List of highest-grossing media franchises

This is a list of media franchises that have grossed $2 billion and more.

List

Franchise	Year of inception	Total revenue (est. US$)	Revenue breakdown (est. US$)	Original medium	Creator(s)	Owner(s)


$50 billion+
Pokémon	1996	$88 billion^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Licensed merchandise – $80.8 billion^{[lower-alpha 2]} Pokémon mobile games – $6.13 billion^{[lower-alpha 3]} Box office – $1.156 billion^[26] Jet aircraft livery sales – $3 million^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Video game	Satoshi Tajiri	The Pokémon Company (Nintendo, Creatures, Game Freak) (copyright; trademark in Japan) Nintendo (trademark globally)
Mickey Mouse & Friends	1928	$52.2 billion	Retail sales – $51.66 billion^{[lower-alpha 5]} Box office – $226.7 million^{[lower-alpha 6]} VHS & DVD – $323 million^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Animated cartoon	Walt Disney Ub Iwerks	The Walt Disney Company

$20–50 billion
Winnie the Pooh	1924	$48.5 billion	Retail sales – $48.25 billion^{[lower-alpha 9]} DVD & Blu-ray – $40 million^[50] Box office – $214 million^[51]	Book^[52]	A. A. Milne E. H. Shepard	The Walt Disney Company
Star Wars	1977	$46.7 billion^{[lower-alpha 10]}	Merchandise sales – $29.057 billion^{[lower-alpha 11]} Box office – $10.318 billion^[56] Home video – $1.274 billion^[57] Video games – $4.01 billion^{[lower-alpha 12]} Book sales – $1.82 billion^[58] TV revenue – $280 million^{[lower-alpha 13]}	Film	George Lucas	Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company)
Disney Princess	2000	$45.4 billion	Retail sales – $45.468 billion^{[lower-alpha 14]} Home entertainment – $14.7 million^[74]	Animated films	Andy Mooney	The Walt Disney Company
Anpanman	1973	$38.4 billion	Retail sales – $38.42 billion^{[lower-alpha 15]} Museum – $14.5 million^{[lower-alpha 16]}	Picture book	Takashi Yanase	Froebel-kan (Toppan Printing Co.)
Wizarding World (Harry Potter)	1997	$34.5 billion	Box office – $9.584 billion^[77] Book Sales – $8.0164 billion^{[lower-alpha 17]} Merchandise sales – $7.11 billion^{[lower-alpha 18]} Home entertainment – $4.032 billion^{[lower-alpha 19]} Video games – $3.5 billion^{[lower-alpha 20]} TV revenue – $1 billion^[84] Studio Tour – $975.3 million^[90] Stage play – $340 million^{[lower-alpha 21]}	Novel	J. K. Rowling	J. K. Rowling (books) Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Discovery) (films)
Barbie	1987^{[lower-alpha 22]}	$33.9 billion	Merchandise sales – $32.2 billion^{[lower-alpha 23]} Home video sales – $328 million^[116] Box office – $1.439 billion^[117]	Television special	Ruth Handler	Mattel
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)	2008	$32.3 billion	Box office – $29.73 billion^{[lower-alpha 24]} Home entertainment – $2.609 billion^[120]	Film	Marvel Studios Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Walt Disney Studios (The Walt Disney Company) Sony Pictures (Spider-Man films) Universal Pictures (The Incredible Hulk)
Call of Duty	2003	$31 billion	Video games – $31 billion^{[lower-alpha 25]}	Video game	Steve Fukuda Zied Rieke	Activision Blizzard (Microsoft Gaming)
Batman	1939	$29.6 billion	Retail sales – $21.329 billion^{[lower-alpha 26]} Home video – $1.212 billion^{[lower-alpha 27]} Box office – $6.810 billion^[128] TV revenue – $340 million^{[lower-alpha 28]}	Comic book	Bob Kane Bill Finger	DC Entertainment (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Hello Kitty	1974	$28.3 billion	Merchandise sales – $28.3 billion^{[lower-alpha 29]} Box office – $61,487^[136]	Cartoon character^[137]	Yuko Shimizu Shintaro Tsuji	Sanrio
Spider-Man	1962	$25.4 billion	Merchandise sales – $14.526 billion^{[lower-alpha 30]} Box office – $9.798 billion^{[lower-alpha 31]} Home video – $787 million^{[lower-alpha 32]} Video games – $110 million^{[lower-alpha 33]} Broadway musical – $212 million^[146]	Comic book	Stan Lee Steve Ditko	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company) Sony Pictures (films)
Transformers	1984	$25 billion^{[lower-alpha 34]}	Merchandise sales – $3.97 billion^{[lower-alpha 35]} Box office – $5.260 billion^[149] Home entertainment – $906 million^[150]	Animated series	Shōji Kawamori Kazutaka Miyatake	Takara Tomy Hasbro
Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO)	2005	$22 billion	Computer game – $22 billion^[151]	Video game	Neople	Nexon Tencent
Cars	2006	$21.5 billion	Merchandise sales – $19.114 billion^{[lower-alpha 36]} Box office – $1.799 billion^{[lower-alpha 37]} DVD & Blu-ray sales – $634 million^{[lower-alpha 38]}	Animated film	Pixar John Lasseter	The Walt Disney Company
Candy Crush	2012	$20 billion	Video games – $20 billion^[158]	Video game	King	Activision Blizzard (Microsoft Gaming)

$10–19 billion
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	1984	$17.4 billion	Merchandise sales – $15.4 billion^{[lower-alpha 39]} Box office – $1.311 billion^[163] Video games – $450 million^[164] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $154 million^[165] Video rentals – $67.65 million^[130]	Comic book	Kevin Eastman Peter Laird	Nickelodeon (Paramount Global)
Looney Tunes	1930	$15.9 billion	Retail sales – $15.277 billion^{[lower-alpha 40]} Box office – $460 million^{[lower-alpha 41]} Home video sales – $209 million^[177]	Animated cartoon	Hugh Harman Rudolf Ising	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Dora the Explorer	2000	$15.8 billion	Retail sales – $15.413 billion^{[lower-alpha 42]} Home video sales – $250 million^[180]^{[lower-alpha 43]} Box office – $118 million^[181]	Animated series	Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Eric Weiner	Nickelodeon (Paramount Global)
Pac-Man	1980	$15.4 billion	Video games – $14.407 billion^{[lower-alpha 44]} Merchandise & licensing – $1 billion^[188]^[189] Music sales – $32 million^{[lower-alpha 45]}	Video game	Toru Iwatani Namco	Bandai Namco Entertainment (Bandai Namco Holdings)
The Lion King	1994	$15.2 billion	Musical theatre – $8.1 billion^[191] Merchandise sales – $3 billion^{[lower-alpha 46]} Box office – $2.633 billion^[193] Home entertainment – $1.5 billion^[194]	Animated film	Roger Allers Rob Minkoff	The Walt Disney Company
Toy Story	1995	$14.8 billion	Retail sales – $11 billion^{[lower-alpha 47]} Box office – $3.273 billion^[196] VHS sales – $290 million^[43] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $250 million^[197]	Animated film	Pixar John Lasseter	The Walt Disney Company
James Bond	1953	$14.4 billion^{[lower-alpha 48]}	Box office – $7.879 billion^[199] Home video sales – $3.06 billion^[198] Merchandise & licensing – $3.06 billion^[198] Video games – $500 million^{[lower-alpha 49]}	Novel	Ian Fleming	Jonathan Cape (books) Danjaq and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (films)
Peanuts	1950	$14.4 billion	Retail sales – $14.19 billion^{[lower-alpha 50]} Box office – $250 million^[205] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $35 million^[205]	Comic strip	Charles M. Schulz	Sony Music Entertainment Japan (Sony) Peanuts Worldwide LLC (WildBrain)
PAW Patrol	2013	$14.3 billion	Retail sales – $14 billion^[206] Box office – $355.6 million^[207] Home media – $39 million^[208]	Animated series	Keith Chapman	Spin Master
Avengers	1963	$14.3 billion	Box office – $7.765 billion^[209] Merchandise sales – $6.596 billion^{[lower-alpha 51]} DVD & Blu-ray sales – $18 million^{[lower-alpha 52]}	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Frozen	2013	$13.9 billion	Merchandise sales – $10.588 billion^{[lower-alpha 53]} Box office – $2.694 billion^[215] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $502 million^[216] Musical theatre – $155 million^[217]	Animated film	Chris Buck Jennifer Lee Hans Christian Andersen	The Walt Disney Company
Space Invaders	1978	$13.9 billion	Video game – $13.93 billion^[182]^{[lower-alpha 54]}	Video game	Tomohiro Nishikado	Taito (Square Enix)
SpongeBob SquarePants	1999	$13.7 billion	Retail sales – $13 billion^{[lower-alpha 55]} Box office – $457 million^[219] Musical Theater – $37 million^[220]	Animated series	Stephen Hillenburg	Nickelodeon (Paramount Global)
Warcraft	1994	$12.4 billion	Video games – $12 billion^{[lower-alpha 56]} Box office – $438 million^[222] Home entertainment – $17.4 million^[222]	Video game	Allen Adham Frank Pearce Michael Morhaime	Activision Blizzard (Microsoft Gaming)
Despicable Me (Minions)	2010	$11.3 billion	Retail sales – $6 billion^[223] Box office – $4.64 billion^[224] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $723 million^[224]	Animated film	Sergio Pablos	Illumination Universal Pictures (Comcast)
Star Trek	1966	$10.7 billion^{[lower-alpha 57]}	Retail sales – $4.753 billion^{[lower-alpha 58]} TV revenue – $2.3 billion^[225] Box office – $2.266 billion^[226] VHS sales – $1 billion^[225] DVD & Blu-ray – $426 million^[227]	Television series	Gene Roddenberry	Paramount Global
Street Fighter	1987	$10.7 billion	Video Game – $10.61 billion^[182] Box office & home video – $211 million^{[lower-alpha 59]}	Video game	Takashi Nishiyama Hiroshi Matsumoto	Capcom
Rilakkuma	2003	$10 billion	Merchandise sales – $10 billion^[232]	Manga	Aki Kondo	San-X
Monster Strike	2013	$10 billion	Mobile Game- $10 billion^{[lower-alpha 60]}	Mobile Game	Yoshiki Okamoto	Mixi

$5–9 billion
Grand Theft Auto (GTA)	1997	$9.88 billion	Video games – $9.88 billion^{[lower-alpha 61]}	Video game	DMA Design David Jones Mike Dailly	Rockstar Games (Take-Two Interactive)
Dragon Ball	1984	$9.45 billion	Merchandise sales – $6 billion^{[lower-alpha 62]} Box office - $289 million^[246] Home video - $23 million^[247] Video games - $3.14 billion^{[lower-alpha 63]}	Manga	Akira Toriyama	Akira Toriyama (Bird Studio) Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Bandai Namco
Angry Birds	2009	$9.19 billion	Merchandise sales – $8.297 billion^{[lower-alpha 64]} Box office – $503 million^[251] Video games – $362.5 million^{[lower-alpha 65]} DVD & Blu-ray sales – $35 million^[251]	Video game	Jaakko Iisalo	Rovio Entertainment (Sega Sammy Holdings)
Thomas & Friends	1945	$9.12 billion	Retail sales – $9.107 billion^{[lower-alpha 66]} Box office – $19.7 million^[256]	Book	Wilbert Awdry Christopher Awdry	Egmont Group Mattel
Fortnite	2017	$9 billion	Video games – $9 billion^[257]	Video game	Epic Games	Epic Games Tencent
Jurassic Park	1990	$8.82 billion	Box office – $6.012 billion^[258] Merchandise sales – $1.706 billion^{[lower-alpha 67]} Home video sales – $959 million^{[lower-alpha 68]} TV revenue – $150 million^[261]^[262]	Novel	Michael Crichton	Alfred A. Knopf (novel) Universal Pictures (Comcast) Amblin (Reliance / Hasbro / Alibaba) (film)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	2016	$8.74 billion	Retail sales- $8.74 billion^[263]^[264]	Manga	Koyoharu Gotōge	Koyoharu Gotōge and Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toho (Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group) (films)
Super Sentai / Power Rangers	1975 (1993 – Power Rangers)	$8.67 billion	Licensed merchandise – $8.47 billion^{[lower-alpha 69]} DVD & Blu-ray – $18 million^[266] Box office – $182 million^[267]	Television series	Shotaro Ishinomori Haim Saban Shuki Levy	Toei Company (Super Sentai) Bandai Namco Holdings (Super Sentai merchandise) Hasbro (Power Rangers)
Mario	1981	$8.60 billion	Video games – $7.2 billion^{[lower-alpha 70]} Box office – $1.400 billion^{[lower-alpha 71]}	Video game	Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo
Fast & Furious	2001	$7.91 billion	Box office – $7.321 billion^[276] Home entertainment – $595 million^[277]	Film	Gary Scott Thompson	Universal Pictures (Comcast)
Pirates of the Caribbean	2003^{[lower-alpha 72]}	$7.9 billion	Box office – $4.522 billion^[278] Home entertainment – $1.781 billion^{[lower-alpha 73]} Merchandise sales – $1.6 billion^[281]^{[lower-alpha 74]}	Film	Walt Disney Walt Disney Imagineering Marc Davis Gore Verbinski Jerry Bruckheimer	The Walt Disney Company
Ben 10	2005	$7.85 billion	Retail sales – $7.853 billion^{[lower-alpha 75]}	Animated series	Man of Action Studios	Cartoon Network (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Sesame Street (The Muppets)	1955	$7.72 billion	Merchandise sales – $7.05 billion^{[lower-alpha 76]} Box office – $481 million^{[lower-alpha 77]} TV licensing – $96 million^[288] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $98 million^[289]	Television series	Jim Henson Joan Ganz Cooney Lloyd Morrisett	The Muppets Studio (The Walt Disney Company) Sesame Workshop
DC Extended Universe (DCEU)	2013	$7.63 billion	Box office – $6.83 billion^[290] Home video sales – $705.4 million^{[lower-alpha 78]} Merchandise sales – $100 million^[293]	Film	DC Entertainment	DC Entertainment (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Ultra Series (Ultraman)	1966	$7.4 billion	Merchandise sales – $7.4 billion^{[lower-alpha 80]} Box office – $1.1 million^[296] Home media – $863,313^[297]	Television series	Eiji Tsuburaya	Tsuburaya Productions (Bandai Namco Holdings)
Madden NFL	1998	$7 billion	Video games – $7 billion^[298]	Video game	Electronic Arts	Electronic Arts National Football League (NFL)
Fate (Fate/stay night)	2004	$7 billion	Mobile game – $7 billion^[299]	Video games	Type-Moon	Type-Moon (visual novel) Aniplex (Sony Music Japan) (anime & mobile game)
X-Men	1963	$6.9 billion	Box office – $6.073 billion^[300] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $823.6 million^[301] Merchandise sales - $85 million^{[lower-alpha 81]}	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Superman	1938	$6.9 billion	Retail sales – $4.032 billion^{[lower-alpha 82]} Box office – $2.553 billion^[303] DVD & Blu-ray - $356 million^[303]	Comic book	Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster	DC Entertainment (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Middle-earth (The Lord of the Rings)	1937	$6.84 billion	Box office – $5.846 billion^[304] Home media – $995 million^[305]	Novel	J. R. R. Tolkien	Tolkien Estate (books) Middle-earth Enterprises (Embracer Freemode) (ownership of IP outside of books) New Line Cinema (Warner Bros. Discovery) (films, under sublicense of Middle-earth Enterprises)
Halo	2001	$6.5 billion	Games & consoles – $5 billion^[306] Home video & merchandise – $1.5 billion^[307]	Video game	Bungie 343 Industries	Microsoft Gaming
Ice Age	2002	$6.42 billion^{[lower-alpha 83]}	Box office – $2.9 billion^[310] Retail sales – $1.3 billion^[310] Home entertainment – $347 million^[311]	Animated film	Michael J. Wilson Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
Shrek	1990	$6.3 billion	Box office – $4.020 billion^[312] Home entertainment – $1.922 billion^{[lower-alpha 84]} Merchandise sales – $275 million^[73] Broadway musical – $46.4 million^[314] Video games – $38.9 million^{[lower-alpha 85]}	Picture book	William Steig DreamWorks Animation	Farrar, Straus and Giroux (book) Universal Pictures (Comcast) (films)
The Phantom of the Opera	1986	$6.15 billion	Musical theatre – $6 billion^{[lower-alpha 86]} Box office – $155 million^[316]	Musical theatre	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Andrew Lloyd Webber
Avatar	2009	$5.78 billion	Box office – $5.2 billion^{[lower-alpha 87]} DVD & Blu-ray sales – $429 million^[319] Merchandise sales – $153 million^[320]	Film	James Cameron	20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
Sonic the Hedgehog	1991	$5.76 billion	Video games – $5 billion^[321] Box office – $707 million^[322] Blu-ray & DVD sales – $62 million^[323]	Video game	Sonic Team Hirokazu Yasuhara Yuji Naka Naoto Ohshima	Sega (Sega Sammy Holdings)
Yu-Gi-Oh!	1996	$5.25 billion	Licensed merchandise – $5 billion^{[lower-alpha 88]} Video games – $213 million^{[lower-alpha 90]} Anime box office – $39.3 million^{[lower-alpha 91]}	Manga	Kazuki Takahashi	Kazuki Takahashi Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Konami (games and cards)
Mamma Mia	1975	$5.16 billion	Musical theatre – $4 billion^[330] Film box office – $988 million^[331] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $180 million^[332]	Song	ABBA	Polar / Epic (Sony) (song) Universal Pictures (AT&T) (films)
Mortal Kombat	1992	$5.06 billion^{[lower-alpha 92]}	Video games – $4.054 billion^{[lower-alpha 93]} Box office – $256 million^[336] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $2.9 million^[334]	Video game	Midway Games Chicago Ed Boon John Tobias	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Gundam	1979	$5 billion	Retail sales – $5 billion^{[lower-alpha 94]}	Anime series	Yoshiyuki Tomino	Bandai Namco Filmworks, directly and through Sotsu (Bandai Namco Holdings)
The Sims	2000	$5 billion	Video games – $5 billion^[339]	Video game	Will Wright	Electronic Arts
Bob the Builder	1998	$5 billion	Retail sales – $5 billion^[340]	Animated series	Keith Chapman	Mattel

$2–4 billion
My Little Pony	1984	$4.99 billion	Retail sales – $4.916 billion^{[lower-alpha 95]} Box office – $67.3 million^{[lower-alpha 96]} DVD & Blu-ray sales – $4.3 million^[347]	Animated cartoon	Lauren Faust Bonnie Zacherle	Hasbro
The Simpsons	1987	$4.9 billion	Merchandise sales – $4.223 billion^{[lower-alpha 97]} Box office – $536 million^[351] Video games – $141 million^{[lower-alpha 98]}	Animated series	Matt Groening	20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
Scooby-Doo	1969	$4.69 billion	Retail sales – $4.15 billion^{[lower-alpha 99]} Box office – $483.4 million^[357] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $58 million^{[lower-alpha 100]}	Animated series	Joe Ruby Ken Spears	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Beyblade	1999	$4.6 billion	Merchandise sales – $4.6 billion^[358]^{[lower-alpha 101]} Box office – $9.7 million^{[lower-alpha 102]}	Manga	Takao Aoki	Takao Aoki Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group)
The Big Bang Theory	2007	$4.57 billion	TV advertising – $3.57 billion^{[lower-alpha 103]} TV syndication – $1 billion^[362]	Television series	Chuck Lorre Bill Prady	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Seinfeld	1989	$4.56 billion	TV revenue – $4.06 billion^[363] TV streaming – $500 million^[364]	Television series	Larry David Jerry Seinfeld	Sony Pictures Television (Sony)
Twilight	2005	$4.31 billion	Box office – $3.314 billion^[365] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $1 billion^[366]	Novel	Stephenie Meyer	Little, Brown and Company Summit Entertainment
Mission: Impossible	1966	$4.1 billion^{[lower-alpha 104]}	Box office – $3.949 billion^[368] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $180 million^[369]	Television series	Bruce Geller	Paramount Pictures (Paramount Global)
Gran Turismo	1997	$4.1 billion	Video games – $4 billion^[370] Box office - $117 million^[371]	Video game	Kazunori Yamauchi Polyphony Digital	Sony Interactive Entertainment (Sony)
Strawberry Shortcake	1979	$4 billion	Retail sales – $4 billion^[204] DVD sales – $2.6 million^[372]	Greeting card	American Greetings	WildBrain
The Smurfs	1958	$4 billion^{[lower-alpha 105]}	Box office - $1.109 billion^[374] Home media - $98.4 million^{[lower-alpha 106]}	Comic	Peyo	Studio Peyo
Cabbage Patch Kids	1982^{[lower-alpha 107]}	$4 billion	Retail sales – $4 billion^[377]	television special	Coleco	Wicked Cool Toys (Berkshire Hathaway)
G.I. Joe	1967	$3.95 billion	Merchandise sales – $3.105 billion^{[lower-alpha 108]} Box office – $712 million^[381] DVD & Blu-ray – $134 million^[382]	Comic	Stan Weston	Hasbro
Genshin Impact	2020	$3.6 billion	Video game – $3.6 billion^[383]	Video game	miHoYo Cai Haoyu	miHoYo
Beauty and the Beast	1991	$3.52 billion	Box office – $1.689 billion^{[lower-alpha 109]} Musical - $1.4 billion^[386]^{[lower-alpha 110]} DVD & Blu-ray sales – $432.6 million^{[lower-alpha 111]}	Animated film	Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve	The Walt Disney Company
Skylanders	2011	$3.5 billion^[389]	Licensed merchandise – $1.858 billion^{[lower-alpha 112]}	Video game	Toys for Bob	Activision Blizzard (Microsoft Gaming)
The Hunger Games	2008	$3.47 billion	Box office – $2.956 billion^[390] DVD & Blu-ray – $520 million^[391]	Novel	Suzanne Collins	Scholastic Corporation (books) Lionsgate (films)
Titanic	1997	$3.42 billion	Box office – $2.222 billion^[392] VHS & DVD sales – $1.2 billion^[393]	Film	James Cameron	Paramount Pictures (North America) 20th Century Studios (international) (The Walt Disney Company)
Minecraft	2009	$3.3 billion	Merchandise sales – $3.367 billion^{[lower-alpha 113]}	Video game	Markus Persson	Mojang Studios (Xbox Game Studios)
Bratz	2001	$3.23 billion	Retail sales – $3.15 billion^{[lower-alpha 114]} Box office – $26 million^[396] Home entertainment – $56.7 million^[397]	Doll	Carter Bryant	MGA Entertainment
Hamtaro	1997	$3.02 billion	Retail sales – $3 billion^[398] Box office – $25 million^{[lower-alpha 115]}	Manga	Ritsuko Kawai	Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group)
Terminator	1984	$3 billion^{[lower-alpha 116]}	Box office – $2.074 billion^[401] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $136 million^[402]	Film	James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd	Skydance Media
Astro Boy	1952	$3 billion	Merchandise sales – $3 billion^[403] Box office – $42 million^[404] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $10.2 million^[404]	Manga	Osamu Tezuka	Tezuka Productions
Thor	1962	$2.98 billion	Box office – $2.705 billion^[405] Home entertainment – $279 million^[406]	Comic book	Stan Lee Larry Lieber Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Iron Man	1963	$2.89 billion	Box office – $2.421 billion^[407] Home entertainment – $471 million^[408]	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby Larry Lieber Don Heck	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Resident Evil (Biohazard)	1996	$2.7 billion	Video games – $1.3 billion^[409] Box office – $1.271 billion^[410] Home video – $130 million^[411]	Video game	Shinji Mikami Tokuro Fujiwara	Capcom
Indiana Jones	1981	$2.6 billion	Box office – $2.210 billion^[412] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $396 million^[413]	Film	George Lucas Steven Spielberg	Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company)
Madagascar	2005	$2.59 billion	Box office – $2.270 billion^[414] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $329 million^[415]	Animated film	Tom McGrath Eric Darnell	DreamWorks Animation (Comcast)
Captain America	1941	$2.55 billion	Box office – $2.236 billion^[416] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $317 million^[417]	Comic book	Joe Simon Jack Kirby	Marvel Comics (The Walt Disney Company)
The Powerpuff Girls	1998	$2.52 billion	Retail sales – $2.5 billion^[418]^{[lower-alpha 117]} Box office – $16.4 million^[419]	Animated series	Craig McCracken	Cartoon Network (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Winx Club	2004	$2.5 billion	Retail sales – $2.5 billion^[420]^{[lower-alpha 118]}	Animated series	Iginio Straffi	Rainbow S.p.A. Paramount Global (copyright for seasons 5–7)
Friends	1994	$2.5 billion	TV syndication – $1.5 billion^[421] TV advertising – $1 billion^{[lower-alpha 119]} Box office – $89,007^[423]	Television series	David Crane Marta Kauffman	Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Discovery)
Sailor Moon	1991	$2.5 billion	Merchandise sales – $2.5 billion^[424]	Manga	Naoko Takeuchi	Naoko Takeuchi Kodansha (manga) Toei Animation (anime)
The Incredibles	2004	$2.37 billion	Box office – $1.874 billion^[425] Merchandise sales – $370 million^{[lower-alpha 120]} DVD & Blu-ray sales – $127 million^[426]	Animated film	Pixar	The Walt Disney Company
Kumamon	2010	$2.36 billion	Retail sales – $2.36 billion^{[lower-alpha 121]}	Cartoon	Kumamoto Prefecture	Kumamoto Prefecture
Aladdin	1992	$2.33 billion	Box office – $1.554 billion^{[lower-alpha 122]} Broadway musical – $571.8 million^[431] Video games – $200 million^[432]	Animated film	Walt Disney Animation Hanna Diyab	The Walt Disney Company
Black Panther	1966	$2.29 billion	Box office – $2.190 billion^[433] Home video – $104 million^[434]	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Planet of the Apes	1963	$2.27 billion	Box office – $2.115 billion^[435] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $157 million^[436]	Novel	Pierre Boulle	Éditions Julliard (book) 20th Century Studios (Disney) (films)
Jumanji	1981	$2.24 billion	Box office – $2.089 billion^[437] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $155 million^[438]	Picture book	Chris Van Allsburg	Sony
The Conjuring Universe	2013	$2.18 billion	Box office – $2.107 billion^[439] Home media – $79 million^[440]	Film	James Wan	Warner Brothers
Finding Nemo	2003	$2.15 billion	Box office – $1.961 billion^[441] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $196 million^[442]	Animated film	Andrew Stanton	The Walt Disney Company
Guardians of the Galaxy	1969	$2.15 billion	Box office – $1.922 billion^[443] Home video – $231 million^[444]	Comic book	Marvel Comics	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
The Little Mermaid	1989	$2.21 billion^{[lower-alpha 123]}	Box office – $782 million^[446] Merchandise sales – $1 billion^[447] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $349 million^[448] Musical - $83 million^[449]	Animated film	Ron Clements John Musker	The Walt Disney Company
MonsterVerse	2014	$2.09 billion	Box office – $1.94 billion^[450] Home media – $159 million^[451]	Film	Thomas Tull Ishirō Honda (Godzilla) Edgar Wallace (King Kong) Merian C. Cooper (King Kong)	Warner Brothers Legendary Entertainment Toho (Godzilla)
Yo-kai Watch	2013	$2.09 billion	Merchandise sales – $2 billion^[452] Box office – $99.4 million^[453]	Video game	Level-5	Level-5
The Chronicles of Narnia	2005	$2.06 billion	Box office - $1.556 billion^[454] Home media - $506 million^[455]	Film	C. S. Lewis Andrew Adamson	Netflix
Godzilla (Gojira)	1954	$2.05 billion	Box office – $1.917 billion^[456] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $136.4 million^[457]	Film	Ishirō Honda	Toho
Kung Fu Panda	2008	$2.05 billion	Box office – $1.817 billion^[458] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $234 million^[459]	Animated film	Ethan Reiff Cyrus Voris	Universal Pictures (Comcast)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	1982	$2.04 billion	Merchandise sales – $1 billion^[460] Box office – $797 million^[461] VHS sales – $250 million^[462]	Film	Steven Spielberg	Universal Pictures (Comcast)
Bourne	1980	$2.03 billion	Box office – $1.665 billion^[463] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $374 million^[464]	Novel	Robert Ludlum	Eric Van Lustbader (books) Universal Pictures (Comcast) (films)
Care Bears	1981	$2.03 billion	Retail sales – $2 billion^{[lower-alpha 124]} Box office – $34 million^{[lower-alpha 125]}	Greeting card	American Greetings	American Greetings
Men in Black	1990	$2.02 billion	Box office – $1.940 billion^[467] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $83 million^[468]	Comic book	Lowell Cunningham	Marvel Comics (Disney) (comics) Sony (films)
Ghostbusters	1984	$2.02 billion	Merchandise sales – $1 billion^[469] Box office – $943 million^[470] Home media – $82 million^[471]	Film	Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis	Sony
Guitar Hero	2005	$2 billion	Video games – $2 billion^[472]	Video game	Harmonix	Activision Blizzard (Microsoft Gaming)
Lego	1995	$2 billion	Video games – $2 billion^[473]^{[lower-alpha 126]}	Video game	Lego Interactive (The Lego Group)	TT Games (Warner Bros. Discovery)
NBA Jam	1993	$2 billion	Video games – $2 billion^[474]	Video game	Midway Games	Electronic Arts National Basketball Association (NBA)

Notes

↑
Pokemon franchise:
- The Pokémon Company no longer mentions how much the franchise has earned on their website, as of May 2019
- $10 billion revenue up until 2001^[1]
- over ¥6.0 trillion($50 billion) revenue up until March 2017^[2]
↑
Pokemon merchandise sales:
- Until 2005 – $25 billion^[3]^[4]^[5]
- 2006 – $1.3 billion^[6]
- 2007 – $1.4 billion^[7]
- 2008 – $1.4 billion^[8]
- 2009 – $1.4 billion^[9]
- 2010 – $2.5 billion^[10]
- 2011 – $1.5 billion^[11]
- 2012 – $1.6 billion^[12]
- 2013 – $1.5 billion^[13]
- 2014 – $2 billion^[14]
- 2015 – $2.1 billion^[15]
- 2016 – $3.3 billion^[16]
- 2017 – $3.5 billion^[17]
- 2018 – $2.98 billion^[18]
- 2019 – $4.2 billion^[19]
- 2020 – $5.1 billion^[20]
- 2021 – $8.5 billion^[21]
- 2022 – $11.6 billion^[22]
↑
Pokémon Go – $6 billion^[23]
- Pokémon Duel, Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Magikarp Jump – $48.6 million^[24]
- Pokémon Quest – $10 million^[25]
- Pokémon Masters – $75 million^[25]
↑ Pokémon Jet aircraft sales in Japan as of 2004 – ¥300 million^[27] ($3 million)
↑
Mickey Mouse & Friends retail sales:
- 2002 – $4.7 billion^[28]
- 2003 – $5.8 billion^[29]
- 2005 – $6 billion^[30]
- 2007 – $6 billion^[31]
- 2011 – $750 million in North America.^[32]
- 2012 – $4.122 billion^[33]
- 2013 – $4.568 billion^[33]
- 2014 – $4.719 billion^[34]
- 2015 – $4.262 billion^[35]
- 2016 – $4.247 billion^[35]
- 2017 – $3.233 billion^[36]
- 2018 – $3.265 billion^[37]
↑
- Fantasia (1940) – $83 million^[38]
- DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) – $18.1 million^[39]
- A Goofy Movie (1995) – $35 million^[40]
- Fantasia 2000 (1999) - $90 million^[41]
- Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) - $623,190^[42]
↑
- 1991 VHS release of Fantasia earned $209 million in sales^[43]
- Others since 2001 – $114 million^[44]
↑ Clothing line only
↑
Winnie the Pooh retail sales:
- 1986 – $100 million^[45]^{[lower-alpha 8]}
- 1997 – $4 billion^[46]
- 2002– $7 billion^[47]
- 2003 – $5.6 billion^[29]
- 2005 – $6 billion^[30]
- 2006 – $6.9 billion^[48]
- 2011 – $1.09 billion in North America.^[32]
- 2012 – $3.17 billion^[33]
- 2013 – $2.808 billion^[33]
- 2014 – $2.732 billion^[49]
- 2015 – $2.74 billion^[35]
- 2016 – $2.791 billion^[36]
- 2017 – $1.649 billion^[36]
- 2018 – $1.675 billion^[37]
↑ $6.6 billion franchise revenue up until May 1987.^[53]
↑
- Up until 2006 - $12 billion^[54]
  - Original Trilogy - $5.8 billion^[54]
  - Prequel trilogy - $6.2 billion^[54]
    - The Phantom Menace - $2 billion^[54]^[55]
    - Attack of the Clones - $1.2 billion^[54]^[55]
    - Revenge of the Sith - $3 billion^[54]^[55]
- 2012 - $2.266 billion^[33]
- 2013 - $2.200 billion^[33]
- 2014 - $2.374 billion^[49]
- 2015 - $2.842 billion^[35]
- 2016 - $3.049 billion^[36]
- 2017 - $2.403 billion^[36]
- 2018 - $1.923 billion^[37]
↑
Star Wars video games:
- Up until December 2015 – $3 billion^[58]
- Mobile (2013–2019) – $1 billion^[59]
↑
Star Wars television revenue:
- Clone Wars (as of 2015) – $4.5 million^[58]
- Television rights (2016) – $275 million^[60]
↑
- 2000 – $200 million^[61]
- 2001 – $300 million^[62]
- 2002 – $1 billion^[63]
- 2003 – $1.3 billion^[64]
- 2004 – $2 billion^[65]
- 2005 – $3 billion^[66]^[67]
- 2006 – $3 billion^[68]
- 2007 – $4 billion^[69]
- 2008 – $4 billion^[70]
- 2009 – $3.7 billion.^[71]^[72]
- 2010 – $3.250 billion^[73]
- 2011 – $1.6 billion^[32]
- 2012 – $2.896 billion^[33]
- 2013 – $2.885 billion^[33]
- 2014 – $2.568 billion.^[49]
- 2015 – $2.635 billion^[35]
- 2016 – $2.724 billion^[36]
- 2017 – $2.133 billion^[36]
- 2018 – $1.686 billion^[37]
↑ ¥150 billion+ annual sales for nearly 30 years - ¥3,750 billion+ ($38.42 billion+)^[75]
↑ ¥1.5 billion^[76] ($14.51 million).
↑
Books - $7.7 billion, 1997-2016^[78] eBooks and Audiobooks (Pottermore)
- $127.1 million (£95.1 million), 2016-2018^[79]
- $40.3 million (£31.5 million), 2019^[80]
- $149 million (£110.7 million), 2020–2022^[81]
↑
Harry Potter merchandise:
- 2002 – $2.9 billion^[28]
- 2003 – $2.8 billion^[29]
- 2010 – $300 million^[73]
- 2011 – $100 million^[82]
- 2017–2018 – $1.01 billion^[83]
↑ $3.9 billion Harry Potter home entertainment revenue up until 2014.^[84] $71 million Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2017.^[85] $44 million Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2018.^[86] $17 million Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2022 .^[87]
↑
Harry Potter video games:
- - Up until 2014 – $1.5 billion^[84]
  - Mobile games (2018 to October 2022) – $1 billion^[88]
  - Hogwarts Legacy – $1 billion^[89]
↑ Palace Theater, London (presales), $32 million^[91] Broadway, New York (2018–2020), $174 million^[92] Broadway, New York (2021–present), $132 million^[93] Curran Theater, San Francisco, $2 million ^[94]
↑ The Barbie brand began expansion to a media franchise in 1987 with two TV specials and video games, culminating with the launch of the well-known CGI/computer-animated film series. Since 2012, the franchise expanded even further to include television shows, web series, short films and streaming media content. Earlier Excluding pre-1987 Barbie toy sales.
↑
- 1987 – $430 million^[95]
- 1988 - $450 million^[96]
- 1989 – $600 million^[97]
- 1990 – $700 million^[97]
- 1991 - $840 million^[98]
- 1992 - $1 billion^[99]^[100]
- 1993 – $1 billion^[95]
- 1994 - $1 billion^[101]
- 1995 - $1.2 billion^[102]
- 1996 - $1.7 billion^[103]
- 1997 – $1.9 billion^[104]
- 1998 - $1.9 billion^[105]
- 1999 - $1.5 billion^[106]
- 2000 - $1.5 billion^[107]
- 2001 - $1.5 billion^[108]
- 2002 – $1.52 billion^[109]
- 2003 – $3.6 billion^[110]
- 2004 – $3 billion^[111]
- 2005 – $1 billion^[112]
- 2008 – $3.3 billion^[113]
- 2010 – $550 million^[73]
- 2014 – $1.1 billion^[114]
- 2016 – $1 billion^[115]
↑
- MCU films – $29.736 billion^[118]
- Inhumans – $3.5 million^[119]
↑
Call of Duty video game revenue:
- Up until 2022 – $30 billion^[121]
- Modern Warfare II (2022) – $1 billion^[122]
↑
Batman retail sales:
- As of 2012 – $16 billion^[123]
- Merchandise sales during 2013–2018 – $5.017 billion
  - 2013 – $494 million^[124]
  - 2014 – $578 million^[49]
  - 2015 – $982 million^[35]
  - 2016 – $1.1 billion^[36]
  - 2017 – $1.024 billion^[36]
  - 2018 – $839 million^[83]
- Home video sales between September 2012 and January 2020 – $312 million^[125]
↑ $650 million VHS and DVD sales for Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin up until 2005.^[126] $562 million DVD and Blu-ray sales for films released since 2008.^[127]
↑
Batman television revenue:
- 1960s TV series – $300 million^[129]
- 1989 film – $40 million^[130]
↑
- 1986 – $477.8 million^[131]
- 1987 – $506 million^[131]
- 2000 – $1.2 billion^[132]
- 2002 – $1 billion^[133]^[134]
- 2011 – $4.100 billion^[82]
- 2012 – $4.039 billion^[33]
- 2013 – $8 billion^[135]
- 2015 – $3.756 billion^[35]
- 2017 – $2.663 billion^[36]
- 2018 – $2.645 billion^[37]
↑
- 2002 – $2.7 billion^[138]
- 2003 – $1.3 billion^[139]
- 2010 – $590 million^[73]
- 2011 – $325 million^[32]
- 2012 – $1.285 billion^[33]
- 2013 – $1.333 billion^[33]
- 2014 – $1.453 billion^[49]
- 2015 – $1.512 billion^[35]
- 2016 – $1.551 billion^[36]
- 2017 – $1.402 billion^[36]
- 2018 – $1.075 billion^[37]
↑
Box office gross of Spider-Man films:
- - 2002–2021 films – $8.278 billion^[140]
  - Sony's Spider-Man Universe – $1.520 billion^[141]
↑
Spider-Man home video revenue:
- - 2002-2021 films - $665 million^[142]
  - Sony’s Marvel Universe - $121 million^[143]
  - The Spectacular Spider-Man -$1 million^[144]
↑
Spider-Man video games:
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million^[145]
↑ ¥2 trillion ($25 billion) Transformers franchise revenue up until 2011.^[147]
↑
Transformers merchandise sales:
- 1984–1992 – $1 billion US toy sales^[148]
- 2012 – $314 million^[33]
- 2013 – $304 million^[33]
- 2014 – $410 million^[49]
- 2015 – $430 million^[35]
- 2016 – $446 million^[35]
- 2017 – $652 million^[36]
- 2018 – $423 million^[83]
↑ $10 billion up until 2011.^[152] $2.527 billion in 2012. $2.3 billion in 2013.^[33] $2.025 billion in 2014.^[49] $1 billion in 2015.^[153] $588 million in 2016. $674 million in 2017.^[36]
↑
- Cars series – $1.405 billion^[154]
- Planes series – $394 million^[155]
↑
- Cars series – $513 million^[156]
- Planes series – $121 million^[157]
↑
- Up until 1994 – $6 billion^[159]
- 2003–2005 – $1 billion^[160]
- 2009–2012 – $475 million^[161]
- 2012–2022 – $8 billion^[162]
↑
Looney Tunes franchise retail sales:
- 1978 – $100 million^[166]
- 1993 – $1 billion^[167]
- 1994 – $2 billion^[167]
- 1995 – $2.5 billion^[168]
- 1996 – $3.5 billion^[169]
- 2010 – $603 million^[73]
- 2012 – $624 million^[33]
- 2013 – $617 million^[33]
- 2014 – $628 million^[49]
- 2015 – $639 million^[35]
- 2016 – $645 million^[36]
- 2017 – $624 million^[36]
- 2018 – $597 million^[83]
- Space Jam – $1.2 billion^[170]
↑
- Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1992) – $78,350^[171]
- 1995 Bugs Bunny Film Festival (1995) – $19,587^[172]
- Space Jam (1996) – $230 million^[173]
- 1998 Bugs Bunny Film Festival (1998) – $413,076^[174]
- Looney Tunes Back In Action (2003) – $68 million^[175]
- Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) – $162 million^[176]
↑
- Up until 2014 – $13 billion^[178]
- 2015 – $933 million^[179]
- 2016 – $915 million^[179]
- 2017 – $565 million^[36]
↑ Home Entertainment Sales up until 2005
↑
Pac-Man video game revenue:
- Pac-Man – $12.81 billion^[182]
- Ms. Pac-Man – $1.5 billion^[183]
- Other games (US) – $97.3 million
  - Pac-Mania (Arcade) – $2.82 million^[184]
  - Microsoft Return of Arcade (PC) – $9.5 million^[185]
  - Pac-Man Collection (GBA) – $25 million^[186]
  - Namco Museum (GBA) – $37 million^[186]
  - Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) – $23 million^[187]
↑ Buckner & Garcia's Pac-Man Fever album and "Pac-Man Fever" single – $32 million^[190]
↑ $3 billion up until 1998.^[192]
↑
- Toy Story 3 (2010) – $10 billion up until 2014.^[195]
- 2015 – $1 billion^[153]
↑ In October 2015, it was projected that the James Bond franchise would be worth an estimated £13 billion ($19.9 billion) after the release of Spectre.^[198]
↑ GoldenEye – $500 million^[200]
↑
Peanuts retail sales:
- 1986 – $1 billion^[201]
- 1997 – $1.1 billion^[202]^[203]
- 2010 – $2 billion^[73]
- US sales in 2011 – $600 million^[32]
- 2012 – $1.141 billion^[33]
- 2013 – $1.167 billion^[33]
- 2014 – $1.194 billion^[49]
- 2015 – $1.3 billion^[204]
- 2016 – $1.468 billion^[36]
- 2017 – $1.558 billion^[36]
- 2018 – $1.662 billion^[37]
↑
- 2013 - $325 million^[124]
- 2014 - $1 billion^[210]
- 2015 – $1.004 billion^[35]
- 2016 – $1.242 billion^[36]
- 2017 – $1.227 billion^[36]
- 2018 – $1.798 billion^[37]
↑
Avengers DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- Ultimate Avengers - The Movie (2006) – $6.7 million^[211]
- Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther (2006) – $7.8 million^[212]
- The Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008) – $4.1 million^[213]
↑
- 2014 – $5 billion^[214]
- 2015 – $1.573 billion^[35]
- 2016 – $1.598 billion^[36]
- 2017 – $1.404 billion^[36]
- 2018 – $1.013 billion^[37]
↑ Arcade and software revenue up until 2016
↑ $13 billion up until 2018.^[218]
↑ Revenue up until 2016^[221]
↑ $7.8 billion franchise revenue up until December 1998.^[225]
↑ $3.5 billion retail sales up until 1998.^[225] Licensed merchandise sold $150 million in 2010,^[73] $275 million during 2012–2013,^[33] $148 million in 2014,^[49] $149 million in 2015,^[35] $159 million in 2016, $180 million in 2017,^[36] and $192 million in 2018.^[83]
↑
Street Fighter box office and home video revenue:
- Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) $16 million
  - Japan box office – $16 million^[228]
- Street Fighter (1994) – $99.4 million
  - Box office - $99.4 million^[229]
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) – $18,832,933
  - Worldwide box office – $12,764,201^[230]
  - US DVD sales – $6,068,732^[231]
↑
Monster Strike:
- Up until October 2018 – $7.2 billion^[233]
- November 2018 – $52 million+^[234]
- December 2018 – $68 million+^[235]
- 2019 – $932 million^[236]
- 2020 – $958 million^[236]
- 2021 – $702 million^[237]
- Up to September 2022 – $10 billion^[238]
↑
Grand Theft Auto:
- Grand Theft Auto III (2001) - $350 million^[239]
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) - $300 million^[187]
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) - $235 million^[240]
- Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) - $500 million^[241]
- Grand Theft Auto V (2013) - $8.5 billion^[242]
↑
- Up until 2011 - $5 billion^[243]
- 2022-2023 - ¥139 billion($1 billion)^[244]^[245]
↑
- Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle - $3 billion^[248]
- Dragon Ball Z Legends - $140 million^[249]
↑ $250 million in 2011.^[250] $1.849 billion in 2012. $1.882 billion in 2013.^[33] $1.16 billion in 2014.^[49] $1.065 billion in 2015.^[35] $1.277 billion in 2016. $814 million in 2017.^[36]
↑
- Angry Birds 2 (2015) - $332.5 million.^[252]
- Angry Birds Evolution (2017) - $30 million.^[253]
↑
- Up until 1997 - $1 billion^[254]
- 2000 - $260 million in North America^[255]
- 2010 - $1.2 billion^[73]
- 2011 - $390 million^[32]
- 2012 - $998 million^[33]
- 2013 - $926 million^[33]
- 2014 - $935 million^[49]
- 2015 - $960 million^[35]
- 2016 - $985 million^[36]
- 2017 - $726 million^[36]
- 2018 - $727 million^[83]
↑
Jurassic Park merchandise:
- 1993–1995 – $1 billion^[259]
- 2017 – $353 million^[83]
- 2018 – $353 million^[83]
↑ $545 million up until 2004.^[260] $414 million since 2015.^[258]
↑
Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales:
- Power Rangers licensed toy sales during 1993–1999 – $6 billion wholesale revenue^[265]
- Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales during 2012–2018 – $2.479 billion
  - 2012 – $300 million^[33]
  - 2013 – $333 million^[33]
  - 2014 – $326 million^[49]
  - 2015 – $330 million^[35]
  - 2016–2017 – $909 million^[36]
  - 2018 – $281 million^[83]
↑
Mario video games:
- Up until 2002 – $7 billion^[268]^[269]^[270]
- Mario Kart Tour (2019 to April 2021) – $200 million^[271]
- Dr. Mario World (2019) – $4.8 million^[272]
↑
Mario Franchise Box Office:
- Super Mario Bros. (film) (1993) – $38.9 million^[273]
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) – $1.361 billion^[274]^[275]
↑ Pirates of the Caribbean became a media franchise with the debut of the film series in 2003.
↑ $1.75 billion up until May 2017.^[279] $31 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since September 2017.^[280]
↑ Merchandise retail sales up until 2011.
↑
- Up until 2013 – $6 billion^[282]
- 2014 – $681 million^[283]
- 2015 – $569 million^[35]
- 2016 – $603 million^[35]
↑
- 2010 – $900 million^[73]
- 2011 – $515 million^[32]
- 2012 – $893 million^[33]
- 2013 – $923 million^[33]
- 2014 – $828 million^[49]
- 2015 – $792 million^[35]
- 2016 – $775 million^[36]
- 2017 – $724 million^[36]
- 2018 – $700 million^[83]
↑
Muppets franchise box office:
- - Muppets Movies – $456 million^[284]
  - Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) – $13.9 million^[285]
  - Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) – $310,812^[286]
  - The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) – $11.6 million^[287]
↑
- Main films - $689.2 million^[291]
- Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)- $16.2 million^[292]
↑ Sales in Japan only
↑
Ultraman merchandise sales:
- Up until 1987 – $7.4 billion^{[lower-alpha 79]}^[294]^[295]
↑
- 1994 – $85 million^[302]
↑
- 2010 - $280 million^[73]
- 2012 – $277 million^[33]
- 2013 - $277 million^[33]
- 2014 - $305 million^[49]
- 2015 - $725 million^[35]
- 2016 - $812 million^[36]
- 2017 - $722 million^[36]
- 2018 - $634 million^[83]
↑
Ice Age:
- As of April 2016 – $6 billion^[308]
- Ice Age: Collision Course (June 2016) – $420 million^[309]
↑ First two films grossed $1.6 billion.^[313] Later films grossed $322 million.^[312]
↑
Shrek video games:
- Shrek 2 (2004) – $38.9 million^[145]
↑
- The Phantom of the Opera (1986) – $6 billion until 2017^[315]
↑
Avatar Franchise Box Office:
- Avatar (2009) – $2.9 billion^[317]
- Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) – $2.3 billion^[318]
↑
Yu-Gi-Oh licensed merchandise sales:
- Up until January 2012 – $5 billion^[324]
↑ $110 million in the first half of 2021.^[326]
↑
Yu-Gi-Oh video games:
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (GBA) – $38 million (United States)^[325]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (GBA) – $32 million (United States)^[325]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses (PS2) – $33 million (United States)^[187]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (mobile) – $110 million^{[lower-alpha 89]}
↑
Yu-Gi-Oh Box Office:
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light (2004) – $29.2 million^[327]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time (2010) – $2.6 million^[328]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions (2016) – $7.5 million^[329]
↑
Mortal Kombat franchise:
- Up until 2000 – $5 billion^[333]
- Deadly Alliance (2002) video game – $54 million^[187]
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020) DVD and Blu-ray sales – $2.9 million^[334]
↑
Mortal Kombat video games:
- Up until 1995 – $4 billion^[335]
- Deadly Alliance (2002) – $54 million^[187]
↑
Gundam retail sales:
- Merchandise sales during 1979–1999 – $5 billion^[337]^[338]
↑
- 2012 - $260 million^[33]
- 2013 - $650 million^[13]
- 2014 - $1 billion^[341]
- 2015 - $1.2 billion^[15]
- 2016 - $456 million^[36]
- 2017 - $660 million^[36]
- 2018 - $690 million^[83]
↑
My Little Pony box office gross:
- My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) – $6 million^[342]
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013) – $483,752^[343]
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (2014) – $347,511^[344]
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games (2015) – $194,807^[345]
- My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) – $60.3 million^[346]
↑
- 1990 – $750 million^[348]
- 1993 – $250 million^[349]
- 2008 – $750 million^[350]
- During 2012–2013 – $725 million^[33]
- 2014 – $390 million^[49]
- 2015 – $396 million^[35]
- During 2016–2017 – $707 million^[36]
- 2018 – $255 million^[83]
↑
The Simpsons video games:
- The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001) – $41 million^[187]
- The Simpsons: Tapped Out (2012) – $100 million^[352]
↑
- 1984 - $1 billion^[353]
- 1999 – $800 million^[354]^[355]
- 2004 – $1 billion^[356]
- 2015 – $496 million^[35]
- 2016 – $501 million^[36]
- 2017 – $353 million^[36]
↑
Scooby-Doo DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- Films – $53.4 million^[357]
↑ Sales up until 2015
↑
- Beyblade: Fierce Battle (2002) – $3.5 million^[359]
- Metal Fight Beyblade vs the Sun: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader (2010) – $6.2 million.^[360]
↑ $1.74 billion in 2015. $1.83 billion in 2016.^[361]
↑ $4 billion franchise revenue up until 2011^[367]
↑ $4 billion franchise revenue up until 2008^[373]
↑
- - Films $98.1 million^[375]
  - The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow - $1.3 million^[376]
↑ as a media franchise
↑
- up until 1994 – $2.6 billion^[378]
- 2001 – $80 million^[379]
- 2009 – $125 million^[380]
- 2010 – $300 million^[73]
↑
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) - $425 million^[384]
- Beauty and the Beast (2017) - $1.264 billion^[385]
↑ up until 2015
↑
Beauty and the Beast DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- animated films – $343.6 million^[387]
- Beauty and the Beast (2017) – $89 million^[388]
↑
- 2013 – $500 million^[33]
- 2014 – $495 million^[49]
- 2015 – $471 million^[35]
- 2016 – $392 million^[35]
↑
- $1 million as of 2012.^[394]
- 2013 – $300 million^[33]
- 2014 – $407 million^[49]
- 2015 – $549 million^[35]
- 2016 – $700 million^[36]
- 2017 – $679 million^[36]
- 2018 – $731 million^[37]
↑
- 2002 – $650 million^[395]
- 2004 – $2.5 billion^[111]
↑
- Adventures in Ham-Ham Land (2001) – $25 million^[399]
↑ $3 billion franchise revenue up until 2010.^[400]
↑ Retail sales up until 2014.
↑ Retail sales up until 2010.
↑ More than $1 billion in the 1990s.^[422]
↑
- 2017 - $185 million^[37]
- 2018 - $185 million^[37]
↑
Kumamon retail sales:
- 2011–2012 – $1.2 billion^[427]
- 2016 – $1.16 billion^[428]
↑
Aladdin Franchise Box Office:
- Aladdin (1992) – $504 million^[429]
- Aladdin (2019) – $1.050 billion^[430]
↑ $2 billion franchise revenue up until 1992^[445]
↑
Care Bears retail sales:
- 1980s – $2 billion^[465]
↑
Care Bears films at box office:
- The Care Bears Movie – $34 million^[466]
↑ as of 2019

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[3] Pokemon franchise:
The Pokémon Company no longer mentions how much the franchise has earned on their website, as of May 2019

$10 billion revenue up until 2001^[1]

over ¥6.0 trillion($50 billion) revenue up until March 2017^[2]

[mwDes] The Pokémon Company no longer mentions how much the franchise has earned on their website, as of May 2019

[mwDfQ] $10 billion revenue up until 2001^[1]

[mwDfg] ver ¥6.0 trillion($50 billion) revenue up until March 2017^[2]

[24] Pokemon merchandise sales:
Until 2005 – $25 billion^[3]^[4]^[5]

2006 – $1.3 billion^[6]

2007 – $1.4 billion^[7]

2008 – $1.4 billion^[8]

2009 – $1.4 billion^[9]

2010 – $2.5 billion^[10]

2011 – $1.5 billion^[11]

2012 – $1.6 billion^[12]

2013 – $1.5 billion^[13]

2014 – $2 billion^[14]

2015 – $2.1 billion^[15]

2016 – $3.3 billion^[16]

2017 – $3.5 billion^[17]

2018 – $2.98 billion^[18]

2019 – $4.2 billion^[19]

2020 – $5.1 billion^[20]

2021 – $8.5 billion^[21]

2022 – $11.6 billion^[22]

[mwDf8] Until 2005 – $25 billion^[3]^[4]^[5]

[mwDgc] 2006 – $1.3 billion^[6]

[mwDgs] 2007 – $1.4 billion^[7]

[mwDg8] 2008 – $1.4 billion^[8]

[mwDhM] 2009 – $1.4 billion^[9]

[mwDhc] 2010 – $2.5 billion^[10]

[mwDhs] 2011 – $1.5 billion^[11]

[mwDh8] 2012 – $1.6 billion^[12]

[mwDiM] 2013 – $1.5 billion^[13]

[mwDic] 2014 – $2 billion^[14]

[mwDis] 2015 – $2.1 billion^[15]

[mwDi8] 2016 – $3.3 billion^[16]

[mwDjM] 2017 – $3.5 billion^[17]

[mwDjc] 2018 – $2.98 billion^[18]

[mwDjs] 2019 – $4.2 billion^[19]

[mwDj8] 2020 – $5.1 billion^[20]

[mwDkM] 2021 – $8.5 billion^[21]

[mwDkc] 2022 – $11.6 billion^[22]

[28] Pokémon Go – $6 billion^[23]
Pokémon Duel, Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Magikarp Jump – $48.6 million^[24]

Pokémon Quest – $10 million^[25]

Pokémon Masters – $75 million^[25]

[mwDlM] Pokémon Duel, Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Magikarp Jump – $48.6 million^[24]

[mwDl0] Pokémon Quest – $10 million^[25]

[mwDmM] Pokémon Masters – $75 million^[25]

[31] Pokémon Jet aircraft sales in Japan as of 2004 – ¥300 million^[27] ($3 million)

[42] Mickey Mouse & Friends retail sales:
2002 – $4.7 billion^[28]

2003 – $5.8 billion^[29]

2005 – $6 billion^[30]

2007 – $6 billion^[31]

2011 – $750 million in North America.^[32]

2012 – $4.122 billion^[33]

2013 – $4.568 billion^[33]

2014 – $4.719 billion^[34]

2015 – $4.262 billion^[35]

2016 – $4.247 billion^[35]

2017 – $3.233 billion^[36]

2018 – $3.265 billion^[37]

[mwDno] 2002 – $4.7 billion^[28]

[mwDn4] 2003 – $5.8 billion^[29]

[mwDoI] 2005 – $6 billion^[30]

[mwDoY] 2007 – $6 billion^[31]

[mwDoo] 2011 – $750 million in North America.^[32]

[mwDo4] 2012 – $4.122 billion^[33]

[mwDpI] 2013 – $4.568 billion^[33]

[mwDpY] 2014 – $4.719 billion^[34]

[mwDpo] 2015 – $4.262 billion^[35]

[mwDp4] 2016 – $4.247 billion^[35]

[mwDqI] 2017 – $3.233 billion^[36]

[mwDqY] 2018 – $3.265 billion^[37]

[48] 
Fantasia (1940) – $83 million^[38]

DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) – $18.1 million^[39]

A Goofy Movie (1995) – $35 million^[40]

Fantasia 2000 (1999) - $90 million^[41]

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) - $623,190^[42]

[mwDq0] Fantasia (1940) – $83 million^[38]

[mwDrI] DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990) – $18.1 million^[39]

[mwDrc] A Goofy Movie (1995) – $35 million^[40]

[mwDrw] Fantasia 2000 (1999) - $90 million^[41]

[mwDsE] Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) - $623,190^[42]

[51] 
1991 VHS release of Fantasia earned $209 million in sales^[43]

Others since 2001 – $114 million^[44]

[mwDsk] 1991 VHS release of Fantasia earned $209 million in sales^[43]

[mwDsw] Others since 2001 – $114 million^[44]

[53] Clothing line only

[58] Winnie the Pooh retail sales:
1986 – $100 million^[45]^{[lower-alpha 8]}

1997 – $4 billion^[46]

2002– $7 billion^[47]

2003 – $5.6 billion^[29]

2005 – $6 billion^[30]

2006 – $6.9 billion^[48]

2011 – $1.09 billion in North America.^[32]

2012 – $3.17 billion^[33]

2013 – $2.808 billion^[33]

2014 – $2.732 billion^[49]

2015 – $2.74 billion^[35]

2016 – $2.791 billion^[36]

2017 – $1.649 billion^[36]

2018 – $1.675 billion^[37]

[mwDtY] 1986 – $100 million^[45]^{[lower-alpha 8]}

[mwDtw] 1997 – $4 billion^[46]

[mwDuA] 2002– $7 billion^[47]

[mwDuQ] 2003 – $5.6 billion^[29]

[mwDug] 2005 – $6 billion^[30]

[mwDuw] 2006 – $6.9 billion^[48]

[mwDvA] 2011 – $1.09 billion in North America.^[32]

[mwDvQ] 2012 – $3.17 billion^[33]

[mwDvg] 2013 – $2.808 billion^[33]

[mwDvw] 2014 – $2.732 billion^[49]

[mwDwA] 2015 – $2.74 billion^[35]

[mwDwQ] 2016 – $2.791 billion^[36]

[mwDwg] 2017 – $1.649 billion^[36]

[mwDww] 2018 – $1.675 billion^[37]

[63] $6.6 billion franchise revenue up until May 1987.^[53]

[66] 
Up until 2006 - $12 billion^[54]
Original Trilogy - $5.8 billion^[54]

Prequel trilogy - $6.2 billion^[54]
The Phantom Menace - $2 billion^[54]^[55]

Attack of the Clones - $1.2 billion^[54]^[55]

Revenge of the Sith - $3 billion^[54]^[55]

2012 - $2.266 billion^[33]

2013 - $2.200 billion^[33]

2014 - $2.374 billion^[49]

2015 - $2.842 billion^[35]

2016 - $3.049 billion^[36]

2017 - $2.403 billion^[36]

2018 - $1.923 billion^[37]

[mwDxg] Up until 2006 - $12 billion^[54]
Original Trilogy - $5.8 billion^[54]

Prequel trilogy - $6.2 billion^[54]
The Phantom Menace - $2 billion^[54]^[55]

Attack of the Clones - $1.2 billion^[54]^[55]

Revenge of the Sith - $3 billion^[54]^[55]

[mwDx0] Original Trilogy - $5.8 billion^[54]

[mwDyI] Prequel trilogy - $6.2 billion^[54]
The Phantom Menace - $2 billion^[54]^[55]

Attack of the Clones - $1.2 billion^[54]^[55]

Revenge of the Sith - $3 billion^[54]^[55]

[mwDyg] The Phantom Menace - $2 billion^[54]^[55]

[mwDy8] Attack of the Clones - $1.2 billion^[54]^[55]

[mwDzY] Revenge of the Sith - $3 billion^[54]^[55]

[mwDz0] 2012 - $2.266 billion^[33]

[mwD0E] 2013 - $2.200 billion^[33]

[mwD0U] 2014 - $2.374 billion^[49]

[mwD0k] 2015 - $2.842 billion^[35]

[mwD00] 2016 - $3.049 billion^[36]

[mwD1E] 2017 - $2.403 billion^[36]

[mwD1U] 2018 - $1.923 billion^[37]

[71] Star Wars video games:
Up until December 2015 – $3 billion^[58]

Mobile (2013–2019) – $1 billion^[59]

[mwD14] Up until December 2015 – $3 billion^[58]

[mwD2I] Mobile (2013–2019) – $1 billion^[59]

[73] Star Wars television revenue:
Clone Wars (as of 2015) – $4.5 million^[58]

Television rights (2016) – $275 million^[60]

[mwD2o] Clone Wars (as of 2015) – $4.5 million^[58]

[mwD28] Television rights (2016) – $275 million^[60]

[87] 
2000 – $200 million^[61]

2001 – $300 million^[62]

2002 – $1 billion^[63]

2003 – $1.3 billion^[64]

2004 – $2 billion^[65]

2005 – $3 billion^[66]^[67]

2006 – $3 billion^[68]

2007 – $4 billion^[69]

2008 – $4 billion^[70]

2009 – $3.7 billion.^[71]^[72]

2010 – $3.250 billion^[73]

2011 – $1.6 billion^[32]

2012 – $2.896 billion^[33]

2013 – $2.885 billion^[33]

2014 – $2.568 billion.^[49]

2015 – $2.635 billion^[35]

2016 – $2.724 billion^[36]

2017 – $2.133 billion^[36]

2018 – $1.686 billion^[37]

[mwD3Y] 2000 – $200 million^[61]

[mwD3o] 2001 – $300 million^[62]

[mwD34] 2002 – $1 billion^[63]

[mwD4I] 2003 – $1.3 billion^[64]

[mwD4Y] 2004 – $2 billion^[65]

[mwD4o] 2005 – $3 billion^[66]^[67]

[mwD5A] 2006 – $3 billion^[68]

[mwD5Q] 2007 – $4 billion^[69]

[mwD5g] 2008 – $4 billion^[70]

[mwD5w] 2009 – $3.7 billion.^[71]^[72]

[mwD6I] 2010 – $3.250 billion^[73]

[mwD6Y] 2011 – $1.6 billion^[32]

[mwD6o] 2012 – $2.896 billion^[33]

[mwD64] 2013 – $2.885 billion^[33]

[mwD7I] 2014 – $2.568 billion.^[49]

[mwD7Y] 2015 – $2.635 billion^[35]

[mwD7o] 2016 – $2.724 billion^[36]

[mwD74] 2017 – $2.133 billion^[36]

[mwD8I] 2018 – $1.686 billion^[37]

[90] ¥150 billion+ annual sales for nearly 30 years - ¥3,750 billion+ ($38.42 billion+)^[75]

[92] ¥1.5 billion^[76] ($14.51 million).

[98] Books - $7.7 billion, 1997-2016^[78] eBooks and Audiobooks (Pottermore)
$127.1 million (£95.1 million), 2016-2018^[79]

$40.3 million (£31.5 million), 2019^[80]

$149 million (£110.7 million), 2020–2022^[81]

[mwD9U] $127.1 million (£95.1 million), 2016-2018^[79]

[mwD9g] $40.3 million (£31.5 million), 2019^[80]

[mwD9s] $149 million (£110.7 million), 2020–2022^[81]

[101] Harry Potter merchandise:
2002 – $2.9 billion^[28]

2003 – $2.8 billion^[29]

2010 – $300 million^[73]

2011 – $100 million^[82]

2017–2018 – $1.01 billion^[83]

[mwD-I] 2002 – $2.9 billion^[28]

[mwD-Y] 2003 – $2.8 billion^[29]

[mwD-o] 2010 – $300 million^[73]

[mwD-4] 2011 – $100 million^[82]

[mwD_I] 2017–2018 – $1.01 billion^[83]

[106] $3.9 billion Harry Potter home entertainment revenue up until 2014.^[84] $71 million Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2017.^[85] $44 million Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2018.^[86] $17 million Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2022 .^[87]

[109] Harry Potter video games:
Up until 2014 – $1.5 billion^[84]

Mobile games (2018 to October 2022) – $1 billion^[88]

Hogwarts Legacy – $1 billion^[89]

[mwEBE] Up until 2014 – $1.5 billion^[84]

Mobile games (2018 to October 2022) – $1 billion^[88]

Hogwarts Legacy – $1 billion^[89]

[mwEBM] Up until 2014 – $1.5 billion^[84]

[mwEBc] Mobile games (2018 to October 2022) – $1 billion^[88]

[mwEBs] Hogwarts Legacy – $1 billion^[89]

[115] Palace Theater, London (presales), $32 million^[91] Broadway, New York (2018–2020), $174 million^[92] Broadway, New York (2021–present), $132 million^[93] Curran Theater, San Francisco, $2 million ^[94]

[116] The Barbie brand began expansion to a media franchise in 1987 with two TV specials and video games, culminating with the launch of the well-known CGI/computer-animated film series. Since 2012, the franchise expanded even further to include television shows, web series, short films and streaming media content. Earlier Excluding pre-1987 Barbie toy sales.

[138] 
1987 – $430 million^[95]

1988 - $450 million^[96]

1989 – $600 million^[97]

1990 – $700 million^[97]

1991 - $840 million^[98]

1992 - $1 billion^[99]^[100]

1993 – $1 billion^[95]

1994 - $1 billion^[101]

1995 - $1.2 billion^[102]

1996 - $1.7 billion^[103]

1997 – $1.9 billion^[104]

1998 - $1.9 billion^[105]

1999 - $1.5 billion^[106]

2000 - $1.5 billion^[107]

2001 - $1.5 billion^[108]

2002 – $1.52 billion^[109]

2003 – $3.6 billion^[110]

2004 – $3 billion^[111]

2005 – $1 billion^[112]

2008 – $3.3 billion^[113]

2010 – $550 million^[73]

2014 – $1.1 billion^[114]

2016 – $1 billion^[115]

[mwEDI] 1987 – $430 million^[95]

[mwEDY] 1988 - $450 million^[96]

[mwEDo] 1989 – $600 million^[97]

[mwED4] 1990 – $700 million^[97]

[mwEEI] 1991 - $840 million^[98]

[mwEEY] 1992 - $1 billion^[99]^[100]

[mwEEw] 1993 – $1 billion^[95]

[mwEFA] 1994 - $1 billion^[101]

[mwEFQ] 1995 - $1.2 billion^[102]

[mwEFg] 1996 - $1.7 billion^[103]

[mwEFw] 1997 – $1.9 billion^[104]

[mwEGA] 1998 - $1.9 billion^[105]

[mwEGQ] 1999 - $1.5 billion^[106]

[mwEGg] 2000 - $1.5 billion^[107]

[mwEGw] 2001 - $1.5 billion^[108]

[mwEHA] 2002 – $1.52 billion^[109]

[mwEHQ] 2003 – $3.6 billion^[110]

[mwEHg] 2004 – $3 billion^[111]

[mwEHw] 2005 – $1 billion^[112]

[mwEIA] 2008 – $3.3 billion^[113]

[mwEIQ] 2010 – $550 million^[73]

[mwEIg] 2014 – $1.1 billion^[114]

[mwEIw] 2016 – $1 billion^[115]

[143] 
MCU films – $29.736 billion^[118]

Inhumans – $3.5 million^[119]

[mwEJM] MCU films – $29.736 billion^[118]

[mwEJg] Inhumans – $3.5 million^[119]

[147] Call of Duty video game revenue:
Up until 2022 – $30 billion^[121]

Modern Warfare II (2022) – $1 billion^[122]

[mwEKE] Up until 2022 – $30 billion^[121]

[mwEKU] Modern Warfare II (2022) – $1 billion^[122]

[151] Batman retail sales:
As of 2012 – $16 billion^[123]

Merchandise sales during 2013–2018 – $5.017 billion
2013 – $494 million^[124]

2014 – $578 million^[49]

2015 – $982 million^[35]

2016 – $1.1 billion^[36]

2017 – $1.024 billion^[36]

2018 – $839 million^[83]

Home video sales between September 2012 and January 2020 – $312 million^[125]

[mwEK8] As of 2012 – $16 billion^[123]

[mwELk] Merchandise sales during 2013–2018 – $5.017 billion
2013 – $494 million^[124]

2014 – $578 million^[49]

2015 – $982 million^[35]

2016 – $1.1 billion^[36]

2017 – $1.024 billion^[36]

2018 – $839 million^[83]

[mwELw] 2013 – $494 million^[124]

[mwEMA] 2014 – $578 million^[49]

[mwEMQ] 2015 – $982 million^[35]

[mwEMg] 2016 – $1.1 billion^[36]

[mwEMw] 2017 – $1.024 billion^[36]

[mwENA] 2018 – $839 million^[83]

[mwENQ] Home video sales between September 2012 and January 2020 – $312 million^[125]

[154] $650 million VHS and DVD sales for Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin up until 2005.^[126] $562 million DVD and Blu-ray sales for films released since 2008.^[127]

[158] Batman television revenue:
1960s TV series – $300 million^[129]

1989 film – $40 million^[130]

[mwEO4] 1960s TV series – $300 million^[129]

[mwEPM] 1989 film – $40 million^[130]

[164] 
1986 – $477.8 million^[131]

1987 – $506 million^[131]

2000 – $1.2 billion^[132]

2002 – $1 billion^[133]^[134]

2011 – $4.100 billion^[82]

2012 – $4.039 billion^[33]

2013 – $8 billion^[135]

2015 – $3.756 billion^[35]

2017 – $2.663 billion^[36]

2018 – $2.645 billion^[37]

[mwEPs] 1986 – $477.8 million^[131]

[mwEP8] 1987 – $506 million^[131]

[mwEQM] 2000 – $1.2 billion^[132]

[mwEQc] 2002 – $1 billion^[133]^[134]

[mwEQ0] 2011 – $4.100 billion^[82]

[mwERE] 2012 – $4.039 billion^[33]

[mwERU] 2013 – $8 billion^[135]

[mwERk] 2015 – $3.756 billion^[35]

[mwER0] 2017 – $2.663 billion^[36]

[mwESE] 2018 – $2.645 billion^[37]

[169] 
2002 – $2.7 billion^[138]

2003 – $1.3 billion^[139]

2010 – $590 million^[73]

2011 – $325 million^[32]

2012 – $1.285 billion^[33]

2013 – $1.333 billion^[33]

2014 – $1.453 billion^[49]

2015 – $1.512 billion^[35]

2016 – $1.551 billion^[36]

2017 – $1.402 billion^[36]

2018 – $1.075 billion^[37]

[mwESg] 2002 – $2.7 billion^[138]

[mwESw] 2003 – $1.3 billion^[139]

[mwETA] 2010 – $590 million^[73]

[mwETQ] 2011 – $325 million^[32]

[mwETg] 2012 – $1.285 billion^[33]

[mwETw] 2013 – $1.333 billion^[33]

[mwEUA] 2014 – $1.453 billion^[49]

[mwEUQ] 2015 – $1.512 billion^[35]

[mwEUg] 2016 – $1.551 billion^[36]

[mwEUw] 2017 – $1.402 billion^[36]

[mwEVA] 2018 – $1.075 billion^[37]

[172] Box office gross of Spider-Man films:
2002–2021 films – $8.278 billion^[140]

Sony's Spider-Man Universe – $1.520 billion^[141]

[mwEVk] 2002–2021 films – $8.278 billion^[140]

Sony's Spider-Man Universe – $1.520 billion^[141]

[mwEVs] 2002–2021 films – $8.278 billion^[140]

[mwEV8] Sony's Spider-Man Universe – $1.520 billion^[141]

[176] Spider-Man home video revenue:
2002-2021 films - $665 million^[142]

Sony’s Marvel Universe - $121 million^[143]

The Spectacular Spider-Man -$1 million^[144]

[mwEWg] 2002-2021 films - $665 million^[142]

Sony’s Marvel Universe - $121 million^[143]

The Spectacular Spider-Man -$1 million^[144]

[mwEWo] 2002-2021 films - $665 million^[142]

[mwEW4] Sony’s Marvel Universe - $121 million^[143]

[mwEXI] The Spectacular Spider-Man -$1 million^[144]

[178] Spider-Man video games:
Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million^[145]

[mwEXs] Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million^[145]

[181] ¥2 trillion ($25 billion) Transformers franchise revenue up until 2011.^[147]

[183] Transformers merchandise sales:
1984–1992 – $1 billion US toy sales^[148]

2012 – $314 million^[33]

2013 – $304 million^[33]

2014 – $410 million^[49]

2015 – $430 million^[35]

2016 – $446 million^[35]

2017 – $652 million^[36]

2018 – $423 million^[83]

[mwEYg] 1984–1992 – $1 billion US toy sales^[148]

[mwEYw] 2012 – $314 million^[33]

[mwEZA] 2013 – $304 million^[33]

[mwEZQ] 2014 – $410 million^[49]

[mwEZg] 2015 – $430 million^[35]

[mwEZw] 2016 – $446 million^[35]

[mwEaA] 2017 – $652 million^[36]

[mwEaQ] 2018 – $423 million^[83]

[189] $10 billion up until 2011.^[152] $2.527 billion in 2012. $2.3 billion in 2013.^[33] $2.025 billion in 2014.^[49] $1 billion in 2015.^[153] $588 million in 2016. $674 million in 2017.^[36]

[192] 
Cars series – $1.405 billion^[154]

Planes series – $394 million^[155]

[mwEb8] Cars series – $1.405 billion^[154]

[mwEcQ] Planes series – $394 million^[155]

[195] 
Cars series – $513 million^[156]

Planes series – $121 million^[157]

[mwEcw] Cars series – $513 million^[156]

[mwEdE] Planes series – $121 million^[157]

[201] 
Up until 1994 – $6 billion^[159]

2003–2005 – $1 billion^[160]

2009–2012 – $475 million^[161]

2012–2022 – $8 billion^[162]

[mwEdk] Up until 1994 – $6 billion^[159]

[mwEd0] 2003–2005 – $1 billion^[160]

[mwEeE] 2009–2012 – $475 million^[161]

[mwEeU] 2012–2022 – $8 billion^[162]

[210] Looney Tunes franchise retail sales:
1978 – $100 million^[166]

1993 – $1 billion^[167]

1994 – $2 billion^[167]

1995 – $2.5 billion^[168]

1996 – $3.5 billion^[169]

2010 – $603 million^[73]

2012 – $624 million^[33]

2013 – $617 million^[33]

2014 – $628 million^[49]

2015 – $639 million^[35]

2016 – $645 million^[36]

2017 – $624 million^[36]

2018 – $597 million^[83]

Space Jam – $1.2 billion^[170]

[mwEe0] 1978 – $100 million^[166]

[mwEfE] 1993 – $1 billion^[167]

[mwEfU] 1994 – $2 billion^[167]

[mwEfk] 1995 – $2.5 billion^[168]

[mwEf0] 1996 – $3.5 billion^[169]

[mwEgE] 2010 – $603 million^[73]

[mwEgU] 2012 – $624 million^[33]

[mwEgk] 2013 – $617 million^[33]

[mwEg0] 2014 – $628 million^[49]

[mwEhE] 2015 – $639 million^[35]

[mwEhU] 2016 – $645 million^[36]

[mwEhk] 2017 – $624 million^[36]

[mwEh0] 2018 – $597 million^[83]

[mwEiE] Space Jam – $1.2 billion^[170]

[217] 
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1992) – $78,350^[171]

1995 Bugs Bunny Film Festival (1995) – $19,587^[172]

Space Jam (1996) – $230 million^[173]

1998 Bugs Bunny Film Festival (1998) – $413,076^[174]

Looney Tunes Back In Action (2003) – $68 million^[175]

Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) – $162 million^[176]

[mwEio] Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales (1992) – $78,350^[171]

[mwEi4] 1995 Bugs Bunny Film Festival (1995) – $19,587^[172]

[mwEjI] Space Jam (1996) – $230 million^[173]

[mwEjc] 1998 Bugs Bunny Film Festival (1998) – $413,076^[174]

[mwEjs] Looney Tunes Back In Action (2003) – $68 million^[175]

[mwEj8] Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) – $162 million^[176]

[221] 
Up until 2014 – $13 billion^[178]

2015 – $933 million^[179]

2016 – $915 million^[179]

2017 – $565 million^[36]

[mwEkY] Up until 2014 – $13 billion^[178]

[mwEko] 2015 – $933 million^[179]

[mwEk4] 2016 – $915 million^[179]

[mwElI] 2017 – $565 million^[36]

[223] Home Entertainment Sales up until 2005

[231] Pac-Man video game revenue:
Pac-Man – $12.81 billion^[182]

Ms. Pac-Man – $1.5 billion^[183]

Other games (US) – $97.3 million
Pac-Mania (Arcade) – $2.82 million^[184]

Microsoft Return of Arcade (PC) – $9.5 million^[185]

Pac-Man Collection (GBA) – $25 million^[186]

Namco Museum (GBA) – $37 million^[186]

Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) – $23 million^[187]

[mwElw] Pac-Man – $12.81 billion^[182]

[mwEmI] Ms. Pac-Man – $1.5 billion^[183]

[mwEmg] Other games (US) – $97.3 million
Pac-Mania (Arcade) – $2.82 million^[184]

Microsoft Return of Arcade (PC) – $9.5 million^[185]

Pac-Man Collection (GBA) – $25 million^[186]

Namco Museum (GBA) – $37 million^[186]

Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) – $23 million^[187]

[mwEms] Pac-Mania (Arcade) – $2.82 million^[184]

[mwEnI] Microsoft Return of Arcade (PC) – $9.5 million^[185]

[mwEng] Pac-Man Collection (GBA) – $25 million^[186]

[mwEn4] Namco Museum (GBA) – $37 million^[186]

[mwEoQ] Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) – $23 million^[187]

[235] Buckner & Garcia's Pac-Man Fever album and "Pac-Man Fever" single – $32 million^[190]

[238] $3 billion up until 1998.^[192]

[242] 
Toy Story 3 (2010) – $10 billion up until 2014.^[195]

2015 – $1 billion^[153]

[mwEpw] Toy Story 3 (2010) – $10 billion up until 2014.^[195]

[mwEqE] 2015 – $1 billion^[153]

[246] In October 2015, it was projected that the James Bond franchise would be worth an estimated £13 billion ($19.9 billion) after the release of Spectre.^[198]

[249] GoldenEye – $500 million^[200]

[254] Peanuts retail sales:
1986 – $1 billion^[201]

1997 – $1.1 billion^[202]^[203]

2010 – $2 billion^[73]

US sales in 2011 – $600 million^[32]

2012 – $1.141 billion^[33]

2013 – $1.167 billion^[33]

2014 – $1.194 billion^[49]

2015 – $1.3 billion^[204]

2016 – $1.468 billion^[36]

2017 – $1.558 billion^[36]

2018 – $1.662 billion^[37]

[mwErs] 1986 – $1 billion^[201]

[mwEr8] 1997 – $1.1 billion^[202]^[203]

[mwEsU] 2010 – $2 billion^[73]

[mwEsk] US sales in 2011 – $600 million^[32]

[mwEs0] 2012 – $1.141 billion^[33]

[mwEtE] 2013 – $1.167 billion^[33]

[mwEtU] 2014 – $1.194 billion^[49]

[mwEtk] 2015 – $1.3 billion^[204]

[mwEt0] 2016 – $1.468 billion^[36]

[mwEuE] 2017 – $1.558 billion^[36]

[mwEuU] 2018 – $1.662 billion^[37]

[261] 
2013 - $325 million^[124]

2014 - $1 billion^[210]

2015 – $1.004 billion^[35]

2016 – $1.242 billion^[36]

2017 – $1.227 billion^[36]

2018 – $1.798 billion^[37]

[mwEuw] 2013 - $325 million^[124]

[mwEvA] 2014 - $1 billion^[210]

[mwEvQ] 2015 – $1.004 billion^[35]

[mwEvg] 2016 – $1.242 billion^[36]

[mwEvw] 2017 – $1.227 billion^[36]

[mwEwA] 2018 – $1.798 billion^[37]

[265] Avengers DVD and Blu-ray sales:
Ultimate Avengers - The Movie (2006) – $6.7 million^[211]

Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther (2006) – $7.8 million^[212]

The Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008) – $4.1 million^[213]

[mwEwg] Ultimate Avengers - The Movie (2006) – $6.7 million^[211]

[mwEww] Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther (2006) – $7.8 million^[212]

[mwExA] The Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (2008) – $4.1 million^[213]

[267] 
2014 – $5 billion^[214]

2015 – $1.573 billion^[35]

2016 – $1.598 billion^[36]

2017 – $1.404 billion^[36]

2018 – $1.013 billion^[37]

[mwExc] 2014 – $5 billion^[214]

[mwExs] 2015 – $1.573 billion^[35]

[mwEx8] 2016 – $1.598 billion^[36]

[mwEyM] 2017 – $1.404 billion^[36]

[mwEyc] 2018 – $1.013 billion^[37]

[271] Arcade and software revenue up until 2016

[273] $13 billion up until 2018.^[218]

[277] Revenue up until 2016^[221]

[282] $7.8 billion franchise revenue up until December 1998.^[225]

[283] $3.5 billion retail sales up until 1998.^[225] Licensed merchandise sold $150 million in 2010,^[73] $275 million during 2012–2013,^[33] $148 million in 2014,^[49] $149 million in 2015,^[35] $159 million in 2016, $180 million in 2017,^[36] and $192 million in 2018.^[83]

[290] Street Fighter box office and home video revenue:
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) $16 million
Japan box office – $16 million^[228]

Street Fighter (1994) – $99.4 million
Box office - $99.4 million^[229]

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) – $18,832,933
Worldwide box office – $12,764,201^[230]

US DVD sales – $6,068,732^[231]

[mwE1k] Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) $16 million
Japan box office – $16 million^[228]

[mwE14] Japan box office – $16 million^[228]

[mwE2I] Street Fighter (1994) – $99.4 million
Box office - $99.4 million^[229]

[mwE2c] Box office - $99.4 million^[229]

[mwE2s] Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) – $18,832,933
Worldwide box office – $12,764,201^[230]

US DVD sales – $6,068,732^[231]

[mwE28] Worldwide box office – $12,764,201^[230]

[mwE3I] US DVD sales – $6,068,732^[231]

[MonsterStrike-298] Monster Strike:
Up until October 2018 – $7.2 billion^[233]

November 2018 – $52 million+^[234]

December 2018 – $68 million+^[235]

2019 – $932 million^[236]

2020 – $958 million^[236]

2021 – $702 million^[237]

Up to September 2022 – $10 billion^[238]

[mwE3k] Up until October 2018 – $7.2 billion^[233]

[mwE30] November 2018 – $52 million+^[234]

[mwE4E] December 2018 – $68 million+^[235]

[mwE4U] 2019 – $932 million^[236]

[mwE4k] 2020 – $958 million^[236]

[mwE40] 2021 – $702 million^[237]

[mwE5E] Up to September 2022 – $10 billion^[238]

[303] Grand Theft Auto:
Grand Theft Auto III (2001) - $350 million^[239]

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) - $300 million^[187]

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) - $235 million^[240]

Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) - $500 million^[241]

Grand Theft Auto V (2013) - $8.5 billion^[242]

[mwE5k] Grand Theft Auto III (2001) - $350 million^[239]

[mwE54] Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) - $300 million^[187]

[mwE6M] Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) - $235 million^[240]

[mwE6g] Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) - $500 million^[241]

[mwE60] Grand Theft Auto V (2013) - $8.5 billion^[242]

[307] 
Up until 2011 - $5 billion^[243]

2022-2023 - ¥139 billion($1 billion)^[244]^[245]

[mwE7U] Up until 2011 - $5 billion^[243]

[mwE7k] 2022-2023 - ¥139 billion($1 billion)^[244]^[245]

[312] 
Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle - $3 billion^[248]

Dragon Ball Z Legends - $140 million^[249]

[mwE8E] Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle - $3 billion^[248]

[mwE8Y] Dragon Ball Z Legends - $140 million^[249]

[314] $250 million in 2011.^[250] $1.849 billion in 2012. $1.882 billion in 2013.^[33] $1.16 billion in 2014.^[49] $1.065 billion in 2015.^[35] $1.277 billion in 2016. $814 million in 2017.^[36]

[318] 
Angry Birds 2 (2015) - $332.5 million.^[252]

Angry Birds Evolution (2017) - $30 million.^[253]

[mwE-A] Angry Birds 2 (2015) - $332.5 million.^[252]

[mwE-Y] Angry Birds Evolution (2017) - $30 million.^[253]

[321] 
Up until 1997 - $1 billion^[254]

2000 - $260 million in North America^[255]

2010 - $1.2 billion^[73]

2011 - $390 million^[32]

2012 - $998 million^[33]

2013 - $926 million^[33]

2014 - $935 million^[49]

2015 - $960 million^[35]

2016 - $985 million^[36]

2017 - $726 million^[36]

2018 - $727 million^[83]

[mwE-8] Up until 1997 - $1 billion^[254]

[mwE_M] 2000 - $260 million in North America^[255]

[mwE_c] 2010 - $1.2 billion^[73]

[mwE_s] 2011 - $390 million^[32]

[mwE_8] 2012 - $998 million^[33]

[mwFAM] 2013 - $926 million^[33]

[mwFAc] 2014 - $935 million^[49]

[mwFAs] 2015 - $960 million^[35]

[mwFA8] 2016 - $985 million^[36]

[mwFBM] 2017 - $726 million^[36]

[mwFBc] 2018 - $727 million^[83]

[326] Jurassic Park merchandise:
1993–1995 – $1 billion^[259]

2017 – $353 million^[83]

2018 – $353 million^[83]

[mwFB8] 1993–1995 – $1 billion^[259]

[mwFCM] 2017 – $353 million^[83]

[mwFCc] 2018 – $353 million^[83]

[328] $545 million up until 2004.^[260] $414 million since 2015.^[258]

[PowerLicense-334] Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales:
Power Rangers licensed toy sales during 1993–1999 – $6 billion wholesale revenue^[265]

Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales during 2012–2018 – $2.479 billion
2012 – $300 million^[33]

2013 – $333 million^[33]

2014 – $326 million^[49]

2015 – $330 million^[35]

2016–2017 – $909 million^[36]

2018 – $281 million^[83]

[mwFDc] Power Rangers licensed toy sales during 1993–1999 – $6 billion wholesale revenue^[265]

[mwFD0] Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales during 2012–2018 – $2.479 billion
2012 – $300 million^[33]

2013 – $333 million^[33]

2014 – $326 million^[49]

2015 – $330 million^[35]

2016–2017 – $909 million^[36]

2018 – $281 million^[83]

[mwFEE] 2012 – $300 million^[33]

[mwFEU] 2013 – $333 million^[33]

[mwFEk] 2014 – $326 million^[49]

[mwFE0] 2015 – $330 million^[35]

[mwFFI] 2016–2017 – $909 million^[36]

[mwFFY] 2018 – $281 million^[83]

[342] Mario video games:
Up until 2002 – $7 billion^[268]^[269]^[270]

Mario Kart Tour (2019 to April 2021) – $200 million^[271]

Dr. Mario World (2019) – $4.8 million^[272]

[mwFF4] Up until 2002 – $7 billion^[268]^[269]^[270]

[mwFGY] Mario Kart Tour (2019 to April 2021) – $200 million^[271]

[mwFGw] Dr. Mario World (2019) – $4.8 million^[272]

[346] Mario Franchise Box Office:
Super Mario Bros. (film) (1993) – $38.9 million^[273]

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) – $1.361 billion^[274]^[275]

[mwFHY] Super Mario Bros. (film) (1993) – $38.9 million^[273]

[mwFHs] The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) – $1.361 billion^[274]^[275]

[349] Pirates of the Caribbean became a media franchise with the debut of the film series in 2003.

[353] $1.75 billion up until May 2017.^[279] $31 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since September 2017.^[280]

[355] Merchandise retail sales up until 2011.

[358] 
Up until 2013 – $6 billion^[282]

2014 – $681 million^[283]

2015 – $569 million^[35]

2016 – $603 million^[35]

[mwFJM] Up until 2013 – $6 billion^[282]

[mwFJc] 2014 – $681 million^[283]

[mwFJs] 2015 – $569 million^[35]

[mwFJ8] 2016 – $603 million^[35]

[359] 
2010 – $900 million^[73]

2011 – $515 million^[32]

2012 – $893 million^[33]

2013 – $923 million^[33]

2014 – $828 million^[49]

2015 – $792 million^[35]

2016 – $775 million^[36]

2017 – $724 million^[36]

2018 – $700 million^[83]

[mwFKY] 2010 – $900 million^[73]

[mwFKo] 2011 – $515 million^[32]

[mwFK4] 2012 – $893 million^[33]

[mwFLI] 2013 – $923 million^[33]

[mwFLY] 2014 – $828 million^[49]

[mwFLo] 2015 – $792 million^[35]

[mwFL4] 2016 – $775 million^[36]

[mwFMI] 2017 – $724 million^[36]

[mwFMY] 2018 – $700 million^[83]

[364] Muppets franchise box office:
Muppets Movies – $456 million^[284]

Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) – $13.9 million^[285]

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) – $310,812^[286]

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) – $11.6 million^[287]

[mwFM0] Muppets Movies – $456 million^[284]

Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) – $13.9 million^[285]

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) – $310,812^[286]

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) – $11.6 million^[287]

[mwFM8] Muppets Movies – $456 million^[284]

[mwFNM] Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) – $13.9 million^[285]

[mwFNg] Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) – $310,812^[286]

[mwFN0] The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) – $11.6 million^[287]

[370] 
Main films - $689.2 million^[291]

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)- $16.2 million^[292]

[mwFOU] Main films - $689.2 million^[291]

[mwFOk] Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)- $16.2 million^[292]

[372] Sales in Japan only

[375] Ultraman merchandise sales:
Up until 1987 – $7.4 billion^{[lower-alpha 79]}^[294]^[295]

[mwFPQ] Up until 1987 – $7.4 billion^{[lower-alpha 79]}^[294]^[295]

[383] 
1994 – $85 million^[302]

[mwFP8] 1994 – $85 million^[302]

[384] 
2010 - $280 million^[73]

2012 – $277 million^[33]

2013 - $277 million^[33]

2014 - $305 million^[49]

2015 - $725 million^[35]

2016 - $812 million^[36]

2017 - $722 million^[36]

2018 - $634 million^[83]

[mwFQY] 2010 - $280 million^[73]

[mwFQo] 2012 – $277 million^[33]

[mwFQ4] 2013 - $277 million^[33]

[mwFRI] 2014 - $305 million^[49]

[mwFRY] 2015 - $725 million^[35]

[mwFRo] 2016 - $812 million^[36]

[mwFR4] 2017 - $722 million^[36]

[mwFSI] 2018 - $634 million^[83]

[392] Ice Age:
As of April 2016 – $6 billion^[308]

Ice Age: Collision Course (June 2016) – $420 million^[309]

[mwFSo] As of April 2016 – $6 billion^[308]

[mwFTU] Ice Age: Collision Course (June 2016) – $420 million^[309]

[397] First two films grossed $1.6 billion.^[313] Later films grossed $322 million.^[312]

[399] Shrek video games:
Shrek 2 (2004) – $38.9 million^[145]

[mwFUc] Shrek 2 (2004) – $38.9 million^[145]

[401] 
The Phantom of the Opera (1986) – $6 billion until 2017^[315]

[mwFVA] The Phantom of the Opera (1986) – $6 billion until 2017^[315]

[405] Avatar Franchise Box Office:
Avatar (2009) – $2.9 billion^[317]

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) – $2.3 billion^[318]

[mwFVg] Avatar (2009) – $2.9 billion^[317]

[mwFV4] Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) – $2.3 billion^[318]

[412] Yu-Gi-Oh licensed merchandise sales:
Up until January 2012 – $5 billion^[324]

[mwFWg] Up until January 2012 – $5 billion^[324]

[415] $110 million in the first half of 2021.^[326]

[416] Yu-Gi-Oh video games:
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (GBA) – $38 million (United States)^[325]

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (GBA) – $32 million (United States)^[325]

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses (PS2) – $33 million (United States)^[187]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (mobile) – $110 million^{[lower-alpha 89]}

[mwFXY] Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (GBA) – $38 million (United States)^[325]

[mwFXw] Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (GBA) – $32 million (United States)^[325]

[mwFYI] Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses (PS2) – $33 million (United States)^[187]

[mwFYg] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (mobile) – $110 million^{[lower-alpha 89]}

[420] Yu-Gi-Oh Box Office:
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light (2004) – $29.2 million^[327]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time (2010) – $2.6 million^[328]

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions (2016) – $7.5 million^[329]

[mwFZI] Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light (2004) – $29.2 million^[327]

[mwFZg] Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time (2010) – $2.6 million^[328]

[mwFZ4] Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions (2016) – $7.5 million^[329]

[426] Mortal Kombat franchise:
Up until 2000 – $5 billion^[333]

Deadly Alliance (2002) video game – $54 million^[187]

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020) DVD and Blu-ray sales – $2.9 million^[334]

[mwFag] Up until 2000 – $5 billion^[333]

[mwFaw] Deadly Alliance (2002) video game – $54 million^[187]

[mwFbI] Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020) DVD and Blu-ray sales – $2.9 million^[334]

[428] Mortal Kombat video games:
Up until 1995 – $4 billion^[335]

Deadly Alliance (2002) – $54 million^[187]

[mwFbw] Up until 1995 – $4 billion^[335]

[mwFcA] Deadly Alliance (2002) – $54 million^[187]

[432] Gundam retail sales:
Merchandise sales during 1979–1999 – $5 billion^[337]^[338]

[mwFco] Merchandise sales during 1979–1999 – $5 billion^[337]^[338]

[436] 
2012 - $260 million^[33]

2013 - $650 million^[13]

2014 - $1 billion^[341]

2015 - $1.2 billion^[15]

2016 - $456 million^[36]

2017 - $660 million^[36]

2018 - $690 million^[83]

[mwFdQ] 2012 - $260 million^[33]

[mwFdg] 2013 - $650 million^[13]

[mwFdw] 2014 - $1 billion^[341]

[mwFeA] 2015 - $1.2 billion^[15]

[mwFeQ] 2016 - $456 million^[36]

[mwFeg] 2017 - $660 million^[36]

[mwFew] 2018 - $690 million^[83]

[442] My Little Pony box office gross:
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) – $6 million^[342]

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013) – $483,752^[343]

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (2014) – $347,511^[344]

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games (2015) – $194,807^[345]

My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) – $60.3 million^[346]

[mwFfQ] My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) – $6 million^[342]

[mwFfo] My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013) – $483,752^[343]

[mwFf8] My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (2014) – $347,511^[344]

[mwFgQ] My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games (2015) – $194,807^[345]

[mwFgk] My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) – $60.3 million^[346]

[447] 
1990 – $750 million^[348]

1993 – $250 million^[349]

2008 – $750 million^[350]

During 2012–2013 – $725 million^[33]

2014 – $390 million^[49]

2015 – $396 million^[35]

During 2016–2017 – $707 million^[36]

2018 – $255 million^[83]

[mwFhI] 1990 – $750 million^[348]

[mwFhY] 1993 – $250 million^[349]

[mwFho] 2008 – $750 million^[350]

[mwFh4] During 2012–2013 – $725 million^[33]

[mwFiI] 2014 – $390 million^[49]

[mwFiY] 2015 – $396 million^[35]

[mwFio] During 2016–2017 – $707 million^[36]

[mwFi4] 2018 – $255 million^[83]

[450] The Simpsons video games:
The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001) – $41 million^[187]

The Simpsons: Tapped Out (2012) – $100 million^[352]

[mwFjY] The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001) – $41 million^[187]

[mwFjw] The Simpsons: Tapped Out (2012) – $100 million^[352]

[455] 
1984 - $1 billion^[353]

1999 – $800 million^[354]^[355]

2004 – $1 billion^[356]

2015 – $496 million^[35]

2016 – $501 million^[36]

2017 – $353 million^[36]

[mwFkU] 1984 - $1 billion^[353]

[mwFkk] 1999 – $800 million^[354]^[355]

[mwFk4] 2004 – $1 billion^[356]

[mwFlI] 2015 – $496 million^[35]

[mwFlY] 2016 – $501 million^[36]

[mwFlo] 2017 – $353 million^[36]

[457] Scooby-Doo DVD and Blu-ray sales:
Films – $53.4 million^[357]

[mwFmI] Films – $53.4 million^[357]

[459] Sales up until 2015

[462] 
Beyblade: Fierce Battle (2002) – $3.5 million^[359]

Metal Fight Beyblade vs the Sun: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader (2010) – $6.2 million.^[360]

[mwFms] Beyblade: Fierce Battle (2002) – $3.5 million^[359]

[mwFnE] Metal Fight Beyblade vs the Sun: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader (2010) – $6.2 million.^[360]

[464] $1.74 billion in 2015. $1.83 billion in 2016.^[361]

[471] $4 billion franchise revenue up until 2011^[367]

[478] $4 billion franchise revenue up until 2008^[373]

[482] 
Films $98.1 million^[375]

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow - $1.3 million^[376]

[mwFoo] Films $98.1 million^[375]

The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow - $1.3 million^[376]

[mwFow] Films $98.1 million^[375]

[mwFpA] The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow - $1.3 million^[376]

[483] s a media franchise

[488] 
up until 1994 – $2.6 billion^[378]

2001 – $80 million^[379]

2009 – $125 million^[380]

2010 – $300 million^[73]

[mwFpo] up until 1994 – $2.6 billion^[378]

[mwFp4] 2001 – $80 million^[379]

[mwFqI] 2009 – $125 million^[380]

[mwFqY] 2010 – $300 million^[73]

[494] 
Beauty and the Beast (1991) - $425 million^[384]

Beauty and the Beast (2017) - $1.264 billion^[385]

[mwFq0] Beauty and the Beast (1991) - $425 million^[384]

[mwFrM] Beauty and the Beast (2017) - $1.264 billion^[385]

[496] up until 2015

[499] Beauty and the Beast DVD and Blu-ray sales:
animated films – $343.6 million^[387]

Beauty and the Beast (2017) – $89 million^[388]

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