Films directed by steven spielberg have been the highestgrossing film of the year on six. The 10 highest grossing movie franchises of all time therichest. Box office records worldwide all movies cumulative all time worldwide all time worldwide box office see also. Theres a reason that movie studios continue to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on superhero movies. This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises. 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. All time single market all time animated worldwide all time sequel worldwide all time nonsequel worldwide top 2019 worldwide top 2020 worldwide this chart contains the top movies based on. Further explanation of issues with calculating an adjusted gross can be found in the article for list of highest grossing films. Highestgrossing movie franchises of 2017 gobankingrates. Did you grow up watching pokemon or collecting pokemon cards.
The marvel cinematic universe is by far the highest grossing film series ever, but franchises like star wars, james bond, and xmen, which all churn out movies to high opening weekends, each have billions of dollars in box office sales. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. 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. This is a list of the highestgrossing films in the u. Maybe its the dynamic characters that somehow know how to keep on saving the day.
The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news. 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. All time worldwide box office where data and the movie. The 25 highestgrossing media franchises of all time. However, star wars is the highest grossing when adjusted for inflation.
The highestgrossing movies of the past decade reveal america. Or perhaps you discovered the colossally successful entertainment franchise during the pokemon go craze. Only film series are included here, in case anyone will ask. The dark world, man of steel, monsters university, and fast and furious 6. All time domestic all time international other worldwide cumulative records. 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. All the highest grossing movie franchises of all time in one convenient list of the top grossing movie franchises ever. More than a quarter of the 100 highest grossing movies of all time revolve around super. 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. Dec 11, 2019 the highest grossing 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. The next highestgrossing movie of all time is jurassic world. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. 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.
For example, the 2004 box office year ended on sunday, january 2, 2005. Bingeworthy iconic movie franchises and how long it takes. Whatever the case, film studios depend on franchises to make a good chunk of their money. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Statistically speaking it was a near certainty when avengers. The highestgrossing movie franchises of all time work. 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. For each franchise listed below the revenue total includes revenue from movie tickets, home entertainment, video games.
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. I think a lot of horror movie franchises would get there, because theyre so cheap to make that they keep making them even if they dont earn a lot. Endgame became the highest grossing movie of all time that it would be nominated for some oscars. The 25 highestgrossing media franchises of all time by mighty max. Michael meyers is still one of the most, if not the most, iconic horror figure of all time. Top films by decade and year highestgrossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs. That statement is represented in the list of the top 10 topgrossing movie franchises that was produced by forbes in august of 2015. See 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.
Phantom menace was the highestgrossing film domestically to earn a rotten score 55% until 2019s the lion king came along. The best part of the vampirewerewolfgirl love triangle was the end. Superhero movies are where its at in hollywood these days. 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. Jun 16, 2019 10 highest grossing horror franchises of all time.
Though there have been plenty of threehourplus movies and even a. Test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Horror fans will remember each of these franchises as classics and the amount of money they made suggests theyll go down in horror history. 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. Sep 12, 2019 here are the current top 20 highest grossing movies of alltime. Overall, the marvel cinematic universe series of superhero films including iron man, the avengers and thor. The 25 highestgrossing superhero movies of all time paste. It makes sense that avatar is the second highest grossing movie ever made. Infinity war, the marvel cinematic universes catalog of films gives it a commanding lead among the top movie franchises of all time. Despite carey winning praise for his performance, most critics had mixed feelings about the film itself, with many criticizing its reliance on treacly sentiment. Theres something about a movie franchise that makes us come back over and over again. Fallen kingdom was released in 2018 and is an american science fiction adventure film. Fast and the furious franchise box office history the numbers. Summer 2018 has seen a number of box office successes with hits such as marvels black panther, which.
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. 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. Launched on july 6, 2016, a recordbreaking million people downloaded the free app. The highestgrossing movies of the past decade reveal. Nov 18, 2010 the highest grossing movie franchises of all time. The chart is ranked by lifetime gross, and for comparison, the figures adjusted for the effects of inflation are also listed, using the u. The highest grossing movie franchises of all time published thu, nov 18 2010 4. News daily weekend all time international showdowns help. Movie counts per franchise, highest grossing films, and individual film revenue figures were also from box office mojo. Main stars movie franchise total worldwide box office. Highest grossing movie franchises by mightyblood created 17 mar 2014 updated 23 may 2015 public i list the highest grossing movie of the franchise. The 25th highest grossing film franchise on our list but arguably one of the most popular depending on who you ask is the threepart scifi actionadventure series the matrix starring. The 10 highest grossing movie franchises of all time.
Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. Top grossing movie franchises of all time 247 wall st. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. The dark world, is the most successful movie franchise, grossing a. Fast and the furious franchise box office history the. Starting in 2000 with xmen and still going strong today, foxs mutant franchise has become the seventh highestgrossing series in box office history. Its also the sequel to the jurrasic world and the second in the threepart planned trilogy of jurassic world. See the most successful actionadventure movie franchises accounting for inflation. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time newsweek. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office.
Finding dory its amazing that this walt disneypixar franchise is the sixth highest grossing animated movie series in history. Or maybe its a beloved book series with fans across the world. Creator george lucas followed that original film with two blockbuster sequels, the empire strikes back 1980 and return of the jedi 1983, and 16 years later returned with a prequel trilogy that was another financial success, though the movies were criticized by fans and critics for. The highestgrossing horror movie remakes of all time. A quiz listing the least grossing series with three entries or more, or maybe just the lowest average budget per movie. This is a list of the highest grossing media franchises. In 1916, hollywoods first featurelength film sequel was released in cinemas. Franchises and film series not adjusted for inflation edit this is a list of highest grossing franchises and film series in the u.
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. List of highestgrossing films in the united states and. It quickly became the highestgrossing movie of all time. 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 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. The sequel quickly became the highestgrossing movie in the franchise with original star jamie lee curtis and cocreator, john carpenter, returning. Highest grossing franchises of all time at the box office. The marvel cinematic universe series was the highest grossing film franchise in the world as of april 2020, with total worldwide box office. Nonetheless, it managed to become the fifth highestgrossing film of 2003, and the 5th highestgrossing comedy of all time. 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. Of the 10 highestgrossing franchises, jurassic park has the fewest number of movies in its arsenal with just five and another on the way. Feb 20, 2020 can you name the top grossing movie franchises of all time. Endgame to avatar and the dark knight with key details on box office performance and records broken.
Nov 29, 2017 the despicable me film series ranks among the 20 highestgrossing film franchises of all time. Inflationadjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates. The despicable me film series ranks among the 20 highestgrossing film franchises of all time. Measured worldwide unadjusted for ticket price inflation. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020 statista. The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time updated 2020. The force awakens broke numerous box office records and became the highestgrossing film in north america, the highestgrossing instalment in the franchise and the highestgrossing film of 2015.
Nov 25, 2019 theres a reason that movie studios continue to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on superhero movies. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. That statement is represented in the list of the top 10 top grossing movie franchises that was produced by forbes in august of 2015. Though it seems a bit unfair, the whole of the marvel cinematic universe. More than a quarter of the 100 highestgrossing movies of.
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