This year has seen a couple of major studio bombs that were produced primarily because the industry overestimated the cultural impact of their predecessors. The film M3GAN 2.0 grossed a fraction of the first film's $180 million global haul, while I Know What You Did Last Summer fell drastically short of the original, which was released over two decades ago. But there was a third 2025 film that failed to live up to box office expectations, despite the surprise success of its predecessor, Gerard Butler 's Den of Thieves 2: Pantera . The first Den of Thieves wasn't just a hit in theaters, it was also quite popular on home video, with the action film's sustained success is probably what prompted a sequel to be produced in the first place.

But the original Den of Th

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