Lucrative Films That Became Even More Valuable TV Shows

25. The Pink Panther (1963)

Movie Box Office Gross: $10.9 million*
TV Show Spinoff: The Pink Panther Show (1978-1980)

1963’s The Pink Panther was an interesting comedy featuring Peter Sellers and David Niven. It is deemed so important that it was preserved by the Library of Congress in 2010, which opted to include it in its National Film Registry.

Sometime after the movie was released, an animated TV show appeared. The Pink Panther Show originally ran for just two seasons in the late ‘70s before coming to an end. However, different variations of the cartoon have appeared since, making the pink character an ever-present part of cinematic history.