Hollywood has found safety these days with brand recognition. It seems that there's no point in taking a chance on something new or risky, when you can just slap a pre-existing brand name onto a diluted franchise and watch as people turn out in their droves. As soon as they have a surprise hit at the box office, they repackage it and milk it for all it's worth. Think the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise or SAW. If the numbers are to be believed then it's a trend that doesn't look like it'll go away. So I say it's time to have a look at franchises that are continually pumping out mindless dreck that we are happy to pay for over and over again, except each time with a different coat of paint.
10. Scary Movie Franchise
These are films that were the definition of bottom of the barrel. The problem initially was that Scream, which the original film parodied so heavily, was itself a parody of the horror film ideology. We now have five entries into this series, each one as lazy as the last. The so called comedy series is bereft of any jokes whatsoever and excels in stunt casting Z list celebrities ( Dr Phil? Shaq?) doing renactments of famous film sequences. The only reason to see the fifth entry is to see just how far Lindsay Lohan has fallen. A truly abysmal effort from all involved. Though the recent box office numbers are looking like this franchise could be over sooner rather than later.