Sex & the City Film Franchise R.I.P. - 2008-2010

That first Sex & the City movie was money in the bank the moment Warner Brothers announced it for May 2008.

The large fan-base was dying to see Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda return since the HBO series called it a day in 2004. Plus there was the "drag your boyfriend/husband" factor. Thus it smacked down $420 million. No brainer when WB executives greenlit a sequel for 2010.

Tiny little problem though arose. Most of those same fans absolutely hated that movie. Gone was the charm of seeing those characters on the silver screen the second time around. Only the loyalist of the loyal would see Sex & the City 2 and, not surprisingly, it seriously under-performed. It earned about half of what the freshman movie did. Not to mention, it didn't even break the $100 million mark stateside. Ouch.

So if you're genuinely surprised to hear this, you shouldn't. Kristen Davis all but confirmed the franchise is DOA to E! Online:

"I don't think so, not that I know of. I wish it was so that we were continuing but I don't know."

She tries to sound optimistic of their chances. To be fair if she and her co-stars would take a pay-cut, then yes a third movie would happen in my never-so-humble opinion. But I can't imagine them (or most actors for that matter) willing to waver such a high price-tag.