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
Adventure 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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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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Despicable Me | Adventure | 6 | $6B | $499M | $4B |
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Disney Live Action Reimaginings | Adventure | 13 | $6B | $2B | $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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Frozen | Adventure | 2 | $3B | $300M | $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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Shrek | Adventure | 5 | $3B | $565M | $2B |
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Minions | Adventure | 2 | $2B | $174M | $1B |
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The Secret Life of Pets | Adventure | 2 | $1B | $155M | $999M |
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Madagascar | Adventure | 4 | $2B | $427M | $929M |
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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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Monsters, Inc. | Adventure | 2 | $1B | $315M | $757M |
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The Chronicles of Narnia | Adventure | 3 | $2B | $560M | $751M |
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Night at the Museum | Adventure | 3 | $1B | $387M | $732M |
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Finding Nemo | Adventure | 1 | $1B | $200M | $689M |
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Alice in Wonderland | Adventure | 2 | $1B | $370M | $687M |
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Moana | Adventure | 2 | $1B | $400M | $674M |
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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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The Smurfs | Adventure | 4 | $1B | $279M | $628M |
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Rio | Adventure | 2 | $983M | $193M | $627M |
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Cars | Adventure | 3 | $1B | $495M | $598M |