3rd Sequel

So, what's hot now in the market are Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Predators, Toy Story 3, Eclipse aka Twilight 3 and Jacob's chest.

So, just to do a simple comparison of how good a 3rd installment of a movie series should be, here's the stats, without inflation adjustment...

USA Box Office

1. Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) - $380,270,577
2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - $377,027,325
3. Toy Story 3 (2010) - $342,040,500*
4. Spider-Man 3 (2007) - $336,530,303
5. Shrek the Third (2007) - $322,719,944
6. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - $309,420,425
7. Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) - $309,205,079#
8. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - $249,538,952
9. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) - $239,699,029*
10. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) - $234,362,462

Source: The-Numbers, as of 14 July 2010
* - Still rising
# - Of the original series


Worldwide Box Office

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) - $1,133,027,325
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - $960,996,492
3. Spider-Man 3 (2007) - $890,871,626
4. Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) - $848,998,877
5. Shrek the Third (2007) - $798,958,162
6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) - $795,538,952
7. Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) - $572,700,000#
8. Toy Story 3 (2010) - $555,140,500*
9. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)- $474,171,806
10. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) - $459,359,555

Source: The-Numbers, as of 14 July 2010.

* - Still rising

# - Of the original series

X-Men will not be standing long in its placing for the World's Top 10. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is just short of USD1 million to kick Wolverine, Storm and Phoenix's ends off the chart.