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. List of highestgrossing films in the united states and. The 25 highestgrossing media franchises of all time. A star wars story followed in 2018 with such abysmal box office numbers that it is widely considered a flop. With his threepart version of tolkiens prequel the hobbit jackson is continuing to push new film frontiers by filming at 48 frames per second and turning out threehour plus films. The 10 highestgrossing tom cruise movies of all time. Dont turn out the lights, because here are the highest grossing horror movie remakes of all time. The 10 highest grossing disney movies of all time the house of mouse is building billiondollar franchises out of its marvel, pixar, and lucasfilm buyouts and the disney brand itself is nothing.
All time domestic all time international other worldwide cumulative records. The highest grossing horror film franchises of all time at the u. Hes been the leading man in several blockbuster action franchises that were hits at the box office. Whatever the case, film studios depend on franchises to make a good chunk of their money. The following is a list of highest grossing sport films of all time, the highest grossing sport film franchises and series, and the highest grossing films by sport.
Top 15 highest grossing video game franchises of all time. The highestgrossing film franchises the 50 biggest film. Besides the star wars and superman franchises, james bond and star trek films are still being released periodically. A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same. It was the lowestgrossing box office film for the franchise. Or perhaps you discovered the colossally successful entertainment franchise during the pokemon go craze. These are the 50 highest grossing film franchises of all time. The top 5 highestgrossing film series and franchises of. May 18, 2018 we run down the list of the 15 highest grossing 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 marvel cinematic universe series was the highest grossing film. The marvel cinematic universe is the top grossing movie franchise of all time.
While franchises are known for their ability to generate franchise fatigue, the following film series listed in order of the number of films within the franchise have found ongoing success at the box office and with fans. Top films by decade and year highestgrossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs. The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time updated 2020. Global box office revenue of the most successful movies of all time as of. 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 listed by box office data website box office. While scifi and superhero franchises may dominate the top of the league table when it comes to the highestgrossing movies of all time, comedy still has its place, providing the perfect form of escapism that, lets face it, we all like to indulge in from time to time. The 10 highestgrossing disney movies of all time the. Minions was produced by illumination entertainment for universal pictures and was directed by pierre coffin and kyle balda.
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. Overall weekend records daily records miscellaneous records. All the highest grossing movie franchises of all time in one convenient list of the top grossing movie franchises ever. Some film franchises have successfully achieved this aim, with the following ranking as some of the highest grossing box office hits of all time. The next highest grossing movie of all time is jurassic world. The highestgrossing horror film franchises of all time at. 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 listed by box office data website box office mojo. Box office records worldwide all movies cumulative all time worldwide all time worldwide box office see also. 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. Maybe its the dynamic characters that somehow know how to keep on saving the day.
Freeman has appeared in so many movies over the year, its no surprise that he has nabbed the spot of the third top grossing actor of all time. Here are the 10 highest grossing movie franchises of all time, based on worldwide box office stats, courtesy of the numbers. Highest grossing franchises of all time at the box office. Though it seems a bit unfair, the whole of the marvel cinematic universe.
Top 30 highestgrossing movies of all time adjusted for. Films generate income from several revenue streams, including theatrical exhibition, home. Marvel studios rereleased endgame in theaters with several extra minutes of. They are a mix highly enjoyable movies and some films that we can only shake our heads at. Nov 18, 2010 the highest grossing movie franchises of all time. The 25 highest grossing media franchises of all time by mighty max. Doraemon sold more than 100 million tickets at the japanese box office by april 2015, surpassing godzilla as the highest. The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series in. Jun 16, 2019 10 highest grossing horror franchises of all time. The top six are among the highest grossing animated film franchises of all time. And if it is an original film, chances are its gonna kick off a.
Samson and delilah 1949 saw the beginning of a trend of. Further explanation of issues with calculating an adjusted gross can be found in the article for list of highest grossing films. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020 statista. When people hear about highest grossing films of all time, what first comes to mind likely is. 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. Alex maidy as movie studios continue to develop films solely for the purpose of turning them into franchises we have seen a.
The highestgrossing horror film franchises of all time. Nowadays, its very rare to spot a brand new movie at the cinema. When adjusted for inflation, however, on that comparative scale gone with the windwhich was the highestgrossing film outright for twentyfive yearsis still the highestgrossing film of all time. Click through this sldeshow to see the 50 biggest movie franchises of all time. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. List of highestgrossing video game franchises wikipedia. Jul 25, 2019 247 tempo has identified the top grossing movie franchises of all time using domestic box office data from box office mojo. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. The marvel cinematic universe is by far the highest grossing film series ever, but franchises like star wars, james bond, and xmen, which all churn out movies to high opening weekends, each have billions of dollars in box office sales.
Horror fans will remember each of these franchises as classics and the amount of money they made suggests theyll go down in horror history. Launched on july 6, 2016, a recordbreaking million people downloaded the free app. Mar 18, 2020 dont turn out the lights, because here are the highest grossing horror movie remakes of all time. Endgame to avatar and the dark knight with key details on box office performance and records broken. Sep 26, 2019 the 10 highest grossing tom cruise movies of all time. The khiladi franchise was the first film franchise to gross over. Some of these series are surprising entries to the list, while others are nobrainers. This is a list of the highest grossing media franchises. 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.
If youre a movie fan, you probably already know the answer. The small sliver on the right is the clone wars, a 2008 theatrical release for the pilot of. As halloween approaches, i take a look at the highest grossing horror franchises of all time. The 23 most successful movie franchises of all time. The highestgrossing movie franchises of all time work. It was a pg liveaction blockbuster, something the studio hadnt done before and it was a significant departure from the disney renaissance they were experiencing at the time. The highestgrossing horror movie remakes of all time. The alltime highest grossing film franchises blog psydro.
Redirected from highest grossing video game 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. Sep 12, 2019 here are the current top 20 highest grossing 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. Top 10 greatest movie franchises of all time july 11, 2014 by. For each franchise listed below the revenue total includes revenue from movie tickets, home entertainment, video games. The highest grossing rrated movies of all time collider. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time newsweek. What makes a movie franchise rate among the best of all time is box office success, critical praise, and positive audience reaction.
Infinity war, the marvel cinematic universes catalog of films gives it a commanding lead among the top movie franchises of all time. For as much as audiences and critics like to complain that hollywood only makes sequels, prequels, remakes, and franchise films. One of the most popular and loved superheroes, spiderman has also seen success in the worldwide box office with a 7 billion. The 10 highestgrossing tom hanks movies of all time.
The fall of a nation is now considered a lost filmno prints. Top 10 highestgrossing film franchises of all time lists. The following is a list of highest grossing sport films of all time, the highest grossing sport film franchises and series, and the highest grossing films by sport highest grossing sports films. The twentysecond highest grossing film of all time is the 2018 superhero film, aquaman. Fallen kingdom was released in 2018 and is an american science fiction adventure film. Endgame has surpassed avatars record as the highest grossing movie of all time. Rankings of both us domestic and worldwide boxoffice blockbusters have been compiled from various recent sources. The 25 highestgrossing media franchises of all time by mighty max. Films directed by steven spielberg have been the highest grossing film of the year on six occasions, and on three occasions have been the highest grossing film of all time. In a financially tempestuous time where the international box office has seen its grosses dip, the mcu may be the one true guaranteed money maker of the bunch. Box office simon thompson contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Only film series are included here, in case anyone will ask.
Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020. Mar, 2018 competition is fierce in the film industry, and when a movie is made, it strives to become a box office smash. For as much as audiences and critics like to complain that hollywood only makes sequels, prequels, remakes, and franchise films, its hard to ignore how these properties remain the most lucrative. However, it was still enough to crack the top 10 for tom hanks highest grossing movies worldwide over his illustrious career. News daily weekend all time international showdowns help. Mar 18, 2019 10 highest grossing movie franchises of all time. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. 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. Many film franchises prove their worth with their longevity.
The top star wars movie is oldest but the fourth chronologically in lucas universe. Every other week, it seems like a new blockbuster is smashing records at the box office. This interstellar epicno, not star warsstill stands as the highest grossing movie of all time. 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. The top 15 best action movie franchises of all time. The final and most successful film in the series was both its highest grossing and one of only three films ever to win 11 academy awards. We run down the list of the 15 highest grossing rrated movies of all time, ranked according to their domestic box office from the passion of the christ to deadpool to beverly hills cop. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office. 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.
Domestic international worldwide calendar all time showdowns indices. With millions of fans around the world, its no surprise that the highest grossing movie franchises of all time have been around for many years. Can you name the movie franchises that have the highest total boxoffice receipts. There are also plans for episodes vii through ix and spinoff movies beginning in 2015 going deeper. Infinity war immediately became the fourth highest grossing movie 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. The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news.
Have you ever been curious as to what the most successful horror franchises of all time are. Much of their success is due to the fact that the plot of each film appeals to both children and adults. Here are the current top 20 highest grossing movies of all time. Highest grossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs, disasters, and flops. Your top box office earners ever worldwide frozen ii enters the top 10 in our guide to the highest grossing movies of all time from avengers. 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. Measured worldwide unadjusted for ticket price inflation. The highest grossing movie franchise of all time is the avengers franchise. The film proved popular enough at the box office to become the third highest grossing film of 2019 so far, and the ninth highest grossing superhero film of all time. Franchises and film series not adjusted for inflation edit this is a list of highest grossing franchises and film series in the u.
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