What better way to tell the story of a franchise than to start off as possibly the worst franchise of all time 19331970 and then become the greatest franchise of all time 1970present. The top 15 best action movie franchises of all time. Top 30 highestgrossing movies of all time adjusted for. Producers took note and adaptations of twilight and the hunger games followed suit. Since 20, there has been nearly one new film in the franchise per year with plenty more on the way. We run down the list of the 15 highestgrossing rrated movies of all time, ranked according to their domestic box office from the passion of the christ to deadpool to beverly hills cop. The film made more money in the box office in its debut weekend than any other movie in history, and its opening day was the highest grossing of all. The 23 most successful movie franchises of all time. What are the biggest filmandbook franchises of all time. Well, the answer to this question is dependent on what constitutes a film franchise. To me, accuracy when making a top 10 top 100 all time list is extremely important. With twentythree films under his belt james bond has been going strong since 1963s dr.
With several revival series, a feature film, games, novels, and comic books, the twilight zone has earned its place as one of the most important scifi franchises of all time. Half of these brands have representation in south africa, including mcdonalds, kfc, pizza hut, subway and burger king. Endgame finally topped avatar as the biggest movie of all time over the weekend. Highestgrossing movies of all time at worldwide box. The 25 highestgrossing media franchises of all time by mighty max. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. The 20 greatest scifi franchises of all time screenrant. 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. A film series or movie series also referred to as a film franchise or movie franchise is a. 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. The small sliver on the right is the clone wars, a 2008 theatrical release for the pilot of. What is the longest running film franchise of all time. Why the steelers have become the best nfl franchise of all. Public domain characters that can be coopted by anyone probably arent part of a franchise.
Infinity war, the marvel cinematic universes catalog of films gives it a commanding lead among the top movie franchises of all time. The highestgrossing horror film franchises of all time at the u. Coming up weve the top 25 most successful film series of all time from harry potter to the mcu, these series have made tens of millions each, and collectively youre looking at well over a. So james bond and godzilla are in, cinderella is out. Launched on july 6, 2016, a recordbreaking million people downloaded the free app. How does spy kids stack up among the 50 biggest film series ever troublemaker studios. 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.
Sure, the marvel cinematic universe may be the highestgrossing film franchise at the box office, but its total media revenue is lacking when compared to pokemon. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. Metacritic only included franchises that had more than four films with scores on its site and it excluded horror films and animated series. Like up and beauty and the beast, toy story 3 received a best picture nomination at the academy awards. Its important to note that this is the first spiderman film released as part of the mcu. Films generate income from several revenue streams, including theatrical exhibition, home. Pokemon is the highestgrossing franchise of alltime. Browse the list below if you would like to learn more information about the worlds most successful franchises. Because its not all the same the twilight, harry potter, lord of the rings, xmen, spiderman, and batman franchises are all amazingly recent. Officially the highestgrossing film of all time without adjusting for inflation, avatar marked another massive success for james cameron.
The 25 highestgrossing media franchises of all time. While the first film in the series is widely regarded as one of the best. Franchise direct recently came out with the list of 100 biggest franchises across the world in 2015. Here are the current top 20 highestgrossing movies of alltime. There are also plans for episodes vii through ix and spinoff movies beginning in 2015 going deeper. It went on to become the first horror movie to ever be nominated for best picture at the. Despicable me is now the topgrossing animated feature.
Its not all that surprising that the conjuring is ranked as the highestgrossing horror franchise of all time when you consider the unwavering popularity of the 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. 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. A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same. Franchise direct has compiled this list after examining franchise brands from around the world. The 25 most successful movie franchises of all time. Top 10 highest grossing movie franchises worldwide. The greatest movie franchises of all time the atlantic. The patriots coming back from a 25 point deficit mmmm. Gru and his minions have become the topgrossing animation franchise of alltime. Measured worldwide unadjusted for ticket price inflation. The highestgrossing horror movies of all time mental floss.
This chart contains the top movies based on the cumulative worldwide box office. The following franchise brands lead the pack according to the franchise times top 200 guide for 2014. Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple film work for example, the three colours series. And disney has more in store for the franchise it bought from. The classic film franchise was one of star eastwoods. The highest grossing rrated movies of all time collider.
Undoubtedly one of the best horror movies of all time, william friedkins the exorcist is a true classic. Besides the star wars and superman franchises, james bond and star trek films are still being released periodically. Franchise direct has compiled its ranking of the top 100 global franchises. Here are the 27 greatest movie franchises of all time.
It is often cited as an inspiration for many popular shows, such as the xfiles and fringe. Following tim burtons 2001 misfire, the series righted itself with the excellent rise of the planet of the apes 2011 and dawn of the planet of the apes 2014. Global box office revenue of the most successful movies 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. The list was prepared by focussing on various criteria, including the size of the franchise. The 27 greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics. The biggest movie franchises of all time in 2 charts the. The top star wars movie is oldest but the fourth chronologically in lucas universe. Films directed by steven spielberg have been the highestgrossing film of the year on six occasions, and on three occasions have been the highestgrossing film of all time. Starring keanu reeves and laurence fishburne, the matrix won four academy awards and was added to the. The 32 most successful movie franchises of all time. The original five movies, starting with planet of the apes 1968, invented the modern franchise template, telling one largescale story over several movies. They are a mix highly enjoyable movies and some films that we can only shake our heads at. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to.
The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time updated 2020. The final film in the series was its most successful and allowed fans a chance to see more of their favorite story come to life. Ign movies has taken it upon itself to rank the top 25 movie franchises of all time. All time single market all time animated worldwide all time sequel worldwide all time nonsequel worldwide top 2019 worldwide top 2020 worldwide. Top grossing movie franchises of all time 247 wall st.
Top 100 greatest movies of all time the ultimate list imdb. My lists are not based on my own personal favorites. This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises. Arguably the most iconic, and classiest, movie franchise of all time, 007 is the longest running film series in history. The twentysecond highestgrossing film of all time is the 2018 superhero film, aquaman. The film is 19 th on the alltime film list and 3 rd on the alltime animated list no inflation. Well, everyone obviously, but do you know which movie franchises have made the most money. The top 5 highestgrossing film series and franchises of. Homecoming is set for a july 7 release, which will add yet another film to a strong. Eleven years after toy story 2, the third entry was released and the response was enormous. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics business. To determine the most successful movie franchises of all time, 247 wall st.
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