Top 10 highest-grossing second parts in cinema history, whose receipts are measured in billions of dollars (12 photos)

The formula “the sequel is (almost always) worse than the original” applies for the most part to the artistic component of films, but when it comes to box office receipts, another one is formed, which can be defined as follows: “the sequel to a successful film (most often) collects more money than the original "





Since 2024 is the year of at least two big sequels - "Dune: Part Two" and "Joker: Madness for Two" - we decided to look at which second parts (specifically the second, and not the sequels in general) collected the most money worldwide rental And now, here are the top 10 sequels of all time.

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10th place - “Finding Dory” (2016)



Continuation of the cartoon "Finding Nemo" (2003).

Box office: $1.029 billion ????

First part gross: $940 million

9th place - “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest” (2006)





Sequel to the film "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" (2003).

Box office: $1.066 billion ????

First part gross: $654 million

8th place - “Spider-Man: Far From Home” (2019)



The sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), which is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Box office: $1.131 billion ????

First part gross: $880

7th place - “Incredibles 2” (2018)



Continuation of the cartoon "The Incredibles" (2004).

Box office: $1.243 billion ????

First part gross: $631 million

6th place - “Jurassic World 2” (2018)



The sequel to the film "Jurassic World" (2015), which is a partial restart of the "Jurassic Park" series.

Collections: $1.310 billion

First part grosses: $1.671 billion

5th place - “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (2017)



Sequel to Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). These films are part of a sequel trilogy and stand out as their own series.

Box office: $1.334 billion

First part gross: $2,068

4th place - “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015)



A continuation of the film “The Avengers” (2012), where Marvel superheroes save the world in full force.

Box office: $1.405 billion

First part grosses: $1.518 billion

3rd place - “Frozen 2” (2019)



Sequel to the cartoon “Frozen” (2013).

Box office: $1.453 billion ????

First part grosses: $1.397 billion

2nd place - “Top Gun: Maverick” (2022)



Sequel to Top Gun (1986). The sequel's box office gap from the first part is simply colossal.

Box office: $1.495 billion ????

First part gross: $357 million

1st place - “Avatar: The Way of Water” (2022)



Sequel to the film "Avatar" (2009). The highest-grossing sequel of all time still could not outstrip its own first part in terms of box office receipts.

Box office: $2.320 billion

First part grosses: $2.923 billion

Bonus 11th place: “The Dark Knight” (2008)



Sequel to the film "Batman Begins" (2005).

Box office: $1.008 billion ????

First part gross: $373 million

We take this film to the top, since it is the 11th and last sequel in history, whose box office has exceeded $1 billion. All other second parts did not reach the seven-digit mark.

The second part of Dune is unlikely to move anyone up on this list, so we will wait for the sequel to Joker.