10 Superhero Sequels That Soared – or Sank – at the Box Office (Photos)

Sometimes it's doubling down … sometimes it's going to the well one too many times

SANK: "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance": Only 26 percent of critics liked Nicolas Cage as Marvel's motorcycle-riding demon slayer, but box office returns doubled its $110 million production budget, so Cage was allowed to ride again. Audiences, however, were not warmed by the fire flaming from the actor's CGI skull. The movie bombed domestically, while foreign sales saved Sony from not losing money on the $57 million gamble.

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