According to Rotten Tomatoes, the best movie sequel of all time came out 2 years ago

The best movie sequel of all time was released in 2022 according to Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes recently released its list of the 300 best films of all time, including LA Confidential, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoningand many other classic films. Creating an exceptional sequel is no easy task considering that sequels mostly try to capitalize on the original concept with a much smaller margin. Most sequels are considered successful if they can generate at least a large portion of the market value of the original franchise film.

TopGun was impressively shot for just $15 million, while the 2022 sequel Top Shooter: Maverick had a budget of 170 million dollars. The gigantic box office success of loner cannot be emphasized enough, and became the twelfth most successful film of all time with a total worldwide revenue of 1.496 billion US dollars and became a historic milestone after the closure of cinemas around the world during the pandemic. While both TopGun films have resulted in two of the biggest box office hits in film history, and the quality of the long-awaited sequel is the main reason why it is widely considered one of the best – if not the best – sequels of all time.

Top Gun: Maverick is the best sequel of all time according to Rotten Tomatoes

Top Gun 2 is a milestone

Top Shooter: Maverick is ranked 7th on Rotten Tomatoes' list, making it the best sequel of all time by those standards. Rotten Tomatoes' list of the 300 best films of all time also cements the prestige of the modern Impossible mission Trilogy, Tom Cruise's other big franchise. Since the first part, directed by Brian De Palma (Carrie, The Untouchables) in 1996, The Impossible mission The film series has gradually established itself as one of the most extraordinary action-spy franchises of all time. TopGunReleased in 1986, it was a hugely successful film, and its sequel in 2022 achieved similar box office success.

It may seem surprising that Top Shooter: Maverick is considered the best sequel of all time considering it was only released in 2022. This makes sense considering its gigantic box office success compared to other sequels of other popular franchises. A popular argument for the best sequel of all time would probably be The Godfather – Part 2 It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola, which would make sense in many contexts. According to Rotten Tomatoes' list of the 300 greatest films of all time Top Shooter: Maverick took first place, which is somewhat surprising but also deserved.

Top Gun: Maverick beats the usual competitors for the best sequel

Top Gun 2 beats classics like The Empire Strikes Back

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Classic examples of the best sequels of all time include The Godfather – Part 2, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes BackAnd The Dark Knightall of which are well below Top Shooter: Maverick. Based on box office figures alone, Top Shooter: Maverick would undoubtedly be the most successful sequel of all time, unless you consider Avatar: The Way of Waterwhich came out the following year. User image The sequel became the third highest-grossing film of all time, grossing $2.32 billion at the worldwide box office, despite only receiving a 76% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

According to Rotten Tomatoes, they created their list based on a combination of critics' scores and audience scores, which is why their list is so different from other typical rankings of the best movies of all time.”How did we select and rate the films? First, every film here is certified fresh. Then we applied our recommendation formula, which takes into account a film's Tomatometer rating with the help of its audience score and highlights the positive sentiment from both sides. Certified by critics, approved by audiences!” Whether you agree or not, the Rotten Tomatoes list has Top Gun 2 as the best sequel of all time.

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Top Gun: Maverick is not the best sequel ever

It's excellent, but not the best

While Top Shooter: Maverick While it has the makings of being one of the most influential sequels ever made, especially in the realm of blockbusters, it is not the best sequel ever. The Rotten Tomatoes list heavily factors in audience ratings, which certainly helped Top Gun 2 about critically acclaimed classics that have stood the test of time. The Godfather – Part 2 And The Empire Strikes Back are in the same elite category as Top Shooter: Maverick, This is undoubtedly one of the best sequels of all time, but the real answer depends on personal preference and whether loner will be remembered in the same way for decades to come.

Top Shooter: Maverick

Top Gun: Maverick is the sequel to the original 1986 film, starring Tom Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, a top Navy pilot. Thirty years after the events of the original film, Maverick is asked to lead part of the TOP GUN program to launch a dangerous mission. Things get personal when the son of Maverick's deceased friend is recruited into the program and he must confront his past.

director

Josef Kosinski

Release date

27 May 2022

Authors

Ashley Miller, Justin Marks, Peter Craig, Zack Stentz

Pour

Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Val Kilmer, Jay Ellis, Jon Hamm, Bashir Salahuddin, Charles Parnell, Lewis Pullman, Glen Powell, Monica Barbaro, Ed Harris

Duration

130 minutes

Franchise(s)

TopGun

budget

170 million US dollars

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