List of film sequels by box-office improvement
Title Year Gross ( North America ) Title ( Predecessor ) Year ( Predecessor ) Predecessor 's gross ( North America ) Improvement
Once Upon a Time in Mexico 2003 $ 56,359,780 Desperado 1995 $ 25,405,445 122%
Goldfinger 1964 $ 51,081,062 From Russia with Love 1963 $ 24,796,765 106%
Army of Darkness 1992 $ 11,502,976 Evil Dead II 1987 $ 5,923,044 94%
Skyfall 2012 $ 304,360,277 Quantum of Solace 2008 $ 168,368,427 81%
Toy Story 3 2010 $ 415,004,880 Toy Story 2 1999 $ 245,852,179 69%
Jackass 3-D 2010 $ 117,229,692 Jackass : Number Two 2006 $ 72,778,712 61%
Friday the 13th Part III 1982 $ 34,581,519 Friday the 13th Part 2 1981 $ 21,722,776 59%
Captain America : Civil War 2016 $ 408,084,349 Captain America : The Winter Soldier 2014 $ 259,746,958 57%
Scary Movie 3 2003 $ 110,003,217 Scary Movie 2 2001 $ 71,308,997 54%
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1985 $ 36,230,219 Mad Max 2 1981 $ 23,667,907 53%
Thor : Ragnarok 2017 $ 315,058,289 Thor : The Dark World 2013 $ 206,362,140 53%
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 : Dream Warriors 1987 $ 44,793,222 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 : Freddy 's Revenge 1985 $ 29,999,213 49%
Avengers : Infinity War 2018 $ 678,815,482 Avengers : Age Of Ultron 2015 $ 459,005,868 48%
Clear and Present Danger 1994 $ 122,187,717 Patriot Games 1992 $ 83,351,587 47%
Rocky III 1982 $ 124,146,897 Rocky II 1979 $ 85,182,160 45%
National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation 1989 $ 71,319,526 National Lampoon 's European Vacation 1985 $ 49,364,621 45%
Madea Goes to Jail 2009 $ 90,508,336 Madea 's Family Reunion 2006 $ 63,257,940 43%
The Godfather Part III 1990 $ 66,666,062 The Godfather Part II 1974 $ 47,542,841 40%
Before Midnight 2013 $ 8,114,627 Before Sunset 1995 $ 5,820,649 39%
Iron Man 3 2013 $ 409,013,994 Iron Man 2 2010 $ 312,433,331 31%
List of second sequels by box-office improvement
This is a list of film sequels that outgrossed their predecessors. This list only includes North American grosses (United States and Canada), not worldwide totals. It is not adjusted for inflation.