Film series

A film series or movie series (also referred to as a film franchise or movie franchise) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series.

This article explains what film series are and gives brief examples of movie series. The body shows a list of the most popular film series and franchises in the United States and Canada.

Description

Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work—for example, the Three Colours series—but in most cases the success of the original film (or an original series in the case of the Skywalker Saga) inspires further films to be made. Individual sequels are relatively common but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments.

As of 2022, the 29 films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe form the highest-grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World (11 films), Star Wars (12 films), Ian Fleming's James Bond (27 films), and J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth (6 films) series.

Box office

Main article: List of highest-grossing films § Highest-grossing franchises and film series

 Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 1 September 2023 in theaters around the world.

Highest-grossing franchises and film series

(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show".)

Rank Series Total worldwide gross No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

1 Marvel Cinematic Universe $27,434,800,934 29 $946,027,618 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,501,328) The Infinity Saga $22,587,903,034 23 $982,082,741 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,501,328) Phase Three $13,504,967,341 11 $1,227,724,304 Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,501,328) 1 Avengers: Endgame (2019) $2,797,501,328 2 Avengers: Infinity War (2018) $2,048,359,754 3 Black Panther (2018) $1,347,280,838 4 Captain America: Civil War (2016) $1,153,329,473 5 Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) $1,131,928,519 6 Captain Marvel (2019) $1,128,274,794 7 Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) $880,166,924 8 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) $863,756,051 9 Thor: Ragnarok (2017) $853,977,126 10 Doctor Strange (2016) $677,718,395 11 Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) $622,674,139 Phase Two $5,269,097,055 6 $878,182,843 Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,402,809,540) 1 Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) $1,402,809,540 2 Iron Man 3 (2013) $1,214,811,252 3 Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) $773,328,629 4 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) $714,264,267 5 Thor: The Dark World (2013) $644,571,402 6 Ant-Man (2015) $519,311,965 Phase One $3,811,244,484 6 $635,207,414 The Avengers ($1,518,812,988) 1 The Avengers (2012) $1,518,812,988 2 Iron Man 2 (2010) $623,933,331 3 Iron Man (2008) $585,174,222 4 Thor (2011) $449,326,618 5 Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) $370,569,774 6 The Incredible Hulk (2008) $263,427,551 The Multiverse Saga $4,846,897,900 6 $807,816,317 Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1,916,306,995) Phase Four $4,846,897,900 6 $807,816,317 Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1,916,306,995) 1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $1,916,306,995 2 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) $955,775,804 3 Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) $760,755,255 4 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) $432,243,292 5 Eternals (2021) $402,064,899 6 Black Widow (2021) $379,751,655

2 Star Wars $10,317,206,760 12 $859,767,230 The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624) Skywalker saga $8,798,578,722 9 $977,619,858 The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624) Sequel trilogy $4,474,907,761 3 $1,491,635,920 The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624) 1 VII – The Force Awakens (2015) $2,068,223,624 2 VIII – The Last Jedi (2017) $1,332,539,889 3 IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019) $1,074,144,248 Prequel trilogy $2,525,197,773 3 $841,732,591 The Phantom Menace ($1,027,044,677) 1 I – The Phantom Menace (1999) $1,027,044,677 2 III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) $848,754,768 3 II – Attack of the Clones (2002) $649,398,328 Original trilogy $1,798,473,188 3 $599,491,063 A New Hope ($775,398,007) 1 IV – A New Hope (1977) $775,398,007 2 V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980) $547,969,004 3 VI – Return of the Jedi (1983) $475,106,177 Anthology films $1,450,345,194 2 $725,172,597 Rogue One ($1,057,420,387) 1 Rogue One (2016) $1,057,420,387 2 Solo (2018) $392,924,807 The Clone Wars (2008) $68,282,844

3 Spider-Man $9,804,245,447 12 $817,020,454 No Way Home ($1,916,306,995) Marvel Cinematic Universe $3,928,402,438 3 $1,309,467,479 No Way Home ($1,916,306,995) 1 No Way Home (2021) $1,916,306,995 2 Far From Home (2019) $1,131,928,519 3 Homecoming (2017) $880,166,924 Raimi series $2,502,979,488 3 $834,326,496 Spider-Man 3 ($890,871,626) 1 Spider-Man 3 (2007) $890,871,626 2 Spider-Man (2002) $821,708,551 3 Spider-Man 2 (2004) $783,766,341 4 Spider-Man/Men in Black II (combo) $6,632,970 Sony's Spider-Man Universe $1,530,409,704 3 $510,136,568 Venom ($856,085,151) 1 Venom (2018) $856,085,151 2 Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) $506,863,592 3 Morbius (2022) $167,460,961 Webb series $1,466,912,986 2 $733,456,493 The Amazing Spider-Man ($757,930,663) 1 The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) $757,930,663 2 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) $708,982,323 Into the Spider-Verse (2018) $375,540,831

4 Wizarding World $9,666,688,218 11 $878,789,838 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,342,025,430) Harry Potter series $7,792,632,475 8 $974,079,059 Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,693,157) 1 Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) $1,342,359,942 2 Philosopher's Stone (2001) $1,022,290,019 3 Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) $977,070,383 4 Order of the Phoenix (2007) $942,201,710 5 Half-Blood Prince (2009) $934,483,039 6 Goblet of Fire (2005) $896,730,264 7 Chamber of Secrets (2002) $879,928,511 8 Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) $797,568,607 Fantastic Beasts series $1,874,055,743 3 $624,685,248 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ($814,038,508) 1 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) $814,038,508 2 The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) $654,855,901 3 The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022) $405,161,334

5 James Bond $7,832,954,730 27 $290,109,434 Skyfall ($1,108,561,013) Eon series $7,631,210,012 25 $305,248,400 Skyfall ($1,108,561,013) Daniel Craig's Bond $3,965,982,268 5 $793,196,454 Skyfall ($1,108,561,013) 1 Skyfall (2012) $1,108,561,013 2 Spectre (2015) $880,674,609 3 No Time to Die (2021) $774,153,007 4 Casino Royale (2006) $616,502,912 5 Quantum of Solace (2008) $586,090,727 Pierce Brosnan's Bond $1,479,008,618 4 $369,752,155 Die Another Day ($431,971,116) 1 Die Another Day (2002) $431,971,116 2 The World Is Not Enough (1999) $361,832,400 3 GoldenEye (1995) $352,194,034 4 Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) $333,011,068 Roger Moore's Bond $1,151,600,000 7 $164,514,286 Moonraker ($210,300,000) 1 Moonraker (1979) $210,300,000 2 For Your Eyes Only (1981) $194,900,000 3 The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) $185,400,000 4 Octopussy (1983) $183,700,000 5 A View to a Kill (1985) $152,400,000 6 Live and Let Die (1973) $126,400,000 7 The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) $98,500,000 Sean Connery's Bond $621,500,000 6 $103,583,333 Thunderball ($141,200,000) 1 Thunderball (1965) $141,200,000 2 Goldfinger (1964) $124,900,000 3 Diamonds Are Forever (1971) $116,000,000 4 You Only Live Twice (1967) $101,000,000 5 From Russia with Love (1963) $78,900,000 6 Dr. No (1962) $59,500,000 Timothy Dalton's Bond $347,400,000 2 $173,700,000 The Living Daylights ($191,200,000) 1 The Living Daylights (1987) $191,200,000 2 Licence to Kill (1989) $156,200,000 George Lazenby's Bond $64,600,000 1 $64,600,000 On Her Majesty's Secret Service ($64,600,000) 1 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) $64,600,000 Never Say Never Again (1983) $160,000,000 Casino Royale (1967) $41,744,718

6 Avengers $7,767,483,610 4 $1,941,870,903 Endgame ($2,797,501,328) 1 Endgame (2019) $2,797,501,328 2 Infinity War (2018) $2,048,359,754 3 The Avengers (2012) $1,518,812,988 4 Age of Ultron (2015) $1,402,809,540

7 Batman $6,841,096,078 17 $402,417,416 The Dark Knight Rises ($1,081,142,612) Nolan series $2,461,049,772 3 $820,349,924 The Dark Knight Rises ($1,081,142,612) 1 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) $1,081,142,612 2 The Dark Knight (2008) $1,006,234,167 3 Batman Begins (2005) $373,672,993 Burton/Schumacher series $1,253,192,682 4 $313,298,171 Batman ($411,556,825) 1 Batman (1989) $411,556,825 2 Batman Forever (1995) $336,567,531 3 Batman Returns (1992) $266,832,411 4 Batman & Robin (1997) $238,235,915 Joker (2019) $1,074,251,311 DC Universe $873,637,528 1 $873,637,528 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($873,637,528) 1 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) $873,637,528 The Batman (2022) $770,836,163 The Lego Batman Movie (2017) $311,950,384 Catwoman (2004) $82,102,379 Mask of the Phantasm (1993) $5,617,391 DC Universe Animated Original Movies $4,501,125 2 $2,250,563 The Killing Joke ($4,462,034) 1 The Killing Joke (2016) $4,462,034 2 Batman and Harley Quinn (2017) $39,091 1960s TV series $3,957,343 2 $1,978,672 Batman: The Movie ($3,900,000) 1 Batman: The Movie (1966) $3,900,000 2 Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016) $57,343

8 Fast & Furious $6,620,181,780 10 $662,018,178 Furious 7 ($1,516,045,911) The Fast Saga $5,861,124,845 9 $651,236,094 Furious 7 ($1,516,045,911) 1 Furious 7 (2015) $1,516,045,911 2 The Fate of the Furious (2017) $1,238,764,765 3 Fast & Furious 6 (2013) $788,679,850 4 F9 (2021) $726,229,501 5 Fast Five (2011) $626,137,675 6 Fast & Furious (2009) $363,164,265 7 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) $236,350,661 8 The Fast and the Furious (2001) $207,283,925 9 Tokyo Drift (2006) $158,468,292 Hobbs & Shaw (2019) $759,056,935

9 X-Men $6,085,517,330 13 $468,116,718 Deadpool 2 ($785,046,920) Main series $3,061,275,291 7 $437,325,042 Days of Future Past ($747,862,775) 1 Days of Future Past (2014) $747,862,775 2 Apocalypse (2016) $543,934,787 3 The Last Stand (2006) $459,359,555 4 X2 (2003) $407,711,549 5 First Class (2011) $353,624,124 6 X-Men (2000) $296,339,527 7 Dark Phoenix (2019) $252,442,974 Deadpool series $1,568,159,899 2 $784,079,950 Deadpool 2 ($785,046,920) 1 Deadpool 2 (2018) $785,046,920 2 Deadpool (2016) $783,112,979 Wolverine series $1,406,912,546 3 $468,970,849 Logan ($619,021,436) 1 Logan (2017) $619,021,436 2 The Wolverine (2013) $414,828,246 3 Origins: Wolverine (2009) $373,062,864 The New Mutants (2020) $49,169,594

10 DC Universe $6,082,838,225 11 $552,985,293 Aquaman ($1,148,485,886) 1 Aquaman (2018) $1,148,485,886 2 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) $873,634,919 3 Wonder Woman (2017) $821,847,012 4 Suicide Squad (2016) $746,846,894 5 Man of Steel (2013) $668,045,518 6 Justice League (2017) $657,924,295 7 Shazam! (2019) $365,971,656 8 Black Adam (2022) $256,513,863 9 Birds of Prey (2020) $205,308,611 10 Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) $169,602,006 11 The Suicide Squad (2021) $168,657,565

11 Jurassic Park $6,003,776,796 6 $1,000,629,466 Jurassic World ($1,671,537,444) Jurassic World trilogy $3,982,157,985 3 $1,327,385,995 Jurassic World ($1,671,537,444) 1 Jurassic World (2015) $1,671,537,444 2 Fallen Kingdom (2018) $1,309,484,461 3 Dominion (2022) $1,001,136,080 Jurassic Park trilogy $2,021,618,811 3 $673,872,937 Jurassic Park ($1,034,199,003) 1 Jurassic Park (1993) $1,034,199,003 2 The Lost World (1997) $618,638,999 3 Jurassic Park III (2001) $368,780,809

12 Middle-earth $5,953,077,710 7 $850,439,673 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,146,030,912) Jackson series $5,922,606,290 6 $987,101,048 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,146,030,912) The Lord of the Rings $2,991,216,079 3 $997,072,026 The Return of the King ($1,146,030,912) 1 The Return of the King (2003) $1,146,030,912 2 The Two Towers (2002) $947,495,095 3 The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) $897,690,072 The Hobbit $2,931,390,211 3 $977,130,070 An Unexpected Journey ($1,021,103,568) 1 An Unexpected Journey (2012) $1,017,003,568 2 The Desolation of Smaug (2013) $958,366,855 3 The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) $956,019,788 The Lord of the Rings (1978) $30,471,420

13 Transformers $4,853,126,073 7 $693,303,725 Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079) Bay series $4,379,286,781 5 $875,857,356 Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079) 1 Dark of the Moon (2011) $1,123,794,079 2 Age of Extinction (2014) $1,104,054,072 3 Revenge of the Fallen (2009) $836,303,693 4 Transformers (2007) $709,709,780 5 The Last Knight (2017) $605,425,157 Bumblebee (2018) $467,989,645 The Transformers: The Movie (1986) $6,469,244

14 Despicable Me $4,642,994,736 5 $928,598,947 Minions ($1,159,398,397) Main series $2,548,675,279 3 $849,558,426 Despicable Me 3 ($1,034,799,409) 1 Despicable Me 3 (2017) $1,034,799,409 2 Despicable Me 2 (2013) $970,761,885 3 Despicable Me (2010) $543,113,985 Prequel series $2,094,319,457 2 $1,047,159,729 Minions ($1,159,398,397) 1 Minions (2015) $1,159,398,397 2 Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) $934,921,060

15 Pirates of the Caribbean $4,524,439,761 5 $904,887,952 Dead Man's Chest ($1,066,179,725) 1 Dead Man's Chest (2006) $1,066,179,725 2 On Stranger Tides (2011) $1,045,713,802 3 At World's End (2007) $963,420,425 4 Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) $794,861,794 5 The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) $654,264,015

16 Mission: Impossible $3,570,477,227 6 $595,079,538 Fallout ($791,115,104) 1 Fallout (2018) $791,115,104 2 Ghost Protocol (2011) $694,713,380 3 Rogue Nation (2015) $682,714,267 4 Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) $546,388,105 5 Mission: Impossible (1996) $457,696,359 6 Mission: Impossible III (2006) $397,850,012

17 Shrek $3,510,794,482 5 $702,158,896 Shrek 2 ($919,838,758) Main series $2,955,807,005 4 $738,951,751 Shrek 2 ($919,838,758) 1 Shrek 2 (2004) $919,838,758 2 Shrek the Third (2007) $798,958,162 3 Shrek Forever After (2010) $752,600,867 4 Shrek (2001) $484,409,218 Puss in Boots (2011) $554,987,477

18 The Twilight Saga $3,346,157,056 5 $669,231,411 Breaking Dawn – Part 2 ($829,746,820) 1 Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012) $829,746,820 2 Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) $712,205,856 3 New Moon (2009) $709,711,008 4 Eclipse (2010) $698,491,347 5 Twilight (2008) $393,616,788 6 Twilight / New Moon Combo (2010) $2,385,237

19 Toy Story $3,269,995,218 5 $653,999,044 Toy Story 4 ($1,073,394,593) Main series $3,043,569,798 4 $760,892,450 Toy Story 4 ($1,073,394,593) 1 Toy Story 4 (2019) $1,073,394,593 2 Toy Story 3 (2010) $1,066,969,703 3 Toy Story 2 (1999) $497,366,869 4 Toy Story (1995) $373,554,033 5 Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D) (2009) $32,284,600 Lightyear (2022) $226,425,420

20 Ice Age $3,217,251,681 5 $643,450,336 Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($886,686,817) 1 Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) $886,686,817 2 Continental Drift (2012) $877,244,782 3 The Meltdown (2006) $661,483,908 4 Collision Course (2016) $408,579,038 5 Ice Age (2002) $383,257,136

21 The Hunger Games $2,968,191,442 4 $742,047,861 Catching Fire ($865,011,746) 1 Catching Fire (2013) $865,011,746 2 Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014) $755,356,711 3 The Hunger Games (2012) $694,394,724 4 Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015) $653,428,261

22 Frozen $2,740,026,933 2 $1,370,013,467 Frozen II ($1,450,026,933) 1 Frozen II (2019) $1,450,026,933 2 Frozen (2013) $1,290,000,000

23 Thor $2,708,848,892 4 $677,212,223 Ragnarok ($853,983,879) 1 Ragnarok (2017) $853,983,879 2 Love and Thunder (2022) $760,755,255 3 The Dark World (2013) $644,783,140 4 Thor (2011) $449,326,618

24 The Lion King $2,625,428,636 3 $875,142,879 The Lion King (2019) ($1,656,943,394) The Lion King (2019) $1,656,943,394 Traditionally animated series $968,485,242 2 $484,242,621 The Lion King (1994) ($968,483,777) 1 The Lion King (1994) $968,483,777 2 The Lion King 1½ (2004) $1,465

25 Godzilla $2,569,210,891 36 $71,366,969 Godzilla (2014) ($529,076,069) MonsterVerse $1,385,743,221 3 $461,914,407 Godzilla (2014) ($529,076,069) 1 Godzilla (2014) $529,076,069 2 Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) $470,067,014 3 Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) $386,600,138 Toho films $804,453,376 32 $25,139,168 Shin Godzilla ($78,046,505) Shōwa era $500,000,000 15 $33,333,333 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla ($34,122,958) 1 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) $34,122,958 2 Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) $20,000,000 3 Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975) $20,000,000 4 Godzilla / Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1954) $4,850,000 5 Godzilla Raids Again (1955) TBD 6 King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) TBD 7 Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) TBD 8 Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) TBD 9 Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) TBD 10 Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966) TBD 11 Son of Godzilla (1967) TBD 12 Destroy All Monsters (1968) TBD 13 All Monsters Attack (1969) TBD 14 Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) TBD 15 Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) TBD Heisei era $133,916,395 7 $19,130,914 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II ($36,000,000) 1 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993) $36,000,000 2 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) $24,800,000 3 Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) $20,000,000 4 Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) $20,000,000 5 The Return of Godzilla / Godzilla 1985 (1984) $15,116,395 6 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) $11,000,000 7 Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) $7,000,000 Millennium era $87,675,377 6 $14,612,563 Godzilla 2000 ($25,037,390) 1 Godzilla 2000 (1999) $25,037,390 2 Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) $18,623,382 3 Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) $14,122,958 4 Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003) $10,724,345 5 Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) $10,000,000 6 Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) $9,167,302 Reiwa era $82,861,604 4 $20,715,401 Shin Godzilla ($78,053,145) 1 Shin Godzilla (2016) $78,053,145 2 Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017) $3,285,291 3 Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018) $1,523,168 4 Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018) TBD Godzilla (1998) $379,014,294

^SShared universes for which some properties also have their own entries.

^*Canada and U.S. gross only.

^RDistributor rental.

Longest-running film series and franchises

Franchise	First film	Last film	Length	Amount of films
The Invisible Man	The Invisible Man (31 October 1933)	The Invisible Man (February 27, 2020)	86 years, 3 months	7
The Mummy	The Mummy (December 22, 1932)	The Mummy (June 9, 2017)	84 years, 5 months	19
Lassie	Lassie Come Home (October 7, 1943)	Lassie Come Home (November 26, 2020)	77 years, 1 month	12
Wong Fei-hung	Huang Fei-hong zhuan: Bian feng mie zhu (1949)	Wong Fei-hung: Return Of The King (2018)	69 years	123
Father of Four	Father of Four (2 November 1953)	Far til fire og vikingerne (1 October 2020)	66 years, 10 months	21
Godzilla	Godzilla (October 27, 1954)	Godzilla vs. Kong (March 24, 2021)	66 years, 4 months	36
Cinderella	Cinderella (February 15, 1950)	Cinderella (February 13, 2015)	64 years, 11 months	4
The Cisco Kid	In Old Arizona (January 20, 1929)	The Cisco Kid (February 6, 1994)	65 years	28
Alice in Wonderland	Alice in Wonderland (July 26, 1951)	Alice Through the Looking Glass (May 27, 2016)	64 years, 10 months	3
Mickey Mouse universe	Fantasia (November 13, 1940)	Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (August 17, 2004)	63 years, 9 months	16
Peter Pan	Peter Pan (February 5, 1953)	Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (December 12, 2014)	61 years, 10 months	3
Sleeping Beauty	Sleeping Beauty (January 29, 1959)	Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (October 18, 2019)	60 years, 8 months	3
101 Dalmatians	One Hundred and One Dalmatians (January 25, 1961)	Cruella (May 28, 2021)	60 years, 3 months	5
James Bond	Dr. No (5 October 1962)	No Time to Die (30 September 2021)	58 years, 11 months	27
St Trinian's School	The Belles of St. Trinian's (28 September 1954)	St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (18 December 2009)	55 years, 2 months	7
Ultraman	Ultraman (July 22, 1967)	Ultraman Taiga The Movie(August 7, 2020)	53 years	44
Asterix	Asterix the Gaul (20 December 1967)	Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (1 February 2023)	55 years, 1 month	16
Otoko wa Tsurai yo	It's Tough Being a Man (August 27, 1969)	Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (December 27, 2019)	50 years, 4 months	48
Kamen Rider	Go Go Kamen Rider (1971)	Saber + Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki (July 22, 2021)	50 years	68
The Flintstones	The Man Called Flintstone (August 3, 1966)	The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (March 10, 2015)	48 years, 7 months	12
The Jungle Book	The Jungle Book (October 18, 1967)	The Jungle Book (April 15, 2016)	48 years, 5 months	5
Zatoichi	The Tale of Zatoichi (April 12, 1962)	Zatoichi: The Last (May 29, 2010)	48 years, 1 month	26
Yogi Bear & friends	Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (June 3, 1964)	Yogi Bear (December 17, 2010)	46 years, 6 months
Super Sentai	Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975)	Kamen Rider Saber + Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki (2021)	46 years	61
Looney Tunes	Bugs Bunny: Superstar (December 19, 1975)	Coyote vs. Acme (July 21, 2023)	47 years, 7 months	11
Lupin III	Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (August 3, 1974)	Lupin III: The First (December 6, 2019)	45 years, 4 months	43
The Pink Panther	The Pink Panther (December 18, 1963)	The Pink Panther 2 (February 6, 2009)	45 years, 1 month	12
Olsen Gang	The Olsen Gang (11 October 1968)	The Olsen Gang in Deep Trouble (2013)	45 years	17
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (October 11, 1974)	Texas Chainsaw Massacre (February 18, 2022)	48 years	10
Coffin Joe	At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (9 November 1964)	Embodiment of Evil (August 8, 2008)	43 years, 8 months	3
Tales for All	The Christmas Martian (1971)	The Outlaw League (2014)	43 years	24
Star Wars	Star Wars (May 25, 1977)	Rogue Squadron (December 22, 2023)	46 years, 6 months	13
The Muppets	The Muppet Movie (May 31, 1979)	Muppets Haunted Mansion (October 8, 2021)	42 years, 4 months	14
Rocky	Rocky (November 21, 1976)	Creed II (November 21, 2018)	42 years	8
Feluda	Sonar Kella (27 December 1974)	Double Feluda (16 December 2016)	41 years, 11 months	11
Scooby-Doo	Scooby Goes Hollywood (December 23, 1979)	Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (September 14, 2021.)	41 years, 8 months	46
Winnie the Pooh	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (March 11, 1977)	Christopher Robin (August 3, 2018)	41 years, 3 months	6
Night of the Living Dead	Night of the Living Dead (October 1, 1968)	Survival of the Dead (September 9, 2009)	40 years, 11 months	6
Doraemon	Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (15 March 1980)	Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (20 November 2020)	40 years, 8 months	40
Gamera	Gamera, the Giant Monster (November 27, 1965)	Gamera the Brave (April 29, 2006)	40 years, 5 months	12
Mothra	Mothra (July 30, 1961)	Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (December 15, 2001)	40 years, 4 months	11
Sjors & Sjimmie	Sjors van de Rebellenclub (July 25, 1955)	Sjors en Sjimmie en het Zwaard van Krijn (July 14, 1977)	22 years, 2 months	7
Halloween	Halloween (October 25, 1978)	Halloween Ends (October 14, 2022)	43 years, 11 months	12
Star Trek	Star Trek: The Motion Picture (December 7, 1979)	Star Trek Beyond (July 22, 2016)	36 years, 7 months	13
Alien	Alien (May 25, 1979)	Alien: Covenant (May 19, 2017)	37 years, 11 months	6
Middle-earth	The Hobbit (November 27, 1977)	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (11 December 2014)	37 years	9
Children of the Corn	Children of the Corn (March 9, 1984)	Children of the Corn (October 23, 2020)	36 years, 7 months	11
Herbie	The Love Bug (December 24, 1968)	Herbie: Fully Loaded (June 22, 2005)	36 years, 5 months	6
Philip Marlowe	The Falcon Takes Over (May 29, 1942)	The Big Sleep (13 March 1978)	35 years, 9 months	10
My Little Pony	My Little Pony: The Movie (June 6, 1986)	My Little Pony: A New Generation (September 24, 2021)	35 years, 3 months	5
Carry On	Carry On Sergeant (31 August 1958)	Carry On Columbus (2 October 1992)	34 years, 1 month	31
Vacanze di Natale	Vacanze di Natale (1983)	Un Natale al Sud (2016)	33 years
Transformers	The Transformers: The Movie (August 8, 1986)	BumbleBee (December 21, 2018)	32 years, 4 months	6
Puppet Master	Puppet Master (October 12, 1989)	Blade: The Iron Cross (2020)	30 years, 8 months	14
National Lampoon's Vacation	National Lampoon's Vacation (July 29, 1983)	Vacation (July 29, 2015)	32 years	6
Dragon Ball	Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (December 20, 1986)	Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (June 11, 2022)	36 years 4 months	24
Predator	Predator (June 12, 1987)	Prey (July 21, 2022)	35 years, 1 month	5
Uuno Turhapuro	Uuno Turhapuro(24 August 1973)	Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life (10 September 2004)	31 years
Tremors	Tremors (January 19, 1990)	Tremors: Shrieker Island (October 20, 2020) .	30 years, 9 months	7
The Howling	The Howling (March 13, 1981)	The Howling: Reborn (October 18, 2011)	30 years, 7 months
Child’s Play	Child's Play (November 9, 1988)	Child's Play (June 21, 2019)	30 years, 7 months
Hellraiser	Hellraiser (September 10, 1987)	Hellraiser (October 7, 2022)	35 years	11
Witchcraft	Witchcraft (November 1988)	Witchcraft XVI: Hollywood Coven (2018)	30 years	16
Shake, Rattle & Roll	Shake, Rattle & Roll (December 25, 1984)	Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (December 25, 2014)	30 years
Apartment Wife	Apartment Wife: Affair In the Afternoon (November 20, 1971)	Apartment Wife: Moans from Next Door (June 1, 2001)	29 years, 6 months
Debbie Does Dallas	Debbie Does Dallas (1978)	Debbie Loves Dallas (2008)	29 years
Tom and Jerry	Tom and Jerry: The Movie (October 1, 1992)	Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land (November 15, 2022)	30 years, 1 month	17
Crayon Shin-chan	Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil (July 24, 1993)	Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy (July 30, 2021)	28 years
Mr. Moto	Think Fast, Mr. Moto (August 1937)	The Return of Mr. Moto (1965)	28 years
The Land Before Time	The Land Before Time (November 18, 1988)	The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave (February 2, 2016)	27 years, 2 months	14
Sniper	Sniper (January 29, 1993)	Sniper: Rogue Mission (August 16, 2022)	29 years, 6 months	9
Taboo	Taboo(March 7, 1980)	Taboo 23 (2007)	27 years
Leprechaun	Leprechaun (January 8, 1993)	Leprechaun Returns (December 11, 2018)	25 years, 11 months	8
Rin Tin Tin	The Man from Hell's River (May 1922)	The Return of Rin Tin Tin (November 1, 1947)	25 years, 6 months
The Waltons	The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (December 19, 1971)	A Walton Easter (April 27, 1997)	25 years, 4 months
Enteng Kabisote	Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!: The Movie (1991)	Enteng Kabisote 10 and the Abangers (November 30, 2016)	25 years
The Rockford Files	Backlash of the Hunter (March 27, 1974)	If It Bleeds, It Leads (April 20, 1999)	25 years
View Askewniverse	Clerks (October 19, 1994)	Clerks III (September 13, 2022)	27 years, 10 months
Ugo Fantozzi	Fantozzi (1975)	Fantozzi 2000 – La clonazione (1999)	24 years
Case Closed	Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper (April 19, 1997)	Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (April 16, 2021)	23 years, 11 months
Pokémon	Pokémon The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (July 18, 1998)	Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (December 25, 2020)	22 years, 5 months	24
Mission: Impossible	Mission: Impossible (May 22, 1996)	Mission: Impossible – Fallout (July 27, 2018)	22 years, 2 months	7
Road to ...	Road to Singapore (March 14, 1940)	The Road to Hong Kong (March 1962)	22 years	7
Whispering Corridors	Whispering Corridors (May 30, 1998)	The Humming (2020)	22 years
The Ring	Ring (August 11, 1995)	The Ring: Rebirth (February 3, 2017)	21 years, 5 months	13
Faces of Death	Faces of Death (November 10, 1978)	Faces of Death: Fact or Fiction? (1999)	21 years
Khiladi	Khiladi (5 June 1992)	Khiladi 786 (7 December 2012)	20 years, 6 months
Troublesome Night	Troublesome Night (10 May 1997)	Always Be with You (October 26, 2017)	20 years, 5 months
Universal Soldier	Universal Soldier (July 10, 1992)	Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (October 25, 2012)	20 years, 3 months
X-Men	X-Men (July 14, 2000)	The New Mutants (August 28, 2020)	20 years, 1 month	13
Camp Blood	Camp Blood (April 4, 2000)	Children of Camp Blood (2020)	20 years	11
Digimon	Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! (March 4, 2000)	Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (February 21, 2020)	19 years, 11 months	19
Ju-On	Ju-On: The Curse (11 February 2000)	The Grudge (January 3, 2020)	19 years, 10 months
Fast & Furious	The Fast and the Furious (June 22, 2001)	Fast & Furious 9 (May 19, 2021)	19 years, 10 months	10
Resident Evil	Resident Evil (March 21, 2002)	Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (November 19, 2021)	19 years, 7 months	7
One Piece	One Piece: The Movie (March 4, 2000)	One Piece: Stampede (August 9, 2019)	19 years, 5 months
Philo Vance	The Canary Murder Case (February 16, 1929)	Philo Vance's Secret Mission (August 30, 1947)	18 years, 6 months
00 Schneider	00 Schneider – Jagd auf Nihil Baxter (1994)	00 Schneider – Im Wendekreis der Eidechse (2013)	18 years
Wangan Midnight	Wangan Midnight (1991)	Wangan Midnight: The Movie (2009)	18 years
Kinnikuman	Kinnikuman (July 14, 1984)	Muscle Ginseng Competition! The Great Choujin War (July 20, 2002)	18 years
Wizarding World	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (10 November 2001)	Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore (April 15, 2022)	20 years, 5 months	11
Scream	Scream (December 20, 1996)	Scream (January 14, 2022)	25 years	5
Planet of the Apes	Planet of the Apes (February 8, 1968)	War for the Planet of the Apes (July 10, 2017)	49 years, 5 months	9

See also

• Lists of feature film series
• Highest-grossing franchises and film series
• Media franchise
• List of highest-grossing media franchises
• List of longest-running video game franchises