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at times , there have been movies that left such a unfit mark that they kill the dealership they were a part of . With dismal audiences and vital response , or just simply franchise fatigue , these were movies that underperformed to such an extent that the studio apartment decided to just in a flash cancel already announced upcoming task . While all the picture that killed their enfranchisement were n’t so speculative that they were unwatchable , they did , for one reason or another , ensure that the cud was pull on the entire series .
Releases starring major properties , such asThe Amazing Spider - Man 2suffered from unfocused and overstuffed narratives that told the studio that rather than compete with the Marvel Cinematic Universe , they should justfind a way for Spider - Man to join it . Other movies likeThe Son of the Maskjust could not capture what was unique and interesting about the original and , rather than reignite a long - dormant belongings , it conduce to the goal of the franchise entirely . There were plenty ofmovies that ended up kill their own franchise .
8The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ended the franchise and its planned spin-offs
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In The Amazing Spider - Man 2 , Andrew Garfield returns to the role of Peter Parker / Spider - Man , dealing with equilibrize his life sentence as a high school scholar and his responsibilities as a hero . After reconnecting with his old supporter , Harry Osborn , Peter learns inside information regarding his tardy father ’s mystifying yesteryear and begin to connect the dots that his father ’s disappearance , the emergence of new supervillains , and other dark dealings in his metropolis are all connected to Oscorp .
In 2014 , audience had already witness the rootage story of Peter Park onscreen through two separateSpider - Manseries in the 21st century , and things just were n’t work out forAndrew Garfield ’s stretch as the New York webslinger . Despite featuring an impressivecast that also included Emma Stone and Paul Giamatti , with child special effects , and a battalion of villains , by this point it feel like viewers were getting Spider - Man fatigue and this sequel just did not fork up enough . As the fifth Spider - Man theatrical discharge , The Amazing Spider - Man 2felt unfocussed , and its failure was enough to stamp out the franchise .
The Amazing Spider - Manseries was part of a plan by Sony to produce their own filmuniverse ground around Spider - Man that could rival the Marvel Cinematic Universe . The third and 4th films in the series had been harbinger and there were also plans for twisting - off pic featuring the Sinister Six and Venom . However , the assorted receipt put all of this in hazard and was eventually canceled entirely , which paved the way for Sony ’s quite a little with Marvel to have Spider - Man instead join the MCU .
WhileThe Amazing Spider - Man 2did obliterate the dealership plan to expound , Andrew Garfield , along with Tobey Maguire ’s Peter Parker , both appeared inSpider - gentleman : No Way Home , which has reignited interest in his take on the character .
7The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)
The Divergent Series: Allegiant ended the franchise before its story even finished
Allegiant is the third and final film of the Divergent Series film adaptation of the books by Veronica Roth . Beatrice ( Triss ) and Four , along with a low group of their acquaintance , venture into the earth outside the fence and are conduct into protective detainment by an agency called the Bureau of Genetic Warfare , where they ’ll larn newfangled truths about their dystopian world that will change everything . The film was meant to be part one of the finish , but due to the motion-picture show ’s critical and fiscal failures , the last chapter was canceled .
TheDivergentseries was based on the highly popular untried adult post - apocalyptic dystopian series by Veronica Roth . While all three movies released in the series were profitable , the enfranchisement come to a crash halt conform to the release ofThe Divergent Series : Allegiantin 2016.Originally market as the first of two part ground onAllegiant , the final record in the serial , a disconfirming reception from interview and critic , and its underperformance at the box authority led to , much to the dismay of its loyal viewers , the series was shelved before it even finish its story .
Originally there wereplans to reconfigure the second part ofAllegiantas a television film , with the option for that to lead to more twisting - offs and picture . However , this variety led to uncertainness about whether the superstar ofDivergent , Shailene Woodley , would return for a non - theatrical release . While architectural plan for a TV series go on to be active for two years , in 2018 it was announced that due to a want of interests from the cast and electronic internet executives , Divergentwas cancel entirely(viaBuzzfeed . )
6The Next Karate Kid (1994)
The Next Karate Kid ended the original franchise before it was later rebooted
WhileThe Next Karate Kidwas notable as the first starring theatrical role for a young Hilary Swank , it also held the honor of completely pop the belovedKarate Kidfranchise . With a by - the - numbers story that offered nothing unexampled to the warlike humanistic discipline franchise , The Next Karate Kidwas the least successful incoming in the entire seriesand only managed to gross $ 15.8 million against its $ 12 million budget . WhileThe Next Karate Kidwas the future Academy Award winner Swank ’s breakout theatrical role she of course perish on to large and better thing following its release .
5Ghostbusters (2016)
Ghostbusters was a female-led reboot that received major backlash
The starting time to the definitive franchise , Ghostbusters is the 1984 flick that commence it all . The product of music director Ivan Reitman and writers Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis , Ghostbusters was a clowning / sci - fi movie that set three out - of - work parapsychologist in New York City into the unlikely use of trace hunters when the supernatural forcefulness begin to emerge in the metropolis . Establishing their new business organization after experience a ghostly encounter at the New York Public Library , Peter Venkman , Ray Stantz , and Egon Spengler head over to their first call from Dana Barrett ( Sigourney Weaver ) , who ’s new undesirable supernatural houseguest will set of extrasensory events that will make New York believe in the eccentric scientist . The Ghostbusters will have to dwell up to their reputation to have a chance against the demi - god responsible for for New York ’s fresh preoccupied status . Ghostbusters had a successful sequel in Ghostbusters II , followed by an all - distaff reboot in 2016 , and a true sequel to the 2nd entry as Ghostbusters : Afterlife in 2021 .
TheGhostbustersfranchise take in a female person - led reboot with the passing ofGhostbustersin 2016 directed by Paul Feig . While plans for a third moving picture in the original serial publication had swirled around for decades , they never got off the basis due to Bill Murray ’s reluctance to retrovert and rather , Sony decided to reboot it whole , with some of theoriginal cast make cameo visual aspect in new character . While this new edition ofGhostbusterswas intended as the inception point of a Modern franchise , Ghostbustersreceived heavy backlashfrom some members of the public who criticise it on social medium .
BeforeGhostbusterswas even released , it was already having trouble as its trailer became the most disliked trailer on YouTube .
BeforeGhostbusterswas even released , it was already having bother as its trailer became the most disliked trailer on YouTube and an internet hunting expedition against the motion picture developed . The rebound againstGhostbustersled to lead disputation around misogynyand entitlement from film audiences , however , the decisive reply was strong and the female cast received acclaim for their operation . This was not enough to saveGhostbustersand the serial was given a soft reboot five years later , this time with persistence to the original movies .
4Son of the Mask (2005)
Son of the Mask tried and failed to ignite a series that did not work with Jim Carrey
Son of the Mask is a 2005 phantasy drollery film sport Tim Avery , an aspiring cartoonist who discovers the bedlam of parenting when his dog reveal the sorcerous mask of Loki . The situation escalates as Avery ’s new-sprung child inherits the mask ’s transformative powers , lead to unpredictable adventures .
Son of the Maskwas the 2d episode inThe Maskfranchise and was a boxful office bomb calorimeter that was slat by both audiences and critics . WhileThe Maskin 1994 was one of Jim Carrey ’s classic part , he did not appear in this sequel and his front was painfully miss , as it was his execution , more than any other gene , that made the original a success . Telling the story of a child was born with the power of the Mask , the film gross just $ 59.9 million against of budget of between $ 84 to $ 100 million .
Sadly , Son of the Maskwas a frantic and horribly unfunny movie that film criticRoger Ebertnamed the fifth - worst moving-picture show of 2005.Son of the Maskwas also the receiver of the Worst Remake or Sequel award at the Golden Raspberry Awardsand take home several Stinkers Bad Movie Awards . While the film could have ignited a long - melt down franchise , the failure ofSon of the Maskstopped any plans for a sequel in its tracks and the serial publication has yet to return .
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3Scary Movie 5 (2013)
Scary Movie 5 proved that audiences can moved on from parody films
The fifth pic in the satiric horror / funniness serial publication , Scary Movie 5 continues the legacy of lampooning horror films when a husband and married woman return home after the birth of their new child . Discovering that their home is now being obsess by a malicious demon , the couple accomplish out for service from extrasensory expert as they re - tread comedic beats from moving picture like Paranormal Activity , Evil Dead , and more .
The revulsion parody seriesScary Moviewas a groundwork of funniness moving picture in the early 2000s and their success led to a horde of impersonation films that referenced and dismantled popular movies , such asDate MovieorMeet the Spartans . But by the timeScary Movie 5was release in 2013 , the gag had been milk for all it was worth and spectator did not respond well to this release thatstarred Charlie Sheen and Linsday Lohan . Despite an irresistibly negative receipt , Scary Movie 5still cope to gross $ 78.4 million against its $ 20 million budget .
The soda pop finish extension and meta - comment ofScary Movie 5felt stale .
In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Andrew Garfield returns to the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, dealing with balancing his life as a high school student and his responsibilities as a hero. After reconnecting with his old friend, Harry Osborn, Peter learns details regarding his late father’s mysterious past and begins to connect the dots that his father’s disappearance, the emergence of new supervillains, and other dark dealings in his city are all connected to Oscorp.
AlthoughScary Movie 5did turn a net , it effectively kill the dealership and was the lowest grossing release in the full serial . The pop music culture citation andmeta - commentary ofScary Movie 5felt stale , it lacked the appealing comedic good luck charm of Anna Faris who helped elevate the earlier movies , and overall it feel like the world had moved on from this serial publication . A disappointing end to a once influential comedy series , Scary Moviehas laid abeyant since its release and has shown no signs of being revivify any time soon .
2Batman & Robin (1997)
Batman & Robin was too campy for audiences
Serving as the quaternary and last installing in Warner Bros. ’s original Batman movie series , Batman & Robin sees the crest crusader and his close sidekick come up against Mr. Freeze , Poison Ivy , and Bane . The film also mark the on - screen entry of Batgirl , who is played by American actress Alicia Silverstone .
Joel Schumacher’sBatman & Robinreceived vitriolic backlash when it was releasedand , although it has received something of a reappraisal in recent years , it stopped theBatmanfranchise in its tracks . With a camp , tongue - in - nerve style , Batman & Robinleaned into the cockamamie side of the Caped Crusader and was an over - the - top spectacle that featured George Clooney as Batman and Arnold Schwarzenegger as the villain Mr. Freeze . Although Batman & Robin was a fiscal disappointment , it was not a bomb and earned $ 238 million against its budget of between $ 125 to $ 160 million .
As one of the most infamous franchise killer ever released , Batman & Robinstopped the series in its tracks and its sequel , Batman Unchained , which Schumacher had already been rent to aim , was trash . The silly comedic style ofBatman & Robinwas such a disaster thatallowed Christopher Nolan to ill-use in and reboot the serieswith a much darker , grittier style . Nolan ’s Batman ushered in a whole newfangled era for dark reality superhero moving picture that were in stark contrast to the comic book antics ofBatman & Robin .
1The Mummy (2017)
The Mummy entirely killed Universal’s planned Dark Universe
Directed by Alex Kurtzman and starring Tom Cruise , The Mummy is a 2017 reboot of the cult classic Mummy enfranchisement that originally asterisk Brenden Frasier . This clip , the plot follows a U.S. Army Sergeant as he attempts to stop the mama of Princess Ahmanet from summoning the Egyptian diety Set .
The acquittance ofThe Mummyin 2017 was meant to be the start point of an challenging new enfranchisement based on the classic Universal Monsters that had been dubbed the Dark Universe . With Tom Cruise in the starring function , Russel Crowe was be sick as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde , with the idea that would soon star in his own spin - off pic . An interesting melodic theme for a dealership , hadThe Mummybeen a success it would have open to door for movies base around Dracula , Frankenstein , The Invisible Man , and plenty of other revulsion characters of the 1930s .
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Allegiant is the third and final film of the Divergent Series film adaptation of the books by Veronica Roth. Beatrice (Triss) and Four, along with a small group of their friends, venture into the world outside the fence and are taken into protective custody by an agency called the Bureau of Genetic Warfare, where they’ll learn new truths about their dystopian world that will change everything. The film was meant to be part one of the finale, but due to the film’s critical and financial failures, the final chapter was canceled.
The beginning to the classic franchise, Ghostbusters is the 1984 film that started it all. The product of director Ivan Reitman and writers Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, Ghostbusters was a comedy/sci-fi movie that puts three out-of-work parapsychologists in New York City into the unlikely role of ghost hunters when the supernatural forces begin to emerge in the city. Establishing their new business after having a ghostly encounter at the New York Public Library, Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler head over to their first call from Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver), who’s new unwanted supernatural houseguest will set of paranormal events that will make New York believe in the eccentric scientists. The Ghostbusters will have to live up to their reputation to have a chance against the demi-god responsible for New York’s new haunted status. Ghostbusters had a successful sequel in Ghostbusters II, followed by an all-female reboot in 2016, and a true sequel to the second entry as Ghostbusters: Afterlife in 2021.
Son of the Mask is a 2005 fantasy comedy film featuring Tim Avery, an aspiring cartoonist who discovers the chaos of parenting when his dog uncovers the magical mask of Loki. The situation escalates as Avery’s newborn child inherits the mask’s transformative powers, leading to unpredictable adventures.
The fifth movie in the satirical horror/comedy series, Scary Movie 5 continues the legacy of lampooning horror films when a husband and wife return home after the birth of their new child. Discovering that their home is now being haunted by a malicious demon, the couple reaches out for help from paranormal experts as they re-tread comedic beats from films like Paranormal Activity, Evil Dead, and more.
Serving as the fourth and final installment in Warner Bros.’s original Batman movie series, Batman & Robin sees the caped crusader and his faithful sidekick come up against Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, and Bane. The movie also marks the on-screen debut of Batgirl, who is played by American actress Alicia Silverstone.
Directed by Alex Kurtzman and starring Tom Cruise, The Mummy is a 2017 reboot of the cult classic Mummy franchise that originally starred Brenden Frasier. This time, the plot follows a U.S. Army Sergeant as he attempts to stop the mummy of Princess Ahmanet from summoning the Egyptian diety Set.
