There are movie franchises that are history, both for their impact on popular culture and our imagination, and for their monetary records. We want to talk to you about the latter, because we show you which are the 10 highest-grossing sagas in the history of cinema. As you will see, the figures are dizzying, you may be in for a surprise when you see some of the positions and certain characters have turned out to be real gold mines. And all that, not counting the merchandising …
It seems that today the cinema can only be made up of franchises and several films connected to each other and that share a universe. However, the history of sagas in the cinema is long and, as we are going to see, very profitable at times.
From franchises that go back 60 years, like Bond, to others that are still alive and smashing records, these are the highest grossing movie dynasties .
What we have taken into account to account for the highest-grossing sagas
As you will see, the criteria for making our classification has been box office receipts . No final profitability and no merchandising added or redeemed in the domestic sales circuit, licenses or replacements.
Similarly, we take into account entire cinematic universes . That is, interconnected films belonging to the same shared global history. That being so, you can already imagine the gold medal.
At most, we will make a small exception with a character that appears in two sagas at the same time. But, when you see what it is, you won’t care, because everything is allowed to him.
And we already started with position number 10.
10. Jurassic Park series. More than 5,008 million dollars
Steven Spielberg revolutionized the world of special effects and ushered in a new era with Jurassic Park . In fact, it is so well made, that even today it holds up well.
Other films with much less luster would follow to complete the original saga and, later, the modern revisitation with the Jurassic World trilogy .
This is tremendously bad and full of topics, but it triumphed at the box office and it is to be hoped that the next installment that arrives next June, Jurassic World: Dominion , will make it improve a few positions.
9. DC Extended Universe Saga. More than 5,800 million dollars
DC’s attempt to repeat Marvel’s success always fell short. Hasty movies, confusing scripts, Zack Snyder’s very particular vision and the constant meddling of Warner studios…
Despite all that, the DC Extended Universe ranks ninth and will move up this list with the next Flash or Shazam! Fury of the gods .
And to think that most of those millions are contributed by Aquaman with his more than 1,100 collections… This was a turn of the DC universe that nobody expected.
8. Saga of The Lord of the Rings. More than 5,886 million dollars
It will soon be overtaken, because this franchise has no more movies planned (seriously, please, no).
But until that moment arrives, it is the eighth highest grossing saga and the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films are close to 6,000 million grosses with 6 films alone .
That shows how well each and every one has performed at the box office, despite the disparate quality that the two trilogies present with each other.
7.Batman saga. More than 6,040 million dollars
We make that exception, but only because it’s Batman .
With him we are going to repeat movies, because part of those that have been made of Batman belong to the DC Extended Universe that we have already seen.
Thus, joining the films of Burton, Nolan and other annexes, such as the LEGO Batman Movie or Joker , the world of The Dark Knight alone exceeds 6,000 million dollars , without counting the recent arrival of Robert’s new detective Batman. Pattinson and Matt Reeves.
6. X-Men series. More than 6,075 million dollars
Fox didn’t always take advantage of the Marvel rights it had (as in the case of Fantastic Four ), but of course the X-Men have always been profitable.
That yes, the last films are a debacle culminated by a horrendous Dark Phoenix, which wastes one of the best stories in comics. With the help of the loudmouth mercenary Deadpool, it’s true, but here he is ranked 6th.
Of course, 13 films to raise little more than The Lord of the Rings with 6 . It accounts for the irregularity of the franchise, which even houses that monstrosity that is New Mutants , the latest addition that, luckily, no one remembers.
5. Fast & Furious series. More than 6,614 million dollars
9 movies at the moment for a saga that never fails at the box office . It doesn’t matter that it becomes more and more exaggerated or that it has long since made sense.
If you go to see the first one again, maybe you’ll be surprised that it was a crappy imitation of that They call him Bodhi and they stole DVDs. Now they are basically James Bond movies where everything, absolutely everything, is solved using a car . And speaking of 007…
4. James Bond saga. More than 7,886 million dollars
The most famous agent in Her Majesty’s Secret Service rakes in nearly $8 billion from 25 movies spanning many decades and different actors.
After a while there will be a new Bond and he will continue adding, but, for now, he stays at the foot of the podium, touching, but no. Because the 3 sagas that are the true titans arrive.
3. Harry Potter series. More than 9,205 million dollars
“You’re a wizard, Harry,” especially from the box office. The bronze medal goes to another excellent adaptation to the big screen of some legendary books , which have sparked the imagination of millions of children and adults.
Here we also include the films of the Fantastic Beasts saga . But come on, without them it would also have entered the list amply.
2. Star Wars series. More than 10,318 million dollars
What can we say? It ‘s the most unforgettable original trilogy of all time, followed by the most forgettable prequels and sequels of all time.
The Star Wars saga , 9 main films, plus others set in its universe (from which Rogue One is barely saved ) exceeds the mythical barrier of 10,000 million and it will be very difficult for them to take away the silver medal.
Above all, if Disney sees that the goose that lays the golden eggs is resurrected and makes more films (well, they put her in the ICU for squeezing her too much, as in the story).
1. Saga Marvel Cinematic Universe. More than 25,529 million dollars
It was clear. There is no other phenomenon that is going to match Marvel in the history of cinema. And considering that there is a whole plan of movies and phases, which extends until this universe ends and the next one begins, his mark will simply be impossible to match .
At least until inflation devours us and a movie ticket is worth a million euros. But, until then, add up and go.
What can we say about the MCU that hasn’t already been said, especially in The Output? That only the saga of The Avengers , by itself, would already enter position 5 on its own merits.
Without a doubt, Disney did the business of a lifetime when it bought Marvel and Star Wars , and the superhero franchise is living movie history for many reasons. The main one, the money.
As you can see, the sagas are in good health. The studios prefer them, because that way they are safe and we go through the checkout without question, eating real hits, alternating with movies that we will never forget. Be that as it may, they are a phenomenon that will not go away anytime soon and will not stop raising money.