New ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ trailer features high-flying action Tom Cruise reprises his character from the 1986 film "Top Gun" in the sequel, "Top Gun: Maverick," which will be released next June. ( CBS via Getty Images/CBS via Getty Images)
By Mike Calta
The ONLY “long-awaited” sequel that ACTUALLY was good... was Top Gun: Maverick! Coming To America 2 was TERRIBLE... Dumb and Dumber To, eh... Will Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F be good?? We’ll see.
Flying high: Box office numbers for "Top Gun: Maverick" continue to soar. (Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)
Below are a list of some the best sequels... Any we’re leaving out?
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 British actor Anthony Daniels and American Harrison Ford on the set of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back directed by Irvin Kershner. (Photo by Lucasfilm/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
The Godfather Part II
Through the years LOS ANGELES - DECEMBER 20: The movie "The Godfather: Part II", directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel 'The Godfather' by Mario Puzo. Seen here, Robert De Niro as Vito Corleone. Initial theatrical wide release December 20, 1974. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) (CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images)
Rocky III and IV
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
National Film Registry “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991) (Library of Congress)
Back to the Future Part II
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What’s your favorite Sequel?? Hit us up in the comments with more.