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24 Most Improved Movie Sequels by Tomatometer

by Alex Vo | October 31, 2017

Thor: Ragnarok only needed to get a 67% on the Tomatometer to improve upon The Dark World‘s score. Looks like all this franchise needed was some new zeal and New Zealand director Taika Waititi because Ragnarok is currently scoring way higher than that, which inspires this week’s gallery of 24 most improved movie sequels by Tomatometer!

75 percentage points between Ouija: Origin of Evil (82%) and Ouija (7%)

58 pts. between New Nightmare (78%) and Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (20%)

49 pts. between Fast Five (77%) and Fast & Furious (28%)

42 pts. between Annabelle: Creation (70%) and Annabelle (28%)

36 pts. between Escape From the Planet of the Apes (79%) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes (43%)

36 pts. between Friday the 13th: Part VI – Jason Lives (52%) and Friday the 13th: Part V – A New Beginning (16%)

34 pts. between The Spy Who Loved Me (79%) and The Man with the Golden Gun (45%)

NB: We’re treating each Bond actor as existing within their own individual series.

34 pts. between A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (74%) and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (40%)

James Fisher/TM and Copyright ©20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved./courtesy Everett Collection — 31 pts. between The Wolverine (69%) and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (38%)

31 pts. between Live Free or Die Hard (82%) and Die Hard: With a Vengeance (51%)

28 pts. between Skyfall (93%) and Quantum of Solace (65%)

28 pts. between X-Men: First Class (86%) and X-Men: The Last Stand (58%)

24 pts. between Logan (93%) and The Wolverine (69%)

We’re also treating the Hugh Jackman’s spinoff trilogy as its own thing.

23 pts. between Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (93%) and Mission: Impossible 3 (70%)

21 pts. between Jurassic World (71%) and Jurassic Park III (50%)

19 pts. between Prometheus (73%) and Alien Resurrection (54%)

We’re not counting the AvP series because no.

18 pts. between Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (96%) and Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (78%)

15 pts. between Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (79%) and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (64%)

15 pts. between Jackass Number Two (63%) and Jackass: The Movie (48%)

14 pts. between For Your Eyes Only (74%) and Moonraker (60%)

14 pts. between Star Wars: The Force Awakens (93%) and Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (79%)

13 pts. between Mission: Impossible 3 (70%) and Mission: Impossible 2 (57%)

14 pts. between Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (79%) and Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (65%)

12 pts. between The Bourne Ultimatum (93%) and The Bourne Supremacy (81%)

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