10 Movies That Just Got Cancelled
2. M3GAN 3.0
2022's horror-comedy M3GAN was such a stonking box office hit - grossing $181.8 million on a $12 million budget - that it was abundantly clear a major new IP was born.
Sequel M3GAN 2.0 was swiftly greenlit, as well as an erotic thriller spin-off called SOULM8TE, and considering both the success of the original and relatively low budget involved, it seemed like Blumhouse could crank these silly killer robot movies out for years.
In the lead-up to M3GAN 2.0's release, it was simply assumed that the film would be an easy success, after which M3GAN 3.0 would hit cinemas within a few short years. But in one of the most surprising box office stories of the year, the sequel massively underperformed, grossing just $39.1 million worldwide - barely 20% of what its predecessor ranked in.
This was primarily attributed to MEGAN 2.0 veering into more overt sci-fi comedy territory while toning down the horror elements, ensuring that many who got a kick out of the first film just weren't interested in this one.
The failure was catastrophic enough to ensure that all plans for M3GAN 3.0 seemingly ground to a halt overnight, with producer Jason Blum bluntly stating that he and the filmmakers "classically over-thought how powerful people's engagement was" with the title character.