No prizes for guessing that the highest-grossing movie franchises of all time is the Marvel Cinematic Universe followed by Star Wars, both of which fall under the Disney umbrella.
Here are some of the highest-earning franchises of all time, from Hollywood, to grace the screens:
- Marvel Cinematic Universe
MCU is unquestionably the king of lucrative movie franchises. Based on the Marvel comic books and superheroes, the MCU is the highest-grossing film franchise in history. The 23 MCU movies have earned $22.5 billion worldwide, and the franchise has grossed over $10 billion worldwide.
This is mostly due to the Avengers movies, which have earned $7.7 billion from over four films.
- Star Wars
Disney’s property Star Wars is the second-highest-grossing franchise in the world by box office revenue. In total, all 12 movies grossed $10.32 billion.
The highest-grossing Star Wars film by nominal revenue is the 2017’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens made slightly more than $2 billion worldwide.
In 2012, Disney acquired LucasFilm which owned the rights to the Star Wars franchise for $4 billion. Factoring in merchandise and licensing sales, the investment in this movie franchise paid off big time.
- Harry Potter
At number 3 in the list of top-earning movie franchises is the Harry Potter series, which includes the original eight Harry Potter movies as well as the spin-off series, Fantastic Beasts.
Based on J.K Rowling’s books, the franchise gained steam steadily. In total, the franchise made $9.2 billion.
- Spider-Man
The fourth highest-grossing franchise is Spider-Man. These movie franchises Spider-Man films have grossed $7.2 billion worldwide. Of these, the most recent installment Spider-Man: Far From Home is the highest earner with more than $1 billion at the box office.
- James Bond
Based on the novels by Ian Fleming, the James Bond movie franchise is the fifth highest in terms of revenue. Although the first James Bond film only grossed $59 million in 1962, the latest one Spectre grossed nearly a billion dollars. In total, the franchise has made $7.1 billion in total with over 24 movies. Of these, the highest-earning film was Skyfall in 2012 with $1.1 billion globally.
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