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Check This Out: 'The Sequel Map' Better/Worse Sequels Graphic
by Alex Billington
January 5, 2011
Source: Box Office Quant
Time for more discussion, if it stays under control. Our friends at SlashFilm recently found this impressive new infographic on Box Office Quant called The Sequel Map that was made to try and determine whether better/worse sequels are actually graphable. It's an interesting concept using difference in Rotten Tomatoes scores, which is the first big problem - what a bad way to judge whether a sequel was better. On something like Star Wars, there's not going to be much of a difference between the first two, but on others there will a huge difference (like with Transformers or Rambo). But enough of my griping, it's still worth checking out.
Here's how Edmund of BOQ describes the visualization of the data on the graph: "As evidence, all sequels with Rotten Tomatoes scores have been categorized below, with the originals' scores on the X-axis, and the sequels' scores on the Y. Films at the center line are sequels with the exact rating as the original; films above are sequels that have surpassed the original; films below, ones that fared worse." For clarification if needed. I think the diameter of the circle corresponds to the movie's box office (bigger = more). They've only used the first sequel, nothing after. So it's possible to surpass the original, but it's not common. Thoughts?
11 Comments
1
Interesting chart. Though yeah, most sequels do suck. Either because it's almost impossible for a sequel to make the same impact its predecessors did or the studios try to hard to repeat the same formula.
SkaOreo on Jan 5, 2011
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Interesting chart. Though yeah, most sequels do suck. Either because it's almost impossible for a sequel to make the same impact its predecessors did or the studios try to hard to repeat the same formula.
SkaOreo on Jan 5, 2011
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An update to the comments board, but on the graphic itself, it's redundant.
Re on Jan 5, 2011
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An update to the comments board, but on the graphic itself, it's redundant.
Re on Jan 5, 2011
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woh... new commenting system anyways i spent awhile looking for Mortal Kombat 2 or any of the Tremors sequels... couldn't find um and how low on the list they would be
DoomCanoe on Jan 5, 2011
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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation's there; look for x = 35, y = 7, on the left side next to I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. But I did miss Tremors. The shame. -Edmund
Edmund on Jan 5, 2011
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ha thanks bro good find
DoomCanoe on Jan 6, 2011
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There's no way that the second Boondock Saints movie was better than the 1st. It was practically the same movie, with less originality, poorer acting, and a lesser score/soundtrack.
mike on Jan 6, 2011
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some sequels suck and some dont simple as
A5J4DX on Jan 5, 2011
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang? Wasn't that a porno???
Anonymous on Jan 6, 2011
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Sequels are generally on a losing track no matter - as in they don't tend to make sequels when the original does badly.
Chris on Jan 6, 2011
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