Film series

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.[1]

This article explains what film series are and gives brief examples of movie series. The body shows a list of the most popular film series and franchises in the United States and Canada.[2]

Description

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. Individual sequels are relatively common, but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments.

The 26 films (as of 2021) of the Marvel Cinematic Universe form the highest grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World (10 films) Star Wars (11 films), Ian Fleming's James Bond (25 films), and J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth (6 films) series.[3]

Box office

Worldwide
Main article: List of highest-grossing films § Highest-grossing franchises and film series


North America

The following list is ordered by the highest-grossing film franchises (minimum $500 million gross) based upon box office gross in the U.S. and Canada. Updated to October 13, 2019.[4]

  Indicates sub-series (such as the Harry Potter series within the larger Wizarding World franchise).
  Indicates a franchise which contains a movie that crosses franchises (example: "The LEGO Batman Movie" is included in both the Batman franchise and the LEGO franchise).
#FranchiseTotal grossMovie countHighest-grossing filmGrossFirst
1Marvel Cinematic Universe$9,039,526Avengers: Endgame$858,32008
2James Bond$7,508.425Skyfall$943.51962
3Star Wars$5,081.211Star Wars: The Force Awakens$936,61977
4Batman$3,015.818The Dark Knight$535.21943
5Wizarding World$2,786.910Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2$381.42001
6DC Extended Universe$2,752,210Aquaman$335.02013
7Avengers$2,619.54Avengers: Endgame$858,32012
8Spider-Man$2,496,98Spider-Man$407.01977
9X-Men$2,458.413Deadpool$363.02000
10Harry Potter$2,393.38Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2$381.42001
11Jurassic Park$1,884.55Jurassic World$652.31993
12Middle-earth$1,882.96The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King$377.82001
13Fast & Furious$1,689.810Furious 7$353.02001
14Transformers$1,582.46Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$402.12007
15Pirates of the Caribbean$1,451.75Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$423.32003
16The Hunger Games$1,451.54The Hunger Games: Catching Fire$424.62012
17Shrek$1,419.65Shrek 2$441.22001
18Star Trek$1,400.913Star Trek$257.71979
19Superman$1,397.19Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice$330.31978
20The Twilight Saga$1,365.95The Twilight Saga: Eclipse$300.52008
21Toy Story$1,317.34Toy Story 4$434.01995
22Despicable Me$1,220.24Despicable Me 2$368.02010
23The Dark Knight Trilogy$1,190.23The Dark Knight$535.22005
24Mission: Impossible$1,155.06Mission: Impossible – Fallout$220.11996
25The Lord of the Rings$1,036.13The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King$377.82001
26The Lion King$966.42The Lion King$543.61994
27Indiana Jones$942.34Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull$317.11981
28Frozen$878.12Frozen II$477.32013
29The Incredibles$870.02Incredibles 2$608.52004
30Finding Nemo$867.12Finding Dory$486.22003
31Jumanji$853.44Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle$404.51995
32Captain America$844.53Captain America: Civil War$408.12011
33Iron Man$844.53Iron Man 3$408.02008
34The Hobbit$816.43The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$303.02012
35Bourne$801.05The Bourne Ultimatum$227.42002
36Planet of the Apes$794.09Dawn of the Planet of the Apes$208.51968
37Ice Age$793.65Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs$196.52002
38Rocky$788.48Rocky IV$127.81976
39Cars$787.35Cars$244.02006
40Star Wars Anthology series$745.92Rogue One$532,1 2016
41The Conjuring$738.08The Conjuring$137.42013
42Madea$732.59Madea Goes to Jail$905.02005
43Guardians of the Galaxy$723.52Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2$389.82014
44Thor$702.43Thor: Ragnarok$315.02011
45Men in Black$700.14Men in Black$250.61997
46Deadpool$687.62Deadpool$363.02016
47Terminator$671.96Terminator 2: Judgment Day$205.81984
48Alvin and the Chipmunks$661.94Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel$219.61987
49Madagascar$656.24Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$216.32005
50The Hangover$643.93The Hangover$277.32009
51The Lego Movie$598.54The Lego Movie$257.72014
52Meet the Parents$593.93Meet the Fockers$279.22000
53The Matrix$592.34The Matrix Reloaded$281.51999
54Alien$590.28Prometheus$126.51979
55MonsterVerse$579.74Godzilla$200.62014
56Ocean's$566.35Ocean's Eleven$183.42001
57Monsters, Inc.$558.12Monsters, Inc.$289.92001
58Halloween$558.012Halloween$159.31978
59How to Train Your Dragon$555.33How to Train Your Dragon$217.52010
60The Mummy$550.919The Mummy Returns$2021932

See also

References
  1. "Greatest Movie Series - Film Franchises of All-Time". filmsite.org. Retrieved April 1, 2020. A film series is a collection of related movies released in succession over a period of time, for instance, the Tarzan movies. Usually, films in a series include common elements, such as characters (i.e., the Frankenstein films), actors/actresses (Astaire & Rogers), or names in a title (the Pink Panther films), etc. Sometimes, a film series is based upon the same director (i.e., Robert Rodriguez' Mariachi Trilogy, or Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy), or it can be based upon the studio (i.e., Hammer's Dracula films).
  2. "Movie Franchises and Brands Index". 2018-12-11. Archived from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  3. "Movie Franchises - Box Office History". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  4. "Franchise Index - Total Gross". boxofficemojo.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
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