Poltergeist (2015)

Poltergeist (2015) ranks as the laziest horror remake of the decade, earning just $95 million globally on a $35 million budget—a 2.7x multiplier that underperforms the original's 200x return from 1982. Gil Kenan's version jettisoned Tobe Hooper's atmospheric dread for 15 jump scares, each telegraphed by loud stingers, and replaced practical effects with rubbery CGI ghosts that lacked any menace. Sam Rockwell's performance is the only bright spot, but it's wasted in a script that recycles the original's beats with 50% less tension and zero originality.