10 Terrible Movie Sequels That Prove Bigger Definitely Doesn't Mean Better

10. Paranormal Activity 2

Although the very nature of the horror genre involves scaring people sh*tless, audiences nonetheless seemed more than happy to sit through 80 minutes of absolutely nothing and then a couple of jump scares right at the very end, which resulted in Paranormal Activity becoming one of the most profitable movies ever made after raking in $193m at the box office on a budget of just $15,000.

With those kind of profit margins, Blumhouse's decision to turn it into their next big franchise was an obvious one, but even by the time the second installment arrived a year later, the novelty had already worn off. $3m is a drop in the ocean compared to almost any other movie, but when you consider that it cost two hundred times more to produce than its predecessor, you would have expected them to at least put in a little more effort.

Instead, we basically get the exact same movie all over again, with large swathes of nothingness book-ended by frights you can see coming from a mile away, and it hardly came as a surprise that the critical and commercial reception was a lot more muted this time around.