To make this list, a movie franchise has to meet a few different criteria. The highestgrossing horror film franchises of all time. The 10 biggest movie franchises today top movie theaters. 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. 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. We recently took a look back at our top 100 rankings for the. The squeakquel 2009 a madea halloween 2016 a madea halloween 2017 night at the museum 2006 the chronicles of narnia.
Browse the list below if you would like to learn more information about the worlds most successful franchises. In fact, some are over a century oldand the others are quickly reaching that centennial mark. Here are the ten highest grossing movie franchises today. Here are the 27 greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics. List of highestgrossing video game franchises wikipedia. An authoritative ranking of 60 distinct horror franchises.
Horror movie fans dont have it easy and their love of horror franchises can be like being stuck in an abusive relationship. Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiplefilm work for example, the three colours series. Bingeworthy iconic movie franchises and how long it takes. Films directed by steven spielberg have been the highestgrossing film of the year on six. The following franchise brands lead the pack according to the franchise times top 200 guide for 2014. Aug 18, 2011 back in september, for the seventh harry potter films release, we used a formula that took both box office and critics score into account to rank the 50 greatest movie franchises of all time. Sep 22, 2016 the seminal movie blended horror, smart storytelling, and incredible performances like never before. The top 15 best action movie franchises of all time.
Interestingly, four of these top ten were founded in the 1950s. Oct 30, 2018 the biggest advantage possessed by jaws as franchise is that theres ultimately only four entriesso even with the unbelievably terrible dead weight of jaws. The 25 most successful movie franchises of all time. The greatest movie franchises of all time the atlantic.
The 12 longest running film franchises every movie studio dreams of producing a film franchise that goes on for years or even decades and quite a few have done just that. Aliens sees the planet from the first movie going dark after being colonized. The top star wars movie is oldest but the fourth chronologically in lucas universe. The films, which have a convoluted timeline and story. The original five movies, starting with planet of the apes 1968, invented the modern franchise template, telling one largescale story over several movies. Endgame 2019 harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2 2011 the lord of the rings. John lynch contributed to a previous version of this post. We can make an entirely separate list of the ya novels that failed as movie franchises, but others are more notable. Franchise direct has compiled its ranking of the top 100 global franchises. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. 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. So without further hesitation, here are the 15 best movie franchises ranked by rotten tomatoes scores.
Endgame 2019 harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2 2011 the lord of. There are also plans for episodes vii through ix and spinoff movies beginning in 2015 going deeper. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics. The fast and the furious 200120 universal pictureshas there ever been a blockbuster franchise with a history as unique as the fast and the furious. And what we came up with was our movie franchise power list, or the 25 most powerful franchises in hollywood. Top ten movie franchises based on books cinelinx movies. Franchising really began to blossom in the postwar 1950s and 1960s. 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. 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. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to. Too often, studios are tied to creating a new franchise and making plans before the first film drops.
The earnings of the biggest movie franchises over the last 20 years. The 23 most successful movie franchises of all time. Each major studio has had a illustrious history in entertainment, developing some of the most beloved movies and movie franchises over the past decades. 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 lion, the witch, and the wardrobe 2005 clear and present danger 1994 hotel transylvania 2 2015 godzilla 2000 1999, jp. Join as we count down our picks for the top 10 longest running movie franchises. Dec 11, 2019 how does star wars stack up with the biggest franchises in movie history.
Finally, the success of certain booktomovie franchises in recent years has convinced studios that spending more money to create a franchise is a good business move. Half of these brands have representation in south africa, including mcdonalds, kfc, pizza hut, subway and burger king. All time worldwide box office where data and the movie. Halloween is already the biggest film in the franchises. Franchise year of inception lifetime revenue revenue breakdown franchise owners original platforms original genres. Measured worldwide unadjusted for ticket price inflation. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office. Infinity war, the marvel cinematic universes catalog of films gives it a commanding lead among the top 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. These successful movie franchises have won our hearts, and padded film studios wallets in the process. These franchises made a lot of money, but are they quantity over quality. Jun 17, 2016 and what we came up with was our movie franchise power list, or the 25 most powerful franchises in hollywood. For each franchise listed below the revenue total includes revenue from movie tickets, home entertainment, video games. When a major studio launches a franchise, the hope, of course, is that it will end up thriving both critically and commercially and lead to plenty of films, lots of fame, and a huge profit.
This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises. First, it has to be a movie franchise 2 or more movies. 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. The small sliver on the right is the clone wars, a 2008 theatrical release for the pilot of. Franchise direct has compiled this list after examining franchise brands from around the world. 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. This chart contains the top movies based on the cumulative worldwide box office. The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news. Highestgrossing animated franchises and film series. Benhur was definitively displaced at the top of the chart by duel in the sun in 1946.
The following chart is a list of the highestgrossing animated film franchises. The 20 greatest scifi franchises of all time screenrant. But its not the first as many other have come before it. The most successful movie franchises in box office history. Mar 31, 2018 the top 15 best action movie franchises of all time. The first installment of any horror movie, the ones crystallized into the canon as classic anyhow, is often like a wonderful honeymoon where everything is new and rosy. This gallery runs through the most successful franchises in movie history, showing. Is star wars the biggest franchise in movie history. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. While the first movie was an instant classic of both horror and scifi, the second did something altogether different.
This post has been updated from its original version. 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. From iron man to luke skywalker, viewers love watching their favorite heroes triumph over evil time and time again. Here are the 20 biggest failed attempts at creating a franchise to show how planning for early success rarely works out.