The highest-grossing movies in nine of the last ten years were movie sequels. Film sequels have existed since 1916, “The Fall of a Nation”, and even more recently, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”. Although some critics have successfully argued against the necessity and quality of movie sequels, they have outranked some of the best original and standalone films in movie lists; the main contenders for the sequel being "The Godfather: Part II", "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" and the most anticipated film of 2008, "The Dark Knight". “The Dark Knight,” the sequel to “Batman Begins,” the hit remake of the Batman series, at the time of its release broke the opening day ticket sales record with $67.2 million . It is also, according to the film website IMDB, currently in 4th place for the highest grossing film in the United States of America with its successor "The Dark Knight Rises" comfortably in 7th place. When two sequels from the same franchise appear in the top ten highest-grossing films, it gives reason to think twice about why sequels bring in fewer original stories. The name of the film alone is not reason enough to automatically make it necessary to watch it. the movie. The plot, character, actors and marketing are also responsible for this desire. For example, the first 40 seconds of the official December 2007 trailer for Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" gave audiences everything they needed to hear and feel to rush to the cinema, on July 18, 2008 at midnight. the seventeen prophetic words: “You have changed things…forever.” There is no return possible. Be careful of them, you're just a monster... like me! which followed by goosebumps producing maniacal laughter, invites the audience on a psychotic journey with Batman's nemesis. The Joker quotes “Why so serious?” » stated in the film's trailer and posters were displayed in cinemas, on social media profiles, on city streets and in fans' outfits. These words were just a sample of the media frenzy over this sequel. Critics and fans alike have recognized the cinematic success of this film with Heath Ledger, the late actor who played the Joker, winning a posthumous Academy Award for his work. Movie sequels are not normally dark dramatic stories, they are action-packed comedy films like "Iron Man 2", "The Fast and The Furious 6", "Shrek 2" or even "Men in Black III”.