The plot of the film revolves around a US Capitol Police officer called John Cale who attempts to rescue his daughter Emily and the President of the US. Read Also | Payal Ghosh Poses Question On 'credentials' Of Actors Amid Ongoing Drug Probe Plot of the film Read Also | 'High Time The Truth Came Out': Govinda After Krushna Abhishek's 'defamatory' Comments
Related: Has Fallen: All Three Movies Ranked Worst To Best Despite making less money than White House Down, it was Olympus Has Fallen that became a franchise. It also received mixed reviews but made $205M worldwide, with over $130M coming internationally.
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A few months later, Channing Tatum's movie directed by Roland Emmerich hit theaters in June. It made $170 million at the box office, with nearly $100M coming domestically.
Gerard Butler's action movie directed by Antoine Fuqua arrived in March and received mixed reviews. The battle between Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down was spread out across several months. One such occurrence came in 2013 when Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down told stories where the White House was attacked and the president kidnapped. There are several instances in the history of Hollywood where movies with the same premise are released simultaneously. Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down came out around the same time, but here's why Gerard Butler's White House attack movie became a franchise instead of Channing Tatum's.