List of highest - grossing Media franchises - wikipedia List of highest - grossing Media franchises Not to be confused with List of highest - grossing films or List of highest - grossing video game franchises. This is a list of the highest - grossing media franchises. This includes media franchises that started as a book, film, video game, comic book or television series and have expanded to other forms of media. This list covers every aspect of a particular franchise, such as box office, sales from merchandise, home entertainment, and revenue from video games, among other things, if such information is available. The list includes the total revenue figure and the revenue breakdown. For franchises where a total revenue figure is not known to have been reported, an estimate is given based on combined revenue from different media. For franchises where a reported figure is not up - to - date, an updated estimate is given based on available data. Contents 1 List 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References List This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Media franchises that have grossed over $3 billion ( USD ) Franchise Year of inception Total revenue ( USD ) Revenue breakdown ( est. ) Original media Creator ( s ) Owner ( s ) Pokémon est. $85 billion Licensed merchandise -- $61.1 billion Video games -- $15.654 billion Card game -- $10.254 billion Manga sales -- $1.402 billion Anime box office -- $1.033 billion Home entertainment -- $863 million Video game Satoshi Tajiri Nintendo ( trademark ) The Pokémon Company ( Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures ) ( copyright ) Hello Kitty est. $80 billion Merchandise sales -- $80 billion Manga magazine -- $23 million Music CD sales -- $3 million Cartoon Yuko Shimizu Shintaro Tsuji Sanrio Winnie the Pooh 1966 est. $75 billion Retail sales -- $74.515 billion DVD & Blu - ray -- $35 million Box office -- $427 million Animated cartoon Walt Disney Animation A.A. Milne E.H. Shepard The Walt Disney Company Mickey Mouse & Friends 1928 est. $70 billion Retail sales -- $69.85 billion VHS & DVD -- $279 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 -- $9.002 billion Video games -- $4.858 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 -- $60.159 billion Box office -- $42.3 million Museum & mall -- $25.1 million Manga Takashi Yanase Froebel - kan Disney Princess 2000 est. $45 billion Retail sales -- $44.645 billion Animated series Andy Mooney The Walt Disney Company Mario 1981 est. $35 billion Video games -- $29.623 billion Licensed merchandise -- $4.323 billion Manga magazine -- $1.519 billion Box office -- $21 million Arcade game Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo Shōnen Jump 1968 est. $34 billion Manga magazines -- $20.362 billion Manga volumes -- $13.126 billion Video games -- $217.3 million Manga Shueisha Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) ( manga ) Bandai Namco ( games ) Wizarding World / Harry Potter 1997 est. $30 billion Box office -- $8.538 billion Book sales -- $7.743 billion Merchandise sales -- $7.308 billion Home entertainment -- $3.958 billion Video games -- $1.555 billion TV revenue -- $1 billion Novel J.K. Rowling J.K. Rowling ( books ) Warner Bros. ( AT&T ) ( films ) Marvel Cinematic Universe 2008 est. $28 billion Box office -- $17.534 billion Merchandise sales -- $5.43 billion Home entertainment -- $5.084 billion Comic volumes -- $1 million Film Marvel Studios Marvel Entertainment ( The Walt Disney Company ) Spider - Man 1962 est. $25.6 billion Merchandise sales -- $14.805 billion Box office & home video -- $7.021 billion Video games -- $1.308 billion Comic sales -- $1.063 billion TV revenue -- $880 million Pachinko sales -- $308 million Broadway musical -- $212 million Comic book Stan Lee Steve Ditko Marvel Entertainment ( The Walt Disney Company ) ( comics ) Sony ( films ) Batman 1939 est. $25.2 billion Retail sales -- $20.178 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 ) Gundam 1979 est. $24.7 billion Retail sales -- $24.297 billion Video games -- $1.129 billion Home entertainment -- $887.2 million Manga magazine -- $200 million Pachinko sales -- $185 million Anime box office -- $55 million Anime Yoshiyuki Tomino Sunrise ( Bandai Namco Holdings ) Dragon Ball 1984 est. $22.3 billion Manga magazines -- $7.017 billion Merchandise sales -- $5.636 billion Video games -- $3.76 billion Manga volumes -- $3.02 billion Home entertainment -- $1.62 billion Trading card sales -- $961.3 million Box office -- $420.2 million Music sales -- $47 million Manga Akira Toriyama Bird Studio Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) ( manga ) Toei Animation ( anime ) Barbie est. $22.3 billion Merchandise sales -- $21.635 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $660 million Box office -- $5.1 million Animated film Ruth Handler Mattel Cars 2006 est. $21.8 billion Merchandise sales -- $19.114 billion Box office -- $2.025 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $653 million Animated film John Lasseter The Walt Disney Company Fist of the North Star est. $21 billion Pachinko & arcades -- $16.795 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 -- $22 million Manga Buronson Tetsuo Hara Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) ( manga ) Toei Animation ( anime ) Sega Sammy Holdings ( games / pachinko ) Toy Story 1995 est. $20.2 billion Retail sales -- $17.6 billion VHS sales -- $290 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $249 million Box office & TV revenue -- $2.603 billion Animated film Pixar The Walt Disney Company 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 Novel Ian Fleming Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer 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 Novel J.R.R. Tolkien Tolkien Estate ( books ) Warner Bros. ( AT&T ) ( films ) Yu - Gi - Oh ! est. $19.8 billion Card game -- $11.161 billion Merchandise sales -- $4.477 billion Manga magazine -- $3.643 billion Video games -- $273 million Manga volumes -- $196 million Anime box office -- $42 million Manga Kazuki Takahashi Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) One Piece 1997 est. $19.7 billion Manga magazine -- $8.507 billion Merchandise sales -- $5.593 billion Manga volumes -- $2.611 billion Video games -- $1.533 billion Home entertainment -- $1.038 billion Anime box office -- $377.1 million Manga Eiichiro Oda Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Toei Animation Bandai Namco ( 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. $16.8 billion Retail sales -- $11.68 billion Box office -- $4.385 billion Home entertainment -- $740 million Animated series Takara Hasbro Nobuyuki Okude Hasbro Takara Tomy KochiKame 1976 est. $16.3 billion Manga magazine -- $15.447 billion Manga volumes -- $807 million Box office -- $10 million Manga Osamu Akimoto Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Neon Genesis Evangelion 1994 est. $16.2 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 Manga sales -- $180.5 million Anime box office -- $154.5 million Video games -- $30.1 million Music royalties -- $5.6 million Anime Hideaki Anno Gainax Tatsunoko Production Khara Super Sentai / Power Rangers est. $16.2 billion Retail sales -- $15.98 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 Bandai Namco Holdings Call of Duty 2003 est. $16 billion Video games -- $16 billion Computer game Infinity Ward Activision ( Activision Blizzard ) 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 Pac - Man 1980 est. $15.1 billion Video games -- $14.098 billion Merchandise & licensing -- $1 billion Music sales -- $32 million Arcade game Toru Iwatani Namco Bandai Namco Entertainment ( Bandai Namco Holdings ) Looney Tunes 1930 est. $14.2 billion Retail sales -- $13.88 billion Box office -- $299 million Animated cartoon Warner Bros. 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( AT&T ) SpongeBob SquarePants 1999 est. $14.1 billion Retail sales -- $13.619 billion Box office -- $463 million Animated series Stephen Hillenburg Nickelodeon ( Viacom ) Space Invaders 1978 est. $13.9 billion Video game -- $13.93 billion Music single -- $522,000 Arcade game Tomohiro Nishikado Taito ( Square Enix ) The Lion King 1994 est. $13.7 billion Musical theatre -- $8.1 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. $12.2 billion Video games -- $5.791 billion Manga magazine -- $4.962 billion Merchandise sales -- $988.3 million Manga volumes -- $471.2 million Video game Yuji Horii Koichi Nakamura Akira Toriyama Square Enix Final Fantasy est. $11.6 billion Video games -- $10.398 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 Ultraman 1966 est. $11.5 billion Merchandise sales -- $10.294 billion Pachinko sales -- $967 million Home video sales -- $275.3 million Television series Eiji Tsuburaya Tsuburaya Productions ( Bandai Namco Holdings ) Street Fighter est. $11.5 billion Video games -- $11.279 billion Box office -- $128.2 million VHS rentals -- $33 million Home video sales -- $17.1 million Soundtrack album -- $7.2 million Arcade 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 Box office -- $3.212 billion Comic issues -- $1.341 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $529 million TV revenue -- $428 million Comic magazine -- $85 million VHS sales & rentals -- $74.1 million Comic book Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster DC Entertainment ( AT&T ) Warcraft 1994 est. $10.8 billion Video games -- $10.391 billion Box office -- $434 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $17 million Computer game Allen Adham Frank Pearce Michael Morhaime Blizzard Entertainment ( Activision Blizzard ) 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 ) Dungeon Fighter Online 2005 est. $10.5 billion Computer game -- $10.523 billion Computer game Neople Nexon Naruto 1999 est. $10.1 billion Manga magazine -- $6.529 billion Manga volumes -- $1.637 billion Licensed merchandise -- $1.27 billion Video games -- $562 million Anime box office -- $147.1 million Home entertainment -- $93 million Manga Masashi Kishimoto Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Pierrot JoJo 's Bizarre Adventure 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 ) 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 Mobile 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 Grand Theft Auto 1997 est. $8.56 billion Video games -- $8.561 billion Computer game David Jones Mike Dailly Rockstar Games ( Take - Two Interactive ) Despicable Me / Minions 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 ( 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 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 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 Monster Strike 2013 est. $7.25 billion Video games -- $7.236 billion Anime box office -- $10 million Mobile game Yoshiki Okamoto Mixi Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 est. $7.24 billion Video games -- $6.228 billion Merchandise sales -- $1.005 billion Comic sales -- $7.8 million Video game Yuji Naka Naoto Ohshima Hirokazu Yasuhara Sega ( Sega Sammy Holdings ) Bleach 2001 est. $7.22 billion Manga magazine -- $6.168 billion Manga volumes -- $740 million Licensed merchandise -- $260 million Anime DVD & Blu - ray -- $26 million Box office -- $25 million Manga Tite Kubo Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Pierrot Puzzle & Dragons 2012 est. $7.08 billion Video games -- $7.083 billion Mobile game GungHo Online GungHo Online Doraemon 1969 est. $6.85 billion Licensed merchandise -- $5.592 billion Anime box office -- $1.262 billion Manga Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan - Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Ben 10 2005 est. $6.68 billion Retail sales -- $6.681 billion Animated series Man of Action Studios Cartoon Network ( AT&T ) Bandai Namco Holdings ( toys ) 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 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 Tamagotchi 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 Ice Age 2002 $6 billion Box office -- $2.9 billion Retail sales -- $1.3 billion Animated film Blue Sky Studios 20th Century Fox Minecraft 2009 est. $5.81 billion Merchandise sales -- $3.597 billion Video games -- $2.211 billion Computer game Mojang Microsoft Studios Aladdin 1992 est. $5.77 billion Pachinko & arcades -- $2.85 billion VHS sales -- $1.182 billion Box office -- $504 million Merchandise sales -- $500 million Broadway musical -- $353 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 ) The Phantom of the Opera 1986 est. $5.76 billion Musical theatre -- $5.6 billion Box office -- $155 million Musical theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber 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 ) League of Legends 2009 est. $5.69 billion Computer games -- $5.69 billion Computer game Riot Games Tencent Games Fast & Furious 2001 est. $5.59 billion Box office -- $5.139 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $449 million Film Gary Scott Thompson Universal Pictures ( Comcast ) Westward Journey 2001 est. $5.55 billion Video games -- $5.55 billion Computer game NetEase NetEase Resident Evil est. $5.24 billion Video games -- $3.311 billion Box office -- $1.237 billion Pachinko sales -- $520 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $168 million Video game Shinji Mikami Tokuro Fujiwara Capcom Case Closed / Detective Conan 1994 est. $5.16 billion Manga magazine -- $3.077 billion Manga volumes -- $1.161 billion Anime box office -- $811 million Home entertainment -- $108 million Manga Gosho Aoyama Shogakukan ( Hitotsubashi Group ) TMS Entertainment ( Sega Sammy Holdings ) Halo 2001 est. $5.011 billion Games & hardware -- $5 billion Anime DVD sales -- $11 million Video game Bungie Microsoft Mortal Kombat 1992 $5 billion Video games -- $1.878 billion Box office -- $173.6 million Arcade game Midway Games Chicago Ed Boon John Tobias Warner Bros. ( AT&T ) A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones est. $4.98 billion TV revenue -- $4 billion Book sales -- $700 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $280 million Box office -- $1.9 million Novel George R.R. Martin Random House WarnerMedia ( AT&T ) DC Extended Universe 2013 est. $4.919 billion Box office -- $3.768 billion Home video sales -- $651 million Merchandise sales -- $500 million Film DC Entertainment DC Entertainment ( AT&T ) 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. $4.67 billion TV syndication -- $3.5 billion TV advertising -- $1.166 billion Television series David Crane Marta Kauffman Bright / Kauffman / Crane Productions 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 CBS Corporation Warner Bros. ( AT&T ) Kumamon 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 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 Rurouni Kenshin / Samurai X 1994 est. $4.28 billion Manga magazine -- $3.736 billion Manga volumes -- $360 million Box office -- $134 million Anime video sales -- $51 million Manga Nobuhiro Watsuki Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Hunter × Hunter 1998 est. $4.15 billion Manga magazine -- $3.798 billion Manga volumes -- $324.1 million Anime box office -- $20.1 million Anime DVD & Blu - ray -- $6.3 million Manga Yoshihiro Togashi Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Seinfeld 1989 est. $4.06 billion TV revenue -- $4.06 billion Television series Larry David Jerry Seinfeld National Broadcasting Company ( Comcast ) The Hunger Games 2008 est. $4.05 billion Box office -- $2.968 billion DVD & Blu - ray -- $652 million Novel Suzanne Collins Scholastic Corporation Lionsgate Mission : Impossible 1966 $4 billion Box office -- $2.8 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $124 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 Beauty and the Beast 1991 est. $3.98 billion Box office -- $1.689 billion Musical theatre -- $1.6 billion VHS sales -- $318 million DVD & Blu - ray -- $305.7 million Animated film Don Hahn Gabrielle - Suzanne de Villeneuve The Walt Disney Company Kinnikuman / Ultimate Muscle est. $3.82 billion Manga magazine -- $3.387 billion Manga volumes -- $376 million Anime box office -- $27 million Anime DVD sales -- $26 million Manga Yudetamago Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Toei Company G.I. Joe 1942 est. $3.7 billion Merchandise sales -- $2.9 billion Box office -- $678 million DVD & Blu - ray -- $126 million Comic Dave Breger Hasbro Candy Crush Saga 2012 est. $3.68 billion Mobile games -- $3.681 billion Mobile game King King ( Activision Blizzard ) Disney Fairies 2005 est. $3.59 billion Retail sales -- $3.097 billion Box office -- $191 million Home entertainment -- $302 million Book Andy Mooney J.M. Barrie The Walt Disney Company Monster Hunter est. $3.58 billion Video games -- $2.539 billion Pachinko sales -- $900.1 million Licensed merchandise -- $142 million Video game Capcom Capcom Lego Movie 2014 est. $3.57 billion Merchandise sales -- $2.46 billion Box office -- $904 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $202 million Animated film Phil Lord Christopher Miller Warner Bros. ( AT&T ) The Lego Group Terminator 1984 est. $3.52 billion Box office -- $1.843 billion Pachinko sales -- $150 million VHS rentals -- $70 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $81 million Film James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd Skydance Media Magic : The Gathering 1993 est. $3.52 billion Card game -- $3.498 billion Computer game -- $20.6 million Card game Richard Garfield Wizards of the Coast ( Hasbro ) Skylanders 2011 $3.5 billion Licensed merchandise -- $1.858 billion Video game Toys for Bob Activision ( Activision Blizzard ) The Wicked Years 1995 est. $3.5 billion Musical theatre -- $3.499 billion Novel Gregory Maguire HarperCollins The Legend of Zelda 1986 est. $3.44 billion Video games -- $3.253 billion Merchandise sales -- $129 million Manga sales -- $54 million Video game Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo Avatar 2009 est. $3.34 billion Box office -- $2.788 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $399 million Merchandise sales -- $153 million Film James Cameron 20th Century Fox Astro Boy 1952 est. $3.15 billion Merchandise sales -- $3 billion Manga sales -- $100.3 million Box office -- $42 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $10.2 million Manga Osamu Tezuka Tezuka Productions Tomb Raider est. $3.12 billion Video games -- $2.08 billion Box office -- $705 million Pachinko sales -- $300 million DVD rentals -- $36.6 million Video game Core Design Square Enix Hamtaro 1997 est. $3.11 billion Retail sales -- $3.109 billion Manga Ritsuko Kawai Shogakukan ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Les Misérables 1980 est. $3.12 billion Musical theatre -- $2.6 billion Box office -- $442 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $82 million Musical theatre Alain Boublil Victor Hugo Cameron Mackintosh Overseas Care Bears 1981 est. $3.06 billion Retail sales -- $3 billion Box office -- $52 million Greeting card American Greetings American Greetings See also List of multimedia franchises Media mix List of best - selling comic series List of best - selling manga List of highest - grossing films List of highest - grossing animated films List of highest - grossing anime films List of best - selling films in the United States List of highest - grossing video game franchises List of best - selling video game franchises Notes Jump up ^ 35 % of franchise revenue was generated in Japan, while the other 65 % was generated internationally. ^ Jump up to : See The Pokémon Company § Retail sales. Jump up ^ Estimated revenue up until August 2018. Pokémon franchise revenue up until March 2017 was more than ¥ 6 trillion ( $70 billion ) Up until 2012 -- ¥ 4 trillion ( $50.13 billion ) 2013 -- ¥ 200 billion ( $2.4 billion ) 2014 to May 2016 -- ¥ 600 billion ( $6 billion ) June 2016 to March 2017 -- over ¥ 1.2 trillion ( $11 billion ) ^ Jump up to : See List of highest - grossing video game franchises § List. Jump up ^ Pokémon Trading Card Game -- 25.7 billion card sales up until March 2018, $3.99 per 10 - card pack -- $10,254.3 million. ^ Jump up to : See CoroCoro Comic § Circulation. Jump up ^ Sales of CoroCoro Comic manga magazine issues serializing Pocket Monsters and Pokémon Adventures manga series -- ¥ 530 price April 1996 to March 2018 -- 281,421,695 copies -- ¥ 149,153,498,350 ( $1,329,709,580 ) April 2017 to March 2018 -- 9,380,001 copies -- ¥ 4,971,400,530 ( $44,320,233 ) Jump up ^ Pokémon manga tankobon volume sales in the United States up until 2000 -- 7.25 million copies, $9.99 price -- $72.43 million. Jump up ^ Pokémon manga sales revenue : Sales of CoroCoro Comic manga magazine issues serializing Pokémon manga in Japan -- $1.33 billion Sales of Pokémon manga tankōbon volumes in the United States up until 2000 -- $72.4 million ^ Jump up to : See List of highest - grossing anime films § Highest - grossing anime franchises and film series. Jump up ^ Pokemon anime home entertainment media sales : United States VHS and DVD sales of TV series in 2000 -- 25 million units, average $24.98 price -- $625 million Pokémon : The First Movie United States VHS sales in 2000 -- $58.8 million Japan home video sales up until 2011 -- average ¥ 3,144 price, 3,963,169 units -- ¥ 12,460,203,336 ( $156,162,468 ) Up until April 2000 -- 3.5 million units 2004 -- 2011 -- average 3,647 sales per volume, 127 volumes -- 463,169 units 2004 -- 2007 -- 64 volumes 2007 -- 2011 -- 63 volumes Japan home entertainment media sales in 2017 -- ¥ 1,744,502,029 ( $15,552,305 ) Japan home entertainment media sales during January -- June 2018 -- ¥ 818,855,319 ( $7,300,128 ) Jump up ^ Hello Kitty merchandise retail sales : As of 1990 -- $448 million 1994 -- $1.2 billion Japan sales during 1996 -- 2002, 2004 -- 2008 and 2012 -- ¥ 2,887.58 billion ( $36.19 billion ) 1996 -- 1999 -- ¥ 1,600 billion 2000 -- ¥ 360 billion 2001 -- 2002 -- ¥ 302 billion 2004 -- 2007 -- ¥ 440 billion 2008 -- ¥ 98.14 billion 2012 -- ¥ 87.44 billion Overseas sales in 2002 -- $1 billion Global sales in 2003 and 2009 -- $9.75 billion 2003 -- $4.75 billion 2009 -- $5 billion Global licensed merchandise sales during 2010 -- 2011 -- $8.2 billion 2010 -- $4.1 billion 2011 -- $4.1 billion US sales in 2012 -- $1.08 billion 2013 -- $8 billion 2014 -- $6.5 billion Licensed merchandise sales during 2015 -- 2017 -- $10.819 billion 2015 -- $3.756 billion 2016 -- $4.4 billion 2017 -- $2.663 billion ^ Jump up to : See Ribon § Circulation. Jump up ^ Sales of Ribon manga magazine issues serializing Hello Kitty manga series -- 4,663,328 copies, ¥ 390 price -- ¥ 1,818,697,920 ( $22,793,557 ) Hello Kitty Doki ( May 2007 to April 2008 ) -- 4,333,328 copies Hello Kitty Peace ( June 2008 ) -- 330,000 copies Jump up ^ Known music CD sales in Japan -- ¥ 203,619,500 ( $3 million ) Jump up ^ Winnie the Pooh retail sales : Up until 2010 -- $56.859 billion $3 billion in 1995. $3.3 billion in 1998. ¥ 95.01 billion ( $834 million ) in 1999. $6 billion in 2000. $5 billion in 2001. $7 billion in 2002. $5.6 billion in 2003. $5.3 billion in 2004. $6 billion in 2005. $6.9 billion in 2006. $1 billion in 2007. ¥ 65,629.56 million ( $635 million ) in 2008. ¥ 55,195 million ( $590 million ) in 2009. $5.7 billion in 2010. 2011 -- $1.09 billion in North America. ¥ 53.96 billion ( $676 million ) in Japan. 2012 -- $3.17 billion 2013 -- 2017 -- $2.808 billion in 2013. $2.732 billion in 2014. $2.74 billion in 2015. $2.791 billion in 2016. $1.649 billion in 2017. Jump up ^ Mickey Mouse & Friends retail sales : As of 1990 -- $448 million 1999 -- 2001 -- ¥ 336.6 billion ( $2.77 billion ) ¥ 131.03 billion in 1999. ¥ 120 billion in 2000. ¥ 85.58 billion in 2001. 2002 -- 2010 -- $39.411 billion $4.7 billion in 2002. $5.8 billion in 2003. $5.3 billion in 2004. $6 billion in 2005. ¥ 84.09 billion ( $723 million ) in 2006. $6 billion in 2007. ¥ 88,122.32 million ( $853 million ) in 2008. ¥ 96,827.8 million ( $1,035 million ) in 2009. $9 billion in 2010. 2011 -- $750 million in North America. ¥ 105.35 billion ( $1.32 billion ) in Japan. 2012 -- $4.122 billion 2013 -- 2017 -- $4.568 billion in 2013. $4.719 billion in 2014. $4.262 billion in 2015. $4.247 billion in 2016. $3.233 billion in 2017. Jump up ^ 1991 VHS release of Fantasia earned $209 million in sales. $70 million DVD sales since 2006. Jump up ^ Jump up ^ Estimated revenue up until September 2018. It was previously estimated that the Star Wars franchise had generated $42 billion in total revenue up until 2014. Jump up ^ $32 billion up until 2014. $2.842 billion in 2015. $3.049 billion in 2016. $2.403 billion in 2017. Jump up ^ Star Wars home video revenue : VHS and digital sales -- $1.816 billion DVD sales -- $6.016 billion $6 billion up until 2017. $16 million during March -- September 2018. DVD rentals -- $875 million Blu - ray sales -- $295 million Jump up ^ See Anpanman § Reception. Jump up ^ ¥ 2 billion ( $25.07 million ). Jump up ^ $300 million up until 2001. $1 billion in 2002. $1.3 billion in 2003. $2 billion in 2004. $3 billion in 2005. $3.4 billion in 2006. $4 billion in 2007. $4 billion in 2008. $3.7 billion in 2009. $4.4 billion in 2010. $1.6 billion in 2011. $3 billion in 2012. $2.885 billion in 2013. $2.568 billion in 2014. $2.635 billion in 2015. $2.724 billion in 2016. $2.133 billion in 2017. Jump up ^ Mario franchise 's licensed merchandise sales : Donkey Kong -- $2.3 million ( US sales as of 1985 ) Super Mario Bros. -- $4.32 billion Japan ( 2006 -- 2012 ) -- ¥ 282,138.2 million ( $3.54 billion ) 1999 -- ¥ 13.66 billion 2001 -- ¥ 23.8 billion 2003 -- ¥ 13.77 billion 2005 -- 2007 -- ¥ 97.67 billion 2008 -- ¥ 46,680.2 million 2010 -- ¥ 45.6 billion 2012 -- ¥ 40,958 million Japan ( 2013 ) -- ¥ 37,052 million ( $380 million ) Overseas -- $400 million ( as of 2016 ) Jump up ^ Sales of CoroCoro Comic issues serializing Super Mario - kun manga from November 1990 to March 2018 -- 321,431,695 copies, ¥ 530 price -- ¥ 170,358,798,350 ( $1,518,755,810 ). Jump up ^ Does not include anime / film / game / pachinko / merchandise revenue of Shōnen Jump manga series ( e.g. Dragon Ball, One Piece, Fist of the North Star, Naruto, etc. ), with the exception of Jump crossover video games. ^ Jump up to : See Weekly Shōnen Jump § Circulation figures. ^ Jump up to : See Shonen Jump ( magazine ) § Circulation. ^ Jump up to : See V Jump § Circulation. Jump up ^ Jump magazine sales : Weekly Shōnen Jump -- $19.876 billion English Shonen Jump ( January 2003 to April 2012 ) -- 245,333 average weekly circulation, 27,477,296 sales, $4.99 price -- $137,111,707 V Jump -- $349 million ^ Jump up to : Dragon Ball tankōbon manga volume sales : Dragon Ball -- $3,013,437,133 Japan sales -- 159.5 million copies up until 2014 -- ¥ 81,655,500,000 ( $1,015,437,133 ) Tankōbon sales up until 2000 -- 126 million copies, ¥ 400 price -- ¥ 50,400 million ( $632 million ) Kanzenban sales during 2002 -- 2012 -- 30.63 million copies, ¥ 933 price -- ¥ 28,577,790,000 ( $358,162,552 ) Kanzenban sales during 2013 -- 2014 -- 2.87 million copies, ¥ 933 price -- ¥ 2,677,710,000 ( $25,274,581 ) Overseas sales -- 200 million copies sold overseas ( 350 million worldwide sales and 150 million Japan sales up until 2008 ), $9.99 price -- $1,998 million Dragon Ball Super ( Japan sales ) -- 1,858,170 copies, ¥ 400 price -- ¥ 743,268,000 ( $6,699,045 ) ^ Jump up to : One Piece manga tankōbon volume sales : Japan -- 365 million copies, ¥ 410 ( $5.10 ) price -- ¥ 146,000 million ( $1,862 million ) Overseas -- 75 million copies, $9.99 price -- $749.3 million ^ Jump up to : Naruto manga tankōbon volume sales : Naruto -- $1,633.4 million Japan -- 140 million copies, ¥ 390 price -- ¥ 54,600 million ( $684.3 million ) Overseas -- 95 million copies, $9.99 price -- $949.1 million Boruto : Naruto Next Generations -- 1 million+ copies, ¥ 400 price -- ¥ 400 million ( $4 million ) ^ Jump up to : Fist of the North Star manga tankōbon volume sales -- 100 million copies Japan -- 60 million tankōbon copies, at average ¥ 800 price, grossed approximately ¥ 48,000 million ( $602 million ). Overseas -- 40 million graphic novel copies, at average $15.95 price, grossed approximately $638 million. ^ Jump up to : KochiKame manga tankōbon volume sales -- 157 million tankōbon sales, at average ¥ 410 price, grossed approximately ¥ 64,370 million ( $807 million ). ^ Jump up to : Bleach manga tankōbon volume sales -- 120 million copies Japan -- 90 million copies, ¥ 390 price -- ¥ 35,100 million ( $440 million ) Overseas -- 30 million copies, $9.99 price -- $300 million ^ Jump up to : Slam Dunk manga tankōbon volume sales -- 121 million copies, ¥ 390 price -- ¥ 47,190 million ( $591.43 million ) ^ Jump up to : JoJo 's Bizarre Adventure manga tankōbon volume sales -- 100 million copies, ¥ 390 price -- ¥ 39,000 million ( $489 million ) Jump up ^ Captain Tsubasa manga tankōbon volume sales -- 82 million copies, average ¥ 400 price -- ¥ 32,800 million ( $411.08 million ) ^ Jump up to : Kinnikuman / Ultimate Muscle manga tankōbon volume sales -- 75 million copies, ¥ 400 price -- ¥ 39,000 million ( $376 million ) ^ Jump up to : Rurouni Kenshin manga tankōbon volume sales -- 70 million copies, average ¥ 410 price -- ¥ 28,700 million ( $360 million ) ^ Jump up to : Hunter × Hunter manga tankōbon volume sales -- 66.3 million copies as of 2014 ( 60.6 million up until 2012 ), ¥ 390 price -- ¥ 25,857 million ( $324,063,164 ) ^ Jump up to : Dragon Quest manga tankōbon volume sales : Dragon Quest : Dai no Daibōken -- 50 million copies -- ¥ 25,630 million ( $321.22 million ) Tankōbon volumes before 2003 -- 30 million copies, ¥ 421 price -- ¥ 12,630 million Bunkobon volumes since 2003 -- 20 million copies, ¥ 650 price -- ¥ 13,000 million Dragon Quest Retsuden : Roto no Monshō -- 20 million copies, average ¥ 597 price -- ¥ 11,940 million ( $150 million ) ^ Jump up to : Yu - Gi - Oh manga sold 40 million tankōbon volumes, at ¥ 390 price, grossing approximately ¥ 15,600 million ( $196 million ). Jump up ^ Tankōbon volume sales of Shōnen Jump manga series : Dragon Ball -- $3.022 billion One Piece -- $2.611 billion Naruto -- $1.637 billion Fist of the North Star -- $1.24 billion KochiKame -- $807 million Bleach -- $740 million Slam Dunk -- $591.4 million JoJo 's Bizarre Adventure -- $489 million Captain Tsubasa -- $411 million Kinnikuman / Ultimate Muscle -- $376 million Rurouni Kenshin -- $360 million Hunter × Hunter -- $324.1 million Dragon Quest : Dai no Daibōken -- $321.2 million Yu - Gi - Oh ! -- $196 million Jump up ^ In December 2015, it was estimated that the Harry Potter franchise had generated $25 billion up until then. This estimate is for the entire Wizarding World franchise, including the Fantastic Beasts series. Jump up ^ $3.9 billion Harry Potter home entertainment revenue up until 2014. $58 million Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them DVD and Blu - ray sales between March 2017 and August 2018. Jump up ^ MCU films -- $17.53 billion Inhumans -- $3.5 million Jump up ^ Marvel Cinematic Universe merchandise sales : Iron Man -- $300 million in 2010. Avengers -- $332 million in 2012. $325 million in 2013. $1 billion in 2014. $1.004 billion in 2015. $1.242 billion in 2016. $1.227 billion in 2017. Jump up ^ $5 billion up until April 2018. $84 million since May 2018. Jump up ^ See Marvel Cinematic Universe tie - in comics § Sales. Jump up ^ $1 billion licensed merchandise sales for Sony up until 2001. $2.7 billion in 2002. $1.3 billion in 2003. ¥ 22.66 billion ( $284 million ) Japan sales during 2005 -- 2007. $70 million Spider - Man 3 pre-release toy sales in 2007. $590 million Spider - Man merchandise sales in 2010. $325 million in 2011. $1.285 billion in 2012. $1.333 billion in 2013. $1.453 billion in 2014. $1.512 billion in 2015. $1.551 billion in 2016. $1.402 billion in 2017. Jump up ^ Box office and home video revenue of Spider - Man films : Spider - Man ( 1977 ) -- $9 million ( box office ) Spider - Man ( 2002 ) -- $1.5 billion Later Spider - Man films -- $4.407 billion Venom $205.3 million Jump up ^ Spider - Man comic sales -- $1,063,142,335 Up until April 2014 -- 360 million copies Amazing Spider - Man sales between 1966 and 2011 -- 140,298,400 copies -- $296,953,780 -- $978,282,666 Spider - Woman sales between 1979 and 1982 -- 4,271,694 copies -- $2,350,480 Ultimate Spider - Man sales between 2000 and 2009 -- 16,306,921 copies -- $68,606,541 2012 -- 2013 -- 7,523,100 copies -- $34,530,834 January -- April 2014 -- 1,531,991 copies -- $7,538,028 Other 190,067,894 copies, at average $2.99 price -- $568,303,003 May -- December 2014 -- $14,782,534 2015 -- $21,306,211 2016 -- $19,443,889 2017 -- $16,970,754 January -- August 2018 -- $12,356,281 ^ Jump up to : See Pachinko § Franchises. Jump up ^ $16 billion up until 2012. $494 million in 2013. $578 million in 2014. $982 million retail sales in 2015. $1.1 billion in 2016. $1.024 billion in 2017. Jump up ^ $650 million VHS and DVD sales for Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin up until 2005. $562 million DVD and Blu - ray sales for films released since 2008. Jump up ^ Jump up ^ See Cultural impact of Gundam § Licensed merchandise. Jump up ^ Gundam retail sales : Merchandise sales during 1979 -- 1999 -- $5 billion Bandai 's net income from Bandai Gundam merchandise sales between April 2000 and 2007 -- ¥ 252.8 billion ( $3.17 billion ) April 2000 to March 2001 -- ¥ 24.7 billion April 2001 to March 2002 -- ¥ 33.5 billion 2004 -- ¥ 42.8 billion 2005 -- ¥ 42.8 billion 2006 -- ¥ 54.5 billion 2007 -- ¥ 54.5 billion Licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2000 -- 2012 and 2015 -- 2016 -- ¥ 679.53 billion ( $8.51 million ) Video game sales in Japan during 2000 -- 2007 -- $691 million Anime home video sales in Japan up until 2006 -- 11.9 million units, average ¥ 3,990 price -- ¥ 47,481 million ( $595.07 million ) Bandai Namco 's net income from Bandai Gundam retail sales from April 2008 to June 2018 -- $6,330.45 million April 2008 to March 2011 -- $1,481.2 million April 2011 to March 2012 -- ¥ 44.7 billion ( $560.22 million ) April 2012 to March 2013 -- ¥ 65.2 billion ( $668.03 million ) April 2013 to March 2014 -- ¥ 80.2 billion ( $757 million ) April 2014 to March 2016 -- ¥ 155.3 billion ( $1.43 billion ) April 2016 to June 2018 -- ¥ 160.8 billion ( $1,434 million ) Jump up ^ Gundam home entertainment media ( video, music, novels, manga volumes ) sales : Anime home video sales in Japan up until 2006 -- 11.9 million units, average ¥ 3,990 price -- ¥ 47,481 million ( $595.07 million ) DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan during 2007 -- 2012 -- ¥ 11,294.3 million ( $142 million ) Japan sales in 2013 -- ¥ 1,749.1 million ( $17 million ) DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan during 2014 -- ¥ 785.5 million ( $7.41 million ) Japan sales between 2015 and June 2018 -- ¥ 13,780,386,308 ( $125,382,234 ) 2015 -- 2016 -- ¥ 9,140,616,021 ( $84,018,498 ) 2017 -- ¥ 3,112,180,179 ( $27,745,210 ) January -- June 2018 -- ¥ 1,527,590,108 ( $13,618,526 ) Gundam Thunderbolt ( 2017 ) DVD and Blu - ray sales in the United States -- $124,053 Gundam Build Fighters Special Disc ( 2018 ) DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan -- ¥ 29,100,000 ( $259,428 ) Jump up ^ See Gundam Ace § Circulation. Jump up ^ Sales revenue of Jump manga magazine issues serializing Dragon Ball manga series : Dragon Ball in Weekly Shōnen Jump -- $6.939 billion Dragon Ball Z in English Shonen Jump ( January 2003 to April 2005 ) -- 8,080,000 copies, $4.99 price -- $40,319,200 Dragon Ball Super in V Jump ( June 2015 to March 2018 ) -- ¥ 4,108,498,350 ( $37,205,805 ) Jump up ^ Dragon Ball merchandise sales : Merchandise sales up until 2011 -- $5 billion Japan licensed merchandise sales in 2012 -- ¥ 7.67 billion ( $96.13 million ) Bandai Namco 's net income from Dragon Ball toy sales between April 2012 and June 2018 -- $539.41 million April 2012 to March 2013 -- ¥ 4.8 billion ( $60 million ) April 2013 to March 2014 -- ¥ 6.4 billion ( $60.41 million ) April 2014 to March 2016 -- ¥ 17.4 billion ( $160 million ) April 2016 to June 2018 -- ¥ 29 billion ( $259 million ) Jump up ^ See Dragon Ball Super § Manga. Jump up ^ Dragon Ball home entertainment media : Video rental revenue in 1991 -- $9.5 million Dragon Ball anime film VHS sales in Japan -- 500,000 sales, ¥ 2,800 price -- ¥ 1,400,000,000 ( $18 million ) Dragon Ball anime DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan -- ¥ 29,872,246,400 ( $374.39 million ) Dragon Ball -- ¥ 2,291,270,800 ( 26 volumes at ¥ 3,800 each, 23,191 sales per volume ) Dragon Ball Z -- ¥ 9,490,800,200 ( 49 volumes at ¥ 3,800 each, 50,971 sales per volume ) Dragon Ball GT -- ¥ 2,212,181,400 ( 11 volumes at ¥ 3,800 each, 52,923 sales per volume ) Dragon Ball Dragon Box -- ¥ 3,150,000,000 ( 30,000 volume sales, ¥ 105,000 price ) Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box ( volumes 1 -- 2 ) -- ¥ 6,350,000,000 ( 32,000 and 31,500 volume sales, ¥ 100,000 price ) Dragon Ball GT Dragon Box -- ¥ 3,071,250,000 ( 58,500 volume sales, ¥ 100,000 price ) ¥ 52,500 price ) Dragon Ball Movies Dragon Box -- ¥ 3,139,500,000 ( 59,800 volume sales, ¥ 52,500 price ) Dragon Ball Super -- ¥ 167,244,000 ( 12,670 units, ¥ 13,200 average price ) Funimation 's Dragon Ball Z anime DVD sales in the United States during 1999 -- 2012 -- $625 million ( 25 million sales, average $24.98 price ) Toei Animation 's Dragon Ball anime earnings ( overseas sales / licensing and domestic licensing ) between April 2003 and March 2017 -- $572 million April 2003 to March 2012 -- ¥ 21.837 billion ( $274 million ) April 2012 to March 2013 -- ¥ 1.06 billion ( $11 million ) April 2013 to March 2014 -- ¥ 1.174 billion ( $11.08 million ) April 2014 to March 2016 -- ¥ 7.004 billion ( $64.38 million ) April 2016 to March 2018 -- ¥ 23.706 billion ( $211.34 million ) $16.3 million DVD and Blu - ray sales in the United States for the film releases Dragonball Evolution ( 2009 ) and Dragon Ball Z : Resurrection ' F ' ( 2015 ). United States DVD and Blu - ray sales of anime TV series during January -- May 2018 -- $10.5 million Jump up ^ Dragon Ball trading card sales : Carddass sales -- 2 billion Dragon Ball Carddass trading cards sold, at ¥ 20 price, grossing approximately ¥ 40 billion ( $501.32 million ). Dragon Ball Heroes card sales -- ¥ 50 billion ( $460 million ) Jump up ^ $362 million box office gross for the Dragon Ball anime film series. $58.23 million box office gross for Dragonball Evolution ( 2009 ). Jump up ^ Dragon Ball music sales in Japan -- ¥ 3,744,412,530 ( $46,928,344 ) `` Cha - La Head - Cha - La '' ( Hironobu Kageyama single ) -- 1.3 million copies, ¥ 937 price -- ¥ 1,218.1 million Dragon Ball Z soundtrack album -- 200,000 copies, ¥ 2,935 price -- ¥ 587,000,000 `` Hitori ja Nai '' ( Deen single ) -- 352,390 copies, ¥ 1,020 price -- ¥ 359,437,800 `` Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku '' ( Field of View single ) -- 528,150 copies, ¥ 975 price -- ¥ 514,946,250 `` Do n't You See ! '' ( Zard single ) -- 602,760 copies, ¥ 1,020 price -- ¥ 614,815,200 `` Blue Velvet '' ( Shizuka Kudo single ) -- 267,000 copies, ¥ 1,000 price -- ¥ 267,000,000 `` Kokoro no Hane '' ( AKB48 single ) -- 145,328 copies, ¥ 1,260 price -- ¥ 183,113,280 Jump up ^ Barbie became a media franchise starting in 1987, with the debut of the Barbie animated film series. Earlier Barbie toy sales prior to 1987 are not included here. Jump up ^ $1.6 billion between 1987 and 1994. $1.9 billion in 1997. $1.52 billion in 2002. $3.6 billion in 2003. $3.3 billion in 2008. $550 million in 2010. $1 billion in 2011. $1,275.3 million sales in 2012. $3 billion in 2013. $1,934.5 million during 2014 -- 2015. $1 billion in 2016. $954.9 million in 2017. Jump up ^ Barbie DVD and Blu - ray sales : DVD sales up until March 2006 -- 27 million units -- $621 million Barbie in the Nutcracker ( 2001 ) -- 3.4 million units -- $150 million Other 23.6 million DVD units, at average $19.98 price -- $472 million Since April 2006 -- $39 million Barbie Fairytopia : Mermaidia DVD grossed $8,431,486 in the United States after April 2006. Later films grossed $30,618,137 on DVD and Blu - ray in the United States. Jump up ^ $10 billion up until 2011. $2.527 billion in 2012. $2.3 billion in 2013. $2.025 billion in 2014. $1 billion in 2015. $588 million in 2016. $674 million in 2017. Jump up ^ Cars series grossed $1.408 billion. Planes series grossed $390 million. Jump up ^ Cars series grossed $537 million. Planes series grossed $116 million. Jump up ^ Fist of the North Star console game retail sales in Japan : Fist of the North Star releases up until 2012 -- 2,000,442 sales grossed approximately ¥ 11,426,311,410 ( $143,204,805 ) Fist of the North Star : Lost Paradise -- $1,372,906,040 ( $12,239,512 ) Shōnen Jump video game series -- $217.3 million Jump up ^ Fist of the North Star DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan : Up until 2012 -- ¥ 2,900.65 million ( $36.35 million ) Fist of the North Star and Fist of the North Star 2 -- ¥ 2,596.65 million ( 24,730 sales, ¥ 105,000 price ) New Fist of the North Star -- ¥ 230 million ( DVD ) Souten no Ken and Legends of the Dark King -- ¥ 74 million ( Japan ) Hokuto no Ken : Ichigo Aji ( 2015 ) -- ¥ 20.1 million ( Japan ) ( $184,755 ) Jump up ^ Japan licensed merchandise sales in 2005 -- ¥ 2.09 billion ( $26.19 million ) Jump up ^ Toy Story and Toy Story 2 generated $6.6 billion up until 2009. Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) generated nearly $10 billion up until 2014. $1 billion in 2015. Jump up ^ $903.2 million Toy Story and Toy Story 2 box office revenue. $1.7 billion Toy Story 3 box office and TV revenue up until 2016. Jump up ^ In October 2015, it was projected that the James Bond franchise would be worth an estimated £ 13 bllion ( $19.9 billion ) after the release of Spectre. Jump up ^ Middle - earth / Lord of the Rings franchise grossed an estimated $19.827 billion in total revenue up until January 2018. Jump up ^ Approximately $11,161,168,406 up until 2011 ( 25,175,567,833 card sales, $3.99 per 9 - card pack ) Jump up ^ Yu - Gi - Oh merchandise sales : Japan sales up until 2002 -- $2 billion Worldwide sales in 2003 -- $1.6 billion Japan sales during 2005, 2007 -- 2008 and 2010 -- ¥ 32.46 billion ( $257.3 million ) Licensed merchandise sales outside Asia during 2015 -- 2017 -- $620 million ( $120 million in 2015, $200 million in 2016, $300 million in 2017 ) Jump up ^ See Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Links § Reception. Jump up ^ Yu - Gi - Oh video games : Japan console game retail sales -- 3,660,321 units, average ¥ 4,814 price -- ¥ 17,621,946,900 ( $221 million ) Yu - Gi - Oh ! Duel Links -- $52 million Jump up ^ One Piece merchandise sales : Japan merchandise sales up until June 2004 -- $1 billion Japan merchandise sales between 2005 and 2012 -- ¥ 214.502 billion ( $3,130 million ) 2005 -- 2008 -- ¥ 36.24 billion Bandai Namco toy sales during April -- December 2009 -- ¥ 1 billion 2010 -- ¥ 40.75 billion ( $454.19 million ) 2011 -- ¥ 72,751.8 million 2012 -- ¥ 100 billion Japan licensed merchandise sales during 2013 -- 2014 -- $1.082 billion 2013 -- ¥ 60,759 million ( $623 million ) 2014 -- ¥ 48,672 million ( $459 million ) Bandai Namco 's net income from One Piece toy sales from April 2016 to June 2018 -- ¥ 42.7 billion ( $381 million ) Jump up ^ One Piece home entertainment media : Japan video sales of anime TV series -- ¥ 9,821,281,050 ( $123.09 million ) Episodes 1 -- 130 -- ¥ 7,319,218,725 ( 38 volumes, 15 four - episode volumes at ¥ 5,040, 23 three - episode volumes at ¥ 4,725, 39,719 sales per volume ) Later episodes -- ¥ 2,502,062,325 ( 529,537 units, ¥ 4,725 price ) Toei Animation 's One Piece anime earnings ( overseas sales / licensing and domestic licensing ) between April 2003 and December 2017 -- ¥ 52.707 billion ( $561 million ) April 2003 to March 2012 -- ¥ 15.345 billion ( $192.32 million ) April 2012 to March 2013 -- ¥ 6.186 billion ( $63.38 million ) April 2013 to March 2014 -- ¥ 5.289 billion ( $50 million ) April 2014 to March 2016 -- ¥ 12.091 billion ( $111.14 million ) April 2016 to March 2018 -- ¥ 16.125 billion ( $144 million ) DVD & Blu - ray sales of Strong World film in Japan during August 23 -- 29 week of 2010 -- ¥ 2.16 billion ( $27.06 million ) DVD & Blu - ray sales of film releases in the United States since 2012 -- $2.2 million Home entertainment media sales in Japan between 2013 and June 2018 -- ¥ 34,316,124,528 ( $324,449,745 ) 2013 -- ¥ 11,061.3 million ( $113.33 million ) 2015 -- 2016 -- ¥ 13,847,321,193 ( $127,281,479 ) 2017 -- ¥ 6,824,804,717 ( $60,843,405 ) January -- June 2018 -- ¥ 2,582,698,618 ( $23,024,861 ) Jump up ^ Peanuts retail sales : As of 1990 -- $448 million Late 1990s -- $1 billion Japan sales during 2000 -- 2009 and 2011 -- ¥ 401.67 billion ( $5,034 million ) 2000 -- ¥ 65 billion 2001 -- 2002 -- ¥ 87.75 billion 2003 -- ¥ 40 billion 2004 -- 2007 -- ¥ 151.84 billion 2008 -- ¥ 20.94 billion 2011 -- ¥ 36.14 billion Global sales in 2010 -- $2 billion US sales in 2011 -- $600 million 2012 -- $1.141 billion 2013 -- 2017 -- $6.887 billion $1.167 billion in 2013. $1.194 billion in 2014. $1.5 billion in 2015. $1.468 billion in 2016. $1.558 billion in 2017. Jump up ^ Transformers retail sales : 1984 -- 1992 -- $1 billion US toy sales 2005 -- ¥ 2.25 billion ( $28.2 million ) in Japan 2007 -- 2016 -- $10 billion 2017 -- $652 million Jump up ^ Home entertainment sales from 2007 to 2014 Jump up ^ Fields Corporation sold 2.317 million Evangelion pachinko and pachislot machines, at an average unit price of $5,000, grossing approximately $11.585 billion. Jump up ^ Evangelion merchandise sales up until 2012 -- ¥ 196 billion ( $2.46 billion ) Up until 2006 -- ¥ 150 billion 2007 -- 2008 -- ¥ 15.66 billion 2010 -- 2012 -- ¥ 30.32 billion Jump up ^ Evangelion home entertainment sales : Video sales up until 1997 -- $800 million DVD and Blu - ray sales in the United States between March 2011 and June 2018 -- $11 million 2013 home entertainment media sales in Japan -- ¥ 3,968.5 million ( $37.46 million ) Jump up ^ `` A Cruel Angel 's Thesis '' song played an estimated 300 million times at Japanese karaoke venues up until 2016, at an average price of ¥ 250 ( $2.50 ) per playback, generating an estimated revenue of $750 million. Jump up ^ See Music of Neon Genesis Evangelion § Release details. Jump up ^ Evangelion manga volumes sold 23 million tankōbon copies, at ¥ 626 price, grossing approximately ¥ 14,398 million ( $180.45 million ). Jump up ^ 367,316 software sales for PlayStation 2 in Japan grossed ¥ 2,400,210,306 ( $30,081,593 ). Jump up ^ Formerly Gainax. ^ Jump up to : Power Rangers / Super Sentai licensed merchandise sales : Power Rangers licensed toy sales during 1993 -- 1999 -- $6 billion wholesale revenue Super Sentai licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2001 and 2012 -- ¥ 337.81 billion ( $4,233 million ) 2001 -- 2002 -- ¥ 61.16 billion 2003 -- ¥ 39.61 billion 2004 -- ¥ 35.8 billion 2005 -- ¥ 44.76 billion 2006 -- ¥ 29.15 billion 2007 -- ¥ 17.21 billion 2008 -- ¥ 37.3 billion 2009 -- ¥ 36.6 billion 2010 -- ¥ 30.24 billion 2012 -- ¥ 5.98 billion Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales between 2012 and 2017 -- $2.198 billion 2012 -- 2013 -- $633 million 2014 -- $326 million 2015 -- $330 million 2016 -- 2017 -- $909 million Super Sentai licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2013 -- 2014 -- $760 million 2013 -- ¥ 38 billion ( $389.34 million ) 2014 -- ¥ 39.21 billion ( $370.18 million ) Jump up ^ Super Sentai / Power Rangers retail sales : Bandai Namco 's net income from Bandai Power Rangers merchandise sales between April 2005 and March 2012 -- ¥ 123.3 billion ( $1.55 billion ) Bandai Namco 's net income from Bandai 's Super Sentai / Power Rangers merchandise and video game sales between April 2012 and June 2018 -- $1.224 billion April 2012 to March 2013 -- ¥ 20.8 billion ( $213.11 million ) April 2013 to March 2014 -- ¥ 25.3 billion ( $239 million ) April 2014 to March 2016 -- ¥ 42.3 billion ( $389 million ) April 2016 to March 2018 -- ¥ 40.4 billion ( $360.17 million ) April 2018 to June 2018 -- ¥ 2.6 billion ( $23.18 million ) Licensed merchandise sales -- $13.191 billion Film DVD & Blu - ray sales in the United States -- $15 million Jump up ^ $13 billion retail sales up until 2014. $933 million in 2015. $915 million in 2016. $565 million licensed merchandise sales in 2017. Jump up ^ Home Entertainment Sales up until 2005 Jump up ^ Estimated revenue as of December 2017. The franchise was reported to have an estimated total revenue of $13.015 billion as of May 2017. Jump up ^ $4.6 billion up until 2011. $725 million during 2012 -- 2013. $390 million in 2014, $396 million in 2015, $707 million during 2016 -- 2017. Jump up ^ Arcade and software revenue up until 2016 Jump up ^ Buckner & Garcia 's Pac - Man Fever album and `` Pac - Man Fever '' single -- $32 million Jump up ^ Looney Tunes franchise retail sales : Looney Tunes series -- $7.88 billion $3.5 billion up until 1996. $603 million in 2010. $624 million in 2012. $617 million in 2013. $628 million in 2014. $639 million in 2015. $645 million in 2016. $624 million in 2017. Space Jam -- $6 billion Jump up ^ See List of Looney Tunes feature films § Box office. Jump up ^ $12 billion up until 2015. $907 million in 2016. $712 million in 2017. Jump up ^ Arcade and software revenue up until 2016 Jump up ^ `` Space Invaders '' ( Player One ) -- 100,000 units in Australia, grossed approximately $522,000. Jump up ^ $3 billion up until 1998. ¥ 5.59 billion ( $70 million ) in 1999. Jump up ^ $6 billion up until 1994. $475 million during 2009 -- 2012. $850 million in 2013. $1.026 billion in 2014. $1.021 billion in 2015. $1.093 billion in 2016. $823 million in 2017. Jump up ^ Dragon Quest merchandise sales in Japan up until 2012 -- ¥ 78.86 billion ( $988.34 million ) Up until 1990 -- ¥ 12 billion Licensed merchandise sales between 2001 and 2012 : 2001 & 2003 -- ¥ 18.89 billion 2005 -- 2007 -- ¥ 20.48 billion 2008 -- ¥ 9.7 billion 2010 -- 2012 -- ¥ 17.79 billion Jump up ^ Final Fantasy licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2003 and 2010 -- ¥ 33.21 billion ( $416.22 million ) 2003 -- ¥ 9.35 billion 2005 -- 2007 -- ¥ 21.6 billion 2010 -- 2012 -- ¥ 2.26 billion Jump up ^ Video disc sales of Final Fantasy films : Up until 2012 -- ¥ 24,824,421,500 ( $311,121,964 ) Final Fantasy : The Spirits Within ( DVD ) -- ¥ 4,940 million Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children ( DVD & UMD ) -- ¥ 17,280 million Final Fantasy VII : Advent Pieces ( DVD ) -- ¥ 2,294,421,500 Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children Complete ( Blu - ray ) -- ¥ 310 million ( Japan ) Kingsglaive : Final Fantasy XV ( DVD & Blu - ray ) -- $4,549,411 ( United States ) Jump up ^ Ultimania series sold 10 million books, at average ¥ 1,700 price, grossing approximately ¥ 17,000 million ( $213.06 million ). Jump up ^ Final Fantasy : The Spirits Within grossed $85,131,830 worldwide. Kingsglaive : Final Fantasy XV grossed $6,585,787 worldwide, including $4.2 million in China, $907,524 in Japan, $269,980 in the United States, and $1,208,283 in other territories. Jump up ^ Approximately $14 million up until 2017 ( 5.5 million booster pack sales, $4 booster pack price ). Jump up ^ Ultraman merchandise sales : Up until 1987 -- $7.4 billion Japan licensed merchandise sales between 1999 and 2012 -- ¥ 188.94 billion ( $2.37 billion ) 1999 -- ¥ 33.62 billion 2001 -- ¥ 22.33 billion 2003 -- ¥ 19.38 billion 2004 -- ¥ 30.21 billion 2005 -- ¥ 19.64 billion 2006 -- ¥ 12.81 billion 2007 -- ¥ 12.91 billion 2008 -- ¥ 10.93 billion 2010 -- 2012 -- ¥ 27.11 billion Bandai Namco 's net income from Bandai Ultraman merchandise sales between April 2005 and March 2018 -- $524 million April 2005 to March 2012 -- ¥ 25.2 billion ( $316 million ) April 2012 to March 2013 -- ¥ 2 billion ( $20.49 million ) April 2013 to March 2014 -- ¥ 3.2 billion ( $30.2 million ) April 2014 to March 2016 -- ¥ 5.9 billion ( $54.23 million ) April 2016 to March 2018 -- ¥ 11.5 billion ( $103 million ) Jump up ^ Ultraman home video sales in Japan up until 2006 -- 5.78 million units, average ¥ 3,800 price -- ¥ 21,964 million ( $275.27 million ). Jump up ^ $16 million Japan box office gross for Street Fighter II : The Animated Movie ( 1994 ). $99,423,521 worldwide box office gross for Street Fighter ( 1994 ). $12,764,201 worldwide box office gross for Street Fighter : The Legend of Chun - Li ( 2009 ). Jump up ^ $11,240,000 Street Fighter II : The Animated Movie video sales. $5,903,599 Legend of Chun - Li DVD sales. Jump up ^ Street Fighter ( 1994 ) soundtrack -- 500,000 sales in the US, average $14.48 price Jump up ^ $5 billion merchandise sales up until 2014. $1.573 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2015. $1.598 billion in 2016. $1.404 billion in 2017. Jump up ^ $30 million pre-Broadway gross revenue. $52 million Broadway gross revenue. ^ Jump up to : Superman DVD and Blu - ray sales -- $529 million ( $383 million since 2008 ) Superman films -- $382 million ( $296 million since 2008 ) North America -- $282 million ( $196 million since 2008 ) Man of Steel ( 2013 ) overseas sales -- $100 million Smallville ( DVD ) -- $100 million ( $40 million since 2008 ) Justice League ( 2017 ) -- $47 million Jump up ^ $1.8 billion retail sales up until 2007. $383 million DVD and Blu - ray sales since 2008. Merchandise sold $280 million in 2010, $554 million during 2012 -- 2013, $305 million in 2014, $725 million in 2015, $812 million in 2016, and $722 million in 2017. Jump up ^ See Superman in film § Box office performance. Jump up ^ Superman box office : Superman films -- $2.554 billion Justice League -- $658 million Jump up ^ Superman comic sales -- 600 million copies 1960 -- 1987 -- 165,693,146 copies -- $49,241,585 1993 -- 1996 -- 13,023,420 copies -- $20,869,974 2009 -- 2013 -- 9,592,700 copies -- $40,137,364 Other 411,690,734 copies, at average $2.99 price -- $1,230,955,295 Jump up ^ Superman television revenue : Superman II -- $10 million licensing Smallville -- $418,096,456 Jump up ^ See Action Comics § Sales. Jump up ^ Superman VHS sales and rentals : Superman -- $1 million sales Superman II -- $65 million sales and rentals Superman IV -- $8.1 million rentals Jump up ^ $10 billion franchise revenue up until June 2016. $343.5 million Star Trek Beyond box office revenue since July 2016. $38 million Star Trek Beyond DVD and Blu - ray sales since October 2016. $180 million merchandise sales in 2017. Jump up ^ $3.5 billion retail sales up until 1998. Licensed merchandise sold $150 million in 2010, $275 million during 2012 -- 2013, $148 million in 2014, $149 million in 2015, $159 million in 2016, and $180 million in 2017. Jump up ^ Naruto licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2003 and 2012 -- ¥ 101 billion ( $1.27 billion ) 2003 -- ¥ 8.67 billion 2005 -- 2008 -- ¥ 72.02 billion 2010 -- 2012 -- ¥ 20 billion Jump up ^ Naruto video game sales : Naruto series -- $442.2 million 2003 -- 2004 retail sales in Japan -- 1,962,504 units, average ¥ 6,560 price -- ¥ 12,874,222,540 ( $161,351,329 ) Bandai Namco 's Naruto net sales from April 2005 to March 2006 -- ¥ 3.4 billion ( $43 million ) 2007 -- 2009 retail sales in Japan -- 367,786 units, average ¥ 6,040 price -- ¥ 2,221,390,063 ( $27,840,457 ) Bandai Namco 's Naruto net sales from April 2016 to June 2018 -- ¥ 23.5 billion ( $210 million ) Shōnen Jump video game appearances -- $119.3 million Jump up ^ Naruto anime home entertainment media sales : DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan -- ¥ 1,177,143,975 ( $15 million ) Naruto -- 92,477 volumes, at average ¥ 4,095 price, grossed approximately ¥ 378,693,315 ( $4,746,125 ). Naruto : Shippuden -- 171,948 volumes, at ¥ 4,515 price, grossed approximately ¥ 776,345,220 ( $9,729,856 ). Boruto : Naruto Next Generations -- 1,462 volumes, at ¥ 15,120 price, grossed approximately ¥ 22,105,440 ( $197,071 ). Home entertainment media sales in Japan during 2013 and 2015 -- ¥ 6,863,456,469 ( $74 million ) 2013 -- ¥ 2,909,800,000 ( $36,468,229 ) 2015 -- ¥ 3,953,656,469 ( $37,318,086 ) DVD and Blu - ray sales of Naruto films in the United States since 2015 -- $4 million The Last : Naruto the Movie -- $1,283,180 Boruto : Naruto the Movie -- $1,267,001 Naruto Shippuden the Movie -- $1,177,563 Jump up ^ See List of JoJo 's Bizarre Adventure video games § Sales. Jump up ^ JoJo 's Bizarre Adventure video game sales in Japan : JoJo 's Bizarre Adventure video game series -- $89 million Shōnen Jump video game series -- $217.3 million Jump up ^ JoJo 's Bizarre Adventure anime ( 2012 series ) DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan -- ¥ 3,168.4 million ( $40 million ) Jump up ^ JoJo 's Bizarre Adventure licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2012 -- ¥ 1.84 billion ( $23.06 million ) Jump up ^ $250 million in 2011. $1.849 billion in 2012. $1.882 billion in 2013. $1.16 billion in 2014. $1.065 billion in 2015. $1.277 billion in 2016. $814 million in 2017. Jump up ^ £ 1 billion ( $1.61 billion ) as of 2009. $1.2 billion in 2010. $390 million in 2011. $998 million in 2012. $926 million in 2013. $935 million in 2014. $960 million in 2015. $985 million in 2016. $726 million in 2017. Jump up ^ $370 million in 2013. $667 million in 2014. $1.264 billion in 2015. $1.322 billion in 2016. $327 million in 2017. Jump up ^ $545 million up until 2004. $133 million since 2015. Jump up ^ $1 billion in 1997. $525 million in 2010. $900 million in 2010. $515 million in 2011. $893 million in 2012. $923 million in 2013. $792 million in 2014. $792 million in 2015. $775 million in 2016. $724 million in 2017. Jump up ^ $1.75 billion up until May 2017. $31 million DVD and Blu - ray sales since September 2017. Jump up ^ Merchandise retail sales up until 2011. Jump up ^ X-Men comic sales -- 270 million copies 5,966,196 X-Men 2099 copies grossed $9,642,182. Other 264,033,804 copies, at average $1.73 price, grossed approximately $456,778,481. Jump up ^ See Pretty Cure § Merchandise. Jump up ^ See Pretty Cure § Video games. Jump up ^ See Monster Strike § Films. Jump up ^ Sonic the Hedgehog merchandise sales : United States merchandise sales as of 1994 -- $1 billion Japan licensed merchandise sales in 2003 -- ¥ 3.74 billion ( $5 million ) Jump up ^ Sonic the Hedgehog comic sales -- 1,945,000 sales, $3.99 average price -- $7,760,550 Archie Comics -- 290 issues, 6,500 average sales per issue -- 1,885,000 sales IDW Publishing -- 60,000 sales Jump up ^ Bleach licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2006 and 2012 -- ¥ 20.71 billion ( $260 million ) 2006 -- 2008 -- ¥ 15.63 billion 2010 -- ¥ 1.94 billion 2011 -- ¥ 1.61 billion 2012 -- ¥ 1.53 billion Jump up ^ Bleach anime DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan -- 574,849 units, ¥ 3,600 price -- ¥ 2,069,456,400 ( $26 million ). Jump up ^ Bleach films at box office : Anime films -- $21 million Bleach ( 2018 live - action film ) -- ¥ 448,895,200 ( $4,001,919 ) in Japan Jump up ^ See Doraemon § Merchandise. Jump up ^ $6 billion up until 2013. $681 million in 2014. Jump up ^ Sailor Moon franchise revenue : Up until June 2012 -- ¥ 500 billion ( $6.27 billion ) Toei Animation 's Sailor Moon earnings between April 2013 and March 2018 -- $22.1 million April 2013 to March 2014 -- ¥ 277 million ( $3 million ) April 2014 to March 2016 -- ¥ 1.287 billion ( $12 million ) April 2016 to March 2018 -- ¥ 796 million ( $7.1 million ) Jump up ^ Merchandise retail sales up until 2012. Jump up ^ Sailor Moon anime 's home entertainment media revenue : VHS sales in Japan -- 20 volumes sold 6,000,000 units up until 1995, at ¥ 6,890 price, grossing approximately ¥ 41,340 million ( $518 million ). Sailor Stars DVD sales in Japan -- ¥ 94,653,360 ( $1.19 million ) -- 6 volumes, 1,623 sales per volume, ¥ 9,720 price Sailor Moon Crystal DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan -- ¥ 295.4 million ( $3 million ) Toei Animation 's Sailor Moon earnings ( overseas sales / licensing and domestic licensing ) between April 2009 and March 2018 -- $24.1 million April 2009 to March 2012 -- ¥ 154 million ( $2 million ) April 2013 to March 2014 -- ¥ 277 million ( $3 million ) April 2014 to March 2016 -- ¥ 1.287 billion ( $12 million ) April 2016 to March 2018 -- ¥ 796 million ( $7.1 million ) Jump up ^ See Nakayoshi § Circulation. Jump up ^ Sales of Nakayoshi issues serializing Sailor Moon manga from December 1991 to February 1997 -- 96,960,000 copies, ¥ 400 price -- ¥ 38,784,000,000 ( $345,760,899 ). Jump up ^ Sailor Moon video game sales up until 1995 -- 10 releases with 200,000 -- 300,000 sales each, grossing approximately ¥ 16,718.4 million ( $210 million ). 8 home console releases -- ¥ 9,504 price, ¥ 15,206,400,000 revenue. 2 Game Boy releases -- ¥ 3,780 price, ¥ 1,512,000,000 revenue. Jump up ^ Sailor Moon manga sold 35 million tankōbon volumes, at ¥ 400 price, grossing approximately ¥ 14,000 million ( $175.46 million ). Jump up ^ Jump up ^ Digital Monster virtual pet sales : By 2005, Bandai sold more than 24 million units, at about ¥ 1,260 price, grossing approximately ¥ 30,240 million ( $379 million ). Bandai Namco 's Digimon toy sales from April 2005 to March 2007 -- ¥ 3.6 billion ( $45.12 million ) Jump up ^ Sales revenue of V Jump issues serializing Digimon manga series : November 1998 to March 2012 -- 22,055,333 copies, ¥ 550 price -- ¥ 12,130,433,150 ( $152,029,492 ) Digimon Adventure V - Tamer 01 ( November 1998 to August 2003 ) -- 8,690,314 sales Digimon Next ( February 2006 to February 2008 ) -- 6,133,349 sales Digimon Fusion ( June 2010 to March 2012 ) -- 7,231,670 sales Digimon World Re : Digitize from April 2013 to March 2018 -- ¥ 7,895,251,650 ( $73,442,086 ) Jump up ^ See List of highest - grossing anime films § Highest - grossing anime franchises and film series. Jump up ^ Digimon console game retail sales in Japan -- $90,467,983 2000 -- 2002 releases -- 216,890 units, average ¥ 4,430 price -- ¥ 960,751,800 ( $12,041,005 ) 2006 -- 2012 releases -- 797,387 units, average ¥ 5,081 price -- ¥ 4,051,533,280 ( $50,777,457 ) 2013 -- 2014 releases -- 958,518 units, average ¥ 5,911 price -- ¥ 952,385,880 ( $8,989,455 ) 2014 -- 2016 releases -- 258,702 units, average ¥ 6,637 price -- ¥ 1,717,000,040 ( $15,782,280 ) 2017 releases -- 51,456 units, average ¥ 6,273 price -- ¥ 322,801,200 ( $2,877,786 ) Jump up ^ Digimon home entertainment media : Digimon anime DVD and Blu - ray re-release sales in Japan -- ¥ 1,182,507,200 ( $15 million ) Toei Animation 's Digimon anime earnings ( overseas sales / licensing and domestic licensing ) from April 2003 to December 2017 -- ¥ 4.324 billion ( $44.1 million ) April 2003 to March 2012 -- ¥ 2.659 billion ( $33.32 million ) April 2012 to March 2013 -- ¥ 399 million ( $4.09 million ) April 2013 to March 2014 -- ¥ 73 million ( $689,038 ) April 2016 to March 2018 -- ¥ 619 million ( $6 million ) Jump up ^ Tamagotchi digital pet sales -- 82 million units up until September 2017, about ¥ 2,916 price Up until March 2012 -- 78 million units -- ¥ 227,448 million ( $2,851 million ) Between April 2013 and September 2017 -- 4 million units -- ¥ 11,664 million ( $104 million ) Jump up ^ Tamagotchi licensed merchandise sales : Up until 1999 -- $1 billion Japan sales between 2005 and 2012 -- ¥ 166.109 billion ( $2,082 million ) 2005 -- 2007 -- ¥ 97.13 billion 2008 -- ¥ 6.779 billion 2010 -- 2012 -- ¥ 62.2 billion Jump up ^ Japan console game sales between 2005 and 2008 -- 2,434,062 units, ¥ 5,040 price -- ¥ 12,267,672,480 ( $153,749,498 ). Jump up ^ As of April 2016 Jump up ^ $1 million up until 2012. $300 million in 2013. $407 million in 2014. $549 million in 2015. $700 million in 2016. $679 million in 2017. Jump up ^ $624,750,000 Aladdin VHS sales in the United States. $300 million Return of Jafar VHS sales worldwide. $257,397,000 Aladdin and the King of Thieves VHS sales in the United States. Jump up ^ Aladdin, during first month on DVD, grossed $85 million. Aladdin grossed $36 million in Blu - ray sales. Magi : The Labyrinth of Magic grossed ¥ 714 million ( $9 million ) from DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan. Jump up ^ See Aladdin ( soundtrack ) § Certifications and sales. Jump up ^ Aladdin ( 1992 ) soundtrack -- 3.35 million sales, average $13.98 price Jump up ^ First two films grossed $1.6 billion. Later films grossed $322 million. Jump up ^ Resident Evil films at box office : Resident Evil and The Final Chapter -- $416,583,916 Resident Evil : Degeneration -- ¥ 40 million ( $501,316 ) Other films -- $820.3 million Jump up ^ See Resident Evil : Degeneration § Reception. Jump up ^ Resident Evil films on home video : Resident Evil : Degeneration -- $76.4 million Other films -- $91.1 million Jump up ^ See Weekly Shōnen Sunday § Circulation. Jump up ^ Sales revenue of Weekly Shōnen Sunday issues serializing Detective Conan manga from January 1994 to March 2018 -- ¥ 345,108,841,140 ( $3,076,659,010 ) Jump up ^ Detective Conan manga sold 200 million tankōbon volumes, at ¥ 463 price, grossing approximately ¥ 92,600 million ( $1,161 million ). Jump up ^ Home entertainment media sales of ¥ 1,574.9 million ( $15 million ) in 2013, ¥ 8,348,479,136 ( $77 million ) during 2015 -- 2017, and ¥ 1,798,001,848 ( $16,029,258 ) during January -- June 2018. Jump up ^ As of June 2000 Jump up ^ 70 million copies, $9.99 price Jump up ^ $66,493,039 in 2012. $36,519,093 in 2013. $40,928,716 in 2014. $34,173,270 in 2015. $61,666,926 in 2016. $26,215,537 in 2017. $6,825,025 during January -- June 2018. Jump up ^ $500 million up until May 2017. $151 million between August 2017 and August 2018. Jump up ^ Slam Dunk films at Japan box office -- ¥ 3.84 billion ( $48.13 million ) 1994 -- ¥ 2.57 billion 1995 -- ¥ 1.27 billion Jump up ^ Slam Dunk anime DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan -- ¥ 1,476,261,200 ( $19 million ) Jump up ^ $1.5 billion up until 2001. $1 billion in 2014. $1 billion in 2017. Jump up ^ More than $1 billion in the 1990s. $166,232,281 during 2001 -- 2002. Jump up ^ Sales up until 2015 Jump up ^ Beyblade : Fierce Battle grossed $3,216,050. Beyblade : Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader grossed $5,737,369. Jump up ^ $1.74 billion in 2015. $1.83 billion in 2016. Jump up ^ Kumamon retail sales : 2011 -- 2012 -- $1.2 billion 2013 -- 2014 -- ¥ 124.4 billion ( $1,174 million ) 2015 -- ¥ 100.7 billion ( $926 million ) 2016 -- $1.16 billion Jump up ^ Appeared in Yo - kai Watch : The Movie, which grossed $65 million in Japan. Jump up ^ Yo - kai Watch ' merchandise sales : Up until 2014 -- $2 billion Licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2015 -- 2016 ¥ 158.266 billion ( $1,455 million ) Bandai Namco 's net income from Yo - kai Watch merchandise sales during April -- December 2017 -- ¥ 3.2 billion ( $29 million ) Jump up ^ Japan retail sales -- 12,016,283 units, average ¥ 4,662 price -- ¥ 56,022,304,374 ( $689,611,628 ) Jump up ^ ¥ 4,342,400,408 ( $39 million ) home entertainment media ( Blu - ray, DVD, music, manga ) sales in Japan during 2015. Jump up ^ $260 million in 2012. $650 million in 2013. $1 billion in 2014. $1.2 billion in 2015. $456 million merchandise sales in 2016. $660 million in 2017. Jump up ^ My Little Pony box office gross : My Little Pony : The Movie ( 1986 ) -- $6 million My Little Pony : Equestria Girls ( 2013 ) -- $483,752 My Little Pony : Equestria Girls -- Rainbow Rocks ( 2014 ) -- $347,511 My Little Pony : Equestria Girls -- Friendship Games ( 2015 ) -- $194,807 My Little Pony : The Movie ( 2017 ) -- $60.3 million Jump up ^ See Rurouni Kenshin § Films. Jump up ^ Estimated 839,086 anime DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan ( 46 volumes, average 18,241 units per volume ), average ¥ 4,860 price -- ¥ 4,077,957,960 ( $51.11 million ) Jump up ^ 122,065 units in Japan, average ¥ 4,104 price -- ¥ 500,954,760 ( $6,278,415 ) Jump up ^ TV revenue up until 2017 Jump up ^ $4 billion franchise revenue up until March 2016. Jump up ^ First three films grossed $600 million in home video sales and rentals. The Hunger Games : Mockingjay -- Part 2 grossed $52 million in DVD and Blu - ray sales since May 2016. Jump up ^ As of November 2011 Jump up ^ $425 million Beauty and the Beast ( 1991 ) box office gross. $1.264 billion Beauty and the Beast ( 2017 ) box office gross. Jump up ^ $219.8 million Beauty and the Beast ( 1991 ) DVD and Blu - ray sales in the United States. $85.9 million Beauty and the Beast ( 2017 ) DVD and Blu - ray sales in the United States. Jump up ^ See Kinnikuman § Anime adaptations. Jump up ^ 194,672 units, average ¥ 10,584 price -- ¥ 2,060,408,448 ( $26 million ) Jump up ^ $2.6 billion up until 1996. $300 million in 2010. Jump up ^ $1.3 billion as of 2009. $950 million in 2010. $435 million in 2011. $212 million in 2012. $200 million in 2013. ^ Jump up to : See Tinker Bell ( film series ) § Box office performance. Jump up ^ Monster Hunter licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2007 and 2012 -- ¥ 11,324.2 million ( $142 million ) 2007 & 2010 -- ¥ 9.33 billion 2012 -- ¥ 1,994.2 million Jump up ^ The Lego Movie merchandise grossed up to 3.3 billion kr ( $588 million ) in 2014. Lego Ninjago Movie merchandise grossed up to 12.6 billion kr ( $1,872 million ) in 2017. Jump up ^ Terminator franchise : Up until February 2010 -- $3 billion Terminator Genisys ( 2015 ) -- $522 million Box office -- $441 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $81 million Jump up ^ Magic : The Gathering card sales : 1993 -- 1997 -- $298 million ( 2 billion cards, $8.95 per 60 - card pack ) 2008 -- 2016 -- $3.2 billion ( 20 billion cards, $12 per 75 - card pack ) Jump up ^ As of January 2017 Jump up ^ $500 million in 2013. $495 million in 2014. $471 million in 2015. $392 million in 2016. Jump up ^ Wicked musical revenue : Up until May 3, 2013 -- $3 billion May 6, 2013 to September 9, 2018 -- $498,911,229 Jump up ^ The Legend of Zelda merchandise sales : Japan licensed merchandise sales in 2003 & 2007 -- ¥ 7.32 billion ( $92 million ) Link Amiibo sales -- $37.02 million -- At least 2.85 million Link Amiibo sales up until February 2015, $12.99 retail price. Jump up ^ 3 million+ copies, $17.99 price -- $54 million. Jump up ^ Astro Boy manga sales -- 100 million copies, average ¥ 80 price -- ¥ 8 billion ( $100.26 billion ). Jump up ^ Hamtaro retail sales in Japan : Up until 2003 -- $3 billion Merchandise sales during 2005 -- 2006 -- ¥ 8.68 billion ( $109 million ) Jump up ^ Care Bears films at box office : The Care Bears Movie -- $34 million Care Bears Movie II : A New Generation and The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland -- $18 million References ^ Jump up to : `` Pokémon in Figures ''. The Pokémon Company. March 2017. 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Question: how much money has the pokemon franchise made
Answer: est. $85 billion