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Greatest Film Series Franchises
(part 4 of 4, below $200 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
$199.3+ million Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1994) (aka Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006)
Texas Chainsaw 3-D (2013)
Leatherface (2017)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)
9
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)$80.6 million 
$198.6 million Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
3
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)$126.7 million 
$198.2 million Look Who's Talking
Look Who's Talking (1989)
Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
Look Who's Talking Now (1993)
3
Look Who's Talking (1989)$140.1 million 
$198 million Shazam!
(see DC's Extended Universe)Shazam! (2019)
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)2
Shazam! (2019)$140.4 million 
$197.5 million (est.) Garry Marshall's Holiday-Themed Series
Valentine's Day (2010)
New Year's Eve (2011)
Mother's Day (2016)3
Valentine's Day (2010)$110.5 million 
$195.7 million Garfield
Garfield: The Movie (2004)
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)
The Garfield Movie (2024)
3
The Garfield Movie (2024)$91.9 million 
$190.9 million Agatha Christie
(recent releases)Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Death on the Nile (2022)
A Haunting in Venice (2023)3
Murder on the Orient Express (2017, UK/US)$102.8 million 
$190.8 million Airport
Airport (1970)
Airport 1975 (1974)
Airport '77 (1977)
The Concorde...Airport '79 (1979)
4
Airport (1970)$100.5 million 
$187.7 million Blair Witch
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
Blair Witch (2016)
3
The Blair Witch Project (1999)$140.5 million 
$186.7+ million Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde (2001)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
Legally Blonde (Spin-off)
Legally Blondes (2009)3
Legally Blonde (2001)$96.5 million 
$186.5 million Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)4
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)$64 million 
$182.6 million The Omen
The Omen (Original)
The Omen (1976)
Damien: Omen II (1978)
The Final Conflict (1981) (aka Omen III)
The First Omen (2024)
The Omen (Remake)
The Omen (2006)
The Omen (TV) (Not Included)
Omen IV: The Awakening (1991)
5
The Omen (1976)$60.9 million 
$180.6 million Ace Ventura
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
2
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)$108.4 million 
$179.1 million Poltergeist
Poltergeist Trilogy
Poltergeist (1982)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Poltergeist III (1988)
Poltergeist (Reboot)
Poltergeist (2015)
4
Poltergeist (1982)$76.6 million 
$170.7 million Grudge
The Grudge (2004)
The Grudge 2 (2006)
The Grudge 3 (2009)
The Grudge (2020)4
The Grudge (2004)$110.4 million 
$170.5 million Amityville
Amityville (Original)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Amityville 3-D (1983)
Amityville (Re-Imagining)
The Amityville Horror (2005)
Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
(does not include the 1989 TV movie or direct-to-video releases from 1990-1996)5
The Amityville Horror (1979)$86.4 million 
$168.4 million RoboCop
RoboCop Trilogy
RoboCop (1987)
Robocop 2 (1990)
RoboCop 3 (1993)
RoboCop (Reboot)
RoboCop (2014)
4
RoboCop (2014)$58.6 million 
$165.6 million Porky's
Porky's (1982)
Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)
Porky's Revenge (1985) (aka Porky's 3)3
Porky's (1982)$105.5 million 
$163.5 million Cheech & Chong
Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke (1978)
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
Nice Dreams (1981)
Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
Still Smokin (1983)
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984)
6
Cheech & Chong's Up in Smoke (1978)$44.4 million 
$160.5 million Alex Cross
Kiss the Girls (1997)
Along Came a Spider (2001)
Alex Cross (2012)3
Along Came A Spider (2001)$74.1 million 
$159.5 million Hellboy
Hellboy (2004)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Hellboy (2019)
Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024)
4
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)$76 million 
$155.4 million Child's Play (aka Chucky)
Child's Play (1988)
Child's Play 2 (1990)
Child's Play 3 (1991)
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Seed of Chucky (2004)
Child's Play (2019)
6
Child's Play (1988)$33.2 million 
$148.7 million Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat (1995)
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
Mortal Kombat (2021)3
Mortal Kombat (1995)$70.5 million 
$143.2 million Evil Dead
Evil Dead (Sam Raimi)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn (1987)
Army of Darkness (1993)
Evil Dead (Reboot)
Evil Dead (2013)
Evil Dead (Stand-Alone)
Evil Dead Rise (2023)
5
Evil Dead Rise (2023)$67.2 + million 
$143.2 million Arthur
Arthur (Original)
Arthur (1981)
Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988)
Arthur (Remake)
Arthur (2011)
3
Arthur (1981)$95.5 million 
$139 million Riddick (The Chronicles of Riddick)
Pitch Black (2000)
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Riddick (2013)
3
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)$57.8 million 
$136 million Bridget Jones
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)3
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)$71.5 million 
$135.8 million Peter Pan (Disney)
Peter Pan (1953)
Peter Pan (Sequel)
Peter Pan II: Return to Neverland (2002)
Peter Pan (Other)
(Not Included in Totals)
Hook (1991)
Peter Pan (2003)
Finding Neverland (2004)
Pan (2015)
Peter Pan and Wendy (2023)2
Peter Pan (1953)$87.4 million 
$131.9 million Power Rangers
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers The Movie (1995)
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
Power Rangers (2017)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always (2023) (TV)
4
Power Rangers (2017)$85.4 million 
$119.3 million The Mighty Ducks
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)3
The Mighty Ducks (1992)$50.8 million 
$118 million Friday
Friday (1995)
Next Friday (2000)
Friday After Next (2002)3
Next Friday (2000)$57.3 million 
$116.6 million
Why Did I Get Married?
(Tyler Perry's) Why Did I Get Married? (2007)
(Tyler Perry's) Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)
2
(Tyler Perry's) Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010)$60.1 million 
$116.1 million Transporter
The Transporter (2002)
Transporter 2 (2005)
Transporter 3 (2008)
The Transporter Refueled (2015)3
Transporter 2 (2005)$43.1 million 
$115.2 million Shaft
Shaft (1971)
Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
Shaft in Africa (1973)
Shaft (2000)
Shaft (2019)
5
Shaft (2000)$70.3 million 
$112.6 million I Know What You Did Last Summer
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
2
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)$72.6 million 
$111.2 million Free Willy
Free Willy (1993)
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)3
Free Willy (1993)$77.7 million 
$110.5 million Beethoven
Beethoven (1992)
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
2
Beethoven (1992)$57.1 million 
$106.7 million View Askewniverse (and More)
Clerks (1994)
Mallrats (1995)
Chasing Amy (1997)
Dogma (1999)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Clerks II (2006)
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
7
Dogma (1999)$32.2 million 
$105.5 million PAW Patrol
PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)2
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)$65.2 million 
$104.6 million Best Man
The Best Man (1999)
The Best Man Holiday (2013)
2
The Best Man Holiday (2013)$70.5 million 
$103.6 million Witch Mountain
Witch Mountain (Original)
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
Return from Witch Mountain (1978)
Witch Mountain (Remake)
Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
(does not include Beyond Witch Mountain (1982, TV) or Escape to Witch Mountain (1995, TV))
3
Race to Witch Mountain (2009)$67.2 million 
$102.7 million Psycho
Psycho (1960)
Psycho II (1983)
Psycho III (1986)
Psycho (1998)
4
Psycho II (1983)$34.7 million 
$98.1 million Anaconda
Anaconda (1997)
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)2
Anaconda (1997)$65.9 million 
$94.6 million Benji
Benji (Original and Sequels)
Benji (1974)
For the Love of Benji (1977)
Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980)
Benji the Hunted (1987)
Benji: Off the Leash! (2004)
Benji (Reboot)
Benji (2018)6
Benji (1974)$39.6 million 
$92.3 million Ernest
Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)
Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
Ernest Rides Again (1993)5
Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)$28.2 million 
$91.9 million Conan
Conan (Original)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Conan (Reimagining)
Conan the Barbarian (2011)
3
Conan the Barbarian (1982)$39.6 million 
$91.4 million Harold and Kumar
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011)
3
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)$38.1 million 
$91.3 million The Bad News Bears
The Bad News Bears (Original)
The Bad News Bears (1976)
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
The Bad News Bears (Reboot)
Bad News Bears (2005)
4
Bad News Bears (2005)$32.9 million 
$87.3 million God's Not Dead
God's Not Dead (2014)
God's Not Dead 2 (2016)
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)3
God's Not Dead (2014)$60.8 million 
$84 million Major League
Major League (1989)
Major League II (1994)
Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)3
Major League (1989)$49.8 million 
$83.8 million El Mariachi
El Mariachi (1992)
Desperado (1995)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)3
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)$56.4 million 
$82 million Bill & Ted
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)3
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)$40.5 million 
$79.3+ million Species
Species (1995)
Species II (1998)
Species (Sequel and Stand-Alone)
Species III (2004)
Species - The Awakening (2007) (aka Species IV) (video)4
Species (1995)$60.1 million 
$77.7 million Oh, God!
Oh, God! (1977)
Oh, God! Book II (1980)
Oh, God! You Devil (1984)
3
Oh, God! (1977)$41.7 million 
$75.9 million Jeepers Creepers
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Jeepers Creepers II (2003)
Jeepers Creepers 3 (2017)
3
Jeepers Creepers (2001)$37.9 million 
$65.5 million Terrifier
Terrifier (2016)
Terrifier 2 (2022)
Terrifier 3 (2024)3
Terrifier 3 (2024)$54 million 
$65.1 million House Party
House Party (1990)
House Party 2: The Pajama Jam! (1991)
House Party 3 (1994)3
House Party (1990)$26.4 million 
$63.2 million Three Flavours Cornetto (Trilogy)
Shaun of the Dead (2004, UK)
Hot Fuzz (2007, UK)
The World's End (2013, UK)
3
The World's End (2013, UK)$26 million 
$56.8 million Lake Placid
Lake Placid (1999)
Lake Placid 2 (2007)
Lake Placid 3 (2010)
Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2012) (aka Lake Placid 4)4
Lake Placid (1999)$31.7 million 
$54.6 million Man With No Name (or Dollars Trilogy)
Fistful of Dollars (1964, It.)
(aka Per un Pugno di Dollari)
For a Few Dollars More (1965, It.)
(aka Per Qualche Dollaro in Più)
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, It./Sp.)
(aka Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo)
3
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, It./Sp.) (aka Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo)$25.1 million 
$51.4+ million DragonHeart
DragonHeart (1996)
DragonHeart (videos)
Dragonheart: A New Beginning (2000) (aka DragonHeart II)
DragonHeart 3: The Sorcerer's Curse (2015)3
DragonHeart (1996)$51.4 million 
$50.6+ million Meatballs (Original)
Meatballs (1979)
Meatballs (Unrelated Sequels)
Meatballs Part II (1984)
Meatballs III: Summer Job (1986)
Meatballs 4: To the Rescue (1992)3
Meatballs (1979)$43 million 
$48.5 + million Hellraiser
Hellraiser (1987)
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)
Hellraiser: Inferno (2000)
Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002)
Hellraiser: Deader (2005)
Hellraiser: Hellworld (2005)
Hellraiser: Revelations (2011)
Hellraiser: Judgment (2018)
Hellraiser (2022)
11
Hellraiser (1987)$14.6 million 
$47 million Universal Soldier
Universal Soldier (1992)
Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)
4
Universal Soldier (1992)$36.3 million 
$46.6 million Highlander
Highlander (1986)
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
Highlander: The Final Dimension (1994)
Highlander: Endgame (2000)4
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)$15.6 million 
$46.2 million Fright Night
Fright Night (1985)
Fright Night Part 2 (1988)
Fright Night (2011)
(does not include Fright Night 2: New Blood (2013) (video))
3
Fright Night (1985)$24.9 million 
$45 million George Romero's "Dead"
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Land of the Dead (2005)
Diary of the Dead (2007)
Survival of the Dead (2009)6
Land of the Dead (2005)$21 million 
$41.6 million 3 Ninjas
3 Ninjas (1992)
3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994)
3 Ninjas Knuckle Up (1995)
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)4
3 Ninjas (1992)$29 million 
$40.8 million Johnny English
Johnny English (2003)
Johnny English Reborn (2011)
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)3
Johnny English (2003)$28 million 
$39.8 million Missing in Action
Missing in Action (1984)
Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)3
Missing in Action (1984)$22.8 million 
$38.8 million (est.) Monty Python
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Life of Brian (1979)
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
The Meaning of Life (1983)
5
Life of Brian (1979, UK)$20 million 
$37.5 million The NeverEnding Story
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)
The Neverending Story III: Escape From Fantasia (1994)
3
The NeverEnding Story (1984)$20.2 million 
$37.2 million Iron Eagle (Original)
Iron Eagle (1986)
Iron Eagle (Sequels)
Iron Eagle II (1988)
Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992)
Iron Eagle on the Attack (1995) (aka Iron Eagle IV)4
Iron Eagle (1986)$24.2 million 
$34.1 million Care Bears
The Care Bears Movie (1985)
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)
The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987)
(theatrical releases only)3
The Care Bears Movie (1985)$22.9 million 
$23.5+ million Return of the Living Dead
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
Return of the Living Dead III (1993)
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005)
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005)5
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)$14.2 million 
$22.9 million Millennium Trilogy
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009, Swe.)
The Girl Who Played With Fire (2009, Swe.)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (2009, Swe.)
3
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009, Swe.)$10.1 million 
$19.5 million Before Trilogy
Before Sunrise (1995)
Before Sunset (2004)
Before Midnight (2013)3
Before Midnight (2013)$8.1 million 
$19.3 million Phantasm
Phantasm (1979)
Phantasm II (1988)
Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)
Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)
Phantasm: Ravager (2016)
5
Phantasm (1979)$12 million 
$17 million Critters
Critters (1986)
Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
Critters 3 (1991)
Critters 4 (1992)
4
Critters (1986)$13.2 million 
$15.8 million American Ninja (Warrior)
American Ninja (1985)
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (1987)
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (1989)
American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990)
American Ninja 5 (1993) (unofficial entry)5
American Ninja (1985)$10.5 million 
$10.9 million Dhoom
Dhoom (2004)
Dhoom 2 (2006)
Dhoom 3 (2013)3
Dhoom 3 (2013)$8 million 
$8.8 million Atlas Shrugged
Atlas Shrugged (2011)
Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike (2012)
Atlas Shrugged III: Who Is John Galt? (2014)3
Atlas Shrugged (2011)$4.6 million 
$6.8 million Trois Couleurs (Three Colors)
Trois Couleurs: Bleu (1993)
Trois Couleurs: Blanc (1994)
Trois Couleurs: Rouge (1994)3
Trois Couleurs: Rouge (1994, Fr./Pol./Switz.) (aka Three Colors: Red)$4 million 
$6 million The Trip
The Trip (2010)
The Trip to Italy (2014)
The Trip to Spain (2017)3
The Trip to Italy (2014)$2.88 million 
$2.9+ million Ip Man (Original)
Ip Man (2008)
Ip Man (Sequels)
Ip Man 2 (2011)
Ip Man 3 (2015/16)
Ip Man 4 (2019)
Ip Man (Spin-Off)
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)
Ip Man (Other)
The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010)
Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013)
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Ip Man 3 (2015/16, HK/China)$2.7 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
