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List of film sequels by box-office improvement

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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 Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) (which Box Office Mojo also groups separately), and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, but excluding films such as Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984) and Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (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, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 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 Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation and a later reboot); and the multiple Spider-Man, Batman and Planet of the Apes film series.[3]

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Box-office improvement[edit]

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

Relative improvement[edit]

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

Title Year Gross Title (predecessor) Year (predecessor) Predecessor's gross Improvement (%) Improvement ($)
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day 2009 $10,629,321[6] The Boondock Saints 1999 $30,471[7] 1.062932099×10^9% $10,598,850
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017 $964,496,193[8] Zathura: A Space AdventureJumanji 2005 $65,079,104[9] 9.6449619299×10^10% $899,417,089
Desperado 1995 $25,405,445[10] El Mariachi 1992 $2,040,920[11] 2.540544499×10^9% $23,364,525
Clerks II 2006 $26,984,975[12] Clerks 1994 $3,151,130[13] 2.698497499×10^9% $23,833,845
Tron: Legacy 2010 $400,062,763[14] Tron 1982 $50,000,000[15] 4.0006276299×10^10% $350,062,763
The Color of Money 1986 $52,293,982[16] The Hustler 1961 $7,600,000[17] 5.229398199×10^9% $44,693,982
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 $516,950,043[18] The Terminator 1984 $78,371,200[19] 5.1695004299×10^10% $438,578,843
Cube 2: Hypercube 2002 $3,563,603[20] Cube 1997 $565,727[21] 356,360,299% $2,997,876
Blade Runner 2049 2017 $259,239,658[22] Blade Runner 1982 $41,473,619[23] 2.5923965799×10^10% $217,766,039
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 1999 $312,016,928[24] Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1997 $67,683,989[25] 3.1201692799×10^10% $244,332,939
Jurassic World 2015 $1,670,400,637[26] Jurassic Park III 2001 $368,780,809[27] 1.67040063699×10^11% $1,301,619,828
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017 $962,102,237[28] JumanjiJumanji 1995 $262,821,940[29] 9.6210223699×10^10% $699,280,297

Absolute improvement[edit]

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

Title Year Gross Title (predecessor) Year (predecessor) Predecessor's gross Improvement (%) Improvement ($)
Jurassic World 2015 $1,670,400,637[26] Jurassic Park III 2001 $368,780,809[27] 1.67040063699×10^11% $1,301,619,828
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 $2,068,223,624[30] Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005 $868,390,560[31] 2.06822362399×10^11% $1,199,833,064
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017 $964,496,193[8] Zathura: A Space AdventureJumanji 2005 $65,079,104[9] 9.6449619299×10^10% $899,417,089
Avengers: Endgame 2019 $2,797,800,564[32] Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $2,048,359,754[33] 2.79780056399×10^11% $749,440,810
Furious 7 2015 $1,515,047,671[34] Fast & Furious 6 2013 $788,679,850[35] 1.51504767099×10^11% $726,367,821
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017 $962,102,237[28] JumanjiJumanji 1995 $262,821,940[29] 9.6210223699×10^10% $699,280,297
Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $2,048,359,754[33] Avengers: Age Of Ultron 2015 $1,402,805,868[36] 2.04835975399×10^11% $645,553,886
The Dark Knight 2008 $1,004,934,033[37] Batman Begins 2005 $373,413,297[38] 1.00493403299×10^11% $631,520,736
Incredibles 2 2018 $1,242,805,359[39] The Incredibles 2004 $631,606,713[40] 1.24280535899×10^11% $611,198,646
Iron Man 3 2013 $1,214,811,252[41] Iron Man 2 2010 $623,933,331[42] 1.21481125199×10^11% $590,877,921
Toy Story 3 2010 $1,066,969,703[43] Toy Story 2 1999 $497,374,776[44] 1.06696970299×10^11% $569,594,927
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 1999 $1,027,082,707[45] Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi 1983 $475,347,111[46] 1.02708270699×10^11% $551,735,596
Skyfall 2012 $1,108,561,013[47] Quantum of Solace 2008 $589,580,482[48] 1.10856101299×10^11% $518,980,531

Highest-grossing sequels[edit]

Title Year Worldwide gross[49]
Avengers: Endgame 2019 $2,797,800,564
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 $2,068,223,624
Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $2,048,359,754
Jurassic World 2015 $1,670,400,637
Furious 7 2015 $1,518,722,794
Frozen II 2019 $1,448,203,157
Avengers: Age Of Ultron 2015 $1,396,099,202
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2011 $1,356,602,810[50]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017 $1,332,539,889
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 2018 $1,308,470,988
Incredibles 2 2018 $1,242,805,359
The Fate of the Furious 2017 $1,238,764,765
Iron Man 3 2013 $1,215,392,272
Captain America: Civil War 2016 $1,153,284,349
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 $1,142,219,401[51]
Spider-Man: Far From Home 2019 $1,129,221,601
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011 $1,123,794,079
Skyfall 2012 $1,110,526,981
Transformers: Age of Extinction 2014 $1,104,054,072
The Dark Knight Rises 2012 $1,084,439,099
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 $1,074,141,030
Toy Story 4 2019 $1,073,394,813
Toy Story 3 2010 $1,068,879,522
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2006 $1,066,215,812
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011 $1,045,663,875
Despicable Me 3 2017 $1,034,703,022
Finding Dory 2016 $1,028,570,889
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 1999 $1,027,044,677
The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneyThe Hobbit 2012 $1,017,003,568
The Dark Knight 2008 $1,003,509,293

Progression of record[edit]

Title Year Worldwide gross[49] Ref(s)
The Bells of St. Mary's 1945 $21,300,000 [52][53][54]
From Russia with Love 1963 $78,900,000 [55][56]
Goldfinger 1964 $124,900,000 [55][56]
Thunderball 1965 $141,200,000 [55][57]
The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 $185,400,000 [55]
Jaws 2 1978 $208,900,376 [58][59]
Moonraker 1979 $210,300,000 [55]
The Empire Strikes Back 1980-1982 $413,359,500 [60][61]
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 $474,171,806 [62][60]
The Empire Strikes Back 1997 $538,189,960 [63][61]
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 $618,638,999 [64][65][66]
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceThe Phantom Menace 1999 $924,305,084 [64][65][67]
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 $1,140,682,011 [51]
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 2011 $1,341,511,219 [68][50]
Furious 7 2015 $1,518,722,794 [69]
Jurassic World 2015 $1,670,400,637 [70]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2016 $2,068,223,624 [71]
Avengers: Endgame 2019 $2,797,800,564

Highest-grossing third film in a series[edit]

Progression of record[edit]

Title Year Worldwide gross[49] Ref(s)
Return of the Jedi 1983-1985 $385,845,197 [60]
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989 $474,171,806 [62][60]
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 $1,142,219,401 [51]
Transformers: Dark of the Moon 2011 $1,123,794,079
Iron Man 3 2013 $1,215,392,272
Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $2,048,359,754

Highest-grossing fourth film in a series[edit]

Progression of record[edit]

Title Year Worldwide gross[49] Ref(s)
Thunderball 1965 $141,200,000 [72]
Sudden Impact 1983 $150,000,000 [72][73]
Rocky IV 1985 $300,473,716 [72]
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceThe Phantom Menace 1999 $924,305,084 [64][65][67]
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011 $1,045,663,875
Transformers: Age of Extinction 2014 $1,104,054,072
Jurassic World 2015 $1,670,400,637
Avengers: Endgame 2019 $2,797,800,564

Notes[edit]

Jumanji^ ^ ^ ^ The Numbers includes Zathura: A Space Adventure in the Jumanji franchise, whereas Box Office Mojo does not.

^The Hobbit The Numbers counts The Hobbit films as sequels to The Lord of the Rings films.

The Phantom Menace^ ^ The Phantom Menace grossed $924,305,084 during its initial run in theaters in 1999. It later added more than $100 million more in 2012 with a 3D re-release, but had already conceded the record when it did so.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Box Office History for Star Wars Movies". The Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Franchise: Star Wars". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
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  4. ↑ Medavoy, Mike (2013-06-25). You're Only as Good as Your Next One: 100 Great Films, 100 Good Films, and 100 for Which I Should Be Shot. Simon and Schuster. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-4391-1813-9. [S]equels tend to gross less at the box office. Traditionally, they do about two-thirds of the original. Search this book on
  5. ↑ Mendelson, Scott. "Box Office: A Sequel Need Not Out-Gross The Original To Be A Hit". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-14. 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 1990’s and early 2000’s when we had a run of big sequels consistently out-grossing their predecessors. In the 1980’s and most of the 1990’s, you spent more, but made less with that sequel. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
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