![]() ![]() There are also other movies that are in prime position to launch their own first set of followup films: Warner Bros. The summer gave rise to its first new franchise when Universal announced a sequel for the animated hit “The Secret Life of Pets.” After that, New Line announced a followup to its scary movie “Lights Out” less than two weeks after it opened in theaters. “It may not be so much of a bias against sequels, but more the immediate social media and critical reaction to movies that are perceived as less than stellar.” “It was the audience who voted with their absence from what were expected to be the most likely sure bets of this or any given summer season,” Paul Dergarabedian, senior analyst at comScore, told TheWrap. ![]() Among the biggest losers were Disney’s “Alice Through the Looking Glass,” Universal’s “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,” Fox’s “Ice Age: Collision Course” and Paramount’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.” Here are five lessons we have unearthed:Īs most new franchise installments fell on their faces, sequelitis was certainly the scourge that the summer couldn’t shake. TheWrap has taken a hard look back at this sequel-stacked summer, which also played host to new films that have set the stage for future franchises. A source close to Disney told TheWrap there are absolutely no plans right now to make followup films for “Finding Dory” or “Captain America” - though Chris Evans‘ superhero will appear in the upcoming “Avengers: Infinity War.” Meanwhile, a “Dory” followup wouldn’t conceivably come for at least another six years given the fact that Pixar is hitting a hard pause button on sequels until roughly 2022.Īlso Read: Surprise! This Summer's Box Office Is Up 3 Percent Over Last Year's In rare instances, a blockbuster doesn’t guarantee a follow-up. Fox has committed to more “X-Men” movies even though May’s “Apocalyse” topped out at $155.4 million domestically - $80 million less than the previous film. (And that’s not counting films like “The Legend of Tarzan” that were released in hopes of creating lucrative new franchises.)īut only three of this year’s sequels - Universal-Blumhouse-Platinum Dune’s “The Purge: Election Year,” Disney-Pixar’s “Finding Dory” and Disney-Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” - outperformed their predecessors at the box office.Īlso Read: 18 Summer Movie Winners and Losers: From 'Captain America: Civil War' to 'Ben-Hur' (Photos)įor studios, the franchise business is worthwhile even in an environment of diminishing returns. Hollywood often gets criticized for pumping out franchise films as fast as McDonald’s makes French fries.Īnd this summer was no exception, playing host to 14 sequels - four more than last year and tied with 2007 for the most of all time. ![]()
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