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Franchises often have a ledge life with an expiration appointment , and it only takes one movie to turn a fanbase out from an talkative franchise . Hollywood is presently in the era of franchises and braggart IP expansions . Almost every picture show that strikes big at the box business office belong to a declamatory enfranchisement of films , but no enfranchisement lasts forever .
While these film series make large dedicated fanbases , it ’s difficult to keep viewers lease and coming back for more . If the series releases a weaker film , or something that feel like a conclusive conclusion , it can lead to fans turning their backs on the dealership . This can be a financial end sentence for these enfranchisement , as profits plummet , and the series falls apart .
10Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 53%
Indiana Joneshad a peachy running game in the 1980s , with star Harrison Fordat the meridian of his popularity . The series included three high quality movie , and like many other franchises that began prior to the former 2000s , it concluded as a trilogy . However , decennium subsequently , in 2008 , the series was revived and a reboot movie released . The picture show was clearly designate to make pass the torch down , as it include Indy ’s Logos , play by Shia LaBeouf , but the sequel was a huge flop .
Harrison Ford continue to be a star , and LaBeouf was riding on the wafture of success from Michael Bay’sTransformers , but the film failed to resonate , or reignite excitement from earlier narrative . While the serial publication had been place to rest , Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skullput the concluding nails in the coffin for most fans . This is chew over in the immensely modest box office takings forDial of Destinyas contradict toCrystal Skull(viaThe Numbers ) .
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While very enjoyable overall , there are some thing about it that are incredibly annoying and could have been easily corrected .
9Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 46%
Back in the other 2000s , sequel often had a bad report for ruining a good thing . This is exemplified by third ledger entry likeTerminator 3 : Rise of the Machines . Both of the previous entries were made under the direction and counsel of the incredibly talented James Cameron . However , T3was not about so golden , and the might battle behind the scenes to even get it made think of it was always going to be an rising ascent .
T3rewrote the history of the franchise , and made the timeline a mess . In fact , the pic was so much of a fall in timber , that it leave in most of the sequels rewrite the events again and dissemble the third film never happen . The movie was far from the calibre of other entranceway , and thus left lover of the franchise obnubilate and frustrated as raw continuation drop to little fanfare . However , with Cameron provision to devolve forTerminator 7(viaVariety ) , the future of the franchise could have a chance .
Terminator 3 : rising slope Of The Machines is a 2003 continuation that ’s well remembered for its shock ending . Here ’s a cast and case guide for the pic .
8Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 42%
deputation : Impossiblewas yet another one of the biggest role in Tom Cruise ’s life history , which led to a much larger enfranchisement and Cruise ’s signature uncivilized stunts . However , despite the winner of the original movie , it was a very different reception for the continuation , deputation : Impossible II.Where the first picture show was packed with legal action and fervor , things changed drastically in the 2d movie .
Instead , the filmfocused on political dramatic event and minimal activeness succession with over - the - top flashy detonation . This was a clear departure in shade and expectations on the cutting room floor . With such handsome change , fans did n’t trust the serial for a short time after , but now , the franchise is rapidly growing and make all fresh death - defying stunts .
While some film franchises seem to have never slacken down , others surprise audiences and have thunder back to winner after an lengthened reprieve .
7Alien 3 (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 47%
Continuing a custom for trilogy to escape into a dull note on their third outing , Alien 3did just that . The first entry was directed by Ridley Scott , the second , James Cameron , and then the third by aim legend David Fincher . However , studio intervention and the story constantly undergoing change and new developmentsmade it a far weaker entry than the first two .
Alien 3does still star Sigourney Weaver , and cull up just after the events of the 2d film , but it fail to generate much positivity . The labor was already a hard one , stacking up against two of the greatest sci - fi directors of all time , and it unfortunately drop the mark , which turn a mass of people off the franchise going onward .
David Fincher opens up about the mistakes he made during the disruptive production of Alien 3 and what he learned from the " truly f**ked up situation . ”
6The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 69%
TheFast & Furiousfranchisehas become tremendously popular in the latter half of the series , from movie seven onward . However , the series is also widely discussed because of the vivid variety between the early films and the later ones . But even among the first few entries , fans of the series were wavering , particularly the first , 2nd , and third entries .
The first debut was peachy , with talent like Vin Diesel and Brian O’Conner , who both represent their parts perfectly . However , things took a turn in the third movie when the characters at the heart of the story were entirely dissimilar . Tokyo Driftcreated confusion as it jump around the timeline , with an apparent lack of agreement about the series or its characters , which in turn further confused the connected tale and caused some viewer to free entirely .
Hollywood get it on a good dealership , but some franchises still function after so many yr are hold out surprisingly well despite wavering interest .
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5Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 90%
WhileAvengers : Endgameis arguably one of the best picture show in recent celluloid , and for certain one of the best of the MCU , it was an ending . The movie supply important closure for not just the antedate motion picture , Avengers : Infinity War , but also the 20 movies that came before it . Despite this , many the great unwashed were quick to say goodbye to the story with The Infinity Saga being finished .
For die - surd lover of the MCU , and even free-and-easy viewer , keep up to date and on top of new Marvel stuff was tough . Endgamewas a natural stopping point for the enfranchisement , and many the great unwashed retrieve it was finish . Despite the incredible winner of the flick , and it ’s in brief go the number one all - time high boxwood office earnings , the MCU finished atEndgamefor many people .
Even in 2023 , raw character were being added to Avengers : Endgame ’s stunning last battle . Here ’s everyone who appears and who the new ones are .
4Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 63%
Star Warshas been releasing incredible movies for many generation now , with the original trilogy , prequel trilogy , and a sequel trilogy . However , despite the series being a success as a whole , there were some entry that were far decrepit than others , and made some give up on keeping track . One object lesson of aStar Warsmovie that fail to connect is not even a mainline movie . During the tone ending of the sequel trilogy , some modest projects were made to fill in the blank .
Solo : A Star Wars Storyattempted to do this by makinga prequel flick about the beloved scoundrel that is Han Solo , but it was harshly criticized upon release . With some people slaked with the first six moving picture , and others finding the sequel trilogy a dashing hopes , Soloand motion-picture show just like it mark the end of the franchise for some . However , Star Wars , like the MCU is too cock-a-hoop and knock-down of a franchise to lie down and fade by .
The first installments in many movie enfranchisement are still considered the best when the premiss was never suited to an extended story and fell aside .
3Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 57%
When the live - actionTransformersmovies , directed by Michael Bay , started come out in 2007 , fans flocked to see the puerility heroes parade on the big screen . However , the first movie gain generally positive reviews , with some more lukewarm , and fail to do anything truly innovative . This already made the franchise appear weak , and it was n’t helped when the continuation came out 2 years later in 2009 .
Transformers : Revenge of the Fallenappeared to mostly retrograde the same ideas from the first pic , with only minor variant in pose and the object which the autobots and decepticons were chasing . This of course , did n’t auspicate well for the future of the series , and many people decided to ascertain out before it hold out any further . Now , Transformersmovies may be hitting their tread , but they contend early on .
2Justice League (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 67%
In 2017 , a the MCU was rapidly approach the ending of their first 10 age , the DCEU was desperate to keep up the stride . However , the dealership skin to establish a solid origination , like the dozens ofmovies coming out of Marvel Studios ' MCU , but they decided to move forward anyway . As a result , the hard studio apartment - altered and edited and alteredJustice Leaguemovie was released . The story was incoherent , the character were one - dimensional and wooden , and overall , it failed to get anyone excited about the future of the DCEU .
While the movie featured some great action and battles , the characters featured did not lurk in the shadows for days before arriving . There was no tension , and in the end no wager , as the epic god won out over evilness . While the DCEU chug along for a few more years , it was eventually scrapped , with some films pen off along the way , and abysmal box office functioning ( viaThe Numbers ) .
1Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Last , but sure not least , The Wizarding World franchise generated incredible excitement when it expanded to include a spin - off serial publication about Newt Scamander and his dangerous undertaking with magical beasts . The first movie was widely praise , incredibly originative , and spectacular fun . However , while trying to rekindle the magic in the subsequence , grand Beasts : The Crimes of Grindelwald , things fit south fast .
The series was plague with a phone number of issue with the roll , which had an enormous range of issues . In addition , the series seem to introduce plot holes and gaps that were n’t easily filled in , and it became a lacking disappointment overall . The series press out another incoming , but due to so much change and trouble , it was the worst performing incoming of the serial ( viaThe Numbers ) .
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