List of film sequels by box-office performance explained

This is a list of film sequels and their performance at the box office. All grosses are given in unadjusted US dollars.

For the tables presented below, determining what constitutes a film series and where a film fits in with the series is subjective. Box Office Mojo and The Numbers list 12 Star Wars films released, including anthology films such as Rogue One (2016) and (2018) (which Box Office Mojo also groups separately), and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, but excluding films such as (1984) and (1986).[1] [2] [3] For the purpose of the tables presented here, the films of the "Skywalker saga" are considered as a separate series and are ordered based on the date of release rather than by their number (for example, was the fourth film released). Similarly, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is listed on the above websites as consisting of 23 films released however, these are also listed separately as 4 Avengers films, 3 Iron Man films, 3 Captain America films, 3 Thor films and so on; for these tables, the films have similarly been treated as separate series.[3] A similar approach has been taken to the Wizarding World series (where the films are split between the Harry Potter film series and the Fantastic Beasts film series); the X-Men film series (where there are separate film series for Wolverine and Deadpool); Star Trek (where there are separate film series for , and a later reboot); and the multiple Spider-Man, Batman and Planet of the Apes film series.[3]

Box-office improvement

While sequels usually gross less than the original,[4] [5] some have significantly outperformed their predecessors at the box office.

Relative improvement

These film sequels outgrossed their predecessors by at least a factor of three. The list is not adjusted for inflation.

TitleYearGrossTitle (predecessor)Year (predecessor)Predecessor's grossImprovement (%)Improvement ($)
2009$10,629,321[6] The Boondock Saints1999$30,471[7] $
2017$964,496,193[8] 2005$65,079,104[9] $
Desperado1995$25,405,445[10] El Mariachi1992$2,040,920[11] $
Wolf Warrior 22017$870,325,439[12] Wolf Warrior2015$81,411,331[13] $
2015$375,709,470[14] Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome1985$36,230,219[15] $
Clerks II2006$26,984,975[16] Clerks1994$3,151,130[17] $
2010$400,062,763[18] Tron1982$50,000,000[19] $
The Color of Money1986$52,293,982[20] The Hustler1961$7,600,000[21] $
1991$516,950,043[22] The Terminator1984$78,371,200[23] $
2002$3,563,603[24] Cube1997$565,727[25] $
Blade Runner 20492017$259,239,658[26] Blade Runner1982$41,473,619[27] $
2022$159,887,058[28] 2018$33,000,000[29] $
1999$312,016,928[30] 1997$67,683,989[31] $
Jurassic World2015$1,670,400,637[32] Jurassic Park III2001$368,780,809[33] $
Detective Chinatown 22018$544,185,156[34] Detective Chinatown2015$125,842,935[35] $
2022$1,495,696,292[36] Top Gun1986$357,288,178[37] $
2017$962,102,237[38] Jumanji1995$262,821,940[39] $
Mary Poppins Returns2018$349,546,142[40] Mary Poppins1964$103,082,380[41] $

Absolute improvement

These film sequels outgrossed their predecessors by at least $500million. The list is not adjusted for inflation.

TitleYearGrossTitle (predecessor)Year (predecessor)Predecessor's grossImprovement (%)Improvement ($)
Jurassic World2015$1,670,400,637Jurassic Park III2001$368,780,809$
2015$2,068,223,624[42] 2005$868,390,560[43] $
2022$1,495,696,292Top Gun1986$357,288,178$
2017$964,496,1932005$65,079,104$
2021$1,914,098,795[44] 2019$1,131,927,996[45] $
Wolf Warrior 22017$870,325,439Wolf Warrior2015$81,411,331$
2019$2,797,800,564[46] 2018$2,048,359,754[47] $
Furious 72015$1,515,047,671[48] Fast & Furious 62013$788,679,850[49] $
2017$962,102,237Jumanji1995$262,821,940$
2018$2,048,359,754Avengers: Age Of Ultron2015$1,402,805,868[50] $
The Dark Knight2008$1,004,934,033[51] Batman Begins2005$373,413,297[52] $
Incredibles 22018$1,242,805,359[53] The Incredibles2004$631,606,713[54] $
Iron Man 32013$1,214,811,252[55] Iron Man 22010$623,933,331[56] $
Toy Story 32010$1,066,969,703[57] Toy Story 21999$497,374,776[58] $
1999$1,027,082,707[59] 1983$475,347,111[60] $
Skyfall2012$1,108,561,013[61] Quantum of Solace2008$589,580,482[62] $

Highest-grossing sequels

RankTitleYearWorldwide gross[63]
12019$2,797,800,564
2align=“left” 2022$2,267,071,788
32015$2,064,615,817
42018$2,048,359,754
52021$1,921,847,111
6Jurassic World2015$1,671,537,444
7Furious 72015$1,514,553,486
82022$1,488,732,821
9Frozen II2019$1,445,182,280
102015$1,405,018,048

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Numbers. Box Office History for Star Wars Movies. June 13, 2020.
  2. Web site: Franchise: Star Wars. June 13, 2020. Box Office Mojo.
  3. Web site: Franchises (US & Canada). June 13, 2020. Box Office Mojo.
  4. Book: Medavoy, Mike. You're Only as Good as Your Next One: 100 Great Films, 100 Good Films, and 100 for Which I Should Be Shot. 2013-06-25. Simon and Schuster. 978-1-4391-1813-9. 162. en. [S]equels tend to gross less at the box office. Traditionally, they do about two-thirds of the original..
  5. Web site: Mendelson. Scott. Box Office: A Sequel Need Not Out-Gross The Original To Be A Hit. 2020-06-14. Forbes. en. For most of recent box office history, that’s how it worked. You spent more money on the sequel, you often got a bigger opening weekend for the sequel, but you usually made less than the first film. [...] It wasn’t until the late 1990s and early 2000s when we had a run of big sequels consistently out-grossing their predecessors. In the 1980s and most of the 1990s, you spent more, but made less with that sequel..
  6. Web site: The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. Box Office Mojo. 2020-06-10.
  7. Web site: The Boondock Saints. Box Office Mojo. 2020-06-10.
  8. Web site: Jumanji Franchise Box Office History. 2020-06-14. The Numbers.
  9. Web site: Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005). Box Office Mojo. December 31, 2005.
  10. Web site: Desperado. Box Office Mojo. 2020-06-10.
  11. Web site: El Mariachi. Box Office Mojo.
  12. Web site: Wolf Warrior 2. 2021-12-27. Box Office Mojo.
  13. Web site: Wolf Warrior. 2021-12-27. Box Office Mojo.
  14. Web site: Mad Max: Fury Road . 2022-06-01 . Box Office Mojo.
  15. Web site: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome . 2022-06-01 . Box Office Mojo.
  16. Web site: Clerks II. Box Office Mojo. 2020-06-10.
  17. Web site: Clerks. Box Office Mojo. 2020-06-10.
  18. Web site: Tron Legacy. Box Office Mojo. 2020-06-10.
  19. Daily Variety. February 24, 1984. 31. Disney Sets 'Tron' B.O. Record Straight.
  20. Web site: The Color of Money. Box Office Mojo. 2020-06-10.
  21. Web site: The Hustler. The Numbers. 2020-06-10.
  22. Web site: Terminator 2: Judgment Day. 2020-06-10. Box Office Mojo.
  23. Web site: The Terminator. 2020-06-10. Box Office Mojo.
  24. Web site: Cube²: Hypercube. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  25. Web site: Cube. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  26. Web site: Blade Runner 2049. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  27. Web site: Blade Runner. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  28. Web site: K.G.F: Chapter 2 (2022). 2022-06-01. The Numbers.
  29. Web site: Ramachandran . Naman . Yash Teases 'K.G.F. 3,' Talks Global Reach of Indian Cinema: 'The World Is Our Territory' (EXCLUSIVE) . . 26 April 2022.
  30. Web site: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. 2020-06-10. Box Office Mojo.
  31. Web site: Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. 2020-06-10. Box Office Mojo.
  32. Web site: Jurassic World. 2020-06-10. Box Office Mojo.
  33. Web site: Jurassic Park III. 2020-06-10. Box Office Mojo.
  34. Web site: Detective Chinatown 2. 2021-10-22. Box Office Mojo.
  35. Web site: Detective Chinatown. 2021-10-22. Box Office Mojo.
  36. Web site: Top Gun: Maverick . 2022-09-11 . Box Office Mojo.
  37. Web site: Top Gun. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  38. Web site: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. 2020-06-14. Box Office Mojo.
  39. Web site: Jumanji. 2020-06-14. Box Office Mojo.
  40. Web site: Mary Poppins Returns . 2022-06-01 . Box Office Mojo.
  41. Web site: Mary Poppins . 2022-06-01 . Box Office Mojo.
  42. Web site: Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens. 2020-06-14. Box Office Mojo.
  43. Web site: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. 2020-06-14. Box Office Mojo.
  44. Web site: Spider-Man: No Way Home . 2022-09-15 . Box Office Mojo.
  45. Web site: Spider-Man: Far from Home . 2022-06-01 . Box Office Mojo.
  46. Web site: Avengers: Endgame. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  47. Web site: Avengers: Infinity War. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  48. Web site: Furious 7. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  49. Web site: Fast & Furious 6. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  50. Web site: Avengers: Age of Ultron. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  51. Web site: The Dark Knight. 2020-06-10. Box Office Mojo.
  52. Web site: Batman Begins. 2020-06-10. Box Office Mojo.
  53. Web site: Incredibles 2. 2020-06-10. Box Office Mojo.
  54. Web site: The Incredibles. 2020-06-10. Box Office Mojo.
  55. Web site: Iron Man 3. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  56. Web site: Iron Man 2. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  57. Web site: Toy Story 3. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  58. Web site: Toy Story 2. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  59. Web site: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. 2020-06-14. Box Office Mojo.
  60. Web site: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. 2020-06-14. Box Office Mojo.
  61. Web site: Skyfall. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  62. Web site: Quantum of Solace. 2020-06-11. Box Office Mojo.
  63. Web site: All Time Worldwide Sequel Box Office . 2022-09-11 . The Numbers.

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