2011 will Break Record for number of Movie Sequels
It's no secret that Hollywood is busting out a hell of a lot of sequels these days, but according to a report from Box Office Mojo, 2011 will end up breaking the all-time record for movie sequels released in a single year. It's actually kind of ridiculous when you look at all of the sequels that will be released this year.
There are 27 sequels total being released. Nine of these are second movies, five of them will be third movies, there are five fourth movies, five fifth movies, two seventh movies and one eighth movie. Below is a list of titles for all of these films and what number sequel they are.
Second movies: Cars 2, Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules, The Hangover Part II, Happy Feet 2, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil, Johnny English Reborn, Kung Fu Panda 2, Piranha 3DD and Sherlock Holmes: The Book of Shadows.
Third movies: Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, Madea’s Big Happy Family, Paranormal Activity 3 and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Fourth movies: Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Scream 4, Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part One).
Fifth movies: Fast Five, Final Destination 5, Puss in Boots, X-Men: First Class and Winnie the Pooh.
Seventh movies: The Muppets and Rise of the Apes.
Eighth movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two.
The site goes on to point out that they didn’t count the films New Year’s Eve or The Thing, which are not officially labled a sequel or prequel.
The author of the Mojo article recently gave a great quote to USA Today saying,
Hollywood is dipping into the well of past glory more than ever. It’s truly unfortunate that story is held in such little regard, when that’s what sells the picture more than any other element.
Most of us movie geeks feel this way. I'm personally tired of all the sequels, remakes, reboots and reimaginings. I enjoy watching movies that have an orignal storyline, with new and orginal characters. I have a feeling it's going to become more and more of a rarity though if these sequel become more and more successful. What do you all think?
Make sure to head on over to Box Office Mojo to read the full detailed article.