History Main / FranchiseDrivenRetitling

* The British comedy films ''Follow That Camel'' and ''Call Me A Cab'' were re-titled when the producers realized they were ''Film/CarryOn'' films in all but name. So they became ''[[Film/FollowThatCamel (Carry On) Follow That Camel]]'' and ''Film/CarryOnCabby''.

* The British comedy films ''Follow That Camel'' and ''Call Me A Cab'' were retitled when the producers realised they were ''Franchise/CarryOn'' films in all but name. So they became ''Carry On, Follow That Camel'' and ''Carry On, Cabbie''.

Naturally this can be happening when you have a first work that nobody was sure was going to be popular and so they didn't think of a franchise when naming it. It can also happen during an adaptation process- book series often also only pick up a series name much further down the line, often unofficially, and often don't bother with this process. When they come to being adapted to another medium, somebody will have plans for a franchise but not a name.

* ''Film/FirstBlood'' led to the sequel ''RamboFirstBloodPartII'' and the third film is called ''RamboIII'', dropping the ''First Blood'' part of the title. Confusingly enough, the fourth film is simply titled ''Film/{{Rambo}}'', the original plan being to mirror what was done with ''RockyBalboa'' and call it ''John Rambo'' (as it was [[MarketBasedTitle in some regions]]).

* Happened briefly with the ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' series when ''Film/JasonGoesToHellTheFinalFriday'' and ''JasonX'' were named after the central slasher instead.

* The book ''[[Literature/TheLostWorld1995 The Lost World]]'' was adapted into the movie ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark''. Not as cheap as it seems, considering there already was a famous dinosaur adventure story called ''Literature/TheLostWorld'' -- one which had directly inspired MichaelCrichton, and (to make things more complicated) inspired the evolution theory which Crichton's book ''[[Literature/TheLostWorld1995 The Lost World]]'' was named after. People could have been forgiven for getting confused.

Subtrope of {{Retronym}}.

* In Japan, ''Anime/MysteryOfMamo'' was originally titled ''Franchise/LupinIII'', but with two television series, a live-action film, and another movie on the way, they had to retitle it to distinguish what the movie was. It is now officially known as ''Lupin III: Lupin Vs The Clone''.

* The sequels to ''PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' all carried the "Ace Attorney" name, since some of the sequels (namely ''Apollo Justice'' and ''Ace Attorney Investigations'') don't actually star Phoenix Wright.

* The sequels to ''VideoGame/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' all carried the "Ace Attorney" name, since some of the sequels (namely ''Apollo Justice'' and ''Ace Attorney Investigations'') don't actually star Phoenix Wright.

* The book ''[[Literature/TheLostWorld1995 The Lost World]]'' was adapted into the movie ''TheLostWorldJurassicPark''. Not as cheap as it seems, considering there already was a famous dinosaur adventure story called ''Literature/TheLostWorld'' -- one which had directly inspired MichaelCrichton, and (to make things more complicated) inspired the evolution theory which Crichton's book ''[[Literature/TheLostWorld1995 The Lost World]]'' was named after. People could have been forgiven for getting confused.

* The British comedy films ''Follow That Camel'' and ''Call Me A Cab'' were retitled when the producers realised they were ''CarryOn'' films in all but name. So they became ''Carry On, Follow That Camel'' and ''Carry On, Cabbie''.

* ''Film/FirstBlood'' led to the sequel ''RamboFirstBloodPartII'' and the third film is called ''RamboIII'', dropping the ''First Blood'' part of the title. Confusingly enough, the fourth film is simply titled ''Film/{{Rambo}}'', the original plan being to mirror what was done with ''RockyBalboa'' and call it ''John Rambo'' (as it was in some regions).

* The book ''TheLostWorld1995'' was adapted into the movie ''TheLostWorldJurassicPark''. Not as cheap as it seems, considering there already was a famous dinosaur adventure story called ''Literature/TheLostWorld'' -- one which had directly inspired MichaelCrichton, and (to make things more complicated) inspired the evolution theory which Crichton's book ''TheLostWorld1995'' was named after. People could have been forgiven for getting confused.

* The first ''StarWars'' film was originally called just ''Star Wars''. The 1980 sequel, ''Star Wars Episode V: Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'', featured an episode number and subtitle in the opening crawl as part of its GeorgeLucasThrowback nature to give the impression of a long running film serial. When the original film was re-released in 1981, ''Episode IV: Film/ANewHope'' was added above the original opening crawl.

* The book ''[[JurassicPark The Lost World]]'' was adapted into the movie ''TheLostWorldJurassicPark''. Not as cheap as it seems, considering there already was a famous dinosaur adventure story called ''Literature/TheLostWorld'' -- one which had directly inspired MichaelCrichton, and (to make things more complicated) inspired the evolution theory which Crichton's book ''[[JurassicPark The Lost World]]'' was named after. People could have been forgiven for getting confused.

* ''[[{{Rambo}} First Blood]]'' led to the sequel ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' and the third film is called ''Rambo III'', dropping the ''First Blood'' part of the title. Confusingly enough, the fourth film is simply titled ''Rambo'', the original plan being to mirror what was done with ''RockyBalboa'' and call it ''John Rambo'' (as it was in some regions).
* The book ''[[JurassicPark The Lost World]]'' was adapted into the movie ''The Lost World: Jurassic Park''. Not as cheap as it seems, considering there already was a famous dinosaur adventure story called ''Literature/TheLostWorld'' -- one which had directly inspired MichaelCrichton, and (to make things more complicated) inspired the evolution theory which Crichton's book ''[[JurassicPark The Lost World]]'' was named after. People could have been forgiven for getting confused.

* ''[[{{Rambo}} First Blood]]'' led to the sequel ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' and the third film is called ''Rambo III'', dropping the ''First Blood'' part of the title. Confusingly enough, the fourth film is simply titled ''Rambo'', the original plan being to mirror what was done with ''[[Film/{{Rocky}} Rocky Balboa]]'' and call it ''John Rambo'' (as it was in some regions).

* ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' was later renamed to ''IndianaJones and the Raiders Of The Lost Ark''.

* The British comedy films ''Follow That Camel'' and ''Call Me A Cab'' were retitled when the producers realised they were CarryOn films in all but name. So they became ''Carry On, Follow That Camel'' and ''Carry On, Cabbie''.
* The first ''StarWars'' film was originally called just ''Star Wars''. The 1980 sequel, ''Star Wars Episode V: TheEmpireStrikesBack'', featured an episode number and subtitle in the opening crawl as part of its GeorgeLucasThrowback nature to give the impression of a long running film serial. When the original film was re-released in 1981, ''Episode IV: ANewHope'' was added above the original opening crawl.
* Following ''{{Twilight}}'', the film adaptations of the novels ''New Moon'', ''Eclipse'', and ''Breaking Dawn'' all carried the supertitle ''TheTwilightSaga''.

* ''RaidersOfTheLostArk'' was later renamed to ''Indiana Jones and the Raiders Of The Lost Ark''.
* ''[[{{Rambo}} First Blood]]'' led to the sequel ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' and the third film is called ''Rambo III'', dropping the ''First Blood'' part of the title. Confusingly enough, the fourth film is simply titled ''Rambo'', the original plan being to mirror what was done with ''RockyBalboa'' and call it ''JohnRambo'' (as it was in some regions).
* The book ''[[JurassicPark The Lost World]]'' was adapted into the movie ''[[JurassicPark The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]''. Not as cheap as it seems, considering there already was a famous dinosaur adventure story called ''TheLostWorld'' -- one which had directly inspired MichaelCrichton, and (to make things more complicated) inspired the evolution theory which Crichton's book ''[[JurassicPark The Lost World]]'' was named after. People could have been forgiven for getting confused.

* The first ''StarWars'' film was originally called just ''StarWars''. The 1980 sequel, ''Star Wars Episode V: TheEmpireStrikesBack'', featured an episode number and subtitle in the opening crawl as part of its GeorgeLucasThrowback nature to give the impression of a long running film serial. When the original film was re-released in 1981, ''Episode IV: ANewHope'' was added above the original opening crawl.

Naturally this can be happening when you have a first work that nobody was sure was going to be popular and so they didn't think of a franchise when naming it. It can also happen during an adaptation process- book series often also only pick up a series name much further down the line, often unofficially, and often don't bother with this process. When they come to being adapted to another medium, somebody will have plans for a franchise but not a name.

* The first ''StarWars'' film was originally called just ''StarWars''. The 1980 sequel, ''Star Wars Episode V: TheEmpireStrikesBack'', featured an episode number and subtitle in the opening craw as part of its GeorgeLucasThrowback nature to give the impression of a long running film serial. When the original film was re-released in 1981, ''Episode IV: ANewHope'' was added above the original opening crawl.

* The first ''StarWars'' film was first called just ''StarWars''. The 1980 sequel, ''Star Wars Episode V: TheEmpireStrikesBack'', featured an episode number and subtitle in the opening craw as part of its GeorgeLucasThrowback nature to give the impression of a long running film serial. When the original film was re-released in 1981, ''Episode IV: ANewHope'' was added above the original opening crawl.

* StarWars was first called just StarWars. The 1980 sequel, ''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'', featured an episode number and subtitle in the opening craw as part of its GeorgeLucasThrowback nature to give the impression of a long running film serial. When the original film was re-released in 1981, ''Episode IV: A New Hope'' was added above the original opening crawl.