Movie Franchises
Ranked by estimated profitability. Re-releases are excluded from the aggregate franchise totals below.
Franchises
315
Movies in Franchises
1,128
Total Domestic
$146B
Total Worldwide
$354B
Total Budget
$90B
Total Profit (Est.)
$205B
ROI
227.9%
Franchise Categories
Franchise Ranking
Top franchises sorted by estimated profit across all imported films in each series.
| Poster | Franchise | Genre | Movies | Total Worldwide | Total Budget | Total Profit (Est.) |
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Marvel Cinematic Universe | Action | 38 | $34B | $8B | $21B |
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Spider-Man | Action | 11 | $11B | $2B | $8B |
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Star Wars | Action | 11 | $8B | $2B | $6B |
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Avengers | Action | 4 | $8B | $1B | $6B |
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J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World | Adventure | 10 | $9B | $2B | $6B |
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Harry Potter | Adventure | 7 | $7B | $1B | $5B |
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The Fast and the Furious | Action | 11 | $7B | $2B | $5B |
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Despicable Me | Adventure | 6 | $6B | $499M | $4B |
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Jurassic Park | Action | 6 | $5B | $1B | $3B |
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X-Men | Action | 13 | $6B | $2B | $3B |
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Transformers | Action | 9 | $5B | $1B | $3B |
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DC Extended Universe | Action | 16 | $7B | $3B | $3B |
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Pirates of the Caribbean | Action | 5 | $5B | $1B | $3B |
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Toy Story | Animation | 5 | $4B | $491M | $3B |
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James Bond | Action | 17 | $5B | $2B | $3B |
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Disney Live Action Reimaginings | Adventure | 13 | $6B | $2B | $3B |
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Batman | Action | 11 | $5B | $1B | $3B |
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Twilight | Adventure | 5 | $3B | $385M | $3B |
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Ice Age | Adventure | 5 | $3B | $429M | $2B |
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The Conjuring Universe | Horror | 10 | $3B | $275M | $2B |
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Frozen | Adventure | 2 | $3B | $300M | $2B |
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The Hunger Games | Action | 5 | $3B | $593M | $2B |
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Deadpool | Action | 3 | $3B | $368M | $2B |
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Mission: Impossible | Action | 8 | $4B | $2B | $2B |
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Inside Out | Adventure | 2 | $3B | $375M | $2B |
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Middle Earth | Adventure | 4 | $3B | $865M | $2B |
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The Hobbit | Adventure | 3 | $3B | $865M | $2B |
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The Dark Knight Trilogy | Action | 3 | $2B | $585M | $2B |
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Shrek | Adventure | 5 | $3B | $565M | $2B |
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Black Panther | Action | 2 | $2B | $450M | $1B |
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Guardians of the Galaxy | Action | 3 | $2B | $620M | $1B |
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Avatar | Action | 1 | $2B | $460M | $1B |
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Thor | Action | 4 | $3B | $750M | $1B |
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Iron Man | Action | 3 | $2B | $540M | $1B |
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Planet of the Apes | Action | 5 | $2B | $673M | $1B |
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Planet of the Apes (2011-2017) | Action | 5 | $2B | $673M | $1B |
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The Incredibles | Action | 2 | $2B | $292M | $1B |
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Captain America | Action | 4 | $3B | $740M | $1B |
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Top Gun | Action | 2 | $2B | $192M | $1B |
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Jumanji | Action | 3 | $2B | $280M | $1B |
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Kung Fu Panda | Action | 4 | $2B | $575M | $1B |
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Superman | Action | 7 | $2B | $910M | $1B |
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Minions | Adventure | 2 | $2B | $174M | $1B |
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The Conjuring | Horror | 4 | $1B | $154M | $1B |
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King Kong | Action | 5 | $2B | $760M | $1B |
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The Matrix | Action | 4 | $2B | $553M | $1B |
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The Hangover | Comedy | 3 | $1B | $218M | $1B |
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The Secret Life of Pets | Adventure | 2 | $1B | $155M | $999M |
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Fifty Shades | Drama | 3 | $1B | $150M | $990M |
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Aquaman | Action | 2 | $2B | $415M | $950M |
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Robert Langdon | Mystery | 3 | $1B | $350M | $940M |
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Madagascar | Adventure | 4 | $2B | $427M | $929M |
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It | Drama | 2 | $1B | $114M | $919M |
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Saw | Horror | 9 | $1B | $90M | $890M |
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Bourne | Action | 5 | $2B | $490M | $873M |
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Ocean's 11 | Crime | 4 | $1B | $350M | $833M |
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Paranormal Activity | Horror | 6 | $891M | $28M | $827M |
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Indiana Jones | Action | 5 | $2B | $666M | $822M |
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Alvin and the Chipmunks | Adventure | 5 | $1B | $302M | $821M |
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Fantastic Beasts | Adventure | 2 | $1B | $380M | $819M |
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Joker | Crime | 2 | $1B | $255M | $811M |
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Doctor Strange | Action | 2 | $2B | $580M | $811M |
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Wolverine | Action | 3 | $1B | $367M | $804M |
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Fockers | Comedy | 3 | $1B | $235M | $783M |
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Resident Evil | Action | 6 | $1B | $288M | $778M |
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Mamma Mia! | Comedy | 2 | $1B | $127M | $759M |
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Monsters, Inc. | Adventure | 2 | $1B | $315M | $757M |
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The Chronicles of Narnia | Adventure | 3 | $2B | $560M | $751M |
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Zootopia | Action | 1 | $1B | $150M | $735M |
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Star Wars Anthology | Action | 2 | $1B | $475M | $734M |
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American Pie | Comedy | 4 | $991M | $146M | $733M |
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Night at the Museum | Adventure | 3 | $1B | $387M | $732M |
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Scream | Horror | 7 | $1B | $177M | $730M |
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Sonic the Hedgehog | Action | 3 | $1B | $317M | $710M |
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Alien | Action | 8 | $1B | $551M | $690M |
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Finding Nemo | Adventure | 1 | $1B | $200M | $689M |
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Taken | Action | 3 | $929M | $118M | $688M |
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Alice in Wonderland | Adventure | 2 | $1B | $370M | $687M |
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How to Train Your Dragon | Action | 2 | $1B | $274M | $684M |
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Rocky | Drama | 8 | $1B | $278M | $677M |
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Moana | Adventure | 2 | $1B | $400M | $674M |
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Star Trek | Action | 13 | $2B | $873M | $674M |
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Maze Runner | Action | 3 | $949M | $157M | $662M |
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Sherlock Holmes | Action | 2 | $1B | $215M | $658M |
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Hotel Transylvania | Adventure | 2 | $1B | $160M | $653M |
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Maleficent | Adventure | 2 | $1B | $365M | $641M |
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Annabelle | Horror | 3 | $795M | $52M | $640M |
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The Smurfs | Adventure | 4 | $1B | $279M | $628M |
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Rio | Adventure | 2 | $983M | $193M | $627M |
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Monsterverse | Action | 5 | $2B | $865M | $624M |
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Bad Boys | Action | 4 | $1B | $339M | $621M |
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Fantastic Four | Action | 3 | $992M | $250M | $611M |
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Venom | Action | 2 | $986M | $230M | $609M |
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A Quiet Place | Drama | 3 | $900M | $145M | $607M |
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Final Destination | Horror | 6 | $985M | $204M | $602M |
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Cars | Adventure | 3 | $1B | $495M | $598M |
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John Wick | Action | 4 | $1B | $235M | $598M |
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Men in Black | Action | 3 | $1B | $475M | $595M |
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Bridget Jones's Trilogy | Comedy | 3 | $759M | $100M | $582M |
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Ant-Man | Action | 3 | $2B | $713M | $562M |