A number of people were surprised when Capcom's Christian Svensson said that more Street Fighter films would likely come out in the future, several months back.| # | Movie | Box Office Revenue | Estimated Budget |
| 1 | Resident Evil: Extinction | $147,717,833 | $45,000,000 |
| 2 | Resident Evil: Apocalypse | $129,394,835 | $43,000,000 |
| 3 | Resident Evil | $102,441,078 | $32,000,000 |
| 4 | Street Fighter (Van Damme) | $99,423,521 | $35,000,000 |
| 5 | Silent Hill | $97,607,453 | $50,000,000 |
| 6 | Final Fantasy: Spirits Within | $85,131,830 | $137,000,000 |
| 7 | Super Mario Bros. | $20,915,465 | $42,000,000 |
| 8 | House of the Dead | $13,818,181 | $7,000,000 |
| 9 | Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li | $12,764,201 | $50,000,000 |
| 10 | DOA: Dead or Alive | $7,516,532 | $21,000,000 |
I wish they would bring out a decent SF movie.
I like how all the RE movies are garbage and people still go see them..
silent hill is the best from the mentioned by FAR. it's easily the best video-movie adaptation created so far.
Street Fighter doesn't need a "reboot" (like "let's do it again") it simply needs a more serious concept, while beeing true to itself. this doesnt function with copieng the street fighter game with every detail nor as a small "reference" to it. it has to be something on its own.
I'd like a (not THAT dark) more realistic approach like the MK Trailer posted a while back. Even the street fighter fan films with an higher budget would have a chacne to exceed a typical average gaming-movie.
I wish they actually make a good street fighter movie. The Van Damme film still is terrible but it is a lot better than the Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li. I am thinking if a Street Fighter movie was shot in a similar way that Edgar Wright shot the Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Fight Scenes it would go very well. I think they should implement the back stories of each character but not change them like they did in Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li. Also they should use as little of the back story as possible and still make it entertaining. Also have we forgot about how mad Harada got about the Tekken Movie. And how bad the King of Fighters movie was. And what about the Mortal Kombat movies they were amazing when you were younger but when you go back and watched them they sucked.
For a 50 Million dollar budgeted movie, Capcom sure didn't promote the Chun movie much.
Didn't see anything on the Unity website when it came out. Only came out in a limited number of theatres.
The true test for movies like this, though, is the DVD/Blue Ray sales. Wonder how it did there.
Legend of Chun Li? Wasn't that crappier than the old Street fighter movie?
Silent Hill is the best film on that list.
They need to go old school kung fu movie style if they make a new SF movie.Have Ryu or someone go through and just beat people up..
it would be really hard to make a full length movie (especially live action) and stay true to the story of street fighter.. because it seems its hard for even the game to follow its own story. The SFII anime was pretty much the best adaptation, but thats a cartoon and no one will pay to see it in theaters.. in america at least
Man, that Chun Li movie was poorly advertised, You had to be at the theater lookin what's playing before you realized it was out. but then again, the story was great, but portrayal of Bison, Balrog and Vega weren't that great. with 50 mill, they could have done better.
Aww. I actually liked the DOA movie. Bass kicking in the door to Tina's room when their fight was announced was classic.
I only heard about that movie when it came out
What is this list a top ten of? The most successful video game movies of all time are (Mortal Kombat #2 and Tomb Raider #1) are no where on this list. Why don't they want to compare to the most successful? They are aiming for mediocre results? *Not that the tomb raider movie was good, but it made a ton of money.
Holy crap, I didn't know the SF Chun Li movie lost big.
The FF movie was not surprisely cost so much considering everything was done in computer. The reason why it bombed because it didn't resemble any aspect of the game itself. It was just a cgi movie.
On another note, what about the Mortal Kombat movies?
Pls no more this will lead to street fighters demise..
Silent Hill is hands down the best video game adaptation and one of the better horror movies in years.
Very surprised to see RE movies increase in sales as the series progressed. I guess people take it for what its worth and treat it as an excuse to string action and fight scenes together.
Honestly the original Van Damme SF movie is one my most loved movies of all time. I mean if you forget that it's a SF movie and take it as a cheesy action movie, with some of the most amazingly, awesomely over-the-top acting ever seen in a movie than it's brilliant. Although although as a video game movie MK was the best, and if they want to make a good true SF movie I wish they would make it in the spirit of one of those old Bruce-Lee/Jackie Chan kung-fu movies with just enough plot and a lot of over-the-top action.
I want another Van Damme Street Fighter movie.
It was so bad that is was good.
I still find it terribly difficult to grasp why whoever takes the leading role in the making of Street Fighter films to simply go the route any fan would probably want. Street Fighter games have set an unbelievably long tapestry of storyline to tap into and it's just mind boggling how completely off base they've gone.
All that needs to be done is center the first movie off Ryu being trained by Gouken with Ken being flown in as a rival and second trainee for Gouken via Ken's father from the U.S. Have Gouken get taken down and a note in his place for Ryu/Ken to find in their later years being invited to the Street Fighter tournament. Thinking Gouken is comatose permanently, they set off to find and avenge Gouken in their own ways.
Honestly, how hard is it to base a single damn movie off that very basic idea?
Also, I may be in the very bast minority when I say this, but I'd prefer if they didn't introduce every single character possible from the franchise and try to cram them all in. It just belittles their appearances for "fan fare" sake and does little for their character developments.
Stick with the original "Street Fighter" story with Ryu/Ken off to avenge Gouken in the tournament and inevitably have Ryu square off against Sagat in the finals. Having Ken square off with Adon as the secondary final fight in the tournament.
It's so easy, it just goes to show how crappy writers are nowadays and how embarrassing it is to know that movie companies can't stick with the basics and need to make everything "unique and original". It doesn't work. Period.
It should be animated just like the SFII The Animated Movie
It's rather obvious to me that every producer is just out to troll us. They buy the license to an established franchise and see how far removed they can make it from what we wanted while still having just enough right so we know it's a troll.
Hey Capcom, you guys wanna make a good street fighter movie? Then hire some people with actual talent, not floozies like Superman's girlfriend.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk22FI...
Real life Guile Flash Kick, add some special effects, and you win.
@33 TLK:
Oh my God you are so right. My vision for a Street Fighter movie is a little different but basically the same: Make it about SF1. Start the film with baby Ryu being taken in by Gouken, and him growing up training with Ken and briefly Dan, who quickly gets kicked out of the dojo when Gouken discovers that Dan is only training to get his revenge on some guy who killed his father. Ryu is very moved as Dan is dragged away, with tears in his eyes, screaming "You don't know what it's like! He killed my father! He has to pay!"
They grow up and one day they return to the dojo to find Gouken beaten into a bloody pulp, ending up in a coma. Their only clue is the Japanese symbol written in blood nearby. After some digging, they find out that the symbol is the notorious calling card of a fighter who occasionally shows up at tournaments and street fights and kills everyone involved. The man is usually dismissed as an urban legend, but Ryu and Ken decide to try travelling around the world to see if they can run into him.
The story goes in two separate directions as Ken fights in a tournament in the US while Ryu participates in street fights.
In America, Ken fights in the All-American Martial Arts Championship and along the way runs afoul of several fighters who work for a mysterious organisation who are looking to recruit him. He beats them all and faces off against Guile in the final, who is defending the title in lieu of last year's champion, who is missing. After the match, he meets Guile's sister-in-law and they hit it off.
During that (cutting back and forth between the stories): Ryu eventually learns that Sagat is also on the street fighting circuit, and when he visits his comatose foster father in hospital, Dan's words echo in his ears. Ryu finally understands how Dan felt, and he decides that even if he can't find "The Demon" to avenge HIS father, he can at least fight "The King" to avenge Dan's. He fights several battles to eventually earn the right to face Sagat, who (when confronted with the accusation of murder) explains between blows that Dan's father was the one who had been out for blood that night, and his death had been self-defence. He even points to his eyepatch to prove how deadly serious Gou had been.
But, unable to vent his rage against Akuma, Ryu has spent too long hating Sagat and is unwilling to listen now. But he's no match for Sagat, who dominates the match. As Ryu lies on the ground, beaten, Sagat speculates (from what Ryu's said throughout the match) that Ryu isn't fighting out of hatred or vengeance but out of a sense of rage at his own powerlessness (meaning powerlessness to find Akuma). As Sagat reaches out to help Ryu up, Ryu misunderstands what Sagat meant (he thinks Sagat meant that he's an inept fighter and is laughing at him), and bellows "I'LL SHOW YOU POWER", sucker-punching Sagat with a Shoryuken.
Somewhere in a shadowy cave, two demonic eyes light up and a man smiles. "It seems another new warrior has awakened to the true meaning of conflict..."
Bleeding from the chest, Sagat's gaze burns with sudden rage and the match begins in earnest. Ryu barely wins, and Ken shows up just in time to stop Ryu from killing Sagat.
With the arrival of Ken, Ryu comes to his senses and is horrified at what he almost did. Ken tells him it'll be OK, and they go home while Sagat is carried away on a stretcher, an icy chill coming into his gaze.
The end of the film (through a few short scenes) shows Ryu spending the next several weeks at Ken's mansion while Ryu recuperates. Ryu is clearly depressed and although Ken attempts to raise his spirits, Ryu has begun to wonder what's wrong with him; he sees Ken having fun with Eliza and wonders whether he'll ever be able to find the peace that Ken has. Ken himself sees Ryu growing more distant, more afraid of himself, but is powerless to fix it.
The credits roll as Ryu leaves the mansion and Ken watches him go with a worried expression.
FAN FILMS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HOLLYWOOD
With that said, the Silent Hill Movie is the best on on that list like everyone keeps repeating. The Resident Evil films are great to watch with friends. They're always fun and I look forward to more.
DAT Final Fantasy: Spirits Within BUDGET.
@ibLeo: My only problem with your idea is the fact that, once again, you're including far too much from Street Fighter's history into one plot. Including Guile as a US/Ken-based cameo fight would be nice, but it's unneeded. And even as a timeframe extending filler appearance, it doesn't do Guile justice being there.
You were fairly well off up until Guile's pop-in and then the Sagat sympathizing. People who have yet to experience the "Street Fighter" culture will be turned off with a sympathetic villain in an action movie. They'd rather them be the straight up dark evil that kills innocents. Which is what Sagat should be.
Otherwise, your idea seems fairly good.
Can Hollywood make a simple story using Ken,ryu,gouken,&akuma. If you want to throw sagat and Sakura in the mix or hell Karin for Sakura or even Dan! It's not that hard hollywood! I hope someone from capcom reads this and the ideas of the fans!!! Hell where's the dmc flick that was suppose to come out?! I'm sure theyll fcuk that up too though.
@39 cvs:
Thanks, I get passionate about stories I like!
@41 TLK:
I thought I kept it fairly simple: Ryu, Ken, Dan and Gouken during the childhood opening, Ryu, Ken, Sagat, Guile and some short "qualifier round" fights in the middle/climax, and Ryu, Ken and Eliza during the denouement.
I realise that Guile seems out of place but SF1 never really says who Ken fought in the US tournament, so I figured Guile as good a choice as any for the finals. Especially since Ken DOES meet and fall in love with Guile's sister-in-law.
As for the sympathetic villain: I think TDK shows that audience have absolutely no problem with their popcorn blockbusters being morally complex.
@ibLeo: I'll concede to your point of having the sympathetic villain.
However in the using of Guile, I don't. I dislike the idea of beloved characters only making brief appearances in major media based on the source material and given no justice. Maybe if you have Guile appear at the end of the movie insisting Ken, who's name has become recognized world-wide in the tournament scene, to help him and his small "elite team" track down the Shadaloo and recover more information on them.
You just can't have a character like Guile show up, lose a fight, then say "Good luck with what you do next." And then walk away. It just doesn't fit well, and I highly feel it wouldn't quite sit right with Guile fans.
Hard to imagine they spent so much on that crap chun movie. IN fact, I don't believe it given the lack of advertising and relative lowbrow actors. To say that movie was terrible is an understatement.
@44 TLK:
Actually I was toying with the idea of Guile, Julia and Amy also showing up at the Masters house (Ken "meets the family" so early since he already knows them from the tournament). Even Guile would have a smile on his face, since he knows Charlie's only missing because he's on a secret mission to infiltrate Shadaloo (though obviously that part doesn't need to be explained). The whole thing would be some happy family+friends barbeque which makes Ryu even more depressed to see how carefree everyone else is.
THE SEQUEL would show Charlie getting "killed" and Guile suddenly ditching his family, and the earlier "we're all one happy family" thing would make the audience see it as more of a betrayal since they originally knew Guile as a pretty nice guy. Trust me when I say Guile wouldn't be forgotten.
@ibLeo: That would certainly be more along the lines of a good storyline, however I think if you were to include all those characters at the end, the general audience wouldn't catch who they actually are. And just having them be there and be suddenly thrusted into the story and introduced would seem to fall flat and a waste of time. Since most people would sort of forget about those last few minutes aside from the "Ryu being depressed and marching off" and the "Ken looking after worried" parts. They'd just get shuffled behind and lost in translation. That would be something best left to a flashback moment in the second film.
Moreso, if you included it within the confines of an immediate direct sequel.
Have Ryu storm off, Ken and Eliza staring after him at the end of the first.
At the start of the second, have Charlie being "killed" during the opening credits with flashbacks of Ken/Eliza turning back into the house to find those characters waiting for them in a closed off room. And during the Charlie being killed moments, flash to Guile explaining that rumor had it of someone infiltrating Shadaloo which has led them to that gathering at the Masters house.
Playing off what you said, and introducing the characters directly during the second opening, can leave the ambiguous Charlie being killed able to played off of as a dramatic moment.
(Best SF Movie/anime would be centered off Dan.
Sure, Ryu can get the first season. But he's always on the SAME journey. Dan's misadventures would make a HELL of a better series. Dan trying to get a loan from Hakan to support the Saikyo-ryu dojo and move out of obscurity/poverty? Yes please!)
@47 TLK:
Yes, there's a couple of different ways you could do it. But basically my original point was that using Guile as Ken's "final boss" for the US Tournament is as good a choice as any since:
-SF1 doesn't tell us who Ken fought in the tournament
-Ken meets Eliza and may as well give them a plot-related reason to meet rather than making it all one implausibly big coincidence that Guile happens to be her brother-in-law
-Guile gets to be the "final boss" - but in an Apollo Creed way, where it's a REALLY tough battle but they're fast friends afterwards (until the sequel where Guile goes dark and abandons everybody, as mentioned). That means the film would do ANYTHING but take him lightly.
Mortal Kombat has a Gross revenue of 122,195,920 making it 3rd place on this list.
Street Fighter gots to make their movies deep.
hint hint: make it about sagat and ryu
(Guile and Ken and friends. They're in-laws at best.)
The concept of a Street Fighter movie kinda falls apart when it comes to actually showing them do special moves, nevermind actually explaining how they're able to do them in a way that doesn't sound ridiculous for the script of a Hollywood movie.
@ibLeo: Even if it doesn't tell us who exactly Ken fought, it doesn't mean we have to be shown it. We can merely be made aware of that tournament's existence through Ken telling us on-screen to somebody else, but to input something there that wasn't told is a bit stepping over the boundary line. Primarily because that's still a point in time that can be explained later on in the game franchise itself. Unless Capcom specifically gives you the go-ahead to put that in and approves of it being a canonical moment, then that just really shuts a door on Capcom being able to use that later on.
But, I do see your points and think it could make sense. But I rather just have that moment in Ken's training be left ambiguous. At best, maybe have him name off a few nobodies he beat but insert something to the effect of, "but there was this one opponent... I really had to give it my all just to stay conscious to finish the fight with them..." And have him get cut off before he names a name.
It just would go a long way in paying homage to it.
@Judgespear: Not everything has to be "realistic". Look at the Lion King. One of the greatest movies in history. You really think lions can talk in English and live in harmony with other animals unless there happens to be an evil uncle in the pride who has three hyena lackies? Who cares if they use absurd moves. It's up to the production team to make them look appealing and give them credit when the characters use them.
I'm actually a bit annoyed by people constantly whining about stuff like that. It happened with Scott Pilgrim which was a great movie but suffered because "all the game references made it too hard to follow" and such. Such lame excuses.
I have a bad feeling that a true-to-the-source Street Fighter adaption would suffer that very same fate.
@ ibLeo
Your film idea rocks. I wish there was a film like that =( And I like Guile's inclusion the way you explain it. As long as the film isn't just some 90mins then it would work great. Seeing Ken and Ryu develop differently even though they're both fighting is what makes the idea truly great, to me.
Of course, I'm sad not to see Chun-Li mentioned in it. But I'll leave that for your sequel ;) I can live with a lack of my favourite character if it's for the best of the plot. Thrown-in character cameos suck butt.
@ ibLeo i think your story line is amazing throw in sakura becoming upsesed with ryu but no fighting for her just yet but over all it is incredable and i would love to see it i just wish u could pitch it capcom so we could finaly get a good sf movie i really think you or some one that knows some one should try and get the ball rolling on this one please please please!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah ibLeo's idea is pretty damn faithful to the original while still taking just enough liberties to make it into a cohesive plotline for a film. Very nice. Me big fan over here x)
I hope capcom learns from their mistakes and actually makes a Street Fighter film that's true to the series. When the f@!k did Gen ever learn hadoken? Why is Chun Li not Chinese? It's pronounced Shadowloo not Shadowlao. Vega's mask makes me rofl. Why is Guile look like a skinny little bitch? Why in gods name is Balrog not being played by Mike Tyson?
It's really stupid of Capcom to try and make a film that isn't street fighter. At least the 90's SF movie tried to make it authentic with the SF history.
YouTube Fan Videos are a trillion times better than that piece of s@#t movie.....
I never saw the Chun-Li movie but wow, to have worse numbers than Spirits within, House of the Dead and Super Mario Bros? WOW. I guess I understand that though since the 3 above Chun-li were first time attempts (well maybe not final fantasy, it had a previous movie I think?) so people were hoping for the best but after the Van Damme movie people were probably too scared to give it a fair chance. Spirits Within and Mario Bros. were total garbage though, never saw House of the Dead but Uwe Boll's movies are never good...
they need to change the full concepto of street fighter. The perspective of the 10 or 20 characters in one movie its just stupid. It has to be made the way ibLeo or TLK are sayin... and more like going deeper into the characters intentions. People are tired of that sh1t of the father's murderer, or the friend's murderer, and being always somebody almighty (Bison). And at all cost, avoid the kind of picture or art design of films like legend of Chun Li, or Van Damme's Street Fighter, the action is good but I prefer quality over quantity
To be honest Hollywood can't be stopped, time after time, remakes and game to movie ideas are brought up to exploit us die hard fans to watch grotesque cinematography and steal our moneys. Capcom allowing this to happen is obviously ruining a perfectly good reputation, just hope they don't pull another "Chun-Li" type of movie outta their ass. Just once I want to see a decent "game to movie" film that aim to please the fans and not just out their to make a quick buck.
Anyway to make up for me wasting your time reading a mini rant, heres Chan-Li
Flop means no more future SF movies? :(