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Disneyhas skip on the subsequence bandwagon in late years , and though many have been a success , a few struggle to justify their world . Often , the design of such projects is to revisit nostalgic movies of years preceding , and the House of Mouse for sure has plenty of these . However , a subsequence that aims only for this while adding no real value to the live story often underachieve .
Of of course , once upon a fourth dimension , Disney used to release sequelsin the form of miserable - budget , straight - to - television celluloid that continued the stories of project likeThe Lion King , Pocahontas , orMulan . These were never expected to do well , and if they did , it was a pleasant financial surprise for the studio . However , in the last tenner , the production economic value of Disney ’s sequels went up exponentially , which meant the stakes were even in high spirits . flick like Frozen 2 and theToy Storysequels performed even just than their parent projects , but this certainly has n’t been the typesetter’s case for all of Disney ’s sequel release since 2013 .
9Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny Performed Worse Than Kingdom of the Krystal Skull
Released in 2023
The original Indiana Jones trilogy films released in the 1980s were furore classics , butDisney ’s efforts to revitalize the franchise have been for the most part unfruitful . Theunpopular 2008 filmIndian Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulldidn’t perform terribly at the box government agency , but it was a vital fizzle , gain only 77 percent onRotten Tomatoes . It seems Disney did n’t need to provide the franchise this way , so they brought Harrison Ford back one last clock time forIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny . Unfortunately , the subsequence did even speculative , with a 69 percent score onRotten Tomatoesand a wildly disappointing 384 million at the global box office ( viaBox Office Mojo ) .
8Lightyear Missed An Opportunity As A ’90s-Themed Sci-Fi
Released in 2022
Lightyeardescribed itself as the in - universeToy Storyfilmfrom the ' 90s that inspired Andy ’s compulsion with the Buzz Lightyear character . This provided a whole new way to see the Space Ranger , and given the success of theToy Storysequels , it should have had a lot of potential . Unfortunately , the motion picture fall flat , making only $ 267 million at the global box berth . A important part of the issue here is thatLightyeardidn’t play along through on its claim that it was supposed to be a 1990s sci - fi film , and it was gainsay to describe Disney ’s destine interview .
Toy Story 2andToy Story 3both grossed over $ 1 billion at the global box office , provingLightyear ’s missed potential .
7Hocus Pocus 2 Watered Down The Sanderson Sisters
The 1993 filmHocus Pocuswas deliciously spooky and quite a contradiction to Disney ’s typical " cute " alive - action Halloween picture . There was a good great deal of almost raunchy comedy necessitate , andthe Sanderson Sisters were entirely evil correct to the bone . Given the flick ’s condition as a cult classic , it ’s no surprisal that the House of Mouse returned for a sequel near 20 years subsequently , butHocus Pocus 2failed to recapture the legerdemain . The Sandersons were watered down importantly , as the moving-picture show needlessly made them loving sister willing to give it all for one another . The 47 percent audience score onRotten Tomatoesproves this was n’t a sequel anyone had requested .
6No One Asked For Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
TheNight at the Museummovies were n’t attribute of Disney , but the House of Mouse must have wanted to get in on the action since they obtained the rights and produced an exalt sequel titledNight at the Museum : Kahmunrah rise Again . The original motion-picture show were a winner , thougheach subsequent sequel performed a little risky at the box office . The Disney subsequence ’s efforts to retake the magic with an animated celluloid were aim predominantly at children , but the film itself seemed to go wide unnoticed , and those that give it a endeavor were n’t too impressed ( as evidenced by the 33 percent audience score onRotten Tomatoes ) .
5Oz the Great and Powerful Brought Nothing New To The Table
Released in 2013
Oz the gravid and Powerfulismeant to be a prequel to the Graeco-Roman filmThe Wizard of Oz , but since the cosmos and character of this rattling world have been research to decease over the class , it ’s not too surprising that it flopped . To have been a achiever , the Disney film should have been an entirely fresh estimation to revitalize Oz and occupy the shoe of its harbinger . or else , the House of Mouse seemed to have depend altogether on a genius - studded cast . The $ 493 million earned at the global box role could have been worse , butOz the Great and Powerful ’s 56 percent critic and interview score onRotten Tomatoesproves that it was n’t a film many were look for .
4Planes Brought No Value To The Cars Universe
Carswere among Disney Pixar ’s great successes , not just for its box office numbers ( which were far more than extraordinary ) but for the cultural impact . Merchandise for the film enfranchisement waseverywherefor a prison term , allowing young audiences to steep themselves completely in the world of Lightning McQueen . The franchise sequel did n’t do quite as well , but they were still good than Pixar ’s attempt to expand theCarsuniverse with the filmPlanes . On its own , it might have been regarded as a " decent enough " film , butit just could n’t compare followingCars .
3Alice Through The Looking Glass Felt Like A Cash Grab
Released in 2016
Disney ’s return to Neverland with2010’sAlice in Wonderlandsaw contradicting performance metrics , land in a banging $ 1 billion at the global box office but only managing 51 per centum onRotten Tomatoes . Ultimately , this should have been a preindication for Disney to take the financial winnings for what it was since , with low hearing legal opinion , a sequel would be unlikely to draw audiences back to theaters . Still , the studio came out withAlice Through the Looking Glass , which received even worse reviews andonly managed $ 300 million at the global box office .
2Solo: A Star Wars Story Answered Questions No One Was Asking
Released in 2018
There have been plenty ofStar Warssequels to underachieve with critics and at the box office , but as small pieces of a great story , their creation could at least be justified . This was n’t the case forSolo : A Star Wars Story . Though the idea of a Han Solo prequel was interesting , returning to the character reference with a young role player and minimal foundation did n’t work . The film seek to answer questions about its characters that no one was asking . In the high-minded cathode-ray oscilloscope of theStar Warsfranchise , Solowas mostly forgettable , as evidenced by the 69 percent critic score onRotten Tomatoes .
1Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Made No Sense
Released in 2017
Though the story ofPirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tidesdidn’t cut back it for critics(who feed the film a 33 percent grievance onRotten Tomatoes ) , Disney still make for in $ 1 billion at the global box office — so an logical argument can be made for its being . However , Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Men distinguish No Tales’status as the lowest - performing film in the franchiseproves that it was one step make too far . Jack Sparrow was far lightheaded than ever before , and as he should have been at least 60 in the motion-picture show , his endurance no longer made much sense . The film ’s 30 percentRotten Tomatoesscore and $ 172 million domesticated receipts leaven it ’s another one ofDisney ’s sequels that should never have been made to begin with .
