Complex sentence: Each film is in the list of highest-grossing films of all-time in inflation unadjusted dollars and is a critical success; the series is noted by audiences for growing visually darker and more mature as each film was released.
Split into simpler sentences: Each film is in the list of highest-grossing films of all-time in inflation unadjusted dollars. The films are also critical successes; the series is noted by audiences for growing visually darker and more mature as each film was released.