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. Aug 18, 2011 the fourth installment of the spy kids franchise, spy kids. This is one of the amazing and shocking movie series ever it is my all time favorite series. 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. A film series or movie series also referred to as a film franchise or movie franchise is a. It can be any genre and as long as it has more than 1 film it can qualify for this list. It is often cited as an inspiration for many popular shows, such as the xfiles and fringe. This list only accounts for the films box office earnings at cinemas and not their ancillary revenues i. Revenge of the fallen 2009 pirates of the caribbean. This is one of the most watched movie in the world and one of the main reason for this is that it stars none other than arnold schwarzenegger. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office. The small sliver on the right is the clone wars, a 2008 theatrical release for the pilot of. The santa clause 1994 the santa clause 2 2002 the santa clause 3. The top 15 best action movie franchises of all time.
The 10 best movie franchises of all time page 2 taste of. Yahoo declared earlier this year that the harry potter series is the most successful movie franchise of all time. Here are the bestselling videogame franchises of all time, according to wikipedia, a website that has never been wrong about anything ever. We compared the top movie franchises at 6 major hollywood. Here are the 27 greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics. John lynch contributed to a previous version of this post. Vote on these top movie franchises based on the series as a whole, or just because one or two of the movies mean something special to you. All 26 james bond movies ranked by tomatometer movie and tv. Order of the phoenix and the halfblood prince always seem to take a hefty chunk of the criticism, while fans and critics alike revere the 2part deathly hallows. This is your chance to vote for what you think is the greatest movie franchise ever and see how your favorite movie franchises rank against other movie. This franchise would have been on this list in the 80s, but.
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. Apparently whoever makes those lists hasnt seen it, or stopped watching movies after the 90s. Movie franchises like the marvel cinematic universe and star wars rule the box office today. An onion has many layers, and shrek is the third most popular animated film franchise in hollywood. The series began in 1994 with the need for speed and continued most recently with 2015s need for speed. A movie franchise is a series of connected movies that share a common set of characters, universe, and concepts. Sep 22, 2016 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. These villains give beloved protagonists a reason to exist. Sep 12, 2019 here are the current top 20 highestgrossing movies 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. Basically, movie franchises are a big deal and are big money for hollywood. Its been like that for a while now, but its gotten even more ingrained over the years now that comic book movies have taken over.
Oct 06, 2017 aside from the core conjuring franchise films, of which a third is already in production, there has already been the successful spinoff annabelle movie and an even most successful prequel. This post has been updated from its original version. The 23 most successful movie franchises of all time. The following is a list of the highestgrossing films in japan. As you all know i love films and some of my favorite motion pictures are big franchise blockbusters. Top 10 most watched movies of all time wonderslist. Starring a young leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet as members of different social classes. 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. This channel came out of nowhere and became one of the most interesting ones with the facts. Traditionally, war films, musicals, and historical dramas have been the most popular genres, but franchise films have been among the best performers in the 21st century. The first table is listed in terms of nominal gross revenue, while the other two are listed in terms of box office admissions.
The top star wars movie is oldest but the fourth chronologically in lucas universe. This movie is a 1984 classic by james cameron, which later became a hit. Aside from the core conjuring franchise films, of which a third is already in production, there has already been the successful spinoff annabelle movie and an even most successful prequel. Highest grossing franchises of all time at the box office. Rightly or wrongly, its the chance for them to cash in on previous tournaments and expand on a set of characters that are already familiar to the world. Here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time, based on. The fast and the furious is a series of action films, which centres on illegal street racing and heists. The greatest movie franchises of all time the atlantic. According to data from the numbers, the 35 movies below have mastered that moneymaking recipe to become some of the most profitable. Arnold schwarzenegger was an awesome actor at that time.
The highestgrossing horror film franchises of all time at. The 10 best movie franchises of all time taste of cinema. Before the genre became overcrowded with endless comic book adaptations, action featured some of the most popular, intense and highoctane. Nov 05, 2017 the 10 best movie franchises of all time. So far, six movies have been released the fast and the furious 2001, 2 fast 2 furious 2003, the fast and the furious. Jun 17, 2016 the 25 most powerful film franchises in hollywood. The sequel quickly became the highestgrossing movie in the franchise with original star jamie lee curtis and cocreator, john carpenter, returning. Eas madden is actually the oldest football game franchise and the second oldest sports game franchise behind rbi baseball.
The 20 greatest scifi franchises of all time screenrant. The titanic is one of the most watched movies of all time. Mar 31, 2018 the top 15 best action movie franchises of all time. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. 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. 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. A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics business. Mar 23, 2020 also, try to keep in mind that movie franchises that will have three or more movies but dont yet do not yet qualify for this list of the best movie franchises of all time. Oct 02, 2019 here are the bestselling videogame franchises of all time, according to wikipedia, a website that has never been wrong about anything ever. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020. The fourth installment of the spy kids franchise, spy kids. Schwarzenegger is a darling to many with his fans amazed at acting and fighting skills so much so that he was elected governor of california immediately after his retirement from active acting.
The series has been supported for years with an annual release every year since the inaugural title, john madden football back in 1988. Its not technically a franchise yet but james camerons first movie has been successful. Individual sequels are relatively common, but are not always successful. Nov 20, 2010 yahoo declared earlier this year that the harry potter series is the most successful movie franchise of all time.
All the time in the world, hits theaters this friday. The series started off with an iconic asskicker of a scifi parable that set the template for a series that would tackle the horrible nature of humanity and society through its apebased. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. Well, everyone obviously, but do you know which movie franchises have made the most money. The titanic is a disaster romance film in which members aboard the rms titanic fall in love with each other and majority perish when it is sinks during its maiden voyage. Mar 24, 2018 to determine the 50 most popular romance movies of all time, 247 wall st. The final nightmare 1991 wes cravens new nightmare 1994 freddy vs.
Some of the most successful movies of all time are part of movie franchises, including star wars, jaws, the exorcist, jurassic park. 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. Most of them we think youll love, a couple you might hate but even if you dont agree with all of them. As international man of mystery, as guru of gadgets and espionage thrills, and as the agent who never encountered a boundary country, or personal space he couldnt sneak across. There was a time when this was the highest grossing movie of all time, and to this day is still mentioned with movies like the godfather in lists comprising the best movies ever. This is my favorite series the last movie of the franchise is endgame which is masterpiece, and i loved the all movies of this series. The 28 best animated movie franchises of all time yardbarker. With that in mind, the staff of renegade cinema names our favorite movie franchises of all time. The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news. The 25 most successful media franchises, and how they stay. The highestgrossing horror film franchises of all time. The 50 most popular movie villains of all time, ranked. The 32 most successful movie franchises of all time. Coming up weve the top 25 most successful film series of all time from harry.
The 20 most overrated movies of all time therichest. Mar 25, 2017 the highest grossing racing franchise of all time is none other than eas own need for speed. So popular, in fact, that the franchise was resurrected 59 years later for the. Since 1962, james bond has been the spy whose reputation precedes him. Jun 16, 2019 the sequel quickly became the highestgrossing movie in the franchise with original star jamie lee curtis and cocreator, john carpenter, returning. Madden is the foremost football game and the second highest sports franchise on this esteemed list of gamings greatest. This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises. There are also plans for episodes vii through ix and spinoff movies beginning in 2015 going deeper. While they are all enjoyable, some of the harry potter films had glaring issues. Its a wonder this franchise didnt rank much higher.
Posted on november 5, 2017 november 5, 2017 by tom lorenzo. The bestselling videogame franchises of all time paste. The best movie franchises of all time have brought us some of the best movies ever as well as some billion dollar films and many of them are still cranking out classics toy story 4yes, folks, pixar has confirmed that its happening. Top 15 highest grossing video game franchises of all time. 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. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to. Its the first release since 2003 for the series, which has raked in an average of. This series has only one bad movie, and it was the one made by tim burton shocker. So for todays top 10 list i am going to give you my favorite franchises of all time.
Most successful bollywood movie series of all time bollywood news there are several movie franchises in bollywood. There is strong interest in the superhero genre, with nine films in the marvel cinematic universe featuring among the nominal top earners. They are a mix highly enjoyable movies and some films that we can only shake our heads at. What makes a movie franchise rate among the best of all time is box office success, critical praise, and positive audience reaction. A sequel will rarely beat an original, but if its got right then an entire franchise can be made of them. To determine the 50 most popular romance movies of all time, 247 wall st. Endgame 2019 harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2 2011 the lord of the rings. Though it seems a bit unfair, the whole of the marvel cinematic universe. Maybe its just us, as the 1940 movie has since become one of disneys most popular animated films in the time. Here are the current top 20 highestgrossing movies of alltime.
May 24, 2019 a movie franchise is a series of connected movies that share a common set of characters, universe, and concepts. 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. Here are the 23 most successful movies franchise of all time at the global box office. Michael meyers is still one of the most, if not the most, iconic horror figure of all time.
The most popular franchises use these industry resources to learn more about mcdonalds, tim hortons, chickfila, and other popular franchises. Franchises are hollywoods main business these days. Films generate income from several revenue streams, including theatrical exhibition, home. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. The 10 best movie franchises of all time page 2 taste. Not one of the movies were bad, unlike star wars in which the first 3 sucked and were not that necessary. The series started off with an iconic asskicker of a scifi parable that set the template for a series that would tackle the horrible nature of humanity and society through its apebased narratives. 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.
The 25 most successful movie franchises of all time. Ill be back has to be the most deadly and funny movie line of all time. The top 20 highestgrossing movies of all time worldwide paste. These popular movies have been doing well at the box office.
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