The 20 highest grossing movies of the year (worldwide)

9 out of the top 10 are sequels.

http%3A//www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/20-top-grossing-movies-2012-402370



• What a bunch of junk.

• Such utter crap. Each and every one. I hate the idea of sequels now. The worst offender when it comes to unnecessary sequels, the Hobbit, isn't even on the list.

• The Hobbit's a prequel...

• I loved The Avengers! It definitely deserves the #1 spot.

• Yes, but my main grievance is with The Hobbit 2 and 3, which can be considered sequels to the Hobbit 1, R3.

• So many forgettable animated films.

• R4, Thor and Ironman I were far better written and funnier than The Avengers. Note the number of cartoons and "family friendly" offerings.

• The Hobbit was #10 on the list.

• The Avengers is stunningly overrated and formulaic crap.

• You're right. I didn't see that for some reason. I only looked at the first 9, which were terrible. The last half seems a bit more diverse.

• Will any of these films be remembered in 10 or 20 years from now? No. Cinema = RIP

• As recently as 2000, just 1 out of the top 10 movies worldwide was a sequel...

  http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/%3Fview2%3Dworldwide%26yr%3D2000%26p%3D.htm

• By 2007, 5 out of the 10 were sequels.

  http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/%3Fview2%3Dworldwide%26yr%3D2007%26p%3D.htm

• Actually you could say that 10 out of the 10 top movies are part of a franchise.