We ran the totals from worldwide box office returns to find out the 10 highest grossing movie franchises and. Though it seems a bit unfair, the whole of the marvel cinematic universe. And for many of them, the box office is only the start, with. Top 15 highest grossing movie franchises of all time 1990 2020 the video compares lists the highest grossing films movies of the last 50 years. All time single market all time animated worldwide all time sequel worldwide all time nonsequel worldwide top 2019 worldwide top 2020 worldwide. 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. The top six are among the highestgrossing animated film franchises of all time. 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. Highest grossing animated films by animation type computer animation.
Jun 16, 2019 it might surprise you to learn which films fall on the top of the heap and which settled in at the bottom. Top 25 highest grossing horror film franchises and film series. Top 10 highest grossing franchise in hollywood best. Jul 25, 2015 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. The brie larson fronted film hit the box office with the sixth highest grossing debut weekend worldwide, according to comscore, also reaching the top 10 on this list. The marvel cinematic universe franchise may only be 10 years old, but with 20 films todate and more on the way, it reigns as the highest grossing movie franchise in the history of the u. These are the 50 highest grossing film franchises of all time. Since 2000, franchise movies have dominated at the box office, typically being the highest grossing films of the year. 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.
The marvel cinematic universe series was the highest grossing film franchise in the world as of april 2020, with total worldwide box office. The jungle book, saturday night fever, beauty and the beast, the lion king, rio and alvin and the chipmunks franchises each have two films on the list. 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. These are the top grossing movie franchises of all time 247 wall st. In this session, you are going to see about the highest grossing franchise in hollywood that achieves greater heights across worldwide. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. Further, for over five years, shrek 2 held the title of being the highestgrossing anime movie of all time until toy story 3 took the spot in 2010. Top 10 highest grossing movie franchises worldwide screenrant. Top 10 highest grossing movie franchises worldwide. Lets see the list of top 10 highest grossing franchise in hollywood 2020 2021. Top grossing movie franchises of all time 247 wall st. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020 statista. With the rise of global concerns over covid19, the film industry is just one of many in a state of upheaval. 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.
Measured worldwide unadjusted for ticket price inflation. Top 10 best harrison ford movies, according to imdb while fords big break came in the 1970s when he was cast as han solo in george lucas star wars movies, the star has become and maintained his reputation. Nowadays, its very rare to spot a brand new movie at the cinema. The following is a list of highest grossing musical film by year. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020. Franchise year of inception lifetime revenue revenue breakdown. Here are the highestgrossing marvel movies by box office. A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same. The following is a list of the highest grossing films in the united states and canada, a market known in the film industry as the north american box office and the domestic box office, and where gross is defined in us dollars. Here are the current top 20 highest grossing movies of alltime. 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. That should give us a gauge of whether april 2020 could have been one for the record books. Top 10 highestgrossing film franchises of all time verge hub. That statement is represented in the list of the top 10 top grossing movie franchises that was produced by forbes in august of 2015.
The highest grossing horror film franchises of all time at the u. Marvel pulls a thanos on star wars in top 10 highest grossing film franchises. Top 10 highest grossing movie franchises worldwide 10 batman. From the star wars films to the james bond series, many of these franchises have had staying power over the course of decades. This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises.
The most recent film, fallout, is already its highest grossing entry, and it currently has a 97%. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office. Top 10 highest grossing movie franchises quiz by potato. The highestgrossing video game franchise may have earned most of its money from merchandising, but pokemon redgreenblueyellow still ranks seventh among the top selling video games of all time, topping out at 47,520,000 copies. The top 10 bestselling video game franchises of all time 1.
Highestgrossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs, disasters, and flops. The highestgrossing film franchises the 50 biggest film. The following chart is a list of the highest grossing computer animated films. Only film series are included here, in case anyone will ask. From halloween to final destination to saw, find out where all your favorite grisly tales rank on this list of the highestgrossing horror franchises of all time. Marvel pulls a thanos on star wars in top 10 grossing film. Well see, as i present to you the top 10 most financially successful highestgrossing horror film franchises note.
They are a mix highly enjoyable movies and some films that we can only shake our heads at. Top 15 highest grossing movie franchises of all time 1990. Oct 08, 2019 no film in the franchise grossed below 1 billion dollars and endgame surpassed james camerons avatar as the highest grossing film of all time. List of highestgrossing films in the united states and. Of the 10 highest grossing franchises, jurassic park has the fewest number. Oct 27, 2015 click ahead for the top 10 horror franchises for 2015, including how much they made in u. Dreamworks animation has never known any more successful animation film ever than shrek 2. The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time updated 2020. Click ahead to see the top 10 highest grossing horror film franchises of all time, according to and.
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. List of highestgrossing video game franchises wikipedia. This is a list of the highest grossing media franchises. Endgame to avatar and the dark knight with key details on box office performance and records broken. Top 10 highestgrossing film franchises of all time lists. In this article, well cover the ten top grossing movies before and after inflation. Transformers is more than meets the eye when it comes to. The 10 highest grossing movie franchises of all time. The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series in. Apr 05, 2015 10 highest grossing movie franchises of all time spies, space and spiders have claimed their place in our list of 10 highest grossing movie franchises. As of february 2020, the top 7 and 28 of the top 50 are animated films, marked with a in the type column.
Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time newsweek. From the star wars films to the james bond series, many of these. Apr 25, 2019 marvel pulls a thanos on star wars in top 10 highestgrossing film franchises. Highest grossing horror film franchises and film series the films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting show rank series total worldwide box office. Box office simon thompson contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own.
Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. Top 100 domestic top 100 inflationadjusted top 100 worldwide major film franchises summer blockbusters top films by decade and year highest grossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs, disasters, and flops. Superhero movies are where its at in hollywood these days. Hollywood has a long tradition of producing franchise films related. Top 50 highest grossing movie franchises of all time newsweek. In 1916, hollywoods first featurelength film sequel was released in cinemas. Infinity war, the marvel cinematic universes catalog of films gives it a commanding lead among the top movie franchises of all time. For each franchise listed below the revenue total includes revenue from movie tickets, home entertainment, video games. The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news. News daily weekend all time international showdowns help. Doraemon sold more than 100 million tickets at the japanese box office by april 2015, surpassing godzilla as the highest. Highest grossing franchises of all time at the box office.
This chart contains the top movies based on the cumulative worldwide box office. This franchise also helps in the growth of their film industry by grossing billions and millions. And if it is an original film, chances are its gonna kick off a. Test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. It is only right to kick off the countdown with one of the most beloved superheroes. 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. Mar 18, 2019 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. Phase 3 of the marvel cinematic universe ended with the conclusion of the infinity saga, and after 23 very successful movies grossing over 22 billion dollars in box office, the mcu reigns supreme as the highest grossing movie franchise of all time.