11 Joke Sci-Fi Movies That Became Global HITS!

They said these movies would never work. Studios passed. Executives laughed. Careers were supposedly on the line. And then every single one of them went on to make history. In this video, we're counting down 11 sci-fi movies that got dismissed, buried, or flat-out laughed out of the room and then went on to conquer the planet. From a film that bombed so hard it got pulled from theaters within weeks, to a multiverse comedy about a laundromat that walked away with Best Picture at the Oscars. From a ghost-busting comedy that almost fell apart over one actor's schedule, to a raccoon with a gun that made $773 million worldwide. Films covered: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Ghostbusters (1984) Spaceballs (1987) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) Mars Attacks! (1996) Men in Black (1997) Galaxy Quest (1999) Idiocracy (2006) Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) If you enjoyed this video, subscribe for more deep dives into film history, box office stories, and the movies that changed everything. #SciFiMovies #FilmHistory #BoxOffice