Tom Hanks and Ron Howard’s “Da Vinci Code” threequel, “Inferno”, stunningly lost at the box office to “Boo! A Madea Halloween” (in its 2nd week) over the weekend. “Inferno” becomes this year’s latest unsuccessful attempt to bring a fading or forgotten movie franchise back to life:
“ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE”
Previous Installment: “Ice Age: Continental Drift”
Gap Between Installments: 4 years
U.S. Box Office Decrease: $97.2 million
“STAR TREK BEYOND”
Previous Installment: “Star Trek Into Darkness”
Gap Between Installments: 4 years, 2 months
Box Office Decrease: $69.9 million
“KUNG FU PANDA 3”
Previous Installment: “Kung Fu Panda 2”
Gap Between Installments: 4 years, 8 months
Box Office Decrease: $21.8 million
“ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS”
Previous Installment: “Alice in Wonderland”
Gap Between Installments: 6 years, 3 months
Box Office Decrease: $257.2 million
“INFERNO”
Previous Installment: “Angels & Demons”
Gap Between Installments: 7 years, 5 months
Box Office Decrease (estimation): $90-$95 million
“10 CLOVERFIELD LANE”
Previous Installment: “Cloverfield”
Gap Between Installments: 8 years, 2 months
Box Office Decrease: $8 million
“JASON BOURNE”
Previous Matt Damon Installment: “The Bourne Ultimatum”
Gap Between MD Installments: 9 years
Box Office Decrease: $65.3 million
“BRIDGET JONES’S BABY”
Previous Installment: “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason”
Gap Between Installments: 11 years, 10 months
Box Office Decrease: $16.2 million
“BARBERSHOP: THE NEXT CUT”
Previous Non-Spinoff Installment: “Barbershop 2: Back in Business”
Gap Between Installments: 12 years, 2 months
Box Office Decrease: $11.1 million
“MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2”
Previous Installment: “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”
Gap Between Installments: 14 years
Box Office Decrease: $181.7 million
“ZOOLANDER 2”
Previous Installment: “Zoolander”
Gap Between Installments: 14 years, 5 months
Box Office Decrease: $16.3 million
“INDEPENDENCE DAY: RESURGENCE”
Previous Installment: “Independence Day”
Gap Between Installments: 20 years
Box Office Decrease: $203.1 million
The only large gap success story of 2016 to date is also the year’s highest-grossing film. 13 years after “Finding Nemo”, Pixar’s sequel “FINDING DORY” has improved upon the cherished original by $146 million. However, adjusted for inflation, “Dory” is still behind “Nemo” by $2 million.
Source: BoxOfficeMojo.com