Can ‘Doom’ break arcade curse?

Hard to believe it’s taken Hollywood this long to turn “Doom,” one of the most addictive video games ever, into a movie. But the film’s finally out Friday, and we have to admit the casting is inspired – any movie with the Rock is a totally guilty pleasure. (Right up there with spending hour after unblinking hour playing “Grand Theft Auto.”)

Still, the video-game-to-movie thing is a dubious proposition. The games themselves gross hundreds of millions, but their cinematic counterparts tend to get blasted at the box office. What nudges them into profitability is the standard bait for geeky gamers: hot chicks with big guns.

Super Mario Bros. (1993)

Star power: John Leguizamo

Legit factor: Bob Hoskins

Cost: $42 million

Made: $20 million

Street Fighter (1994)

Star power: Jean-Claude Van Damme

Legit factor: Raul Julia

Cost: $35 million

Made: $33 million

Mortal Kombat (1995)

Star power: Talisa Soto, Bridgette Wilson

Legit factor: Christopher Lambert

Cost: $20 million

Made: $70 million

Final Fantasy (2001)

Star power: Alec Baldwin

Legit factor: Donald Sutherland

Cost: $137 million

Made: $32 million

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

Star power: Angelina Jolie

Legit factor: Jon Voight

Cost: $80 million

Made: $130 million

Resident Evil (2002)

Star power: Milla Jovovich

Legit factor: Michelle Rodriguez

Cost: $32 million

Made: $39 million