In 2003, the Dan Brown novel, The Da Vinci Code, became a cultural phenomenon. The book, which follows Robert Langdon after a murder sends him on a quest for the Holy Grail, became a worldwide best seller, surpassed that year only by J.K. Rowling’s fifth novel in the Harry Potter series. The success of The Da Vinci Code led to a no-brainer film adaptation, which was released in 2006 and starred Tom Hanks as Langdon. The Ron Howard-directed film earned over $750 million worldwide ($540 million of which came from international markets) on a budget reported at $125 million.
The commercial success of The Da Vinci Code led Sony to green light an adaptation of another Robert Langdon novel, Angels & Demons, which was released three years later, and earned $485 million worldwide ...
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