12 AWFUL Sequels That Made More Money Than Blade Runner 2049

By Jack Pooley /

9. The Hangover Part III

Warner Bros.

Box Office: $362 million

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Though it was by far the lowest-grossing of the three Hangover movies, the series' finale more-than-tripled its $103 million budget, despite being nothing more a wildly unnecessary retread of the last two movies.

If The Hangover Part II began to steer the series closer to becoming a dark action comedy, Part III was a full expression of that, to the point that what made the franchise popular in the first place was mostly pushed to the wayside.

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The cast are largely phoning it in for an easy payday here, and what was once jaw-droppingly outrageous ultimately felt disappointingly routine by the end of number three.

Simply, though, can you even remember much about this film, apart from the giraffe getting decapitated, of course?

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