Some of the most successful movies of all time are part of movie franchises, including star wars, jaws, the exorcist, jurassic park, raiders of the lost ark, and the avengers. But while stephenie meyers books and summit entertainments hugely successful series of films. The following chart is a list of the highestgrossing computer animated films. First of all, the most viewed film is not avatar 2009 or titanic 1997. Here are the most popular netflix series and movies, according to netflixbearing in mind that many of the numbers below were measured over unequal periods of time. This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises. Here are the highestgrossing marvel movies ever time.
Star wars was a movie like no one had ever scene before. May 10, 2017 arguably the most successful spinoff from the hit show all in the family a list that also includes bea arthur series maude, george and louise jefferson sherman hemsley and isabel sanford were. But this kind of movies are made with very high budget. Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiplefilm work for example, the three colours series. Sep 17, 2019 the most successful certified rotten movies ever, ranked.
Netflix reveals top 10 mostwatched original tv shows. Jun 17, 2016 the 25 most powerful film franchises in hollywood. There are two more hobbit movies to go, including the desolation of smaug this december. Hughes afterschool detention drama was the ninth most popular film for female respondents, but 75th for males. The best hbo series of all time ranked movie and tv news. Best hulu shows and movies by tomatometer rotten tomatoes. A series of new characters are introduced in the film on top of the original cast. The small sliver on the left is the 1978 animated lord of the rings. Steven spielberg is the most represented director on the chart with six films to his credit, occupying the top spot in 1975, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989 and 1993.
In terms of box office, the marvel cinematic universe mcu is currently the most successful film series of all time. May 24, 2019 a movie franchise is a series of connected movies that share a common set of characters, universe, and concepts. Overall, the marvel cinematic universe series of superhero films including iron man, the avengers and thor. The most successful movie franchises in history infographic forbes.
Oct 17, 2019 while scifi titles might dominate the top two spots on the list, netflixs 10 most watched tv originals represent a pretty diverse array of programming. Top films by decade and year highestgrossing films by genre type greatest boxoffice bombs. Apr, 2015 overall, the marvel cinematic universe series of superhero films including iron man, the avengers and thor. This years tv survey was handled in a similar fashion. Netflixs 8 most popular original movies and tv shows that. The domestic rankings, divided into unadjusted and adjusted for inflation, are based upon theatrical box office receipts including some theatrical rerelease receipts and do not include video rentals, tv rights, international box office. Films directed by steven spielberg have been the highestgrossing film of the year on six occasions, and on three occasions have been the highestgrossing film of all time.
Though based on one of the most successful novels ever, the films triumph is about more than tolkiens genius. It was a popular and longrunning television series, and it was adapted for the big screen no less than seven times. What we got, though, are a series of films about writerdirector paul w. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office business. The original star wars movies are considered to be some of the best movies ever made. The uk has often tackled scifi on the small screen, but the scifi comedy is a much rarer beast. That doesnt nessicarilly make it the best movie series. Created by dick wolf, the legal drama and police procedural program debuted in 1990 and ran 20 seasons until 2010. This statistic ranks the box office revenue of the 20 most successful movies of all time. The most successful installment of the franchise is batman v superman. Netflixs top 10 is a new feature that highlights the most popular movies and shows on the platform in real time. It counts a view if an account watches 70% of a movie s runtime or 70% of a single episode of a tv show. Endgame has surpassed avatars record as the highestgrossing movie of all time.
Netflix announces top 10 shows binged first by audience. Traditionally, war films, musicals, and historical dramas have been the most popular. The 100 greatest tv shows of all time movies empire. Making a list of 11 most successful disney movies ever was everything but an easy task. Film the most successful movies of all time two of james camerons works are recordbreaking titles, but overall, the avengers films dominate the list of the worlds top 10 boxoffice hits. Dec 21, 20 the release was nothing short of successful. Most successful movie franchises in box office history looper. The first list shows the 20 most popular movies ever based on worldwide boxoffice performance. Especially today with shared movie universes and crossovers becoming the norm, easter eggs are more prevalent than ever in major hollywood productions, and. The company said the movie was the most successful film from. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. Tarantino brilliantly transfers an elmore leonard style of dialogue to the screen. Is the mcu the most successful film series of all time.
Psthe figure given for harry potter and the philosophers stone is the initial box office gross, which in 2001 was the second highest ever, after titanic. Rankings of both us domestic and worldwide boxoffice blockbusters have been compiled from various recent sources. Global box office revenue of the most successful movies of. They had outstanding specical effects as for their time. Highestgrossing animated films by animation type computer animation. It only makes sense that this franchise would receive the ol movie treatment. Rowling penned another seven books, but as it stands, the series remains one of the most consistent and successful in screen history. Netflix has released a list of its top 10 shows that are binged first by its users. The top ten 2 harry potter harry potter is the best movie of all times. Well, everyone obviously, but do you know which movie franchises have made the most money. Netflix is one of the most popular content streaming services thats used by millions of users across the globe.
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 marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing the wizarding world, star wars, james bond. Sep 16, 2015 last year, thr published the worlds first movie list based on a polling of hollywood pros. Last year, thr published the worlds first movie list based on a polling of hollywood pros. Revenge of the fallen 2009 pirates of the caribbean. The film follows the return of former villain gru, his young girls, and the ever loving minions.
Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office. A teenage boy with a sex therapist mother teams up with a high school classmate to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school. Based on the hit 1994 disney animated film, this musical has consistently pulled in sellout. Better call these 10 awesome spinoffs that made their original series proud. Red dwarf at its prime was one of our greatest examples. After all, who would ever think that a movie based on a theme park ride would prove to be. A film series or movie series also referred to as a film franchise or movie franchise is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series.
The most successful movies of all time all media content. The 25 most successful movie franchises of all time. According to data from the numbers, the 35 movies below have mastered that moneymaking recipe to become some of the most profitable films. And it certainly is among the mostquoted movies ever. Top 10 netflix movies and shows popular right now april. The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news.
Top grossing movie franchises of all time 247 wall st. The second list answers what are the most popular movies ever. The most successful certified rotten movies ever, ranked. Coming up weve the top 25 most successful film series of all time from harry. List of mostwatched television broadcasts wikipedia. Mar 18, 20 based on william steigs picture book, shrek. Harry potter has been working for 10 years and is the best movie ever made. Many of netflixs most popular movies are torn apart by critics, from adam sandlers murder mystery 73 million households in the first month to the highwaymen 40 million, which received 45.
The godzilla franchise takes the title as the film series with the most sequels 29 movies total, but what other movies come close. Netflixs most popular original tv shows and movies, by. The like a bird highs include the christopher reeves. Anderson slowly losing his mind about how hard he is crushing on milla jovovich. The five highestgrossing disney animated movies ever have all reached a billion dollars around the world, and this list begins with 2016s zootopia. Toy story is the most successful film quadrilogy ever cbr. Following the intricate and disturbing details of the famous chernobyl explosion in the 1980s, this minitv series is as graphic and realistic as it can get. The most successful adaptation of tolkiens epics is the lord of the rings. Here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time.
Top 100 movies of all time rotten tomatoes tv shows. 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. It starred up and coming actors, not washed up hasbeens. Jul 31, 2014 frozen just became the fifth most successful film of alltime, edging its way past iron man 3 and sitting behind harry potter and the deathly hallows part ii, the avengers, titanic, and box office. Broadways thirdlongestrunning show is also its highest grossing, and by a fairly wide margin. The walking dead is currently one of the most popular tv shows which gets the people talking on twitter after yet another gruesome and shocking episode. These are the most popular netflix series and movies. Officially ranked as one of imdbs highestrated series, chernobyl is televisions darkest and most traumatizing hit yet. Resident evil 4 remains one of my favorite action games ever. Marvel studios rereleased endgame in theaters with several extra minutes of footage in july to boost. Hollywoods 100 favorite tv shows the hollywood reporter.
Based on the popular book series, audiences responded to the five films. The 35 most profitable movies of all time, based on return. Though its been more than 40 years since the original star wars film hit theaters and entranced moviegoers, since disney purchased the franchise in 2012, they. The eightfilm harry potter saga is one of the more selfcontained series out there.
During its history that spans back to 1923 when walt and. I dont know what you consider a bmovie to be, but this aint it. Today the highest grossing movie goes by the name avatar, which is also considered most profitable movie ever, without including dvd and bluray revenue. This includes media franchises that started as a book, film, video game, comic book, animated film or television series and have expanded to other forms of media. Moreover, super bowl telecasts account for 23 of the most watched television broadcasts based on overall viewership in u. The 10 most successful films of alltime when adjusted for. Probably one of the most consistent series in this list, the superman franchise, like its star, seems indestructible. Right now, the 10 most watched titles on netflix are an eclectic mix of originals. Though it seems a bit unfair, the whole of the marvel cinematic universe.
Well, netflix has recently shared some data regarding the viewership numbers of different tv series and movies on the platform. Mar 20, 2017 the fast and the furious had a budget of 38 million dollars. The dark world, is the most successful movie franchise, grossing a. Geralt of rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his. The first sequel riffed on the cliches of part iis, while the less successful but still original third instalment got really meta, visiting a sequel movie within the movie. We dont know how many accounts actually finish an entire movie or tv season. It has an unprecedented string of 21 box office hits, seven of which have crossed the billi. Investigators are confounded over an unspeakable crime thats been committed. Netflixs new top 10 feature tells people what to watch based on the streaming services most popular shows and movies. Asa butterfield, gillian anderson, ncuti gatwa, emma mackey. For each franchise listed below the revenue total includes revenue from movie tickets, home entertainment, video games, merchandise, and any other franchiserelated products when. Those two films set the box office record for highest grossing film worldwidebut highest gro.
As the streaming platforms subscribers grow, millions more people have their first experience bingewatching shows. Endgame 2019 harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2 2011 the lord of the rings. Dec 10, 2019 these are the most popular netflix shows and moviesaccording to netflix. The film shows how former bad guy gru is currently working with the good guys to try and catch the latest villain. It may be the unsung hero of the streaming world, but the top shows on hulu include some of the most prestigious and bingeworthy series out there you just need to know where to look. Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple film work. Coming up weve the top 25 most successful film series of all time from harry potter to the mcu. Foxs live telecast of super bowl li in 2017 currently holds the largest total viewership in u. Jackson has one of the most menacing, yet emotionally resonant performances ever put to film, and yes it is also freakin hilarious.
The greatest use of a nonlinear plot structure ever. Its not just another zombie apocalypse series though there are plenty of zombies but the inspirational, and sometimes horrific journey of rick grimes and his group of tightknit friends who bond, survive and. Aug 21, 2018 the most popular character in the dc comics universe comes alive on screen in this sevenmovie series. Individual sequels are relatively common, but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments. The 10 most successful video game movies big fish blog. The 32 most successful movie franchises of all time.
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