The commercial success of The Da Vinci Code led Sony to green light an adaptation of another Robert Langdon novel, Angels & Demons, which was released three years later, and earned $485 million worldwide ($352 million from international markets) on a reported $150 million budget.
The Ron Howard-directed film earned over $750 million worldwide ($540 million of which came from international markets) on a budget reported at $125 million.
The film added $6 million from Southeast Asia, while Australia brought in $1.8 million and the UAE added $1 million.
The success of The Da Vinci Code led to a no-brainer film adaptation, which was released in 2006 and starred Tom Hanks as Langdon.