From Superman to Ant-Man, both Marvel and DC have produced a number of superhero movie franchises that fell apart after the 3rd film in the series.
Both Marvel and DC Comics have inspired some amazing superhero movies, yet many of these film franchises were ruined by their third films. It may seem astonishing that superhero movies were once seen risky ventures, given how they have grown to dominate the Hollywood landscape. Yet there were also considerable profits to be made in adapting a popular property into a movie in those days, even ignoring the potential for marketing toys, t-shirts and other merchandise to kids and collectors.
9 Tim Burton/Joel Schmacher Batman Tim Burton's 1989 Batman was the biggest film of a shockingly successful summer for Hollywood. The 1992 sequel Batman Returns was also a hit, although not quite as profitable. The blame for this fell on Burton, whose dark aesthetic was believed to have driven families away from the theaters. Joel Schumacher was hired to direct Batman Forever, with orders to make, in Tim Burton's words, "something more child- or family-friendly.
7 The Blade Trilogy The original 1998 Blade was the first successful cinematic adaptation of a Marvel Comics property. The 2002 sequel, directed by Guillermo del Toro, proved even more popular. Unfortunately, Blade: Trinity failed to hold the series' edge.
4 Fox's First Class X-Men After the failure of X-Men: The Last Stand, Fox went back to the past for a fresh start, detailing the early days of the X-Men in 2011's X-Men: First Class. The two franchises crossed over to great acclaim in 2014's Days of Future Past, based on the X-Men comic of the same name. Unfortunately, the 2016 follow-up, X-Men: Apocalypse, failed on almost every front.
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