List of film sequels by box-office performance


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 and ' , and ', but excluding films such as ' and '. 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. 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. A similar approach has been taken to the Wizarding World series ; the X-Men film series ; Star Trek ; and the multiple Spider-Man, Batman and Planet of the Apes film series.

Box-office improvement

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

Relative improvement

These film sequels outgrossed their predecessors by at least a factor of three. The list is not adjusted for inflation.
TitleYearGrossTitle Year Predecessor's grossImprovement Improvement
'2009$10,629,321The Boondock Saints1999$30,471$
'2017$964,496,193'2005$65,079,104$
Desperado1995$25,405,445El Mariachi1992$2,040,920$
Clerks II2006$26,984,975Clerks1994$3,151,130$
'2010$400,062,763Tron1982$50,000,000$
The Color of Money1986$52,293,982The Hustler1961$7,600,000$
'1991$516,950,043The Terminator1984$78,371,200$
'2002$3,563,603Cube1997$565,727$
Blade Runner 20492017$259,239,658Blade Runner1982$41,473,619$
'1999$312,016,928'1997$67,683,989$
Jurassic World2015$1,670,400,637Jurassic Park III2001$368,780,809$
2017$962,102,237Jumanji1995$262,821,940$

Absolute improvement

These film sequels outgrossed their predecessors by at least $500million. The list is not adjusted for inflation.
TitleYearGrossTitle Year Predecessor's grossImprovement Improvement
Jurassic World2015$1,670,400,637Jurassic Park III2001$368,780,809$
'2015$2,068,223,624'2005$868,390,560$
'2017$964,496,193'2005$65,079,104$
'2019$2,797,800,564'2018$2,048,359,754$
Furious 72015$1,515,047,671Fast & Furious 62013$788,679,850$
'2017$962,102,237Jumanji1995$262,821,940$
'2018$2,048,359,7542015$1,402,805,868$
The Dark Knight2008$1,004,934,033Batman Begins2005$373,413,297$
Incredibles 22018$1,242,805,359The Incredibles2004$631,606,713$
Iron Man 32013$1,214,811,252Iron Man 22010$623,933,331$
Toy Story 32010$1,066,969,703Toy Story 21999$497,374,776$
'1999$1,027,082,707'1983$475,347,111$
Skyfall2012$1,108,561,013Quantum of Solace2008$589,580,482$

Highest-grossing sequels