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> GENRES

ACTION SEQUEL*
Ranked by Retention of Original's Gross
1980-Present
Sci-fi and fantasy omitted.
XXX: State of the Union total is a projection.

Rank

Title

Total Gross

Date

Original's Gross
(Click for detail)

Date

%**

1

Desperado

$25,405,445

8/25/95

$2,040,920

2/26/93

1244.7%

2

Best of the Best 2

$6,608,687

3/5/93

$1,700,000

11/10/89

388.8%

3

Rambo: First Blood Part II

$150,415,432

5/22/85

$47,212,904

10/22/82

318.6%

4

Lethal Weapon 2

$147,253,986

7/7/89

$65,207,127

3/6/87

225.8%

5

Bad Boys II

$138,608,444

7/18/03

$65,807,024

4/7/95

210.6%

6

Rush Hour 2

$226,164,286

8/3/01

$141,186,864

9/18/98

160.2%

7

The Bourne Supremacy

$176,241,941

7/23/04

$121,661,683

6/14/02

144.9%

8

Die Hard 2: Die Harder

$117,540,947

7/6/90

$83,008,852

7/15/88

141.6%

9

Mission: Impossible 2

$215,409,889

5/24/00

$180,981,886

5/22/96

119.0%

10

Shanghai Knights

$60,476,872

2/7/03

$56,937,502

5/26/00

106.2%

11

Another 48 HRS.

$80,818,974

6/8/90

$78,868,508

12/10/82

102.5%

12

F/X 2

$21,082,165

5/10/91

$20,603,715

2/7/86

102.3%

13

Young Guns II

$44,143,410

8/3/90

$45,661,556

8/12/88

96.7%

14

Kill Bill Vol. 2

$66,116,357

4/16/04

$70,099,045

10/10/03

94.3%

15

2 Fast 2 Furious

$127,154,901

6/6/03

$144,533,925

6/22/01

88.0%

16

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

$100,830,111

6/27/03

$125,305,545

11/3/00

80.5%

17

Death Wish II

$16,100,000

2/19/82

$22,000,000

7/24/74

73.2%

18

Bloodfist II

$1,292,323

10/12/90

$1,770,082

9/22/89

73.0%

19

Patriot Games

$83,351,587

6/5/92

$122,012,643

3/2/90

68.3%

20

Beverly Hills Cop II

$153,665,036

5/20/87

$234,760,478

12/5/85

65.5%

21

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

$50,024,083

7/14/95

$83,563,139

10/9/92

59.9%

22

Missing in Action 2

$10,755,447

3/1/85

$22,812,411

11/16/84

47.1%

23

Iron Eagle II

$10,497,324

11/11/88

$24,159,872

1/17/86

43.4%

24

Speed 2: Cruise Control

$48,608,066

6/13/97

$121,248,145

6/10/94

40.1%

25

American Ninja 2

$4,000,000

5/1/87

$10,499,694

8/30/85

38.1%

26

Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold

$6,698,361

8/24/90

$17,768,900

2/14/86

37.7%

27

U.S. Marshals

$57,167,405

3/6/98

$183,875,760

8/6/93

31.1%

28

XXX: State of the Union

$33,000,000

4/29/05

$142,109,382

8/9/02

23.2%

29

Kickboxer 2

$1,250,712

6/14/91

$14,697,005

9/8/89

8.5%

30

Bloodsport 2

$840,850

3/1/96

$11,806,119

2/26/88

7.1%

Sequel Total Gross: $2,183,523,041
Average Sequel Gross: $72,784,101
Original Total Gross: $2,263,900,686
Average Original Gross: $75,463,356
Average Sequel Retention: 98.6%

** Sequel's gross as a % of original's gross.

* Only first sequels are counted.

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