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Major Film Franchises - Box-Office: Introduction | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
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Greatest Film Series Franchises
(part 3 of 4, $200 million to $400 million total revenue, in descending order)Major Franchises
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Total (Domestic) Revenue Individual Films in Franchise
(if clickable, links to reviews)# of Films in Franchise # 1 Film
in FranchiseGross (Domestic) Revenue
of # 1 Film
$397 million The Exorcist
The Exorcist (1973)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
The Exorcist III (1990)
The Exorcist (Dir. Cut) (2000)
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) (aka Exorcist IV)
Dominion: Prequel to The Exorcist (2005)
The Exorcist: Believer (2023)
7
The Exorcist (1973)$193 million 
$393 million National Treasure
National Treasure (2004)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
2
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)$220 million 
$385.3 million Robert Langdon
(or DaVinci Code)
The DaVinci Code (2006)
Angels & Demons (2009)
Inferno (2016)3
The DaVinci Code (2006)$217.5 million 
$381.2 million Fifty Shades
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
3
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)$166.2 million 
$380.9 million Suicide Squad
(See DC's Extended Universe)Suicide Squad (2016)
The Suicide Squad (2021)2
Suicide Squad (2016)$325.1 million 
$380 million Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th, Part 2 (1981)
Friday the 13th, Part 3 (1982)
Friday the 13th, The Final Chapter (1984)
Friday the 13th - A New Beginning (1985)
Jason Lives - Friday the 13th, Part VI (1986)
Friday the 13th, Part VII - The New Blood (1988)
Friday the 13th, Part VIII - Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Jason Goes to Hell - The Final Friday (1993)
Jason X (2001) (aka Friday the 13th, Part 10)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003) (aka Friday the 13th, Part 11)
Friday the 13th (2009) (aka Friday the 13th, Part 12)12
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
(aka Friday the 13th, Part 11)$83 million 
$374.1 million Taken
Taken (2009)
Taken 2 (2012)
Taken 3 (2015)3
Taken (2009)$145 million 
$370.5 million A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
9
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)$83 million 
$368.6 million The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause (1994)
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)3
The Santa Clause (1994)$144.8 million 
$356.3 million Jackass
Jackass: The Movie (2002)
Jackass: Number Two (2006)
Jackass 3-D (2010)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
4
Jack-Ass 3-D (2010)$117.2 million 
$354.2 million Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect (2012)
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)
Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)3
Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)$184.3 million 
$348.9 million Spy Kids
Spy Kids (2001)
Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (2003)
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011) (aka Spy Kids 4)4
Spy Kids (2001)$112.7 million 
$347.3 million Divergent
Divergent (2014)
Insurgent (2015)
Allegiant (2016)
3
Divergent (2014)$150.9 million 
$344.3 million Unbreakable
Unbreakable (2000)
Split (2016)
Glass (2019)3
Split (2016)$138.3 million 
$342.7 million Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four (2005)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Fantastic Four (2015)
3
Fantastic Four (2005)$155 million 
$340 million The Muppets
The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Muppet Treasure Island (1996)
Muppets from Space (1999)
The Muppets (2011)
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)
8
The Muppets (2011)$88.6 million 
$338.9 million Rambo
First Blood (1982)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Rambo III (1988)
Rambo (2008)
Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
5
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)$150.4 million 
$330.2 million 21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street (2012)
22 Jump Street (2014)2
22 Jump Street (2014)$191.7 million 
$329.7 million The Purge
The Purge (2013)
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
The Purge: Election Year (2016) (aka The Purge 3)
The First Purge (2018)
The Forever Purge (2021)
5
The Purge: Election Year (2016)$79.2 million 
$319.4 + million Insidious
Insidious (2010)
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Insidious: The Red Door (2023)5
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)$83.6 million 
$315.5 million Predator
Predator (Original)
Predator (1987)
Predator 2 (1990)
Predators (2010)
The Predator (2018)
Predator (Prequel)
Prey (2022)
Predator (Cross-Over)
Alien Vs. Predator (2004)
Alien Vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
7
Alien Vs. Predator (2004)$80.3 million 
$309.8 million Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)3
Crocodile Dundee (1986)$174.8 million 
$305.5 million The Conjuring
(see The Conjuring Universe)
The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring 2 (2016) (aka The Enfield Poltergeist)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)3
The Conjuring (2013)$137.4 million 
$301.1 million My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)2
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)$241.4 million 
$301 million G.I. Joe
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021)
3
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)$150.2 million 
$300.1 million The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wiz (1978)
Return to Oz (1985)
Oz the Great and Powerful (2015)4
Oz The Great and Powerful (2013)$234.7 million 
$296 million The Equalizer
The Equalizer (2014)
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
The Equalizer 3 (2023)3
The Equalizer 2 (2018)$102 million 
$293.1 million Pokemon
Pokemon: The First Movie (1999, Jp./US)
Pokemon: The Movie 2000 (1999, Jp./US)
Pokemon 3: The Movie (2001, Jp./US)
Pokemon 4Ever (2002, Jp./US)
Pokemon Heroes (2003, Jp./US) (aka Pokemon 5)
Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2019)
6
Pokemon Detective Pikachu (2019)$144.1 million 
$282.6 million The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther (Original)
The Pink Panther (1963)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
The Pink Panther (Reboot)
The Pink Panther (2006)
The Pink Panther 2 (2009)10
The Pink Panther (2006)$82.2 million 
$277.4 million Vacation
Vacation (Original)
(National Lampoon's) Vacation (1983)
(National Lampoon's) European Vacation (1985)
(National Lampoon's) Christmas Vacation (1989)
Vegas Vacation (1997)
Vacation (Sequel or Reboot)
Vacation (2015)
5
(National Lampoon's) Christmas Vacation (1989)$71.3 million 
$271.3 million Resident Evil
Resident Evil (2002)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017)6
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)$60.1 million 
$269.9 million The Smurfs
The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1983, Belgium)
The Smurfs (2011)
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)4
The Smurfs (2011)$142.6 million 
$267 million The Hulk
(see Marvel's Cinematic Universe)
Hulk (2003)
The Incredible Hulk (2008)2
The Incredible Hulk (2008)$134.8 million 
$265.6 million Kingsman Franchise
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Prequel
The King'sman (2021)3
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)$128.3 million 
$265 million Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)2
Mamma Mia! (2008, US/UK)$144.1 million 
$263.5 million Final Destination
Final Destination (2000)
Final Destination 2 (2003)
Final Destination 3 (2006)
The Final Destination (2009)
Final Destination 5 (2011)
5
The Final Destination (2009)$66.5 million 
$261 million Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins (1964)
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)2
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)$172 million 
$260.5 million Annabelle
(see The Conjuring Universe)Annabelle (2014)
Annabelle: Creation (2017)
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)3
Annabelle: Creation (2017)$102 million 
$253.2 million SpongeBob
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)3
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)$163 million 
$252.8 million Underworld
Underworld (2003)
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
Underworld Awakening (2012)
Underworld: Blood Wars (2017)6
Underworld Awakening (2012)$62.3 million 
$248 million The Godfather
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather, Part II (1974)
The Godfather, Part III (1990)
3
The Godfather (1972)$134 million 
$244.1 million The Expendables
The Expendables (2010)
The Expendables 2 (2012)
The Expendables 3 (2014)
Expend4bles (2023)4
The Expendables (2010)$103.1 million 
$242.2 million Maze Runner
The Maze Runner (2014)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)3
The Maze Runner (2014)$102.4 million 
$239.7 million Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
Scoob! (2021)(does not include TV movies or videos)
3
Scooby-Doo (2002)$153.3 million 
$239.7 million Dumb and Dumber
Dumb and Dumber (Original)
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
Dumb and Dumber (Sequel)
Dumb and Dumber To (2014)3
Dumb & Dumber (1994)$127.2 million 
$239.6 million Police Academy
Police Academy (1984)
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)7
Police Academy (1984)$81.2 million 
$233.2 million Ring (US)
Ring
The Ring (2002)
The Ring Two (2005)
Ring (Sequel)
Rings (2017)3
The Ring (2002)$129.1 million 
$231.3 million Barbershop
Barbershop (2002)
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
Barbershop (Spin-off)
Beauty Shop (2005)
4
Barbershop (2002)$75.8 million 
$231 million Trolls
Trolls (2016)
Trolls World Tour (2020)
Trolls Band Together (2023)3
Trolls (2016)$153.7 million 
$230.5 million Fallen
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)
London Has Fallen (2016)
Angel Has Fallen (2019)
3
Olympus Has Fallen (2013)$98.9 million 
$227.5 million Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry (1971)
Magnum Force (1973)
The Enforcer (1976)
Sudden Impact (1983)
The Dead Pool (1988)5
Sudden Impact (1983)$67.6 million 
$225.6 million Big Momma
Big Momma's House (2000)
Big Momma's House 2 (2006)
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
3
Big Momma's House (2000)$117.6 million 
$223+ million (est.) Billy Jack
The Born Losers (1967)
Billy Jack (1971)
The Trial of Billy Jack (1974)
Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
The Return of Billy Jack (1986) (unreleased and unfinished)5
Billy Jack (1971)$98 million 
$222.3 million Mad Max
Mad Max (Original)
Mad Max (1979, Australia)
Mad Max 2 (1981, Australia) (aka The Road Warrior (1982))
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Mad Max (Reboot)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)4
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)$153.6 million 
$216.8 million The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)3
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)$86.9 million 
$216.4 million Rugrats
The Rugrats Movie (1998)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
Rugrats Go Wild (2003)3
The Rugrats Movie (1998)$100.5 million 
$215.7 million Step Up
Step Up (2006)
Step Up 2 the Streets (2008)
Step Up 3-D (2010)
Step Up Revolution (2012)
Step Up All In (2014)5
Step Up (2006)$65.3 million 
$213.9 million xXx Trilogy
XXX (2002)
XXX: State of the Union (2005)
xXx: The Return of Xander Cage (2017)3
xXx (2002) (aka Triple X)$142.1 million 
$211+ million Winnie the Pooh
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
The Tigger Movie (2000)
Piglet's Big Movie (2003)
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
Disney's Christopher Robin (2018)
6
Disney's Christopher Robin (2018)$99.2 million 
$205.8 + million Magic Mike
Magic Mike (2012)
Magic Mike XXL (2015)
Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023)3 Magic Mike (2012)
$113.8 million 
$204.9 million Blade
Blade (1998)
Blade II (2002)
Blade: Trinity (2004)3
Blade II (2002)$82.3 million 
$200.5 million Herbie the Love Bug
The Love Bug (1969)
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)
Love Bug (TV) (not included)
The Love Bug (1997)
5
Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005)$66 million
Greatest Film Series Franchises - Sections
Major Film Franchises - Box-Office: Introduction | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Film Franchises - Title Screens: Intro | A | B | C | D | E-F | G-H | I-J-K | L-M | N-O | P-Q | R | S | T | U-V | W-X-Y-Z
