28 Popular Movies That Are Getting Sequels This Year

If one thing is certain in Hollywood, it's sequels. 

This year, more than two dozen movie sequels will hit theaters.

Some of these sequels make sense, including "Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2." Others seem less justified, like the coming "Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2."

Find out which of your favorite (or least favorite) movies are getting a "Part 2"— or 3, 4, or 5 — this year. 

"The Woman In Black 2: Angel of Death"

Release Date: Jan. 2
Director: Tom Harper
Stars: Leanne Best, Phoebe Fox, Jeremy Irvine

This sequel was widely panned when it was released in early January. The film undoubtedly suffered from losing the original's leading man, Daniel Radcliffe.

"Taken 3"

Release Date: Jan. 9
Director: Olivier Megaton
Starring: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Forest Whitaker, Maggie Grace

Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills. In the third installment of this franchise, no one is literally "taken." Instead, the title of the film takes a darker turn as Mills is framed for murdering his ex-wife (Janssen) and goes on a quest to find her actual killer. Despite poor reviews, the film had one of the biggest January opening weekends.

"Spongebob Squarepants: Sponge Out Of Water"

Release Date: Feb. 6
Director: Mike Mitchell and Paul Tibbit
Stars: Tom Kenny ("Spongebob Squarepants"), Antonio Banderas, Seth Green

The sequel takes television's favorite anthropomorphic sponge and throws him onto land in CGI and 3D. Spongebob (voiced by Kenny), goes on a mission to secure a recipe from an evil pirate (Banderas). The previous "Spongebob" movie, a 2D animated adventure, was a hit at the box office; however, that was 10 years ago. 

Unlike the first movie, this movie doesn't feature Alec Baldwin and David Hasselhoff in cameo appearances. However, you can expect an appearance from Slash.