John lynch contributed to a previous version of this post. Have you ever wondered which franchises are considered the biggest in the world. But it can also work on a deeper level, as it is a good treatise on trauma and feminism and the destructive. The small sliver on the right is the clone wars, a 2008 theatrical release for the. The 10 highest grossing movie franchises of all time. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. Top 10 greatest movie franchises of all time july 11, 2014 by. 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 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.
This is a list of the in my opinion best 100 movie franchises. 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. The top star wars movie is oldest but the fourth chronologically in lucas universe. The 32 most successful movie franchises of all time. Like most media, video games evolve over the years, but usually require certain innovative ways to do so. While this franchise only has 4 films to its name, the quality of those movies except for kingdom of the crystal skull cant be understated. Also avengers is supposed to be the mcu but it wasnt called that when i made this list. Greatest film series franchises sections franchises.
That statement is represented in the list of the top 10 topgrossing movie franchises that was produced by forbes in august of 2015. Alex maidy as movie studios continue to develop films solely for the purpose of turning them into franchises we have seen a drop in. The 12 best movie franchises of all time toy story 3 films, 3 theatrical shorts. In 1916, hollywoods first featurelength film sequel was released in cinemas. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics business. It can work on just a base level, as its one of the most exciting movies ever made. Though its got a long way to go if it ever plans to catch up to the marvel. This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises. 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. 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. The 10 worst movie franchises of all time taste of. Endgame 2019 harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2 2011 the lord of the rings. The squeakquel 2009 a madea halloween 2016 a madea halloween 2017 night at the museum 2006 the chronicles of narnia.
This is one of the amazing and shocking movie series ever it is my all time favorite series. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. Revenge of the fallen 2009 pirates of the caribbean. Superhero movies are where its at in hollywood these days. The indiana jones franchise indiana jones is my favorite character of alltime and i am glad to say that he has some of the best movies ever made. Endgame to avatar and the dark knight with key details. Movie franchises like the marvel cinematic universe and star wars rule the box office today. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time newsweek.
There are also plans for episodes vii through ix and spinoff movies beginning in 2015 going deeper. Best franchises ever ranked by rotten tomatoes score time. Also also harry potter or lotr are good but not really action same with jurassic park movies. This was by far one of the worst film franchises ever produced and the fact that it lasted so long, some kind of antimiracle. The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news. 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. Posted on november 5, 2017 november 5, 2017 by tom lorenzo. The top ten best action movie franchises 1 the terminator you guys can stop listing every movie in the franchise. Perhaps the best example of a movie that successfully reinvented itself on television and found a. Though it seems a bit unfair, the whole of the marvel cinematic universe. We decided to explore this topic and have come up with the following list. Well, everyone obviously, but do you know which movie franchises have made the most money. The 10 best movie franchises of all time the 10 best movie franchises of all time. Top 10 most influential video game franchises ever made.
Not surprisingly, the largest franchises are mainly fast food franchises. In 1984 a somewhat lowbudget little comedy, directed by hugh wilson, of blast from past 1999 and down periscope 1996 fame and distributed by warner brothers studios, entered popular consciousness. This post has been updated from its original version. The 10 best movie franchises of all time taste of cinema. Best movie franchises list of top film series ranker. 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. A movie franchise is a series of connected movies that share a common set of characters, universe, and concepts.
Endgame 2019 harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2 2011 the. The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe 2005 clear and present danger 1994 hotel transylvania 2. The best movie franchises of all time have brought us some of the best movies. 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. Here are the 27 greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics. If characters are the new movie stars, then the franchise is the new coin of the. Weve rounded up a selection of our favorite movie franchises, from batman to bond, harry potter to han solo. The 10 best horror movie franchises, ranked cinemablend. Here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time, based on worldwide box. This list we compiled from metacritic ranks prominent film franchises by their average critical. 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.
Coming up weve the top 25 most successful film series of all time from harry. While the last crusade is an amazing movie, i dont anything comes close to. Xmen franchise is listed or ranked 10 on the list the very. The first film was based on a novel of another title. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to.