List of highest-grossing media franchises

This is a list of media franchises that have grossed more than $2 billion.

List

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franchises

Franchise	Year of inception	Total revenue (est. US$)	Revenue breakdown (est. US$)	Original medium	Creator(s)	Owner(s)
$50 billion+
Pokémon	1996	$98.9 billion[a]	Retail sales – $91.6 billion[b] Mobile games – $6.13 billion[c] Box office – $1.156 billion[27] Home video – $38 million[d] Jet aircraft livery sales – $3 million[e]	Video game	Satoshi Tajiri	The Pokémon Company (Nintendo, Creatures, Game Freak) (copyright; trademark in Japan) Nintendo (trademark globally)
Mickey Mouse & Friends	1928	$61.2 billion	Retail sales – $60.66 billion[f] Box office – $226.7 million[g] VHS & DVD – $323 million[h]	Animated cartoon	Walt Disney Ub Iwerks	The Walt Disney Company
$20–50 billion
Winnie the Pooh	1924	$48.8 billion	Retail sales – $48.25 billion[j] DVD & Blu-ray – $40 million[53] Box office – $545 million[54]	Book[55]	A. A. Milne E. H. Shepard	The Walt Disney Company
Star Wars	1977	$46.7 billion[k]	Merchandise sales – $29.057 billion[l] Box office – $10.343 billion[59] Home video – $1.275 billion[60] Video games – $4.01 billion[m] Book sales – $1.82 billion[61] TV revenue – $280 million[n]	Film	George Lucas	Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company)
Disney Princess	2000[o]	$45.4 billion	Retail sales – $45.468 billion[p] Home entertainment – $14.7 million[77]	Animated films	Andy Mooney	The Walt Disney Company
Anpanman	1973	$38.4 billion	Retail sales – $38.42 billion[q] Museum – $14.5 million[r]	Picture book	Takashi Yanase	Froebel-kan [ja] (Toppan Printing Co.)
Barbie	1987[s]	$36.3 billion	Merchandise sales – $34.6 billion[t] Home video sales – $328 million[102] Box office – $1.439 billion[103]	Television special	Ruth Handler	Mattel
Wizarding World (Harry Potter)	1997	$34.7 billion	Box office – $9.656 billion[104] Book sales – $8.0777 billion[u] Merchandise sales – $7.11 billion[v] Home entertainment – $4.032 billion[w] Video games – $3.5 billion[x] TV revenue – $1 billion[112] Studio tour – $975.3 million[118] Stage play – $427 million[y]	Novel	J. K. Rowling	J. K. Rowling (books) Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Discovery) (films)
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)	2008	$33.8 billion	Box office – $31.16 billion[z] Home entertainment – $2.734 billion[aa]	Film	Marvel Studios Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Walt Disney Studios (The Walt Disney Company) Sony Pictures (Spider-Man films)
Hello Kitty	1974	$32.8 billion	Merchandise sales – $32.8 billion[ab] Box office – $61,487[134]	Cartoon character[135]	Yuko Shimizu Shintaro Tsuji	Sanrio
Call of Duty	2003	$31 billion	Video games – $31 billion[ac]	Video game	Steve Fukuda Zied Rieke	Activision Blizzard (Microsoft Gaming)
Batman	1939	$29.8 billion	Retail sales – $21.329 billion[ad] Home video – $1.212 billion[ae] Box office – $7.010 billion[143] TV revenue – $340 million[af]	Comic book	Bob Kane Bill Finger	DC Entertainment (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Spider-Man	1962	$26.8 billion	Merchandise sales – $14.526 billion[ag] Box office – $11.125 billion[ah] Home video – $787 million[ai] Video games – $210 million[aj] Broadway musical – $212 million[154]	Comic book	Stan Lee Steve Ditko	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company) Sony Pictures (films)
Transformers	1984	$25 billion[ak]	Merchandise sales – $3.97 billion[al] Box office – $5.260 billion[157] Home entertainment – $906 million[158]	Animated series	Shōji Kawamori Kazutaka Miyatake	Takara Tomy Hasbro
Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO)	2005	$22 billion	Computer game – $22 billion[159]	Video game	Neople	Nexon Tencent
Cars	2006	$21.5 billion	Merchandise sales – $19.114 billion[am] Box office – $1.799 billion[an] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $634 million[ao]	Animated film	Pixar John Lasseter	Pixar (The Walt Disney Company)
Candy Crush	2012	$20 billion	Video games – $20 billion[166]	Video game	King	Activision Blizzard (Microsoft Gaming)
$10–19 billion
Looney Tunes	1930	$17.46 billion	Retail sales – $16.777 billion[ap] Box office – $482 million[aq] Home video sales – $209 million[178]	Animated cartoon	Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	1984	$17.4 billion	Merchandise sales – $15.4 billion[ar] Box office – $1.329 billion[183] Video games – $450 million[184] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $154 million[185] Video rentals – $67.65 million[145]	Comic book	Kevin Eastman Peter Laird	Nickelodeon (Paramount Global)
The Lion King	1994	$15.9 billion	Musical theatre – $8.1 billion[186] Merchandise sales – $3 billion[as] Box office – $3.352 billion[188] Home entertainment – $1.5 billion[189]	Animated film	Roger Allers Rob Minkoff	The Walt Disney Company
Dora the Explorer	2000	$15.8 billion	Retail sales – $15.413 billion[at] Home video sales – $250 million[192][au] Box office – $118 million[193]	Animated series	Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Eric Weiner	Nickelodeon (Paramount Global)
Pac-Man	1980	$15.43 billion	Video games – $14.407 billion[av] Merchandise & licensing – $1 billion[200][201] Music sales – $32 million[aw]	Video game	Toru Iwatani Namco	Bandai Namco Entertainment (Bandai Namco Holdings)
Toy Story	1995	$14.8 billion	Retail sales – $11 billion[ax] Box office – $3.273 billion[204] VHS sales – $290 million[46] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $250 million[205]	Animated film	Pixar John Lasseter	The Walt Disney Company
Peanuts	1950	$14.4 billion	Retail sales – $14.19 billion[ay] Box office – $267 million[210] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $35 million[210]	Comic strip	Charles M. Schulz	Sony Music Entertainment Japan (Sony) Peanuts Worldwide LLC (WildBrain)
PAW Patrol	2013	$14.4 billion	Retail sales – $14 billion[211] Box office – $373.7 million[212] Home media – $39 million[213]	Animated series	Keith Chapman	Spin Master
Avengers	1963	$14.3 billion	Box office – $7.707 billion[214] Merchandise sales – $6.596 billion[az] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $18 million[ba]	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Frozen	2013	$13.9 billion	Merchandise sales – $10.588 billion[bb] Box office – $2.694 billion[220] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $502 million[221] Musical theatre – $155 million[222]	Animated film	Chris Buck Jennifer Lee Hans Christian Andersen	The Walt Disney Company
Space Invaders	1978	$13.9 billion	Video game – $13.93 billion[194][bc]	Video game	Tomohiro Nishikado	Taito (Square Enix)
SpongeBob SquarePants	1999	$13.7 billion	Retail sales – $13 billion[bd] Box office – $457 million[224] Musical Theater – $37 million[225]	Animated series	Stephen Hillenburg	Nickelodeon (Paramount Global)
Warcraft	1994	$12.4 billion	Video games – $12 billion[be] Box office – $438 million[227] Home entertainment – $17.4 million[227]	Video game	Allen Adham Frank Pearce Michael Morhaime	Activision Blizzard (Microsoft Gaming)
Despicable Me (Minions)	2010	$12.3 billion	Retail sales – $6 billion[228] Box office – $5.61 billion[229] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $725 million[230]	Animated film	Sergio Pablos	Illumination Universal Pictures (Comcast)
Star Trek	1966	$11.2 billion[bf]	Retail sales – $5.253 billion[bg] TV revenue – $2.3 billion[231] Box office – $2.266 billion[233] VHS sales – $1 billion[231] DVD & Blu-ray – $426 million[234]	Television series	Gene Roddenberry	Paramount Global
Street Fighter	1987	$10.7 billion	Video Game – $10.61 billion[194] Box office & home video – $211 million[bh]	Video game	Takashi Nishiyama Hiroshi Matsumoto	Capcom
Grand Theft Auto (GTA)	1997	$10 billion	Video games – $10 billion[bi]	Video game	DMA Design David Jones Mike Dailly	Rockstar Games (Take-Two Interactive)
Rilakkuma	2003	$10 billion	Merchandise sales – $10 billion[245]	Manga	Aki Kondo	San-X
Monster Strike	2013	$10 billion	Mobile Game- $10 billion[bj]	Video game	Yoshiki Okamoto	Mixi
$5–9 billion
Jurassic Park	1990	$9.79 billion	Box office – $6.026 billion[252] Merchandise sales – $3.2 billion[bk] Home video sales – $418 million[bl] TV revenue – $150 million[255][256]	Novel	Michael Crichton	Alfred A. Knopf (novel) Universal Pictures (Comcast) Amblin (Reliance / Hasbro / Alibaba) (film)
James Bond	1953	$9.75 billion	Box office – $7.879 billion[257] Home entertainment – $373 million[258] Merchandise sales – $1 billion[259][bm] Video games – $500 million[bn]	Novel	Ian Fleming	Danjaq Ian Fleming Publications (books) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Amazon MGM Studios) (films)
Angry Birds	2009	$9.54 billion	Merchandise sales – $8.647 billion[bo] Box office – $503 million[262] Video games – $362.5 million[bp] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $35 million[262]	Video game	Jaakko Iisalo	Rovio Entertainment (Sega Sammy Holdings)
Dragon Ball	1984	$9.54 billion	Merchandise sales – $6 billion[bq] Box office - $317 million[268] Home video - $29 million[269] Video games – $3.2 billion[br]	Manga	Akira Toriyama	Akira Toriyama (Bird Studio) Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Fuji TV (anime) Bandai Namco
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	2016	$9.32 billion	Retail sales- $8.74 billion[272][273] Box office – $579 million[274] Home media – $4.8 million[275]	Manga	Koyoharu Gotōge	Koyoharu Gotōge and Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) ufotable (anime) Aniplex (anime)
Thomas & Friends	1945	$9.12 billion	Retail sales – $9.107 billion[bs] Box office – $19.7 million[278]	Book	Wilbert Awdry Christopher Awdry	Egmont Group Mattel
Fortnite	2017	$9 billion	Video games – $9 billion[279]	Video game	Epic Games	Epic Games Tencent
Mario	1981	$8.75 billion	Video games – $7.33 billion[bt] Box office – $1.3 billion[bu] Home media – $21 million[287]	Video game	Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo
Super Sentai / Power Rangers	1975 (Super Sentai) 1993 (Power Rangers)	$8.67 billion	Licensed merchandise – $8.47 billion[bv] DVD & Blu-ray – $18 million[289] Box office – $182 million[290]	Television series	Shotaro Ishinomori Haim Saban Shuki Levy	Toei Company (Super Sentai; Power Rangers co-ownership, trademark in Asia) Bandai Namco Holdings (Super Sentai merchandise) Hasbro (Power Rangers co-ownership, international trademark)
Middle-earth (The Lord of the Rings)	1937	$8.46 billion	Retail sales – $1.5 billion[291][292] Box office – $5.968 billion[293] Home media – $995 million[294]	Novel	J. R. R. Tolkien	Tolkien Estate (books) Middle-earth Enterprises (Embracer Freemode) (ownership of IP outside of books) New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Discovery) (films, under sublicense of Middle-earth Enterprises)
X-Men	1963	$8.35 billion	Box office – $7.422 billion[295] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $823.6 million[296] Merchandise sales - $85 million[bw] Video games – $28 million[bx]	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
DC Extended Universe (DCEU)	2013	$8 billion	Box office – $7.191 billion[298] Home video sales – $709.4 million[by] Merchandise sales – $100 million[301]	Film	DC Entertainment	DC Entertainment (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Fast & Furious	2001	$7.98 billion	Box office – $7.333 billion[302] Home entertainment – $595 million[303]	Film	Gary Scott Thompson	Universal Pictures (Comcast)
Pirates of the Caribbean	2003[bz]	$7.9 billion	Box office – $4.522 billion[304] Home entertainment – $1.781 billion[ca] Merchandise sales – $1.6 billion[307][cb]	Film	Walt Disney Walt Disney Imagineering Marc Davis Gore Verbinski Jerry Bruckheimer	The Walt Disney Company
Ben 10	2005	$7.85 billion	Retail sales – $7.853 billion[cc]	Animated series	Man of Action Studios Cartoon Network Studios	Cartoon Network (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Sesame Street (The Muppets)	1955	$7.72 billion	Merchandise sales – $7.05 billion[cd] Box office – $481 million[ce] TV licensing – $96 million[314] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $98 million[315]	Television series	Jim Henson Joan Ganz Cooney Lloyd Morrisett	The Muppets Studio (The Walt Disney Company) Sesame Workshop
Ultra Series (Ultraman)	1966	$7.4 billion	Merchandise sales – $7.4 billion[cg] Box office – $1.1 million[318] Home media – $1.4 million[319]	Television series	Eiji Tsuburaya	Tsuburaya Productions (Bandai Namco Holdings)
Madden NFL	1998	$7 billion	Video games – $7 billion[320]	Video game	Electronic Arts	Electronic Arts National Football League (NFL)
Fate (Fate/stay night)	2004	$7 billion	Mobile game – $7 billion[321]	Video game	Type-Moon	Type-Moon (video game) Aniplex (Sony Music Japan) (anime & mobile game)
Superman	1938	$6.9 billion	Retail sales – $4.032 billion[ch] Box office – $2.554 billion[322] DVD & Blu-ray - $356 million[322]	Comic book	Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster	DC Entertainment (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Halo	2001	$6.8 billion	Games & consoles – $5 billion[323] Home video & merchandise – $1.8 billion[324]	Video game	Bungie 343 Industries	Microsoft Gaming
Ice Age	2002	$6.42 billion[ci]	Box office – $3.2 billion[327] Retail sales – $1.3 billion[328] Home entertainment – $347 million[329]	Animated film	Michael J. Wilson Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
Sonic the Hedgehog	1991	$6.36 billion	Video games – $5 billion[330] Box office – $1.189 billion[331] Home entertainment – $180 million[332]	Video game	Sonic Team Hirokazu Yasuhara Yuji Naka Naoto Ohshima	Sega (Sega Sammy Holdings)
Shrek	1990	$6.3 billion	Box office – $4.020 billion[333] Home entertainment – $1.922 billion[cj] Merchandise sales – $275 million[76] Broadway musical – $46.4 million[335] Video games – $38.9 million[ck]	Picture book	William Steig DreamWorks Animation	Farrar, Straus and Giroux (book) Universal Pictures (Comcast) (films)
The Phantom of the Opera	1986	$6.15 billion	Musical theatre – $6 billion[cl] Box office – $155 million[337]	Musical theatre	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Andrew Lloyd Webber
My Little Pony	1984	$5.98 billion	Retail sales – $5.916 billion[cm] Box office – $67.3 million[cn] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $4.3 million[345]	Animated cartoon	Lauren Faust Bonnie Zacherle	Hasbro
Avatar	2009	$5.78 billion	Box office – $5.243 billion[co] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $429 million[348] Merchandise sales – $153 million[349]	Film	James Cameron	20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
Scooby-Doo	1969	$5.43 billion	Retail sales – $4.9 billion[cp] Box office – $483.4 million[355] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $54 million[356]	Animated series	Joe Ruby Ken Spears	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Yu-Gi-Oh!	1996	$5.42 billion	Licensed merchandise – $5 billion[cq] Video games – $387 million[cs] Anime box office – $39.3 million[ct]	Manga	Kazuki Takahashi	Kazuki Takahashi Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Konami (games and cards)
Mamma Mia	1975	$5.16 billion	Musical theatre – $4 billion[365] Film box office – $988 million[366] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $180 million[367]	Song	ABBA	Polar / Epic (Sony) (song) Universal Pictures (Comcast) (films)
Mortal Kombat	1992	$5.06 billion[cu]	Video games – $4.054 billion[cv] Box office – $256 million[371] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $2.9 million[369]	Video game	Midway Games Chicago Ed Boon John Tobias	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Gundam	1979	$5 billion	Retail sales – $5 billion[cw]	Anime series	Yoshiyuki Tomino	Bandai Namco Filmworks, directly and through Sotsu (Bandai Namco Holdings)
Genshin Impact	2020	$5 billion	Video game – $5 billion[374]	Video game	miHoYo Cai Haoyu	miHoYo
The Sims	2000	$5 billion	Video games – $5 billion[375]	Video game	Will Wright	Electronic Arts
Bob the Builder	1998	$5 billion	Retail sales – $5 billion[376]	Animated series	Keith Chapman	Mattel
$2–4 billion
The Simpsons	1987	$4.9 billion	Merchandise sales – $4.223 billion[cx] Box office – $536 million[380] Video games – $141 million[cy]	Animated series	Matt Groening	20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
Assassin's Creed	2007	$4.7 billion[cz]	Box office – $240 million[383] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $12 million[383] Video games – $1 billion[da]	Video game	Patrice Désilets Jade Raymond Corey May	Ubisoft
Beyblade	1999	$4.6 billion	Merchandise sales – $4.6 billion[385][db] Box office – $9.7 million[dc]	Manga	Takao Aoki	Takao Aoki Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group)
The Big Bang Theory	2007	$4.57 billion	TV advertising – $3.57 billion[dd] TV syndication – $1 billion[389]	Television series	Chuck Lorre Bill Prady	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Seinfeld	1989	$4.56 billion	TV revenue – $4.06 billion[390] TV streaming – $500 million[391]	Television series	Larry David Jerry Seinfeld	Sony Pictures Television (Sony)
Mission: Impossible	1966	$4.34 billion[de]	Box office – $4.142 billion[393] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $180 million[394] Video games – $24 million[df]	Television series	Bruce Geller	Paramount Pictures (Paramount Global)
Twilight	2005	$4.31 billion	Box office – $3.314 billion[396] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $1 billion[397]	Novel	Stephenie Meyer	Little, Brown and Company Summit Entertainment
Gran Turismo	1997	$4.1 billion	Video games – $4 billion[398] Box office - $117 million[399]	Video game	Kazunori Yamauchi Polyphony Digital	Sony Interactive Entertainment (Sony)
Strawberry Shortcake	1979	$4 billion	Retail sales – $4 billion[209] DVD sales – $2.6 million[400]	Greeting card	American Greetings	WildBrain
The Smurfs	1958	$4 billion[dg]	Box office - $1.109 billion[402] Home media - $98.4 million[dh]	Comic	Peyo	Studio Peyo
Cabbage Patch Kids	1982[di]	$4 billion	Retail sales – $4 billion[405]	television special	Coleco	Wicked Cool Toys (Berkshire Hathaway)
G.I. Joe	1967	$3.95 billion	Merchandise sales – $3.105 billion[dj] Box office – $712 million[409] DVD & Blu-ray – $134 million[410]	Comic	Stan Weston	Hasbro
Minecraft	2009	$3.93 billion	Merchandise sales – $3.367 billion[dk] Box office – $564 million[412]	Video game	Markus Persson	Mojang Studios (Xbox Game Studios)
The Hunger Games	2008	$3.83 billion	Box office – $3.317 billion[413] DVD & Blu-ray – $520 million[414]	Novel	Suzanne Collins	Scholastic Corporation (books) Lionsgate (films)
Blue's Clues	1996	$3.6 billion	Retail sales – $3.6 billion[415]	Television series	Traci Paige Johnson Todd Kessler Angela C. Santomero	Nickelodeon (Paramount Global)
Beauty and the Beast	1991	$3.52 billion	Box office – $1.689 billion[dl] Musical - $1.4 billion[418][dm] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $432.6 million[dn]	Animated film	Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve	The Walt Disney Company
Skylanders	2011	$3.5 billion[421]	Licensed merchandise – $1.858 billion[do]	Video game	Toys for Bob	Activision Blizzard (Microsoft Gaming)
Titanic	1997	$3.45 billion	Box office – $2.257 billion[422] VHS & DVD sales – $1.2 billion[423]	Film	James Cameron	Paramount Pictures (North America) 20th Century Studios (international) (The Walt Disney Company)
Titanfall	2014	$3.4 billion	Video games - $3.4 billion[dp]	Video Game	Respawn Entertainment	Electronic Arts
Bratz	2001	$3.23 billion	Retail sales – $3.15 billion[dq] Box office – $26 million[426] Home entertainment – $56.7 million[427]	Doll	Carter Bryant	MGA Entertainment
Care Bears	1981	$3.05 billion	Retail sales – $3.02 billion[dr] Box office – $34 million[ds]	Greeting card	American Greetings	American Greetings
Hamtaro	1997	$3.02 billion	Retail sales – $3 billion[433] Box office – $25 million[dt]	Manga	Ritsuko Kawai	Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group)
Terminator	1984	$3 billion[du]	Box office – $2.074 billion[436] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $136 million[437]	Film	James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd	Skydance Media
Astro Boy	1952	$3 billion	Merchandise sales – $3 billion[438] Box office – $42 million[439] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $10.2 million[439]	Manga	Osamu Tezuka	Tezuka Productions
Thor	1962	$2.98 billion	Box office – $2.710 billion[440] Home entertainment – $279 million[441]	Comic book	Stan Lee Larry Lieber Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Fengshen Cinematic Universe	2019	$2.9 billion	Box office – $2.9 billion[442] Home Media – $1.2 million[443]	Film	Jiaozi	Beijing Enlight Pictures
Iron Man	1963	$2.89 billion	Box office – $2.425 billion[444] Home entertainment – $471 million[445]	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby Larry Lieber Don Heck	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Guardians of the Galaxy	1969	$2.71 billion	Box office – $2.485 billion[446] Home video – $232 million[447]	Comic book	Roy Thomas Arnold Drake Gene Colan	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Inside Out	2015	$2.67 billion	Box office - $2.549 billion[448] Home media - $122.2 million[449]	Film	Pete Docter	Pixar (The Walt Disney Company
The Elder Scrolls	1994	$2.65 billion	Video games – $2.65 billion[dv]	Video game	Bethesda Softworks	ZeniMax Media (Microsoft Gaming)
Godzilla (Gojira)	1954	$2.63 billion	Box office – $2.495 billion[454] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $136.4 million[455]	Film	Ishirō Honda	Toho
Indiana Jones	1981	$2.6 billion	Box office – $2.210 billion[456] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $396 million[457]	Film	George Lucas Steven Spielberg	Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company)
Madagascar	2005	$2.59 billion	Box office – $2.270 billion[458] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $329 million[459]	Animated film	Tom McGrath Eric Darnell	DreamWorks Animation (Comcast)
Captain America	1941	$2.55 billion	Box office – $2.239 billion[460] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $317 million[461]	Comic book	Joe Simon Jack Kirby	Marvel Comics (The Walt Disney Company)
Kung Fu Panda	2008	$2.54 billion	Box office – $2.306 billion[462] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $234 million[463]	Animated film	Ethan Reiff Cyrus Voris	Universal Pictures (Comcast)
Winx Club	2004	$2.53 billion	Retail sales – $2.5 billion[464][dw] Box office – $34 million[dx]	Animated series	Iginio Straffi	Rainbow S.p.A. Paramount Global (copyright for seasons 5–7)
The Powerpuff Girls	1998	$2.52 billion	Retail sales – $2.5 billion[468][dy] Box office – $16.4 million[469]	Animated series	Craig McCracken	Cartoon Network (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Friends	1994	$2.5 billion	TV syndication – $1.5 billion[470] TV advertising – $1 billion[dz] Box office – $89,007[472]	Television series	David Crane Marta Kauffman	Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Sailor Moon	1991	$2.5 billion	Merchandise sales – $2.5 billion[473]	Manga	Naoko Takeuchi	Naoko Takeuchi Kodansha (manga) Toei Animation (anime)
The Incredibles	2004	$2.37 billion	Box office – $1.875 billion[474] Merchandise sales – $370 million[ea] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $127 million[475]	Animated film	Brad Bird	The Walt Disney Company
Kumamon	2010	$2.36 billion	Retail sales – $2.36 billion[eb]	Cartoon	Kumamoto Prefecture	Kumamoto Prefecture
Aladdin	1992	$2.33 billion	Box office – $1.554 billion[ec] Broadway musical – $571.8 million[480] Video games – $200 million[481]	Animated film	Hanna Diyab Walt Disney Animation	The Walt Disney Company
Black Panther	1966	$2.31 billion	Box office – $2.209 billion[482] Home video – $104 million[483]	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Planet of the Apes	1963	$2.27 billion	Box office – $2.115 billion[484] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $157 million[485]	Novel	Pierre Boulle	Éditions Julliard (book) 20th Century Studios (Disney) (films)
Jumanji	1981	$2.24 billion	Box office – $2.089 billion[486] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $155 million[487]	Picture book	Chris Van Allsburg	Sony
The Little Mermaid	1989	$2.21 billion[ed]	Box office – $782 million[489] Merchandise sales – $1 billion[490] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $349 million[491] Musical - $83 million[492]	Animated film	Hans Christian Andersen Ron Clements John Musker	The Walt Disney Company
The Conjuring Universe	2013	$2.18 billion	Box office – $2.107 billion[493] Home media – $79 million[494]	Film	James Wan	Warner Brothers
Ghostbusters	1984	$2.18 billion	Merchandise sales – $1 billion[495] Box office – $1.1 billion[496] Home media – $85 million[497]	Film	Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis	Sony
Finding Nemo	2003	$2.15 billion	Box office – $1.961 billion[498] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $196 million[499]	Animated film	Andrew Stanton	The Walt Disney Company
Rocky	1976	$2.11 billion	Box office - $1.993 billion[500] Home media - $119.5 million[501]	Film	Sylvester Stallone	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Amazon)
MonsterVerse	2014	$2.09 billion	Box office – $1.94 billion[502] Home media – $159 million[503]	Film	Thomas Tull Ishirō Honda (Godzilla) Edgar Wallace (King Kong) Merian C. Cooper (King Kong)	Warner Brothers Legendary Entertainment Toho (Godzilla)
Yo-kai Watch	2013	$2.09 billion	Merchandise sales – $2 billion[504] Box office – $99.4 million[505]	Video game	Level-5	Level-5
The Matrix	1999	$2.06 billion	Video games – $250 million[ee] Box office – $1.791 billion[507] Home media – $26 million[508]	Film	The Wachowskis	Warner Bros
The Chronicles of Narnia	2005	$2.06 billion	Box office - $1.556 billion[509] Home media - $506 million[510]	Film	C. S. Lewis Andrew Adamson	Netflix
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	1982	$2.04 billion	Merchandise sales – $1 billion[511] Box office – $797 million[512] VHS sales – $250 million[513]	Film	Steven Spielberg	Universal Pictures (Comcast)
Bourne	1980	$2.03 billion	Box office – $1.665 billion[514] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $374 million[515]	Novel	Robert Ludlum	Eric Van Lustbader (books) Universal Pictures (Comcast) (films)
Men in Black	1990	$2.02 billion	Box office – $1.940 billion[516] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $83 million[517]	Comic book	Lowell Cunningham	Marvel Comics (Disney) (comics) Sony (films)
Resident Evil (Biohazard)	1996	$2 billion	Video games – $600 million[518] Box office – $1.271 billion[519] Home video – $132 million[520]	Video game	Shinji Mikami Tokuro Fujiwara	Capcom
Guitar Hero	2005	$2 billion	Video games – $2 billion[521]	Video game	Harmonix	Activision Blizzard (Microsoft Gaming)
Lego	1995	$2 billion	Video games – $2 billion[522][ef]	Video game	Lego Interactive (The Lego Group)	TT Games (Warner Bros. Discovery)
NBA Jam	1993	$2 billion	Video games – $2 billion[523]	Video game	Midway Games	Electronic Arts National Basketball Association (NBA)
Neon Genesis Evangelion	1994	$2 billion[eg]	TV revenue - $1.4 billion[525] Retail sales - $255 million[526] Box office - $254 million[eh]	Anime	Hideaki Anno	Khara

See also

• List of best-selling comic series
  • List of best-selling manga
  • List of best-selling light novels
• List of best-selling video game franchises
• Lists of multimedia franchises
• Lists of highest-grossing films
  • List of best-selling films in the United States
  • List of films by box office admissions
  • List of highest-grossing films
  • List of highest-grossing animated films
  • List of highest-grossing Japanese films
  • List of highest-grossing non-English films

Notes

1. Pokémon franchise:

   • The Pokémon Company no longer mentions how much the franchise has earned on their website, as of May 2019^[update]
   • $10 billion revenue up until 2001^[1]
   • over ¥6.0 trillion ($50 billion) revenue up until March 2017^[2]
2. Pokémon retail sales:

   • Until 2005 – $25 billion^[3][4][5]
   • 2006 – $1.3 billion^[6]
   • 2007 – $1.4 billion^[7]
   • 2008 – $1.4 billion^[8]
   • 2009 – $1.4 billion^[9]
   • 2010 – $2.5 billion^[10]
   • 2011 – $1.5 billion^[11]
   • 2012 – $1.6 billion^[12]
   • 2013 – $1.5 billion^[13]
   • 2014 – $2 billion^[14]
   • 2015 – $2.1 billion^[15]
   • 2016 – $3.3 billion^[16]
   • 2017 – $3.5 billion^[17]
   • 2018 – $2.98 billion^[18]
   • 2019 – $4.2 billion^[19]
   • 2020 – $5.1 billion^[20]
   • 2021 – $8.5 billion^[21]
   • 2022 – $11.6 billion^[22]
   • 2023 – $10.8 billion^[23]
3. Pokémon Go – $6 billion^[24]

   • Pokémon Duel, Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Magikarp Jump – $48.6 million^[25]
   • Pokémon Quest – $10 million^[26]
   • Pokémon Masters – $75 million^[26]
4. Pokémon home video sales:

   • Detective Pikachu:^[28]
     • DVD sales as of June 4, 2023^[update] – $17.9 million
     • Blu-ray as of February 14, 2021^[update] – $20.3 million
5. Pokémon Jet aircraft sales in Japan as of 2004^[update] – ¥300 million^[29] ($3 million)
6. Mickey Mouse & Friends retail sales:

   • 2002 – $4.7 billion^[30]
   • 2003 – $5.8 billion^[31]
   • 2005 – $6 billion^[32]
   • 2007 – $6 billion^[33]
   • 2010 – $9 billion^[34]
   • 2011 – $750 million in North America.^[35]
   • 2012 – $4.122 billion^[36]
   • 2013 – $4.568 billion^[36]
   • 2014 – $4.719 billion^[37]
   • 2015 – $4.262 billion^[38]
   • 2016 – $4.247 billion^[38]
   • 2017 – $3.233 billion^[39]
   • 2018 – $3.265 billion^[40]
7. • Fantasia (1940) – $83 million^[41]
   • DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) – $18.1 million^[42]
   • A Goofy Movie (1995) – $35 million^[43]
   • Fantasia 2000 (1999) – $90 million^[44]
   • Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) – $623,190^[45]
8. • 1991 VHS release of Fantasia earned $209 million in sales^[46]
   • Others since 2001 – $114 million^[47]
9. Clothing line only
10. Winnie the Pooh retail sales:

    • 1986 – $100 million^[48][i]
    • 1997 – $4 billion^[49]
    • 2002– $7 billion^[50]
    • 2003 – $5.6 billion^[31]
    • 2005 – $6 billion^[32]
    • 2006 – $6.9 billion^[51]
    • 2011 – $1.09 billion in North America.^[35]
    • 2012 – $3.17 billion^[36]
    • 2013 – $2.808 billion^[36]
    • 2014 – $2.732 billion^[52]
    • 2015 – $2.74 billion^[38]
    • 2016 – $2.791 billion^[39]
    • 2017 – $1.649 billion^[39]
    • 2018 – $1.675 billion^[40]
11. $6.6 billion franchise revenue up until May 1987.^[56]
12. • Up until 2006 – $12 billion^[57]
      • Original trilogy – $5.8 billion^[57]
      • Prequel trilogy – $6.2 billion^[57]
        • The Phantom Menace – $2 billion^[57][58]
        • Attack of the Clones – $1.2 billion^[57][58]
        • Revenge of the Sith – $3 billion^[57][58]
    • 2012 – $2.266 billion^[36]
    • 2013 – $2.200 billion^[36]
    • 2014 – $2.374 billion^[52]
    • 2015 – $2.842 billion^[38]
    • 2016 – $3.049 billion^[39]
    • 2017 – $2.403 billion^[39]
    • 2018 – $1.923 billion^[40]
13. Star Wars video games:

    • Up until December 2015 – $3 billion^[61]
    • Mobile (2013–2019) – $1 billion^[62]
14. Star Wars television revenue:

    • Clone Wars (as of 2015) – $4.5 million^[61]
    • Television rights (2016) – $275 million^[63]
15. The first film featuring a Disney Princess character, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, was released in 1937.
16. • 2000 – $200 million^[64]
    • 2001 – $300 million^[65]
    • 2002 – $1 billion^[66]
    • 2003 – $1.3 billion^[67]
    • 2004 – $2 billion^[68]
    • 2005 – $3 billion^[69][70]
    • 2006 – $3 billion^[71]
    • 2007 – $4 billion^[72]
    • 2008 – $4 billion^[73]
    • 2009 – $3.7 billion.^[74][75]
    • 2010 – $3.250 billion^[76]
    • 2011 – $1.6 billion^[35]
    • 2012 – $2.896 billion^[36]
    • 2013 – $2.885 billion^[36]
    • 2014 – $2.568 billion.^[52]
    • 2015 – $2.635 billion^[38]
    • 2016 – $2.724 billion^[39]
    • 2017 – $2.133 billion^[39]
    • 2018 – $1.686 billion^[40]
17. ¥150 billion+ annual sales for nearly 30 years - ¥3,750 billion+ ($38.42 billion+)^[78]
18. ¥1.5 billion^[79] ($14.51 million).
19. The Barbie brand began expansion to a media franchise in 1987 with two TV specials and video games, culminating with the launch of the CGI/computer-animated film series. Since 2012, the franchise expanded even further to include television shows, web series, short films and streaming media content. Earlier Excluding pre-1987 Barbie toy sales.
20. • 1987 – $430 million^[80]
    • 1988 - $450 million^[81]
    • 1989 – $600 million^[82]
    • 1990 – $700 million^[82]
    • 1991 - $840 million^[83]
    • 1992 - $1 billion^[84][85]
    • 1993 – $1 billion^[80]
    • 1994 - $1 billion^[86]
    • 1995 - $1.2 billion^[87]
    • 1996 - $1.7 billion^[88]
    • 1997 – $1.9 billion^[89]
    • 1998 - $1.9 billion^[90]
    • 1999 - $1.5 billion^[91]
    • 2000 - $1.5 billion^[92]
    • 2001 - $1.5 billion^[93]
    • 2002 – $1.52 billion^[94]
    • 2003 – $3.6 billion^[95]
    • 2004 – $3 billion^[96]
    • 2005 – $1 billion^[97]
    • 2008 – $3.3 billion^[98]
    • 2010 – $550 million^[76]
    • 2012 – $1.2 billion^[99]
    • 2013 – $1.2 billion^[99]
    • 2014 – $1.1 billion^[100]
    • 2016 – $1 billion^[101]
21. Books - $7.7 billion, 1997-2016^[105] Ebooks and Audiobooks (Pottermore)

    • $127.1 million (£95.1 million), 2016-2018^[106]
    • $40.3 million (£31.5 million), 2019^[107]
    • $149 million (£110.7 million), 2020–2022^[108]
    • $61.3 million (£48.2 million), 2022–2023^[109]
22. Harry Potter merchandise:

    • 2002 – $2.9 billion^[30]
    • 2003 – $2.8 billion^[31]
    • 2010 – $300 million^[76]
    • 2011 – $100 million^[110]
    • 2017–2018 – $1.01 billion^[111]
23. $3.9 billion Harry Potter home entertainment revenue up until 2014.^[112] $71 million Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2017.^[113] $44 million Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2018.^[114] $17 million Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2022 .^[115]
24. Harry Potter video games:

    • • Up until 2014 – $1.5 billion^[112]
      • Mobile games (2018 to October 2022) – $1 billion^[116]
      • Hogwarts Legacy – $1 billion^[117]
25. Palace Theater, London (presales), $32 million^[119] Broadway, New York (2018–2020), $174 million^[120] Broadway, New York (2021–present), $219 million^[121] Curran Theater, San Francisco, $2 million ^[122]
26. • MCU films – $31.056 billion^[123]
    • Inhumans (premiere) – $3.5 million^[124]
27. • Home media – $2.634 billion^[125]
    • Black Widow (digital sales) – $125 million^[126]
28. • 1986 – $477.8 million^[127]
    • 1987 – $506 million^[127]
    • 2000 – $1.2 billion^[128]
    • 2002 – $1 billion^[129][130]
    • 2003 – $4 billion^[131]
    • 2005 – $500 million^[132]
    • 2011 – $4.100 billion^[110]
    • 2012 – $4.039 billion^[36]
    • 2013 – $8 billion^[133]
    • 2015 – $3.756 billion^[38]
    • 2017 – $2.663 billion^[39]
    • 2018 – $2.645 billion^[40]
29. Call of Duty video game revenue:

    • Up until 2022 – $30 billion^[136]
    • Modern Warfare II (2022) – $1 billion^[137]
30. Batman retail sales:

    • As of 2012^[update] – $16 billion^[138]
    • Merchandise sales during 2013–2018 – $5.017 billion
      • 2013 – $494 million^[139]
      • 2014 – $578 million^[52]
      • 2015 – $982 million^[38]
      • 2016 – $1.1 billion^[39]
      • 2017 – $1.024 billion^[39]
      • 2018 – $839 million^[111]
    • Home video sales between September 2012 and January 2020 – $312 million^[140]
31. $650 million VHS and DVD sales for Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin up until 2005.^[141] $562 million DVD and Blu-ray sales for films released since 2008.^[142]
32. Batman television revenue:

    • 1960s TV series – $300 million^[144]
    • 1989 film – $40 million^[145]
33. • 2002 – $2.7 billion^[146]
    • 2003 – $1.3 billion^[147]
    • 2010 – $590 million^[76]
    • 2011 – $325 million^[35]
    • 2012 – $1.285 billion^[36]
    • 2013 – $1.333 billion^[36]
    • 2014 – $1.453 billion^[52]
    • 2015 – $1.512 billion^[38]
    • 2016 – $1.551 billion^[39]
    • 2017 – $1.402 billion^[39]
    • 2018 – $1.075 billion^[40]
34. Box office gross of Spider-Man films:

    • • 2002–2023 films – $8.974 billion^[148]
      • Sony's Spider-Man Universe – $2.15 billion
35. Spider-Man home video revenue:

    • • 2002-2023 films - $665 million^[149]
      • Sony's Marvel Universe - $121 million^[150]
      • The Spectacular Spider-Man – $1 million^[151]
36. Spider-Man video games:

    • Spider-Man: The Movie (2002) – $100 million^[152]
    • Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million^[153]
37. ¥2 trillion ($25 billion) Transformers franchise revenue up until 2011.^[155]
38. Transformers merchandise sales:

    • 1984–1992 – $1 billion US toy sales^[156]
    • 2012 – $314 million^[36]
    • 2013 – $304 million^[36]
    • 2014 – $410 million^[52]
    • 2015 – $430 million^[38]
    • 2016 – $446 million^[38]
    • 2017 – $652 million^[39]
    • 2018 – $423 million^[111]
39. $10 billion up until 2011.^[160] $2.527 billion in 2012. $2.3 billion in 2013.^[36] $2.025 billion in 2014.^[52] $1 billion in 2015.^[161] $588 million in 2016. $674 million in 2017.^[39]
40. • Cars series – $1.405 billion^[162]
    • Planes series – $394 million^[163]
41. • Cars series – $513 million^[164]
    • Planes series – $121 million^[165]
42. Looney Tunes franchise retail sales:

    • 1978 – $100 million^[167]
    • 1993 – $1 billion^[168]
    • 1994 – $2 billion^[168]
    • 1995 – $2.5 billion^[169]
    • 1996 – $5 billion^[170]
    • 2010 – $603 million^[76]
    • 2012 – $624 million^[36]
    • 2013 – $617 million^[36]
    • 2014 – $628 million^[52]
    • 2015 – $639 million^[38]
    • 2016 – $645 million^[39]
    • 2017 – $624 million^[39]
    • 2018 – $597 million^[111]
    • Space Jam – $1.2 billion^[171]
43. • Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1992) – $78,350^[172]
    • 1995 Bugs Bunny Film Festival (1995) – $19,587^[173]
    • Space Jam (1996) – $250 million^[174]
    • 1998 Bugs Bunny Film Festival (1998) – $413,076^[175]
    • Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) – $68.5 million^[176]
    • Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) – $162 million^[177]
44. • Up until 1994 – $6 billion^[179]
    • 2003–2005 – $1 billion^[180]
    • 2009–2012 – $475 million^[181]
    • 2012–2022 – $8 billion^[182]
45. $3 billion up until 1998.^[187]
46. • Up until 2014 – $13 billion^[190]
    • 2015 – $933 million^[191]
    • 2016 – $915 million^[191]
    • 2017 – $565 million^[39]
47. Home entertainment sales up until 2005
48. Pac-Man video game revenue:

    • Pac-Man – $12.81 billion^[194]
    • Ms. Pac-Man – $1.5 billion^[195]
    • Other games (US) – $97.3 million
      • Pac-Mania (arcade) – $2.82 million^[196]
      • Microsoft Return of Arcade (PC) – $9.5 million^[197]
      • Pac-Man Collection (GBA) – $25 million^[198]
      • Namco Museum (GBA) – $37 million^[198]
      • Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) – $23 million^[199]
49. Buckner & Garcia's Pac-Man Fever album and "Pac-Man Fever" single – $32 million^[202]
50. • Toy Story 3 (2010) – $10 billion up until 2014.^[203]
    • 2015 – $1 billion^[161]
51. Peanuts retail sales:

    • 1986 – $1 billion^[206]
    • 1997 – $1.1 billion^[207][208]
    • 2010 – $2 billion^[76]
    • US sales in 2011 – $600 million^[35]
    • 2012 – $1.141 billion^[36]
    • 2013 – $1.167 billion^[36]
    • 2014 – $1.194 billion^[52]
    • 2015 – $1.3 billion^[209]
    • 2016 – $1.468 billion^[39]
    • 2017 – $1.558 billion^[39]
    • 2018 – $1.662 billion^[40]
52. • 2013 - $325 million^[139]
    • 2014 - $1 billion^[215]
    • 2015 – $1.004 billion^[38]
    • 2016 – $1.242 billion^[39]
    • 2017 – $1.227 billion^[39]
    • 2018 – $1.798 billion^[40]
53. Avengers DVD and Blu-ray sales:

    • Ultimate Avengers – The Movie (2006) – $6.7 million^[216]
    • Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther (2006) – $7.8 million^[217]
    • The Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008) – $4.1 million^[218]
54. • 2014 – $5 billion^[219]
    • 2015 – $1.573 billion^[38]
    • 2016 – $1.598 billion^[39]
    • 2017 – $1.404 billion^[39]
    • 2018 – $1.013 billion^[40]
55. Arcade and software revenue up until 2016
56. $13 billion up until 2018.^[223]
57. Revenue up until 2016^[226]
58. $7.8 billion franchise revenue up until December 1998.^[231]
59. • Up until 2002 - $4 billion^[232]
    • 2010 – $150 million^[76]
    • 2012-2013 – $275 million^[36]
    • 2014 – $148 million^[52]
    • 2015 – $149 million^[38]
    • 2016 – $159 million^[39]
    • 2017 – $180 million^[39]
    • 2018 – $192 million^[111]
60. Street Fighter box office and home video revenue:

    • Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) $16 million
      • Japan box office – $16 million^[235]
    • Street Fighter (1994) – $99.4 million
      • Box office - $99.4 million^[236]
    • Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) – $18,832,933
      • Worldwide box office – $12,764,201^[237]
      • US DVD sales – $6,068,732^[238]
61. Grand Theft Auto:

    • Grand Theft Auto III (2001) - $350 million^[239]
    • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) - $300 million^[199]
    • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) - $235 million^[240]
    • Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005) - $48 million (United States)^[241]
    • Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) - $500 million^[242]
    • Grand Theft Auto V (2013) - $8.5 billion^[243]
    • Mobile revenue - $100 million^[244]
62. Monster Strike:

    • Up until October 2018 – $7.2 billion^[246]
    • November 2018 – $52 million+^[247]
    • December 2018 – $68 million+^[248]
    • 2019 – $932 million^[249]
    • 2020 – $958 million^[249]
    • 2021 – $702 million^[250]
    • Up to September 2022 – $10 billion^[251]
63. Jurassic Park merchandise:

    • Up until 2001 – $2.5 billion^[253]
    • 2017 – $353 million^[111]
    • 2018 – $353 million^[111]
64. $545 million up until 2004.^[254] $414 million since 2015.^[252]
65. Up until 1997
66. GoldenEye – $500 million^[260]
67. • 2011 - $600 million^[261]
    • 2012 - $1.849 billion^[36]
    • 2013 - $1.882 billion^[36]
    • 2014 - $1.16 billion^[52]
    • 2015 - $1.065 billion^[38]
    • 2016 - $1.277 billion^[39]
    • 2017 - $814 million^[39]
68. • Angry Birds 2 (2015) - $332.5 million.^[263]
    • Angry Birds Evolution (2017) - $30 million.^[264]
69. • Up until 2011 - $5 billion^[265]
    • 2022-2023 - ¥139 billion($1 billion)^[266][267]
70. • Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku (2002) - $35 million (United States)^[241]
    • Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu (2003) - $14 million (United States)^[241]
    • Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II (2003) - $16 million (United States)^[241]
    • Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle (2015) - $3 billion^[270]
    • Dragon Ball Z Legends – $140 million^[271]
71. • Up until 1997 - $1 billion^[276]
    • 2000 - $260 million in North America^[277]
    • 2010 - $1.2 billion^[76]
    • 2011 - $390 million^[35]
    • 2012 - $998 million^[36]
    • 2013 - $926 million^[36]
    • 2014 - $935 million^[52]
    • 2015 - $960 million^[38]
    • 2016 - $985 million^[39]
    • 2017 - $726 million^[39]
    • 2018 - $727 million^[111]
72. Mario video games:

    • Up until 2002 – $7 billion^{[280][281][282]}
    • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003) – $26 million(United States)^[199]
    • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003) – $30 million(United States)^[241]
    • Super Mario 64 DS (2004) – $42 million(United States)^[241]
    • Mario Kart DS (2005) – $31 million(United States)^[241]
    • Mario Kart Tour (2019 to April 2021) – $200 million^[283]
    • Dr. Mario World (2019) – $4.8 million^[284]
73. Mario franchise box office:

    • Super Mario Bros. (1993) – $38.9 million^[285]
    • The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) – $1.360 billion^[286]
74. Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales:

    • Power Rangers licensed toy sales during 1993–1999 – $6 billion wholesale revenue^[288]
    • Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales during 2012–2018 – $2.479 billion
      • 2012 – $300 million^[36]
      • 2013 – $333 million^[36]
      • 2014 – $326 million^[52]
      • 2015 – $330 million^[38]
      • 2016–2017 – $909 million^[39]
      • 2018 – $281 million^[111]
75. • 1994 – $85 million^[297]
76. X-Men video games:

    • X-Men Legends – $28 million(United States)^[199]
77. • Main films - $693.2 million^[299]
    • Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) – $16.2 million^[300]
78. Pirates of the Caribbean became a media franchise with the debut of the film series in 2003.
79. $1.75 billion up until May 2017.^[305] $31 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since September 2017.^[306]
80. Merchandise retail sales up until 2011.
81. • Up until 2013 – $6 billion^[308]
    • 2014 – $681 million^[309]
    • 2015 – $569 million^[38]
    • 2016 – $603 million^[38]
82. • 2010 – $900 million^[76]
    • 2011 – $515 million^[35]
    • 2012 – $893 million^[36]
    • 2013 – $923 million^[36]
    • 2014 – $828 million^[52]
    • 2015 – $792 million^[38]
    • 2016 – $775 million^[39]
    • 2017 – $724 million^[39]
    • 2018 – $700 million^[111]
83. Muppets franchise box office:

    • • The Muppets film series – $456 million^[310]
      • Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) – $13.9 million^[311]
      • Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) – $310,812^[312]
      • The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) – $11.6 million^[313]
84. Sales in Japan only
85. Ultraman merchandise sales:

    • Up until 1987 – $7.4 billion^{[cf][316][317]}
86. • 2010 - $280 million^[76]
    • 2012 – $277 million^[36]
    • 2013 - $277 million^[36]
    • 2014 - $305 million^[52]
    • 2015 - $725 million^[38]
    • 2016 - $812 million^[39]
    • 2017 - $722 million^[39]
    • 2018 - $634 million^[111]
87. Ice Age:

    • As of April 2016^[update] – $6 billion^[325]
    • Ice Age: Collision Course (June 2016) – $420 million^[326]
88. First two films grossed $1.6 billion.^[334] Later films grossed $322 million.^[333]
89. Shrek video games:

    • Shrek 2 (2004) – $38.9 million^[153]
90. • The Phantom of the Opera (1986) – $6 billion until 2017^[336]
91. • 1980s - $1 billion^[338]
    • 2012 - $260 million^[36]
    • 2013 - $650 million^[13]
    • 2014 - $1 billion^[339]
    • 2015 - $1.2 billion^[15]
    • 2016 - $456 million^[39]
    • 2017 - $660 million^[39]
    • 2018 - $690 million^[111]
92. My Little Pony box office gross:

    • My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) – $6 million^[340]
    • My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013) – $483,752^[341]
    • My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (2014) – $347,511^[342]
    • My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games (2015) – $194,807^[343]
    • My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) – $60.3 million^[344]
93. Avatar Franchise Box Office:

    • Avatar (2009) – $2.9 billion^[346]
    • Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) – $2.3 billion^[347]
94. • 1984 - $1 billion^[350]
    • 1999 – $800 million^[351][352]
    • 2002 – $750 million^[353]
    • 2004 – $1 billion^[354]
    • 2015 – $496 million^[38]
    • 2016 – $501 million^[39]
    • 2017 – $353 million^[39]
95. Yu-Gi-Oh licensed merchandise sales:

    • Up until January 2012 – $5 billion^[357]
96. $284 million, collecting data from 2016, 2018, 2019, and the first half of 2021^{[358][359][360][361]}
97. Yu-Gi-Oh video games:

    • Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (GBA) – $38 million (United States)^[241]
    • Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (GBA) – $32 million (United States)^[241]
    • Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses (PS2) – $33 million (United States)^[199]
    • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (mobile) – $284 million^[cr]
98. Yu-Gi-Oh Box Office:

    • Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light (2004) – $29.2 million^[362]
    • Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time (2010) – $2.6 million^[363]
    • Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions (2016) – $7.5 million^[364]
99. Mortal Kombat franchise:

    • Up until 2000 – $5 billion^[368]
    • Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002) video game – $54 million^[199]
    • Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020) DVD and Blu-ray sales – $2.9 million^[369]
100. Mortal Kombat video games:

     • Up until 1995 – $4 billion^[370]
     • Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002) – $54 million^[199]
101. Gundam retail sales:

     • Merchandise sales during 1979–1999 – $5 billion^[372][373]
102. • 1990 – $750 million^[377]
     • 1993 – $250 million^[378]
     • 2008 – $750 million^[379]
     • During 2012–2013 – $725 million^[36]
     • 2014 – $390 million^[52]
     • 2015 – $396 million^[38]
     • During 2016–2017 – $707 million^[39]
     • 2018 – $255 million^[111]
103. The Simpsons video games:

     • The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001) – $41 million^[199]
     • The Simpsons: Tapped Out (2012) – $100 million^[381]
104. $4730800000(€4 billion) franchise revenue from 2014 to 2024^[382]
105. Assassin's Creed video games:

     • Assassin's Creed Valhalla – $1 billion^[384]
106. Sales up until 2015
107. • Beyblade: Fierce Battle (2002) – $3.5 million^[386]
     • Metal Fight Beyblade vs the Sun: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader (2010) – $6.2 million.^[387]
108. $1.74 billion in 2015. $1.83 billion in 2016.^[388]
109. $4 billion franchise revenue up until 2011^[392]
110. Mission: Impossible video games:

     • Mission: Impossible 1998 – $24 million^[395]
111. $4 billion franchise revenue up until 2008^[401]
112. • • Films $98.1 million^[403]
       • The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow – $1.3 million^[404]
113. as a media franchise
114. • up until 1994 – $2.6 billion^[406]
     • 2001 – $80 million^[407]
     • 2009 – $125 million^[408]
     • 2010 – $300 million^[76]
115. • $1 million as of 2012^[update].^[411]
     • 2013 – $300 million^[36]
     • 2014 – $407 million^[52]
     • 2015 – $549 million^[38]
     • 2016 – $700 million^[39]
     • 2017 – $679 million^[39]
     • 2018 – $731 million^[40]
116. • Beauty and the Beast (1991) - $425 million^[416]
     • Beauty and the Beast (2017) - $1.264 billion^[417]
117. up until 2015
118. Beauty and the Beast DVD and Blu-ray sales:

     • Animated films – $343.6 million^[419]
     • Beauty and the Beast (2017) – $89 million^[420]
119. • 2013 – $500 million^[36]
     • 2014 – $495 million^[52]
     • 2015 – $471 million^[38]
     • 2016 – $392 million^[38]
120. • Apex Legends – $3.4 billion^[424]
121. • 2002 – $650 million^[425]
     • 2004 – $2.5 billion^[96]
122. Care Bears retail sales:

     • 1980s – $2 billion^[428]
     • 2002 – $70 million^[429]
     • 2003 – $350 million^[430]
     • 2005 – $600 million^[431]
123. Care Bears films at box office:

     • The Care Bears Movie – $34 million^[432]
124. • Adventures in Ham-Ham Land (2001) – $25 million^[434]
125. $3 billion franchise revenue up until 2010.^[435]
126. The Elder Scrolls video game revenue:

     • The Elder Scrolls: Arena (1994) – $6.16 million^[450]
       • 1994 – $4.6 million^[450]
       • 1995 – $1.23 million^[450]
       • 1996 – $330,000^[450]
     • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) – $650 million^[451]
     • The Elder Scrolls Online (2014) – $2 billion^[452]
     • The Elder Scrolls: Blades (2020) – $1.5 million^[453]
127. Retail sales up until 2010.
128. Winx Club franchise box office:

     • Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom (2007) – $18 million^[465]
     • Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure (2010) – $11 million^[466]
     • Winx Club: The Mystery of the Abyss (2014) – $5 million^[467]
129. Retail sales up until 2014.
130. More than $1 billion in the 1990s.^[471]
131. • 2017 - $185 million^[40]
     • 2018 - $185 million^[40]
132. Kumamon retail sales:

     • 2011–2012 – $1.2 billion^[476]
     • 2016 – $1.16 billion^[477]
133. Aladdin Franchise Box Office:

     • Aladdin (1992) – $504 million^[478]
     • Aladdin (2019) – $1.050 billion^[479]
134. $2 billion franchise revenue up until 1992^[488]
135. The Matrix video games:

     • Enter the Matrix– (2003) $250 million^[506]
136. as of 2019
137. Franchise revenue up until 2006^[524]
138. Neon Genesis Evangelion:

     • Death & Rebirth (1997) – $15 million (¥1.87 billion)^[527]
     • End of Evangelion (1997) – $21 million (¥2.47 billion)^[528]
     • Rebuild of Evangelion:
       • Evangelion 1.0 (2007) – $17 million (¥2.0 billion)^[529]
       • Evangelion 2.0 (2009) – $42 million (¥4.0 billion)^[530]
       • Evangelion 3.0 (2012) – $65 million (¥5.3 billion)^[531]
       • Evangelion 3.0+1.0 (2021) – $94 million (¥10.28 billion)^[532]