▲'Yesterday' follows Jack Malik (Himesh Patel) as he makes millions from “writing” Beatles songs. The film has made over US$125 million so far.

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Original ideas are hard to come by in Hollywood. It takes imagination to create a hit story that's never been done before. Think about it: superhero franchise films have been the biggest blockbusters in recent years. Indeed, the majority of box office hits these days are either sequels, remakes, biopics, or spin-offs. This gallery looks at the original movies making the big money at the box office. Take 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' for example—the new film from Quentin Tarantino has already made well over US$100 million.

Click on for recaps of hit films from this decade that have made the big bucks at the box office.

▲The chilling horror film was quite a hit, making over US$340 million at the box office. It starred power couple John Krasinski and Emily Blunt.

▲Using the Manson murders as a backdrop, Tarantino's original story is a hit at the box office. It's made well over US$100 million.

▲The biggest original film of 2019 is 'Us,' a supernatural horror from Jordan Peele. It made over US$254 million worldwide, sitting in the top 20 highest-grossing films of 2019.

▲It wasn't a hit in the west, but 'Operation Red Sea' was the biggest original of 2018. The film is a fictionalized portrayal of events during the Yemeni Civil War, and made around US$580 million worldwide.

▲We've seen Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson in franchises like 'The Fast and the Furious,' but he's been in a few originals as well. This action thriller made around US$305 million at the worldwide box office.

▲Hawaii is the setting of this hit animation, an original idea from screenwriter Jared Bush and Disney. It made more than US$643 million worldwide in 2016.

▲The beloved 'Coco' came from an original idea from Lee Unkrich. It was by far the biggest original film of 2017. In fact, it was the 11th highest-performing film worldwide, with earnings of US$807 million.

▲The fourth highest-earning film of 2016 was 'Zootopia,' an animated comedy that made over a billion dollars worldwide.

▲Matt Damon starred in this US-China co-production, a monster of a movie that made approximately US$335 million.

▲This Japanese anime film was written and directed by Makoto Shinkai. The body-swap drama made over US$358 million worldwide.

▲It's also worth mentioning 'La La Land,' which made US$446 million worldwide, as well as topping critics' lists and earning awards.

▲Disney/Pixar were back with another hit in 2015, with the release of emotional comedy 'Inside Out.' The unique film made nearly US$860 million worldwide, the seventh highest-earner of the year.

▲In 'San Andreas,' Dwayne Johnson starred as a helicopter-rescue pilot with the Los Angeles Fire Department. The original action drama made US$474 million in 2015.

▲Christopher Nolan's cosmic drama made over US$677 million, making it the biggest original film of 2014. It was the 10th highest-grossing film of 2014.

▲Disney/Pixar's other big original success of 2015, 'The Good Dinosaur' follows an alternate timeline in which dinosaurs never became extinct. It made over US$332 million worldwide.

▲Alfonso Cuarón's space drama was a runaway success, the eighth highest-earning film of 2013. It made just over US$732 million.

▲Frat comedy 'Neighbors' was another original film that made a lot of money in 2014. The worldwide earnings were over US$270 million.

▲Luc Besson wrote and directed 'Lucy,' which starred Scarlett Johansson. A somewhat surprising success, it earned over US$463 million worldwide.

▲This adult comedy starring a teddy bear was a surprising success in 2012, as the 12th highest-grossing film that year.

▲This retro comedy that was influenced by old-school video games was nonetheless a wholly original story. It made over US$470 million.

▲The special effects-heavy 'Pacific Rim' was a popular film worldwide, bringing in US$411 million.

▲Though it kickstarted a franchise, 'The Croods' was a brand new story back in 2013. The movie made around US$587 million that year.

▲Director Paul Feig's female-fronted comedy was the biggest original of 2011. It earned over US$288 million at the box office, becoming the 21st highest-grossing film of the year.

▲The Steven Spielberg-produced and J. J. Abrams-directed 'Super 8' made over US$260 million, taking audiences back to the '80s in the process.

▲The biggest original of 2010 was from Christopher Nolan: the mind-bending sci-fi thriller 'Inception.' It was the fourth highest-earning film of 2010, making over US$828 million.

▲This Pixar picture about a princess choosing her own path in life made over US$540 million.

▲The strange, surreal western was quite successful at the box office, making nearly US$246 million at the worldwide box office.

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Darren Aronofsky's ballet horror featured a big performance from Natalie Portman, who scored an Oscar out of the deal. The film made over US$329 million.

▲This animated film was an original idea back in 2010, and has since kickstarted two huge franchises. The first film made over US$543 million.

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Original movies that aren't remakes, sequels, biopics, or spin-offs

26/11/20 por StarsInsider

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Original ideas are hard to come by in Hollywood. It takes imagination to create a hit story that's never been done before. Think about it: superhero franchise films have been the biggest blockbusters in recent years. Indeed, the majority of box office hits these days are either sequels, remakes, biopics, or spin-offs. This gallery looks at the original movies making the big money at the box office.

Click on for recaps of hit films from this decade that have made the big bucks at the box office.