Lucrative Films That Became Even More Valuable TV Shows

17. M*A*S*H (1970)

Movie Box Office Gross: $81.6 million*
TV Show Spinoff: M*A*S*H* (1972-1983)

Undoubtedly one of the best-loved shows ever made, M*A*S*H had a great run from 1972 to 1983, making household names out of stars like Alan Alda and Wayne Rogers. Of course, the show was a movie before it was anything else. The original concept was released in 1970 and starred Donald Sutherland as Hawkeye.

The show went into production relatively soon after the movie proved to be successful. These days, more people talk about the show than the feature film. It’s not hard to see why. The last episode in the show still holds the record for most-watched TV finale to this day.