Highest grossing sequels of the 2000s

• 2000 – Mission: Impossible 2
• 2001 – The Mummy Returns
• 2002 – The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• 2003 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
• 2004 – Shrek 2
• 2005 – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• 2006 – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
• 2007 – Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
• 2008 – The Dark Knight
• 2009 – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince