Sequels are the financial lifeblood of Hollywood, launching multi-decade franchises and allowing studios to develop ancillary products and experiences.
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Why do most movie sequels fail
Making a follow-up film is a unique challenge with a very specific set of decisions. And that nuance helps explain why so many sequels are, well, not good. But it also offers a blueprint for making a really great one. Listen to the Quartz Obsession podcast where we discuss why good sequels are so hard to make.
Of the top five highest-grossing rated R films of all time, few have made a bigger cultural impact than The Matrix franchise.
Great debates about movie sequels are timeless.
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After the release of a great film, it seems natural to us now that they’d want to make another. But this was not always the case. Now that Hollywood seems to almost compulsively turn successful films into franchises, reboots, and cinematic universes, are there good reasons to keep making sequels?
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