In terms of American remakes of French films,
I think most of them are financially more successful (from the batch made in
the 1980s
and 1990s).  Jennifer Forrest and Leonard Koos
have a good book about remakes called:
Dead Ringers:  The Remake in Theory and Practice

Also see Lucy Mazdon's
Encore Hollywood: Remaking French Cinema

and Nancy A. Durham's book  Double Takes:
Culture and Gender in French Films and their
American Remakes

Both of those books include a lot of material
about the economic and aesthetic comparison between French/American remakes.

American remakes of American films are another
whole topic.  Andrew Horton and Stuart
McDougal edited a volume called
Play it Again, Sam: Retakes on Remakes  that
deals specifically with this issue.

Brenda Risch, ABD
UNC-Chapel Hill
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 15:20:43 -0400 James Monaco <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> "The Truth About Charlie" got me thinking about
> remakes. (it is a
> retelling of Charade.)
>
> Can anyone think of a remake that was more
> successful (artistically
> or financially) that its original?
>
> (No sequels, please.)
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