Sequels Continue to Arrive as ‘Mamma Mia 2’, ‘Equalizer 2’ and ‘Unfriended 2’ Hit Theaters

To the very best of our knowledge, this weekend will serve as the first time ever that eight of the top ten films at the weekend box office will be sequels.

Both of the past two weekends have featured seven sequels within the top ten * which had happened before (see the very same weekend two years ago) * but with the release of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, The Equalizer 2 and Unfriended: Dark Web this weekend, it’s virtually guaranteed at least eight of this weekend’s top ten films will be sequels.

The sequel leading the charge will be Universal’s release of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, which debuts ten years after the first film delivered over $144 million domestically and an impressive $609.8 million worldwide, which, at the time, was the highest grossing musical worldwide until Beauty and the Beast exploded to $1.26 billion worldwide last year.

While Mamma Mia 2 won’t challenge Beauty’s record,

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