List of the highest - grossing Media franchises - wikipedia List of the highest - grossing Media franchises Not to be confused with List of highest - grossing films or List of the highest - grossing video game franchises. This is a list of the highest - grossing media franchises. This includes 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. 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. 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Media franchises that have grossed over $2 billion ( USD ) Franchise Year of inception Total revenue ( USD ) Revenue breakdown Original media Creator ( s ) Owner ( s ) Pokémon $59.1 billion Retail sales -- $50 billion Card game -- $10.254 billion Mobile game -- $2.154 billion Box office -- $1.02 billion VHS & DVD sales -- $625 million Video game Satoshi Tajiri The Pokémon Company ( Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures ) Star Wars 1977 $42.9 billion Merchandise sales -- $17.998 billion Box office -- $9.278 billion Home entertainment -- $5.749 billion Video games -- $4.28 billion Intellectual property -- $4 billion Miscellaneous -- $3.65 billion Film George Lucas Lucasfilm ( The Walt Disney Company ) Hello Kitty est. $41.1 billion Retail sales -- $41.066 billion Music sales -- $2.6 million Cartoon Yuko Shimizu Sanrio Wizarding World 1997 est. $26.4 billion Box office -- $8.538 billion Book sales -- $7.743 billion Merchandise sales -- $7.308 billion DVD sales -- $2.02 billion Video rentals -- $607 million Blu - ray sales -- $208 million Novel J.K. Rowling J.K. Rowling ( books ) Warner Bros. ( AT&T ) ( films ) Mario 1981 est. $26.3 billion Video games -- $25.907 billion Licensed merchandise -- $402.3 million Box office -- $21 million Arcade game Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo Batman 1939 est. $23.8 billion Retail sales -- $18.821 billion Box office -- $4.903 billion Home video sales -- $1.212 billion TV revenue -- $40 million Comic book Bob Kane Bill Finger DC Entertainment ( AT&T ) Marvel Cinematic Universe 2008 est. $22.01 billion Box office -- $17.2 billion Merchandise sales -- $3.097 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $1.713 billion Film Marvel Studios Marvel Entertainment ( The Walt Disney Company ) Mickey Mouse & Friends 1928 est. $21.2 billion Retail sales -- $21.153 billion VHS & DVD sales -- $279 million Box office -- $76 million Animated cartoon Walt Disney Ub Iwerks The Walt Disney Company Spider - Man 1962 est. $20.1 billion Box office & home video -- $9.175 billion Merchandise sales -- $8.033 billion Video games -- $1 billion TV revenue -- $880 million Comic sales -- $679 million Pachinko sales -- $308 million Comic book Stan Lee Steve Ditko Marvel Entertainment ( comics ) ( The Walt Disney Company ) Sony ( films ) James Bond 1953 est. $19.9 billion Box office -- $7.078 billion Home video sales -- $3.06 billion Merchandise & licensing -- $3.06 billion Novel sales -- $550 million Novel Ian Fleming Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer Middle - earth 1937 $19.8 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 ) Shōnen Jump 1968 est. $18.8 billion Manga magazine -- $18.587 billion Video games -- $209.3 million Manga Shueisha Shueisha ( manga ) ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Bandai Namco Holdings ( games ) Fist of the North Star est. $18.3 billion Pachinko & arcades -- $16.664 billion Manga sales -- $1.24 billion Console games -- $353 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $37 million Box office -- $22 million Manga Buronson Tetsuo Hara Shueisha ( manga ) ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Toei Animation ( anime ) Sega Sammy Holdings ( games ) Toy Story 1995 est. $17.1 billion Merchandise & licensing -- $14 billion Box office & TV revenue -- $2.603 billion VHS sales -- $290 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $249 million Animated film Pixar The Walt Disney Company Gundam 1979 est. $16.1 billion Retail sales -- $15.686 billion Video games -- $1.124 billion Home entertainment -- $417.2 million Manga magazine -- $200 million Pachinko sales -- $185 million Box office -- $55 million Anime Yoshiyuki Tomino Sunrise ( Bandai Namco Holdings ) Call of Duty 2003 est. $16 billion Video games -- $16 billion Computer game Infinity Ward Activision ( Activision Blizzard ) Winnie the Pooh 1966 est. $15.9 billion Retail sales -- $13.185 billion Box office -- $245 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $35 million Novel A.A. Milne E.H. Shepard Walt Disney Animation The Walt Disney Company 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 ) Neon Genesis Evangelion 1994 est. $14.9 billion Pachinko sales -- $11.585 billion Merchandise sales -- $1.88 billion Home entertainment -- $848.5 million Music sales -- $226.2 million Manga sales -- $180.5 million Box office -- $154.5 million Video games -- $30.1 million Music royalties -- $5.6 million Anime Hideaki Anno Gainax Tatsunoko Production Khara Cars 2006 est. $14.8 billion Merchandise sales -- $12.463 billion Box office -- $1.798 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $535 million Animated film John Lasseter The Walt Disney Company Dora the Explorer 2000 est. $14.8 billion Retail sales -- $14.8 billion Home video sales -- $250 million Animated series Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Eric Weiner Nickelodeon ( Viacom ) Transformers 1984 est. $14.4 billion Retail sales -- $10 billion Box office -- $4.385 billion Home entertainment -- $740 million Animated series Takara Hasbro Nobuyuki Okude Hasbro Takara Tomy Yu - Gi - Oh ! est. $14.3 billion Card game -- $11.161 billion Merchandise sales -- $2.62 billion Video games -- $273 million Manga sales -- $196 million Box office -- $42 million Manga Kazuki Takahashi Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) 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. $13.6 billion Musical theatre -- $8.1 billion Merchandise sales -- $3 billion Home entertainment -- $1.5 billion Box office -- $987 million Animated film Roger Allers Rob Minkoff The Walt Disney Company Dragon Ball 1984 est. $13.6 billion Merchandise sales -- $5.499 billion Video games -- $3.581 billion Manga sales -- $2.214 billion Home entertainment -- $1.355 billion Trading cards -- $501.3 million Box office -- $420.2 million Manga Akira Toriyama Bird Studio Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Toei Animation The Simpsons 1989 $13 billion TV advertising -- $5.76 billion Merchandise sales -- $4.725 billion Box office -- $527 million TV syndication -- $1.15 billion Home video sales -- $1.091 billion Animated series Matt Groening 20th Century Fox SpongeBob SquarePants 1999 est. $12.5 billion Retail sales -- $12 billion Box office -- $463 million Animated series Stephen Hillenburg Nickelodeon ( Viacom ) Barbie est. $11.8 billion Merchandise sales -- $11.207 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $579 million Box office -- $5.1 million Animated film Ruth Handler Mattel 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 Arcade game Takashi Nishiyama Hiroshi Matsumoto Capcom Dungeon Fighter Online 2005 est. $10.5 billion Computer game -- $10.523 billion Computer game Neople Nexon Final Fantasy est. $10.5 billion Video games -- $9.704 billion Home video sales -- $316 million Book sales -- $213.1 million Music sales -- $121 million Box office -- $92 million Video rentals -- $27 million Video game Hironobu Sakaguchi Square Enix Warcraft 1994 est. $10.4 billion Video games -- $10.015 billion Box office -- $433.7 million Computer game Allen Adham Frank Pearce Michael Morhaime Blizzard Entertainment ( Activision Blizzard ) Star Trek 1966 $10 billion Retail sales -- $3.808 billion TV revenue -- $2.3 billion Box office -- $2.266 billion VHS sales -- $1 billion DVD & Blu - ray -- $325 million Television series Gene Roddenberry CBS Corporation Paramount Pictures ( Viacom ) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1984 est. $10 billion Merchandise sales -- $8.114 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 Disney Princess 2000 est. $9.5 billion Retail sales -- $9.5 billion Animated film Andy Mooney The Walt Disney Company Power Rangers / Super Sentai est. $9.3 billion Merchandise & licensing -- $9.067 billion Box office -- $218.4 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $15 million Television series Shotaro Ishinomori Haim Saban Shuki Levy Toei Company Hasbro Bandai Namco Holdings Ultraman 1966 est. $8.88 billion Merchandise sales -- $7.913 billion Pachinko sales -- $967 million Television series Eiji Tsuburaya Tsuburaya Productions Bandai Namco Holdings Grand Theft Auto 1997 est. $8.56 billion Video games -- $8.561 billion Computer game David Jones Mike Dailly Rockstar Games ( Take - Two Interactive ) X-Men 1963 est. $7.65 billion Box office -- $5.615 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 ) Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 est. $7.23 billion Video games -- $6.228 billion Merchandise sales -- $1 billion Video game Yuji Naka Naoto Ohshima Hirokazu Yasuhara Sega ( Sega Sammy Holdings ) One Piece 1997 est. $7.13 billion Manga sales -- $2.461 billion Merchandise sales -- $1.927 billion Video games -- $1.351 billion Home entertainment -- $1.017 billion Box office -- $375 million Manga Eiichiro Oda Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Toei Animation Despicable Me / Minions est. $6.99 billion Box office -- $3.72 billion Merchandise sales -- $2.586 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $686 million Animated film Sergio Pablos Illumination Entertainment ( Comcast ) Jurassic Park 1990 est. $6.92 billion Box office -- $4.744 billion Merchandise & games -- $1.5 billion Home video sales -- $678 million Novel Michael Crichton Alfred A. Knopf ( novel ) Universal Pictures ( Comcast ) ( film ) Pirates of the Caribbean 2003 est. $6.9 billion Box office -- $4.524 billion Merchandise sales -- $1.6 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $771 million Film The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company Hulk 1962 est. $6.78 billion Box office -- $6.323 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $455 million Comic book Stan Lee Jack Kirby Marvel Entertainment ( The Walt Disney Company ) Donkey Kong 1981 est. $6.37 billion Video games -- $6.366 billion Licensed merchandise -- $2.3 million Arcade game Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo Superman 1938 est. $6.2 billion Box office -- $3.212 billion Merchandise sales -- $1.814 billion Comic sales -- $439.3 million TV revenue -- $428 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $236 million VHS sales & rentals -- $74.1 million Comic book Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster DC Entertainment ( AT&T ) Twilight 2005 $6.15 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 Puzzle & Dragons 2012 est. $6.1 billion Video games -- $6.103 billion Mobile game GungHo Online GungHo Online Ice Age 2002 $6 billion Box office -- $2.9 billion Retail sales -- $1.3 billion Animated film Blue Sky Studios 20th Century Fox Sailor Moon 1991 est. $5.97 billion Merchandise sales -- $5 billion Home entertainment -- $546.2 million Video games -- $210 million Manga sales -- $175.5 million Box office -- $42.12 million Manga Naoko Takeuchi Kodansha Toei Animation 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 Aladdin 1992 est. $5.71 billion Pachinko & arcades -- $2.85 billion VHS sales -- $1.182 billion Box office -- $507 million Merchandise sales -- $500 million Broadway musical -- $340 million Console games -- $200 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $130 million Animated film Walt Disney Animation Youhenna Diab The Walt Disney Company League of Legends 2009 est. $5.69 billion Computer games -- $5.69 billion Computer game Riot Games Tencent Games Dragon Quest 1986 est. $5.61 billion Video games -- $5.135 billion Manga sales -- $471.2 million Video game Yuji Horii Koichi Nakamura Akira Toriyama Square Enix 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 Shrek 1990 est. $5.47 billion Box office -- $3.547 billion Home entertainment -- $1.922 billion Novel William Steig DreamWorks Animation Universal Pictures ( Comcast ) Frozen 2013 est. $5.43 billion Merchandise sales -- $3.702 billion Box office -- $1.274 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $391 million Musical theatre -- $60 million Animated film Chris Buck Jennifer Lee The Walt Disney Company Resident Evil est. $5.17 billion Video games -- $3.311 billion Box office -- $1.236 billion Pachinko sales -- $520 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $102.12 million Video game Shinji Mikami Tokuro Fujiwara Capcom Mortal Kombat 1992 $5 billion Video games -- $1.705 billion Box office -- $173.6 million Arcade game Midway Games Chicago Ed Boon John Tobias Warner Bros. ( AT&T ) Halo 2001 $5 billion N / A Video game Bungie Microsoft Monster Strike 2013 est. $4.73 billion Mobile game -- $4.724 billion Box office -- $6.8 million Mobile game Yoshiki Okamoto Mixi DC Extended Universe 2013 est. $4.7 billion Box office -- $3.768 billion Merchandise sales -- $500 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $431 million Film DC Entertainment DC Entertainment ( 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 CBS Corporation Warner Bros. ( AT&T ) Kumamon est. $4.53 billion Retail sales -- $4.46 billion Box office -- $65 million Cartoon Kumamoto Prefecture Kumamoto Prefecture Ben 10 2005 est. $4.5 billion Retail sales -- $4.5 billion Animated series Duncan Rouleau Joe Casey Joe Kelly Steven T. Seagle Cartoon Network ( AT&T ) 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 A Song of Ice and Fire est. $4.28 billion TV revenue -- $4 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $280 million Box office -- $1.9 million Novel George R.R. Martin Random House WarnerMedia ( AT&T ) Seinfeld 1989 est. $4.06 billion TV revenue -- $4.06 billion Television series Larry David Jerry Seinfeld National Broadcasting Company ( Comcast ) Mission : Impossible 1966 $4 billion Box office -- $2.8 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $124 million Television series Bruce Geller Paramount Pictures ( Viacom ) 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 Candy Crush Saga 2012 est. $3.68 billion Mobile games -- $3.681 billion Mobile game King King ( Activision Blizzard ) Friends 1994 est. $3.67 billion TV syndication -- $2.5 billion TV advertising -- $1.166 billion Television series David Crane Marta Kauffman Bright / Kauffman / Crane Productions Angry Birds 2009 est. $3.64 billion Merchandise sales -- $3.182 billion Box office -- $353 million Video games -- $100 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $26.8 million Mobile game Jaakko Iisalo Rovio 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 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 -- $863 million Video game Toys for Bob Activision ( Activision Blizzard ) Minecraft 2009 est. $3.46 billion Video games -- $2.211 billion Merchandise sales -- $1.25 billion Computer game Mojang Microsoft Studios The Hunger Games 2008 est. $3.44 billion Box office -- $2.968 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $474 million Novel Suzanne Collins Scholastic Corporation Lionsgate My Little Pony : Friendship Is Magic est. $3.42 billion Retail sales -- $3.416 billion Animated series Lauren Faust Bonnie Zacherle Hasbro G.I. Joe 1942 est. $3.4 billion Merchandise -- $2.6 billion Box office -- $678 million DVD & Blu - ray -- $126 million Comic Dave Breger Hasbro 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 The Legend of Zelda 1986 est. $3.3 billion Video games -- $3.251 billion Merchandise sales -- $37.02 million Manga sales -- $18.3 million Video game Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo 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 Monster Hunter est. $3.1 billion Video games -- $2.202 billion Pachinko sales -- $900.1 million Video game Capcom Capcom Terminator 1984 $3 billion Box office -- $1.843 billion Pachinko sales -- $150 million VHS rentals -- $70 million DVD & Blu - ray -- $80.6 million Film James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd David Ellison The Matrix 1999 $3 billion Box office -- $1.633 billion VHS & DVD -- $677 million Video game -- $162 million Soundtrack sales -- $37 million Merchandise sales -- $3.5 million Film The Wachowskis Warner Bros. ( AT&T ) Astro Boy 1952 est. $3 billion Retail sales -- $3 billion Manga Osamu Tezuka Tezuka Productions ER 1994 est. $3 billion TV revenue -- $3 billion Television series Michael Crichton NBC ( Comcast ) The Wicked Years 1995 est. $3 billion Musical theatre -- $3 billion Novel Gregory Maguire HarperCollins MapleStory 2005 est. $2.98 billion Computer game -- $2.981 billion Computer game Wizet Nexon Tamagotchi est. $2.96 billion Digital pets -- $2.955 billion Box office -- $6.8 million Digital pet Akihiro Yokoi Bandai Bandai Namco Holdings The Muppets / Sesame Street 1966 est. $2.81 billion Merchandise sales -- $2.189 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 Yo - kai Watch 2013 est. $2.76 billion Merchandise & licensing -- $2.424 billion Box office -- $159.2 million Pachinko sales -- $135 million Home entertainment -- $39 million Video game Level - 5 Level - 5 Nintendo The Cosby Show 1984 est. $2.5 billion TV syndication -- $1.5 billion TV advertising -- $1 billion Television series Chuck Lorre Bill Prady CBS Corporation Warner Bros. ( AT&T ) Gran Turismo 1997 est. $2.5 billion Video games -- $2.5 Billion Video game Kazunori Yamauchi Polyphony Digital Sony Hamtaro 1997 est. $2.5 billion Merchandise sales -- $2.5 billion Manga Ritsuko Kawai Shogakukan ( Hitotsubashi Group ) The Powerpuff Girls 1998 est. $2.5 billion Retail sales -- $2.5 billion Animated series Craig McCracken Cartoon Network ( AT&T ) Winx Club est. $2.5 billion Retail sales -- $2.5 billion Animated series Iginio Straffi Rainbow S.r.l. Madagascar 2005 est. $2.48 billion Box office -- $2.27 billion DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $210 million Animated film Tom McGrath Eric Darnell DreamWorks Animation ( Comcast ) Super Smash Bros. 1999 est. $2.45 billion Video games -- $2.373 billion Merchandise sales -- $74.04 million Video game Masahiro Sakurai Nintendo Doraemon 1969 est. $2.37 billion Box office -- $1.26 billion Licensed merchandise -- $1.108 billion Manga Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan - Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Naruto 2000 est. $2.22 billion Manga sales -- $1.447 billion Video games -- $532 million Box office -- $147.1 million Home entertainment -- $93 million Manga Masashi Kishimoto Shueisha ( Hitotsubashi Group ) Pierrot E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 est. $2.15 billion Merchandise sales -- $1 billion Box office -- $793 million VHS sales -- $250 million Video game -- $78.7 million DVD & Blu - ray -- $24.4 million VHS rentals -- $12 million Film Steven Spielberg Universal Pictures ( Comcast ) Godzilla 1954 est. $2.12 billion Box office -- $1.423 billion Merchandise sales -- $630 million DVD & Blu - ray sales -- $43 million TV broadcast -- $25 million Film Ishirō Honda Toho Case Closed / Detective Conan 1994 est. $2.08 billion Manga sales -- $1.161 billion Box office -- $807.2 million Home entertainment -- $108 million Manga Gosho Aoyama Shogakukan ( Hitotsubashi Group ) TMS Entertainment ( Sega Sammy Holdings ) The Jungle Book 1967 est. $2.07 billion Box office -- $1.529 billion VHS sales -- $185 million DVD & Blu - ray -- $351 million Animated film Walt Disney Rudyard Kipling The Walt Disney Company Digimon 1997 est. $2.01 billion Licensed merchandise -- $1.045 billion Digital pets -- $424.1 million Box office -- $143 million Manga & comic sales -- $252 million Console games -- $90.5 million Home entertainment -- $58 million Digital pet Akiyoshi Hongo Toei Animation Bandai Toei Company Bandai Namco Holdings Tomb Raider 1996. est. $2.01 billion Box office -- $705 million Pachinko sales -- $300 million DVD rentals -- $36.6 million Video game Core Design Square Enix See also List of multimedia franchises 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 the highest - grossing video game franchises List of best - selling video game franchises Media mix Notes Jump up ^ Pokémon -- ¥ 6 trillion ( as of March 2017 ) -- $59.05 billion Up until March 2013 -- ¥ 4 trillion ( $41 billion ) April 2013 to May 2016 -- ¥ 800 billion ( $7.35 billion ) June 2016 to March 2017 -- ¥ 1.2 trillion ( $10.7 billion ) Jump up ^ 35 % of franchise revenue was generated in Japan, while the other 65 % was generated internationally. Jump up ^ Pokémon worldwide retail sales at least $50 billion -- $25 billion worldwide retail sales up until 2005, and $23.5 billion retail sales outside Asia during 2006 -- 2017. Jump up ^ Pokémon Trading Card Game -- Approximately $10,254.3 million as of March 2018 ( over 25.7 billion card sales, $3.99 per 10 - card pack ) Jump up ^ Pokemon anime United States VHS and DVD sales in 2000 -- Approximately $625 million ( 25 million sales, average $24.98 price ) Jump up ^ As of December 2017 Jump up ^ $12.107 billion up until 2014. $2.842 billion in 2015. $3.049 billion in 2016. Jump up ^ As of May 2018 Jump up ^ Hello Kitty retail sales : 1994 -- $1.2 billion 1999 -- $1.2 billion 2000 -- $630 million 2002 -- $1 billion 2003 -- $1 billion 2007 -- $500 million ( merchandise ) 2009 -- $5 billion 2010 -- $6 billion 2011 -- $800 million ( US licensed merchandise ) 2012 -- $1.08 billion ( US licensed merchandise ) 2013 -- $8 billion 2014 -- $6.5 billion 2015 -- $3.756 billion ( licensed merchandise ) 2016 -- $4.4 billion ( licensed merchandise ) Jump up ^ Known music retail sales in Japan -- ¥ 203,619,500 ( $2,551,943 ) Jump up ^ As of June 2018 Jump up ^ Harry Potter series grossed $2 billion in DVD sales. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them grossed $19,676,600 in DVD sales. Jump up ^ Over $400 million Super Mario Bros. licensed merchandise revenue. $2.3 million Donkey Kong licensed merchandise earnings. Jump up ^ $16 billion retail sales up until February 2012. $245,448,803 Blu - ray and DVD sales of films released since September 2012. $494 million merchandise sales in 2013. $982 million merchandise sales in 2015. $1.1 billion merchandise sales in 2016. 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 ^ Marvel Avengers merchandise sales -- $201 million in 2012. $325 million in 2013. $325 million in 2014. $1.004 billion in 2015. $1.242 billion in 2016. Jump up ^ Marvel Cinematic Universe DVD and Blu - ray sales : Films -- $1.711 billion Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- $1.6 million ( September 2014 ) Jump up ^ $5.8 billion retail sales up until 2003. $70 million DVD sales since 2006. $6 billion merchandise and licensing sales in 2007. $750 million merchandise sales in 2011. $774 million merchandise sales in 2012. Mickey & Friends merchandise sold $3.999 billion in 2015 and $3.983 billion in 2016. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse merchandise sold $263 million in 2015 and $264 million in 2016. Jump up ^ 1991 VHS release of Fantasia earned $209 million in sales. $70 million DVD sales since 2006. Jump up ^ Spider - Man box office and home video revenue : Spider - Man ( 2002 ) -- $1.5 billion Later Spider - Man films -- $4.407 billion Captain America : Civil War -- $1.23 billion The Avengers : Infinity War -- $2.038 billion Jump up ^ More than $1 billion licensed merchandise sales for Sony up until 2002. $1.3 billion merchandise sales in 2003. $325 million Spider - Man 3 pre-release toy sales in 2007. $325 million United States licensed merchandise sales in 2011. $1.3 billion merchandise sales in 2013. $1.3 billion merchandise sales in 2014. $1.512 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2015. $1.551 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2016. Jump up ^ Spider - Man comic sales -- 360 million copies 140,298,400 Amazing Spider - Man copies grossed $296,953,780. 4,271,694 Spider - Woman copies grossed $2,350,480. 16,306,921 Ultimate Spider - Man copies grossed $68,606,541. Remaining 199,122,985 copies, at average $1.56 price, grossed approximately $310,631,857. 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 ( 2015 ). Jump up ^ As of January 2018 ^ Jump up to : Shōnen Jump video game retail sales in Japan : Famicom Jump : Hero Retsuden -- 1.1 million cartridges, ¥ 6,500 price -- ¥ 7,150 million ( $90 million ) 2006 -- 2012 -- ¥ 7,579,055,580 ( $95 million ) Battle Stadium D.O.N -- 217,647 units, at ¥ 7,140 price, grossed approximately ¥ 1,553,999,580. Jump Super Stars -- 517,514 units, at ¥ 4,800 price, grossed approximately ¥ 2,484,067,200. Jump Ultimate Stars -- 737,706 units, at ¥ 4,800 price, grossed approximately ¥ 3,540,988,800. J - Stars Victory VS ( 2014 ) -- 360,114 units, at ¥ 7,600 and ¥ 6,648 prices, grossed approximately ¥ 2,574,363,808 ( $24.3 million ). Jump up ^ By March 2017, Sega Sammy had sold 3.18 million Hokuto no Ken pachinko, pachislot and arcade units. Between April 2017 and March 2018, a further 149,498 pachinko and pachislot units were sold. At an average unit price of $5,000, sales of 3,328,844 units have grossed approximately $16,644,220,000. Jump up ^ Fist of the North Star manga 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 ^ Fist of the North Star console game retail sales in Japan : Fist of the North Star video game series -- 2,000,442 sales grossed approximately ¥ 11,426,311,410 ( $143,204,805 ). Shōnen Jump video game series -- $209.3 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 ^ Toy Story and Toy Story 2 generated $4 billion up until 2009. Toy Story 3 generated nearly $10 billion up until 2014. 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 ^ Gundam retail sales : Retail sales ( toys, home video, manga, novels ) up until March 2000 -- $5 billion Bandai 's Gundam merchandise sales between April 2000 and 2007 -- ¥ 298 billion ( $3.73 billion ) April 2000 to March 2001 -- ¥ 24.7 billion April 2001 to March 2002 -- ¥ 33.5 billion April 2002 to March 2003 -- ¥ 45.2 billion 2004 -- ¥ 42.8 billion 2005 -- ¥ 42.8 billion 2006 -- ¥ 54.5 billion 2007 -- ¥ 54.5 billion Video game sales in Japan during 2000 -- 2007 -- $691 million Gundam SEED ( 2002 ) and Gundam SEED Destiny ( 2004 ) DVD sales in Japan -- ¥ 9,976.1 million ( $125.03 million ) Bandai Namco 's Gundam net retail sales from April 2008 to March 2012 -- ¥ 160.3 billion ( $2.01 billion ) Bandai Namco 's Gundam net retail sales from April 2012 to March 2018 -- ¥ 443.3 billion ( $4.13 billion ) April 2012 to March 2013 -- ¥ 65.2 billion ( $0.67 billion ) April 2013 to March 2014 -- ¥ 80.2 billion ( $0.76 billion ) April 2014 to March 2016 -- ¥ 155.3 billion ( $1.43 billion ) April 2016 to March 2018 -- ¥ 142.6 billion ( $1.27 billion ) Jump up ^ Gundam home entertainment media ( video, music, novels, manga ) sales since 2002 : DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan during 2002 -- 2012 -- ¥ 21,270.4 million ( $267 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 ^ $5.6 billion up until 2003. $35 million DVD and Blu - ray sales since 2007. $1.09 billion merchandise sales in 2011. $929 million merchandise sales in 2012. $2.74 billion merchandise sales in 2015. $2.791 billion merchandise sales in 2016. 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 ^ 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 ^ ¥ 150 billion up until 2007 ( $1.88 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 ^ 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 ^ $10 billion up until 2011. $931 million in 2012. $944 million in 2015. $588 million in 2016. Jump up ^ Cars series grossed $1.408 billion. Planes series grossed $390 million. Jump up ^ $13 billion retail sales up until 2014. $933 million in 2015. $915 million in 2016. Jump up ^ Home Entertainment Sales up until 2005 Jump up ^ Home entertainment sales from 2007 to 2014 Jump up ^ Approximately $11,161,168,406 up until 2011 ( 25,175,567,833 card sales, $3.99 per 9 - card pack ) Jump up ^ $2 billion merchandise sales in Japan up until 2002. Licensed merchandise sales outside Asia : $120 million in 2015, $200 million in 2016, $300 million in 2017. 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 ^ Yu - Gi - Oh manga sold 40 million tankōbon copies, at ¥ 390 price, grossing approximately ¥ 15,600 million ( $196 million ). 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 ^ Sales up until 1998 Jump up ^ Dragon Ball merchandise sales : Merchandise sales up until January 2012 -- $5 billion Bandai Namco 's Dragon Ball toy sales from April 2012 to March 2018 -- $499 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 March 2018 -- ¥ 24.5 billion ( $218.42 million ) Jump up ^ Dragon Ball manga volume sales -- $1,761,463,433 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 -- 150 million copies, average $7.99 price -- $1,198,500,000 Jump up ^ Dragon Ball home entertainment media : Video rental revenue in 1991 -- $9.5 million Dragon Ball anime DVD and Blu - ray sales in Japan -- ¥ 12,206,396,400 ( $153 million ) Dragon Ball -- ¥ 2,291,270,800 ( 26 volumes at ¥ 3,800 each, 23,191 sales per volume ) Dragon Ball Z -- ¥ 7,535,700,200 ( 49 volumes at ¥ 3,800 each, 40,471 sales per volume ) Dragon Ball GT -- ¥ 2,212,181,400 ( 11 volumes at ¥ 3,800 each, 52,923 sales per volume ) 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 December 2017 -- ¥ 51.248 billion ( $540.46 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 December 2017 -- ¥ 20.173 billion ( $180 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 ^ 2 billion Dragon Ball Carddass trading cards sold, at ¥ 20 price, grossing approximately ¥ 40 billion ( $501.32 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 ^ As of May 2017 Jump up ^ Pending acquisition by The Walt Disney Company. Jump up ^ Retail sales up until 2015 Jump up ^ $1 billion sales up until 1994. $1.8 billion in 1997. $242 million Unites States sales 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 ^ 27 million DVD sales up until March 2006, at average $19.98 price, grossed approximately $539.46 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 ^ $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 ^ 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 ^ $173 million Hearthstone revenue in 2014. $9.23 billion World of Warcraft revenue up until 2016. $394.6 million Hearthstone revenue in 2016. $217 million Hearthstone revenue in 2017. Jump up ^ As of July 2016 Jump up ^ $3.5 billion retail sales up until 1998. $149 million licensed merchandise sales in 2015. $159 million licensed merchandise sales in 2016. Jump up ^ $6 billion merchandise sales up until 1994. $1.021 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2015. $1.093 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2016. Jump up ^ $5.5 billion up until December 2015. $4 billion in 2016. Jump up ^ Power Rangers / Super Sentai retail sales : Licensed toy sales during 1993 - 2001 -- $6 billion wholesale revenue Bandai Namco 's Power Rangers / Super Sentai merchandise sales from April 2005 to March 2014 -- ¥ 169.4 billion ( $2.002 billion ) April 2005 to March 2012 -- ¥ 123.3 billion ( $1.55 billion ) April 2012 to March 2013 -- ¥ 20.8 billion ( $213 million ) April 2013 to March 2014 -- ¥ 25.3 billion ( $239 million ) Licensed merchandise sales between 2012 and 2016 -- $892 million 2012 -- $201 million ( United States ) 2015 -- $330 million 2016 -- $361 million Bandai Namco 's Power Rangers / Super Sentai merchandise and video game sales from April 2017 to March 2018 -- ¥ 19.4 billion ( $173 million ) Jump up ^ Ultraman merchandise sales : $7.4 billion merchandise sales up until 1987 Bandai Namco 's Ultraman merchandise sales from April 2005 to March 2018 -- ¥ 46.6 billion ( $513 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 -- ¥ 10.3 billion ( $92 million ) Jump up ^ X-Men comic sales -- 270 million copies 5,966,196 X-Men 2099 copies grossed $9,642,182. Remaining 264,033,804 copies, at average $1.73 price, grossed approximately $456,778,481. Jump up ^ One Piece manga volume sales : Japan -- 365 million tankōbon sales, sold at minimum ¥ 410 ( $5.10 ) price, grossed ¥ 146,000 million ( $1,862 million ). Overseas -- 75 million sales, sold at average $7.99 price, grossed $599.3 million. Jump up ^ One Piece merchandise sales : Licensed merchandise sales in Japan up until June 2004 -- $1 billion Bandai Namco 's One Piece merchandise sales from April 2008 to March 2018 -- ¥ 92.9 billion ( $927.29 million ) April 2008 to March 2012 -- ¥ 21.7 billion ( $272 million ) April 2012 to March 2014 -- ¥ 13 billion ( $123 million ) April 2014 to March 2016 -- ¥ 47.9 billion ( $440.29 million ) April 2016 to March 2018 -- ¥ 10.3 billion ( $92 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 ( $540 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 December 2017 -- ¥ 13.796 billion ( $123 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 ^ $1.264 billion in 2015. $1.322 billion in 2016. Jump up ^ $545 million up until 2004. $133 million since 2015. Jump up ^ Merchandise retail sales up until 2011. Jump up ^ Hulk films grossed $1.361 billion. The Avengers films grossed $4.962 billion. Jump up ^ Hulk films grossed $138 million. The Avengers films grossed $317 million. Jump up ^ Superman box office : Superman films -- $2.554 billion Justice League -- $658 million Jump up ^ $277 million merchandise sales in 2013. $725 million licensed merchandise sales in 2015. $812 million licensed merchandise sales in 2016. Jump up ^ Superman comic sales -- 600 million copies 47,696,820 copies grossed $25,115,542. Remaining 552,303,180 copies, at average $0.75 price, grossed approximately $414,227,385. Jump up ^ Superman television revenue : Superman II -- $10 million licensing Smallville -- $418,096,456 Jump up ^ Superman DVD and Blu - ray sales : Superman films -- $189 million Justice League -- $47 million 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 ^ As of September 2016 Jump up ^ As of April 2016 Jump up ^ Pending acquisition by The Walt Disney Company. 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 December 2017 -- ¥ 2.462 billion ( $24 million ) April 2009 to March 2012 -- ¥ 154 million ( $2 million ) April 2012 to March 2014 -- ¥ 277 million ( $3 million ) April 2014 to March 2016 -- ¥ 1.287 billion ( $12 million ) April 2016 to December 2017 -- ¥ 744 million ( $7 million ) 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 copies, at ¥ 400 price, grossing approximately ¥ 14,000 million ( $175.46 million ). 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 ^ The Thief of Bagdad grossed over $1 million. Aladdin grossed $504.1 million. Aladin grossed ₹ 108.95 million ( US $1.6 million ). 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 ^ Dragon Quest manga 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 ^ First two films grossed $1.6 billion. Later films grossed $322 million. Jump up ^ $531 million toy and dress sales in 2014. $1.573 billion merchandise sales in 2015. $1.598 billion merchandise sales in 2016. Jump up ^ $30 million pre-Broadway gross revenue. $30 million Broadway gross revenue. Jump up ^ As of June 2000 Jump up ^ As of November 2015 Jump up ^ ¥ 19.4 billion ( $161 million ) during July -- September 2014. ¥ 30 billion ( $283 million ) during October -- December 2014. ¥ 40 billion ( $333.8 million ) during January -- March 2015. ¥ 135 billion ( $1.224 billion ) during April -- December 2015. $1.3 billion in 2016. $1.3 billion in 2017. 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 ^ Retail sales up until 2015 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 ^ TV revenue up until 2017 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 ^ $1.5 billion up until 2001. $1 billion in 2014. Jump up ^ More than $1 billion in the 1990s. $166,232,281 during 2001 -- 2002. Jump up ^ $250 million Unites States sales in 2011. $590 million sales in 2012. $1.065 billion in 2015. $1.277 billion in 2016. 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 ^ 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 ^ $471 million licensed merchandise sales in 2015. $392 million licensed merchandise sales in 2016. Jump up ^ $1 million merchandise sales up until 2012. $549 million in 2015. $700 million in 2016. Jump up ^ $110 million merchandise sales in 2012. $650 million retail sales in 2013. $1 billion in 2014. $1.2 billion in 2015. $456 million merchandise sales in 2016. Jump up ^ At least 2.85 million Link Amiibo sales up until February 2015, $12.99 retail price. Jump up ^ More than 3 million copies, at ¥ 486 retail price, grossed approximately ¥ 1,458 million ( $18.27 million ). Jump up ^ As of February 2010 Jump up ^ As of February 2016 Jump up ^ Retail sales up until 2004. 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 ^ $107 million Tickle Me Elmo sales up until 1998. $515 million merchandise sales in 2011. $792 million in 2015. $775 million in 2016. Jump up ^ $2 billion merchandise and licensing retail sales up until 2014. ¥ 32.9 billion ( $302.41 million ) Bandai Namco 's Yo - kai Watch merchandise sales from April 2015 to March 2016. ¥ 13.6 billion ( $121.24 million ) Bandai Namco 's Yo - kai Watch merchandise sales from April 2016 to December 2017. Jump up ^ ¥ 4,342,400,408 ( $39 million ) home entertainment media ( Blu - ray, DVD, music, manga ) sales in Japan during 2015. Jump up ^ Software sales up until 2013. Jump up ^ Retail sales up until 2002 Jump up ^ Retail sales up until 2014. Jump up ^ Retail sales up until 2010. Jump up ^ 5.7 million Amiibo sales for Super Smash Bros. ( Nintendo 3DS and Wii U ) up until February 2015, $12.99 retail price. Jump up ^ $557 million in 2015. $551 million in 2016. Jump up ^ Naruto manga volume sales : Naruto -- $1,443.4 million Japan -- 140 million tankōbon sales, at ¥ 390 price, grossed approximately ¥ 54,600 million ( $684.3 million ). Overseas -- 95 million sales, at average $7.99 price, grossed approximately $759.1 million. Boruto : Naruto Next Generations -- More than 1 million tankōbon sales, at ¥ 400 price, grossed approximately ¥ 400 million ( $4 million ). Jump up ^ Naruto video game sales : Naruto series -- $412.2 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 March 2018 -- ¥ 20.2 billion ( $180 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 ^ The Return of Godzilla ( 1984 ) generated $230 million merchandise sales. Godzilla ( 1998 ) generated $400 million merchandise sales. Jump up ^ Detective Conan manga sold 200 million tankōbon copies, 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 ^ The Jungle Book ( 1967 ) grossed $378 million. The Jungle Book ( 1994 ) grossed $44,342,956. The Jungle Book 2 grossed $140,122,225. The Jungle Book ( 2016 ) grossed $966,550,600. Jump up ^ The Jungle Book ( 1967 ) grossed $303,368,058 ( DVD and Blu - ray ) in the United States. The Jungle Book 2 grossed $1,828,389 ( DVD ) in the United States ( in 2008 ). The Jungle Book ( 2016 ) grossed $45,719,259 ( DVD and Blu - ray ) in the United States. 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 ^ 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 ( $43 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 December 2017 -- ¥ 536 million ( $5 million ) Jump up ^ $1 billion entertainment franchise up until May 2002. $430,027,103 box office gross between 2003 and 2018. $300 million pachinko sales between 2007 and 2018. 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