Star wars is also represented in the nominal earnings chart with five films, while the harry potter, jurassic park and pirates of. I like how they edited it, when the new ones came out. Top 50 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time. Star wars is the greatest saga of all time and most popular, and this is the greatest of all star wars movies. Endgame to avatar and the dark knight with key details on box office performance and records broken. If youve turned to the cynical side of the force when it comes to star wars movies, theres might be a very good reason to be excited about a bigscreen version of that galaxy far, far away. Is the last jedi the worst star wars movie of all time. This interstellar epicno, not star warsstill stands as the highest grossing movie of all time.
Star wars franchise box office history the numbers. This is a list of the highestgrossing media franchises. The new star wars blockbuster is on track to become the most successful film of all time, concluding a recordbreaking year at the box office star wars. It took less than two weeks for the inevitable to happen.
It only seems right that two of geekdoms most hallowed pillarsstar wars and video gamesusually lead to some of the best games ever made. The best roles the star wars cast had that werent star. The 35 most profitable movies of all time, based on return. The force awakens, the seventh star wars movie, is only the second film to. Wizard of oz beats star wars as most influential film of all time, study of 47,000 movies shows save the wizard of oz topped the list compiled by. But there are also other yardsticks that could be used in gauging a movies success, i think. The most successful movies of all time all media content dw. Here is the complete list of the highestgrossing films of all time by box office. The third movie in the original star wars trilogy, star wars. But this space opera never pretended to be an exploratio.
Its pervaded our public consciousness for nearly 40 years nowyou have to try really hard. It has dominated toys, comics, video games, novels, and so many more. The 25 most successful movie franchises of all time. The 25 best star wars video games, officially ranked. Oscar isaac was one of the few members of the brand new star wars cast who actually had a rather wellestablished filmography to fall back on, including the unbelievably brilliant ex machina. The force awakens becomes highestgrossing film of all time in us this article is more than 4 years old. Jurassic park is the closest thing to horror, and thats still pushing the limits. Or, the movie that made the biggest impact on society and pop. Its grown beyond the movies to become a pop culture institution. The star wars saga is the most iconic film franchise of all time. Most successful movie franchises of all time at box office. The force awakens 2015 is now the number one movie when it comes to north america box office grosses.
Episode vii the force awakens, which just became the highestgrossing film of all time in u. The result is the highestgrossing domestic release to receive a rotten score on. You dont hear much about avatar anywhere, it feels like it was a straw in an ocean, yet it is still the most successful movie ever made according to box office revenues. Without a skywalker in sight, the mandalorian has been one of the most successful star wars creative enterprises in. Star wars is and always will be one of the most successful movie franchises of all time. The box office success of star wars 7 was incredible. Episode vii the force awakens, reunited original stars carrie fisher, harrison ford and mark hamill and added a new cast of. Star wars so successful in comparison to all the other scifi films of its time. The 32 most successful movie franchises of all time. Why was star wars so successful in comparison to all the. This makes it one of the most financially successful star wars films of all time, and it is more than deserving of that accolade, with this movie telling an incredible story that made people emotionally invest in the characters, despite the fact it wasnt anything new.
The hollywood reporter crunches the numbers to see which film has earned the most hard cash. A movie franchise is a series of connected movies that share a common set of characters, universe, and concepts. Though viewed by many fans as the weakest of the star wars movies, at the time of its release star wars. All time top ticket selling movies ultimate movie rankings. Star wars is an american epic space opera media franchise centered on a series of.
From the star wars films to the james bond series, many of these franchises have had staying power over the course of decades. Star wars is now disneys biggest film of all time in the us. Wizard of oz beats star wars as most influential film of. With the movies becoming some of the most successful films of all time, the franchise has continued to. According to data from the numbers, the 35 movies below have mastered that moneymaking recipe to become some of the most profitable.
Your top box office earners ever worldwide frozen ii enters the top 10 in our guide to the highestgrossing movies of all time from avengers. He was star wars secret weapon, so why was he forgotten. What exactly made avatar the most successful box office. Top 15 highest grossing movies of all time list of highest. Episode i the phantom menace was the first star wars movie in 16 years and at the time arguably the most anticipated sequel or in this case, prequel ever made. Ford will be starring in the film crowley, which will be out at the end of the year. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, one of the most successful movie franchises of all time was born. Is star wars the most successful movie of all time. A new hope, the 1977 epic film which launched one of the most successful sagas of all time. Before they had another man to be anakins soul at the end. Star wars games date all the way back to the days of the atari 2600 to the more recent battlefront series from ea. If were talking the film franchise as a whole, star wars is very inconsistent in terms.
Some of the most successful movies of all time are part of movie franchises, including star wars, jaws, the exorcist, jurassic park. Produced and directed by j j abrams, this was the first star wars movie not to involve the franchises creator, george lucas the production company. And for many of them, the box office is only the start, with. At one point in history, each of the top five box office hits of all time included one of harrison fords roles. Lets face it, its one of the most famous and successful film franchises around. The new ranking also makes it the most successful film of all time for disney. The most successful movies of all time all media content. From lucasfilm comes the first of the star wars standalone films, rogue one.
What exactly made avatar the most successful box office movie at all time that not even star wars or marvel movies were able to beat it. I had my suspicions ever since the title dropped, but i did everything i possibly could in order to at least like i. The force awakens is now the topgrossing star wars. Star wars movies ranked from worst to best collider. When you look at the list of highestgrossing movies of all time, not a single horror movie in the top 50. The star wars saga is one of the most popular and successful film franchises of all time. The most successful hollywood blockbusters of all time. Avatar was a major box office hit when it came out, with stars such as sam worthington, zoe saldana, and sigourney weaver all playing major roles in the scifi blockbuster that took the world by storm. List of highestgrossing media franchises wikipedia. Any high school student can take one look at star wars and point out the 12 times star wars failed at basic science.
The following chart ranks all nine installments of the core star wars. But, when you look at the alltime north america ticket sales leadersstar wars. Here are the 10 highestgrossing movie franchises of all time, based on worldwide box office stats, courtesy of the numbers. Spanning six movies and almost 30 years although there were was a 16 year gap between return of the jedi and phantom menace, star wars was and still very much is the most beloved scifi story of all time. The force awakens is now the alltime topgrossing film in the franchise.
The 10 highestgrossing vin diesel movies of all time. Yeah, if you equate the term successful to simply mean most profitable then it would seem that star wars wins the prize. Heres how every star wars movie did at the box office. George lucas may 1999 return to the star wars universe followed the adventures of young obiwan kenobi and anakin skywalker. Ever since george lucas first introduced us to luke, leia, and han back in. Highestgrossing movies of all time, ranked cbs news. This is where the fun begins not that i wanted to hate it. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the death star, the empires ultimate weapon of destruction.
All the star wars movies, ranked from worst to best. Begun in the 1970s and 80s and resuscitated at the turn of the 21st century, the series advanced the field of special effects and developed into. Id like to receive the forbes daily dozen newsletter to get the top 12 headlines every morning. Star wars, film series created by george lucas that became one of the most successful and influential franchises in movie history. Endgame officially became the number 1 movie of all time. If you havent heard about the star wars franchise, youve probably been living under a rock. The movie at time tries to play too cute with its forced jokes and then there are just the groan moments. The force awakens surpassed titanic over the weekend to become the second highestgrossing movie of alltime domestically the force awakens has brought in. The one that sits on top of it all, however, is a film that came out during his stint in star wars. All the star wars movies, ranked from worst to best including rise of skywalker. This tv special, the first ever star wars documentary, was.
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