10 Movie Spinoffs Much Better Than The Franchise That Spawned Them

10. Penguins of Madagascar

The Madagascar franchise may have proven to be a huge hit with the intended target audience after earning almost $1.3bn at the box office and launching a lucrative multimedia revenue stream for Dreamworks, but it wouldn't be too harsh to say that they weren't exactly great movies.

Sure, they did the job that was required of them in keeping younger viewers occupied for a couple of hours, but the best animated movies appeal to everyone and the three Madagascar installments only provided the latest in an increasingly long line of uninspired and forgettable family films to roll off the production line.

That being said, spinoff Penguins of Madagascar turned out to be the best of the lot, which was largely down the the fact that it was the only entry that had any sort of originality about it. Admittedly, it was hardly breaking new cinematic ground, but the scene-stealing supporting players fared much better in their solo adventure than anyone could have predicted.