A rolling list of the 50 bestselling movie franchises by worldwide box office gross. Included on the list are charts of the top boxoffice earners ranked by both the nominal and real value of their revenue, a chart of highgrossing films by calendar year, a timeline showing the transition of the highestgrossing film record, and a chart of the highestgrossing film franchises and series. They are a mix highly enjoyable movies and some films that we can only shake our heads at. Measured worldwide unadjusted for ticket price inflation. Nowadays, its very rare to spot a brand new movie at the cinema. If youre a movie fan, you probably already know the answer. Included on the list are charts of the top box office earners ranked by both the nominal and.
We only have detailed box office data from 1977 onwards. The franchise s highestgrossing movie dawn of the planet of the apes features a starstudded cast and earned an oscar nomination for best visual. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office. More than forty years after the very first franchise 500 ranking, the franchise industry is still going strong and more competitive than ever. Top grossing movie franchises of all time 247 wall st. Here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of. Infinity war, the marvel cinematic universes catalog of films gives it a commanding lead among the top movie franchises of all time. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. Twenty of the top 50 highest grossing movies belong to just four franchises and, with the exception of harry potter, none of them show any sign of slowing down. Top films by decade and year highestgrossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs. 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.
These are the 50 highest grossing film franchises of all time. Franchise direct has compiled this list after examining franchise brands from around the world. The highestgrossing movies of the past decade are, for the most part, a long list of movie franchise films between the marvel cinematic universe and the animated world of toy story, its clear american movie goers love a continuing storyline the harry potter and star wars franchises make the list, too. Click through this sldeshow to see the 50 biggest movie franchises of all time. The twentysecond highestgrossing film of all time is the 2018 superhero film, aquaman. Top 10 highest grossing movie franchises worldwide. Top 10 greatest movie franchises of all time july 11, 2014 by.
Included on the list are charts of the top box office earners ranked by both the nominal and real value of their revenue, a chart of highgrossing films by calendar year, a timeline showing the transition of the highestgrossing film record, and a chart of the highestgrossing film franchises and series. This interstellar epicno, not star warsstill stands as the highest grossing movie of all time. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time newsweek. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics. 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. 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. Top grossing movie franchises of all time page 5 247. A few years ago, i got a request i got a request from hubpagess stevennix2001 to figure out the top 100 sports movies according to my cogerson movie score formula. The highest grossing movies of the past decade are, for the most part, a long list of movie franchise films. Also please beat frozen ones record for highest grossing animated film. Since 2000, franchise movies have dominated at the box office, typically being the highest grossing films of the year. 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.
The highestgrossing film franchises the 50 biggest film series ever. Included on the list are charts of the top boxoffice earners ranked by both the nominal and real value of their revenue, a chart of high grossing films by calendar year, a timeline showing the transition of the highest grossing film record, and a chart of the highest grossing film franchises and series. Im working hard to block those atrocities from my memory. The mathnasium franchise is an excellent business opportunity in an important field with high demand. While franchises are known for their ability to generate franchise fatigue, the following film series listed in order of the number of films within the franchise have found ongoing success at the box office and with fans. Apr 14, 2020 top 15 highest grossing movie franchises of all time 1990 2020 the video compares lists the highest grossing filmsmovies of the last 50 years worldwide 19692019. The list includes media franchises that started as a book, film, video game, comic book, animation, cartoon or television series and have expanded to other forms of media. Here are the current top 20 highestgrossing movies of alltime. The harry potter and star wars franchises make the list, too. In years past, superhero films unsurprisingly topped the list, with action films and disney movies running close behind. The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news. The following chart is a list of the top 50 highest grossing anime films. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020 statista. The marvel cinematic universe series was the highest grossing film franchise in the world as of april 2020, with total worldwide box office.
List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. Movies quiz 50 top grossing film franchises random movies or movie titles quiz can you name the the 50 highest grossing film franchises as adjusted for inflation. Test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. More than ten of these films are also in the top 50 traditional animated films. The 50 highest grossing movies of all time aside from the holiday season, the stretch between memorial day and labor day is traditional for hollywoods biggest hits. The 50 highest grossing movies of all time stacker. Without further adieu, heres the 10 highest grossing worldwide film franchises. Aquaman becomes one of the top 50 highestgrossing films ever. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone 2001, harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2002, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 2004, harry potter and the goblet of fire 2005, harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007, harry potter and the halfblood prince 2009, harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 2010, harry potter and the. Between the marvel cinematic universe and the animated world of toy story, its clear american movie goers love a continuing storyline. The decades highestgrossing movies at the us box office. As of december 2019, 27 of the top 50 are superhero films, many of which are among the highest grossing superhero films. See results from the 50 top grossing film franchises quiz on sporcle, the best trivia site on the internet. Among this summers biggest blockbusters so far have been the recently released toy story 4 and spiderman.
Revenge of the fallen 2009 pirates of the caribbean. Before the genre became overcrowded with endless comic book adaptations, action featured some of the most popular, intense and highoctane. Franchise direct has compiled its ranking of the top 100 global franchises. Browse the list below if you would like to learn more information about the worlds most successful franchises. The top 15 best action movie franchises of all time. With series like jurassic park, star wars, indiana jones, star trek and james bond, what are the top grossing film franchises worldwide. Aug 25, 2015 once in a while, however, franchises come from elsewhere. Well, the numbers have been run and heres whats been found. Such films include science fiction elements but are most associated with the superhero genre.
Since the turn of the century that number has increased to over fifty not. The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time updated 2020. To determine the top grossing movie franchises of all time, 247 tempo looked at the combined domestic box office gross for all movies in franchises. Endgame 2019 harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2 2011 the lord of the rings. Top 30 highestgrossing media franchises one piece has just surpassed lord of the rings and james bond in the list of the highestgrossing media franchises. Launched on july 6, 2016, a recordbreaking million people downloaded the free app. Want to know the top 100 biggest box office grossing sports movies. The highestgrossing film franchises the 50 biggest film. From trilogies to series like star trek and nightmare on elm street that have many films. What makes a movie franchise rate among the best of all time is box office success, critical praise, and positive audience reaction. If movie tickets were as much in 77 as they are right now then star wars would have made almost twice. List of highestgrossing science fiction films wikipedia. Highest grossing franchises of all time at the box office. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years.
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. Well, everyone obviously, but do you know which movie franchises have made the most money. Check out our channel, for more interesting and entertaining content. Can you name the the 50 highest grossing film franchises as adjusted for inflation. Movie franchises like the marvel cinematic universe and star wars rule the box office today. The squeakquel 2009 a madea halloween 2016 a madea halloween 2017 night at the museum 2006 the chronicles of narnia. The following chart is a list of the top 50 highestgrossing anime films. Based on the dc character of the same name, aquaman follows jason momoa aquaman as he fights to lead the underwater kingdom of atlantis to stop his half brother, king orm, destroying the surface world by uniting the seven underwater kingdoms. Coming up weve the top 25 most successful film series of all time from harry. Todays data chart race video is the top grossing movie franchises of all time according to. We have waited for 9 years for this, so this is destined to be the highest grossing in the franchise maybe even the highest grossing film from the studio. Top 2020 movies at the domestic box office for the total domestic box office for the top 100 movies released in 2020, and movie index 2020 for an overview of all movies released in 2020. Top 30 highestgrossing media franchises one piece fanpage.
Top 15 highest grossing movie franchises of all time 1990. Flickrmike mozart number of franchises co 53,027 cost to open a franchise. Can you name the movie franchises that have the highest total boxoffice receipts. Domestic box office numbers combine theatrical ticket sales in the united states and. The franchise of nine movies spans nearly 50 years and also includes booksthe movies are based off french author pierre boulles 1963 novel of the same namecomics, and a revision series. The 25 highestgrossing media franchises of all time. All of the movies starred harrison ford and were blockbusters, with the first entry in the series raiders of the lost ark. These are the 50 highestgrossing film franchises of all time. Sure avengers infinity war may have made more money in the box office but star wars a new hope back in 77 sold almost twice as many tickets as infinity war did. The worlds top grossing movie franchises have grossed billionsand made their stars millions.
Top 30 highest grossing films of 2019 estimates imdb. These were the 50 highestgrossing movies of the year, as of december 16, 2019, according to box office mojo. To determine the top grossing movie franchises of all time, 247 tempo looked at the combined domestic box office gross for all movies in franchises listed by box office data website box office mojo. Top 50 highest grossing movie franchises of all time by david sim and sam earle on 51818 at 11. The following is a list of the highest grossing science fiction films of all time. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020. Apr 24, 2017 to determine the most successful movie franchises of all time, 247 wall st. The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe 2005 clear and present danger 1994 hotel transylvania 2 2015 godzilla 2000 1999, jp. Star wars 19772008 the top star wars movie is oldest but the fourth chronologically in lucas universe.
With a modest investment, our franchisees have the opportunity to seize a significant share of a billion dollar industry 100k minimum cash required. American sniper was the only non franchise movie of the bunch. Top 15 highest grossing movie franchises of all time 1990 2020 the video compares lists the highestgrossing films movies of the last 50 years. We recently took a look back at our top 100 rankings for the. Alex maidy as movie studios continue to develop films solely for the purpose of turning them into franchises we have seen a. This chart contains the top movies based on the cumulative worldwide box office.