List of highest-grossing media franchises
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List of highest-grossing media franchises

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Franchise	Year of inception	Total revenue (USD)	Revenue breakdown (est.)	Original media	Creator(s)	Owner(s)

Pokémon	1996	est. $90 billion	Licensed merchandise – $61.1 billion Video games – $17.138 billion Card game – $10.254 billion Manga sales – $1.46 billion Anime box office – $1.306 billion Home entertainment – $863 million	Video game	Satoshi Tajiri Ken Sugimori	Nintendo (trademark) The Pokémon Company (Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures) (copyright)

Hello Kitty	1974	est. $80 billion	Merchandise sales – $80 billion Manga magazine – $23 million Music CD sales – $3 million	Cartoon character	Yuko Shimizu Shintaro Tsuji	Sanrio

Winnie the Pooh	1924	est. $75 billion	Retail sales – $74.515 billion DVD & Blu-ray – $59 million Box office – $460 million	Book	A. A. Milne E. H. Shepard	The Walt Disney Company

Mickey Mouse & Friends	1928	est. $70 billion	Retail sales – $69.85 billion VHS & DVD – $280 million Box office – $457.4 million	Animated cartoon	Walt Disney Ub Iwerks	The Walt Disney Company

Star Wars	1977	est. $65 billion	Merchandise sales – $40.294 billion Box office – $9.491 billion Home video – $9.057 billion Video games – $4.964 billion Book sales – $1.82 billion TV revenue – $4.5 million	Film	George Lucas	Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company)

Anpanman	1973	est. $60 billion	Retail sales – $60.193 billion Box office – $67 million Museum & mall – $25 million	Manga	Takashi Yanase	Froebel-kan

Disney Princess	2000	est. $45 billion	Retail sales – $44.645 billion Box office – $528 million Home entertainment – $42 million	Animated series	Andy Mooney	The Walt Disney Company

Mario	1981	est. $36 billion	Video games – $30.25 billion Licensed merchandise – $4.323 billion Manga magazine – $1.549 billion Box office – $21 million	Video game	Shigeru Miyamoto	Nintendo

Shōnen Jump / Jump Comics	1968	est. $34 billion	Manga magazines – $21.104 billion Manga volumes – $12.798 billion Video games – $217.3 million	Manga	Shueisha	Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Bandai Namco (games)

Wizarding World / Harry Potter	1997	est. $31 billion	Box office – $9.191 billion Book sales – $7.743 billion Merchandise sales – $7.308 billion Home entertainment – $3.966 billion Video games – $1.555 billion TV revenue – $1 billion Stage play – $108 million	Novel	J. K. Rowling	J. K. Rowling (books) Warner Bros. (AT&T) (films)

Marvel Cinematic Universe	2008	est. $31 billion	Box office – $19.853 billion Merchandise sales – $5.43 billion Home entertainment – $5.253 billion Comic volumes – $520,000	Film	Marvel Studios	Walt Disney Studios (The Walt Disney Company) Sony (Spider-Man films)

Spider-Man	1962	est. $27 billion	Merchandise sales – $14.805 billion Box office – $6.079 billion DVD & VHS sales – $1.924 billion Video games – $1.65 billion Comic sales – $1.074 billion TV revenue – $880 million Pachinko sales – $308 million Broadway musical – $212 million Blu-ray sales – $150 million	Comic book	Stan Lee Steve Ditko	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company) (comics) Sony (films)

Gundam	1979	est. $26 billion	Retail sales – $25.932 billion Manga magazine – $200 million Pachinko sales – $185 million Anime box office – $140 million	Anime	Yoshiyuki Tomino	Sunrise (Bandai Namco Holdings)

Batman	1939	est. $25 billion	Retail sales – $20.202 billion Home video – $1.212 billion Box office – $4.994 billion TV revenue – $40 million	Comic book	Bob Kane Bill Finger	DC Entertainment (AT&T)

Dragon Ball	1984	est. $24 billion	Manga magazines – $7.025 billion Merchandise sales – $5.641 billion Video games – $5.274 billion Manga volumes – $2.222 billion Home entertainment – $2.052 billion Trading card sales – $961 million Box office – $809 million Music sales – $47 million	Manga	Akira Toriyama	Bird Studio Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Bandai Namco (games)

Barbie	1987	est. $24 billion	Merchandise sales – $22.01 billion Home video sales – $1.988 billion Box office – $5.1 million	Animated film	Ruth Handler	Mattel

Fist of the North Star	1983	est. $22 billion	Pachinko & arcades – $17.602 billion Manga magazine – $2.508 billion Manga volumes – $1.24 billion Console games – $373 million Anime DVD & Blu-ray – $37 million Licensed merchandise – $26.2 million Anime box office – $32 million	Manga	Buronson Tetsuo Hara	Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Sega Sammy Holdings (games/pachinko)

Cars	2006	est. $22 billion	Merchandise sales – $19.114 billion Box office – $2.026 billion DVD & Blu-ray sales – $654 million	Animated film	John Lasseter	The Walt Disney Company

One Piece	1997	est. $21 billion	Manga magazine – $8.67 billion Merchandise sales – $5.904 billion Manga volumes – $2.694 billion Video games – $1.627 billion Home entertainment – $1.187 billion Anime box office – $433 million	Manga	Eiichiro Oda	Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) Toei Animation Bandai Namco (games)

Toy Story	1995	est. $20 billion	Retail sales – $17.6 billion VHS sales – $290 million DVD & Blu-ray sales – $250 million Box office & TV revenue – $2.603 billion	Animated film	Pixar	The Walt Disney Company

Middle-earth / Lord of the Rings	1937	$19.9 billion	Book sales – $9.125 billion Box office – $5.896 billion Home video sales – $4.194 billion Merchandise sales – $435 million Licensing – $225 million Video game – $62 million	Novel	J. R. R. Tolkien	Tolkien Estate (books) Warner Bros. (AT&T) (films)

James Bond	1953	est. $19.9 billion	Box office – $7.078 billion Home video sales – $3.06 billion Merchandise & licensing – $3.06 billion Book sales – $550 million Video games – $351 million	Novel	Ian Fleming	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Yu-Gi-Oh!	1996	est. $19.8 billion	Card game – $11.161 billion Merchandise sales – $4.477 billion Manga magazine – $3.643 billion Video games – $329 million Manga volumes – $196 million Anime box office – $42 million	Manga	Kazuki Takahashi	Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) Konami (games)

Peanuts	1950	est. $17.4 billion	Retail sales – $17.143 billion Box office – $250 million DVD & Blu-ray sales – $35 million	Comic strip	Charles M. Schulz	Sony Music Entertainment Japan (Sony Corporation) DHX Media

Transformers	1984	est. $17.2 billion	Retail sales – $11.78 billion Box office – $4.7 billion Home entertainment – $740 million	Animated series	Takara Hasbro Nobuyuki Okude	Hasbro Takara Tomy

Call of Duty	2003	est. $17 billion	Video games – $17 billion	Video game	Infinity Ward	Activision (Activision Blizzard)

Neon Genesis Evangelion	1994	est. $16.3 billion	Pachinko sales – $11.585 billion Merchandise sales – $2.46 billion Home entertainment – $848.5 million Karaoke music – $750 million Music CD sales – $226.2 million Anime box office – $198.5 million Manga sales – $180.5 million Video games – $30.1 million Music royalties – $5.6 million	Anime	Hideaki Anno Gainax Tatsunoko Production	Khara

KochiKame	1976	est. $16.3 billion	Manga magazine – $15.448 billion Manga volumes – $807 million Box office – $10 million	Manga	Osamu Akimoto	Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group)

Super Sentai / Power Rangers	1975	est. $16.2 billion	Retail sales – $16.005 billion Licensed merchandise – $13.191 billion DVD & Blu-ray – $15 million Box office – $218.4 million	Television series	Shotaro Ishinomori Haim Saban Shuki Levy	Toei Company Hasbro

Dora the Explorer	2000	est. $15.7 billion	Retail sales – $15.413 billion Home video sales – $250 million	Animated series	Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Eric Weiner	Nickelodeon (Viacom)

The Simpsons	1989	est. $15.3 billion	Merchandise sales – $6.818 billion TV advertising – $5.76 billion TV syndication – $1.15 billion Home video sales – $1.091 billion Box office – $527 million	Animated series	Matt Groening	20th Century Fox (The Walt Disney Company)

Pac-Man	1980	est. $15.1 billion	Video games – $14.098 billion Merchandise & licensing – $1 billion Music sales – $32 million	Video game	Toru Iwatani Namco	Bandai Namco Entertainment (Bandai Namco Holdings)

Wii series	2006	est. $14.8 billion	Video games – $14.808 billion	Video game	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo

Looney Tunes	1930	est. $14.2 billion	Retail sales – $13.88 billion Box office – $299 million	Animated cartoon	Warner Bros.	Warner Bros. (AT&T)

SpongeBob SquarePants	1999	est. $14.1 billion	Retail sales – $13.619 billion Box office – $465 million	Animated series	Stephen Hillenburg	Nickelodeon (Viacom)

Space Invaders	1978	est. $13.9 billion	Video game – $13.93 billion Music single – $522,000	Video game	Tomohiro Nishikado	Taito (Square Enix)

The Lion King	1994	est. $13.8 billion	Musical theatre – $8.2 billion Merchandise sales – $3.07 billion Home entertainment – $1.5 billion Box office – $987 million	Animated film	Roger Allers Rob Minkoff	The Walt Disney Company

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	1984	est. $12.7 billion	Merchandise sales – $11.288 billion Box office – $1.15 billion Video games – $450 million DVD & Blu-ray sales – $124 million VHS sales – $94.22 million Video rentals – $67.65 million	Comic book	Kevin Eastman Peter Laird	Viacom

Dragon Quest	1986	est. $12.4 billion	Video games – $6.015 billion Manga magazine – $4.962 billion Merchandise sales – $988.3 million Manga volumes – $471.2 million DVD sales – $6 million	Video game	Yuji Horii Koichi Nakamura Akira Toriyama	Square Enix

Final Fantasy	1987	est. $11.9 billion	Video games – $10.656 billion Licensed merchandise – $416.2 million Home video sales – $316 million Book sales – $213.1 million Music sales – $121 million Box office – $92 million Video rentals – $27 million Card game – $14 million	Video game	Hironobu Sakaguchi Hiromichi Tanaka Nasir Gebelli	Square Enix

Dungeon Fighter Online	2005	est. $11.8 billion	Computer game – $10.523 billion	Video game	Neople	Nexon Tencent

Ultraman	1966	est. $11.6 billion	Merchandise sales – $10.315 billion Pachinko sales – $967 million Home video sales – $275.3 million	Television series	Eiji Tsuburaya	Tsuburaya Productions (Bandai Namco Holdings)

Street Fighter	1987	est. $11.5 billion	Video games – $11.279 billion Box office & home video – $211 million Soundtrack album – $7.2 million Pachinko – $17 million	Video game	Takashi Nishiyama Hiroshi Matsumoto	Capcom

Frozen	2013	est. $11.3 billion	Merchandise sales – $9.575 billion Box office – $1.29 billion DVD & Blu-ray sales – $391 million Musical theatre – $82 million	Animated film	Chris Buck Jennifer Lee	The Walt Disney Company

Superman	1938	est. $11.1 billion	Retail sales – $5.381 billion Merchandise sales – $3.398 billion Box office – $3.212 billion Comic issues – $1.341 billion DVD & Blu-ray sales – $529 million TV revenue – $428 million Comic magazine – $87 million VHS sales & rentals – $74.1 million Video game – $34 million	Comic book	Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster	DC Entertainment (AT&T)

Warcraft	1994	est. $11.1 billion	Video games – $10.627 billion Box office – $434 million DVD & Blu-ray sales – $17 million	Video game	Allen Adham Frank Pearce Michael Morhaime	Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard)

Avengers	1963	est. $10.7 billion	Merchandise sales – $5.13 billion Box office – $4.973 billion DVD & Blu-ray sales – $440 million Comic sales – $131 million	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)

CrossFire	2007	est. $10.6 billion	Video games – $10.6 billion	Video game	Smilegate	Smilegate Tencent

Star Trek	1966	est. $10.6 billion	Retail sales – $4.561 billion TV revenue – $2.3 billion Box office – $2.266 billion VHS sales – $1 billion DVD & Blu-ray – $326 million	Television series	Gene Roddenberry	CBS Corporation Paramount Pictures (Viacom)

Naruto	1999	est. $10.1 billion	Manga magazine – $6.53 billion Manga volumes – $1.637 billion Licensed merchandise – $1.27 billion Video games – $603 million Anime box office – $147.1 million Home entertainment – $104 million	Manga	Masashi Kishimoto	Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) Pierrot

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	1987	est. $9.8 billion	Manga magazine – $8.937 billion Manga volumes – $489 million Video games – $306 million Anime DVD & Blu-ray – $40 million Licensed merchandise – $23 million Box office – $2 million	Manga	Hirohiko Araki	Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group)

Grand Theft Auto	1997	est. $9.39 billion	Video games – $9.391 billion	Video game	David Jones Mike Dailly	Rockstar Games (Take-Two Interactive)

Angry Birds	2009	est. $8.78 billion	Merchandise sales – $8.297 billion Box office – $353 million Video games – $100 million DVD & Blu-ray sales – $27 million	Video game	Jaakko Iisalo	Rovio

Thomas & Friends	1946	est. $8.75 billion	Retail sales – $8.73 billion Box office – $20 million	Book	Wilbert Awdry Christopher Awdry	Egmont Group Mattel

League of Legends	2009	est. $8.398 billion	Video games – $8.398 billion	Video game	Riot Games	Tencent

Despicable Me / Minions	2010	est. $8.36 billion	Merchandise sales – $3.95 billion Box office – $3.72 billion DVD & Blu-ray sales – $686 million	Animated film	Sergio Pablos	Illumination Entertainment Universal Pictures (Comcast)

Jurassic Park	1990	est. $8.19 billion	Box office – $4.892 billion Retail sales – $3.3 billion Home video sales – $678 million	Novel	Michael Crichton	Alfred A. Knopf (novel) Universal Pictures (Comcast) (film)

Sesame Street / The Muppets	1966	est. $7.91 billion	Merchandise sales – $7.839 billion Box office – $452 million TV licensing – $96 million DVD & Blu-ray sales – $71 million VHS sales – $2 million	Television series	Jim Henson Joan Ganz Cooney Lloyd Morrisett	The Muppets Studio (The Walt Disney Company) Sesame Workshop

Pirates of the Caribbean	2003	est. $7.91 billion	Box office – $4.524 billion Home entertainment – $1.781 billion Merchandise sales – $1.6 billion	Film	The Walt Disney Company	The Walt Disney Company

Sonic the Hedgehog	1991	est. $7.87 billion	Video games – $6.228 billion Merchandise sales – $1.005 billion Box office & home video – $625 million Comic sales – $7.8 million	Video game	Yuji Naka Naoto Ohshima Hirokazu Yasuhara	Sega (Sega Sammy Holdings)

Ben 10	2005	est. $7.85 billion	Retail sales – $7.853 billion	Animated series	Man of Action Studios	Cartoon Network (AT&T)

X-Men	1963	est. $7.78 billion	Box office – $5.75 billion Retail sales – $900 million DVD & Blu-ray sales – $667 million Comic sales – $466.4 million	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)

Pretty Cure / Glitter Force	2004	est. $7.53 billion	Merchandise sales – $7.301 billion Video games – $67.4 million Anime box office – $161 million	Anime	Izumi Todo Toei Animation	Toei Company Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Asatsu-DK

Doraemon	1969	est. $7.25 billion	Licensed merchandise – $5.592 billion Anime box office – $1.656 billion	Manga	Fujiko F. Fujio	Shogakukan-Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group)

Monster Strike	2013	est. $7.25 billion	Video games – $7.236 billion Anime box office – $10 million	Video game	Yoshiki Okamoto	Mixi

Bleach	2001	est. $7.24 billion	Manga magazine – $6.169 billion Manga volumes – $740 million Licensed merchandise – $260 million Box office – $40 million Anime DVD & Blu-ray – $26 million	Manga	Tite Kubo	Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) Pierrot

Puzzle & Dragons	2012	est. $7.08 billion	Video games – $7.083 billion	Video game	GungHo Online	GungHo Online

PAW Patrol	2011	est. $7 billion	Retail sales – $7 billion	Animated series	Keith Chapman	Viacom

Sailor Moon	1991	est. $6.64 billion	Merchandise sales – $5 billion Home entertainment – $546.2 million Manga magazine – $346 million Video games – $210 million Manga volumes – $175.5 million Anime box office – $42.12 million	Manga	Naoko Takeuchi	Kodansha Toei Animation

Westward Journey	2001	est. $6.52 billion	Video games – $6.524 billion	Video game	NetEase	NetEase

Halo	2001	est. $6.5 billion	Games & consoles – $5 billion Home video & merchandise – $1.5 billion	Video game	Bungie	Microsoft

Twilight	2005	est. $6.39 billion	Box office – $3.344 billion Book sales – $1.661 billion DVD & Blu-ray sales – $948 million Merchandise sales – $395 million Video rentals – $45.4 million	Novel	Stephenie Meyer	Little, Brown and Company Summit Entertainment

Digimon	1997	est. $6.36 billion	Licensed merchandise – $5.39 billion Digital pets – $424.1 million Manga & comic sales – $252 million Box office – $143 million Console games – $90.5 million Home entertainment – $59.1 million	Digital pet	Akiyoshi Hongo Toei Animation Bandai	Toei Company Bandai Namco Holdings

The Phantom of the Opera	1986	est. $6.22 billion	Musical theatre – $6.06 billion Box office – $155 million	Musical theatre	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Andrew Lloyd Webber

Tamagotchi	1996	est. $6.2 billion	Digital pets – $2.955 billion Licensed merchandise – $3.081 billion Console games – $154 million Box office – $6.8 million	Digital pet	Aki Maita Akihiro Yokoi Bandai	Bandai Namco Holdings

DC Extended Universe	2013	est. $6.040 billion	Box office – $4.889 billion Home video sales – $651 million Merchandise sales – $500 million	Film	DC Entertainment	DC Entertainment (AT&T)

Ice Age	2002	$6 billion	Box office – $2.9 billion Retail sales – $1.3 billion	Animated film	Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Fox (The Walt Disney Company)

Minecraft	2009	est. $5.81 billion	Merchandise sales – $3.597 billion Video games – $2.211 billion	Video game	Markus Persson	Microsoft Studios

Aladdin	1992	est. $5.8 billion	Pachinko & arcades – $2.85 billion VHS sales – $1.182 billion Box office – $504 million Merchandise sales – $500 million Broadway musical – $380 million Console games – $200 million DVD & Blu-ray sales – $130 million Soundtrack album – $47 million	Animated film	Walt Disney Animation Youhenna Diab	The Walt Disney Company (franchise) Sega Sammy Holdings (games/pachinko)

Case Closed / Detective Conan	1994	est. $5.77 billion	Manga magazine – $3.077 billion Manga volumes – $1.161 billion Anime box office – $843 million Licensed merchandise – $366 million Music sales – $185 million Home entertainment – $134 million	Manga	Gosho Aoyama	Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group) TMS Entertainment (Sega Sammy Holdings)

Shrek	1990	est. $5.74 billion	Box office – $3.547 billion Home entertainment – $1.922 billion Merchandise sales – $275 million	Novel	William Steig DreamWorks Animation	Universal Pictures (Comcast)

A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones	1996	est. $5.81 billion	TV revenue – $4.5 billion Book sales – $900 million DVD & Blu-ray sales – $280 million Video games – $132 million Box office – $1.9 million	Novel	George R. R. Martin	Random House WarnerMedia (AT&T)

Fast & Furious	2001	est. $5.61 billion	Box office – $5.139 billion Home entertainment – $466 million	Film	Gary Scott Thompson	Universal Pictures (Comcast)

Resident Evil	1996	est. $5.54 billion	Video games – $3.614 billion Box office – $1.237 billion Pachinko sales – $520 million DVD & Blu-ray sales – $168 million	Video game	Shinji Mikami Tokuro Fujiwara	Capcom

Care Bears	1981	est. $5.05 billion	Retail sales – $5 billion Box office – $52 million	Greeting card	American Greetings	American Greetings

Mortal Kombat	1992	$5 billion	Video games – $1.878 billion Box office – $173.6 million	Video game	Midway Games Chicago Ed Boon John Tobias	Warner Bros. (AT&T)

Bob the Builder	1998	est. $5 billion	Retail sales – $5 billion	Animated series	Keith Chapman	DHX Media

Candy Crush Saga	2012	est. $4.96 billion	Mobile games – $4.964 billion	Video game	King	King (Activision Blizzard)

Slam Dunk	1990	est. $4.81 billion	Manga magazine – $4.146 billion Manga volumes – $591.4 million Anime box office – $48.1 million Anime DVD & Blu-ray – $19 million	Manga	Takehiko Inoue	Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group)

Friends	1994	est. $4.8 billion	TV syndication – $3.5 billion TV advertising – $1.166 billion Digital streaming – $130 million	Television series	David Crane Marta Kauffman	Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions Warner Bros. (AT&T)

Beyblade	1999	est. $4.6 billion	Merchandise sales – $4.6 billion Box office – $9 million	Manga	Takao Aoki	Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group)

The Big Bang Theory	2007	est. $4.57 billion	TV advertising – $3.57 billion TV syndication – $1 billion	Television series	Chuck Lorre Bill Prady	Warner Bros. (AT&T)

Kumamon	2010	est. $4.53 billion	Retail sales – $4.46 billion Anime box office – $65 million	Cartoon	Kumamoto Prefecture	Kumamoto Prefecture

Yo-kai Watch	2013	est. $4.37 billion	Merchandise sales – $3.484 billion Video games – $690 million Anime box office – $159.2 million Pachinko sales – $135 million Home entertainment – $39 million	Video game	Level-5	Level-5 Nintendo

Assassin's Creed	2007	est. $4.34 billion	Video games – $4.091 billion Box office – $241 million DVD & Blu-ray sales – $12.4 million	Video game	Patrice Désilets Jade Raymond Corey May	Ubisoft

Rurouni Kenshin / Samurai X	1994	est. $4.31 billion	Manga magazine – $3.736 billion Manga volumes – $360 million Box office – $159 million Anime video sales – $51 million	Manga	Nobuhiro Watsuki	Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group)

My Little Pony	1984	est. $4.3 billion	Retail sales – $4.226 billion Box office – $67.3 million DVD & Blu-ray sales – $4.3 million	Animated cartoon	Lauren Faust Bonnie Zacherle	Hasbro

Hunter × Hunter	1998	est. $4.23 billion	Manga magazine – $3.877 billion Manga volumes – $324.1 million Anime box office – $21.3 million Anime DVD & Blu-ray – $6.3 million	Manga	Yoshihiro Togashi	Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group)

Fate	2004	est. $4.06 billion	Video games – $3.486 billion Home entertainment – $371.3 million Licensed merchandise – $128 million Manga magazine – $38 million Anime box office – $32 million	Visual novel	Type-Moon	Type-Moon (visual novel) Aniplex (Sony Music Entertainment Japan) (mobile game)

The Hunger Games	2008	est. $4.05 billion	Box office – $2.968 billion DVD & Blu-ray – $475 million	Novel	Suzanne Collins	Scholastic Corporation Lionsgate

Mission: Impossible	1966	$4 billion	Box office – $3.5 billion DVD & Blu-ray sales – $146 million	Television series	Bruce Geller	Paramount Pictures (Viacom)

Strawberry Shortcake	1979	est. $4 billion	Retail sales – $4 billion DVD sales – $2.6 million	Greeting card	American Greetings	American Greetings

Gran Turismo	1997	est. $4 billion	Video games – $4 billion	Video game	Kazunori Yamauchi Polyphony Digital	Sony

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In 2004, Pretty Cure merchandise was one of the highest-grossing franchises.

final_sentence: In 2004, Pretty Cure merchandise was one of the highest-grossing franchises.