Last year 20th. Century fox released a sequel to the 1988 motion picture "Die Hard". This was Lots of people including thought it would bomb because it was released 12 years after the last "Die Hard Movie" In fact the last movie in the franchise was released in 1995.
Now this year Paramount released "Indiana Jones 4". This was 19 years after the last one was made. In fact "Indiana Jones 4" looks likely to be the highest grossing movie of the Summer.
Also worth noting the George Lucas released "Star Wars- The Phantom Menace" 16 years after he made "Return of the Jedi". Now In all 3 cases the movies went on to be Box Office Blockbusters.
This brings into question about other possible movies Hollywood can make sequels too. Even though it may have been 10 years or more since the last movie of a franchise was made.
Paramount could be or should be thinking about sequels to: "Grease", "Saturday Night Fever","The Hunt For Red October", "Beverly Hills Cop" "The Godfather".
20th Century Fox could be or should be thinking about sequels to: "Independence Day" "Alien","Big", "The X Files", "Predator" "Home Alone"
Universal Studios: could be or should be thinking about sequels to: "Jurassic Park", "Jaws", "Back to the Future",
Warner Brothers could be or should be thinking about sequels to: "The Goonies", "Gremlins"
Disney could be or should be thinking about sequels to: "Pretty Woman" "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" "Ransom" "Scream"
AND Columbia is most likely trying to revive "Ghostbusters".
All these movies do have a loyal fan base. The old saying of "after 3 years its too late for a sequel " no longer applies. SO I am sure the studios are already thinking about some these movie sequels. So You can blame "Indiana Jones" or thank him. That's up to you!
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