Hannibal Rising (2007)

With reference to the Rotten Tomatoes ratings and accolades for the two films, Redditor RotomThunder believes that Hannibal Rising has the greatest quality variance from its predecessor.

Logan (2017)

According to commenter Thelaurevarnian, the quality of Logan is far superior than that of X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

The Jurassic World Series (2015 - 2022)

A entire trilogy of sequels is cited by Redditor Toronto programmer as having the widest quality difference from the initial film. "Jurassic Park continues lowering the bar. The Chris Pratt ones are dreadful," the Redditor writes.

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, according to Reddit user DuragVinceMcMahon408, has the most quality difference from its predecessor.

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)

Daytodaze, a Reddit user, remarks "Poor Anchorman 2 was. I don't want to claim that they didn't even bother to cover up the fact that it was a crass cash grab and a clear remake of the original film. However, the original Anchorman was hilarious and idiotic in all the right ways."

The Suicide Squad (2021)

Isesri points out that The Suicide Squad was the most superior to its predecessor in terms of quality.

The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

Fans believe that The Matrix Resurrections is even worse than The Matrix Revolutions, despite the fact that Redditors could point to any of the Matrix sequels as being a significant step down in quality from the first film.

The Godfather Part III (1990)

The Godfather Part III, the epic conclusion to one of the greatest trilogies of all time, has always been criticised to no end, and SapperJLicky believes it has the biggest gap in quality from Part II. Sequels being much worse or much better than their predecessors are entirely subjective, but if there's one definitive answer, it's The Godfather.

It: Chapter 2 (2019)

It: Chapter 2 from 2019 swiftly followed the first film, which was a huge box office success, and the sequel was advertised as an epic-scale horror thriller that alternated between the Losers as youths and Losers as adults.

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

It: Chapter 2 from 2019 swiftly followed the first film, which was a huge box office success, and the sequel was advertised as an epic-scale horror thriller that alternated between the Losers as youths and Losers as adults.