Top 20 Movies That BOMBED So Hard They Had To Cancel The Sequel

No encore necessary! For this list, we’ll be looking at movies that were such massive commercial or critical failures that their planned sequels, and in some cases trilogies, were canceled. Our countdown includes "Eragon", "Jumper", "Battlefield Earth" and much more! Which of these films did you find most disappointing? Let us know in the comments!
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[@WatchMojo]

Which of these films did you find most disappointing? Let us know in the comments! For more content like this, click here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6nbnHxmapmcm9E

[@marcusyates3044]

Top 10 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Moments!

[@appleWsoiwwi]

2 days ago? How

[@ChibiProwl]

Batman and Robin. 😝What ginormously STUPID brain dead halfwit came up with the idea to give the batsuit NIPPLES!?🤬

[@marcocastillo1087]

Jaws the revenge.

[@mojo3318]

I haven't seen most of these movies and the ones I saw, I didn't find disappointing.

[@brianarbenz1329]

“It eventually grossed a disappointing, relative to the property, $709 million.” I would not want to own property so large that I could be _disappointed_ by that much money.

[@Nisa_Pisa]

I wouldn’t either, like that’s the highest grossing out all the movies and it STILL wasn’t enough, like I know critics didn’t like, but damn that’s a lot of money lol

[@CodyFairlessLee]

Hence why Sony’s decision to give Spider-Man to the MCU was a stupid idea to begin with.

[@octaviocontreras2239]

@@CodyFairlessLee lol, it was the smartest move they did, and they'd be even smarter to just outright give spiderman back to Marvel

[@CodyFairlessLee]

@@octaviocontreras2239 WatchMojo recently did a video counting down the "Top 10 Superheroes Who DESERVED BETTER" and ranked Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker as #2. In their words: "Before you get too annoyed, we’re not talking about Tom Holland. Instead, Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker. After seeing him reprise the role in 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” we all wondered, “what could’ve been?” Especially the impact we felt from his emotional speech about coping with Gwen’s loss. After a debut success in 2012, the reaction to 2014’s “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” was mixed. Still, fans were excited to see how Parker copes after his devastating loss. There were plans for a third and fourth addition to the “Amazing” series but they were canned. Sony and Marvel had negotiated a new working relationship by introducing Spider-Man into the MCU, sadly destroying Garfield’s take on the character. "

[@toddlenard7602]

I read that Andrew Garfield was at a very large fancy dinner party and insulted CEO of Sony and really pissed him off is why there was no third movie.

[@jomarieblanca5197]

TIMESTAMPS 00:32 The Lone Ranger (2013) 01:24 Conan The Barbarian (2011) 02:13 Eragon (2006) 03:06 King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) 03:59 Planet of the Apes (2001) 04:44 Jumper (2008) 05:26 Godzilla (1998) 06:12 Ghostbusters (2016) 07:05 The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016) 07:52 Battlefield Earth (2000) 08:51 The Amazing Spiderman 2 (2014) 09:42 Batman & Robin (1997) 10:32 FANT4STIC (2015) 11:26 Terminator Genisys (2015) 12:11 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) 12:58 Superman Returns (2006) 13:48 The Golden Compass (2007) 14:41 The Last Airbender (2010) 15:23 John Carter (2012) 16:15 Green Lantern (2011)

[@massachusettscoasters]

One movie I wish on this list is Cars 2 because the plot changed from racing to spying and way too much mater

[@GonzoShitcock]

Thank you

[@anabomination2784]

@@massachusettscoasters Yeah, but it got a sequel, where it went back to racing (Cars 3). So it wouldn’t make sense to put it on the list.

[@massachusettscoasters]

@@anabomination2784 true

[@InfernoAnacle]

Where the hell is Solo: A Star Wars Story. I like the movie, and all, but it deserves to be on the list…

[@pzza1097]

Morbius: *stands up, wears sunglasses, lights a cigarette, walks gangsta, doesn't give a speech, grabs the award, pushes the presenter's face and walks away with the award*

[@mojo3318]

Wow.

[@aaron90omar]

Don't forget the scream: "It's morbin time!"

[@LeonardoKlotz]

I blame AVI ARAD

[@kingmarcusrich]

Oh I’m not the only one who thought the movie was trash?

[@alexfahey6733]

Morbin time

[@Dragonqueen25]

I completely understand why adults hated Batman & Robin but as a 90's kid, I enjoyed it and watched it quite often as a kid so it's nostalgic for me. I'll watch it whenever it's on TV.

[@SRM110]

This is the same reason Adam Sandler has a career

[@Erasureeraser]

Compare to awful superhero movies like Fant4stic or Catwoman, i'd definetely take Batman & Robin over those garbage

[@harvey8042]

Same here.

[@jasonbowman9521]

I think Gotham City looked more fantastic in the versions with Michael Keton than it did with Christian Bale. Batman looked like he more belonged in that "universe" and I do think Batman and Robin is okay now that I am older but at the time it felt like the tone from the first one had changed. It would have been better I think as its own thing. The Bat Man movies after the first two also was loaded with a lot of interesting villains working together, which in the comics they would sometimes do that if it meant defeating Batman. I think the "Dark and Gritty" mood sort of took over the more lighter side fun of comic book movies. I can love the Adam West, Michael Keton and Christian Bale Batmans because they each feel like a separate take on the character.

[@invasivespecies577]

What? My 12 year old self watched that movie years ago, hated it.

[@rexlumontad5644]

8:51 When Andrew Garfield appeared in "Spider-Man: No Way Home" with Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire, it brings a smile on my face to see them together.

[@wojtek1765]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention it in this video to be honest a lot of the segments could’ve done with added parts .like the divergent series being cancelled

[@heathskrabak5214]

I think the bigger point is do we really need 7 different actors and 37 movies for the same character , and Spidey has always been my favorite . Where are the new comic book character ? Almost The entire Marvel and DC lineups were created before I was born and I’m old AF . It’s ridiculous where’s the creativity , where is the originality , where’s the courage to do something new and different not only in comics but recently in all entertainment .

[@CrimsonArchon]

I want to see a superman reboot that actually follows the comics dooms day is not a ninja turtle but a millions year old destroyer how do they keep messing this stuff up. If they ever want a justice league movie they have to follow the comics or just rip off justice league or jl unlimited

[@TheRailwayGuy175]

"No Way Home" is the perfect sequel to "The Amazing Spiderman 2".

[@kenrickkahn]

@@heathskrabak5214 If they did something new you will be the first to dislike it and destroy it for not being the same as other entertainments..

[@LadyVoldemort]

I don't remember anything in that Batman & Robin movie except for the bat-nipples.

[@gravekeeper4601]

Jumper has potential. I think it is an underrated movie.

[@BigZoe99]

Yea I really picked that movie. It seems anything haydensen does they say it's crap. I get he's not the best actor out there but he's not that bad. But I do think he's better as supporting cast like in takers

[@SDJ992-q9t]

I liked Jumper and Hayden is a good actor despite what critics say.

[@Theanonymousbystander]

No it had potential but it sucked so..

[@christianromero6604]

No I believe it was good but people were carrying the hate from starwars and put it all on Hayden....

[@Author_SoftwareDesigner]

I thought it was good, and he did an ok job acting to me.

[@stefantsarev4442]

Tron: Legacy was a very good movie. The soundtrack was phenomenal. Daft Punk were snubbed. The world was amazing. The Grid was reborn. Tron 3 was cancelled because Disney acquired Lucasfilm and focused on Star Wars. It is truly a shame. Tron 3 would have been really great.

[@CC-hq2nl]

Exactly! I was about to say the same thing dude

[@white-dragon4424]

Tron Legacy was a nostalgia movie (like The Force Awakens), made up of lots of elements and even lines from the original, far superior movie. As I've said elsewhere, a movie reliant solely on nostalgia is like a house built on quicksand, it soon falls apart and sinks. I don't think they had enough talent and imagination to make a sequel, because they'd be forced to come up with a totally new plot, which I don't think they had the ability to do.

[@stefantsarev4442]

@@white-dragon4424 Nostalgia will always be a factor when the original and the sequel are too far from each other. Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick are clear examples of that. As for Tron, the themes of the moves can't be more different from another. In Tron we have a brilliant programmer who was robbed by a sleazy corporate head and who, in the pursuit of recovering what is rightfully his, discovers an entirely new world and understands that the stakes are much higher than he realises, and his personal quest turns into a quest to save the entire Grid. It is a story about religion, about how far one is willing to go to redeem themselves, it is about characters uniting against a great evil, but also about freedom of thought - Flynn is better than the programs, because he can think outside of the box and they, being programs, cannot. Legacy is a movie about rekindling hope. Sam is a renegade who lives at the edge of the law, because has lost all hope in his attempts to find his father. When entering the grid, he slowly regains hope and understands the bigger picture. However, the small-to-big idea in this movie is actually reverse in some way - Flynn, in his pursuit to save the Grid, he faces himself in the end, which makes it personal. The movie is about father-and-son relations, about rekindling hope, but also about facing your fears and realising that the world is not perfect, but the beauty lies in the imperfections. The two movies are very different from each other, and I believe Legacy to be a great sequel.

[@white-dragon4424]

@@stefantsarev4442 Then you might as well say that The Force Awakens isn't a remake of A New Hope, which a LOT of people accuse it of. To me there were just too many elements in Tron Legacy that were taken from the original for me to call it anything other than a nostalgia movie, a loose remake of the original. For example, Clu and his army took the place of Sark and his guards. We got yet another Light Cycle race, another trip on the Solar Sailer, more gladiatorial games, another visit to Flynn's arcade and the BIG Door etc. In other words, it was a retread made in order to remind the fans of good ol' 1982.

[@stefantsarev4442]

@@white-dragon4424 The Force Awakens is almost a shot-for-shot remake, because the themes are the same - a farmer kid goes on a larger journey and helps to blow up a giant Death star, which has fired once and has to be destroyed before it fires again. I mean, seriously.

[@averyspottswood9255]

The Last Airbender is unforgivable. I feel like it’s treason

[@freddiegalvan4168]

We don't speak of it's existence. A nightmare that never happened.

[@sreesanthbala6292]

@@freddiegalvan4168 true bro it was a nightmare ..

[@trilexfix]

Up there with Dragon Ball movie and House of the Dead. I mean seriously wtf were they thinking?

[@musengekanjela3303]

treason is too merciful Blasphemy is More Like it

[@sonicguyver7445]

Oong the Ovatar

[@GoddessGirl2121]

I think that the big problem with The Golden Compass is that it didn’t actually end it just stopped before the actual book ending. If it had actually given some closure it might’ve worked better

[@Komicklepto]

I remember reading that the original intention was to have the end of the first book (where Asriel uses Rodger's life energy to open the portal to the other universe) come at the beginning of the second film to make it as thrilling as possible. At least His Dark Materials is finally getting the adaptation it deserves with the TV series.

[@alejandropadilla6777]

And the worst part is that they filmed Roger's death, but it was scrapped along the proper ending of the movie

[@Shadoboy]

Also surprised that The Mummy wasn't here. It was meant to launch a whole series of movies based on classic monsters, all getting the MCU treatment under the "Dark Universe" mantle. Too bad the movie was too focused on trying to be an introduction to the Dark Universe instead of being a good movie on its own so...

[@kenrickkahn]

Yep.. The problems with movies now in todays is, instead of letting things flow naturally and let things build up a flow they mistakenly create shoes that are too big to fill.. Just Grow into your own shoes! Then you wouldn't have to try and fit any one else's shoes (MESSAGE!!)

[@VENENOSEASON]

Didn’t Brandon Fraser get victimized? I think that’s what halter the production of the other ones

[@jayaniceday3602]

@@VENENOSEASON I think OP is talking about the Tom Cruise one.

[@danielsweet858]

So uninteresting I saw it @ the cinema only to forget this even existed. Honestly have forgotten EVERYTHING about it. 🎃

[@darkangel_1978]

It might have actually had a chance of being decent, if Tom Cruise hadn't been in it. And I wasn't too big on Annabelle Wallis' character either. The others weren't too bad. But then again, I haven't watched the movie in years, so it could be worse than what I'm remembering.

[@TheVladMan.]

Batman Begins (2005) and Superman Returns (2006) should’ve led to Batman v Superman. Bale and Routh were the perfect age to build the DCEU for the next 2 decades.

[@lexkanyima2195]

So why it didn't happen ?

[@TURBO-LOglo]

@@lexkanyima2195 because your mother has turtle lips

[@hunterolaughlin]

Yeah, instead of rebooting Batman they should have used Christopher Nolan’s Batman as part of the DC cinematic universe. I know the world of the Dark Knight trilogy would clash with the supernatural elements of the superheroes like Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Green Lantern considering how the Nolan films are more grounded in reality, but I think it wouldn’t affect it as badly as the grounded realism of the Dark Knight films works for a DC character like Batman considering he is a MORTAL man.

[@LagunaShirogane]

Yeah true but if you didnt know, Nolan had already planned this and he planned his Batman Begins series to go all the way up to Batman Beyond storyline but that all fell apart due to the death of Heath Ledger. Nolan was so upset over Ledger's death that he was barely able to make Dark Knight Rises. But he did DKR because he wanted to go ahead and end the series and wash his hands of it at the time. Cant really blame Chris Nolan here. I can only imagine how he feels. And Heath Ledger was attached to his plans for the Batman Begins series beyond Dark Knight and he was good friends with Ledger.

[@TheHolySacred-Cow]

No it shouldnt Nolan and Bale wanted nothing to do with the other superheroes

[@zediahtimmons9704]

You forgot the Mummy reboot trying to kick off the Moster Universe

[@hydrolito]

Monster verse continued with "The invisible Man" in 2020.

[@rolandmeyer3729]

Furthermore, the MonsterVerse continued with The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023).

[@EmileVinesh]

Spider-Man: No Way Home can also be considered as Tobey' Maguire's Spider-Man 4, Andrew Garfield's TASM3 and Tom Holland's Spider-Man 3.

[@marlonclark1896]

yep

[@kevinkunkel9444]

Jumper: I tried to read the book only to find myself bored to tears. No idea why someone would think it would make a good movie. Ghostbusters: Let's make a movie nobody asked for or wanted. That's sure to make money. What were they thinking? The Golden Compass: Another case of what were they thinking. Let's offend the religious groups. That's sure to bring people running to the theater. Superman returns: We have the definition of the current Superman. We don't have a decent plot, but at least we have the the current definition of Superman.

[@THANATOS-PRIME]

Green Lantern is a guilty pleasure for me. I was actually really hyped for a sequel with my favorite DC villain Sinestro as the main antagonist. Mark Strong was perfect in the role.

[@zengram]

He really was great there

[@michaelsutliff6817]

Unfortunately, they should have made Sinestro the antagonist in the first one. Instead, they got greedy, saving Sinestro for the second one thinking the first one would be a huge hit, somehow, with a boring villain in Parallax. Swing and miss.

[@therealtapedeck]

Y’all picking out parts like that whole movie didn’t suck lol

[@Spawnwick_Boseman82820]

You're funny

[@THANATOS-PRIME]

@@michaelsutliff6817 yeah they started off way too strong with the villain choice. It would’ve been like if the Avengers fought Thanos in the first movie.

[@stop08it]

Rise of The Planet of the Apes Trilogy feels so underrated, thanks for giving it its props!!!

[@DreddPirateRoberts]

Indeed. It's not on the same level as, say, Lord of the Rings, but it's definitely one of the more consistently good trilogies.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

People shouldn't blame TIM MILLER for the failure of "Terminator: Dark Fate" He was the director, not the writer Killing that one character was James Cameron's idea Miller deserves another chance because he still got a lot to offer He also gave us "Deadpool" and "Sonic the Hedgehog", directed by his friend, Jeff Fowler Also, anyone seen LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS?

[@nestorsifuentesaguirre2722]

He may not return for Deadpool 3 tho

[@BigZoe99]

Yea everyone was so hyped cz Cameron was supposed to be on board with dark fate which was his first involvement since T2.....now If you didn't just make this comment I would of forgot he took part in it cz no one has really given him any shit for it

[@kenrickkahn]

@@BigZoe99 Yeah, James deserves more criticism cause he help push that crap..

[@LeonardoKlotz]

@@BigZoe99 even after hearing bad things about Dark Fate, I went to see the movie because of Tim Miller And he did a much better job than the director-for-hire of Genesys

[@LeonardoKlotz]

@@nestorsifuentesaguirre2722 he doesn't need that Plus, I like when sequels are done by different directors

[@mrv7916]

I actually did enjoyed The Amazing Spider-Man 2. I was disappointed they canceled TASM 3 and future TASM series. Hopefully Sony is able to bring back Andrew Garfield as their Sony Spider-Man. Another I did enjoyed was Green Lantern 2011. I think it was very interesting and was actually looking forward to a sequel.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

TASM3 can only work if they get rid of Avi Arad

[@Spawnwick_Boseman82820]

Meh

[@BigZoe99]

Green lantern was utter trash. I'm not a picky movie goer and will enjoy just action movies without much of a good plot, but man GL just sucked

[@ryoku2014]

There is an amazing spiderman 3 planned with Andrew Garfield and I agree I enjoyed the spin on spidermans story that TASM 1 and 2 did and green lantern was meh tbh I hated the cgi but the story was ok for the most part and still better then man of steel

[@marzeloperas]

Deadpool: *shoots Reynolds in the head* "You're welcome, Canada."

[@jamessweebe373]

I was disappointed with the failure of The Golden Compass. At least they made His Dark Materials into a series. Just waiting for Season 3.

[@thudthud5423]

I think "John Carter" failed simply because it was barely marketed. Its actually a great movie.

[@cool_alienempire6884]

I quite enjoyed the movie.

[@Trekmaster47]

I'm a Green Lantern fan, and I kinda sorta enjoyed the Ryan Reynolds film, but I acknowledge that there are still some people in Hollywood who basically say, "Everybody's going to come for the special effects, so we don't have to rely as much on plot." We need to stop that line of thinking, and I thought it went decades ago.

[@afrodemon8629]

6:15 An unfair amount of disdain? Sorry Hollywood. You're not going to convince us it was a good movie.

[@RayMcElroy50]

TRON LEGACY was the reason why I went to see TOP GUN MAVERICK Joseph Kosinski is amazing

[@DrippleDragon]

It wasn’t that bad of a movie the actors weren’t bad either but it lacked story, also a lot of fans hated how Tron himself was handled “He’s now evil.” “Why?” “Because we need someone the protagonist can run from until the plot hits the climax.”

[@MissBarker93]

Technically, Godzilla 1998 did get a sequel in the form of an animated TV series.

[@marlonclark1896]

yep

[@malkilroy]

"Masters of the Universe" (1987) bombed, which led to its sequel's script being rewritten as "Cyborg" (1989). Since "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation" (1997) bombed, its sequel ("Mortal Kombat: Devastation") was halted and put in development hell until the movie series was rebooted in 2021.

[@eclipsethefox4397]

I was just gonna mention Annihilation

[@hydrolito]

Six Million Dollar man TV series in 1973 were based on earlier novels about character called a Cyborg and Cyborg 1989 was based on those.

[@malkilroy]

@@hydrolito I have never read about "Cyborg" (1989) being based on novels or related to "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1973-1978). Several sources that can be Googled (e.g., Wikipedia and IMDB) state that the script, costumes, and props were recycled from an aborted sequel to "Masters of the Universe" (1987). This theory is accurate because the announcer during the WPIX-11 trailers and (go to or return from) commercial bumpers for "Cyborg" (1989) would incorrectly call it "Masters of the Universe 2: Cyborg".

[@AcT403]

Eragon was so good that I went and had to read the books. After reading the first I went back and watched the movie having been confused due to the story being so different. Now I am disgusted by the movie. Which hurts because I see the characters as their actors who portrayed them which makes it all the more difficult since even if they ever did re-adapt it I would be disappointed with who they cast. Overall an incredible disappointment.

[@MateusHonrado]

There is going to be a new adaptation of the novel as a Disney+ TV series.

[@GruffyddFO4]

If you enjoyed the books, you should check out Anne McCaffrey's "Pern" books, a classic series from which virtually every important concept of Eragon was lifted.

[@missinglink20]

The first 2 books were good, but the last few of books of that series were terrible

[@DrippleDragon]

An honorable mention for the movie Push, I absolutely love that movie and the plot and I think it deserves a sequel and even set itself up for on, but it bombed hard, it’s a great Chris Evens movie, and I think it’s criminally underrated

[@bjdlvr]

Deadpool shooting Ryan Reynolds in the head for saying "God damn, that's beautiful!" while reading the Green Lantern script... XD

[@TalentCaldwell]

Technically, SOLO also bombed hard enough to kill any further STAR WARS films from being made for theaters. _Which strangely some STAR WARS fans are happy about for some reason._

[@mastadonking3816]

Because Disney just wants to milk the franchise dry. They don't care about making quality stuff. Just look at the last trilogy they released. I tried to enjoy it, tried to ignore the bad side, but I eventually had to acknowledge how bad it was.

[@tvesrb]

the lantern in the dark during that time was the Madolorian season 1, but that's only because of the lack of corporate interference. but that apparently ended once they realized they had a hit on their hands and decided to put their dirty mitts all over it.

[@white-dragon4424]

Most ex-Star Wars fans like myself believe the franchise was killed by Lucas and his dire PT. All Disney did was try to resurrect a long dead corpse. Now we think it's time for the franchise to RIP.

[@bryanttisdale2446]

@@white-dragon4424 no Disney killed it. They wanted to make back the 3 billion they paid for st rights. Instead of doing what the fans wanted the star wars stories. Disney thought paying the book writers cuts into profit 🤔. None of the oh 100 books. Let's make up our own terrible, ideas that don't fit any of the st universe ideas or pre story.

[@MateusHonrado]

Yes and no since there are multiple films currently in development but they're not going to be made right now due to the current focus on the Disney+ shows.

[@kevinclapson]

The truly frustrating thing about all of the novel and animated series adaptations on this list is that those in the entertainment industry have learned little to nothing. Several recent adaptations still ignore the source material, or alter it considerably to put their own spin or self-insert modern social politics at the expense of narrative. The Ghostbusters reboot shot itself in the foot before it ever hit theaters. Defense against any and all criticism of preview content pretty much started the trend of "if they say something bad it must be misogyny" in Hollywood, which has only gotten worse. Pre-release excuses for the films box office (again, blaming misogyny) soured opinions further, so its actually impressive it did as well as ot did at all.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

If Sony greenlits TASM3 outside the MCU Then they need to get rid of AVI ARAD Or else it will be just another failure

[@frankpaws]

Ghostbusters wasn't unfair. It was BAD. It wasn't even funny.

[@arinhossain2100]

And unnecessary. Like I am not a fan of the new characters

[@princesspanda12012]

It was 🗑

[@arinhossain2100]

@@princesspanda12012 totally

[@marioperez9394]

King Arthur was amazing and definitely deserved at least one sequel and I always wanted a sequel to jumper I grew up on that movie

[@kenrickkahn]

I wish Jumper got a sequel.. I liked Jumpers..

[@laurab5750]

It was god awful and completely blew off the Arthur legend.

[@Taikutsuna1]

Studios don’t use their own money. So even when a movie “Bombs” at the box office, everybody working on the movie got paid, got free trips, ate for free, etc… the only people that lost were the investors, so trying to get more people to invest in a sequel would be impossible.

[@claytonharrell9046]

Godzilla 98 is one of my all time faves. I wouldn’t consider it a “good” movie, but to me, it’s dumb fun.

[@mp4archieve921]

Indeed better than Godzilla 2014

[@baiqi44]

I had nothing against the movie and would've enjoyed it if Godzilla actually looked like Godzilla. That Godzilla was not Godzilla. It's like calling Donkey Kong King Kong.

[@16shogunelitegreen]

The 2017 Power Rangers is another example. While it made some of its money though, it was sadly not enough to save the sequels and it was sadly scrapped ☹️ A real rotten shame as I loved the movie Also, I personally enjoyed some of the movies shown on this list

[@melissagrant4178]

Me too

[@LeonardoKlotz]

TASM1 not only had the writer from SPIDERMAN 2, but also had a writer from the HARRY POTTER movies, and a writer from ZODIAC All because of LAURA ZISKIN TASM2 on the other hand, had the writers from TRANSFORMERS All because of AVI ARAD

[@chefbreccia2642]

This list can't possibly be complete without... (gets to #8) Nevermind, we're good.

[@Erasureeraser]

Who even thought that making an Airbender live action movie is a good idea? It's impossible to cover a 20 episode story into one movie, let alone for a 100 minute movie. Cut a bunch of story details would ruin the entire movie

[@TalentCaldwell]

Well it’s soon to be a live action Netflix TV series beginning next year.

[@JakeTheBikerDude]

Had they just did an original idea to make into an animated movie instead of a live action Airbender it would probably be many times better.

[@Erasureeraser]

@@JakeTheBikerDude mostly sad that the creators cancelled Book 4 of the show which was supposed to be about "Earth" just for the sake of this garbage

[@mr.mystere4999]

Green Lantern didn't just get its sequels killed off! It also killed off the Green Lantern Animated Series as well despite it having absolutely nothing to do with the movie.

[@justinratcliffe947]

Im not gonna lie. I actually liked and have a soft spot for Lone Ranger, Eragon and Godzilla. If anyone demands an explanation as to why (like I really owe anybody one like I'm committing a crime by liking these 3 movies) I'll gladly give one but until one is demanded I'm not for now.

[@wandergaming7936]

Well said

[@AtheistOrphan]

I liked The Lone Ranger.

[@melissagrant4178]

I actually like the Last Air bender

[@kypriee]

Eragon, Jumper and The Golden Compass could have been better but I didn’t think they were that bad😂I loved those films growing up and I was so disappointed that there were no sequels🙄

[@Wessher]

Eargon bombed pretty heavily due to it straying to much from the source material even to the point the writer said hed never let it be adapted again. Still was a great movie despite this. Even had the best the best casting. Jumper definitely was underrated and Golden compass 🧭 went the the same way as Eargon. The Movie Seeker was the same way

[@DrippleDragon]

Jumper was a great movie imo, the issue was they tried to make a mf video game instead of a sequel

[@kenrickkahn]

I liked Jumpers.. not a masterpiece of anything but it is a good ass movie..

[@kevind6511]

Omg same

[@kenrickkahn]

@@DrippleDragon That was stupid.. Should have spent the money to make a Sequel..

[@caseymacmacl7463]

I absolutely adored The Lone Ranger! One of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time.

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

Are you the movies director using a sock account?

[@justinratcliffe947]

@@Bullboy_Adventures shut up

[@caseymacmacl7463]

@@Bullboy_Adventures Damn! You caught me! 🤣"Something very wrong with that horse." Love it! But, I also think Ishtar was hilarious so what do I know?😃

[@erinlizzie09]

I liked Jumper, personally. My mom even liked it and she hates action style films; as do I.

[@trilexfix]

it's not really action it's more sci-fi drama

[@olvialee7221]

Abigail Breslin: Any regrets? Ryan Reynolds: The Green Lantern

[@Phanthief95]

13:46 Don’t forget that Brandon Routh’s Superman also continued in the Arrowverse, more specifically in the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover.

[@SDJ992-q9t]

I really liked Brandon Routh in Superman Returns.

[@lurkerrekrul]

I haven't seen all the movies on this list, but if you ask me which one is the worst, I'll always pick Batman and Robin. That movie was horrible (although sadly, still not the worst movie I've ever seen). Out of these, Divergant: Allegiant is unfairly maligned. There was nothing truly wrong with that film, or bad about it, it just didn't make as much as the studio expected, so they canceled the final film in the series. Which really sucks as I was enjoying them and wanted to see it concluded. After three movies, I thought the studio would be committed enough to give the fans closure. Of course I forgot that the studios don't give a shit about the fans. Divergent is the only major franchise that I know of, to be based on a series of young adult books and NOT finish out the series. The Hunger Games, Twilight, Harry Potter, The Maze Runner, etc, all got finished.

[@beastmastersage]

Mortal Engines is a book series too

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

Its weird I am very good at remembering movies even if I only see a commercial for them but I dont know about most of these

[@SomethingNowhereMan]

Godzilla (1998) was referenced and made a cameo on two Toho films: "Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack" & "Godzilla: Final Wars". They changed the creature's name to "Zilla". I honestly think it'll be cool to see that monster return in the Monsterverse films.

[@nickcopeland6915]

Howard the Duck, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, the Super Mario Bros. movie and The Garbage Pail Kids Movie should be on the list.

[@thenerdydwarf2725]

I loved Godzilla 1998 as a kid. Still do today. It's a really entertaining monster movie imo. They just shouldn't have called it Godzilla.

[@tomseville2345]

One year after The Lost World: Jurassic Park, no less. Also known as "T-Rex In The City"...

[@thenerdydwarf2725]

@@tomseville2345 love that one too lol

[@Headhunter004]

Even if it wasn't called Godzilla, it would still be a terrible movie.

[@noelnicefellow]

Too be honest Godzilla did get a squeal....just in a saturday morning cartoon form on Fox's Kids.

[@hydrolito]

Bison look different than Africa Buffalo but were called buffalo, Mountain Lion smaller and is not the same as African Lion, Africa has 2 horned rhinoceros and Asia 1 horned rhinoceros both are called rhinoceros, Indian elephant is also smaller than Africa Elephant and both are called Elephant.

[@mariafox9226]

Green lantern was SO BAD that Deadpool travelled back in time and shot Ryan Reynolds’s the minute he began reading the script.

[@kade_13]

As some one who grew up with the Avatar: The Last Airbender series, I would love to see a live action movie of it, but for the love of God, don’t use anyone involved with the first one. Start over from scratch.

[@Nisa_Pisa]

Also think they tried to fit too much into one movie, like it maybe be possible, but they missed a lot of stuff to essentially make a typical action fantasy movie. And yeah, don’t use the same cast, there are plenty of Asian actors they could use.

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! I remember a funny skit from the 'Late night with Conan O'Brien' show back in the 90s called 'If they mated'.. 🤣 It had 'Waterworld' and 'The Postman' as the mate candidates, and their offspring was 'Battlefield Earth'. 🤣🤣🤣

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

Rumor has it that they're making a amazing Spider-Man sequel but we'll see what happens

[@TheClif39648]

I'm surprised "I Am Number Four" and "The Covenant" didn't make this list since both was a planned trilogy

[@scottylewis8124]

I am number 4 was the biggest flop of 2011.

[@TheClif39648]

@@scottylewis8124 this is a list of movies that bombed so bad they had to cancel their sequel and both of those movies definitely bombed and got their other planned movies canceled lol

[@noahmagana137]

At least Godzilla had a cartoon series follow up

[@marlonclark1896]

yep

[@ericgjovaag7958]

Remember the days when Hollywood would decide whether or not they'd make a sequel to a film AFTER it was released and they saw what the critics said and how much money they made? Maybe they need to go back to the days of making single movies that could stand on their own, and sequels (or series) would only happen once the story proved viable.

[@PANTYEATR1]

I wasn't interested in Spider-Man once Toby McGuire left. Batman & Robin was a stinker. I enjoyed Superman returns, a sequel would have been great. I really liked The Last Airbender and the sequel was perfectly set up to happen and i was waiting for it. Sucks that it never happened.

[@melissagrant4178]

Me too I was waiting to see if there was going be any sequel

[@Gagaloopony]

Did you not watch the ATLA cartoon?

[@PANTYEATR1]

@@Gagaloopony i didn't watch the cartoon. I did enjoy the motion picture tho

[@Nyx_0_0]

I feel like Divergent didn’t do so well because it was coming out around the same time as the Hunger Games which is an amazing movie. People would always compare the two which only made Divergent lose popularity and interest from its viewers. If they had released the movie a few years after the Hunger Games, I feel like it could’ve done great.

[@Lana2k6]

Heh...at least Brandon Routh got the chance to play Superman again during the Arrowverse's Crisis on Infinite Earths. He should have been Superman from the get-go alongside Christian Bale's Batman.

[@JohnDoe-zr8pc]

6:23 the criticism of that Ghostbusters reboot was not unfair. It was an awful movie that no one ever wanted.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

People shouldn't blame Marc Webb for the failure of TASM2 They should blame AVI ARAD for stuffing so many characters for the sake of toys sales

[@arinhossain2100]

TASM 2 didn't fail. TASM 3 was going to be announced in the SDCC in Brazil De Janeiro in 2014/2015. TASM 3 didn't happen because Andrew Garfield couldn't make it to the SDCC because he was sick. So they fired him. Sony had no excuse to cancel it. It made 709 million dollar on a 200 million dollar budget. That's good. Sony is making lame excuses to cancel it. I agree if they had to #MakeTASM3, they better get rid of Avi Arad.

[@MateusHonrado]

Arad is a prick, nuff said. Same with Matt Tolmach and Amy Pascal. I want all three to be gone from Spider-Man eventually.

[@BRIANOCONNER2003]

Not to mention that the golden compass was a movie that killed new line cinema and ended up being merged with Warner Bros

[@DESTRO350]

I enjoyed Battlefield Earth when it was in theaters, but I was also stoned out of my mind and still in high school when it came out.

[@perrtbaxter7119]

I actually enjoyed the movie. I know I know but I saw the movie before the book.

[@whitesabbath6581]

20.) The Lone Ranger (2013) 19.) Conan the Barbarian (2011) 18.) Eragon (2006) 17.) King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) 16.) Planet of the Apes (2001) 15.) Jumper (2008) 14.) Godzilla (1998) 13.) Ghostbusters (2016) 12.) The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016) 11.) Battlefield Earth (2000) 10.) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) 9.) Batman and Robin (1997) 8.) Fantastic Four (2015) 7.) Terminator Genisys (2015) 6.) The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) 5.) Superman Returns (2006) 4.) The Golden Compass (2007) 3.) The Last Airbender (2010) 2.) John Carter (2012) 1.) Green Lantern (2011)

[@jonathanrivera870]

I liked Eragon, Jumper & The Golden Compass. I always thought Eragon & Jumper would get sequels.

[@AcT403]

Eragon couldn't have. They literally deleted giant storylines, changed outcomes and otherwise made it impossible to make a sequel.

[@TheBigMan0706]

I think that thanks to the Green Lantern movie bombing in theaters, the green lantern animated series died after one season. Also, I would’ve flipped off those child abusers (aka the Catholic Church) and directed the rest of the Golden Compass films if I was the director

[@wamengxiong0409]

I feel like I recognize the original Hellboy everywhere... Pacific Rim 2, Alien Resurrection, Conan...

[@aahilmohideen1635]

Man morbius was so good that they knew they can’t recreate such a masterpiece again So they didn’t make another one …

[@olvialee7221]

I love Spider-Man but when The Amazing Spider-Man 2 hit theaters, I was disappointed by Dane DeHan as Harry Osborne and the fight that never happened

[@ellnats]

not to mention fan4stic was made so that fox wouldn't have to give the wrights back to marvel, because just like EA games, they dont learn a lesson without getting bit in the ass, by a vampire dog, with rabbies, and aids

[@benmiller3252]

I enjoyed Superman Returns such a Shame Brandon Routh never got a second outing in the role of Superman

[@joshuav875]

Number 6: Superman returns. Superman 4: Am I a joke to you?

[@jordongotthold5006]

The main reason all the movie book adaptations failed is because they completely ignored the story of the book and basically change everything except for the names and the general idea of the story all of them basically should have said loosely based on the source material

[@kbunky69]

John Carter was good , Disney failed to promote it right and never got the pre launch buzz going ..

[@jakewilliams713]

Too bad John carter bombed I thought it was a good flick IMO 😉

[@joshuakruty6967]

Ghostbusters two wasn't unfair the amount of bashing it got.

[@Sunshine_day]

I would put Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows," on this list also. Totally was setting it up for sequels, but that movie was just awful 😖.

[@RustyR3volva]

You forgot the live action movie Dragon Ball. It was so bad that the anime Goku did Kamehameha to end everyone's suffering from watching it .

[@MrAkatosh]

Planet of the apes series remake was a godsend

[@agoodhorse7206]

12 years later and im still waiting for a tron sequel to legacy, this franchise has too much potential just to be left like that , forgotten

[@Toledotourbillion]

I liked John Carter, I honestly couldn't understand why it bombed. Was it a case of rehashing old tropes?

[@adamschapiro1549]

I remember the marketing being horrible (despite the apparently high amount spent). I had no idea what it was supposed to be about until I saw it on Netflix.

[@GruffyddFO4]

Terrible marketing and a really poor choice for the title did it in. They should have kept the book's title, or if they (as rumored) wanted to avoid having "princess" in the title just called it "Barsoom". "John Carter" sounds like a movie about a dentist.

[@camjones5553]

I can’t believe The Mummy from 2017 wasn’t on this list. Not only did it kill chances of a sequel, it killed off an entire cinematic universe that Universal was planning.

[@cliffcorson4000]

In the "Green Lantern" movie the main issue I saw was that Ryan Renyolds wasn't playing a Hal Jorden type of Green Lantern. While he was playing a test pilot his ego-style character is not what a true test pilot or Hal Jordan was like at all Had they had him playing Guy Gardner or Kyle Rayner then the movie would have done far better Renyolds voice and the way he played sats Guy Gardner all the way. He's got the voice that woukd make both friends and foes just want to punch him in the face and has the ego to match If he were playing as a Kyle Rayner version his lack of knowledge, his high curiosity, and his imagination played out perfectly in the various CGI scenes But as Hal Jordan, no.

[@henrykujawa4427]

MY favorite part of the film was, not only did they do a nice balance between "Earth" and "Space" (the comic was too often set on Earth, absurd for a "space cop"), but moreso, they FIXED Carol Ferris, who had been an unlikable B*** for decades. The Hal-Carol relationship in the film made more sense than it EVER did in the comics! (DC has been known for decades for really unlikable girlfriends in their books.)

[@cliffcorson4000]

@@henrykujawa4427 they did the romance part right and with the exception of Renyolds character's attitude (not his fault I blame the writer and director) the movie was good casting wise

[@tombradley37]

Masters Of The Universe from 1987? There was supposed to be a sequel, but Cannon Films lost so much money with that & Super Man IV, it had too be scrapped!

[@romancamacho8247]

“Earning only millions” makes me feel really broke :(

[@olvialee7221]

HUGE SPOILERS ALERT! Even though The Golden Compass has a bad cliffhanger that’s been going on for 16 years, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and Fast X is the unexpected best

[@oscarvillarreal8951]

The Spider-Man 2 went very well with the last movie "Spider-Man far from home," when they Joined all 3 spidermans in the multiuniverse. It basically saved the 2nd reboot. That hardly ever happens. I felt Godzilla 2,000 was good if it made double it's profit margins it also had its own animation series. To me the Terminator ended in part 3. Batman and Robin made its profit, it's just that the previous movies were really good. Later on people appreciated it for what it was, I'm glad Batman begins started though.

[@EDone1863]

The narrator sounds so disappointed that 2016 ghostbusters didn’t do so well lmfao. “Unfair amount of disdain” she would be that one that would give it 8/10

[@lexkanyima2195]

But she's right how the women version felt flat in every aspect

[@Mr.smiley_face]

I’d like to see a video game version of this list.

[@olvialee7221]

The Last AirBender is a HUGE disappointment for all reasons. Still the director didn’t do this any justice

[@donavinrodriguez6288]

There's only 3 movies in this whole entire list I would've of love to actually see a sequel of and those movies are A Superman Returns sequel, A Jumper sequel and of course the amazing Spider-Man 3 (Hopefully this one happens).

[@eclipsethefox4397]

There are rumors and plans for an Amazing Spiderman 3 nowadays, so keep that dream up, as for the other two, I am not so sure of, especially with the actor from superman returns going into the CW crisis on infinite earths crossover

[@matthewtrentham3291]

I feel the same way!

[@mantislake4141]

_Daredevil_ (2003), anyone? That and _Batman & Robin_ were the times I felt most insulted as a movie-goer.

[@RojoCube]

9:00 The ASM 2 was good. The biggest mistake was killing Gwen Stacy for literally no reason. The worst park about TDK was killing Two-Face. He would've been an awesome Villain for TDKR. That was probably the only bad part of that movie. They should've stopped after T2 Judgement Day

[@Gagaloopony]

I mean…Gwen Stacy’s death is an extremely famous comic arc. I wouldn’t say there was no reason to kill her off.

[@RojoCube]

@@Gagaloopony Sure but they don't need to do EVERYTHING from the comics. The problem is fanboys would be pissed if they do don't do everything to the letter.

[@TheWorldMemeDatabase]

Thought Solo would be on this list. Shows like Book of Boba Fett and Obi Wan were originally planned as film releases before Solo caused them to shift towards TV shows. Of course, it also killed the planned trilogy of Solo films.

[@cmorris9494]

I liked solo. It just got released at a really bad time.

[@swingcity7]

Tron was solid. Also had an amazing soundtrack. Hollywood literally doesn’t know what it’s doing.

[@mathewm7993]

how did u watch a 17 min video in 2 minutes

[@swingcity7]

@@mathewm7993 lol tron was the first thing in the video. Saw that and commented.

[@Centauri27]

Great trip down memory lane of the movies I've forgotten already! I'd say my biggest disappointments were John Carter, Golden Compass, and Lone Ranger.

[@mojo3318]

I've seen "Batman and Robin" and "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"! I liked both of them! I planned on seeing "Terminator Genysis" and "Ghostbusters 2"! I've also seen a of "Avatar: The Last Airbender"! I've never heard of the other movies on this list. It's great how some movies made more money than their budget.