Oct 14, 2017 from the absurd car chases and shootouts to vin diesels ridiculous acting and face, the fast and the furious franchise is the height of mindless escapism and is also one of the most successful franchises ever produced, raking in a whopping four billion plus dollars. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. Revenge of the fallen 2009 pirates of the caribbean. The 32 most successful movie franchises of all time. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. While other movie franchises may have stronger stories and more endearing. Films generate income from several revenue streams, including theatrical exhibition, home. Top 100 franchises our annual top franchises list for 2020. Measured worldwide unadjusted for ticket price inflation.
Among this summers biggest blockbusters so far have been the recently released toy story 4 and spiderman. Most successful movie franchises in box office history. Heres a countdown of the 26 highestearning horror movie franchises according to unadjusted domestic box office gross. However, for the most part, when it comes to hollywood films, they. This list we compiled from metacritic ranks prominent film franchises by their average. This gallery runs through the most successful franchises in movie history, showing how much they have made at the u. Based on the works of jk rowling, this franchise is one of the most successful franchises ever. I films that scored with critics, with last years brad birddirected ghost protocol the series best so far the franchise so far. Just, dont watch these movies on friday the th, it. Jun 17, 2016 the 25 most powerful film franchises in hollywood. In a world where reboots know no boundaries and the level of movie mediocrity knows no limits they said it couldnt be done. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played. Franchise direct has compiled this list after examining franchise brands from around the world.
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. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office. Global box office revenue of the most successful movies of all time as of. More than forty years after the very first franchise 500 ranking, the franchise industry is still going strong and more competitive than ever. Scary good 26 most successful horror film franchises imdb. Most successful movie franchises in box office history looper. The top ten movie franchises of all time part one august 4, 2016 august 22, 2017 staff 5 comments franchises, movies, top ten cue movie trailer voiceover guy. The marvel cinematic universe is the most successful. The series deals with the life of a young wizard called harry potter, who studies at hogwarts. So here they are in all their subpar glory, the 15 worst movie franchises according to rotten tomatoes. Top grossing movie franchises of all time page 2 247.
After all, who would ever think that a movie based on a theme park ride would prove to be such a phenomenon. This post has been updated from its original version. Also also harry potter or lotr are good but not really action same with jurassic park movies. The most successful adaptation of tolkiens epics is the lord of the rings. Most successful movie franchises in north america 2020 statista.
Every now and then, an indie film made with a budget of next to nothing makes it to the big leagues, raking in millions unexpectedly. My lists are not based on my own personal favorites. The mathnasium franchise is an excellent business opportunity in an important field with high demand. Age of ultron, the movies have put a comic book mythology on the screen with largely satisfying results. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020 statista. Top ten movie franchises based on books cinelinx movies. The 25 most successful movie franchises of all time. The top ten best action movie franchises the terminator you guys can stop listing every movie in the franchise.
Mar 20, 2017 though viewed by many fans as the weakest of the star wars movies, at the time of its release star wars. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. The first film was based on a novel of another title. Endgame 2019 harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2 2011 the lord of the rings. Also avengers is supposed to be the mcu but it wasnt called that when i made this list. Browse the list below if you would like to learn more information about the worlds most successful franchises. The top star wars movie is oldest but the fourth chronologically in lucas universe. So, we did a deep tomatometer dive into over 80 action franchises and found 12 fresh series that punched, kicked. Top 100 greatest movies of all time the ultimate list imdb. For each franchise listed below the revenue total includes revenue from movie tickets, home entertainment, video games. 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 top 15 best action movie franchises of all time. Nov 20, 2010 yahoo declared earlier this year that the harry potter series is the most successful movie franchise of all time.
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. Jul 26, 20 top 10 favorite movie franchises of alltime. Movie franchises like the marvel cinematic universe and star wars rule the box office today. There are also plans for episodes vii through ix and spinoff movies beginning in 2015 going deeper. Many longstanding movie franchises have received their fair share of acclaim, but rarely do they manage to come out unscathed by public opinion. There are franchises that made billions of dollars per movie and have millions and billions of fans worldwide the biggest movie in the movie industry is marvels endgame that made more than 2. We have taken every film franchise for which we have data, calculated an average metascore for each one, and then ranked the results in the gallery above from worst to best. From a videography and editing standpoint these are three of the best movies ever made. John lynch contributed to a previous version of this post. With us, your friday movie night is all set, since we are bringing you the list of 11 most successful horror movie franchises of all time. Best action movie franchises top ten list thetoptens. The marvel cinematic universe series was the highest grossing film franchise in the world as of april 2020, with total worldwide box office.
The small sliver on the right is the clone wars, a 2008 theatrical release for the pilot of. Top films by decade and year highestgrossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs. Starting with the most successful series, we worked our way down the list, collecting data to find out which film franchises have the best overall ratings at. The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing the wizarding world, star wars, james bond.
The 23 most successful movie franchises of all time. This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2019. The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe 2005 clear and present danger 1994 hotel transylvania 2 2015 godzilla 2000 1999, jp. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2019. With 11 entries already and at least another 11 coming, the interconnected movies of the mcu represent one of the most ambitious franchises ever. Here are the 27 greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics. There are two more hobbit movies to go, including the desolation of smaug this december. The most successful shared universe in the medium of film is the marvel cinematic universe, a crossover between multiple superhero properties owned by marvel comics. So far, six movies have been released the fast and the furious 2001, 2 fast 2 furious 2003, the fast and the furious.
The 25 highestgrossing media franchises of all time. Franchise direct has compiled its ranking of the top 100 global franchises. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to. Here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time, based on. Top grossing movie franchises of all time 247 wall st. The small sliver on the left is the 1978 animated lord of the rings. Before the genre became overcrowded with endless comic book adaptations, action featured some of the most popular, intense and highoctane. To be eligible, a franchise must have a minimum of four films with metascores. Here are of the most successful hollywood movie franchises of all time. The 25 highestgrossing media franchises of all time by mighty max. The most lucrative horror movie franchises ever money. Worst movie franchises on rotten tomatoes screenrant.
Propelled by the success of the silence of the lambs and hannibal, the hannibal lecter franchise is one of the most successful despite being comprised of just five films. Mar 31, 2018 the top 15 best action movie franchises of all time. The 10 worst movie franchises of all time page 2 taste of. Here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of. Well, everyone obviously, but do you know which movie franchises have made the most money. Episode i the phantom menace was the first star wars movie in 16 years and at the time arguably the most anticipated sequel or in this case, prequel ever made. With a modest investment, our franchisees have the opportunity to seize a significant share of a billion dollar industry 100k minimum cash required. On stranger tides kicked off the summer movie season in may, pirates was one of the most successful franchises, ranking number. Mar 18, 2019 here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. The most successful movie franchises in history infographic. The squeakquel 2009 a madea halloween 2016 a madea halloween 2017 night at the museum 2006 the chronicles of narnia. The marvel cinematic universe was the most successful movie franchise in north america as of april 2020, with a combined domestic box.
The fast and the furious is a series of action films, which centres on illegal street racing and heists. The domestic rankings, divided into unadjusted and adjusted for inflation, are based upon theatrical box office receipts including some theatrical rerelease receipts and do not include video rentals, tv rights, international box office. This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises. Rankings of both us domestic and worldwide boxoffice blockbusters have been compiled from various recent sources. May 24, 2019 a movie franchise is a series of connected movies that share a common set of characters, universe, and concepts. Weve carefully combed through hundreds of franchise disclosure statements fdds, conducted interviews, and then ranked the top franchises for 2020 using several key factors. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics business. Launched on july 6, 2016, a recordbreaking million people downloaded the free app. Coming up weve the top 25 most successful film series of all time from harry. Below youll find the top franchises for 2020 as ranked by franchise gator in our annual top 100 list.
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