Movie series

A film series or movie series (which is also referred to as a film franchise or movie franchise)  is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series.

Description
Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work – for example, the Three Colours series – but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made. Individual sequels are relatively common, but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments.

The 25 films (as of 2021) of the Marvel Cinematic Universe form the highest grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World (10 films) Star Wars (11 films), Ian Fleming's James Bond (25 films), and J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth (6 films) series.

Box office
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The following list is ordered by the highest-grossing film franchises (minimum $500 million gross) based upon box office gross in the U.S. and Canada. Updated to October 13, 2019.

#Franchise Total grossMovie count Highest-grossing filmGrossFirst1Marvel Cinematic Universe $8,942.925Avengers: Endgame$858,320082James Bond$7,446.626Skyfall$943.519623Star Wars$5,081.211Star Wars: The Force Awakens$936,619774Batman$3,015.818The Dark Knight$535.219435Wizarding World$2,786,910Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2$381.420016Avengers$2,619.54Avengers: Endgame$858,320127Spider-Man$2,496.98Spider-Man$407.019778X-Men$2,458.413Deadpool$363.020009Harry Potter$2,393.38Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2$381.4200110DC Extended Universe$2,250.010Aquaman$335.0201311Jurassic Park$1,884.55Jurassic World$652.3199312Middle-earth$1,882.96The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King$377.8200113Fast & Furious$1,816.610Furious 7$353.0200114Transformers$1,582.46Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen$402.1200715Pirates of the Caribbean$1,451.75Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest$423.3200316The Hunger Games$1,451.54The Hunger Games: Catching Fire$424.6201217Shrek$1,419.65Shrek 2$441.2200118Star Trek$1,400.913Star Trek$257.7197919Superman$1,397.19Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice$330.3197820The Twilight Saga$1,365.95The Twilight Saga: Eclipse$300.5200821Toy Story$1,317.34Toy Story 4$434.0199522Despicable Me$1,220.24Despicable Me 2$368.0201023The Dark Knight Trilogy$1,190.23The Dark Knight$535.2200524Mission: Impossible$1,155.06Mission: Impossible – Fallout$220.1199625The Lord of the Rings$1,036.13The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $377.8 200126 The Lion King $966.4  2 The Lion King  $543.6  199427Indiana Jones$942.34Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull$317.1198128Frozen$878.12Frozen II$477.3201329The Incredibles$870.02Incredibles 2$608.5200430Finding Nemo$867.12Finding Dory$486.2200331Jumanji$853.44Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle$404.5199532Captain America$844.53Captain America: Civil War$408.1201133Iron Man$844.53Iron Man 3$408.0200834The Hobbit$816.43The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey$303.0201235Bourne$801.05The Bourne Ultimatum$227.4200236Planet of the Apes$794.09Dawn of the Planet of the Apes$208.5196837Ice Age$793.65Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs$196.5200238Rocky$788.48Rocky IV$127.8197639Cars$787.35Cars$244.0200640Star Wars Anthology series $745.92Rogue One$532,1201641The Conjuring$738.08The Conjuring$137.4201342Guardians of the Galaxy$723.52Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2$389.8201443Thor$702.43Thor: Ragnarok$315.0201144Men in Black$700.14Men in Black$250.6199745Deadpool$687.62Deadpool$363.0201646Terminator$671.96Terminator 2: Judgment Day$205.8198447Alvin and the Chipmunks$661.94Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel$219.6198748Madagascar$656.24Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted$216.3200549The Hangover$643.93The Hangover$277.3200950The Lego Movie$598.54The Lego Movie$257.7201451Meet the Parents$593.93Meet the Fockers$279.2200052The Matrix$592.33The Matrix Reloaded$281.5199953Alien$590.28Prometheus$126.5197954MonsterVerse$579.74Godzilla$200.6201455Madea?9Madea Goes to Jail?200556Ocean's$566.34Ocean's Eleven$183.4200157Monsters, Inc.$558.12Monsters, Inc.$289.9200158How to Train Your Dragon$555.33How to Train Your Dragon$217.5201059The Mummy$550.9?19The Mummy Returns$202?193260Night at the Museum$541.93Night at the Museum$250.9200661Wolverine$538.73Logan$226.2200962The Chronicles of Narnia$537.73The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe$291.7200563Planet of the Apes (2011-2017)$532.13Dawn of the Planet of the Apes$208.5201164The Secret Life of Pets$526.42The Secret Life of Pets$368.3201665Kung Fu Panda$524.03Kung Fu Panda$215.4200866Rush Hour$507.43Rush Hour 2$226.1199867Die Hard$502.45Live Free or Die Hard$383.51988

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