Top 10 Highest Grossing Film Franchise of All Time

 

It is well known the position of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is unrivaled compared to other franchises(unless DCEU gets its pace) considering the success that it had throughout these years.

Most of the movies managed to rake in more than $1 billion dollars across the world.
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Nevertheless, the MCU is still strong by looking at other movies that have huge upside potential which many fans cannot wait for. Here is the list of the top 10 highest-grossing movies of all time. 

10. Jurassic Park

Overall revenue: $5,008,390,006

Even though this particular franchise only comprises 6 films, Jurassic Park has managed to make it to the top 10 list. This is all thanks to the most successful film, Jurassic World: the Fallen Kingdom which managed to rake in roughly $1,308,334,005 in the year 2018.

If we were to look at the popularity, Jurassic Park is considered one of the favorites since you can look at the first film released in 1993 which has created a phenomenon to the extent that it managed to bring in $1 billion worldwide.

9. DC Extended Universe

Overall revenue: $5,471,469,281

The superhero franchise can be said as the next rival for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and there have been many rivals ready to take the thrones from Marvel. But cinematically it seems that DCEU has found its pace and might be the next king of superheroes. 

Aquaman is one of the first DCEUs that has passed the 1 billion mark which is $1,143,966,520. The new path that it is heading that is announced during the DC FanDome as well as new movies coming in the future will leave the fans excited and hyped. This can be said to be the next move of DCEU to challenge the status of MCU.

8. The Lord of The Rings

Overall revenue: $5,847,200,020

The Lord of the Rings franchise has not just gotten involved in the original TLOTR but also in the Hobbits trilogy. Of course, the original trilogy has got all the praise it deserved from fans all over the world.
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Among all six films that were released, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King($1,141,403,341) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey($1,017,003,568) contributed the most to this franchise.

7. Fast and The Furious

Overall revenue: $5,898,383,060

This famous racing movie started back in 2001 through the film The Fast and the Furious and this franchise has expanded tremendously with all the actions and street racing. 

The dangerous missions to save the world have made this franchise really popular and Fast 7 as well as The Fate of the Furious has become the biggest contributor to this franchise exceeding the one billion dollar mark.

It seems that the future of this franchise is only going to get biggest considering several more movies that will come out from this franchise including spin-offs.

6. X-Men

Overall revenue: $6,076,506,622

Even though X-Men is one of the movies created by Marvel Industries, X-Men is considered as its own entity at the box office. In the period of 20 years even since X-Men was released, it has managed to garner more than $6 billion dollars with the movie Deadpool 2 becoming the biggest contributor to this franchise as much as $786,680,557.

However, this franchise came to an end after Fox was bought by Disney and the X-men films became a part of the MCU.

5. James Bond

Overall revenue:$7,119,553,831

Who doesn't recognize this popular and handsome agent known as James Bond? Ever since it started back in the 60s, James Bond has released as many as 27 films and has accumulated more than $7 billion across the globe.

Skyfall is considered the best movie of this franchise with a collection of $1,110,526,981. 

4. Spiderman

Overall revenue: $7,221,048,601

The film Spiderman directed by Sam Raimi has started a new era of film through adaptation from the comic book. With a combination of action and humor, this has managed to make this franchise to be at the top of its game with the movie Spiderman: Far From Home becoming its main contributor with a collection of $1,130,108,036.

The amount collected is said to be increased even more after the sequel Far From Home will be aired in 2021. 

3. Harry Potter

Overall revenue: $9,218,537,838

The popular book series, Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling is a best seller out there, and not just that but its movies are also very popular. As many as 12 adaptation films were created starting with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone until the spin-off Fantastic Beasts as well as Where to Find Them.

The Film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow: Part II which was released in 2011 have managed to bring in the most money ($1,341,693,157). However, the main question will be, Is the new film Fantastic Beast will be able to be at the top of the line similar to the Harry Potter series.

2. Star Wars

Overall revenue: $10,320,213,654

Ever since it was released 40 years ago, the Star Wars franchise has created its own fanbase, Despite its uniqueness starting to dissipate ever since it was bought by Disney, the franchise has still managed to bring in huge bucks. The new trilogy and spin-off definitely paid off for Disney.
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Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens has become its biggest contributor with a revenue of $2,065,478,084 and it is also the fourth highest-grossing film in the world behind, Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, and The Titanic.

1. Marvel Cinematic Universe

Overall revenue: $22,556,905,081

The position of Marvel Cinematic Universe is unrivaled and hard to be challenged by other franchises except for DCEU if it managed to get its pace. MCU started out with a very risky move through the film Iron Man (2008). Luckily, the first film it released was a success followed by other films like Avengers: Endgame which managed to get on the highest collection at the box office.

But it seems that Avatar has managed to dethrone Avengers: Endgame from the number 1 list but still the movie Avengers: Endgame was considered a huge success for the MCU. It can be said that the position of the MCU remains strong considering more movies are to be released in the future. 

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