Bingeworthy iconic movie franchises and how long it takes. Some of the franchises overlap, so a few movies are counted more than. With series like jurassic park, star wars, indiana jones, star trek and james bond, what are the top grossing film franchises worldwide. The 10 highestgrossing superhero franchises in the us. Whatever the case, film studios depend on franchises to make a good chunk of their money. The twentysecond highest grossing film of all time is the 2018 superhero film, aquaman. Theatrical market charts for more overviews regarding the domestic theatrical box office performance of warner bros. These are the 10 highestgrossing superhero franchises of all time. List of highestgrossing films in the united states and canada.
Once in a while, however, franchises come from elsewhere. The film is now the biggest hit of 2017 on the international chart and is behind only beauty and the beast on the 2017 worldwide chart. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide as of april 2020. The 50 highest grossing film franchises by czjfan87 created 26 nov 2015 updated 27 may 2018 public. The highest grossing movie franchises sections arts. Mar 18, 2019 of the 10 highest grossing franchises, jurassic park has the fewest number of movies in its arsenal with just five and another on the way.
List of highestgrossing films highestgrossing franchises. The film was the first directed by cruise collaborator christopher mcquarrie. Apr 22, 2020 the avengers and its spinoff thor franchises have made australian actor chris hemsworth one of the highestgrossing movie stars of all time. It was due to the franchises success that nbc went ahead with the fanfavorite series, hannibal, that ran for three seasons. Since the turn of the century that number has increased to over forty, excluding oneoff hits such as avatar, titanic and frozen. This is a list of highest grossing franchises and film series in the u. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. Steven spielberg is the most represented director on the chart with six films to his credit, occupying the top spot in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989 and 1993. Well, the numbers have been run and heres whats been found.
Films directed by steven spielberg have been the highestgrossing film of the year on six occasions, and on three occasions have been the highestgrossing film of all time. The following page lists the highestgrossing horror films of all time, the highestgrossing horror film franchises at the box office and the biggest opening weekends for horror films. Even though silence of the lambs isnt the highestgrossing film in the franchise that honor goes to the 2001 film, hannibal it did help put the cannibal on the map. Here you can find out which movie currently tops the box office charts. The lower of the three later films in the series is 2015s mission. Top films by decade and year highestgrossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs. Endgame to avatar and the dark knight with key details on box office performance and records broken. This list only accounts for the films box office earnings at cinemas and not their ancillary revenues i. Besides the star wars and superman franchises, james bond and star trek films are.
Measured worldwide unadjusted for ticket price inflation. Endgame to avatar and the dark knight with key details. The top 20 highestgrossing movies of all time worldwide. Though it seems a bit unfair, the whole of the marvel cinematic universe.
Top 10 highest grossing movie franchises worldwide. This is a list of the highest grossing rrated films. Sep 12, 2019 the list of the highest grossing films of all time includes some highly enjoyable movies and some that we can only shake our heads at and marvel at the worldwide moviegoer. James bond, star wars, indiana jones, rocky, batman, jurassic park and star trek. Highestgrossing movie franchises of 2017 gobankingrates. Most successful movie franchises in north america 2020 statista. An rrated film is a film that has been assessed as having material which may be unsuitable for children under the age of 17 by the motion picture association of america. The squeakquel 2009 a madea halloween 2016 a madea halloween 2017 night at the museum 2006 the chronicles of narnia.
Click ahead for the top 10 horror franchises for 2015, including how much they made in u. The following is a list of the highestgrossing films in japan. Highest grossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs, disasters, and flops. Highest grossing sports film series and film franchises this is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. List of highestgrossing video game franchises wikipedia. The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing the wizarding world, star wars, james bond, and j. The following page lists the highest grossing horror films of all time, the highest grossing horror film franchises at the box office and the biggest opening weekends for horror films. The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news.
The 23 most successful movie franchises of all time. The highestgrossing video game franchise may have earned most of its money from merchandising, but pokemon redgreenblueyellow still ranks seventh among the topselling video games of all time, topping out at 47,520,000 copies. Harry potter and the goblet of fire 2005 pg 157 min adventure, family, fantasy. Fast and the furious franchise box office history the numbers. The marvel cinematic universe series was the highest grossing film franchise in the world as of april 2020, with total worldwide box office.
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A series must have at least two theatrically released films. The marvel cinematic universe series was the highest grossing film franchise in the world as of april 2020, with total worldwide box office revenue of 22. The 50 highest grossing film franchises by czjfan87 created 26 nov 2015 updated 27 may 2018 public worldwide box office performance. Franchises include special editions such as remastered and updated films. It was a pg liveaction blockbuster, something the studio hadnt done before and it was a significant departure from the disney renaissance they were experiencing at the time. And if it is an original film, chances are its gonna kick off a. Your top box office earners ever worldwide frozen ii enters the top 10 in our guide to the highestgrossing movies of all time from avengers. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time updated 2020. Highestgrossing musical film series and film franchises note that the following gross figures are nominal, not adjusted for inflation, and do not take into account increasing ticket prices. The list of the highest grossing films of all time includes some highly enjoyable movies and some that we can only shake our heads at and marvel at the worldwide moviegoer.
Highest grossing musical film series and film franchises note that the following gross figures are nominal, not adjusted for inflation, and do not take into account increasing ticket prices. These are the 50 highest grossing film franchises of all time. The highestgrossing film franchises the 50 biggest film. Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiplefilm. Hollywoods first featurelength film sequel was released in cinemas. Sep 26, 2019 the top three highest grossing tom cruise movies of all time based on worldwide box office take are all in the mission. The 10 highestgrossing tom cruise movies of all time. Films directed by steven spielberg have been the highest grossing film of the year on six occasions, and on three occasions have been the highest grossing film of all time. Jun 16, 2019 even though silence of the lambs isnt the highestgrossing film in the franchise that honor goes to the 2001 film, hannibal it did help put the cannibal on the map. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office. The first table is listed in terms of nominal gross revenue, while the other two are listed in terms of box office admissions.
Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. Since 2000, franchise movies have dominated at the box office, typically being the highest grossing films of the year. List of highestgrossing film franchises ceauntay gorden. Rowling as well as the james bond film series also ranked highly the list.
List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. The highestgrossing movie franchises of all time money. Click through to see the 55 highest grossing movie franchises of all time, as determined by box office mojo. However, star wars is the highest grossing when adjusted for inflation. Click through to see the 55 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time, as determined by box office mojo. Jul 29, 2019 a favorite trivia question of mine is to ask someone what is the highest grossing movie franchise that does not feature a major character with any kind of magical or super powers. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020 statista. Endgame was the franchises highest grossing film with a worldwide box office revenue of 2. Box office, worldwide box office, first year, last year, no. The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing the wizarding world, star wars, james bond. Aug 25, 2015 once in a while, however, franchises come from elsewhere. This is a list of highestgrossing franchises and film series in the u.
Mar 20, 2020 it should come as no surprise that as one of the longeststanding and most iconic film franchises in movie history that star wars is the second highestgrossing franchise of all time. Highest grossing franchises of all time at the box office. The twentysecond highestgrossing film of all time is the 2018 superhero film, aquaman. Jul 25, 2015 since 2000, franchise movies have dominated at the box office, typically being the highest grossing films of the year. The avengers and its spinoff thor franchises have made australian actor chris hemsworth one of the highestgrossing movie stars of all time. The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe 2005 clear and present danger 1994 hotel transylvania 2. Nov 29, 2017 the despicable me film series ranks among the 20 highestgrossing film franchises of all time.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted us dollar figures surpassing the wizarding world, star wars, james bond, and j. The star wars films are the highestgrossing series based on a single property. Top 50 highest grossing movie franchises of all time. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Movie counts per franchise, highest grossing films, and individual film revenue figures were also from box office mojo. The top 10 bestselling video game franchises of all time 1.
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It should come as no surprise that as one of the longeststanding and most iconic film franchises in movie history that star wars is the second highestgrossing franchise of all time. Of the 10 highestgrossing franchises, jurassic park has the fewest number of movies in its arsenal with just five and another on the way. It was due to the franchises success that nbc went ahead with the fanfavorite series, hannibal. Highestgrossing franchises and film series template.
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