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=VERSION 1.0=

Version 1.0 includes two sections: "Highest-grossing franchises" and "Highest-grossing film series."

The "Highest-grossing franchises" is exactly like the "Highest-grossing franchises and film series" section found here, with the exception that the title of the section has been changed.

The "Highest-grossing film series" separates various film series. As such, while the "Highest-grossing franchises" lumps Burton's Joker along with Nolan's Joker and even the 1966 Joker, the "Highest-grossing film series" section separates each series into a separate cinematic universe (or, in the case of Star Trek, into a separate cinematic multiverse).

It has been proposed that the List_of_highest-grossing_films page include both a "Highest-grossing franchises" section and a "Highest-grossing film series" section. Here is what that might look like:

Highest-grossing franchises
Prior to 2000, only seven series had grossed over $1 billion at the box office: James Bond, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Rocky,  Batman, Jurassic Park and Star Trek. Since the turn of the century that number has increased to over thirty; this is partly due to inflation and market growth, but also to Hollywood's adoption of the franchise model: films that have built-in brand recognition, such as being based on a well known literary source (The Lord of the Rings) or an established character (Indiana Jones). The methodology is based on the concept that films associated with things audiences are already familiar with can be more effectively marketed to them, and as such are known as "pre-sold" films within the industry. The Harry Potter series has grossed the most, amassing nearly $8 billion over eight films at the box office, although the EON James Bond series is the highest grossing when adjusted for inflation, with a total of over $13 billion at 2011/12 prices. If ancillary income from merchandising is included, then Star Wars is the most lucrative franchise, earning more than $22 billion in total, with direct income from the films themselves accounting for just one third of overall revenues. At constant prices the live-action Star Wars films are also the most consistent performers, earning on average more per film than any other series, while Peter Jackson's Middle-Earth series is the nominal record-holder, averaging at about $980 million with each film earning in excess of $870 million.
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=VERSION 2.0=

Version 2.0 is similar to Version 1.0 above, except that it incorporates film series that, like Avatar, currently only contain one film. This allows a person to compare, e.g., the gross revenue of the eight Harry Potter films to the one Avatar films. This also demonstrates the power of, e.g., a film like Avatar, in that it, despite only containing a single film, still succeeds in grossing higher than other series that have far more films in them (e.g., the Fast/Furious series, which has six films, compared to Avatar's one).

Highest-grossing franchises
Prior to 2000, only seven series had grossed over $1 billion at the box office: James Bond, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Rocky,  Batman, Jurassic Park and Star Trek. Since the turn of the century that number has increased to over thirty; this is partly due to inflation and market growth, but also to Hollywood's adoption of the franchise model: films that have built-in brand recognition, such as being based on a well known literary source (The Lord of the Rings) or an established character (Indiana Jones). The methodology is based on the concept that films associated with things audiences are already familiar with can be more effectively marketed to them, and as such are known as "pre-sold" films within the industry. The Harry Potter series has grossed the most, amassing nearly $8 billion over eight films at the box office, although the EON James Bond series is the highest grossing when adjusted for inflation, with a total of over $13 billion at 2011/12 prices. If ancillary income from merchandising is included, then Star Wars is the most lucrative franchise, earning more than $22 billion in total, with direct income from the films themselves accounting for just one third of overall revenues. At constant prices the live-action Star Wars films are also the most consistent performers, earning on average more per film than any other series, while Peter Jackson's Middle-Earth series is the nominal record-holder, averaging at about $980 million with each film earning in excess of $870 million.
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Here a a 3rd version. As this is an example I have only show the top 5 film series and franchise. The main one the Harry potter franchise. And as you can see the deathly hallows are 1 with a total of 2.3 billion and average of 1.1 billion. Rank	Series	Total worldwide box office	No. of films	Average of films	Highest-grossing film 1	[hide]Harry Potter	$7,723,431,572	8	$965,428,947	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,511,219) 1     Deathly Hallows	$2,301,794,524. 2. $1,150,897,262     Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,511,219) 1	Deathly Hallows – Part 2	$1,341,511,219 2.    Deathly Hallows – Part 1	$960,283,305 2	Philosopher's Stone	$974,755,371 3     Order of the Phoenix	$939,885,929 4	Half-Blood Prince	$934,416,487 5	Goblet of Fire	$896,911,078 6	Chamber of Secrets	$878,979,634 7	Prisoner of Azkaban	$796,688,549

2	[hide]James Bond	$6,159,601,036	25	$246,384,041	Skyfall ($1,108,561,013) [hide]Eon series	$5,957,856,318	23	$259,037,231	Skyfall ($1,108,561,013) [hide]Daniel Craig Bond	$2,293,697,700	3	$764,565,900	Skyfall ($1,108,561,013) 1	Skyfall	$1,108,561,013 2	Casino Royale	$599,045,960 3	Quantum of Solace	$586,090,727 [hide]Pierce Brosnan Bond	$1,479,008,618	4	$369,752,155	Die Another Day ($431,971,116) 1	Die Another Day	$431,971,116 2	The World is Not Enough	$361,832,400 3	GoldenEye	$352,194,034 4	Tomorrow Never Dies	$333,011,068 [hide]Roger Moore Bond	$1,151,600,000	7	$164,514,286	Moonraker ($210,300,000) 1	Moonraker	$210,300,000 2	For Your Eyes Only	$194,900,000 3	The Spy Who Loved Me	$185,400,000 4	Octopussy	$183,700,000 5	A View to a Kill	$152,400,000 6	Live and Let Die	$126,400,000 7	The Man with the Golden Gun	$98,500,000 [hide]Sean Connery Bond	$621,500,000	6	$103,583,333	Thunderball ($141,200,000) 1	Thunderball	$141,200,000 2	Goldfinger	$124,900,000 3	Diamonds Are Forever	$116,000,000 4	You Only Live Twice	$101,000,000 5	From Russia with Love	$78,900,000 6	Dr. No	$59,500,000 [hide]Timothy Dalton Bond	$347,400,000	2	$173,700,000	The Living Daylights ($191,200,000) 1	The Living Daylights	$191,200,000 2	Licence to Kill	$156,200,000 [hide]George Lazenby Bond	$64,600,000	1	$64,600,000	On Her Majesty's Secret Service ($64,600,000) 1	On Her Majesty's Secret Service	$64,600,000 2 Never Say Never Again	$160,000,000 3 Casino Royale (1967)	$41,744,718

3	[hide]Marvel Cinematic Universe 	$5,014,186,761	7	$716,312,394	Marvel's The Avengers ($1,511,757,910) [hide]Phase One	$3,802,227,995	6	$633,704,666	Marvel's The Avengers ($1,511,757,910) 1	Marvel's The Avengers	$1,511,757,910 2	Iron Man 2	$623,933,331 3	Iron Man	$585,174,222 4	Thor	$449,326,618 5	Captain America: The First Avenger	$368,608,363 6	The Incredible Hulk	$263,427,551 hide]Phase Two 	$1,211,958,766	1	$1,211,958,766	Iron Man 3 ($1,211,958,766) 1	Iron Man 3 	$1,211,958,766 4	[hide]Star Wars	$4,382,359,868	7	$626,051,410	Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ($1,027,044,427) [hide]Prequel trilogy	$2,525,197,773	3	$841,732,591	Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ($1,027,044,677) 1	I: The Phantom Menace	$1,027,044,677 2	III: Revenge of the Sith	$848,754,768 3	II: Attack of the Clones	$649,398,328 [hide]Original trilogy	$1,788,879,251	3	$596,293,084	Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope ($775,398,007) 1	IV: A New Hope	$775,398,007 2	V: The Empire Strikes Back	$538,375,067 3	VI: Return of the Jedi	$475,106,177 The Clone Wars	$68,282,844

5 	[hide]Tolkien's Middle-Earth	$3,964,981,944	5	$792,996,389	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,119,929,521) [hide]Peter Jackson series	$3,934,510,524	4	$983,627,631	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,119,929,521) [hide]The Lord of the Rings	$2,917,506,956	3	$972,502,319	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,119,929,521) 1	The Return of the King	$1,119,929,521 2	The Two Towers	$926,047,111 3	The Fellowship of the Ring	$871,530,324 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	$1,017,003,568 The Lord of the Rings (1978)	$30,471,420

6	[hide]Pirates of the Caribbean	$3,727,735,967	4	$931,933,992	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1,066,179,725) 1	Dead Man's Chest	$1,066,179,725 2	On Stranger Tides	$1,043,871,802 3	At World's End	$963,420,425 4	The Curse of the Black Pearl	$654,264,015

7	[hide]Batman	$3,723,441,151	9	$413,715,683	The Dark Knight Rises ($1,084,439,099) [hide]Nolan series	$2,463,216,216	3	$821,072,072	The Dark Knight Rises ($1,084,439,099) 1	The Dark Knight Rises	$1,084,439,099 2	The Dark Knight	$1,004,558,444 3	Batman Begins	$374,218,673 [hide]Burton/Schumacher series	$1,252,907,544	4	$313,226,886	Batman ($411,348,924) 1	Batman	$411,348,924 2	Batman Forever	$336,529,144 3	Batman Returns	$266,822,354 4	Batman & Robin	$238,207,122 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	$5,617,391 Batman: The Movie *R	$1,700,000

8	[hide]Shrek	$3,510,516,231	5	$702,103,246	Shrek 2 ($919,838,758) [hide]Main series	$2,955,807,005	4	$738,951,751	Shrek 2 ($919,838,758) 1	Shrek 2	$919,838,758 2	Shrek The Third	$798,958,162 3	Shrek Forever After	$752,600,867 4	Shrek	$484,409,218 Puss in Boots	$554,709,226

9	[hide]The Twilight Saga	$3,345,177,904	5	$669,035,581	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 ($829,685,377) 1	Breaking Dawn 1.       – Part 2	       $829,685,377 2	Breaking Dawn – Part 1	$712,171,856 2	New Moon	$709,827,462 3	Eclipse	$698,491,347 4	Twilight	$392,616,625 5	Twilight/New Moon combo	$2,385,237 10	[hide]Spider-Man	$3,248,563,075	4	$812,140,769	Spider-Man 3 ($890,871,626) [hide]Raimi series	$2,496,346,518	3	$832,115,506	Spider-Man 3 ($890,871,626) 1	Spider-Man 3	$890,871,626 2	Spider-Man	$821,708,551 3	Spider-Man 2	$783,766,341 The Amazing Spider-Man	$752,216,557

11	[hide]Ice Age	$2,802,576,893	4	$700,644,223	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($886,686,817) 1	Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$886,686,817 2	Continental Drift	$877,244,782 3	The Meltdown	$655,388,158 4	Ice Age	$383,257,136 12	[hide]Transformers	$2,675,610,116	4	$668,902,529	Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,746,996) [hide]Live-action series	$2,669,760,469	3	$889,920,156	Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,746,996) 1	Dark o!--CRAIG-->{{#expr:599045960+586090727+f the Moon	$1,123,746,996 2	Revenge of the Fallen	$836,303,693 3	Transformers	$709,709,780 The Transformers: The Movie	$5,849,647 13	[hide]Iron Man 	$2,421,066,319	3	$807,022,106	Iron Man 3 ($1,211,958,766) 1	Iron Man 3 	$1,211,958,766 2	Iron Man 2	$623,933,331 3	Iron Man	$585,174,222 14	[hide]The Fast and the Furious 	$2,332,519,723	6	$388,753,287	Fast & Furious 6 ($741,114,905) 1	Fast & Furious 6 	$741,114,905 2	Fast Five	$626,137,675 3	Fast & Furious	$363,164,265 4	2 Fast 2 Furious	$236,350,661 5	The Fast and the Furious	$207,283,925 6	Tokyo Drift	$158,468,292

15	[hide]X-Men 	$2,149,284,341	6	$358,214,057	X-Men: The Last Stand ($459,359,555) Main series 1	X-Men: The Last Stand	$459,359,555 2    X2	$407,711,549 3.  X-Men: First Class	$353,624,124 4.   X-Men	$296,339,527 Wolverine 1 X-Men Origins: Wolverine	$373,062,864 2 The Wolverine 	$259,186,722

Highest-grossing franchises and film series[§] (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show") Rank	Series	Total worldwide box office	No. of films	Average of films	Highest-grossing film 1	[show]Harry Potter	$7,723,431,572	8	$965,428,947	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,511,219) 2	[show]James Bond	$6,159,601,036	25	$246,384,041	Skyfall ($1,108,561,013) 3	[show]Marvel Cinematic Universe 	$5,014,186,761	7	$716,312,394	Marvel's The Avengers ($1,511,757,910) 4	[show]Star Wars	$4,382,359,868	7	$626,051,410	Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ($1,027,044,427) 5	[show]Tolkien's Middle-Earth	$3,964,981,944	5	$792,996,389	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,119,929,521) 6	[show]Pirates of the Caribbean	$3,727,735,967	4	$931,933,992	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1,066,179,725) 7	[show]Batman	$3,723,441,151	9	$413,715,683	The Dark Knight Rises ($1,084,439,099) 8	[show]Shrek	$3,510,516,231	5	$702,103,246	Shrek 2 ($919,838,758) 9	[show]The Twilight Saga	$3,345,177,904	5	$669,035,581	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 ($829,685,377) 10	[show]Spider-Man	$3,248,563,075	4	$812,140,769	Spider-Man 3 ($890,871,626) 11	[hide]Ice Age	$2,802,576,893	4	$700,644,223	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($886,686,817) 1	Dawn of the Dinosaurs	$886,686,817 2	Continental Drift	$877,244,782 3	The Meltdown	$655,388,158 4	Ice Age	$383,257,136 12	[hide]Transformers	$2,675,610,116	4	$668,902,529	Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,746,996) [hide]Live-action series	$2,669,760,469	3	$889,920,156	Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,746,996) 1	Dark of the Moon	$1,123,746,996 2	Revenge of the Fallen	$836,303,693 3	Transformers	$709,709,780 The Transformers: The Movie	$5,849,647 13	[show]Iron Man 	$2,421,066,319	3	$807,022,106	Iron Man 3 ($1,211,958,766) 14	[show]The Fast and the Furious 	$2,332,519,723	6	$388,753,287	Fast & Furious 6 ($741,114,905) 15	[show]X-Men 	$2,149,284,341	6	$358,214,057	X-Men: The Last Stand ($459,359,555) 16	[hide]Mission: Impossible	$2,096,647,856	4	$524,161,964	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol ($694,713,380) 1	Ghost Protocol	$694,713,380 2	Mission: Impossible II	$546,388,105 3	Mission: Impossible	$457,696,359 4	Mission: Impossible III	$397,850,012 17	[hide]Indiana Jones	$1,983,841,081	4	$495,960,270	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,636,033) 1	Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	$786,636,033 2	Last Crusade	$474,171,806 3	Raiders of the Lost Ark	$389,925,971 4	Temple of Doom	$333,107,271 18	[hide]Jurassic Park	$1,957,271,690	3	$652,423,897	Jurassic Park ($969,851,882) 1	Jurassic Park	$969,851,882 2	The Lost World	$618,638,999 3	Jurassic Park III	$368,780,809 19	[hide]Toy Story	$1,948,143,626	3	$649,381,209	Toy Story 3 ($1,063,171,911) 1	Toy Story 3	$1,063,171,911 2	Toy Story 2	$485,015,179 3	Toy Story	$361,958,736 4	Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D)	$32,284,600 5	Toy Story 2 (3D)	$5,713,200 20	[hide]Star Trek 	$1,913,896,068	12	$159,491,339	Star Trek Into Darkness ($450,202,796) [hide]Alternate Reality Series 	$835,883,242	2	$417,941,621	Star Trek Into Darkness ($450,202,796) 1	Into Darkness 	$450,202,796 2	Star Trek	$385,680,446 [hide]The Original Series	$622,900,000	6	$103,816,667	Star Trek: The Motion Picture ($139,000,000) 1	The Motion Picture	$139,000,000 2	IV: The Voyage Home	$133,000,000 3	VI: The Undiscovered Country	$96,900,000 4	II: The Wrath of Khan	$96,800,000 5	III: The Search for Spock	$87,000,000 6	V: The Final Frontier	$70,200,000 [hide]The Next Generation	$455,112,826	4	$113,778,207	Star Trek: First Contact ($150,000,000) 1	First Contact	$150,000,000 2	Generations	$120,000,000 3	Insurrection	$117,800,000 4	Nemesis	$67,312,826 21	[hide]Madagascar	$1,878,691,276	3	$626,230,425	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ($742,110,251) 1	3: Europe's Most Wanted	$742,110,251 2	Escape 2 Africa	$603,900,354 3	Madagascar	$532,680,671 22	[hide]Superman 	$1,656,753,153	7	$236,679,022	Man of Steel ($643,857,505) Man of Steel 	$643,857,505 [hide]Original series	$621,814,456	5	$124,362,891	Superman ($300,218,018) [hide]Christopher Reeve films	$607,518,018	4	$151,879,505	Superman ($300,218,018) 1	Superman	$300,218,018 2	Superman II	$190,400,000 3	Superman III	$80,200,000 4	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	$36,700,000 Supergirl *	$14,296,438 Superman Returns	$391,081,192 23	[hide]Men in Black	$1,655,236,118	3	$551,745,373	Men in Black 3 ($624,026,776) 1	Men in Black 3	$624,026,776 2	Men in Black	$589,390,539 3	Men in Black II	$441,818,803 24	[hide]The Matrix	$1,632,989,142	3	$544,329,714	The Matrix Reloaded ($742,128,461) 1	The Matrix Reloaded	$742,128,461 2	The Matrix	$463,517,383 3	The Matrix Revolutions	$427,343,298 25	[hide]The Chronicles of Narnia	$1,580,364,900	3	$526,788,300	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ($745,013,115) 1	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	$745,013,115 2	Prince Caspian	$419,665,568 3	The Voyage of the Dawn Treader	$415,686,217 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 12:06, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

1 pixar universe Film	Release date	Opening	Budget	Domestic	Worldwide	Ref(s) Toy Story 3	June 18, 2010	$110,307,189	$200,000,000	$415,004,880	$1,063,171,911	[60] Finding Nemo	May 30, 2003	$70,251,710	$94,000,000	$380,843,261	$921,743,261	[54] Up	May 29, 2009	$68,108,790	$175,000,000	$293,004,164	$731,342,744	[59] The Incredibles	November 5, 2004	$70,467,623	$92,000,000	$261,441,092	$631,442,092	[55] Ratatouille	June 29, 2007	$47,027,395	$150,000,000	$206,445,654	$623,722,818	[57] Monsters University	June 21, 2013	$82,429,469	$200,000,000	$258,565,238	$613,465,238	[63] Monsters, Inc.	November 2, 2001	$62,577,067	$115,000,000	$289,916,256	$562,816,256	[53] Cars 2	June 24, 2011	$66,135,507	$200,000,000	$191,452,396	$559,852,396	[61] Brave	June 22, 2012	$66,323,594	$185,000,000	$237,283,207	$538,788,207	[62] WALL-E	June 27, 2008	$63,087,526	$180,000,000	$223,808,164	$521,311,860	[58] Toy Story 2	November 24, 1999	$57,388,839	$90,000,000	$245,852,179	$485,015,179	[52] Cars	June 9, 2006	$60,119,509	$120,000,000	$244,082,982	$461,983,149	[56] A Bug's Life	November 25, 1998	$33,258,052	$120,000,000	$162,798,565	$363,398,565	[51] Toy Story	November 22, 1995	$29,140,617	$30,000,000	$191,796,233	$361,958,736	[50] Total grosses	$1,951,000,000	$3,602,294,271	$8,440,012,412	[64] Average grosses	$63,330,206	$139,357,143	$256,631,655	$595,869,202

2	[show]Harry Potter	$7,723,431,572	8	$965,428,947	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,511,219) 3	[show]James Bond	$6,159,601,036	25	$246,384,041	Skyfall ($1,108,561,013) 4	[show]Marvel Cinematic Universe 	$5,014,186,761	7	$716,312,394	Marvel's The Avengers ($1,511,757,910) 5	[show]Star Wars	$4,382,359,868	7	$626,051,410	Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ($1,027,044,427) 6	[show]Tolkien's Middle-Earth	$3,964,981,944	5	$792,996,389	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,119,929,521) 7	[show]Pirates of the Caribbean	$3,727,735,967	4	$931,933,992	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1,066,179,725) 8	[show]Batman	$3,723,441,151	9	$413,715,683	The Dark Knight Rises ($1,084,439,099) 9	[show]Shrek	$3,510,516,231	5	$702,103,246	Shrek 2 ($919,838,758) 10	[show]The Twilight Saga	$3,345,177,904	5	$669,035,581	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 ($829,685,377) 11	[show]Spider-Man	$3,248,563,075	4	$812,140,769	Spider-Man 3 ($890,871,626) 12	[show]Ice Age	$2,802,576,893	4	$700,644,223	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($886,686,817) 13	[show]Transformers	$2,675,610,116	4	$668,902,529	Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,746,996) 14	[show]Iron Man 	$2,421,066,319	3	$807,022,106	Iron Man 3 ($1,211,958,766) 15	[show]The Fast and the Furious 	$2,332,519,723	6	$388,753,287	Fast & Furious 6 ($741,114,905) 16	[show]X-Men 	$2,149,284,341	6	$358,214,057	X-Men: The Last Stand ($459,359,555) 17	[show]Mission: Impossible	$2,096,647,856	4	$524,161,964	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol ($694,713,380) 18	[show]Indiana Jones	$1,983,841,081	4	$495,960,270	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,636,033) 19	[show]Jurassic Park	$1,957,271,690	3	$652,423,897	Jurassic Park ($969,851,882) 20	[show]Toy Story	$1,948,143,626	3	$649,381,209	Toy Story 3 ($1,063,171,911) 21	[show]Star Trek 	$1,913,896,068	12	$159,491,339	Star Trek Into Darkness ($450,202,796) 22	[show]Madagascar	$1,878,691,276	3	$626,230,425	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ($742,110,251) 23	[show]Superman 	$1,656,753,153	7	$236,679,022	Man of Steel ($643,857,505) 24	[show]Men in Black	$1,655,236,118	3	$551,745,373	Men in Black 3 ($624,026,776) 25.  [.show]The Matrix	$1,632,989,142	3	$544,329,714	The Matrix Reloaded ($742,128,461)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 12:31, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

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Here is a 4th version 1 pixar universe Film	Release date	Opening	Budget	Domestic	Worldwide	Ref(s) Toy Story 3	June 18, 2010	$110,307,189	$200,000,000	$415,004,880	$1,063,171,911	[60] Finding Nemo	May 30, 2003	$70,251,710	$94,000,000	$380,843,261	$921,743,261	[54] Up	May 29, 2009	$68,108,790	$175,000,000	$293,004,164	$731,342,744	[59] The Incredibles	November 5, 2004	$70,467,623	$92,000,000	$261,441,092	$631,442,092	[55] Ratatouille	June 29, 2007	$47,027,395	$150,000,000	$206,445,654	$623,722,818	[57] Monsters University	June 21, 2013	$82,429,469	$200,000,000	$258,565,238	$613,465,238	[63] Monsters, Inc.	November 2, 2001	$62,577,067	$115,000,000	$289,916,256	$562,816,256	[53] Cars 2	June 24, 2011	$66,135,507	$200,000,000	$191,452,396	$559,852,396	[61] Brave	June 22, 2012	$66,323,594	$185,000,000	$237,283,207	$538,788,207	[62] WALL-E	June 27, 2008	$63,087,526	$180,000,000	$223,808,164	$521,311,860	[58] Toy Story 2	November 24, 1999	$57,388,839	$90,000,000	$245,852,179	$485,015,179	[52] Cars	June 9, 2006	$60,119,509	$120,000,000	$244,082,982	$461,983,149	[56] A Bug's Life	November 25, 1998	$33,258,052	$120,000,000	$162,798,565	$363,398,565	[51] Toy Story	November 22, 1995	$29,140,617	$30,000,000	$191,796,233	$361,958,736	[50] Total grosses	$1,951,000,000	$3,602,294,271	$8,440,012,412	[64] Average grosses	$63,330,206	$139,357,143	$256,631,655	$595,869,202

2	[show]Harry Potter	$7,723,431,572	8	$965,428,947	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,511,219) 3	[show]James Bond	$6,159,601,036	25	$246,384,041	Skyfall ($1,108,561,013) 4	[show]Marvel Cinematic Universe 	$5,014,186,761	7	$716,312,394	Marvel's The Avengers ($1,511,757,910) 5	[show]Star Wars	$4,382,359,868	7	$626,051,410	Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ($1,027,044,427) 6	[show]Tolkien's Middle-Earth	$3,964,981,944	5	$792,996,389	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,119,929,521) 7	[show]Pirates of the Caribbean	$3,727,735,967	4	$931,933,992	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1,066,179,725) 8	[show]Batman	$3,723,441,151	9	$413,715,683	The Dark Knight Rises ($1,084,439,099) 9	[show]Shrek	$3,510,516,231	5	$702,103,246	Shrek 2 ($919,838,758) 10	[show]The Twilight Saga	$3,345,177,904	5	$669,035,581	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 ($829,685,377) 11	[show]Spider-Man	$3,248,563,075	4	$812,140,769	Spider-Man 3 ($890,871,626) 12	[show]Ice Age	$2,802,576,893	4	$700,644,223	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($886,686,817) 13	[show]Transformers	$2,675,610,116	4	$668,902,529	Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,746,996) 14	[show]Iron Man 	$2,421,066,319	3	$807,022,106	Iron Man 3 ($1,211,958,766) 15	[show]The Fast and the Furious 	$2,332,519,723	6	$388,753,287	Fast & Furious 6 ($741,114,905) 16	[show]X-Men 	$2,149,284,341	6	$358,214,057	X-Men: The Last Stand ($459,359,555) 17	[show]Mission: Impossible	$2,096,647,856	4	$524,161,964	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol ($694,713,380) 18	[show]Indiana Jones	$1,983,841,081	4	$495,960,270	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,636,033) 19	[show]Jurassic Park	$1,957,271,690	3	$652,423,897	Jurassic Park ($969,851,882) 20	[show]Toy Story	$1,948,143,626	3	$649,381,209	Toy Story 3 ($1,063,171,911) 21	[show]Star Trek 	$1,913,896,068	12	$159,491,339	Star Trek Into Darkness ($450,202,796) 22	[show]Madagascar	$1,878,691,276	3	$626,230,425	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ($742,110,251) 23	[show]Superman 	$1,656,753,153	7	$236,679,022	Man of Steel ($643,857,505) 24	[show]Men in Black	$1,655,236,118	3	$551,745,373	Men in Black 3 ($624,026,776) 25.  [.show]The Matrix	$1,632,989,142	3	$544,329,714	The Matrix Reloaded ($742,128,461)  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 13:00, 8 August 2013 (UTC)

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Highest-grossing franchises and film series

The James Bond series was the first to gross over a billion dollars, and is still the highest-grossing after adjusting for inflation. Prior to 2000, only seven series had grossed over $1 billion at the box office: James Bond,[76] Star Wars,[77] Indiana Jones,[78] Rocky,[79][80][81] Batman,[82] Jurassic Park[83] and Star Trek.[84] Since the turn of the century that number has increased to over thirty;[85] this is partly due to inflation and market growth, but also to Hollywood's adoption of the franchise model: films that have built-in brand recognition, such as being based on a well known literary source (The Lord of the Rings) or an established character (Indiana Jones). The methodology is based on the concept that films associated with things audiences are already familiar with can be more effectively marketed to them, and as such are known as "pre-sold" films within the industry.[25] The Harry Potter series has grossed the most, amassing nearly $8 billion over eight films at the box office, although the EON James Bond series is the highest grossing when adjusted for inflation, with a total of over $13 billion at 2011/12 prices.[86] If ancillary income from merchandising is included, then Star Wars is the most lucrative franchise, earning more than $22 billion in total, with direct income from the films themselves accounting for just one third of overall revenues.[10][87] At constant prices the live-action Star Wars films are also the most consistent performers, earning on average more per film than any other series,[25] while Peter Jackson's Middle-Earth series is the nominal record-holder, averaging at about $980 million with each film earning in excess of $870 million. Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 09 August 2013 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 box office	No. of films	Average of films	Highest-grossing film 1	[show]Harry Potter	$7,723,431,572	8	$965,428,947	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,511,219) 2	[show]James Bond	$6,159,601,036	25	$246,384,041	Skyfall ($1,108,561,013) 3	[show]Marvel Cinematic Universe 	$5,014,504,354	7	$716,357,765	Marvel's The Avengers ($1,511,757,910) 4	[show]Star Wars	$4,382,359,868	7	$626,051,410	Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ($1,027,044,427) 5	[show]Tolkien's Middle-Earth	$3,964,981,944	5	$792,996,389	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,119,929,521) 6	[show]Pirates of the Caribbean	$3,727,735,967	4	$931,933,992	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1,066,179,725) 7	[show]Batman	$3,723,441,151	9	$413,715,683	The Dark Knight Rises ($1,084,439,099) 8	[show]Shrek	$3,510,516,231	5	$702,103,246	Shrek 2 ($919,838,758) 9	[show]The Twilight Saga	$3,345,177,904	5	$669,035,581	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 ($829,685,377) 10	[show]Spider-Man	$3,248,563,075	4	$812,140,769	Spider-Man 3 ($890,871,626) 11	[show]Ice Age	$2,802,576,893	4	$700,644,223	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($886,686,817) 12	[show]Transformers	$2,675,610,116	4	$668,902,529	Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,746,996) 13.  [show]The Lord of the Rings	$2,917,506,956	3	$972,502,319	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,119,929,521) 14.  [show]Iron Man 	$2,421,383,912	3	$807,127,971	Iron Man 3 ($1,212,276,359) 15	[show]The Fast and the Furious 	$2,362,615,708	6	$393,769,285	Fast & Furious 6 ($771,210,890) 16	[show]X-Men 	$2,196,783,619	6	$366,130,603	X-Men: The Last Stand ($459,359,555) 17	[show]Mission: Impossible	$2,096,647,856	4	$524,161,964	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol ($694,713,380) 18	[show]Indiana Jones	$1,983,841,081	4	$495,960,270	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,636,033) 19	[show]Jurassic Park	$1,957,271,690	3	$652,423,897	Jurassic Park ($969,851,882) 20	[show]Toy Story	$1,948,143,626	3	$649,381,209	Toy Story 3 ($1,063,171,911) 21	[show]Star Trek 	$1,915,440,717	12	$159,620,060	Star Trek Into Darkness ($451,747,445) 22	[show]Madagascar	$1,878,691,276	3	$626,230,425	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ($742,110,251) 23	[show]Superman 	$1,660,275,275	7	$237,182,182	Man of Steel ($647,379,627) 24	[show]Men in Black	$1,655,236,118	3	$551,745,373	Men in Black 3 ($624,026,776) 25	[show]The Matrix	$1,632,989,142	3	$544,329,714	The Matrix Reloaded ($742,128,461)

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Highest-grossing franchises and film series

The James Bond series was the first to gross over a billion dollars, and is still the highest-grossing after adjusting for inflation. Prior to 2000, only seven series had grossed over $1 billion at the box office: James Bond,[76] Star Wars,[77] Indiana Jones,[78] Rocky,[79][80][81] Batman,[82] Jurassic Park[83] and Star Trek.[84] Since the turn of the century that number has increased to over thirty;[85] this is partly due to inflation and market growth, but also to Hollywood's adoption of the franchise model: films that have built-in brand recognition, such as being based on a well known literary source (The Lord of the Rings) or an established character (Indiana Jones). The methodology is based on the concept that films associated with things audiences are already familiar with can be more effectively marketed to them, and as such are known as "pre-sold" films within the industry.[25] The Harry Potter series has grossed the most, amassing nearly $8 billion over eight films at the box office, although the EON James Bond series is the highest grossing when adjusted for inflation, with a total of over $13 billion at 2011/12 prices.[86] If ancillary income from merchandising is included, then Star Wars is the most lucrative franchise, earning more than $22 billion in total, with direct income from the films themselves accounting for just one third of overall revenues.[10][87] At constant prices the live-action Star Wars films are also the most consistent performers, earning on average more per film than any other series,[25] while Peter Jackson's Middle-Earth series is the nominal record-holder, averaging at about $980 million with each film earning in excess of $870 million. Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 09 August 2013 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 box office	No. of films	Average of films	Highest-grossing film 1	[show]Harry Potter	$7,723,431,572	8	$965,428,947	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,511,219) 2	[show]James Bond	$6,159,601,036	25	$246,384,041	Skyfall ($1,108,561,013) 3	[show]Marvel Cinematic Universe 	$5,014,504,354	7	$716,357,765	Marvel's The Avengers ($1,511,757,910) 4	[show]Star Wars	$4,382,359,868	7	$626,051,410	Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace ($1,027,044,427) 5	[show]Tolkien's Middle-Earth	$3,964,981,944	5	$792,996,389	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,119,929,521) 6	[show]Pirates of the Caribbean	$3,727,735,967	4	$931,933,992	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest ($1,066,179,725) 7	[show]Batman	$3,723,441,151	9	$413,715,683	The Dark Knight Rises ($1,084,439,099) 8	[show]Shrek	$3,510,516,231	5	$702,103,246	Shrek 2 ($919,838,758) 9	[show]The Twilight Saga	$3,345,177,904	5	$669,035,581	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 ($829,685,377) 10	[show]Spider-Man	$3,248,563,075	4	$812,140,769	Spider-Man 3 ($890,871,626) 11	[show]Ice Age	$2,802,576,893	4	$700,644,223	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($886,686,817) 12	[show]Transformers	$2,675,610,116	4	$668,902,529	Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($1,123,746,996) 13.  [show]The Lord of the Rings	$2,917,506,956	3	$972,502,319	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,119,929,521) 14.  [show]Iron Man 	$2,421,383,912	3	$807,127,971	Iron Man 3 ($1,212,276,359) 15	[show]The Fast and the Furious 	$2,362,615,708	6	$393,769,285	Fast & Furious 6 ($771,210,890) 16	[show]X-Men 	$2,196,783,619	6	$366,130,603	X-Men: The Last Stand ($459,359,555) 17	[show]Mission: Impossible	$2,096,647,856	4	$524,161,964	Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol ($694,713,380) 18	[show]Indiana Jones	$1,983,841,081	4	$495,960,270	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ($786,636,033) 19	[show]Jurassic Park	$1,957,271,690	3	$652,423,897	Jurassic Park ($969,851,882) 20	[show]Toy Story	$1,948,143,626	3	$649,381,209	Toy Story 3 ($1,063,171,911) 21	[show]Star Trek 	$1,915,440,717	12	$159,620,060	Star Trek Into Darkness ($451,747,445) 22	[show]Madagascar	$1,878,691,276	3	$626,230,425	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ($742,110,251) 23	[show]Superman 	$1,660,275,275	7	$237,182,182	Man of Steel ($647,379,627) 24	[show]Men in Black	$1,655,236,118	3	$551,745,373	Men in Black 3 ($624,026,776) 25	[show]The Matrix	$1,632,989,142	3	$544,329,714	The Matrix Reloaded ($742,128,461) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.98.167.114 (talk) 08:53, 14 August 2013 (UTC)