Dec 23, 2017 10:03 am

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The LEGO Batman Movie

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Okay, let’s be clear here: any film with Batman in its title is like printing money, so there was no way that The LEGO Batman Movie was going to flop. Still, it was released in the traditionally quiet month of February and managed to bring in $312 million from a budget of $80 million – plus, the toy sales must’ve been through the roof.

If anything, the film brought the fun back to the superhero genre – something that we saw was a key element to the genre’s success in 2017. It didn’t take itself too seriously, either, and poked fun at some of the previous missteps in the Batman movie franchise (yeah, it was kinda meta in that way).

While it didn’t bring in the same amount of money as The LEGO Movie did in 2014, it still brought in more than enough dough to get the studio execs rubbing their hands in delight. It’s LEGO and Batman – how could you not like it?!

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Sergio is an entertainment journalist who has written about movies, television, video games, and comic books for the likes of Screen Rant, CBR, Looper, IGN, Thought Catalog, and Fortress of Solitude. Outside of journalism, he is an award-winning copywriter, screenwriter, and novelist. He holds a degree in media studies and psychology.
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