Top 25 Franchises #1-5

The Top 25 Film Franchises of All Time

#’s 1 - 5

1 - Star Wars

RANK

RELEASE DATE

TITLE

OPENING WEEKEND

TOTAL GROSS

1

5/25/77

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Including 1997 Special Edition

$1.6M

$461.0M

2

5/19/99

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

$64.8M

$431.1M

3

5/19/05

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

$108.4M

$380.3M

4

5/16/02

Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones

Including IMAX rerelease

$80.0M

$319.2M

5

5/25/83

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Including 1997 Special Edition

$23.0M

$309.2M

6

5/21/80

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Including 1997 Special Edition

$4.9M

$290.3M

7

8/15/08

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

$14.6M

$35.2M

TOTAL BOX OFFICE $2,226.3B

2 -Harry Potter

RANK	RELEASE DATE	TITLE	OPENING WEEKEND	TOTAL GROSS
1	11/16/01	Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone	$90.3M	$317.6M
2	7/15/09	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	$77.8M	$301.9M
3	11/19/10	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I	$125.0M	$294.6M
4	7/11/07	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	$77.1M	$292.0M
5	11/18/05	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	$102.3M	$290.0M
6	11/15/02	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	$88.4M	$262.0M
7	6/4/04	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	$93.7M	$249.5M
8	7/15/11	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II	N/A	N/A

TOTAL BOX OFFICE $2,007.7B

3 - James Bond

RANK

RELEASE DATE

TITLE

OPENING WEEKEND

TOTAL GROSS

1

11/14/08

Quantum of Solace

$67.5M

$169.4M

2

11/17/06

Casino Royale

$40.8M

$167.4M

3

11/22/02

Die Another Day

$47.1M

$160.9M

4

11/19/99

The World is Not Enough

$35.5M

$126.9M

5

12/19/97

Tomorrow Never Dies

$25.1M

$125.3M

6

11/17/95

Goldeneye

$26.2M

$106.4M

7

6/29/79

Moonraker

$7.1M

$70.3M

8

6/10/83

Octopussy

$8.9M

$67.9M

9

12/29/65

Thunderball

N/A

$63.6M

10

10/7/83

Never Say Never Again

$10.9M

$55.5M

11

6/26/81

For Your Eyes Only

$6.8M

$54.8M

12

7/31/87

The Living Daylights

$11.1M

$51.2M

13

12/22/64

Goldfinger

N/A

$51.1M

14

5/24/85

A View to a Kill

$13.3M

$50.3M

15

7/13/77

The Spy Who Loved Me

$1.3M

$46.8M

16

12/17/71

Diamonds Are Forever

N/A

$43.8M

17

6/13/67

You Only Live Twice

N/A

$43.1M

18

6/27/73

Live and Let Die

N/A

$35.4M

19

7/14/89

License to Kill

$8.8M

$34.7M

20

4/8/64

From Russia With Love

N/A

$24.8M

21

12/18/69

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service

N/A

$22.8M

22

12/20/74

The Man with the Golden Gun

N/A

$21.0M

23

5/8/63

Dr. No

N/A

$16.1M

TOTAL BOX OFFICE $1,609.5B

TOP BOND BOX OFFICE BY ACTOR

4 – Batman

RANK	RELEASE DATE	TITLE	OPENING WEEKEND	TOTAL GROSS
1	7/18/08	The Dark Knight	$158.4M	$533.3M
2	6/23/89	Batman	$40.5M	$251.2M
3	6/15/05	Batman Begins	$48.7M	$205.3M
4	6/16/95	Batman Forever	$52.8M	$184.0M
5	6/19/92	Batman Returns	$45.7M	$162.8M
6	6/20/97	Batman & Robin	$42.9M	$107.3M
7	12/25/93	Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	$1.4M	$5.6M
8	7/20/12	The Dark Knight Rises	N/A	N/A

TOTAL BOX OFFICE $1,449.7B

5 – Shrek

RANK	RELEASE DATE	TITLE	OPENING WEEKEND	TOTAL GROSS
1	5/19/04	Shrek 2	$108.0M	$441.2M
2	5/18/07	Shrek the Third	$121.6M	$322.7M
3	5/18/01	Shrek	$42.3M	$267.7M
4	5/21/10	Shrek Forever After	$70.8M	$238.7M
5	11/4/11	Puss in Boots	N/A	N/A

TOTAL BOX OFFICE $1,270.3B

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