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<i>By Patrick Kevin Day and Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times</i><br>
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There have been hits but many misses at the box office for video game adaptations. Here's a list of some of the genre's live-action successes and failures, with domestic box office totals from BoxOfficeMojo.

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By Patrick Kevin Day and Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times

There have been hits but many misses at the box office for video game adaptations. Here's a list of some of the genre's live-action successes and failures, with domestic box office totals from BoxOfficeMojo.

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