Film series

A film series or movie series (also referred to as a film franchise or movie franchise) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series.[1]

This article explains what film series are and gives brief examples of movie series. The body shows a list of the most popular film series and franchises in the United States and Canada.[2]

Description

Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work—for example, the Three Colours series—but in most cases the success of the original film (or an original series in the case of the Skywalker Saga) inspires further films to be made.^{[citation needed]} Individual sequels are relatively common but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments.

As of 2022, the 30 films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe form the highest-grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World (11 films), Star Wars (12 films), Ian Fleming's James Bond (27 films), and J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth (6 films) series.[3]

Box office

Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 3 February 2023 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 gross	No. of films	Average of films	Highest-grossing film

Marvel Cinematic Universe^S

$28,283,159,095

$942,771,970

Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,501,328)

The Infinity Saga

$22,587,759,303

$982,076,491

Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,501,328)

	Phase Three	$13,505,059,275	11	$1,227,732,661	Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,501,328)
1	Avengers: Endgame (2019)	$2,797,501,328
2	Avengers: Infinity War (2018)	$2,048,359,754
3	Black Panther (2018)	$1,347,280,838
4	Captain America: Civil War (2016)	$1,153,337,496
5	Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)	$1,131,927,996
6	Captain Marvel (2019)	$1,128,274,794
7	Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)	$880,166,924
8	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)	$863,756,051
9	Thor: Ragnarok (2017)	$853,983,879
10	Doctor Strange (2016)	$677,796,076
11	Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)	$622,674,139

	Phase Two	$5,269,487,547	6	$878,247,925	Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,402,809,540)
1	Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)	$1,402,809,540
2	Iron Man 3 (2013)	$1,214,811,252
3	Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)	$773,350,147
4	Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)	$714,421,503
5	Thor: The Dark World (2013)	$644,783,140
6	Ant-Man (2015)	$519,311,965

	Phase One	$3,813,212,481	6	$635,535,414	The Avengers ($1,518,815,515)
1	The Avengers (2012)	$1,518,815,515
2	Iron Man 2 (2010)	$623,933,331
3	Iron Man (2008)	$585,796,247
4	Thor (2011)	$449,326,618
5	Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)	$370,569,774
6	The Incredible Hulk (2008)	$264,770,996

The Multiverse Saga

$5,695,399,792

$813,628,542

Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1,921,847,111)

	Phase Four	$5,695,399,792	7	$813,628,542	Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1,921,847,111)
1	Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)	$1,921,847,111
2	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)	$955,775,804
3	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)	$842,788,950
4	Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)	$760,928,081
5	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)	$432,243,292
6	Eternals (2021)	$402,064,899
7	Black Widow (2021)	$379,751,655

Star Wars

$10,317,244,790

$859,770,399

The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624)

Skywalker Saga

$8,798,616,752

$977,624,084

The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624)

	Sequel trilogy	$4,474,907,761	3	$1,491,635,920	The Force Awakens ($2,068,223,624)
1	VII – The Force Awakens (2015)	$2,068,223,624
2	VIII – The Last Jedi (2017)	$1,332,539,889
3	IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)	$1,074,144,248

	Prequel trilogy	$2,525,235,803	3	$841,745,268	The Phantom Menace ($1,027,082,707)
1	I – The Phantom Menace (1999)	$1,027,082,707
2	III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)	$848,754,768
3	II – Attack of the Clones (2002)	$649,398,328

	Original trilogy	$1,798,473,188	3	$599,491,063	A New Hope ($775,398,007)
1	IV – A New Hope (1977)	$775,398,007
2	V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)	$547,969,004
3	VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)	$475,106,177

	Anthology films	$1,450,345,194	2	$725,172,597	Rogue One ($1,057,420,387)
1	Rogue One (2016)	$1,057,420,387
2	Solo (2018)	$392,924,807

	The Clone Wars (2008)	$68,282,844

Spider-Man

$9,809,785,040

$817,482,087

No Way Home ($1,921,847,111)

	Marvel Cinematic Universe	$3,933,942,031	3	$1,311,314,010	No Way Home ($1,921,847,111)
1	No Way Home (2021)	$1,921,847,111
2	Far From Home (2019)	$1,131,927,996
3	Homecoming (2017)	$880,166,924

	Raimi series	$2,502,979,488	3	$834,326,496	Spider-Man 3 ($890,871,626)
1	Spider-Man 3 (2007)	$890,871,626
2	Spider-Man (2002)	$821,708,551
3	Spider-Man 2 (2004)	$783,766,341
4	Spider-Man/Men in Black II (combo)	$6,632,970

	Sony's Spider-Man Universe	$1,530,409,704	3	$510,136,568	Venom ($856,085,151)
1	Venom (2018)	$856,085,151
2	Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)	$506,863,592
3	Morbius (2022)	$167,460,961

	The Amazing Spider-Man series	$1,466,912,986	2	$733,456,493	The Amazing Spider-Man ($757,930,663)
1	The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)	$757,930,663
2	The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)	$708,982,323

	Into the Spider-Verse (2018)	$375,540,831

Wizarding World

$9,656,075,484

$877,825,044

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,342,025,430)

	Harry Potter series	$7,780,230,231	8	$972,528,779	Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1,341,693,157)
1	Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011)	$1,342,359,942
2	Philosopher's Stone (2001)	$1,009,046,830
3	Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010)	$977,070,383
4	Order of the Phoenix (2007)	$942,201,710
5	Half-Blood Prince (2009)	$934,483,039
6	Goblet of Fire (2005)	$896,815,106
7	Chamber of Secrets (2002)	$880,684,614
8	Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)	$797,568,607

	Fantastic Beasts series	$1,875,845,253	3	$625,281,751	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ($814,038,508)
1	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)	$814,038,508
2	The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)	$654,855,901
3	The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022)	$406,950,844

James Bond

$7,832,963,216

$290,109,749

Skyfall ($1,108,569,499)

Eon series

$7,631,218,498

$305,248,740

Skyfall ($1,108,569,499)

	Daniel Craig series	$3,965,990,754	5	$793,198,151	Skyfall ($1,108,569,499)
1	Skyfall (2012)	$1,108,569,499
2	Spectre (2015)	$880,674,609
3	No Time to Die (2021)	$774,153,007
4	Casino Royale (2006)	$616,502,912
5	Quantum of Solace (2008)	$586,090,727

	Pierce Brosnan series	$1,479,008,618	4	$369,752,155	Die Another Day ($431,971,116)
1	Die Another Day (2002)	$431,971,116
2	The World Is Not Enough (1999)	$361,832,400
3	GoldenEye (1995)	$352,194,034
4	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)	$333,011,068

	Roger Moore series	$1,151,600,000	7	$164,514,286	Moonraker ($210,300,000)
1	Moonraker (1979)	$210,300,000
2	For Your Eyes Only (1981)	$194,900,000
3	The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)	$185,400,000
4	Octopussy (1983)	$183,700,000
5	A View to a Kill (1985)	$152,400,000
6	Live and Let Die (1973)	$126,400,000
7	The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)	$98,500,000

	Sean Connery series	$621,500,000	6	$103,583,333	Thunderball ($141,200,000)
1	Thunderball (1965)	$141,200,000
2	Goldfinger (1964)	$124,900,000
3	Diamonds Are Forever (1971)	$116,000,000
4	You Only Live Twice (1967)	$101,000,000
5	From Russia with Love (1963)	$78,900,000
6	Dr. No (1962)	$59,500,000

	Timothy Dalton series	$347,400,000	2	$173,700,000	The Living Daylights ($191,200,000)
1	The Living Daylights (1987)	$191,200,000
2	Licence to Kill (1989)	$156,200,000

	George Lazenby series	$64,600,000	1	$64,600,000	On Her Majesty's Secret Service ($64,600,000)
1	On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)	$64,600,000

	Never Say Never Again (1983)	$160,000,000

	Casino Royale (1967)	$41,744,718

6	Avengers	$7,767,486,137	4	$1,941,871,534	Endgame ($2,797,501,328)
1	Endgame (2019)	$2,797,501,328
2	Infinity War (2018)	$2,048,359,754
3	The Avengers (2012)	$1,518,815,515
4	Age of Ultron (2015)	$1,402,809,540

Batman

$6,841,439,682

$402,437,628

The Dark Knight Rises ($1,081,169,825)

	The Dark Knight trilogy	$2,461,076,985	3	$820,358,995	The Dark Knight Rises ($1,081,169,825)
1	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)	$1,081,169,825
2	The Dark Knight (2008)	$1,006,234,167
3	Batman Begins (2005)	$373,672,993

	Burton/Schumacher series	$1,253,192,682	4	$313,298,171	Batman ($411,556,825)
1	Batman (1989)	$411,556,825
2	Batman Forever (1995)	$336,567,531
3	Batman Returns (1992)	$266,832,411
4	Batman & Robin (1997)	$238,235,915

	Joker (2019)	$1,074,458,282

	DC Extended Universe	$873,637,528	1	$873,637,528	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($873,637,528)
1	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)	$873,637,528

	The Batman (2022)	$770,945,583

	The Lego Batman Movie (2017)	$311,950,384

	Catwoman (2004)	$82,102,379

	Mask of the Phantasm (1993)	$5,617,391

	DC Universe Animated Original Movies	$4,501,125	2	$2,250,563	The Killing Joke ($4,462,034)
1	The Killing Joke (2016)	$4,462,034
2	Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)	$39,091

	1960s TV series	$3,957,343	2	$1,978,672	Batman: The Movie ($3,900,000)
1	Batman: The Movie (1966)^^R*	$3,900,000
2	Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)	$57,343

Fast & Furious

$6,619,477,268

$661,947,727

Furious 7 ($1,515,341,399)

	The Fast Saga	$5,860,420,333	9	$651,157,815	Furious 7 ($1,515,341,399)
1	Furious 7 (2015)	$1,515,341,399
2	The Fate of the Furious (2017)^F8	$1,238,764,765
3	Fast & Furious 6 (2013)	$788,679,850
4	F9 (2021)	$726,229,501
5	Fast Five (2011)	$626,137,675
6	Fast & Furious (2009)	$363,164,265
7	2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)	$236,350,661
8	The Fast and the Furious (2001)	$207,283,925
9	Tokyo Drift (2006)	$158,468,292

	Hobbs & Shaw (2019)	$759,056,935

9	DC Extended Universe^S	$6,219,427,720	11	$565,402,520	Aquaman ($1,148,528,393)
1	Aquaman (2018)	$1,148,528,393
2	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)	$873,634,919
3	Wonder Woman (2017)	$821,847,012
4	Suicide Squad (2016)	$746,846,894
5	Man of Steel (2013)	$668,045,518
6	Justice League (2017)	$657,924,295
7	Black Adam (2022)	$392,952,111
8	Shazam! (2019)	$365,971,656
9	Birds of Prey (2020)	$205,358,461
10	Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)	$169,601,036
11	The Suicide Squad (2021)	$168,717,425

X-Men

$6,085,517,330

$468,116,718

Deadpool 2 ($785,046,920)

	Main series	$3,061,275,291	7	$437,325,042	Days of Future Past ($747,862,775)
1	Days of Future Past (2014)	$747,862,775
2	Apocalypse (2016)	$543,934,787
3	The Last Stand (2006)	$459,359,555
4	X2 (2003)	$407,711,549
5	First Class (2011)	$353,624,124
6	X-Men (2000)	$296,339,527
7	Dark Phoenix (2019)	$252,442,974

	Deadpool series	$1,568,159,899	2	$784,079,950	Deadpool 2 ($785,046,920)
1	Deadpool 2 (2018)	$785,046,920
2	Deadpool (2016)	$783,112,979

	Wolverine series	$1,406,912,546	3	$468,970,849	Logan ($619,021,436)
1	Logan (2017)	$619,021,436
2	The Wolverine (2013)	$414,828,246
3	Origins: Wolverine (2009)	$373,062,864

	The New Mutants (2020)	$49,169,594

Jurassic Park

$6,004,618,796

$1,000,769,799

Jurassic World ($1,671,537,444)

	Jurassic World trilogy	$3,982,999,985	3	$1,327,666,662	Jurassic World ($1,671,537,444)
1	Jurassic World (2015)	$1,671,537,444
2	Fallen Kingdom (2018)	$1,309,484,461
3	Dominion (2022)	$1,001,978,080

	Jurassic Park trilogy	$2,021,618,811	3	$673,872,937	Jurassic Park ($1,034,199,003)
1	Jurassic Park (1993)	$1,034,199,003
2	The Lost World (1997)	$618,638,999
3	Jurassic Park III (2001)	$368,780,809

Middle-earth

$5,955,156,289

$850,736,613

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,146,457,748)

Jackson series

$5,924,684,869

$987,447,478

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($1,146,457,748)

	The Lord of the Rings	$2,992,606,438	3	$997,535,479	The Return of the King ($1,146,457,748)
1	The Return of the King (2003)	$1,146,457,748
2	The Two Towers (2002)	$947,944,270
3	The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)	$898,204,420

	The Hobbit	$2,932,078,431	3	$977,359,477	An Unexpected Journey ($1,017,030,651)
1	An Unexpected Journey (2012)	$1,017,030,651
2	The Desolation of Smaug (2013)	$959,027,992
3	The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)	$956,019,788

	The Lord of the Rings (1978)	$30,471,420

13	Avatar	$5,100,831,260	2	$2,550,415,630	Avatar ($2,922,917,914)
1	Avatar (2009)	$2,922,917,914
2	The Way of Water (2022)	$2,177,913,346

Transformers

$4,853,126,073

$693,303,725

Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079)

	Bay series	$4,379,286,781	5	$875,857,356	Dark of the Moon ($1,123,794,079)
1	Dark of the Moon (2011)	$1,123,794,079
2	Age of Extinction (2014)	$1,104,054,072
3	Revenge of the Fallen (2009)	$836,303,693
4	Transformers (2007)	$709,709,780
5	The Last Knight (2017)	$605,425,157

	Bumblebee (2018)	$467,989,645

	The Transformers: The Movie (1986)	$6,469,244

Despicable Me

$4,647,748,873

$929,549,775

Minions ($1,159,444,662)

	Main series	$2,548,676,001	3	$849,558,667	Despicable Me 3 ($1,034,800,131)
1	Despicable Me 3 (2017)	$1,034,800,131
2	Despicable Me 2 (2013)	$970,761,885
3	Despicable Me (2010)	$543,113,985

	Minions series	$2,099,072,872	2	$1,049,536,436	Minions ($1,159,444,662)
1	Minions (2015)	$1,159,444,662
2	The Rise of Gru (2022)	$939,628,210

16	Pirates of the Caribbean	$4,522,015,850	5	$904,403,170	Dead Man's Chest ($1,066,179,747)
1	Dead Man's Chest (2006)	$1,066,179,747
2	On Stranger Tides (2011)	$1,045,713,802
3	At World's End (2007)	$960,996,492
4	Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)	$794,861,794
5	The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)	$654,264,015

Shrek

$3,892,753,186

$648,792,198

Shrek 2 ($928,760,770)

	Main series	$2,964,729,017	4	$741,182,254	Shrek 2 ($928,760,770)
1	Shrek 2 (2004)	$928,760,770
2	Shrek the Third (2007)	$798,958,162
3	Shrek Forever After (2010)	$752,600,867
4	Shrek (2001)	$484,409,218

	Puss in Boots series	$928,024,169	2	$464,012,085	Puss in Boots ($554,987,477)
1	Puss in Boots (2011)	$554,987,477
2	The Last Wish (2022)	$373,036,692

18	Mission: Impossible	$3,570,477,227	6	$595,079,538	Fallout ($791,115,104)
1	Fallout (2018)	$791,115,104
2	Ghost Protocol (2011)	$694,713,380
3	Rogue Nation (2015)	$682,714,267
4	Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)	$546,388,105
5	Mission: Impossible (1996)	$457,696,359
6	Mission: Impossible III (2006)	$397,850,012

19	The Twilight Saga	$3,346,157,056	5	$669,231,411	Breaking Dawn – Part 2 ($829,746,820)
1	Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012)	$829,746,820
2	Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011)	$712,205,856
3	New Moon (2009)	$709,711,008
4	Eclipse (2010)	$698,491,347
5	Twilight (2008)	$393,616,788
6	Twilight / New Moon Combo (2010)	$2,385,237

Toy Story

$3,269,996,326

$653,999,265

Toy Story 4 ($1,073,394,593)

	Main series	$3,043,570,906	4	$760,892,727	Toy Story 4 ($1,073,394,593)
1	Toy Story 4 (2019)	$1,073,394,593
2	Toy Story 3 (2010)	$1,066,970,811
3	Toy Story 2 (1999)	$497,366,869
4	Toy Story (1995)	$373,554,033
5	Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (3D) (2009)	$32,284,600

	Lightyear (2022)	$226,425,420

21	Ice Age	$3,217,251,681	5	$643,450,336	Dawn of the Dinosaurs ($886,686,817)
1	Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)	$886,686,817
2	Continental Drift (2012)	$877,244,782
3	The Meltdown (2006)	$661,483,908
4	Collision Course (2016)	$408,579,038
5	Ice Age (2002)	$383,257,136

22	The Hunger Games	$2,968,191,442	4	$742,047,861	Catching Fire ($865,011,746)
1	Catching Fire (2013)	$865,011,746
2	Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)	$755,356,711
3	The Hunger Games (2012)	$694,394,724
4	Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)	$653,428,261

23	Frozen	$2,740,026,933	2	$1,370,013,467	Frozen II ($1,450,026,933)
1	Frozen II (2019)	$1,450,026,933
2	Frozen (2013)	$1,290,000,000

24	Thor	$2,709,021,718	4	$677,255,430	Ragnarok ($853,983,879)
1	Ragnarok (2017)	$853,983,879
2	Love and Thunder (2022)	$760,928,081
3	The Dark World (2013)	$644,783,140
4	Thor (2011)	$449,326,618

The Lion King

$2,625,456,664

$875,152,221

The Lion King (2019) ($1,656,943,394)

	The Lion King (2019)	$1,656,943,394

	Traditionally animated series	$968,513,270	2	$484,256,635	The Lion King (1994) ($968,511,805)
1	The Lion King (1994)	$968,511,805
2	The Lion King 1½ (2004)	$1,465

^SShared universes for which some properties also have their own entries.

^*Canada and U.S. gross only.

^RDistributor rental.

Longest-running film series and franchises

Franchise	First film	Last film	Length	Number of films
The Invisible Man	The Invisible Man (31 October 1933)	The Invisible Man (February 27, 2020)	86 years, 3 months	7
The Mummy	The Mummy (December 22, 1932)	The Mummy (June 9, 2017)	84 years, 5 months	19
Batman	Batman (July 6, 1943)	The Batman (March 4, 2022)	78 years, 7 months	16
Lassie	Lassie Come Home (October 7, 1943)	Lassie Come Home (November 26, 2020)[4]	77 years, 1 month	12
Captain America	Captain America (February 5, 1944)	Captain America: Civil War (April 12, 2016)	73 years, 2 months	7
Superman	Superman (January 5, 1948)	Zack Snyder's Justice League (March 18, 2021)	73 years, 2 months	13
Wong Fei-hung	Huang Fei-hong zhuan: Bian feng mie zhu (1949)	Wong Fei-hung: Return Of The King (2018)	69 years	123
Father of Four	Father of Four (2 November 1953)	Far til fire og vikingerne (1 October 2020)	66 years, 10 months	21
Godzilla	Godzilla (October 27, 1954)[5]	Godzilla vs. Kong (March 24, 2021)[6]	66 years, 4 months	36
Cinderella	Cinderella (February 15, 1950)	Cinderella (February 13, 2015)	64 years, 11 months	4
The Cisco Kid	In Old Arizona (January 20, 1929)	The Cisco Kid (February 6, 1994)	65 years	28
Alice in Wonderland	Alice in Wonderland (July 26, 1951)[7]	Alice Through the Looking Glass (May 27, 2016)	64 years, 10 months	3
Mickey Mouse universe	Fantasia (November 13, 1940)[8]	Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (August 17, 2004) [9][10]	63 years, 9 months	16
Peter Pan	Peter Pan (February 5, 1953)[11]	Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast (December 12, 2014)[12]	61 years, 10 months	3
Sleeping Beauty	Sleeping Beauty (January 29, 1959)[13]	Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (October 18, 2019)[14]	60 years, 8 months	3
101 Dalmatians	One Hundred and One Dalmatians (January 25, 1961)	Cruella (May 28, 2021)[15]	60 years, 4 months	5
James Bond	Dr. No (5 October 1962)	No Time to Die (30 September 2021)[16]	58 years, 11 months	27
St Trinian's School	The Belles of St. Trinian's (28 September 1954)	St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold (18 December 2009) [17]	55 years, 2 months	7
Ultraman	Ultraman (July 22, 1967)[18]	Ultraman Taiga The Movie (August 7, 2020)	53 years	44
Asterix	Asterix the Gaul (20 December 1967)	Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (1 February 2023)	55 years, 1 month	16
Otoko wa Tsurai yo	It's Tough Being a Man (August 27, 1969)	Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (December 27, 2019)	50 years, 4 months	48
Kamen Rider	Go Go Kamen Rider (1971)	Saber + Zenkaiger: Super Hero Senki (July 22, 2021)[19]	50 years	68
The Flintstones	The Man Called Flintstone (August 3, 1966)	The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! (March 10, 2015)	48 years, 7 months	12
The Jungle Book	The Jungle Book (October 18, 1967)[20]	The Jungle Book (April 15, 2016) [21][22]	48 years, 5 months	5
Zatoichi	The Tale of Zatoichi (April 12, 1962)[23][24]	Zatoichi: The Last (May 29, 2010)	48 years, 1 month	26
Yogi Bear & friends	Hey There, It's Yogi Bear! (June 3, 1964)	Yogi Bear (December 17, 2010)[25]	46 years, 6 months	7
Super Sentai	Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975)	Kamen Rider Saber + Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger: Superhero Senki (2021)	46 years	61
Looney Tunes	Bugs Bunny: Superstar (December 19, 1975)	Coyote vs. Acme (TBA)	47 years, 7 months	11
Lupin III	Lupin III: Strange Psychokinetic Strategy (August 3, 1974)	Lupin III: The First (December 6, 2019)	45 years, 4 months	43
The Pink Panther	The Pink Panther (December 18, 1963)	The Pink Panther 2 (February 6, 2009)	45 years, 1 month	12
Olsen Gang	The Olsen Gang (11 October 1968)	The Olsen Gang in Deep Trouble (2013)	45 years	17
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (October 11, 1974)[26]	Texas Chainsaw Massacre (February 18, 2022)	47 years, 4 months	10
Coffin Joe	At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (9 November 1964)	Embodiment of Evil (August 8, 2008)	43 years, 8 months	3
Tales for All	The Christmas Martian (1971)	The Outlaw League (2014)	43 years	24
Star Wars	Star Wars (May 25, 1977)	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (December 20, 2019)	46 years, 6 months	13
Spider-Man	Spider-Man (September 14, 1977)	Spider-Man: No Way Home (December 17, 2021)	44 years, 3 months	16
The Muppets	The Muppet Movie (May 31, 1979)	Muppets Haunted Mansion (October 8, 2021)[27]	42 years, 4 months	14
Rocky	Rocky (November 21, 1976) [28]	Creed II (November 21, 2018)[29]	42 years	8
Feluda	Sonar Kella (27 December 1974)	Double Feluda (16 December 2016)	41 years, 11 months	11
Scooby-Doo	Scooby Goes Hollywood (December 23, 1979)[30]	Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (October 4, 2022)[31]	42 years, 9 months	47
Winnie the Pooh	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (March 11, 1977)	Christopher Robin (August 3, 2018)[32]	41 years, 4 months	15
Night of the Living Dead	Night of the Living Dead (October 1, 1968)	Survival of the Dead (September 9, 2009)	40 years, 11 months	6
Doraemon	Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (15 March 1980)	Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (20 November 2020)[33]	40 years, 8 months	40
Gamera	Gamera, the Giant Monster (November 27, 1965)	Gamera the Brave (April 29, 2006)	40 years, 5 months	12
Mothra	Mothra (July 30, 1961)	Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (December 15, 2001)	40 years, 4 months	11
Sjors & Sjimmie	Sjors van de Rebellenclub (July 25, 1955)	Sjors en Sjimmie en het Zwaard van Krijn (July 14, 1977)	22 years, 2 months	7
Halloween	Halloween (October 25, 1978)	Halloween Ends (October 14, 2022)	43 years, 11 months	12
Star Trek	Star Trek: The Motion Picture (December 7, 1979)	Star Trek Beyond (July 22, 2016)[34]	36 years, 7 months	13
Alien	Alien (May 25, 1979) [35]	Alien: Covenant (May 19, 2017) [36][37]	37 years, 11 months	6
Middle-earth	The Hobbit (November 27, 1977)	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (11 December 2014)	37 years	9
Children of the Corn	Children of the Corn (March 9, 1984)	Children of the Corn (October 23, 2020)	36 years, 7 months	11
Herbie	The Love Bug (December 24, 1968)	Herbie: Fully Loaded (June 22, 2005)	36 years, 5 months	6
Philip Marlowe	The Falcon Takes Over (May 29, 1942)	The Big Sleep (13 March 1978)	35 years, 9 months	10
My Little Pony	My Little Pony: The Movie (June 6, 1986)	My Little Pony: A New Generation (September 24, 2021)	35 years, 3 months	5
Carry On	Carry On Sergeant (31 August 1958)[38]	Carry On Columbus (2 October 1992)	34 years, 1 month	31
Vacanze di Natale	Vacanze di Natale (1983)	Un Natale al Sud (2016)	33 years
Transformers	The Transformers: The Movie (August 8, 1986)[39]	BumbleBee (December 21, 2018)	32 years, 4 months	6
Puppet Master	Puppet Master (October 12, 1989)[40]	Blade: The Iron Cross (2020)	30 years, 8 months	14
National Lampoon's Vacation	National Lampoon's Vacation (July 29, 1983)	Vacation (July 29, 2015)[41]	32 years	6
Dragon Ball	Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (December 20, 1986)	Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (June 11, 2022)	35 years, 6 months 4 months	24
Predator	Predator (June 12, 1987)	Prey (July 21, 2022)	35 years, 1 month	5
Uuno Turhapuro	Uuno Turhapuro(24 August 1973)	Uuno Turhapuro – This Is My Life (10 September 2004)	31 years
Tremors	Tremors (January 19, 1990)	Tremors: Shrieker Island (October 20, 2020) .[42][43][44]	30 years, 9 months	7
The Howling	The Howling (March 13, 1981)	The Howling: Reborn (October 18, 2011)	30 years, 7 months
Child’s Play	Child's Play (November 9, 1988)	Child's Play (June 21, 2019)	30 years, 7 months
Hellraiser	Hellraiser (September 10, 1987)	Hellraiser (October 7, 2022)	35 years	11
Witchcraft	Witchcraft (November 1988)	Witchcraft XVI: Hollywood Coven (2018)	30 years	16
Shake, Rattle & Roll	Shake, Rattle & Roll (December 25, 1984)	Shake, Rattle & Roll XV (December 25, 2014)	30 years
Apartment Wife	Apartment Wife: Affair In the Afternoon (November 20, 1971)	Apartment Wife: Moans from Next Door (June 1, 2001)	29 years, 6 months
Debbie Does Dallas	Debbie Does Dallas (1978)	Debbie Does Dallas ... Again (2007)	29 years	12
Tom and Jerry	Tom and Jerry: The Movie (October 1, 1992)	Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land (November 15, 2022)	30 years, 1 month	17
Jurassic Park	Jurassic Park (June 11, 1993)	Jurassic World Dominion (June 10, 2022)	28 years, 11 months	6
Friday the 13th	Friday the 13th (May 9, 1980)	Friday the 13th (February 13, 2009)	28 years, 9 months	12
Crayon Shin-chan	Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil (July 24, 1993)	Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpūden (April 22, 2022)[45]	28 years, 8 months	30
Mr. Moto	Think Fast, Mr. Moto (August 1937)[46]	The Return of Mr. Moto (1965)	28 years	9
The Land Before Time	The Land Before Time (November 18, 1988)	The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave (February 2, 2016)	27 years, 2 months	14
Sniper	Sniper (January 29, 1993)	Sniper: Rogue Mission (August 16, 2022)	29 years, 6 months	9
It	It (November 18, 1990)	It Chapter Two (September 6, 2019)	28 years, 9 months	3
Taboo	Taboo(March 7, 1980)	Taboo 23 (2007)	27 years	23
Indiana Jones	Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981)	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (May 22, 2008)	26 years, 11 months	4
The Lion King	The Lion King (June 15, 1994)	Black is King (July 31, 2020)	26 years, 1 month	5
Leprechaun	Leprechaun (January 8, 1993)	Leprechaun Returns (December 11, 2018)	25 years, 11 months	8
Rin Tin Tin	The Man from Hell's River (May 1922)	The Return of Rin Tin Tin (November 1, 1947)[47][48][49]	25 years, 6 months
The Waltons	The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (December 19, 1971)	A Walton Easter (April 27, 1997)	25 years, 4 months
Enteng Kabisote	Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!: The Movie (1991)	Enteng Kabisote 10 and the Abangers (November 30, 2016)	25 years, 6 months
A Nightmare on Elm Street	A Nightmare on Elm Street (November 9, 1984)	A Nightmare on Elm Street (April 30, 2010)	25 years, 5 months	9
The Rockford Files	Backlash of the Hunter (March 27, 1974)	If It Bleeds, It Leads (April 20, 1999)	25 years	9
View Askewniverse	Clerks (October 19, 1994)	Clerks III (September 13, 2022)	27 years, 10 months	9
Die Hard	Die Hard (July 15, 1988)	A Good Day to Die Hard (February 14, 2013)	24 years, 6 months	5
Ugo Fantozzi	Fantozzi (1975)	Fantozzi 2000 – La clonazione (1999)	24 years
Case Closed	Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper (April 19, 1997)	Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (April 16, 2021) [50][51]	23 years, 11 months
Pokémon	Pokémon The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (July 18, 1998)[52]	Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (December 25, 2020) [53]	22 years, 5 months	24
Mission: Impossible	Mission: Impossible (May 22, 1996)	Mission: Impossible – Fallout (July 27, 2018)[54]	22 years, 2 months	7
The Matrix	The Matrix (March 31, 1999)	The Matrix Resurrections (December 22, 2021)	22 years, 8 months	4
Beethoven	Beethoven (April 3, 1992)	Beethoven’s Treasure Tail (October 28, 2014)	22 years, 6 months	8
Road to ...	Road to Singapore (March 14, 1940)	The Road to Hong Kong (March 1962)	22 years	7
Whispering Corridors	Whispering Corridors (May 30, 1998)	The Humming (2020)	22 years
The Ring	Ring (August 11, 1995)	The Ring: Rebirth (February 3, 2017)	21 years, 5 months	13
Faces of Death	Faces of Death (November 10, 1978)	Faces of Death: Fact or Fiction? (1999)	21 years
Khiladi	Khiladi (5 June 1992)	Khiladi 786 (7 December 2012)	20 years, 6 months
Troublesome Night	Troublesome Night (10 May 1997)	Always Be with You (October 26, 2017)	20 years, 5 months
Universal Soldier	Universal Soldier (July 10, 1992)	Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (October 25, 2012)	20 years, 3 months
X-Men	X-Men (July 14, 2000)	The New Mutants (August 28, 2020)	20 years, 1 month	13
Camp Blood	Camp Blood (April 4, 2000)	Children of Camp Blood (2020)	20 years	11
Digimon	Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! (March 4, 2000)[55]	Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (February 21, 2020)[56]	19 years, 11 months	19
Ju-On	Ju-On: The Curse (11 February 2000)	The Grudge (January 3, 2020)	19 years, 10 months
The Fast & Furious	The Fast and the Furious (June 22, 2001)	Fast & Furious 9 (May 19, 2021)[57]	19 years, 10 months	10
Resident Evil	Resident Evil (March 21, 2002)	Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (November 19, 2021)	19 years, 7 months	7
One Piece	One Piece: The Movie (March 4, 2000)	One Piece Film: Red (August 6, 2022)	22 years, 5 months	15
The Godfather	The Godfather (March 15, 1972)	The Godfather Part III (December 25, 1990)	18 years, 9 months	3
Philo Vance	The Canary Murder Case (February 16, 1929)	Philo Vance's Secret Mission (August 30, 1947)	18 years, 6 months	15
Wangan Midnight	Wangan Midnight (1991)	Wangan Midnight: The Movie (2009)	18 years	11
Kinnikuman	Kinnikuman (July 14, 1984)	Muscle Ginseng Competition! The Great Choujin War (July 20, 2002)	18 years	7
Wizarding World	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (10 November 2001)[58]	Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets Of Dumbledore (April 15, 2022)	20 years, 5 months	11
Scream	Scream (December 20, 1996)	Scream (January 14, 2022)	25 years	5
Planet of the Apes	Planet of the Apes (February 8, 1968)	War for the Planet of the Apes (July 10, 2017)	49 years, 5 months	9
God of Gamblers	God of Gamblers (December 14, 1989)	From Vegas to Macau III (February 6, 2016)	26 years, 1 month	9

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