Capcom is one of the largest video game publishers in the world and it owns a multitude of incredibly valuable IP that you’re likely familiar with. However, one common misconception that is often made about the Japanese publisher is the identity of its best-selling property. The answer? Well, most folks opt for the Resident Evil franchise thanks to its many video games, movies, and comics, and that’s a pretty good guess to be honest. However, Resident Evil isn’t the biggest-selling Capcom IP. Actually, the biggest-selling IP owned by Capcom is in fact… the Monster Hunter series. Pretty nuts, right?

That’s right, with 18.5 million units sold, Monster Hunter World is Capcom’s biggest-selling game with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard trailing behind in second place with 11.3 million units sold. Of course, with such a huge following, it was only a matter of time before the Japanese company explored other avenues to extract some extra scratch from their hugely successful franchise. The end result: 2020’s Monster Hunter film.

Specifically, the Monster Hunter film cost $60 million to bring to market, but only managed to make back $44.5 million. Those sadly aren’t very impressive numbers are they? As for its critical reception, the video game adaptation holds a 44 percent critical rating, but here’s the kicker: Audiences actually quite enjoyed the movie, reflected by a much more laudable 70 percent audience score.

Written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, who also helmed a bunch of Resident Evil movies, and starring Milla Jovovich, who also starred in a bunch of Resident Evil movies, Monster Hunter is a bit of a turn-off-your-brain flick that’ll satiate anyone who’s looking to watch an array of monsters beat the living snot out of a handful of mercenaries. I mean, it pretty much sells itself, eh? On the other hand, for those looking for the next Citizen Kane, well… it’s safe to say that you can give this one a wide berth.

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