Franchise direct has compiled this list after examining franchise brands from around the world. Well, everyone obviously, but do you know which movie franchises have made the most money. Blo blow dry bar is north americas original blow dry bar and the worlds largest blow dry bar franchise. This list we compiled from metacritic ranks prominent film franchises by their. Our low cost, turnkey franchise system delivers a proven concept, simple business model, intensive training programs and.
Nov 24, 2019 what are the 100 biggest companies in the world. If ancillary income from merchandise is included, then star wars is the most lucrative property. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office. From iron man to luke skywalker, viewers love watching their favorite heroes triumph over evil time and time again. 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 world s topgrossing movie franchises have grossed billionsand made their stars millions. The biggest sword shop in australia, get the latest movie, anime, samurai and medieval swords and weapons along with other wicked gear from around the.
Jun 08, 2018 there s a good reason star wars, star trek, and james bond are some of the world s biggest movie franchises. The biggest studios in the world are multibillion companies, which create franchises and huge projects, in which hundreds of people and hundreds of millions of dollars are involved. Young posts star wars geeks breakdown of the worlds biggest space movie franchise young posts star wars geeks breakdown of the worlds biggest space movie franchise. Going global with a company means figuring out how to make your brand work in a different culture. The total worth of a franchise is comprised of the box office takings plus any extra from dvd salesrentals, merchandise, licensing etc. Jul 11, 2019 the one final and biggest demerit of the franchise is how they handled spidermans origins. We can make an entirely separate list of the ya novels that failed as movie franchises, but others are more notable. 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. Here at justcollecting we set out to discover which of the worlds biggest movie franchises is the most popular with memorabilia collectors. Pokemon is now the highest grossing media franchise. Bringing several of the original characters back such as han solo and luke skywalker alongside many new faces, the movie set the tone for the latest. Oct 22, 2019 the movie, which was released in 2015, saw the return of the franchise after the prequel trilogy had come to an end, and the anticipation and hype surrounding this movie was incredibly high. Its not technically a franchise yet but james camerons first movie has been successful enough to compete admirably with several multimovie series.
Edible brands is the parent company of edible, the worlds largest franchisor of stores offering allnatural fruit snacks, dipped treats and fresh fruit arrangements with more than 1,100 locations. The earnings of the biggest movie franchises over the last 20 years. Aug 28, 2018 theres undoubtedly an element of guesswork going on but the comprehensive research here does, at the very least, provide a solid overview of the worlds highest grossing media franchises. 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. Martial arts franchise undisputed to get tv reboot. Welcome to entrepreneur s 41st annual franchise 500 ranking. As movie studios put more emphasis on global box office, forbes take a look at the top 10 highestgrossing franchises in the world. Activision blizzard is producing a call of duty movie. We chose 20 of the most popular franchises of all time and tracked hundreds of auction sales, to find out which movies collectors are willing to spend the most money on. The latest movie in the marvel cinematic universe mcu franchise has just hit the big screen. Many will still be surprised, however, that pokemon has managed to come out on top over star wars, harry potter and the marvel cinematic universe and this.
What are the biggest filmandbook 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. This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide as of april 2020. Greatest movie franchises of all time, according to critics business. The 50 biggest video game franchises by total revenue. 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. Ranking all the movies in the star wars franchise by how much. Most successful movie franchises in north america 2020 statista. Young posts star wars geeks breakdown of the worlds.
Marvel s cinematic universe iron man 2008 the incredible hulk 2008 iron man 2 2010 thor 2011 captain america. Here are the 20 biggest failed attempts at creating a franchise to show how planning for early success rarely works out. Too often, studios are tied to creating a new franchise and making plans before the first film drops. Animated statistics, statistics, stats, racing bar chart, charts, ranking largest.
The list was prepared by focussing on various criteria, including the size of the franchise. So far, six movies have been released the fast and the furious 2001, 2 fast 2 furious 2003, the fast and the furious. Greatest film series franchises sections franchises. Box office revenue of the most successful movie franchises in north. The series bottom line benefits from the numbers put up by the iron. Top 15 highest grossing video game franchises of all time.
Franchise direct has compiled its ranking of the top 100 global franchises. The second installment of this franchise makes a point to say that only peter parker could have. The original five movies, starting with planet of the apes 1968, invented the modern franchise template, telling one largescale story over several movies. Mar 23, 2020 the 50 biggest video game franchises by total revenue. The one final and biggest demerit of the franchise is how they handled spidermans origins. Read below as we break down some of the most beloved longrunning movie franchises like the lord of the rings, mission impossible, or the granddaddy of them all, the marvel cinematic universe and tell you the best way to approach watching them, how long the. List of highestgrossing video game franchises wikipedia. Franchise direct recently came out with the list of 100 biggest franchises across the world in 2015. Sep 26, 2019 going global with a company means figuring out how to make your brand work in a different culture. Browse the list below if you would like to learn more information about the worlds most successful franchises. Worlds largest companies by revenue 1995 to 2019 youtube. Episode vii is out this week, but in case you missed the first six and dont understand the hype, yp. Here are the 23 most successful movies franchise of all time at the global box office.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Box office, worldwide box office, first year, last year, no. The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing the wizarding world. We recently took a look back at our top 100 rankings for the.
Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple film work for example, the three colours series. Browse the list below if you would like to learn more information about the world s most successful franchises. How jason statham became the worlds biggest bmovie star. Activision blizzard is producing a call of duty movie franchise. This 23film mega franchise, which dates back to 2008 s iron man, is the world s biggest grossing film franchise by a lot. Fear not we have you covered with our epic franchise movie binge guide. The 32 most successful movie franchises of all time. Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide 2020 statista. The fast and the furious is a series of action films, which centres on illegal street racing and heists. The 23film saga that chronicles the epic adventures of various superheroes, based on the comics first distributed by marvel and its subsidiaries. Ranking all the movies in the star wars franchise by how. Nov 11, 20 the biggest movie franchise youve never heard of. The worlds topgrossing movie franchises have grossed billionsand made their stars millions.
What the worlds top movie franchises are worth expert market. Paul schrader wants netflix and amazon to save the worlds biggest film festivals. Using some crazy comparisons, we wanted to show you what the biggest franchises in the world are really worth. Coming up weve the top 25 most successful film series of all time from harry. Infinity war, the marvel cinematic universes catalog of films gives it a commanding lead among the top movie franchises of all time.
Weve rounded up a selection of our favorite movie franchises, from. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Every member of the light sides net worth from that point on there have been countless movies, both within the star wars story as well as several spinoffs, all enhancing the world. Because its not all the same the twilight, harry potter, lord of the rings, xmen, spiderman, and batman franchises are all amazingly recent.
Martial arts movie franchise undisputed the fourstrong hit film series that began in 2002 and has starred the likes of wesley snipes and ving rhames and helped break out scott adkins as major. Edible brands is the parent company of edible, the world s largest franchisor of stores offering allnatural fruit snacks, dipped treats and fresh fruit arrangements with more than 1,100 locations. Arguably the biggest character to make the transition from comic book. Infinity war, the marvel cinematic universe s catalog of films gives it a commanding lead among the top movie franchises of all time. This 23film megafranchise, which dates back to 2008s iron man, is the worlds biggestgrossing film franchise by a lot. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. One of the worlds biggest video game series is about to become even bigger movies. The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news. Michael meyers is still one of the most, if not the most, iconic horror figure of all time. For more than four decades, weve been studying the franchise industry and honing our proprietary. The numbers prove that bollywoods shah rukh khan is the biggest movie star in the world. Theres a good reason star wars, star trek, and james bond are some of the worlds biggest movie franchises. Indias film industry turns out more films annually than both the u. When the worlds first video game, tennis for two, was revealed at a science fair in 1958, people were fascinatedthere was clearly something special.
These successful movie franchises have won our hearts, and padded film studios wallets in the process. Turns out, hollywoods biggest asian action star in years. Jun 16, 2019 the sequel quickly became the highestgrossing movie in the franchise with original star jamie lee curtis and cocreator, john carpenter, returning. The first avenger 2011 marvel s the avengers 2012 iron man 3. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. Due to the secretive nature of hollywood accounting it is not clear which film is the most expensive film ever made.
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