The Doors (1991)

Based On the Life of: Jim Morrison

Starring: Val Kilmer

Movie Budget: $38 million

Star Salary: $6 million

Grossing just $34 million, The Doors didn’t do as well at the box office as the other films on this list. However, the movie ended up becoming a sleeper hit over time and is now considered a cult classic. The film depicted the life of the legendary lead singer of The Doors, Jim Morrison.

In the film, Morrison is played by Val Kilmer, who depicted the singer as a larger-than-life figure of the 1960s counterculture movement. It showed Morrison’s struggle with alcohol and addiction, as well as his macabre interest in the afterlife. Sadly, the film was not well-received by the actual Doors.