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Greatest Film Series Franchises
(part 1 of 4, above $750 million total revenue, in descending order)Major Franchises
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Total (Domestic) Revenue Individual Films in Franchise
(if clickable, links to reviews)# of Films in Franchise # 1 Film
in FranchiseGross (Domestic) Revenue
of # 1 Film
$12.4+ billion Marvel's Cinematic Universe
Phase One
Iron Man (2008)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Thor (2011)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
Phase Two
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Ant-Man (2015)
Phase Three
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Doctor Strange (2016)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Black Panther (2018)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Captain Marvel (2019)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Phase Four
Black Widow (2021)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Eternals (2021)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Phase Five
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
The Marvels (2023)
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
34
Avengers: Endgame (2019)$858.3+ million 
$6.3+ billion Pixar-Disney Animations *
(* Is it a brand and/or a franchise?)
Toy Story (and spin-offs)
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Lightyear (2022) - prequel
Monsters Inc
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Monsters University (2013)
Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo (2003)
Finding Dory (2016)
Cars
Cars (2006)
Cars 2 (2011)
Cars 3 (2017)
The Incredibles
The Incredibles (2004)
Incredibles 2 (2018)
Inside Out
Inside Out (2015)
Inside Out 2 (2024)
A Bug's Life (1998)
Ratatouille (2007)
WALL-E (2008)
Up (2009)
Brave (2012)
The Good Dinosaur (2015)
Coco (2017)
Onward (2020)
Soul (2020)
Luca (2021)
Turning Red (2022)
Elemental (2023)
28
Inside Out 2 (2024)$653 million 
$4.727+ billion
$746 million
(Star Wars Anthology Films)Star Wars (Ranked)
Star Wars: (Original Trilogy)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: (Prequel Trilogy)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)Star Wars: (Sequel Trilogy)
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Star Wars: (Anthology Films and Spin-Offs)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)(does not include re-releases)
12
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)$936.7 million 
$3.5+ billion Disney
(Live-Action Adaptations, Reimaginings or Remakes)
(* unofficial)
The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994)
The Jungle Book (2016)101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians (1996)
102 Dalmatians (2000)
Cruella (2021)
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Maleficent
Maleficent (2014)
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) *
Cinderella (2015)
Pete's Dragon (2016)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Christopher Robin (2018) *
Dumbo (2019)
Aladdin (2019)
The Lion King (2019)
Lady and the Tramp (2019) (Disney+)
Mulan (2020) (Disney+)
Cruella (2021)
Pinocchio (2022)
Peter Pan and Wendy (2023)
The Little Mermaid (2023)
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)23
The Lion King (2019)$543.6 million 
$3.1+ billion Spider-Man
Spider-Man (Sam Raimi Trilogy)
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Spider-Man (Marc Webb)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Spider-Man MCU
(Marvel's Cinematic Universe)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU)
(not included in revenue)
Venom (2018)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Morbius (2022)
Madame Web (2024)
Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
Kraven the Hunter (2024)
Spider-Verse (Animated)
(not included in revenue)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2024)8
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)$814.9 million 
$2.784+ billion
$2.391+ billion
(8 Harry Potter films)J.K. Rowling Wizardry
Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011)
Fantastic Beasts
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)11
(or 8)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011)$381 million 
$2.78 billion Batman
Batman (Early Films)
Batman: The Movie (1966)
Batman (Burton/Schumacher)
Batman (1989)
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman & Robin (1997)
Batman (Animated)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
Batman (The Dark Knight Trilogy)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Batman
(see DC Extended Universe)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
The Batman (2022)
12
The Dark Knight (2008)$533.3 million 
$2.66 billion DC Extended Universe
Man of Steel (2013)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Wonder Woman (2017)
Justice League (2017)
Aquaman (2018)
Shazam! (2019)
Birds of Prey (2020)
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Black Adam (2022)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
The Flash (2023)
Blue Beetle (2023)
14
Wonder Woman (2017)$412.6 million 
$2.62 billion Avengers
(see Marvel's Cinematic Universe)
Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
4
Avengers: Endgame (2019)$858.3 million
$2.45+ billion X-Men
X-Men (Original Series)
X-Men (2000)
X2: X-Men United (2003)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Men (Wolverine & Phoenix Spin-Offs)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
The Wolverine (2013)
Logan (2017)
X-Men Dark Phoenix (2019)
The New Mutants (2020)
X-Men (Deadpool Spin-Offs)
Deadpool (2016)
Deadpool 2 (2018)
also
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
13
Deadpool (2016)
$363.1 million 
$2.27+ billion James Bond (ranked)
Dr. No (1962)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
Thunderball (1965)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Octopussy (1983)
A View to a Kill (1985)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Licence to Kill (1989)
GoldenEye (1995)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The World is Not Enough (1999)
Die Another Day (2002)
Casino Royale (2006)
Quantum of Solace, 007 (2008)
Skyfall (2012)
Spectre (2015)
No Time to Die (2021)
Non-Canon Films:
Casino Royale (1967)
Never Say Never Again (1983))26
Skyfall (2012)$304.4 million 
$2.24 billion Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Sequel Trilogy
Jurassic World (2015)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Jurassic World Dominion (2022)
6
Jurassic World (2015)$652.3 million 
$2 billion + Fast and the Furious
The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
Fast & Furious (2009)
Fast Five (2011)
Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
Fast & Furious 7 (2015) (aka Furious 7)
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) (spin-off)
F9: The Fast Saga (2021)
Fast X (2023)
11
Fast & Furious 7 (2015)$353 million 
$1.95 billion Despicable Me
Despicable Me
Despicable Me (2010)
Despicable Me 2 (2013)
Despicable Me 3 (2017)
Despicable Me 4 (2024)
Minions (prequel)
Minions (2015)
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
6
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)$370.2 million
$1.84 billion Middle Earth
The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Hobbit
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)6
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)$377 million 
$1.6 billion Shrek (Original and Sequels)
Shrek (2001)
Shrek 2 (2004)
Shrek the Third (2007)
Shrek Forever After (2010)
Shrek (Spin-Off)
Puss in Boots (2011)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)6
Shrek 2 (2004)$441.2 million 
$1.58 + billion Transformers
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Transformers (2007)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Spinoffs-Prequels-Sequels
Bumblebee (2018)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Transformers One (2024) (not included)
8
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)$402.1 million 
$1.57+ billion The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games (2012)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)5
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)$424.7 million 
$1.452 billion Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
5
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)$423.3 million 
$1.4 billion Star Trek
Star Trek (Original)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek (Next Generation)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Star Trek Nemesis (2002)
Star Trek (Reboot)
Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Star Trek Beyond (2016)13
Star Trek (2009)$257.7 million 
$1.36 billion Twilight Saga
Twilight (2008)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 (2011)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 (2012)5
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)$300.5 million 
$1.35 billion Avatar
Avatar (2009)
Avatar (2022)2
Avatar (2009)$749.8 million 
$1.32 + billion Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)7
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
$220.2 million 
$1.31 million Deadpool
Deadpool (2016)
Deadpool (2018)
Deadpool (Cross-Over)
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)3
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)$636.7 million 
$1.286 billion Toy Story
(see Pixar-Disney)
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Toy Story 4 (2019)4
Toy Story 4 (2019)$434 million 
$1.19 billion The Dark Knight Trilogy
(see Batman)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
3
The Dark Knight (2008)$533.3 million 
$1.15 billion Black Panther
Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
2
Black Panther (2018)$700 million
$1.139 billion Superman
Superman (Original)
Superman (1978)
Superman II (1981)
Superman III (1983)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Superman (Homage Sequel)
Superman Returns (2006)
Superman
(see DC Extended Universe)
Man of Steel (2013)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)7
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)$330.4 million 
$1.12 + billion Indiana Jones
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)5
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)$317.1 million 
$1.08 + billion Guardians of the Galaxy
(see Marvel's Cinematic Universe)Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)3
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 (2017)$389.8 million 
$1.060 + billion The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
(see Middle Earth)
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
3
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)$377 million 
$1.045 billion Thor
(see Marvel's Cinematic Universe)
Thor (2011)
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
4
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
$343.3 million 
$1.04 billion Iron Man
(see Marvel's Cinematic Universe)
Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Iron Man 3 (2013)3
Iron Man 3 (2013)$409+ million
$965.1 million Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (Original)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Planet of the Apes (Remake)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Planet of the Apes (Reboot)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
10
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)$208.5 million 
$946.3 + million
$566 million
(Rocky films)
$380.3 + million
(Creed only)Rocky
Rocky (Original)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky V (1990)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
Creed (Spin-Off)
Creed (2015)
Creed II (2018)
Creed III (2023)6
Rocky IV (1985)
Creed III (2023)$127.9 million
(Rocky)
$156.3 million
(Creed)
$894 + million Top Gun
Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)2
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)$718.7 million 
$878 million Frozen
Frozen (2013)
Frozen II (2019)2
Frozen II (2019)$477.3 million 
$870 million The Incredibles
The Incredibles (2004)
Incredibles 2 (2018)2
Incredibles 2 (2018)$608.6 million 
$844.5 million Captain America
(see Marvel's Cinematic Universe)
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
3
Captain America: Civil War (2016)$408.1 million 
$826 million Finding Nemo
Finding Nemo (2003)
Finding Dory (2016)2
Finding Dory (2016)$486.3 million 
$824.5 million The Conjuring Universe
(The Conjuring, The Nun and Annabelle films)
The Conjuring
The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring 2 (2016) (aka The Enfield Poltergeist)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
Annabelle
Annabelle (2014)
Annabelle: Creation (2017)
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)
The Conjuring (Spin-Off)
The Nun (2018)
The Nun II (2023)
Annabelle (Spin-Off)
The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
9
The Conjuring (2013)$137.4 million 
$821.7+ million Jumanji
Jumanji (1995)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
3
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)$404.5 million 
$816.5 million The Hobbit
(see The Lord of the Rings)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)3
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)$303 million 
$801 million Bourne
The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
Jason Bourne (2016)5
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)$227.5 million 
$793.7 million Ice Age
Ice Age (2002)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)5
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)$196.6 million 
$776.5 million MonsterVerse
Godzilla and King KongGodzilla (2014)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)5
Godzilla (2014)$200.6 million 
$761.4 million Godzilla
(not all included in revenue)Godzilla (Original)
Gojira (1954, Jp.) (aka Godzilla)
Godzilla
Godzilla (1985)
Godzilla (1998)
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (2000)
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Godzilla (2014)
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) (hybrid)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) (hybrid)7
Godzilla (2014)$200.6 million
Greatest Film Series Franchises - Sections
Major Film Franchises - Box-Office: Introduction | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Film Franchises - Title Screens: Intro | A | B | C | D | E-F | G-H | I-J-K | L-M | N-O | P-Q | R | S | T | U-V | W-X-Y-Z
