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Ranker's 16 Franchise Sequels That Have Almost Nothing to Do With the Other Movies

"Hollywood hates standalone movies. If a film does well, it wants unlimited franchise sequels and cinematic universes. There was a phenomenon prevalent among 1980s action films, though: The sequels would have nothing to do with the main character or be a continuation of the story. In fact, these movies recycled the original story with new characters - at a lower budget - in an effort to trick the audience into watching the sequels based on name recognition alone. 'American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt' is a prime example of this deceit because any film without Joe Armstrong is not 'American Ninja.' Well, the big studios took notice of this approach and decided to try something similar with their movies and franchise sequels. Let's take a look at the sequels that could have easily been their own films since they had little to nothing to do with the original movies." - ranker.com
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Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   41%
2
Home Alone 3 (1997)
Home Alone 3 (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   32%
3
Jaws 3-D (1983)
Jaws 3-D (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   11%
4
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
5
Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   17%
6
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   33%
7
The Sting II (1983)
The Sting II (1983)
8
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   38%
9
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Queen of the Damned (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   17%
10
Grease 2 (1982)
Grease 2 (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   38%
11
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
12
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   21%
13
Prometheus (2012)
Prometheus (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
14
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
15
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
16
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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