(in descending order of box-office (domestic) gross totals)
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Major Franchises
(Films in Franchise, chronological) | Total Franchise Gross (domestic)
(approximately) | # of Films | # 1 Film
in Franchise | Gross (Domestic)
of # 1 Film |
The "Harry Potter" Films
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011) | $2.39 billion | 8 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 (2011) | $381 million
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Star Wars Trilogy and Prequels
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
(does not include re-releases or The Clone Wars)
| $2.183 billion
| 6 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) | $431 million |
"James Bond" Films
Dr. No (1962)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
Thunderball (1965)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diamonds are Forever (1971)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Octopussy (1983)
A View to a Kill (1985)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Licence to Kill (1989)
GoldenEye (1995)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The World is Not Enough (1999)
Die Another Day (2002)
Casino Royale (2006)
Quantum of Solace, 007 (2008)
Casino Royale (1967) (unofficial)
Never Say Never Again (1983) (unofficial)
| $1.554 billion
(22 films only) | 22 | Quantum of Solace
(2008) | $169.4 million |
The Batman Films
Batman (1989)
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman & Robin (1997)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | $1.45 billion
(7 films only) | 8 | The Dark Knight (2008) | $533 million |
"Pirates of the Caribbean" Films
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) | $1.279 billion | 4 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) | $423 million |
Shrek Films
Shrek (2001)
Shrek II (2004)
Shrek the Third (2007)
Shrek Forever After (2010) | $1.27 billion
(does not include Puss in Boots (2011)) | 4 | Shrek II (2004) | $441 million |
Spider-Man Films
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
| $1.114 billion | 3 | Spider-Man (2002) | $404 million |
The Transformers Films
Transformers (2007)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) | $1.074 billion
(does not include the 1986 film) | 3 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | $402 million |
The Twilight Saga Films
Twilight (2008)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 (2011) | $1.044 billion | 4 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) | $300.5 million |
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
| $1.034 billion | 3 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | $377 million |
Star Trek Films
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek Generations (1994)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Star Trek Nemesis (2002)
Star Trek (2009) | $1.013 billion | 11 | Star Trek (2009) | $258 million |
The "Indiana Jones" Films
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) | $937 million | 4 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) | $317 million |
X-Men Films
X-Men (2000)
X2: X-Men United (2003)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
X-Men: First Class (2011) | $933 million | 5 | X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) | $234.4 million |
The Toy Story Films
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
(not including 3-D versions) | $853 million | 3 | Toy Story 3 (2010) | $415 million |
Jurassic Park Films
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
| $767 million | 3 | Jurassic Park (1993) | $357 million |
The Matrix Trilogy
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) | $592.3 million | 3 | The Matrix Reloaded (2003) | $282 million |
The Ice Age Films
Ice Age (2002)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | $568.3 million | 3 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | $196.6 million |
Rocky Films
Rocky (1976)
Rocky II (1979)
Rocky III (1982)
Rocky IV (1985)
Rocky V (1990)
Rocky Balboa (2006)
| $566 million | 6 | Rocky IV (1985) | $128 million |
The Mummy Films
The Mummy (1999)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
The Scorpion King (2002)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) | $551 million | 4 | The Mummy Returns (2001) | $202 million |
The Chronicles of Narnia Trilogy
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) | $537.7 million | 3 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005) | $292 million |
Mission: Impossible Films
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) | $530.4 million
(3 films only) | 4 | Mission: Impossible II (2000) | $215 million |
The Bourne Trilogy
The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | $525 million | 3 | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) | $227 million |
Terminator Films
The Terminator (1984)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Terminator Salvation (2009)
| $518.9 million | 4 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | $205 million |
Superman Films
Superman (1978)
Superman II (1981)
Superman III (1983)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Superman Returns (2006) | $518.1 million | 5 | Superman Returns (2006) | $200 million |
Lethal Weapon Films
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon II (1989)
Lethal Weapon III (1992)
Lethal Weapon IV (1998)
| $488 million | 4 | Lethal Weapon II (1989) | $147 million |
Austin Powers Trilogy
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
| $473 million | 3 | Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) | $213 million |
"Jack Ryan" Films
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Patriot Games (1992)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
The Sum of All Fears (2002) | $446 million | 4 | Clear and Present Danger (1994) | $122 million |
Planet of the Apes Films
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
| $438.5 million | 7 | Planet of the Apes (2001) | $180 million |
"Die Hard" Films
Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) | $435 million | 4 | Live Free or Die Hard (2007) | $134 million |
Beverly Hills Cop Trilogy
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) | $431 million | 3 | Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | $235 million |
The "Hannibal Lecter" Films
Manhunter (1986)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Hannibal (2001)
Red Dragon (2002)
Hannibal Rising (2007) | $425 million | 5 | Hannibal (2001) | $165 million |
Back to the Future Trilogy
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part III (1990) | $417 million | 3 | Back to the Future (1985) | $210 million |
"Friday the 13th" Films
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th, Part 2 (1981)
Friday the 13th, Part 3 (1982)
Friday the 13th, The Final Chapter (1984)
Friday the 13th, Part V - A New Beginning (1985)
Friday the 13th, Part VI - Jason Lives (1986)
Friday the 13th, Part VII - The New Blood (1988)
Friday the 13th, Part VIII - Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Friday the 13th, Jason Goes to Hell - The Final Friday (1993)
Friday the 13th, Jason X (2002)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003) (aka Friday the 13th, Part 11)
Friday the 13th (2009) (aka Friday the 13th, Part 12) | $381 million | 12 | Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
(aka Friday the 13th, Part 11) | $83 million |
"Nightmare on Elm Street" Films
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
(Wes Craven's) New Nightmare (1994)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
| $370.5 million | 9 | Freddy vs. Jason (2003) | $83 million |
The "Halloween" Films
Halloween (1978)
Halloween II (1981)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Halloween IV: 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)
| $307.5 million | 10 | Halloween (2007) | $58 million |
Alien Quadrilogy
Alien (1979)
Aliens (1986)
Alien 3 (1992)
Alien Resurrection (1997) | $267 million | 4 | Aliens (1986) | $85 million |
The Godfather Films
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather, Part II (1974)
The Godfather, Part III (1990)
| $248 million | 3 | The Godfather (1972) | $134 million |
Romero's "Dead" Zombie Films
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Land of the Dead (2005)
Diary of the Dead (2007)
Survival of the Dead (2009) | $45 million | 6 | Land of the Dead (2005) | $21 million |
Evil Dead Films
The Evil Dead (1981)
Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn (1987)
Army of Darkness (1993) | $20 million | 3 | Army of Darkness (1993) | $11.5 million |
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