That statement is represented in the list of the top 10 top grossing movie franchises that was produced by forbes in august of 2015. Menu icon a vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal lines. The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time worldwide. Endgame 2019 harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2 2011 the lord of. The 50 highest grossing movies of all time aside from the holiday season, the stretch between memorial day and labor day is traditional for hollywoods biggest hits. This is a list of highest grossing franchises and film series in the u.
The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted us dollar. Walt disney studios is the most profitable distributor in the world, with the mcu, lucasfilm, and frozen under its belt, but the cinematic landscape wasnt always this way. It had the highestgrossing opening weekend of any animated movie in american history and went on to join disneys top 10 worldwide. The following page lists the highestgrossing horror films of all time, the highestgrossing horror film franchises at the box office and the biggest opening weekends for horror films.
Endgame officially unseated avatar as the highestgrossing movie of all time in july 2019, the most recent harbinger of marvel studios complete big screen takeover. The highestgrossing movies worldwide of all time at the box office include a lot of disney, superhero movies, and hit franchises. The most successful movies directed by women filmmakers. The left gray sliver is the original casino royale from 1967 with david niven as 007.
The highestgrossing horror film franchises of all time. Highest grossing horror film franchises and film series the films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting show. The top star wars movie is oldest but the fourth chronologically in lucas universe. In years past, superhero films unsurprisingly topped the list, with action films and disney movies running close behind. The twentysecond highest grossing film of all time is the 2018 superhero film, aquaman. This interstellar epicno, not star warsstill stands as the highest grossing movie of all time. Though it seems a bit unfair, the whole of the marvel cinematic universe. The twentysecond highestgrossing film of all time is the 2018 superhero film, aquaman. The top 20 highestgrossing movies of all time worldwide. Endgame 2019 harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2 2011 the lord of the rings. Black panther is now the highestgrossing mcu film to date domestically, and the thirdhighest worldwide, behind only the first two avengers films. Jul 02, 2019 if you want to tell the story of america at the movies, look no further than the list of the 10 highest grossing films of all time. The avengers and its spinoff thor franchises have made australian actor chris hemsworth one of the highestgrossing movie stars of all time.
The film, starring ellen degeneres in the title role, was a. This film was the highestgrossing film in the franchise history. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same. Sep 12, 2019 the list of the highest grossing films of all time includes some highly enjoyable movies and some that we can only shake our heads at and marvel at the worldwide moviegoer. The 10 highestgrossing movies of all time may surprise you cnn. The 50 highest grossing movies of all time stacker. Based on the dc character of the same name, aquaman follows jason momoa aquaman as he fights to lead the underwater kingdom of atlantis to stop his half brother, king orm, destroying the surface world by uniting the seven underwater kingdoms. The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time updated 2020. Despicable me is the highest grossing animated franchise in. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. The marvel cinematic universe ranks as the highestgrossing film series of all time. Top grossing movie franchises of all time 247 wall st.
The highestgrossing horror film franchises of all time at. And yet despite all of that, 2018s topgrossing film is only the ninth highest of all time when counting domestic and international figures. Apr 14, 2011 it was the second highestgrossing film of 1994 in the u. Alltime highest grossing films by genre type or subgenre. These are the 40 highest grossing films of all time. Spielbergs filmography contains the worlds greatest actors performing in some. And if you combine a bestselling book with some of the best actors hollywood has to offer, the result is sure to astonish millions of people around the world and bring in some great revenues. Apr 22, 2020 the avengers and its spinoff thor franchises have made australian actor chris hemsworth one of the highestgrossing movie stars of all time. Box office, worldwide box office, first year, last year, no.
To figure out which other film series have made their mark, we turned to box office mojo to rank the most successful film franchises in history by their worldwide box office totals. The following are lists of the highest grossing domestic films in south korea, by receipts and the number of tickets nationwide. Crusade, both of which did blockbuster business and guaranteed the franchises place in box office history. That had us thinking about which films have made the most money at the box office each year during the 21st century. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office. List of highestgrossing films in south korea wikipedia. This 2004 biblical drama dramatizes the story of jesus as told in the gospels of matthew, mark, luke, and john as well as other religious materials. The 10 highest grossing movie franchises of all time.
This is a list of the highestgrossing films in the u. Samuel brace on the highestgrossing spy movies in history the spy genre is without question one of the most beloved in movie history, producing countless classics with varying styles. Click through this sldeshow to see the 50 biggest movie franchises of all time. The top 5 highestgrossing film series and franchises of. Black panther now highestgrossing superhero movie variety. And speaking of revenues, lets find out which are the 10 highest grossing booktofilm adaptations. The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation. The first film in the series was made to cash in on the success of john carpenters halloween. Several women filmmakers have codirected high grossing animated hits like jennifer lee frozen, vicky jenson shrek and brenda chapman brave with male filmmakers.
The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news. Jun 24, 2019 the first and highest grossing film in the harry potter series, audiences flocked to see the bigscreen adaptation of j. As jurassic world 2015 storms into the top three highest grossing movies ever made, we look at the top 50 blockbusters that made a fortune. The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted us dollar figures surpassing the wizarding world, star wars, james bond, and j. Highest grossing franchises and film series by jengregbj created 10 aug 2015 updated 05 mar 2017 public refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc. The final and most successful film in the series was both its highest grossing and one of only three films ever to win 11 academy awards. Rowlings hit fantasy novels as brought to life by child stars daniel. It was the second highestgrossing film of 1994 in the u. Skyfall was highest grossing film in franchises history, know other fun facts skyfall is the third appearance of daniel craig as james bond.
In a box office achievement fit for royalty, disneys frozen 2 is officially the highestgrossing animated movie in history. Overall, the marvel cinematic universe series of superhero films including iron man, the avengers and thor. However, star wars is the highest grossing when adjusted for inflation. Top 30 highestgrossing movies of all time adjusted for. Endgame to avatar and the dark knight with key details on box office performance and records broken. Despicable me is the highest grossing animated franchise. Fast and the furious franchise box office history the. Whatever the case, film studios depend on franchises to make a good chunk of their money. The incredibles ranks as the eighth highestgrossing animated franchise. There are also plans for episodes vii through ix and spinoff movies beginning in 2015 going deeper. This doesnt just make the movie the highestgrossing animated film in china, it more than doubles the previous record set by zootopia. With his threepart version of tolkiens prequel the hobbit jackson is continuing to push new film frontiers by filming at 48 frames per. Your top box office earners ever worldwide frozen ii enters the top 10 in our guide to the highestgrossing movies of all time from avengers. Number of admissions for films that released before 2004.
Here is the list of the top 15 highestgrossing films at the worldwide box office that were directed by women all figures from box office mojo. Superhero movies are where its at in hollywood these days. Aug 29, 2019 james camerons avatar was the highest grossing film for nearly a full decade before being dethroned by avengers. If you want to tell the story of america at the movies, look no further than the list of the 10 highestgrossing films of all time. Several women filmmakers have codirected highgrossing animated hits like jennifer lee frozen, vicky jenson shrek and brenda chapman brave with male filmmakers. The 25 highestgrossing movies of all time worldwide mental. Top films by decade and year highestgrossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs.
The first and highestgrossing film in the harry potter series, audiences flocked to see the bigscreen adaptation of j. With his threepart version of tolkiens prequel the hobbit jackson is continuing to push new film frontiers by filming at 48 frames per secondand turning out threehour plus films. The middle of the hobbit trilogy was the fourthhighest grossing film of 20. Jul 14, 2018 samuel brace on the highestgrossing spy movies in history the spy genre is without question one of the most beloved in movie history, producing countless classics with varying styles. These are the top, highestgrossing domestic films in all the various subcategories or genres types of films. The top 5 highestgrossing film series and franchises of all time. Otherwise the individual films black panther, aquaman, captain marvel, wonder woman, suicide squad. Snow white and the seven dwarfs is walt disneys first celanimated, feature film and is the highest grossing movie in the history of the company. Traditionally, war films, musicals, and historical dramas have been the most popular genres, but franchise films have been among the best performers in the 21st.
A solid performance for a movie that had to do the heavy lifting of carrying the middle of the story that follows the journey of gandalf the grey and bilbo baggins and also carries a difficulttopronounce name. The computer animated comedy series is voiced by a whos who of hollywood stars such as ben stiller, chris rock, david schwimmer, and jada pinkett smith. The 23 most successful movie franchises of all time. The dark world, is the most successful movie franchise, grossing a. Which of them do you think is most worth the money. The highestgrossing movie of each year since 2000 work. List of highestgrossing films highestgrossing franchises. Europes most wanted is the highestgrossing film of the series and was the first to be released in 3d. These are the top, highest grossing domestic films in all the various subcategories or genres types of films. Topping off the list as the highestgrossing rrated film of all time is the passion of the christ. As of 30th june 2016, these are top 35 highest grossing actors of all time according to their total gross. Jul 22, 2015 the 10 highest grossing movies directed by steven spielberg. The list of the highest grossing films of all time includes some highly enjoyable movies and some that we can only shake our heads at and marvel at. Frozen 2 becomes highestgrossing animated movie ever.
A few other sites post alltime boxoffice information, including the internet movie database,, and. Top 10 highest grossing movies of all time all time lists. Fast and the furious franchise box office history the numbers. List of highestgrossing films in the united states and. The small sliver on the right is the clone wars, a 2008 theatrical release for the pilot of. Top 30 highestgrossing movies of all time adjusted for inflation. This film was the highest grossing film in the franchise history. The 10 highest grossing movies directed by steven spielberg. Revenge of the fallen 2009 pirates of the caribbean. However, information on kofic was accrued since 2004, making some films that released before 2004 either not included or not accurate regarding number of admissions.
Apr, 2015 overall, the marvel cinematic universe series of superhero films including iron man, the avengers and thor. Skyfall was highest grossing film in franchises history. Aug 21, 2018 the computer animated comedy series is voiced by a whos who of hollywood stars such as ben stiller, chris rock, david schwimmer, and jada pinkett smith. This is listed by the tickets sold nationwide, as of march 15, 2020, according to the kobis ticketing statistics korean film council kofic. Harrison ford was born on july, 1942 in chicago, illinois, to dorothy nidelman, a radio actress, and christopher ford born john william ford, an actor. Even so, thats still a serious decline over the first movie. Suddenly 2018 was the highestgrossing year at the box office in history. Here is the list of the top 15 highest grossing films at the worldwide box office that were directed by women all figures from box office mojo. To figure out which other film series have made their mark, we turned to box office mojo to rank the most successful film franchises in history by. Walt disney is behind some of the most touching and highestgrossing animation feature films in the history of filmmaking. The movie featured one of the gutsiest cliffhangers in any franchises history, leaving audiences to wait in shock for an entire year to discover how. That statement is represented in the list of the top 10 topgrossing movie franchises that was produced by forbes in august of 2015. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. Steven spielberg is a prolific filmmaker whose works have touched the minds and hearts of movie lovers since the 1970s.
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