And what we came up with was our movie franchise power list, or the 25. 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. 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. Endgame 2019 harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2 2011 the lord of the rings. For instance people like daniel day lewis and philip seymour hoffman should not appear on this list, where as they would be near the top of the top 25 best actors in the world. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office. For each franchise listed below the revenue total includes revenue from movie tickets, home entertainment, video games. Without further adieu, heres the 10 highest grossing worldwide film franchises.
Sep 19, 20 10 movie franchises set to hit the big screen in 2015. Infinity war, the marvel cinematic universes catalog of films gives it a commanding lead among the top movie. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. Can you name the movie franchises that have the highest total boxoffice receipts. The force awakens, weve arrived at a time where nostalgiabased movies are making a play at those box office dollars by tapping into the warm and cozy feelings these older franchises evoke in moviegoers. The amount of bigbudget sequel fare and remakes set for 2015 from the major best box office ever. Top 100 movie franchises by revenue statistic brain. Dec, 2012 with the hobbit soon to release in theaters, we took a look at the five topgrossing film franchises of all time. As movie studios continue to develop films solely for the purpose of turning. This list is of the 25 biggest movie stars as of 20. The top six are among the highestgrossing film franchises of all time and, respectively, are ranked 15th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 22nd, and 23rd of all time.
The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news. It shouldnt be hard to guess what the biggest movie franchises of all time are, but heres a nifty little infographic from buzzfeed that visually breaks it all down for us. Jul 29, 2019 can you name the movie franchises that have the highest total boxoffice receipts. As movie studios continue to develop films solely for the purpose of turning them into franchises we have seen a drop in. Were excluding single theatrical films with direct to video sequels, as well as standalone movies with. Highest grossing movie franchises infographic geektyrant. Jan 15, 2014 the amount of bigbudget sequel fare and remakes set for 2015 from the major best box office ever. Box office 2015 could be biggest ever thanks to franchises. The 32 most successful movie franchises of all time. Jan 15, 2014 biggest hollywood franchises explode in 2015 on historic collision course. We recently took a look back at our top 100 rankings for the. This chart ranks movies by the amount they earned during 2015. The list was prepared by focussing on various criteria, including the size of the franchise.
Here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time, based on worldwide box office stats. Biggest hollywood franchises explode in 2015 on historic collision course. 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. In 1916, hollywoods first featurelength film sequel was released in cinemas. Jun 17, 2016 the 25 most powerful film franchises in hollywood. Thomas dixon jrs the fall of a nation followed on from d. Age of ultron, surpassing the harry potter film franchise. Mockingjay part 2, the fourth and final installment of the hunger games franchise will be released in theaters today. Were excluding single theatrical films with direct to. Mar 18, 2019 here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time.
Ghostbusters 1984 is considered one of the most beloved comedies ever made, and inspired the sequal. Griffiths controversial classic the birth of a nation. 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. Highestgrossing animated films by animation type computer animation. The biggest things that happened in movies in 2015 fandango. What are the biggest filmandbook franchises of all time. The mcu also became the highestgrossing film franchise with the release of avengers. Superhero movies are where its at in hollywood these days. There are also plans for episodes vii through ix and spinoff movies beginning in 2015. This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises.
Top 10 highest grossing movie franchises worldwide. Its sad to see this franchise getting betrayed since july 2015. Movie franchises like the marvel cinematic universe and star wars rule the box office today. Top movie franchises owned by the walt disney company.
The total listed here incorporates subsequent earnings in japan, nigeria, spain, the united kingdom and germany up to the end of 2015 but omits earnings in turkey, iceland, brazil, and australia 2016 which amount to a few hundred thousand dollars. F box office mojo stopped updating its main total for frozen in august 2014, while it was still in release. Eragon 2006 famously, writer christopher paolini was just 15 when he began writing eragon, the story of a young boy trying. Its only fitting that fast and the furious takes the number seven spot on our list.
Here are the 20 biggest failed attempts at creating a franchise to show how planning for early success rarely works out. Click ahead for the top 10 horror franchises for 2015, including how much they made in u. Franchise direct has compiled this list after examining franchise brands from around the world. The most successful movie franchises in history infographic forbes. Click on the individual movie to see its total gross over all the years in which it played. For example, a movie released over thanksgiving in 2014 will most likely earn money in 2014 and 2015. Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple film work for example, the three colours series but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made. This post has been updated from its original version. This is not a list of the best actors, but movie stars. Here are the 27 greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics. The top 15 best action movie franchises of all time. Were not counting video game franchises, if only because. With zombie mania at a fever pitch, were taking a look at the biggest zombiethemed franchises in the pop culture spotlight right now. The franchise is adapted from a book series that stars katniss everdeen, jennifer lawrence, as she leads a rebellion of fighters trying to regain their freedom from the evil president snow.
Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to. With the star wars franchise set to continue in 2015, its sure to surpass james bond at some point. For this list, were looking at animated film franchises that are a cut above the rest. The 23 most successful movie franchises of all time. It includes movies released in previous years that earned money during 2015. So far, furious 7 has proven the highestgrossing film of 2015 and propelled the franchise into billion dollar territory. Im working hard to block those atrocities from my memory. The biggest selling movie franchises of 2015 so far revealed.
The 30 highestgrossing actors in hollywood mental floss. Individual sequels are relatively common, but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments the marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series. Because its not all the same the twilight, harry potter, lord of the rings, xmen, spiderman, and batman franchises are all amazingly recent. The bestselling book series dubbed mommy porn is making its big screen debut valentines. Highestgrossing animated franchises and film series. Top 2015 domestic top 2015 international other worldwide cumulative records. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. 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. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020. Browse the list below if you would like to learn more information about the worlds most successful franchises. The force awakens 2015 andy serkis has been in some of the most successful movies of all time, including black panther, the force awaken s, the rebooted planet of the. The small sliver on the right is the clone wars, a 2008 theatrical release for the.
With the hobbit soon to release in theaters, we took a look at the five topgrossing film franchises of all time. The second movies due in 2018, with follow ups in 2020 and 2022. The 10 highest grossing movie franchises of all time. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. We can make an entirely separate list of the ya novels that failed as movie franchises, but others are more notable. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics. Franchise direct recently came out with the list of 100 biggest franchises across the world in 2015. The following chart is a list of the highestgrossing computer animated films. The 25 most successful movie franchises of all time. Bingeworthy iconic movie franchises and how long it takes. Here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time, based on worldwide box office stats, courtesy of the numbers. There are also plans for episodes vii through ix and spinoff movies beginning in 2015 going deeper. John lynch contributed to a previous version of this post. The good dinosaur 2015 finding dory 2016 cars 3 2017 coco 2017 incredibles 2 2018 toy story 4 2019 is it a brand andor a franchise.
Franchise direct has compiled its ranking of the top 100 global franchises. 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. The first one was a success because it was new and fresh and creative. So without further hesitation, here are the 15 best movie franchises ranked by rotten tomatoes scores. The following chart is a list of the highestgrossing animated film franchises. The top star wars movie is oldest but the fourth chronologically in lucas universe.
Oct 27, 2015 click ahead for the top 10 horror franchises for 2015, including how much they made in u. Ghostbusters 1984 is considered one of the most beloved. A film series or movie series also referred to as a film franchise or movie franchise. Mad max and jurassic park werent that only major movie franchises to get new life in 2015. This chart contains the total worldwide box office for the movies released in 2015. From deadpool and suicide squad to captain america. Revenge of the fallen 2009 pirates of the caribbean. In fact, no other movie franchises have had all of its films so highly rated. Too often, studios are tied to creating a new franchise and making plans before the first film drops.
All time worldwide all time single market all time animated worldwide all time sequel worldwide all time nonsequel worldwide top 2019 worldwide top 2020 worldwide. Feb 26, 2019 for this list, were looking at animated film franchises that are a cut above the rest. It doesnt matter how you type it bourne, jason bourne, the bourne identity, the bourne supremacy, ad nauseum. Jul 14, 2015 with zombie mania at a fever pitch, were taking a look at the biggest zombiethemed franchises in the pop culture spotlight right now.
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