20 Mind-Blowing Facts You Never Knew About The Terminator Franchise

7. Terminator 2 Outgrossed The Terminator In Two Days

While The Terminator's success combined with Cameron and Schwarzenegger's star power meant Terminator 2 was almost guaranteed to be a hit, probably no one expected it to be as big as it was. Gambling with a high budget then reaping the astronomical rewards has become a director's trademark for Cameron, and his process on Judgement Day was no different. Helped no end by the fact it was the first film to make $300 million outside of the US, Terminator 2 in total made over half a billion dollars at the world box office. Adjusted for inflation, it's one of the highest-grossing R-rated movies ever. As a result of such immediate runaway success, Terminator 2 outgrossed The Terminator within just two days of release. Overall, the increase in profit from the first film to the second - 434% in this case - is a franchise movie record.