5 Most Profitable Hollywood Remakes Of Asian Horror Films

5. Shutter

Budget: $8 million

Box Office: $47 million

Released in 2004, Shutter was a remake of the 2008 Thai film of the same name. At only 9%, Shutter has received the lowest Tomatometer rating among the top five most profitable Hollywood remakes of Asian horror films. Similar to the original film, Shutter focused on spirit photography.

Instead of a Thai setting, most of the story in Shutter was set in Japan and featured an American couple portrayed by Joshua Jackson and Rachael Taylor being haunted by a Japanese ghost portrayed by Megumi Okina.

The hauntings included appearing in the couple’s home and on photographs taken by Jackson’s character. Both the ending of the original and remake featured the ghost sitting on/draping over the back of the male lead.