9 Terrible Franchise Killing Movies

While 48 Hrs. may have introduced the world to Eddie Murphy, it was Beverly Hills Cop that made them fall in love. There’s rarely been such a perfect melding of actor and part, and Alex Foley instantly made him a movie star. So, of course, a sequel had to happen, and while the second movie was a bit disappointing it still made all of the money.

The third movie, on the other hand, was DOA, featuring a bizarre premise (Die Hard in a theme park!) and irritatingly smug humour; you gotta love that George Lucas cameo. Even Murphy seemed bemused by the whole thing, and the negative reaction to it saw him running towards family comedies instead.

Murphy would late denounce the movie as terrible in an interview, and while talk of a fourth movie comes up every few years it never goes anywhere. A pilot for a proposed TV series, which would follow Foley's son – and have a cameo by Murphy - was shot, but later shelved due to a bad test screening. 

Can you think of any other movies that killed a franchise so thoroughly it wasn’t even rebooted? Share them in the comments below.