Entertainment & Culture1977–2026
Highest-Grossing Film Franchises
Every ticket sold, stacked up franchise by franchise since 1977. James Bond's fifteen-year head start kept 007 on top for three decades, until Harry Potter and then the Marvel machine rewrote what a film series could earn.
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Source: Public box-office reporting (Box Office Mojo, The Numbers) Unadjusted grosses reconstructed from public box-office reporting; MCU Spider-Man films also appear in the Spider-Man total. illustrative data Updated 2026-07-03
The race in numbers
6lead changes
49years covered
19contenders
James Bondlongest reign — 28 yrs at #1
Final standings · 2026
- 1Marvel Cinematic Universe$31.9B
- 2Spider-Man$10.9B
- 3Star Wars$10.3B
- 4Wizarding World$9.58B
- 5James Bond$7.72B