Summary

Some monumental sequels are coming over the apparent horizon , and they could be even more popular than the flick which come before them . Many franchises see lessen payoff with their loge office lucre , because people who were n’t interested in the first picture are n’t potential to buy tickets for a sequel . But there are other franchises which only increase in popularity . Some big moving-picture show coming up in the next few year are probable to go past the box office totals of their prequels .

There are a few fundamental reasons why a sequel might have more success than the original . Christian Bible - of - mouth and streaming succeeder can combine to make a movie even more democratic years after it was released , so interest in a sequel shoots up . In other cases , a movie made decade ago has a relatively low boxwood part totality by today ’s standards , so a continuation has the advantage of modern film course . Movie sequels can be a roll of the die for studios , but these approaching projects are likely to be hits .

12Dune: Part Two

Dune - $402 million

Dunebecame a monumental boxwood position success in Fall 2021 , but the subsequence has all the ingredient to surpass it . Denis Villeneueve ’s adjustment of Frank Herbert ’s germinal sci - fi novel is split up into two portion , meaning that the first movie leaves a quite a little of enigma exit to be solved for the continuation . Also , Dune : Part Two ’s new release datemeans that it face less intense competition at the box government agency , and it should be the routine one blockbuster on crack for moviegoers .

11Beetlejuice 2

Beetlejuice - $74 million

Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder will be returning for thelong - awaitedBeetlejuice 2 , over 30 year after the archetype . They will also be link by some new face , including Willem Dafoe and Jenna Ortega . This blend of a cult - classic picture show with some exciting new stars could testify to be a deliver the goods recipe , but most of import to the movie ’s chances of succeeder is the fact that Tim Burton has been confirmed as the director . Beetlejuice 2could be the perfect ready - made Halloween hit when it is release in September 2024 .

10Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Mad Max: Fury Road - $380 million

Furiosa : A unbalanced Max Sagais a prequel toMad Max : Fury Road , with Anya Taylor - Joy playing a younger version of the character previously portrayed by Charlize Theron . The popularity ofFury Roadhas grow since it was first released in 2015 , so excitement will be high for the sequel . The motion picture ’s chances are buoy by the comportment of Taylor - Joy , butChris Hemsworth ’s character inFuriosacould be even more exciting . establish on first opinion , Hemsworth seems to be playing a flamboyant but threatening villain .

9Gladiator 2

Gladiator - $503 million

SurpassingGladiator ’s half - a - billion box office haul wo n’t be an easy task , but corner billet act have pip up across the instrument panel since it was released in 2000.Gladiator 2will entreaty to fans of the original , but also a new generation of fans of historical dramas or director Ridley Scott . Denzel Washington has replace Russell Crowe , and the cast will also welcome Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan . Ridley Scott ’s late picture show , Napoleon , is do well below what was expected of it , but it is still in the one C of meg .

8Legally Blonde 3

Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde - $125 million

After 20 long time aside , Elle Woods will be strutting back into movie house forLegally Blonde 3.Reese Witherspoon has enjoyed a career resurgence over the last tenner , including some glorious projection as a producer , butLegally Blonde 3will finally see her reviving one of her most iconic characters . Legally Blonde 3 ’s box position prospects may become clearer when theMean Girlsremake is release , since the two picture will be geared toward like interview . But the success ofBarbiecould be a positive indicant , since it sharesLegally Blonde ’s heat for garden pink , and its message of female empowerment .

Legally Blonde 3 will in conclusion hit theaters more than two decades after the first movie . Here are the details about the film ’s cast , gang , and story .

7Sonic The Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - $405 million

Sonic the Hedgehogmade over $ 100 million more than the franchise ’s first picture , andSonic the Hedgehog 3is well - commit to continue this course . The continuation could persist in to ride the wave of successful video game adjustment . Sonic the Hedgehog 2teased a video game icon , Shadow , who was painfully miss in the first two movies . With Shadow set up as the basal opponent of the third movie , this leave behind Jim Carrey ’s participation as something of a secret , butSonic the Hedgehog 3doesn’t needfully require Dr. Robotnik for it to be a striking .

6Karate Kid

The Karate Kid - $352 million

A new movie in theKarate Kidfranchise will impart together two unlike periods of the franchise , with Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan both go down to star . Chan’sKarate Kidmovie , which also star a new Jaden Smith , was a success , but that was before Netflix’sCobra Kaiseries revitalized interestingness in the franchise , and introduce a new generation of viewers to Daniel , played by Macchio . There are still questions about the floor of the motion picture , particularly about howChan and Macchio’sKarate Kidcharacterswill touch .

5Attack The Block 2

Attack the Block - $6.2 million

Updates on the sequel to Joe Cornish ’s foreign invasion thriller have been comparatively scarce , but John Boyega ’s liaison will be more than enough for it to breeze past the corner office totality of its precursor . assault the Blockdoes a mint with its circumscribed budget , but the vocation evolution of its star mean that the sequel could be operate on an exclusively different level . Attack the Blockhas become a cult favorite since its release . Over a decennium by and by , the story will finally have a 2d chapter , with Cornish returning as director .

4Alien: Romulus

Alien: Covenant - $74 million

Alien : Romuluswill mark a young era for the franchise , with a new cast of case come face - to - fount with the xenomorphs . Fede Álvarez is on board as the director , rather than Ridley Scott , but the franchise has succeeded without Scott before . TheAlienfranchise has shown that it is able of much more than $ 74 million at the box office , with four picture pass this total . Romulusdoesn’t have big - name actors , so the movie ’s quality will for the most part determine whether it improves onCovenant ’s gain .

With Fede Álvarez at the helm of the raw Alien movie the franchise is point in a bright way , but what is Alien : Romulus about ?

3Deadpool 3

Deadpool 2 - $786 million

Deadpool 2made roughly the same amount of money as the first picture , but the cellular inclusion of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine could be enough to pushDeadpool 3to an even higher total . Marvel is makingDeadpool 3as part of the MCU , and Deadpool could potentially appear in future movies in the Multiverse Saga . This makesDeadpool 3one of the MCU ’s most extremely - anticipated projects of all . Despite being under the umbrella of Disney , Deadpool 3will be roentgen - grass , in prevent with the two previous movies .

A composite image of Elle Woods standing in pink in front of the US Capitol and Elle looking shocked in court in Legally Blonde

A composite image of Cailee Spaeny pointing a gun with a worried looking her face over an image of a woman walking down a dark hallway in Alien: Romulus

Keanu Reeves looking over one shoulder as John Wick in Ballerina

A close-up of Deadpool’s masked face in Deadpool 2

Michael Keaton as Beetlejuice grinning menacingly in Beetlejuice

Gladiator 2 - A gladiator in full armor rushing towards something

Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods standing in a courtroom in Legally Blonde

Shadow in a containment capsule in Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) holding his hands up in The Karate Kid

John Boyega and his teenage gang looking tough in Attack the Block.

The Xenomorph from Alien: Covenant.

Deadpool and Wolverine walking through wasteland in Deadpool 3 image