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BOX
OFFICE MOJO
ALL TIME BOX OFFICE
MOST SUCCESSFUL SEQUELS
(BY PERCENT CHANGE FROM THEIR PREDECESSORS)
As of 7/28/02
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Rank |
Title |
Studio |
Gross |
Original's Gross |
Improvement |
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1 |
Terminator 2: Judgment Day |
TriS. |
$204,843,345 |
$38,371,200 |
433.8% |
|
2 |
The Spy Who Shagged Me |
NL |
$206,040,086 |
$53,883,989 |
282.4% |
|
3 |
Rambo: First Blood Part II |
TriS. |
$150,415,432 |
$47,212,904 |
218.6% |
|
4 |
The Road Warrior |
WB |
$23,667,907 |
$8,750,000 |
170.5% |
|
5 |
Highlander II: The Quickening |
Inter. |
$15,556,340 |
$5,900,000 |
163.7% |
|
6 |
Evil Dead 2 |
DEG |
$5,923,044 |
$2,400,000 |
146.8% |
|
7 |
Lethal Weapon 2 |
WB |
$147,253,986 |
$65,207,127 |
125.8% |
|
8 |
Rush Hour 2 |
NL |
$226,164,286 |
$141,186,864 |
60.2% |
|
9 |
From Russia With Love |
UA |
$24,796,765 |
$16,067,035 |
54.3% |
|
10 |
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls |
WB |
$108,360,063 |
$72,217,396 |
50.0% |
|
11 |
American Pie 2 |
Uni. |
$145,103,595 |
$102,072,987 |
42.2% |
|
12 |
Die Hard 2: Die Harder |
Fox |
$117,540,947 |
$83,008,852 |
41.6% |
|
13 |
The Mummy Returns |
Uni. |
$202,019,785 |
$155,385,488 |
30.0% |
|
14 |
Toy Story 2 |
Dis. |
$245,823,397 |
$191,796,233 |
28.2% |
|
15 |
The Karate Kid Part II |
Uni. |
$115,103,979 |
$90,815,558 |
26.7% |
|
16 |
Hannibal |
MGM |
$165,092,056 |
$130,742,922 |
26.3% |
|
17 |
Ernest Saves Christmas |
Dis. |
$28,202,109 |
$23,509,382 |
20.0% |
|
18 |
Mission: Impossible 2 |
Par. |
$215,409,889 |
$180,981,886 |
19.0% |
|
19 |
A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2 |
NL |
$29,999,213 |
$25,504,513 |
17.6% |
|
20 |
Blade II |
NL |
$81,676,888 |
$70,095,974 |
16.5% |
|
21 |
Magnum Force (Dirty Harry) |
WB |
$39,768,000 |
$35,976,000 |
10.5% |
|
22 |
The Naked Gun 2 1/2 |
Par. |
$86,930,411 |
$78,756,177 |
10.4% |
|
23 |
Aliens |
Fox |
$85,160,248 |
$78,944,891 |
7.9% |
NOTE: Percent change is
used instead of just gross because the true measure of a sequel's success is
how well it did in relation to its predecessor. This chart goes back to 1960 and
only counts sequels that were released within a decade of each other. - Brandon Gray
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