RoboCop is based on Blade Runner and a British comic called Judge Dredd. Judge Dredd and RoboCop were recently remade—but the one that ended up on top will surprise you!

Judge Dredd was originally a British comic book hero starring in a comic strip in the United Kingdom's 'Daily Star' newspaper.

In the early 1980's, a script was written to turn this comic book into a movie. So many ideas were bouncing off so many Hollywood movie executives that the 'Judge Dredd' script was shelved for nearly a decade.

Edward Neumeier is an American screenwriter with a strong interest in science fiction. In 1982, Neumeier's eye was caught by a movie poster for 'Blade Runner'. He was fascinated about the idea of robots and cops. Combining the ideas of 'Judge Dredd' and 'Blade Runner', Edward Neumeier and fellow writer, Michael Miner, created 'RoboCop'. 'RoboCop' was released in 1987 and was an instant success.

'Judge Dredd' may have been forgotten until 1995, when it was released, but it ended up having a more successful opening than 'RoboCop'. Recently, both movies have been remade and released. The 'Judge Dredd' remake was released in 2012 and solely went by 'Dredd'. In 2014, 'RoboCop' was also remade. Which movie came out on top this time? 'RoboCop' blew 'Dredd' out of the water, grossing 19 Million dollars more than 'Dredd'.

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