Many sequels and remakes only get greenlit because their name recognition guarantees big opening business.
The original film, released in 1980, has spawned ten sequels based around mask-wearing murderer Jason Voorhees.
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Other franchise releases include sequels to Men in Black and Stuart Little, both from Sony.
Sequels and heavily reviewed flicks (the sentiment of the review matters less) similarly generate above-average returns.
But mega-budgeted films like The Lone Ranger are basically banking on playing like proverbial sequels.
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Animated films are also uniquely well suited for sequels, which often perform better than the originals.
Usually new games that do catch fire often spawn two, three or more sequels.
Wold also points out that a slew of sequels are about to hit theaters.
The reaction was so strong that Carroll ended up writing not one but two sequels.
Thus, the sequels should not be independently critical to investment decisions regarding News Corp.
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But as movie tie-ins and sequels proliferate, there is concern that creativity is suffering.
We haven't done any sequels so far, we work on new IPs each time.
Team members do not plan a repeat performance, saying sequels are never as good as original performances.
Rather than introduce new games, Rovio has only introduced sequels and new levels to the Angry Birds game.
For those who need a fix of further confusion, two sequels are ready and waiting in the wings.
Audiences surely laughed as Ben Stiller's nurse character was mocked in the "Meet the Parents" movie and sequels.
He's ready to prove another one of his sequels can top the original when he faces Cena on Sunday.
The birds spawned a flock of sequels, branded tie-ins, and tons of merchandise.
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If the new Evil Dead is a hit, expect a string of sequels.
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This is why seven of the top-ten-selling titles are sequels to earlier hits.
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In 2011 we had three such blockbusters, all summertime sequels released in 3D.
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First there are the sequels to the original game then there are the competitors inevitable adoption of lucrative ideas.
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KatzSmith has been snapping up scripts by other writers, optioning literary works and developing remakes and sequels to popular films.
If the film is a hit it could spawn sequels, plenty of merchandise, TV shows and a theme park attraction.
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That happened in the two AC2 quasi-sequels, Brotherhood and Revelation, and you could feel it a bit in AC3 as well.
The book and its sequels were quickly taken up by a mainstream publisher, and the series is now a genuine sensation.
It has been reported that Jerry Weintraub, who produced and appeared in Ocean's Eleven and its sequels, will produce the biopic.
Ms. Delpy is no stranger to sequels, which raises the question of whether there is a fourth "Before" movie in her thoughts.
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Most of the innumerable sequels were tripe, but this one has a freshness even a kind of wit mixed in with all the blood.
Lucasfilm chief Kathy Kennedy is working with a trio of writers on sequels, the first of which will be directed by J.
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