10 Movie Sequels With Massively Improved Rotten Tomatoes Scores

7. Annabelle (29%) To Annabelle: Creation (70%)

Annabelle Creation
Warner Bros.

Score Difference: 41%

After The Conjuring came out and was lauded for its slower, more methodical approach to creating scares, Annabelle came out the following year with a loud "f*ck that!" and opted for cheap jump scares and sudden loud noises instead.

Smartly, followup Annabelle: Creation agreed more with The Conjuring than its 2014 predecessor, choosing to craft unsettling, intense sequences that prolonged the tension, rather than relying on cheap shock value for some instant - yet hollow and disappointing - gratification.

Creation's isolated rural setting was also much more sinister than Annabelle's crowded suburban one, with every inch of its rickety old house being used to force characters into spooky situations. Critics agreed it was better in almost every way, and it deservedly earned a superior score.

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