Avatar (2009)

James Cameron’s 2009 film Avatar is currently the highest-grossing film, earning $2,847,397,339 at the box office.

Avengers: End Game (2019)

Marvel’s Avengers: End Game in 2019 earned $2,797,501,328 at the box office, making $1,209,000,000 in its first five days alone.

Titanic (1997)

James Cameron’s Titanic holds the No. 3 spot in box-office records, earning $2,201,647,24.

The film earned $1.8 billion when it was initially released in 1997 and topped $2 billion after it was re-released in 3D on the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Just 12 days after its release, the seventh film in the Star Wars franchise had earned more than $1 billion.

Before it left theaters, Star Wars: The Force Awakens solidified itself as the highest-grossing Star Wars film, raking in $2,069,521,700.

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Avengers: Infinity War earned $630 million during its opening weekend, breaking an all-time record. The third Avengers film went on to net $2,048,359,754.

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Spider-Man: No Way Home reached the $1 billion mark in 12 days, and went on to become the highest-grossing film in 2021, earning $1,901,232,550.

Jurassic World (2015)

Earning $500 million in its first weekend, 2015’s Jurassic World went on to gross a total of $1,671,537,444.

The Lion King (2019)

The 2019 remake of the classic animated film The Lion King raked in $1,663,250,487.

Marvel’s The Avengers (2012)

The first Avengers film saw $1,518,815,515 in box office sales.

Furious 7 (2015)

The last film of the late actor Paul Walker, Furious 7 earned $1,515,341,399 at the box office.

Frozen II (2019)

This highly-anticipated sequel raked in $1,450,026,933 in just 24 days.

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Avengers: Age of Ultron saw earnings reach $1,402,809,540 at the box office.

Black Panther (2018)

In 26 days, Black Panther grossed $1,347,597,973.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two (2011)

The last Harry Potter film was the highest-grossing, earning $1,342,359,942.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

Earning $500 million in its first weekend, Star Wars: The Last Jedi raked in $1,332,698,830.

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Top Gun: Maverick earned $248 million during its opening on Memorial Day weekend. It then reached total revenues of $1,463,980,685.

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

The second rebooted Jurassic Park film earned $1,310,466,296 at the box office.

Frozen (2013)

Frozen earned $1,281,508,100 at the box office.

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Another classic animated film turned live-action film, Beauty and the Beast raked in $1,273,576,220, making it the highest-grossing film of 2017.

Incredibles 2 (2018)

The Incredibles‘ sequel earned $1,243,089,244 at the box office, even though it had been 14 years since the release of the first movie.

The Fate of the Furious (2017)

The eighth film of The Fast and the Furious franchise grossed $1,236,005,118.

Iron Man 3 (2013)

The third Iron Man film saw gross revenues of $1,214,811,252.

Minions (2015)

This Despicable Me prequel earned $1,159,444,662 at the box office.

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

The blockbuster hit Captain America: Civil War earned a total of $1,153,337,496.

Aquaman (2018)

Aquaman was the first DC movie to earn over $1 billion at the box office, grossing $1,148,528,393.

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Roy Batty. What was done to him and his kind was wrong and he had righteous anger.

Colonel Kurtz.

“We train young men to drop fire on people, but their commanders won’t allow them to write “fuck” on their airplanes because it’s obscene.”

Magneto is my favorite villain of all time. Every time his motives are brought to light I get that “yeah, I kinda get it” moment

General Hummel from The Rock.

King Kong.

Not even because he was right. He was just alive. Minding his own business and blam….taken out of his home and made to be the villain without any choice. A real good example of human nature.

Count Dooku just straight up told Obi-Wan that the Sith control the Senate.

Mo jo jo jo from the Powerpuff girls.

He wanted to bring free energy and advanced technology to the people. And in one episode he actually did. He made the world an amazing place. And then the Powerpuff girls ruined it all.

Mr. Wilson from Dennis the menace.

Ken from The Bee Movie.

I too would go absolutely berserk if a talking bee stole my girlfriend and gaslit me into thinking I was crazy

GLaDOS – she was absolutely right, you are a terrible person

Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin from Spider-Man.

“In spite of everything you’ve done for them, eventually, they will hate you.” Dude was right about how the perception of public figures changes over time.

Where is Q from Star Trek? He introduced the Borg just to prove a point

The Boss MGS3

I raised you. I loved you. I’ve given you weapons, taught you techniques, endowed you with knowledge. There is nothing more for me to give you. All that’s left for you to take is my life, by your own hand. One must die and one must live. No victory, no defeat. The survivor will carry on the fight. It is our destiny… The one who survives will inherit the title of Boss. And the one who inherits the title of Boss will face an existence of endless battle.

Frankenstein’s “monster”.  Adam.

Created by a shortsighted, arrogant doctor as the first of his race, then denied the opportunity to be part of a community (of his own, manmade beings, or the human community). He only became monstrous after it became clear that Frankenstein would never create another of his kind, and was driven mad by his desire to punish Frankenstein’s hubris.

Maul. His last words before being captured by the Republic was, “YOU’RE ALL GOING TO BURN! YOU’RE ALL GOING TO DIE! YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING!”

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It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these.

You see, we’re not going to Rotten Tomatoes or whatever for these great film sequels. These are my personal picks, there’s not a single movie here that I wouldn’t vouch for on some level.

Which is also why there are a couple of oddball choices in here:

The Godfather Part II (1974)

Let’s just get this out of the way.

It should have been a disaster to follow up on one of the greatest American crime films ever made, but The Godfather Part II manages to exceed its predecessor against all odds. The parallel storylines showing Vito and Michael Corleone’s rise to power in their own ways are just one of the many strokes of genius to be found throughout this film.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

…this one isn’t super fair in a way.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture isn’t exactly great, though it’s not horrible (cool twist at the end, I’ll give it that). It’s just that Wrath of Khan is a wildly better film in just about every way imaginable. From Ricardo Montalban’s iconic performance as Khan to the most emotionally devastating scenes ever in any Star Trek movie, Wrath of Khan is still arguably the apex of the entire series.

(Though, I seriously considered putting The Voyage Home above this one, I cannot believe how great that film is.)

The Road Warrior (1981)

A running theme that we’ll see on this list is that a number of these films had a very low-budget first entry that gained enough interest that a higher-budget sequel was made down the line that could truly show what the director was capable of.

I can’t think of a much better way to sum up The Road Warrior. While The Road Warrior isn’t a blockbuster extravaganza, it had a hell of a lot more money than the original Mad Max, and with that extra cash, George Miller unleashed one of the purest action movies of the 1980s.

Evil Dead II (1987)

Just like George Miller and The Road Warrior, Sam Raimi and Evil Dead II was a ferocious demonstration of what you can accomplish with a bit more cash on hand. Choosing to essentially remake the original film and expand on it in increasingly deranged ways, this horror-comedy sequel isn’t just one of the best sequels of all time, it’s one of the best horror comedies of all time.

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

It counts.

While not a single character from Night of the Living Dead carries over, George Romero’s talents did. Amazingly, Dawn of the Dead manages to squeeze out the first zombie epic ever on a budget of $640,000, building almost every cliche of the zombie genre in the process. Despite being ripped off by roughly a thousand movies, TV shows, video games, comic books, and every medium under the sun, Dawn of the Dead still endures as one of the foundations of its genre.

The Dark Knight (2008)

There are all kinds of words you could write about just how and why The Dark Knight is an unbelievable sequel, but you only need to write two:

Heath Ledger.

No further explanation is required.

Aliens (1986)

Most of the time, a sequel to a classic movie made seven years after the original with a new director are telltale signs you’re about to watch an uninspired cash grab.

The degree to which Aliens throws your doubts in the garbage in mere minutes cannot be overstated. James Cameron seemed to innately understand that making a movie like Alien all over again wasn’t going to work, and pivoting from pure horror to action-horror makes Aliens a truly thrilling successor.

I will say, I think this film probably least fits the spirit of this list if only because Alien and Aliens feel so different from each other. Most of these sequels seek to feel something like their predecessor, and Aliens does right up until it doesn’t, mutating into visuals and monsters far beyond what Alien ever envisioned. As a result, they both live in parallel in my mind. Alien isn’t better than Aliens, and vice-versa. They aren’t playing in the same arena, and I respect that.

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Still the best one.

In the forty-plus years since its release, no one who’s touched Star Wars seems to be able to top Empire Strikes Back, which perfectly juggles thrilling battles, edge-of-your-seat chases, and quiet introspection into one supremely elegant epic.

Most of all though, I fiercely admire Empire’s commitment to being downbeat. By the end of the film, our heroes (that are left standing) are at their absolute lowest points, and watching how each character deals with that reality is why this movie still is the reigning champion of the franchise.

Toy Story 2 (1999)

It’s truly incredible to me that this was intended to be a straight-to-VHS movie originally.

Thankfully for audiences everywhere, Pixar managed to talk Disney into making this a full-theatrical project, and managed to top themselves in the process. The original film is still a great family film, but Toy Story 2 feels like the best kind of expansion you could ask for, not only deepening the characters we already know but adding new ones with just as much depth.

I know Toy Story 3 is great too, but Toy Story 2 just edges it out for me. Barely.

Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Hear me out.

The first Friday the 13th is a solid slasher, but Part 2 is where the reveal Friday the 13th films begin as far as I’m concerned. Not only is the film where Jason Voorhees finally becomes the killer, but his burlap-sack mask is scarier than the hockey mask. There, I said it.

Now, let me be clear. Is Friday the 13th Part 2 as good as any other movie on this list, like The Godfather Part II? Absolutely not. But it’s a sequel I love the hell out of, and I’ve seen it twice in theaters at this point. When it comes to deliriously fun slasher films, this is damn-near at the top of the heap.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Yes, this is a sequel to a prequel, but I will take any opportunity to talk about one of the best modern film trilogies we have. Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and War for the Planet of the Apes are collectively an incredible work, but Dawn stands out in the end. Bleakly perfect and incredibly tense, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes works as a quiet drama about survivors of an apocalypse trying their best to coexist.

It’s also a movie where a chimpanzee rides a horse dual-wielding machine guns. As smart as Dawn’s script is, it’s also a blockbuster that delivers a bananas last third that escalates wildly. I think the entire trilogy is worth watching from end-to-end, but ultimately I enjoy Dawn’s balance of its tones the most.

22 Jump Street (2014)

It’s worth noting that this is the only comedy sequel on here, and with good goddamn reason. Most comedy sequels are total trash, which is why it’s even more baffling that the sequel to 21 Jump Street is fantastic.

This makes the list simply because when I saw this in theaters, it was the first time I’d been to a theater that served full meals. While I was eating some pasta, a scene happened in this film that was so funny, I almost choked and died from laughing, and thought the joke was so funny that I didn’t even mind that I almost existed this mortal coil in the dumbest way imaginable. I can’t say that about any other movie I’ve ever seen.

X2: X-Men United (2003)

I saw someone post the intro to this movie on Twitter recently, and I’d somehow forgotten that the Nightcrawler assault on the White House is one of the best superhero movie intros of all time.

And X2 has plenty of other surprises to unleash. Almost two decades later, X2 stands as one of the finest comic book movies of its era, filled with the fantastic cast from the first along with newcomers who feel right at home (Brian Cox is SO good in this). The comic book movie genre has definitely moved beyond films like this, but in this era, this one still (mostly) holds up.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Depending on who you are, we saved the best for last.

I find it truly remarkable that James Cameron not only has one but two of the greatest sci-fi sequels ever made under his belt. Terminator 2 is a colossus of a film, one of the absolute apexes of R-rated blockbusters. While the film is remembered for its absolutely groundbreaking digital effects, the amount of this film that’s still shot in-camera is astonishing, especially when car chases evolve into helicopter chases.

Most of all though, the expansion of Sarah Connor’s character is the true key to the entire movie. While Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong, and Robert Patrick are all doing great work, Linda Hamilton is this film’s true star and beating heart. There have been four sequels since Terminator 2, and not a single one of them can touch this film’s excellence.

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This movie got a lot of press for its lack of dialogue, but something that was an unexpected surprise was the love story.

Once again, Ryan Gosling plays a man devoted to a woman that he loves. However, the ending to this love story is very different from his other movies.

Like most Tim Burton films, this is one has a dark twist featuring a man who has scissors for hands. At first glance you might think this would be a horror film but it is actually an interesting love story between him and a young girl.

After watching the first half of this movie you might expect some failed attempted at a romantic storyline that would somehow save it from just being a movie about some bro’s porn addiction.

This movie pleasantly suprises you with a very touching love story, and strips the main character of his outrageous ways.

Yes, this movie said up front that it’s about a man who falls in love with his operating system, but most people expected it to be more about the commentary on our society than a depiction of an actual relationship.

Well, this movie ended up turning that expectation on its head. The relationship between the two end up being quite realistic and relatable.

This big blockbuster was sold on its star power and special effects. What it wasn’t publicized was the touching love story of Leonardo Dicaprio’s character and his wife. It does, however, have a huge affect on his character and the disasturous situation he’s in.

If anyone simply described this movie as a man who falls in love with a doll then they wouldn’t expect it to be compelling, but Ryan Gosling proves those people wrong. This love story couldn’t be any better if Bianca was played by a real actress.

There are a lot of things going on in this franchise, but like Star Wars, two characters’ love for each other ends up stealing the show. The love story between Aragorn and Eowyn is the culprit for this movie.

Along with First Class, we got the back story of so many characters include Mystique, Professor X and Magneto. The love triangle between them is very different from love triangle stories before it because the conflict that comes between them are based on something important—how to probably start a movement.

Star Wars is undoubtedly an action franchise but the back and forth between Han Solo and Princess Leia is such a big part of it. These two characters will forever be remembered as one of many great fictional romances.

You may think this movie is just about a little robot living in the future, but it turns out to be a story of Wall-E saving Eve because he quickly connects to her. What a great twist!

Rocky is about a boxer who gets to go up against a heavy-weight champion. Most people focus on the workout montages. But this movie also had a great love story between him and Adrian, a pet shop worker. The scene of their date at the ice skating rink is one of the best parts of the movie.

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‘Sweet November’

‘Phenomenon’

‘City of Angels’

Romeo + Juliet’

‘Love Story’

‘Brokeback Mountain’

‘Untamed Heart’

‘Bonnie and Clyde’

‘Moulin Rouge!’

‘Titanic’

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Chelan Simmons
Most memorable horror movie: Final Destination 3 (2006)
Number of horror movies she starred in: 15

Sara Paxton
Most memorable horror movie: Shark Night 3D (2011)
Number of horror movies she starred in: 4

Rose McGowan
Most memorable horror movie: Grindhouse (2007)
Number of horror movies she starred in: 8

Katrina Bowden
Most memorable horror movie: Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)
Number of horror movies she starred in: 4

Sheri Moon Zombie
Most memorable horror movie: House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Number of horror movies she starred in: 7

Briana Evigan
Most memorable horror movie: Sorority Row (2009)
Number of horror movies she starred in: 8

Milla Jovovich
Most memorable horror movie: Resident Evil (2002)
Number of horror movies she starred in: 8

Amber Heard
Most memorable horror movie: Zombieland (2009)
Number of horror movies she starred in: 5

Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Most memorable horror movie: Death Proof (2007)
Number of horror movies she starred in: 7

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24. Parker Posey as Danica Talos in Blade: Trinity (2004)

23. Elizabeth Reaser as Esme Cullen in Twilight (2008)

22. Angie Everhart as Lilith in Bordello of Blood (1996)

21. Soledad Miranda as Condesa Oskudar in Vampyros Lesbos (1971)

20. Rachelle LeFevre as Victoria in Twilight (2008)

19.Juliet Landau as Drusilla in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997 – 2003)

18. Jessica Paré as Jennifer in Suck (2009)

17. Lucy Liu as Sadie Blake in Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)

16. Yutte Stensgaard as Mircalla in Lust for a Vampire (1971)

15.  Jennifer Esposito as Solina in Dracula 2000 (2000)

14.Julie Benz as Darla in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996 – 2000) & Angel (2000 – 2004)

13. Leonor Varela as Nyssa in Blade 2 (2002)

12. Milla Jovovich as Violet Song Jat Shariff in Ultraviolet (2006)

11. Alyssa Milano as Charlotte in Embrace of the Vampire (1995)

10. Madeleine Collinson as Frieda Gellhorn in Twins of Evil (1971)

9. Monica Bellucci as Dracula’s Bride in Dracula (1992)

8. Evan Rachel Wood as Sophie-Anne Leclerq in True Blood (2009-2011)

7. Ashley Greene as Alice Cullen in Twilight (2008)

6. Nina Dobrev as Elena Gilbert/Katherine Pierce in The Vampire Diaries (2009 – Present)

5. Deborah Ann Woll as Jessica Hamby in True Blood (2008 – Present)

4. Aaliyah as Queen Akasha in Queen of the Damned (2002)

3. Ingrid Pitt as Marcilla in The Vampire Lovers (1970)

2. Salma Hayek as Santanico Pandemonium in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

1. Kate Beckinsale as Selene in Underworld (2003)

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These classic movie moments captured in stills should bring up some powerful emotions, or make you want to watch them again.

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These are some of the best of unlikely promotional items for TV and movies.

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