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Greatest Film Series Franchises
(part 2 of 4, $400 million to $750 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$746 million Star Wars: (Anthology Films and Spin-Offs)
(See earlier Star Wars: Trilogy, Prequel, Sequel)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)3
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)$532.2 million
$740.7 million
Kong
(not all included in revenue)
(See also MonsterVerse)
King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1976)
King Kong Lives (1986)
King Kong (2005)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) (hybrid)
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) (hybrid)6
King Kong (2005)$218 million $713 million Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
Ghostbusters (Reboot)
Ghostbusters (2016): Answer the Call
5
Ghostbusters (1984)$229.2 million $705.7 million Minions
Minions (2015)
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)2
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)$369.7 million $702.2 million Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II (1991)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
TMNT (2007)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)$191.2 million $697 million Men in Black
Men in Black (1997)
Men in Black II (2002)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Men in Black: International (2019)
4
Men in Black (1997)$250.7 million $695 million Alien
Alien (Original)
Alien (1979)
Aliens (1986)
Alien 3 (1992)
Alien Resurrection (1997)
Alien (Prometheus)
Prometheus (2012)
Alien: Covenant (2017)
Alien: Romulus (2024)
Alien vs. Predator
Alien Vs. Predator (2004)
Aliens Vs. Predator - Requiem (2007)
9
Prometheus (2012)$126.5 million $684 million Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU)
Venom (2018)
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
Morbius (2022)
Madame Web (2024)
Venom: The Last Dance (2024)
Kraven the Hunter (2024)6
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)$213.5 million $673.9 million Madagascar
Madagascar (2005)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
Penguins of Madagascar (2014)4
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)$216.4 million $671+ million The Terminator
The Terminator (Original)
The Terminator (1984)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
The Terminator (Reboot)
Terminator: Genisys (2015)6
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)$204.8 million $662.7 million Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel (2009)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
5
Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel (2009)$219.6 million $644 million Doctor Strange
(See Marvel's Cinematic Universe)Doctor Strange (2016)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
2
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)$411.3 million $644 million The Hangover
The Hangover (2009)
The Hangover Part II (2011)
The Hangover Part III (2013)3
The Hangover (2009)$277.3 million $630 million The Matrix
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)4
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)$282 million $624 million Halloween
Halloween (1978)
Halloween II (1981)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later (1998)
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Halloween (2007)
Halloween II (2009)
Halloween (2018)
Halloween Kills (2021)
Halloween Ends (2022)13
Halloween (2018)$159.3 million $611.4 million Ant-Man
(see Marvel's Cinematic Universe)Ant-Man (2015)
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)3
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)$216.6 million $604.3 million Bad Boys
Bad Boys (1995)
Bad Boys II (2003)
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
4
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Bad Boys For Life (2020)$206.3 million $599 million LEGO
The LEGO Movie (2014)
The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017)
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
4
The LEGO Movie (2014)$257.8 million $593.9 million The Fockers
Meet the Parents (2000)
Meet the Fockers (2004)
Little Fockers (2010)3
Meet the Fockers (2004)$279.3 million $588.4 million Cars
(see Pixar-Disney)
Cars (2006)
Cars 2 (2011)
Cars 3 (2017)3
Cars (2006)$244 million $569.8+ million Madea (Tyler Perry)
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Madea Goes to Jail (2009)
Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)
Madea's Witness Protection (2012)
A Madea Christmas (2013)
Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
Boo2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
A Madea Family Funeral (2019)
Madea (Other)
I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)
9
Madea Goes to Jail (2009)$90.5 million $566.3 million Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Ocean's 8 (2018)
4
Ocean's Eleven (2001)$183.4 million $555.4 million How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)3
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)$217.6 million
$550.9 million The Mummy
The Mummy Trilogy
The Mummy (1999)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
The Mummy (Spin-Offs)
The Scorpion King (2002)
4
The Mummy Returns (2001)$202 million $541.9 million Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum (2006)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)3
Night at the Museum (2006)$250.9 million $539.1 million It
It (2017)
It Chapter Two (2019)2
It (2017)$327.5 million $538.7 million Wolverine
(see X-Men)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
The Wolverine (2013)
Logan (2017)
3
Logan (2017)$226.3 million $537.7 million Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)3
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005)$292 million $532.2 million Planet of the Apes (Reboot)
(2011-2017)
(see Planet of the Apes)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
3
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)$208.5 million $530 million Saw
Saw (2004)
Saw II (2005)
Saw III (2006)
Saw IV (2007)
Saw V (2008)
Saw VI (2009)
Saw 3D: The Final Chapter (2010)
Jigsaw (2017)
Spiral (2021)
Saw X (2023)10
Saw II (2005)$87 million $527.3 million The Secret Life of Pets
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)2
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)$368.4 million $524.2 million Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)3
Kung Fu Panda (2008)$215.4 million $507.5 million Rush Hour
Rush Hour (1998)
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Rush Hour 3 (2007)3
Rush Hour 2 (2001)$226.2 million $502.5 million Die Hard
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)5
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)$134.5 million $497 million Jack Ryan
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Patriot Games (1992)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)5
Clear and Present Danger (1994)$122.2 million $493.2 + million John Wick
John Wick (2014)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019)
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)4
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)$187.1+ million $490.2 million Home Alone
Home Alone (1990)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Home Alone 3 (1997)3
Home Alone (1990)$285.8 million $487.6 million Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)4
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)$147 million $487 million A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place (2018)
A Quiet Place Part II (2021)
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)3
A Quiet Place (2018)$188 million $485.5 million Hotel Transylvania
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)3
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)$169.7 million $473.2 million Austin Powers Trilogy
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)3
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)$213 million $461 million Scary Movie
Scary Movie (2000)
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
Scary Movie 3 (2003)
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Scary Movie 5 (2013)
5
Scary Movie (2000)$157 million $459 million Wonder Woman
(See DC's Extended Universe)Wonder Woman (2017)
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)2
Wonder Woman (2017)$412.6 million $433 million Sing
Sing (2016)
Sing 2 (2021)2
Sing (2016)$270.4 million $431+ million Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)4
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)$235 million $430.2 million The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
The Next Karate Kid (1994)
The Karate Kid (2010)
5
The Karate Kid (2010)$176.6 million $425.3 million Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal Lecter (Original)
Manhunter (1986)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Hannibal (2001)
Hannibal Lecter (Prequels)
Red Dragon (2002)
Hannibal Rising (2007)5
Hannibal (2001)$165 million $413.4 million Back to the Future
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)3
Back to the Future (1985)$210 million $413.3 million Scream
Scream (1996)
Scream 2 (1997)
Scream 3 (2000)
Scream 4 (2011)
Scream (2022)
Scream VI (2023)6
Scream (1996)$103 million $409.2 million American Pie
American Pie (1999)
American Pie 2 (2001)
American Wedding (2003)
American Reunion (2012)4
American Pie 2 (2001)$145.1 million $404 million Jaws
Jaws (1975)
Jaws 2 (1978)
Jaws 3-D (1983)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) (aka Jaws 4)4
Jaws (1975)$260 million $401.3 million Paranormal Activity
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)6
Paranormal Activity (2007)$107.9 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