Film series
A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series.
Description
Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work – for example, the Three Colours series – but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made. Individual sequels are relatively common, but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments.The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing the Wizarding World, Star Wars, James Bond, and J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth series.
Worldwide
North America
The following list is ordered by the highest-grossing film franchises. Updated to October 13 2019.| # | Franchise | Total Gross | Movie Count | Average Gross | Highest Grossing Film | Gross |
| 1 | Marvel Cinematic Universe | $8,525.3 | 23 | $370.7 | $857.9 | |
| 2 | Star Wars | $4,220.7 | 11 | $383.7 | $936.7 | |
| 3 | Wizarding World | $2,785.4 | 10 | $253.2 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | $381 |
| 4 | Avengers | $2,619.1 | 4 | $654.8 | $857.9 | |
| 5 | Spider-Man | $2,474.1 | 8 | $309.3 | Spider-Man | $403.7 |
| 6 | X-Men | $2,428.5 | 12 | $202.4 | Deadpool | $363.1 |
| 7 | Batman | $2,407.7 | 11 | $218.9 | The Dark Knight Rises | $533.3 |
| 8 | Harry Potter | $2,391.8 | 8 | $265.8 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | $381 |
| 9 | James Bond | $2,112.9 | 25 | $84.5 | Skyfall | $304.4 |
| 10 | DC Extended Universe | $2,063.5 | 8 | $294.8 | Aquaman | $335.1 |
| 11 | Middle Earth | $1,846.7 | 6 | $307.8 | $377 | |
| 12 | Jurassic Park | $1,837.3 | 5 | $367.5 | Jurassic World | $652.3 |
| 13 | Fast & Furious | $1,625.3 | 9 | $180.6 | Furious 7 | $353 |
| 14 | Transformers | $1,582.4 | 6 | $226.1 | $402.1 | |
| 15 | Pirates of the Caribbean | $1,451.8 | 5 | $290.4 | $423.3 | |
| 16 | The Hunger Games | $1,451.5 | 4 | $362.9 | $424.7 | |
| 17 | Shrek | $1,419.6 | 5 | $283.9 | Shrek 2 | $441.2 |
| 18 | Star Trek | $1,401 | 13 | $107.8 | Star Trek | $257.7 |
| 19 | The Twilight Saga | $1,363.5 | 5 | $272.7 | $300.5 | |
| 20 | Toy Story | $1,302.9 | 4 | $260.6 | Toy Story 4 | $419.6 |
| 21 | Despicable Me | $1,220.2 | 4 | $305.1 | Despicable Me 2 | $368.1 |
| 22 | The Dark Knight Trilogy | $1,186.8 | 3 | $395.6 | The Dark Knight | $533.3 |
| 23 | $1,155 | 6 | $192.5 | $220.2 | ||
| 24 | Superman | $1,139.5 | 7 | $162.8 | $330.4 | |
| 25 | The Lord of the Rings | $1,060.7 | 3 | $265.2 | $377 | |
| 26 | Iron Man | $1,039.9 | 3 | $346.6 | Iron Man 3 | $409 |
| 27 | Indiana Jones | $906.4 | 4 | $226.6 | Indiana Jones 4 | $317.1 |
| 28 | The Incredibles | $870 | 2 | $435 | Incredibles 2 | $608.6 |
| 29 | Captain America | $844.5 | 3 | $281.5 | $408.1 | |
| 30 | Finding Nemo | $826 | 2 | $413 | Finding Dory | $486.3 |
| 31 | Jumanji | $817.7 | 4 | $252.5 | $404.5 | |
| 32 | The Hobbit | $816.5 | 3 | $272.2 | $303.0 | |
| 33 | Bourne | $801 | 5 | $160.2 | The Bourne Ultimatum | $227.5 |
| 34 | Planet of the Apes | $794 | 9 | $88.2 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | $208.5 |
| 35 | Ice Age | $793.7 | 5 | $158.7 | $196.6 | |
| 36 | Rocky | $791.1 | 8 | $98.9 | Rocky IV | $127.9 |
| 37 | Rambo | $793 | 5 | $88 | $$150.4 | |
| 38 | Star Wars Anthology Series | $745.9 | 2 | $373 | Rogue One | $532.2 |
| 39 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $723 | 2 | $361.5 | Guardians of the Galaxy 2 | $389.8 |
| 40 | Thor | $702.5 | 3 | $234.2 | $315.1 | |
| 41 | Men in Black | $699.4 | 4 | $174.9 | Men in Black | $250.7 |
| 42 | Deadpool | $681.6 | 2 | $340.8 | Deadpool | $363.1 |
| 43 | Madagascar | $673.3 | 4 | $168.3 | Madagascar 3 | $216.4 |
| 44 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | $662.7 | 4 | $132.5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 | $219.6 |
| 45 | The Hangover | $644 | 3 | $214.7 | The Hangover | $277.3 |
| 46 | The Conjuring | $672.6 | 7 | $96.2 | The Conjuring | $137.4 |
| 47 | Terminator | $608.7 | 6 | $121.7 | $204.8 | |
| 48 | LEGO | $598.6 | 4 | $149.6 | The LEGO Movie | $257.8 |
| 49 | Fockers | $593.9 | 3 | $198 | Meet the Fockers | $279.3 |
| 50 | The Matrix | $592.4 | 3 | $197.5 | The Matrix Reloaded | $281.6 |
| 51 | Alien | $590.2 | 8 | $73.8 | Prometheus | $126.5 |
| 52 | Cars | $588.4 | 5 | $196.1 | Cars | $244.1 |
| 53 | John Wick | $306 | 3 | $88.8 | $171 | |
| 54 | Madea | $569.7 | 9 | $63.2 | Madea Goes to Jail | $90.5 |
| 55 | Ocean's 11 | $566.3 | 4 | $141.6 | Ocean's Eleven | $183.4 |
| 56 | How to Train Your Dragon | $555.4 | 3 | $185.1 | How to Train Your Dragon | $217.6 |
| 57 | The Mummy | $550.9 | 4 | $137.7 | Mummy Returns | $202 |
| 58 | Night at the Museum | $541.9 | 3 | $180.6 | Night at the Museum | $250.9 |
| 59 | Wolverine | $538.7 | 3 | $179.6 | Logan | $226.3 |
| 60 | The Chronicles of Narnia | $537.7 | 3 | $179.2 | The Chronicles of Narnia | $291.7 |
| 61 | Planet of the Apes | $532.2 | 3 | $177.4 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | $208.5 |
| 62 | The Secret Life of Pets | $525 | 2 | $262.5 | The Secret Life of Pets | $368.4 |
| 63 | Monsters, Inc. | $524.4 | 2 | $262.2 | Monsters University | $268.5 |
| 64 | Kung Fu Panda | $524.2 | 3 | $174.7 | Kung Fu Panda | $215.4 |
| 65 | Rush Hour | $507.5 | 3 | $169.2 | Rush Hour 2 | $226.1 |
| 66 | Die Hard | $502.4 | 5 | $100.5 | Live Free or Die Hard | $134.5 |
| 66 | Blondie | 28 |