Pictures saw the potential in expanding the series to more than just one film and it has since become the highest grossing franchise for the. The lower of the three later films in the series is 2015s mission. The highestgrossing movie franchises of all time work. Starting in 2000 with xmen and still going strong today, foxs mutant franchise has become the seventh highestgrossing series in box office history. The 23 most successful movie franchises of all time. The worlds topgrossing movie franchises have grossed billionsand made their stars millions. Aug 25, 2015 once in a while, however, franchises come from elsewhere. This includes media franchises that started as a book, film, video game, comic book, animated film or. Some of the most successful movies of all time are part of movie franchises, including star wars, jaws, the exorcist, jurassic park, raiders of the lost ark, and the avengers. The small sliver on the right is the clone wars, a 2008 theatrical release for the pilot of.
The twentysecond highest grossing film of all time is the 2018 superhero film, aquaman. Infinity war, the marvel cinematic universes catalog of films gives it a commanding lead among the top movie franchises of all time. The film was the first directed by cruise collaborator christopher mcquarrie. Here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of. The 10 highestgrossing tom cruise movies of all time. We ran the totals from worldwide box office returns to find out the 10 highest grossing movie franchises. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to. 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. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020 statista.
There are also plans for episodes vii through ix and spinoff movies beginning in 2015 going deeper. The worlds top grossing movie franchises have grossed billionsand made their stars millions. The marvel cinematic universe series was the highest grossing film franchise in the world as of april 2020, with total worldwide box office. The top three highestgrossing tom cruise movies of all time based on worldwide box office take are all in the mission. Endgame to avatar and the dark knight with key details on box office performance and records broken. Once in a while, however, franchises come from elsewhere. Top 10 highest grossing movie franchises worldwide screenrant. This is a list of the highest grossing media franchises.
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. Jul 25, 2015 top 10 highest grossing movie franchises worldwide. Hes been the leading man in several blockbuster action franchises that were hits at the box office. The top star wars movie is oldest but the fourth chronologically in lucas universe. 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. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office. Putting a spin on marvels other cinematic universe, the xmen films have shown flexibility in their timelines since days of future past, making a concerted effort to display different films in the past, present, and future, keeping the. Jul 25, 2019 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.
Maybe its the dynamic characters that somehow know how to keep on saving the day. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. In 1916, hollywoods first featurelength film sequel was released in cinemas. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time newsweek. 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. Well, everyone obviously, but do you know which movie franchises have made the most money. All time single market all time animated worldwide all time sequel worldwide all time nonsequel worldwide top 2019 worldwide top 2020 worldwide. Highestgrossing movie franchises of 2017 gobankingrates. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics. The top 20 highestgrossing movies of all time worldwide paste. The top 15 best action movie franchises of all time. Top 10 greatest movie franchises of all time july 11, 2014 by. Top grossing movie franchises of all time 247 wall st. A movie franchise is a series of connected movies that share a common set of characters, universe, and concepts.
Sep 26, 2019 the 10 highest grossing tom cruise movies of all time. Coming up weve the top 25 most successful film series of all time from harry. We ran the totals from worldwide box office returns to find out the 10 highest grossing movie franchises and the numbers might just surprise you. Top grossing movie franchises of all time page 2 247. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020. Measured worldwide unadjusted for ticket price inflation.
May 29, 2012 highest grossing comic book movie franchises the superhero contest at least at the box office continues to up the ante with new installments of comicbook adaptations for the big screen. The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time updated 2020. Films directed by steven spielberg have been the highestgrossing film of the year on six. Box office, worldwide box office, first year, last year, no. Besides the star wars and superman franchises, james bond and star trek. For each franchise listed below the revenue total includes revenue from movie tickets, home entertainment, video games. Nov 29, 2017 the despicable me film series ranks among the 20 highestgrossing film franchises of all time. A fourth entry to the series has been reportedly in development for years.
This chart contains the top movies based on the cumulative worldwide box office. Top 10 highest grossing movie franchises worldwide. Apr 09, 2020 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. Top films by decade and year highestgrossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs. Theres something about a movie franchise that makes us come back over and over again. Or maybe its a beloved book series with fans across the world. A favorite trivia question of mine is to ask someone what is the highestgrossing movie franchise that does not feature a major character with any kind of magical or super powers. The fourth installment, despicable me 3 2015s minions was the third is the secondhighestgrossing movie in the franchise, which has been a box office juggernaut since the original despicable me was released in 2010. Movie franchises like the marvel cinematic universe and star wars rule the box office today. This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises.
The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. 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. Some of the most successful movies of all time are part of movie franchises, including star wars, jaws, the exorcist, jurassic park. Jul 26, 20 top 10 favorite movie franchises of alltime. Alex maidy as movie studios continue to develop films solely for the purpose of turning them into franchises we have seen a drop in. Besides the star wars and superman franchises, james bond and star trek films are.
Can you name the top grossing movie franchises of all time. Among this summers biggest blockbusters so far have been the recently released toy story 4 and spiderman. The highestgrossing movie franchises of all time money. May 24, 2019 a movie franchise is a series of connected movies that share a common set of characters, universe, and concepts. Jun 16, 2019 from iconic figures like jason, freddy krueger, and michael meyers, one has to wonder where all the horror greats fit in on a complete ranking of the top highestgrossing horror franchises. 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. 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. The twentysecond highestgrossing film of all time is the 2018 superhero film, aquaman.
Endgame 2019 harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2 2011 the lord of. Pirates of the caribbean, which started as a theme park ride at disney world, has spawned four movies grossing a. See top 2018 movies at the domestic box office for the total domestic box office for the top 100 movies released in 2018, and movie index 2018 for an overview of all movies released in 2018. Mar 31, 2018 the top 15 best action movie franchises of all time. From iconic figures like jason, freddy krueger, and michael meyers, one has to wonder where all the horror greats fit in on a complete ranking of the top highestgrossing horror franchises. All time worldwide box office where data and the movie. 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 films by decade and year highest grossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs, disasters, and flops greatest film series franchises sections franchises. Mar 18, 2019 here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of.
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