We're through the preliminary stages here, this is where this franchise began to make
the big bucks. The budget was increased to $125m but the sweet reward was
earning over $600m at the box office, and this wouldn’t be the heights of this franchise’s success. And it’s the first to gain a more positive critical buzz
with a 77% rating on Rotten Tomatoes (average 6.4/10) and a 7.3 rating on IMDb.
What caused this sudden turnaround, let’s take a closer look.
