10 Movie Franchises That Wasted Their Best Endings

Sometimes, movie franchises continue when the previous sequel would have been a more than adequate finale. Of course, some movie sagas knew exactly when to end. The likes of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy, Richard Linklater’s Before trilogy, and Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy ended perfectly, for example. However, not every franchise gets the memo regarding ending on a high note, with some of the best movies of all time receiving disappointing sequels.