21 Nearly Identical Pairs Of Movies That Came Out Around The Same Time

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Both "WHD" and "OHF" featured main characters saving presidents from an all out attack on the White House. "Olympus Has Fallen" was released in March.

Action thriller "White House Down" came out over the weekend, debuting to less than favorable box-office numbers.

The film earned nearly $10 million less than the $35 million analysts predicted the Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx hostage crisis would make. 

Surely this wasn't because Channing Tatum's popularity has worn out at theaters. 

He was one of the biggest box-office draws of 2012 AND crowned People's "Sexiest Man Alive."

Rather, the film's critics were turned off by how strikingly similar the film was to previous March Film District release, "Olympus Has Fallen."

In a bloated box-office summer where there are so many options to see, it's little surprise crowds would opt out of seeing something that looks vaguely familiar from months ago.

This isn't the first time two films with eerily similar plots have been released around the same time. We've rounded up a number of "twin" films that have come out months apart in theaters over the years.