Is originality the key to success in Hollywood? While some movie franchises earn more box office clout with each installment, others lose steam over time. This quiz reveals which franchises deserved to continue, and which should have ended with the original.
Original: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Sequel: Temple of Doom (1984)
Reboot: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Original: Batman (1989)
Sequel: Batman Returns (1992)
Reboot: Batman Begins (2005)
Original: Rocky (1976)
Sequel: Rocky II (1979)
Reboot: Rocky Balboa (2006)
Original: Die Hard
Sequel: Die Harder
Reboot: Live Free or Die Hard
Original: Alien (1979)
Sequel: Aliens (1986)
Reboot: Alien Resurrection (1997)
Original: Planet of the Apes (1968)
Sequel: Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Reboot: Planet of the Apes (2001)
Original: Star Trek (1979)
Sequel: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Reboot: Star Trek (2009)
Original: Psycho (1960)
Sequel: Psycho II (1983)
Reboot: Psycho (1998)
Original: First Blood (1982)
Sequel: First Blood II (1985)
Reboot: Rambo (2008)
Original: Superman (1978)
Sequel: Superman II (1980)
Reboot: Superman Returns (2006)