10 Hollywood Hits Inspired By Magazine and Newspaper Articles
“Lee Daniels’ The Butler” — a bio pic about Eugene Allen, who served as White House domestic to eight presidents — hits the big screen this weekend. The movie, which is one of the summer’s most highly anticipated, is based on Wil Haygood’s 2008 Washington Post profile and subsequent book on Mr. Allen, “The Butler: A Witness To History.”
Works of journalism making it to the big screen is hardly a new phenomenon. “Argo,” which won this year’s Academy Award for Best Picture, was partly adapted from a 2007 Wired magazine article. The film was also a financial success, pulling in $136 million at the U.S. box office, the website Box Office Mojo indicated.
“Argo” is among at least 10 examples of successful adaptations from the pages of magazines or newspapers listed below, according to information pulled from Box Office Mojo. The totals, which are not adjusted for inflation, include domestic box-office sales only.
