Split Screen: '80s Remakes

The original "Red Dawn" with Patrick Swayze made a respectable $38 million when it was released back in 1984. Adjusted for 2012 dollars, that works out to be just over $90 million. Of course, the movie about a team of high schoolers fighting back a Russian invasion went on to become a beloved cult classic, and naturally, it has spawned a modern-day remake. Will the new "Red Dawn" with stars Chris Hemsworth be able to match the success of the ... more 

The original "Red Dawn" with Patrick Swayze made a respectable $38 million when it was released back in 1984. Adjusted for 2012 dollars, that works out to be just over $90 million. Of course, the movie about a team of high schoolers fighting back a Russian invasion went on to become a beloved cult classic, and naturally, it has spawned a modern-day remake. Will the new "Red Dawn" with stars Chris Hemsworth be able to match the success of the original? While we've seen a flood of remakes in the last few years, most of them haven't lived up to the success of the first film. In fact, if you compare the remake's gross with the adjusted gross, nearly every one has come up short. Click ahead to compare how the new versions have fared. less