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Franchise Killers



Other Domestic Misc records: Never No. 1 Domestic - Never Wide Domestic - $100m Movies per Year - $100m Movies per Month - Lowest No. 1 Domestic - Successful Sequels - Widest Opening Weekend

This chart contains the top 100 sequel movies that made less money during their entire run than their predecessor in the first weekend, based on the domestic box office.

Rank Date Movie Difference Sequel Domestic
Box Office		 Predecessor
Opening
Weekend		 Predecessor
1 2016 The Harry Potter IMAX Marathon $167,460,201 $1,729,226 $169,189,427 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II
2 2016 Batman: The Killing Joke $162,232,347 $3,775,000 $166,007,347 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
3 2010 The Twilight Saga: Twilight/New Moon … $140,453,900 $2,385,237 $142,839,137 The Twilight Saga: New Moon
4 2002 Spider-Man/Men in Black II Double-Bill $110,791,979 $4,052,137 $114,844,116 Spider-Man
5 2016 Shin Godjira $91,280,356 $1,908,028 $93,188,384 Godzilla
6 2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars $73,274,287 $35,161,554 $108,435,841 Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith
7 2019 Dark Phoenix $59,661,179 $65,845,974 $125,507,153 Deadpool 2
8 2020 Wonder Woman 1984 $56,450,435 $46,801,036 $103,251,471 Wonder Woman
9 2020 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run $50,554,222 $4,810,790 $55,365,012 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
10 2002 Spider-Man/Men in Black II Double-Bill $48,096,614 $4,052,137 $52,148,751 Men in Black 2
11 2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp $41,049,443 $216,648,740 $257,698,183 Avengers: Infinity War
12 1993 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm $40,052,506 $5,635,204 $45,687,710 Batman Returns
13 2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass $39,058,642 $77,042,381 $116,101,023 Alice in Wonderland
14 2000 Godzilla 2000 $34,010,151 $10,037,390 $44,047,541 Godzilla
15 2023 The Marvels $33,913,798 $84,500,223 $118,414,021 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
16 2018 Unbroken: Path to Redemption $24,404,548 $6,216,897 $30,621,445 Unbroken
17 2017 Amityville: The Awakening $23,506,265 $742 $23,507,007 The Amityville Horror
18 2019 Charlie’s Angels $19,832,915 $17,801,306 $37,634,221 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
19 2005 Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist $17,802,506 $251,495 $18,054,001 Exorcist: The Beginning
20 2005 XXX: State of the Union $17,632,171 $26,873,932 $44,506,103 xXx
21 2022 Morbius $16,167,680 $73,865,530 $90,033,210 Venom: Let There be Carnage
22 2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For $15,362,469 $13,757,804 $29,120,273 Sin City
23 2007 Daddy Day Camp $14,388,313 $13,235,267 $27,623,580 Daddy Day Care
24 2017 Jeepers Creepers 3 $13,034,162 $2,235,162 $15,269,324 Jeepers Creepers 2
25 2019 Hellboy $12,635,367 $21,903,748 $34,539,115 Hellboy II: The Golden Army
26 2016 Inferno $11,860,594 $34,343,574 $46,204,168 Angels & Demons
27 2022 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery $11,769,548 $15,000,000 $26,769,548 Knives Out
28 2015 Ant-Man $11,068,946 $180,202,163 $191,271,109 Avengers: Age of Ultron
29 2012 Piranha 3DD $9,735,968 $370,904 $10,106,872 Piranha 3D
30 2008 Diary of the Dead $9,269,085 $952,620 $10,221,705 George A. Romero's Land of the Dead
31 2006 Basic Instinct 2 $9,183,249 $5,946,136 $15,129,385 Basic Instinct
32 2008 The X-Files: I Want to Believe $9,156,280 $20,982,478 $30,138,758 The X Files: Fight the Future
33 2020 The New Mutants $8,972,779 $23,855,569 $32,828,348 Dark Phoenix
34 2007 Hannibal Rising $8,871,220 $27,669,725 $36,540,945 Red Dragon
35 2016 The Huntsman: Winter’s War $8,214,685 $48,003,015 $56,217,700 Snow White and the Huntsman
36 2013 Scary Movie V $8,207,088 $32,015,787 $40,222,875 Scary Movie 4
37 2021 The Matrix Resurrections $8,011,957 $40,463,197 $48,475,154 The Matrix Revolutions
38 2022 Confess, Fletch $7,506,918 $538,842 $8,045,760 Fletch Lives
39 2005 National Lampoon's Barely Legal $7,276,402 $26,511 $7,302,913 National Lampoon’s Van Wilder
40 2017 Rings $7,272,219 $27,793,018 $35,065,237 The Ring Two
41 2018 Unfriended: Dark Web $6,978,370 $8,866,745 $15,845,115 Unfriended
42 2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music $6,801,608 $3,439,660 $10,241,268 Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
43 2020 I Still Believe $6,698,910 $10,410,004 $17,108,914 I Can Only Imagine
44 2002 Pokemon 4Ever $6,508,451 $1,732,301 $8,240,752 Pokemon 3: The Movie
45 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story $6,242,072 $213,767,512 $220,009,584 Star Wars Ep. VIII: The Last Jedi
46 2005 Son of the Mask $6,098,646 $17,018,422 $23,117,068 The Mask
47 2008 Punisher: War Zone $5,783,550 $8,050,977 $13,834,527 The Punisher
48 2020 The Jesus Rolls $5,515,675 $18,169 $5,533,844 The Big Lebowski
49 2022 Clerks III $5,398,026 $4,663,106 $10,061,132 Clerks II
50 1996 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace $5,355,669 $2,396,302 $7,751,971 The Lawnmower Man
51 1989 Speed Zone! $5,246,887 $3,077,061 $8,323,948 Cannonball Run II
52 2013 The Last Exorcism Part II $5,187,310 $15,179,303 $20,366,613 The Last Exorcism
53 2014 Tom yum goong 2 $5,031,717 $2,463 $5,034,180 Tom yum goong
54 1996 Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordel… $4,418,270 $5,601,285 $10,019,555 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
55 1994 Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow $3,906,233 $126,247 $4,032,480 Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
56 1983 Smokey and the Bandit III $3,883,835 $7,000,000 $10,883,835 Smokey and the Bandit II
57 1989 Fright Night Part 2 $3,768,254 $2,350,289 $6,118,543 Fright Night
58 1993 Return of the Living Dead 3 $3,626,254 $21,000 $3,647,254 Return of the Living Dead Part II
59 2020 After We Collided $3,615,866 $2,386,483 $6,002,349 After
60 1997 Free Willy 3: The Rescue $3,520,430 $3,519,178 $7,039,608 Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
61 1998 Major League: Back to the Minors $3,489,569 $3,551,208 $7,040,777 Major League II
62 1993 RoboCop 3 $3,449,201 $10,696,210 $14,145,411 RoboCop 2
63 2013 Machete Kills $3,408,003 $8,008,161 $11,416,164 Machete
64 1990 Graffiti Bridge $3,203,423 $4,562,778 $7,766,201 Purple Rain
65 1995 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up $3,148,692 $407,618 $3,556,310 3 Ninjas Kick Back
66 2006 Van Wilder Deux: The Rise of Taj $3,041,563 $4,261,350 $7,302,913 National Lampoon’s Van Wilder
67 1991 Kickboxer 2: The Road Back $2,927,281 $1,206,817 $4,134,098 Kickboxer
68 1991 Mannequin: On the Move $2,700,599 $3,300,609 $6,001,208 Mannequin
69 2004 Catwoman $2,670,226 $40,202,379 $42,872,605 Batman & Robin
70 2023 Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist $2,650,724 $3,649,422 $6,300,146 Left Behind
71 2012 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D $2,622,379 $17,530,219 $20,152,598 Silent Hill
72 2010 Pure Country 2: The Gift $2,605,909 $133,771 $2,739,680 Pure Country
73 1993 Ernest Rides Again $2,604,430 $1,433,496 $4,037,926 Ernest Scared Stupid
74 2022 Lightyear $2,600,877 $118,307,188 $120,908,065 Toy Story 4
75 2001 Pokemon 3: The Movie $2,523,480 $17,052,128 $19,575,608 Pokemon 2000
76 2009 Saw VI $2,360,662 $27,693,292 $30,053,954 Saw V
77 1986 King Kong Lives $2,312,701 $4,711,220 $7,023,921 King Kong
78 1992 Gate II $2,225,090 $2,032,973 $4,258,063 The Gate
79 1997 The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle… $2,209,389 $235,766 $2,445,155 The Swan Princess
80 1991 Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of … $2,182,151 $773,490 $2,955,641 The Beastmaster
81 1992 Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue $2,048,733 $573,904 $2,622,637 Wild Orchid
82 2007 Hostel: Part II $2,011,287 $17,544,812 $19,556,099 Hostel
83 2000 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas $1,951,380 $35,231,365 $37,182,745 The Flintstones
84 2015 The Fantastic Four $1,934,136 $56,117,548 $58,051,684 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
85 2018 God’s Not Dead: A Light in Darkness $1,894,722 $5,728,940 $7,623,662 God’s Not Dead 2
86 1993 The Philadelphia Experiment II $1,875,000 $2,000 $1,877,000 The Philadelphia Experiment
87 2021 The King’s Man $1,846,637 $37,176,373 $39,023,010 Kingsman: The Golden Circle
88 2011 New Year’s Eve $1,716,069 $54,544,638 $56,260,707 Valentine's Day
89 2015 Hot Tub Time Machine 2 $1,705,851 $12,314,651 $14,020,502 Hot Tub Time Machine
90 2008 Goal! 2: Living the Dream... $1,696,771 $225,067 $1,921,838 Goal! The Dream Begins
91 1994 The Next Karate Kid $1,613,316 $8,751,228 $10,364,544 The Karate Kid, Part III
92 2020 Zong Shi Ye Wen $1,456,084 $3,439 $1,459,523 Yip Man 4
93 2007 After Dark HorrorFest 2007: 8 More Fi… $1,436,045 $874,635 $2,310,680 After Dark HorrorFest 2006: 8 Films to Die For
94 2020 Beureikeu deo sa illeonseu $1,296,491 $1,000,000 $2,296,491 Bring the Soul: The Movie
95 1987 Allan Quatermain and the Lost City $1,254,089 $3,751,699 $5,005,788 King Solomon's Mines
96 2009 Ong-Bak 2 $1,232,411 $102,458 $1,334,869 Ong-Bak
97 1992 Aces: Iron Eagle III $1,012,416 $2,517,600 $3,530,016 Iron Eagle II
98 1989 Eddie and the Cruisers II $904,886 $540,000 $1,444,886 Eddie and the Cruisers
99 2014 Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt? $899,882 $851,690 $1,751,572 Atlas Shrugged: Part II
100 1989 The Horror Show $835,037 $1,738,897 $2,573,934 House II: The Second Story

The Domestic Market is defined as the North American movie territory (consisting of the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico and Guam).

This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports.

Note: This chart is not adjusted for inflation.