Highest-grossing film by franchise
All of these franchises are under the highest-grossing media franchises list from Wikipedia with over $1-2 billion in revenue.
- Pokémon - Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019), grossed $433 million
- Mickey Mouse & Friends - Get a Horse! (2013, short film attached to Frozen), grossed $1.28 billion
- Winnie the Pooh - Christopher Robin (2018), grossed $197.7 million
- Star Wars - Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), grossed $2.071 billion
- Disney Princess - Beauty and the Beast (2017), grossed $1.266 billion
- Anpanman - Not applicable
- Barbie - Barbie (2023), grossed $1.447 billion
- Harry Potter/Wizarding World - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two (2011), grossed $1.342 billion
- Marvel Cinematic Universe - Avengers: Endgame (2019), grossed $2.799 billion
- Hello Kitty - Not applicable
- Call of Duty - No films to date
- Batman - The Dark Knight Rises (2012), grossed $1.114 billion
- Spider-Man - Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), grossed $1.921 billion
- Transformers - Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), grossed $1.124 billion
- Dungeon Fighter Online - No films to date
- Cars - Cars 2 (2011), grossed $562.1 million
- Candy Crush - No films to date
- Looney Tunes - Space Jam (1996), grossed $230.4 million
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), grossed $485 million
- The Lion King - The Lion King (2019), grossed $1.657 billion
- Dora the Explorer - Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019), grossed $120.6 million
- Pac-Man - No films to date
- Toy Story - Toy Story 3 (2010), grossed $1.066 billion
- Peanuts - The Peanuts Movie (2015), grossed $246 million
- Paw Patrol - Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023), grossed $202.2 million
- Avengers - Avengers: Endgame (2019), grossed $2.799 billion
- Frozen - Frozen 2 (2019), grossed $1.451 billion
- Space Invaders - No films to date
- Spongebob Squarepants - The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015), grossed $325.2 million
- Warcraft - Warcraft (2016), grossed $439.1 million
- Despicable Me/Minion - Minions (2015), grossed $1.159 million
- Star Trek - Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), grossed $467.4 million
- Street Fighter - Street Fighter (1994), grossed $99.4 million
- Grand Theft Auto - No films to date
- Rilakkuma - No films to date
- Monster Strike - No films to date
- Jurassic Park - Jurassic World (2015), grossed $1.671 billion
- James Bond - Skyfall (2012), grossed $1.108 billion
- Angry Birds - The Angry Birds Movie (2016), grossed $352.3 million
- Dragon Ball - Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018), grossed $124 million
- Demon Slayer - Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (2020), grossed $507.1 million
- Thomas & Friends - Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000), grossed $19.7 million
- Fortnite - No films to date
- Mario - The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023), grossed $1.361 billion
- Super Sentai/Power Rangers - Power Rangers (2017), grossed $142.5 million
- The Lord of the Rings/Middle-earth - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), grossed $1.138 billion
- X-Men - Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), grossed $1.338 billion
- DC Extended Universe - Aquaman (2018), grossed $1.152 bullion
- Fast & Furious - Furious 7 (2015), grossed $1.162 billion
- Pirates of the Caribbean - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006), grossed $1.066 billion
- Ben 10 - Not applicable
- The Muppets/Sesame Street - The Muppets (2011), grossed $171.8 million
- Ultra Series/Ultraman - Shin Ultraman (2022), grossed $34.4 million
- Sonic the Hedgehog - Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024), grossed $492.1 million
- Madden NFL - No films to date
- Fate/stay night - Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly (2019), grossed $19.8 million
- Superman - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), grossed $872.6 million
- Halo - Halo Legends (2010), grossed $11 million
- Ice Age - Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), grossed $886.7 million
- Shrek - Shrek 2 (2004), grossed $932.4 million
- The Phantom of the Opera - The Phantom of the Opera (2004), grossed $154.6 million
- My Little Pony - My Little Pony: The Movie (2017), grossed $61.3 million
- Avatar - James Cameron’s Avatar (2009), grossed $2.923 billion
- Scooby-Doo - Scooby-Doo (2002), grossed $275.6 million
- Yu-Gi-Oh! - Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light (2004), grossed $29.2 million
- Mamma Mia - Mamma Mia! (2008), grossed $611.5 million
- Mortal Kombat - Mortal Kombat (1995), grossed $122.2 million
- Gundam - Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom (2024), grossed $36 million
- Genshin Impact - No films to date
- The Sims - No films to date
- Bob the Builder - No films to date
- The Simpsons - The Simpsons Movie (2007), grossed $536.4 million
- Assassin's Creed - Assassin's Creed (2016), grossed $240.7 million
- Mission: Impossible - Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018), grossed $791.6 million
- Beyblade - Beyblade: Fierce Battle (2002), grossed $3.2 million
- The Big Bang Theory - No films to date
- Seinfeld - No films to date
- Minecraft - A Minecraft Movie (2025), grossed $955 million
- Twilight - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part Two (2012), grossed $829.7 million
- Gran Turismo - Gran Turismo (2023), grossed $122 million
- Strawberry Shortcake - Not applicable
- The Smurfs - The Smurfs (2011), grossed $563.7 million
- Cabbage Patch Kids - No films to date
- G.I. Joe - G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), grossed $375.7 million
- The Hunger Games - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), grossed $865 million
- Lilo & Stitch - Lilo & Stitch (2025), grossed $952 million
- Blue's Clues - No films to date
- Beauty and the Beast - Beauty and the Beast (2017), grossed $1.266 billion
- Skylanders - No films to date
- Titanic - Titanic (1997), grossed $2.264 billion
- Titanfall - No films to date
- Bratz - Bratz (2007), grossed $26 million
- Care Bears - The Care Bears Movie (1985), grossed $34 million
- Hamtaro - Adventures in Ham-Ham Land (2001), grossed $25 million
- Terminator - Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991), grossed $518 million
- Astro Boy - Astro Boy (2009), grossed $42 million
- Thor - Thor: Ragnarok (2018), grossed $855 million
- Fengshen Cinematic Universe - Ne Zha 2 (2025), grossed $2.215 billion
- Iron Man - Iron Man 3 (2013), grossed $1.266 billion
- Guardians of the Galaxy - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), grossed $869 million
- Inside Out - Inside Out 2 (2024), grossed $1.698 billion
- The Elder Scrolls - No films to date
- Godzilla - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), grossed $571.9 million
- Indiana Jones - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), grossed $790.7 million
- Madagascar - Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012), grossed $746.9 million
- Captain America - Captain America: Civil War (2016), grossed $1.155 billion
- Kung Fu Panda - Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), grossed $547.8 million
- Winx Club - Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom (2007), grossed $18.5 million
- The Powerpuff Girls - The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002), grossed $16.4 million
- Friends - No films to date
- Sailor Moon - Sailor Moon R: The Movie (1993), grossed $8.9 million
- The Incredibles - Incredibles 2 (2018), grossed $1.243 billion
- Kumamon - No films to date
- Aladdin - Aladdin (2019), grossed $1.054 billion
- Black Panther - Black Panther (2018), grossed $1.35 billion
- Planet of the Apes - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), grossed $710.6 million
- Jumanji - Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), grossed $962.5 million
- The Little Mermaid - The Little Mermaid (2023), grossed $569.6 million
- The Conjuring Universe - The Nun (2018), grossed $366 million
- Ghostbusters - Ghostbusters (1984), grossed $296.6 million
- Finding Nemo - Finding Dory (2016), grossed $1.029 billion
- Rocky - Rocky IV (1985), grossed $300.5 million
- Monsterverse - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024), grossed $571.9 million
- Yo-kai Watch - Yo-kai Watch: The Movie (2014), grossed $99.5 million
- The Matrix - The Matrix Reloaded (2003), grossed $741.8 million
- The Chronicles of Narnia - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), grossed $745 million
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), grossed $797.3 million
- Robert Langdon - The Da Vinci Code (2006), grossed $758.2 million
- Bourne - The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), grossed $442.8 million
- Men in Black - Men in Black 3 (2012), grossed $624 million
- Resident Evil - Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016), grossed $314.1 million
- Guitar Hero - No films to date
- Lego - The Lego Movie (2014), grossed $470.7 million
- NBA Jam - No films to date
- Neon Genesis Evangelion - Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021), grossed $93.67 million
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