Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time newsweek. Some of the most successful movies of all time are part of movie franchises, including star wars, jaws, the exorcist, jurassic park. May 24, 2019 a movie franchise is a series of connected movies that share a common set of characters, universe, and concepts. See our action theatrical market charts for more overviews regarding the domestic theatrical box office performance of action movies. The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time updated 2020. The next highest grossing movie of all time is jurassic world. That statement is represented in the list of the top 10 topgrossing movie franchises that was produced by forbes in august of 2015. Its also the sequel to the jurrasic world and the second in the threepart planned trilogy of jurassic world. Nov 29, 2017 the despicable me film series ranks among the 20 highestgrossing film franchises of all time. Michael bay directed all five movies in the series, with travis knight helming the forthcoming bumblebee spinoff set to release at the end of 2018. Theres a reason that movie studios continue to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on superhero movies. The 10 highestgrossing movies of all time may surprise.
Theres something about a movie franchise that makes us come back over and over again. Infinity war, the marvel cinematic universes catalog of films gives it a commanding lead among the top movie franchises of all time. 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. Avatarwhich has held the number one spot for 10 yearsto. A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series. The highestgrossing movie franchises of all time work. Highestgrossing movie franchises of 2017 gobankingrates. Measured worldwide unadjusted for ticket price inflation. The 10 highestgrossing 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. 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. Rowling, who was once nearly homeless, the highest paid author in the world.
Nov 25, 2019 theres a reason that movie studios continue to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on superhero movies. The 10 highestgrossing disney movies of all time the. 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. This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports. Oct 03, 2019 this article ranks every one of those subgenres side by side and accounts for inflation in order to determine the true highest grossing horror movies ever. The 10 highestgrossing tom cruise movies of all time. This chart contains the top 100 action movies based on the cumulative worldwide box office. The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing the wizarding world, star wars, james bond, and j. More than a quarter of the 100 highest grossing movies of all time revolve around super.
Heres how much money each marvel movie in the mcu made worldwide. The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time worldwide. So, to help you decide which movie to watch next, weve put together a list of the 25 highestgrossing movies of all time. Only film series are included here, in case anyone will ask. Top grossing movie franchises of all time 247 wall st. This is a list of the highest grossing rrated films.
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. 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. Of the 10 highest grossing franchises, jurassic park has the fewest number of movies in its arsenal with just five and another on the way. It might surprise you that four of the 20 highestgrossing movies of all time came out last year, and weve already added another two in 2019avengers. This is a list of the highestgrossing rrated films. If you want to tell the story of america at the movies, look no further than the list of the 10 highestgrossing films of all time. Dreamworks animation has never known any more successful animation film ever than shrek 2. An rrated film is a film that has been assessed as having material which may be unsuitable for children under the age of 17 by the motion picture association of america. Avatarwhich has held the number one spot for 10 yearsto become the highestgrossing movie of all time. Of the 10 highestgrossing franchises, jurassic park has the fewest number of movies in its arsenal with just five and another on the way. Besides the star wars and superman franchises, james bond and star trek films. Jul 29, 2019 a favorite trivia question of mine is to ask someone what is the highest grossing movie franchise that does not feature a major character with any kind of magical or super powers.
Mar 18, 2020 dont turn out the lights, because here are the highest grossing horror movie remakes of all time. One of the most expensive scifi films ever made, but the secondhighestgrossing film of all time, avatar may well beat titanic to being the film james camerons legacy rests upon, especially with multiple sequels incoming. This chart contains the top movies based on the cumulative worldwide box office. This article ranks every one of those subgenres side by side and accounts for inflation in order to determine the true highestgrossing horror movies ever. Dont turn out the lights, because here are the highestgrossing horror movie remakes of all time. The 25 highestgrossing media franchises of all time by mighty max.
Steven spielberg is the most represented director on the chart with six films to his credit, occupying the top spot in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989 and 1993. Mar 18, 2019 10 highest grossing movie franchises of all time. Highest grossing franchises of all time at the box office. Highest grossing movie franchises show list info based on worldwide box office not adjusted for inflation, these are the highest grossing 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. A movie franchise is a series of connected movies that share a common set of characters, universe, and concepts.
The film is overly long and unengaging at multiple points, but its visual beauty and technological brilliance cannot be. Top 10 highestgrossing film franchises of all time lists. All time worldwide box office where data and the movie. Hes been the leading man in several blockbuster action franchises that. This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises. Here are the 23 most successful movies franchise of all time at the global box office. Did you grow up watching pokemon or collecting pokemon cards. 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. Some of the franchises overlap, so a few movies are counted more. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide as of april.
The avengers and its spinoff thor franchises have made australian actor chris hemsworth one of the highestgrossing movie stars 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. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 2011 3. 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. The 25 highestgrossing superhero movies of all time paste. The 10 highest grossing movie franchises of all time. The highestgrossing horror film franchises of all time at.
Not counting franchises of franchises, such as the marvel cinematic universe. Endgame to avatar and the dark knight with key details on box office performance and records broken. This is a list of the highest grossing media franchises. Jul 14, 2019 the 25 highestgrossing movies of all time worldwide. The khiladi franchise was the first film franchise to gross over. More than a quarter of the 100 highestgrossing movies of. Films generate income from several revenue streams, including theatrical exhibition, home. Top films by decade and year highestgrossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs. Oct 27, 2015 click ahead to see the top 10 highest grossing horror film franchises of all time, according to. The fourth installment, despicable me 3 2015s minions was the third is the secondhighestgrossing movie in the franchise, which has been a box office juggernaut since the original despicable me was released in 2010. Dec 16, 2019 one of the most expensive scifi films ever made, but the second highest grossing film of all time, avatar may well beat titanic to being the film james camerons legacy rests upon, especially with multiple sequels incoming.
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Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020. Can you name the movie franchises that have the highest total boxoffice receipts. Films directed by steven spielberg have been the highestgrossing film of the year on six occasions, and on three occasions have been the highestgrossing film of all time. Apr 22, 2020 the avengers and its spinoff thor franchises have made australian actor chris hemsworth one of the highestgrossing movie stars of all time. Global box office revenue of the most successful movies of all time as of. 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. 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. Box office, worldwide box office, first year, last year, no. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. Though it seems a bit unfair, the whole of the marvel cinematic universe.