Top 10 Worst Movie Franchises

The trilogy adapted from E.L. James's Twilight fan fiction brought stilted dialogue and laughable performances to multiplexes worldwide. Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan's complete lack of chemistry became a running joke among audiences.

This YA dystopian franchise collapsed so spectacularly that its final installment was canceled after the penultimate film flopped. Shailene Woodley publicly refused to return for a proposed television finale, effectively killing the series.

Paul W.S. Anderson's six-film series starring Milla Jovovich bore almost no resemblance to the beloved video games. Each sequel added more convoluted mythology while maintaining a consistent level of critical disdain.

What began as a clever low-budget thriller devolved into a decade-long torture porn marathon with increasingly absurd plot twists. The franchise's insistence on retroactive continuity created a narrative Rube Goldberg machine that collapsed under its own weight.

Blue Sky Studios milked this prehistoric animation series for five films and multiple shorts over fifteen years. Each installment wandered further from the charming original premise, adding dinosaurs, pirates, and asteroids in desperate bids for relevance.

Universal's ambitious Dark Universe cinematic universe died with its very first entry. Tom Cruise's 2017 Mummy reboot was so poorly received that the entire planned franchise of interconnected monster movies was scrapped immediately.

Oren Peli's $15,000 found-footage hit spawned six sequels that systematically drained the concept of all novelty and terror. The franchise's escalating mythology proved that explaining the unknown only makes it less frightening.

Kate Beckinsale's vampire-versus-werewolf saga delivered five films of blue-tinted, humorless Gothic action over fourteen years. The franchise never once attempted to develop beyond its paper-thin mythology or leatherbound aesthetic.

After a strong initial trilogy, the franchise limped through two more installments driven solely by Johnny Depp's increasingly tired Jack Sparrow shtick. On Stranger Tides and Dead Men Tell No Tales proved the series had sailed far past its expiration date.

The trilogy adapted from E.L. James's Twilight fan fiction brought stilted dialogue and laughable performances to multiplexes worldwide. Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan's complete lack of chemistry became a running joke among audiences.

This YA dystopian franchise collapsed so spectacularly that its final installment was canceled after the penultimate film flopped. Shailene Woodley publicly refused to return for a proposed television finale, effectively killing the series.

Paul W.S. Anderson's six-film series starring Milla Jovovich bore almost no resemblance to the beloved video games. Each sequel added more convoluted mythology while maintaining a consistent level of critical disdain.

What began as a clever low-budget thriller devolved into a decade-long torture porn marathon with increasingly absurd plot twists. The franchise's insistence on retroactive continuity created a narrative Rube Goldberg machine that collapsed under its own weight.

Blue Sky Studios milked this prehistoric animation series for five films and multiple shorts over fifteen years. Each installment wandered further from the charming original premise, adding dinosaurs, pirates, and asteroids in desperate bids for relevance.

Universal's ambitious Dark Universe cinematic universe died with its very first entry. Tom Cruise's 2017 Mummy reboot was so poorly received that the entire planned franchise of interconnected monster movies was scrapped immediately.

Oren Peli's $15,000 found-footage hit spawned six sequels that systematically drained the concept of all novelty and terror. The franchise's escalating mythology proved that explaining the unknown only makes it less frightening.

Kate Beckinsale's vampire-versus-werewolf saga delivered five films of blue-tinted, humorless Gothic action over fourteen years. The franchise never once attempted to develop beyond its paper-thin mythology or leatherbound aesthetic.

After a strong initial trilogy, the franchise limped through two more installments driven solely by Johnny Depp's increasingly tired Jack Sparrow shtick. On Stranger Tides and Dead Men Tell No Tales proved the series had sailed far past its expiration date.