Hollywood is a place where originality and creativity run rampant, but it's also a business. That's why every year, the major studios copy trends and remake successful franchises.

Here are ten successful movies that everyone in Hollywood tried to copy.

Jaws

The death-by-water creature trope seemed to be a safe bet after this Spielberg-directed hit in 1975. The problem is, orcas and piranhas just aren't as inherently scary as huge sharks. The other productions were also missing Stephen Spielberg.

Photography: Universal Pictures

Halloween

After "Halloween" saw huge success at the box office, many tried to profit off of the holiday, slasher film phenomenon. The problem was that the one scary holiday was already taken, so none of the followers were as successful as the originators.

Photography: Lionsgate

Die Hard

When this action movie classic came out, it was an instant success. It was also responsible for the next decade of Wesley Snipes and Stephen Segal movies.

Photography: 20th Century

Harry Potter

We really owe a thank-you to this book and movie series. Its success paved the way for "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "The Spiderwick Chronicles," as well as a long list of less successful attempts.

Photography: Warner Bros.

The Fast And Furious

After the success of "The Fast and The Furious," a number of underground race films hit the market for every type of vehicle you can imagine, from motorcycles to snowboards. Unfortunately, no one is as fast and furious as Dominic Toretto and none of the other movies were nearly as successful.

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Twister

This film really raised the stakes within the disaster genre. The trend started out with movies about natural disasters that might threaten grandma's trailer but turned into studios making films about meteors that threatened the entire earth.

Photography: Warner Bros.

The Exorcist

Whether you realize it or not, "The Exorcist" influenced a lot of horror movies we know and love today, as well as a handful of blatant ripoffs. None of these movies share the same legacy or influence as the original, though.

Photography: Warner Bros.

Batman

Tim Burton and Michael Keaton's 1989 Batman movie proved that comic book superhero movies could appeal to the masses. Film studios assumed that any superhero story would succeed at the box office and as a result, the 90s was choc-full of badly made comic book movies.

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Twilight

For years after the “Twilight” phenomenon, immortal, undead and mythical creatures were shoehorned into every plot you could imagine. Not one movie came anywhere close to replicating the teenage vampire saga's success.

Photography: Summit Entertainment

Shrek

Mike Myers' biggest fans would never guess that his most successful movie is animated. Though films like "Hoodwinked" tried to recreate the magic of the popular fairytale-based movie, none ever came close.

Photography: Universal Pictures