Browse the list below if you would like to learn more information about the worlds most successful franchises. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020. For the seventh and eighth, spinoffsequels creed 2015, and creed ii 2018, the series shifted towards adonis creed michael b. Well, everyone obviously, but do you know which movie franchises have made the most money. Coming up weve the top 25 most successful film series of all time from harry. So far, six movies have been released the fast and the furious 2001, 2 fast 2 furious 2003, the fast and the furious. Once a couple of years actually passed without a new tlbt movie, it looked like the workhorse franchise was finally going to retire at a bakers dozen. The numbers where data and the movie business meet where data and the movie business meet. Hopalong cassidy for example had 66 films in the series, and was enormously popular in its day. The godzilla franchise takes the title as the film series with the most sequels 29 movies total, but what other movies come close. The movie has the franchise s first nonwhite female lead. Top 100 franchises our annual top franchises list for 2020.
Marvel cinematic universe franchise box office earnings. By the way, movies can be members of more than one franchise. For those who want to brush up on characters storylines or just do some serious movie watching before the release of avengers. Below youll find the top franchises for 2020 as ranked by franchise gator in our annual top 100 list. In which case it would be the marvel cinematic universe. Ray kroc, a milkshake mixer salesman, ventured to california in 1954 to visit mcdonalds hamburger stand, where he heard they were running. Here are the best and highestgrossing movie franchises of. Highest grossing franchises of all time at the box office. The numbers where data and the movie business meet. Though it seems a bit unfair, the whole of the marvel cinematic universeincluding the avengers, iron man, captain america, and the guardians of the galaxy moviesis officially a single franchise in hollywoods eyes.
The fast and the furious is a series of action films, which centres on illegal street racing and heists. For more than four decades, weve been studying the franchise industry and honing our proprietary. Indicates a franchise which contains a movie that crosses franchises example. The earnings of the biggest movie franchises over the. The 12 longest running film franchises every movie studio dreams of producing a film franchise that goes on for years or even decades and quite a few have done just that. To make this list, a movie franchise has to meet a few different criteria. Which makes it a tough one to beat, with 28 films and counting in the past 12 years. Franchise direct has compiled its ranking of the top 100 global franchises. That was the last shrek movie, and this might be a good time for gru to call it a day. Jordan, the son of rockys deceased rival and friend apollo. With millions of fans around the world, its no surprise that the highest grossing movie franchises of all time have been around for many years. You can find franchises either by using the search function from our navigation bar, from our franchise records page, or by clicking on the franchise link on a movie page.
The first film, rocky 1976, and its five sequels centered on the boxing career of the eponymous fictional character, rocky balboa sylvester stallone. Market share of domestic box office pg movies 19952019. For each franchise listed below the revenue total includes revenue from movie tickets, home entertainment, video games, merchandise, and any other franchise related products when. Most successful movie franchises in north america 2020 statista. However, in my own research, i discovered many series with more than that.
The lego batman movie is included in both the batman franchise and the lego. Dark phoenix may have struggled domestically, but it is doing a lot better internationally. Star wars is one of the largest film franchises ever. You can also search and sort all franchises on our main movie franchises list. The galaxy far, far away shows no signs of slowing down any time soon, with new instalments, rewrites and retcons adding to the franchise. The ensemble cast is widely considered to be the reason for the shows popularity. This includes media franchises that started as a book, film, video game, comic book, animated film or television series and have expanded to other forms of media. This gallery runs through the most successful franchises in movie history, showing how much they have made at the u. Instead, these franchises squandered their potential before they were even completed. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. Rebooting movie franchises with different genderethnicity in the u. Finally, the success of certain bookto movie franchises in recent years has convinced studios that spending more money to create a franchise is a good business move. This fascinating animation charts the revenue of some big movie franchises. We ran the totals from worldwide box office returns to find out the 10 highest grossing movie franchises and the numbers.
The film series follows the fictional prehistoric monster resurrected after a series of nuclear tests in the. With over 30 films released, it is recognized by guinness world records as the longest continuously running movie franchise. In favorite theaters in theaters near you in theaters with online ticketing. There should be three films that top solo and as many as six that top adrift. Every movie studio dreams of producing a film franchise that goes on for years or even decades and quite a few have done just that. Bethany lacina is an associate professor of political science at the university of rochester. One of these franchises, toy story, is a contender for pick of the week, as is the the andromeda strain. Godzilla is a japanese movie franchises featuring the character created, owned and produced by toho, godzilla. Fox executives didnt get the show, and due to initially poor numbers, cut it quickly.
Usually, a planned franchise fails to be completed for only a couple of different reasons. If characters are the new movie stars, then the franchise is the new coin of. But you can make the argument that james bond reboots with each actor change hence they are not fully sequential. News daily weekend all time international showdowns help. The 20 greatest scifi franchises of all time screenrant. Movie franchises with the most number of sequels explore. A film series or movie series also referred to as a film franchise or movie franchise is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series. The franchise took a year off, and was right back with parts seven through ten from 2000 to 2004. Monsterverse franchise box office history the numbers. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. The greatest movie franchises of all time the atlantic. First, it has to be a movie franchise 2 or more movies. The fast and the furious franchise by the numbers e. The numbers provides detailed movie financial analysis, including box office, dvd and bluray sales reports, and release schedules.
The latest movie in the marvel cinematic universe mcu franchise has just hit the big screen. Number 5, one of a group of experimental military robots, undergoes a sudden transformation after being struck by. While the movie did give the show a sense of completion, the franchise has continued with a series of comic books. The tenth and final film of the fast and furious franchise. Watch blockbusters like marvel shoot up the rankings over time. After another quick break, three more sequels hit each year between 2005 and 2007. Rowlings harry potter saga remains one of the biggest selling literary series of all time, as well as an indomitable pop culture juggernaut. For as much as audiences and critics like to complain that hollywood only makes sequels, prequels, remakes, and franchise films, its hard to ignore how these properties remain the most lucrative. This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises. Here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time, based on worldwide box office stats, courtesy of the numbers. Box office simon thompson contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own.
I wonder how some of those franchises would stack up. The eighth installment of one of the worlds biggest movie franchises, the fate of the furious, hits theaters nationwide. The 32 most successful movie franchises of all time. Entertainment movies movies with the highest number of. Top 10 highest grossing movie franchises worldwide. Weve carefully combed through hundreds of franchise disclosure statements fdds, conducted interviews, and then ranked the top franchises for 2020 using several key factors. Franchise direct has compiled this list after examining franchise brands from around the world. If characters are the new movie stars, then the franchise is the new coin of the hollywood realm. The highestgrossing movie franchises of 2017 this year, movie franchise fans were definitely blessed with the best. This led to a 16year gap before stallone returned to the role. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. The highestgrossing horror film franchises of all time at the u.
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