20 TERRIBLE Horror Movies That Were Huge Hits
9. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Horror fans' hackles were raised when Warner Bros. announced a remake of Wes Craven's legendary A Nightmare on Elm Street, especially once it transpired that neither Craven nor original Freddy Krueger actor Robert Englund had any involvement in the project.
So, few were shocked when Elm Street 2010 was deemed a woefully inferior reimagining whose only saving grace was Jackie Earle Haley, who delivered a solid-if-squandered performance as Freddy.
Despite the utter drubbing it took from both critics and horror fans in general, the $35 million project grossed a sturdy $117.7 million globally, putting it ahead of other big-budget horror remakes produced by Platinum Dunes - namely The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror, and Friday the 13th.
Despite this remake seemingly resurrecting Freddy with a high degree of commercial success, a sequel never materialised, possibly due to how overwhelmingly hostile the wider response was to the film.
A second remake was subsequently announced by Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema in 2015, but more than a decade later, it still hasn't materialised.