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List of highest-grossing media franchises

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This is a list of companies that have earned $2 million dollars and above.

$50 billion+

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Pokémon[a]

Mickey Mouse and Friends[b]

$20 billion-50 billion

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Winnie the Pooh[d][36]

Star Wars[37]

Disney Princess[e]

Harry Potter[f]

Barbie[g]

Call of Duty[h]

Batman[i]

Hello Kitty[j]

Spider-Man[k]

Dungeon Fighter Online[89]

Cars[l]

Candy Crush[92]

$10 billion-19 billion

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles[93]

Looney Tunes[m]

Dora the Explorer[n]

Pac-Man[o]

The Lion King[p]

Toy Story[q]

James Bond[r]

Peanuts[105]

PAW Patrol[106]

Avengers[s]

Frozen[t]

Space Invaders[u]

SpongeBob SquarePants[v]

Warcraft[w]

Minions (Despicable Me)[111][112]

Star Trek[x]

Street Fighter[y]

Rilakkuma[118]

Monster Strike[z]

$5 billion-9 billion

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Grand Theft Auto (GTA)[aa]

Dragon Ball[ab]

Angry Birds[ac]

Thomas & Friends[ad]

Jurassic Park[ae]

Demon Slayer[138]

Power Rangers[af]

Mario[ag]

Fast & Furious[145]

Pirates of the Caribbean[ah]

Ben 10[ai]

The Muppets[aj]

DC Extended Universe[al]

Ultra Series[150]

Madden NFL[151]

Fate/stay night[am]

X-Men[an]

Superman[153]

Middle-earth[154]

Halo[155]

Ice Age[156][ao]

Shrek[ap]

The Phantom of the Opera[aq]

Avatar[ar]

Sonic the Hedgehog[164]

Yu-Gi-Oh![as]

Mamma Mia![166][167][168]

Mortal Kombat[at][170][171]

Gundam[au]

The Sims[174]

Bob the Builder[175]

$2 billion-4 million

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My Little Pony

The Simpsons

Scooby-Doo

Beyblade

The Big Bang Theory

Seinfeld

Twilight

Minecraft

Mission: Impossible

Strawberry Shortcake

Gran Turismo

The Smurfs

Cabbage Patch Kids

G.I. Joe

Genshin Impact

Beauty and the Beast

Skylanders

The Hunger Games

Titanic

Bratz

Hamtaro

Terminator

Astro Boy

Thor

Iron Man

Godzilla

Resident Evil

Indiana Jones

Madagascar

Captain America

The Powerpuff Girls

Winx Club

Friends

Sailor Moon

The Incredibles

Kumamon

Aladdin

Black Panther

Planet of the Apes

Jumanji

The Conjuring Universe

Finding Nemo

Guardians of the Galaxy

The Little Mermaid

MonsterVerse

Yo-kai Watch

The Chronicles of Narnia

Kung Fu Panda

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Bourne

Care Bears

Man in Black

Ghostbusters

Guitar Hero

Lego

NBA Jam

Notes

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  1. ↑ Pokemon merchandise sales:
    • Until 2005 – $25 billion[1][2][3]
    • 2006 – $1.3 billion[4]
    • 2007 – $1.4 billion[5]
    • 2008 – $1.4 billion[6]
    • 2009 – $1.4 billion[7]
    • 2010 – $2.5 billion[8]
    • 2011 – $1.5 billion[9]
    • 2012 – $1.6 billion[10]
    • 2013 – $1.5 billion[11]
    • 2014 – $2 billion[12]
    • 2015 – $2.1 billion[13]
    • 2016 – $3.3 billion[14]
    • 2017 – $3.5 billion[15]
    • 2018 – $2.98 billion[16]
    • 2019 – $4.2 billion[17]
    • 2020 – $5.1 billion[18]
    • 2021 – $8.5 billion[19]
    • 2022 – $11.6 billion[20]
  2. ↑ Mickey Mouse & Friends retail sales:
    • 2002 – $4.7 billion[21]
    • 2003 – $5.8 billion[22]
    • 2005 – $6 billion[23]
    • 2007 – $6 billion[24]
    • 2011 – $750 million in North America.[25]
    • 2012 – $4.122 billion[26]
    • 2013 – $4.568 billion[26]
    • 2014 – $4.719 billion[27]
    • 2015 – $4.262 billion[28]
    • 2016 – $4.247 billion[28]
    • 2017 – $3.233 billion[29]
    • 2018 – $3.265 billion[30]
  3. ↑ Clothing line only
  4. ↑ Winnie the Pooh retail sales:
    • 1986 – $100 million[31][c]
    • 1997 – $4 billion[32]
    • 2002– $7 billion[33]
    • 2003 – $5.6 billion[22]
    • 2005 – $6 billion[23]
    • 2006 – $6.9 billion[34]
    • 2011 – $1.09 billion in North America.[25]
    • 2012 – $3.17 billion[26]
    • 2013 – $2.808 billion[26]
    • 2014 – $2.732 billion[35]
    • 2015 – $2.74 billion[28]
    • 2016 – $2.791 billion[29]
    • 2017 – $1.649 billion[29]
    • 2018 – $1.675 billion[30]
  5. ↑ *2000 – $200 million[38]
    • 2001 – $300 million[39]
    • 2002 – $1 billion[40]
    • 2003 – $1.3 billion[41]
    • 2004 – $2 billion[42]
    • 2005 – $3 billion[43][44]
    • 2006 – $3 billion[45]
    • 2007 – $4 billion[46]
    • 2008 – $4 billion[47]
    • 2009 – $3.7 billion.[48][49]
    • 2010 – $3.250 billion[50]
    • 2011 – $1.6 billion[25]
    • 2012 – $2.896 billion[26]
    • 2013 – $2.885 billion[26]
    • 2014 – $2.568 billion.[35]
    • 2015 – $2.635 billion[28]
    • 2016 – $2.724 billion[29]
    • 2017 – $2.133 billion[29]
    • 2018 – $1.686 billion[30]
  6. ↑ ¥150 billion+ annual sales for nearly 30 years - ¥3,750 billion+ ($38.42 billion+)[51]
  7. ↑ *1987 – $430 million[52]
    • 1988 - $450 million[53]
    • 1989 – $600 million[54]
    • 1990 – $700 million[54]
    • 1991 - $840 million[55]
    • 1992 - $1 billion[56][57]
    • 1993 – $1 billion[52]
    • 1994 - $1 billion[58]
    • 1995 - $1.2 billion[59]
    • 1996 - $1.7 billion[60]
    • 1997 – $1.9 billion[61]
    • 1998 - $1.9 billion[62]
    • 1999 - $1.5 billion[63]
    • 2000 - $1.5 billion[64]
    • 2001 - $1.5 billion[65]
    • 2002 – $1.52 billion[66]
    • 2003 – $3.6 billion[67]
    • 2004 – $3 billion[68]
    • 2005 – $1 billion[69]
    • 2008 – $3.3 billion[70]
    • 2010 – $550 million[50]
    • 2014 – $1.1 billion[71]
    • 2016 – $1 billion[72]
  8. ↑ *Up until 1994 – $6 billion[73]
    • 2003–2005 – $1 billion[74]
    • 2009–2012 – $475 million[75]
    • 2012–2022 – $8 billion[76]
  9. ↑ Batman retail sales:
    • As of 2012 – $16 billion[77]
    • Merchandise sales during 2013–2018 – $5.017 billion
      • 2013 – $494 million[78]
      • 2014 – $578 million[35]
      • 2015 – $982 million[28]
      • 2016 – $1.1 billion[29]
      • 2017 – $1.024 billion[29]
      • 2018 – $839 million[79]
    • Home video sales between September 2012 and January 2020 – $312 million[80]
  10. ↑ * 1986 – $477.8 million[81]
    • 1987 – $506 million[81]
    • 2000 – $1.2 billion[82]
    • 2002 – $1 billion[83][84]
    • 2011 – $4.100 billion[85]
    • 2012 – $4.039 billion[26]
    • 2013 – $8 billion[86]
    • 2015 – $3.756 billion[28]
    • 2017 – $2.663 billion[29]
    • 2018 – $2.645 billion[30]
  11. ↑ *MCU films – $29.736 billion[87]
  12. ↑ *Cars series – $513 million[90]
    • Planes series – $121 million[91]
  13. ↑ *Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1992) – $78,350[94]
    • 1995 Bugs Bunny Film Festival (1995) – $19,587[95]
    • Space Jam (1996) – $230 million[96]
    • 1998 Bugs Bunny Film Festival (1998) – $413,076[97]
    • Looney Tunes Back In Action (2003) – $68 million[98]
    • Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) – $162 million[99]
  14. ↑ Home Entertainment Sales up until 2005
  15. ↑ Buckner & Garcia's Pac-Man Fever album and "Pac-Man Fever" single – $32 million[100]
  16. ↑ $3 billion up until 1998.[101]
  17. ↑ *Toy Story 3 (2010) – $10 billion up until 2014.[102]
  18. ↑ GoldenEye – $500 million[104]
  19. ↑ *2013 - $325 million[78]
    • 2014 - $1 billion[107]
    • 2015 – $1.004 billion[28]
    • 2016 – $1.242 billion[29]
    • 2017 – $1.227 billion[29]
    • 2018 – $1.798 billion[30]
  20. ↑ *2014 – $5 billion[108]
    • 2015 – $1.573 billion[28]
    • 2016 – $1.598 billion[29]
    • 2017 – $1.404 billion[29]
    • 2018 – $1.013 billion[30]
  21. ↑ Arcade and software revenue up until 2016
  22. ↑ $13 billion up until 2018.[109]
  23. ↑ Revenue up until 2016[110]
  24. ↑ $3.5 billion retail sales up until 1998.[113] Licensed merchandise sold $150 million in 2010,[50] $275 million during 2012–2013,[26] $148 million in 2014,[35] $149 million in 2015,[28] $159 million in 2016, $180 million in 2017,[29] and $192 million in 2018.[79]
  25. ↑ Street Fighter box office and home video revenue:
  26. ↑ Monster Strike:
    • Up until October 2018 – $7.2 billion[119]
    • November 2018 – $52 million+[120]
    • December 2018 – $68 million+[121]
    • 2019 – $932 million[122]
    • 2020 – $958 million[122]
    • 2021 – $702 million[123]
    • Up to September 2022 – $10 billion[124]
  27. ↑ Grand Theft Auto:
  28. ↑ *Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle - $3 billion[130]
    • Dragon Ball Z Legends - $140 million[131]
  29. ↑ *Angry Birds 2 (2015) - $332.5 million.[132]
  30. ↑ *Up until 1997 - $1 billion[134]
    • 2000 - $260 million in North America[135]
    • 2010 - $1.2 billion[50]
    • 2011 - $390 million[25]
    • 2012 - $998 million[26]
    • 2013 - $926 million[26]
    • 2014 - $935 million[35]
    • 2015 - $960 million[28]
    • 2016 - $985 million[29]
    • 2017 - $726 million[29]
    • 2018 - $727 million[79]
  31. ↑ $545 million up until 2004.[136] $414 million since 2015.[137]
  32. ↑ Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales:
    • Power Rangers licensed toy sales during 1993–1999 – $6 billion wholesale revenue[139]
    • Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales during 2012–2018 – $2.479 billion
      • 2012 – $300 million[26]
      • 2013 – $333 million[26]
      • 2014 – $326 million[35]
      • 2015 – $330 million[28]
      • 2016–2017 – $909 million[29]
      • 2018 – $281 million[79]
  33. ↑ Mario video games:
  34. ↑ Merchandise retail sales up until 2011.
  35. ↑ *2010 – $900 million[50]
    • 2011 – $515 million[25]
    • 2012 – $893 million[26]
    • 2013 – $923 million[26]
    • 2014 – $828 million[35]
    • 2015 – $792 million[28]
    • 2016 – $775 million[29]
    • 2017 – $724 million[29]
    • 2018 – $700 million[79]
  36. ↑ *Main films - $689.2 million[146]
  37. ↑ Sales in Japan only
  38. ↑ Ultraman merchandise sales:
  39. ↑ * 1994 – $85 million[152]
  40. ↑ * 2010 - $280 million[50]
    • 2012 – $277 million[26]
    • 2013 - $277 million[26]
    • 2014 - $305 million[35]
    • 2015 - $725 million[28]
    • 2016 - $812 million[29]
    • 2017 - $722 million[29]
    • 2018 - $634 million[79]
  41. ↑ Ice Age:
  42. ↑ First two films grossed $1.6 billion.[159] Later films grossed $322 million.[160]
  43. ↑ *The Phantom of the Opera (1986) – $6 billion until 2017[161]
  44. ↑ Avatar Franchise Box Office:
  45. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh licensed merchandise sales:
    • Up until January 2012 – $5 billion[165]
  46. ↑ Mortal Kombat video games:
  47. ↑ Gundam retail sales:
    • Merchandise sales during 1979–1999 – $5 billion[172][173]

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