The Most Successful Movie Franchises In History

from Felix Richter, Statista.com
by Niall McCarthy

Furious 7, the latest installment in the Fast & Furious film series, has proven the highest grossing film of 2015, propelling the franchise into billion dollar territory.

Compared to other popular film franchises, Fast and Furious comes in fourteenth spot in the success stakes, having grossed just under $1.2 billion.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe series of supehero films including Iron Man, The Avengers and Thor: The Dark World is the most successful movie franchise in history, having grossed nearly $3 billion at the box office. Harry Potter comes a close second, taking in $2.39 billion while Star Wars rounds off the top three with $1.92 billion.

This chart shows box office revenue of movie franchises in North America.

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