Back in the day, sequels were awful….well, come to think of it, most sequels are still pretty awful, but they’re definitely an improved art than they were. Everything that makes $100 million or more gets a sequel now it seems, and franchises rule movie making. There’s a lot of room for juggling and hair-splitting at the top of this list. It could flip and flop depending on my mood (though that could be said of most things I opine on…)
Note: for the purposes of this list, I count Lord of the Rings as one movie, split into three parts for the convenience of cinematic release so that’s why no installments appear on the list.
1. The Dark Knight (2008)
2. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
3. The Godfather Part II (1974)
4. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
5. Toy Story 3 (2010)
Killing Time 