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A '''video game adaptation''' is primarily a work of [[filmLiterature|literary]] or(e.g. [[Televisionbook, show|televisionlight seriesnovel, and manga) and media (e.g. films, [[anime]], and television) that is based on a [[video game]], usually incorporating elements of the game's plotnarrative or gameplay.

VideoPrimarily a media in the adaptation, video game films and television series can take several forms, such as live-action works like ''[[Super Mario Bros. (film)|Super Mario Bros.]]'', traditionally animated such as films and television series based on the ''[[Pokémon]]'' franchise, [[Computer animation|computer-animated]] such as ''[[Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within]]'' and ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]'', or [[Stop motion|stop-motion]] such as ''[[Pokémon Concierge|Pokémon: Concierge]]''. There are also exist [[Original video animation|original video animations]] (OVAs) based on video games, such as ''[[Street Fighter Alpha: The Animation]]'' and [[Corpse Party: Tortured Souls|''Corpse Party: Tortured Souls'']].

== History ==

=== 1986–1992: First feature films ===

Some video game films in the 1980s got off to the right start with ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!]] and [[Star Soldier|Running Boy Star Soldier no Himitsu]]'' were the first two feature films adapted from video games. Both films were adapted from [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] games in 1986. Between 1991 and 1992, [[anime]] films and television series based on ''[[Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai]]'' were released.

SomeAnother videoadaptation game films in the 1980s got off to the right start withis the very first live action film is [[Mirai Ninja (film)|''Mirai Ninja'']], a 1988 Japanese film [[Mirai Ninja (video game)|based on a Namco arcade game of the same name]], despite being a [[direct-to-video]] release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chute |first=Harrison |date=2023-01-13 |title=Best Video Game Adaptations That Prove They’re Not All Terrible |url=https://collider.com/best-video-game-adaptations/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Collider |language=en}}</ref>

=== 1993–2001: Mainstream breakthrough ===

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Though video game films are critically panned, they tend to do well from the international take at box offices. ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'', based on the [[Mario (franchise)|Mario]] game franchise, holds the highest take of any video game adaptation with {{USD|1.36 billion}}, and was considered the most profitable film of 2023 by ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'', while the six ''[[Resident Evil (film series)|Resident Evil]]'' films hold the highest take for a series of {{USD|1.2 billion}} on an average production budget between {{USD|30 to 50 million}}.<ref name="cnbc vg films4">{{cite web |last=Whitten |first=Sarah |date=February 14, 2020 |title='Sonic the Hedgehog' is up against the stigma of video game flops at the box office |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/14/sonic-the-hedgehog-faces-video-game-adaptation-box-office-curse.html |access-date=February 16, 2020 |work=[[CNBC]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=6 May 2024 |title='The Super Mario Bros Movie' Levels All the Way up to Win Deadline's 2023 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/the-super-mario-bros-movie-profits-1235902894/}}</ref> Other financially successful video game films include: ''[[Mortal Kombat (2021 film)|Mortal Kombat]]'', ''[[Lara Croft: Tomb Raider]]'', ''[[Uncharted (film)|Uncharted]]'', ''[[Assassin's Creed (film)|Assassin's Creed]]'', ''[[Silent Hill (film)|Silent Hill]]'', and ''[[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (film)|Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time]]''.<ref name="cnbc vg films4" />

Only six films have grossed more than $400 million in the box office worldwide as of April 2023: [[Warcraft (film)|''Warcraft'']] (2016), ''[[Rampage (2018 film)|Rampage]]'' (2018), ''Detective Pikachu'' (2019), ''[[Uncharted (film)|Uncharted]]'' (2022), ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' (2022), and ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' (2023), with the latter becoming the first video game film to ever pass the $1 billion mark, making it one of the top [[List of highest-grossing films|50 highest-grossing films]] of all time.

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