For this list of alltime highestgrossing movies, we looked at domestic boxoffice grosses adjusted for inflation to see what old movies would have made today. Ticket prices have also risen at different rates of inflation around the world, further complicating the process of adjusting worldwide grosses. Compare that with a superhero movie or science fiction movie, where the tenth highest grossing film is making three times that figure, and one quickly realizes that war movies dont. The 10 highest grossing movies of all time cinemablend. In terms of adjusted grosses, star wars sits behind only gone with the wind as the highestgrossing movie ever at the u. The 10 most successful films of alltime when adjusted for inflation. The avengers and captain america franchises have catapulted anthony mackie to become one of the top grossing actors of all time. Highest grossing james bond movies adjusted to inflation. Top grossing movie franchises of all time 247 wall st.
However, in my own research, i discovered many series with more than that. The earnings of the biggest movie franchises over the. Coming up weve the top 25 most successful film series of all time from harry. Hopalong cassidy for example had 66 films in the series, and was enormously popular in its day. The 10 most successful films of alltime when adjusted for. For instance, franchises like star wars and james bond might rank lower in this list because a majority of their box office profits came from decades prior to 1990 when ticket prices were much lower. The marvel cinematic universe was the most successful movie franchise, with a combined domestic box office revenue of 7. Some of the franchises overlap, so a few movies are counted more. Nov 30, 2017 the most successful movie franchises in north america by felix richter. Most successful movie franchises in north america 2020. Covenant, which stars michael fassbender as part of a crew that encounters an alien menace while on a.
Modern films also have an advantage in non inflation adjusted terms because each dollar is worth less than the dollars in an earlier era. It became an unexpected box office smash in 2017, storming past the the sixth sense to. This is partly due to inflation and market growth, but also to. Another example of a franchise revival making big earning at the box office. The domestic market is defined as the north american movie territory consisting of the united states, canada, puerto rico and guam. Top 30 highestgrossing movies of all time adjusted for. Here are the us domestic rankings adjusted for inflation with a short summary description of each film, to fairly accurately show which films have been the largest blockbusters over a long period of time. The figures are currently inflationadjusted to the 2020 average ticket price. But thats not taking inflation into account after all, the american dollar of 2019 is worth about 15 cents less than the 2009 dollar. To illustrate the immense might of franchise filmmaking, were looking at the top 15 highest grossing franchises at the box office. Top super hero domestic top super hero international other worldwide creative types records. When taking inflation into account however, things look a little differently. A few years ago, i got a request i got a request from hubpagess stevennix2001 to figure out the top 100 sports movies according to my cogerson movie score formula. The chart is ranked by lifetime gross, and for comparison, the figures adjusted for the effects of inflation are also listed, using the u.
Revenge of the fallen 2009 pirates of the caribbean. A few other sites post alltime boxoffice information, including the internet movie database,, and. Highest grossing movie franchises cool infographics. I wonder how some of those franchises would stack up against todays if the figures were adjusted for inflation. Jul 25, 2015 this means that these numbers are not recalculated for inflation nor the change in movie ticket prices over decades. The most successful movie franchises in north america. Jaws and the exorcist have remained the top grossing movies adjusted for inflation for over 40 years and it is highly unlikely they will ever be bumped off the top two spots given their domestic take is almost double that of the next highest grossing movie on the list some interesting things to note. Jul 25, 2019 top grossing movie franchises of all time. Highest grossing franchises of all time at the box office. Most successful movie franchises in north america 2020 statista. Individual sequels are relatively common, but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments. Its the highestgrossing grated movie of all time, it holds the inflation adjusted record for revenue per theater, and its the top grosser of 1994, 27% ahead of forrest gump. Endgame was recently crownedthe worldwide highestgrossing movie of all time, snapping away the title from avatar, which had been king of the box office for 10 years.
The statistic above presents data on the overall box office revenue of the 25 most successful movie franchises of all time in north america as of april 2019. This is a list of the highestgrossing films in the u. Highest grossing indian films adjusted for ticket price. Hollywood doesnt adjust the box office for inflation, but if it did, these would be the top 10 highestgrossing films of all time in the us published mon, jul 22 2019 10. The 10 most successful films of alltime when adjusted. Aug 18, 2011 for a movie series marketed directly to kids and families, spy kids has been remarkably successful. Highest grossing blockbusters of all time adjusted for. Hollywoods 10 most successful movie sequels time labs.
Top highest grossing movies adjusted for inflation buena vista. Apr 24, 2017 to determine the most successful movie franchises of all time, 247 wall st. Jul 29, 2019 i wonder how some of those franchises would stack up against todays if the figures were adjusted for inflation. Top 10 highest grossing films of all time adjusted for inflation. Inflation adjusted figures are based on ticket sale estimates.
Here are the top ten highestgrossing slasher movies at the u. Here, we present a list of the ten highest grossing. The following eight movies are the highest grossing in star treks history. Top 100 films of alltime adjusted for inflation filmsite. As the movie franchise now spans over 35 years, earlier figures will understandably be adjusted for inflation. Box office records worldwide all movies creative types top super hero worldwide all time worldwide box office for super hero movies see also. When adjusted for inflation, however, on that comparative scale gone with the windwhich was the highestgrossing film outright for twentyfive yearsis still the highestgrossing film of all time. The 60 highestgrossing movies, adjusted for inflation avengers. Because slasher movie icons like michael myers, leatherface, jason voorhees, and freddy krueger starred in movies that didnt cost much, many of them made a killing at the box office pun intended.
Listed below are the most successful actionadventure movie franchises of all time. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. All numbers are based off of domestic gross income via box office mojo, and have been adjusted for inflation. This chart contains the top movies released since 1977 based on the cumulative inflation adjusted domestic box office. We present to you the top 10 most commercially successful films of all time, adjusted for inflation. The highestgrossing horror film franchises of all time. Dec 15, 2017 the list of highest grossing inflation adjusted movies is commonly found by using current day movie ticket prices and adjusting them to reflect the change in dollar purchasing power. The highest grossing horror movies at the box office. The second film in the pirates of the caribbean franchise is the most successful, whether the numbers are adjusted for inflation or not. The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing the wizarding world, star wars, james bond, and j. The highest grossing movie franchises buzzfeed news.
Apr 09, 2020 the marvel cinematic universe was the most successful movie franchise in north america as of april 2020, with a combined domestic box office revenue of 8. The marvel cinematic universe is the highest grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing the wizarding. Top 10 highest grossing films adjusted for inflation since. To determine the most successful movie franchises of all time, 247 wall st. Still, its interesting to note which movies have raked in the most revenues worldwide.
The 8 highest grossing star trek movies therichest. With the advent of the internet, netflix, and movie piracy, traditional cinema has to work harder to compete with the online market. Now you can barely get a movie for two with popcorn and drinks for that. Its 1937 and rko radio pictures is promoting its new movie. All time worldwide box office for super hero movies. Actuals 2020 ticket price 2019 ticket price 2018 ticket price 2017 ticket price 2016 ticket price 2015 ticket price 2014 ticket price 20 ticket price 2012 ticket price 2011. We used worldwide box office totals from thenumbers. The highestgrossing horror film franchises of all time at. Follow along to see 24 of the most successful film franchises to ever grace the big screen, ranked by. Yahoo declared earlier this year that the harry potter series is the most successful movie franchise of all time.
In the end, big hero 6 settled in at number 16 for highestgrossing animated films of all time not adjusted for inflation. Highestgrossing movie franchises of 2017 gobankingrates. The marvel cinematic universe was the most successful movie franchise in north america as of april 2020, with a combined domestic box. The list of highest grossing inflation adjusted movies is commonly found by using current day movie ticket prices and adjusting them to reflect the change in dollar purchasing power. Top 10 highest grossing films adjusted for inflation since 2000. The films, which have a convoluted timeline and story arc. The left gray sliver is the original casino royale from 1967 with david niven as 007. Few would have predicted that big hero 6 would become one of the most successful films of all time. According to analysis of percent increase in sales over the original feature, the most successful second act in hollywood since 1960 is the boondock saints ii 2009, which grossed 300 times more than the first boondock saints 1999 when adjusted for inflation. This table is updated daily to reflect the latest studio reports. Look up on wikipedia films with more than 10 installments and youll see there are a ton, especially from pre1951.
Mar 20, 2017 it stayed in theaters for over 500 straight days. The first movie in the jaws franchise was released in 1975 and directed by steven spielberg. Top 100 grossing movies of all time adjusted for inflation show list info the top grossing movies of all time using imdb and adjusting for inflation, some all time greats, and some johnny come latelies. Next on the list is the film goldfinger with 936 million dollar earnings. What, though, are the highest grossing movies of all time. Top 10 films at the box office when adjusted for inflation. These are the 10 highestgrossing superhero franchises of all time. Episode vii the force awakens 2015 but gone with the wind 1939. The indian films with a minimum adjusted worldwide gross of. Top 100 grossing movies of all time adjusted for inflation. Want to know the top 100 biggest box office grossing sports movies. Highest grossing movies of all time, adjusted for inflation. The 10 highestgrossing disney movies of all time the. But the star trek film seriesor at least most of its entrieshas been far from a financial disaster.
The chart below lists the highestgrossing animated films. The highestgrossing movies of all time adjusted for. With twentythree films under his belt james bond has been going strong since 1963s dr. The film, in which bond must recover two nuclear warheads from spectre member emilio largo, exceeded the previous movies and, with adjusted numbers, is the. The 20 highest grossing films of all time adjusted for. Well, everyone obviously, but do you know which movie franchises have made the most money. Though it seems a bit unfair, the whole of the marvel cinematic universe. Each box represents an individual movie within that franchise, its width reflective of its contribution to the franchises box office success. Nov 20, 2010 yahoo declared earlier this year that the harry potter series is the most successful movie franchise of all time. Top 10 highest grossing movie franchises worldwide. Top 30 highestgrossing movies of all time adjusted for inflation. Movie going has really changed since 2000 with a lot of other competitions to cinema coming along.
Even knowing how good this film is, we are still shocked at the heights it reached. Top grossing movie franchises of all time page 7 247. The tremendous influence it continues to have on pop culture means that its unlikely that any movie will ever dethrone star wars as the summer box office king. As everyone should know, the top moneymaking film of alltime is not star wars.
Top films by decade and year highestgrossing films by genre type. Highest grossing blockbusters of all time adjusted for inflation. Here are the 30 films with the highestgrossing worldwide box office of all time, adjusted for inflation. List of highestgrossing films in the united states and. A fourth entry to the series has been reportedly in development for years. The greatest movie franchises of all time the atlantic. A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same. This movie also won the academy award in 1966 for its special visual effects. The film industry is one of the most lucrative in the world, and the amount of money that the majority of popular films make is astounding. If a virtual private party is more your thing, go here for details. The highest grossing indian films worldwide after adjusting for ticket price inflation are listed here. Endgame 2019 harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2 2011 the lord of the rings. Top contemporary fiction worldwide top science fiction worldwide top kids fiction worldwide top fantasy worldwide top historical. Numbers are for worldwide performance and not adjusted for inflation.
Jul 31, 2014 the 10 most successful films of alltime when adjusted for inflation. Moonraker was the highestgrossing movie in the franchise for a while it was dethroned by goldeneye in 1995. The 10 highestgrossing superhero franchises in the us. Known as the most successful fantasy film without a rabid fanbase, partly due.
Nov 09, 2015 adjusting for inflation, the prettyfamous team ranked the highestearning film franchises. Merchandise, cinema tickets, dvd salesit all adds up, and it doesnt take long for their seemingly extravagant budgets to be replenished. Among this summers biggest blockbusters so far have been the recently released toy story 4 and spiderman. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Top 10 most profitable movies of all time adjusted for. Mar 18, 2019 here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time, based on worldwide box office stats, courtesy of the numbers. Arguably the most iconic, and classiest, movie franchise of all time, 007 is the longest running film series in history.
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