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Originally Posted by funkychinaman
I don't know if I'd really count Amazing Spider Man and Robin Hood. They've existed as IP for decades (and centuries) and these are just the latest movies that have been made. When I think "remake," I'm thinking of films based on just that one previous film. Maybe I should limit it to remakes or reboots of stuff that have come out in my lifetime. For example, Oceans Eleven, 3:10 to Yuma and True Grit did pretty well.
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Those were the only two I could instantly see, and like you said even those aren't really "remakes". Similarly with True Grit, that wasn't just a film, it was originally a book (which I believe is more what the recent movie was based on rather than the John Wayne one from the 60s). It's really bugging me that every article I fins listing successful reboots is comprised pretty much entirely of stuff that is already an adaptation (Batman Begins, Amazing Spiderman, Casino Royal) or isn't really a reboot (like Rise of the Planet of the Apes or The Incredible Hulk).
However I did learn that The Departed is a remake of the Hong Kong made Infernal Afairs, which I didn't know before, so that can go on the list of successful remakes. I suppose the secret is to remake stuff that nobody has seen, and most people ain't seen Timecop...