Independence Day (1996) and Independence Day: Resurgence (2016): 30 years

Was it worth the three-decade wait for a film that didn’t bring back Will Smith as its star? Even though it brought back Roland Emmerich, director of the original, and his co-writer, Dean Devlin, as well as stars Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman, it proved to be a critical and box office disappointment with $389.7 million worldwide.

How is that disappointing? Because the budget was around $165 million.

Don’t count Independence Day out yet. It also yielded two hit video games.