{"id":29028,"date":"2019-08-09T13:38:57","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T17:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/?page_id=29028"},"modified":"2025-05-30T18:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T22:17:04","slug":"the-25-highest-grossing-media-franchises-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"discovery","link":"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/discovery-center\/the-25-highest-grossing-media-franchises-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The 25 Highest-Grossing Media Franchises of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Highest Grossing Media Franchises of All Time<\/h1>\n<p>Did you grow up watching <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> or collecting <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> cards? Or perhaps you discovered the colossally successful entertainment franchise during the <em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em> craze. Launched on July 6, 2016, a record-breaking 130 million people downloaded the free app. Today, the <em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em> community is still thriving with over 5 million players. It made an estimated 795 million dollars worldwide in 2018 alone. This contributed to <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> being the highest grossing media in global history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/tmxfoc\/images\/f_auto,q_auto\/v1649162888\/titlemax\/f02c60d2-25-highest-grossing-media-franchises-all-time-4_29030a32d6\/f02c60d2-25-highest-grossing-media-franchises-all-time-4_29030a32d6.png?_i=AA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"infographic\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/tmxfoc\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_60,w_640,c_scale\/titlemax\/f02c60d2-25-highest-grossing-media-franchises-all-time-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"4039\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/tmxfoc\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_60,w_640,c_scale\/titlemax\/f02c60d2-25-highest-grossing-media-franchises-all-time-4.png 640w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/tmxfoc\/image\/upload\/f_auto,q_60,w_320,c_scale\/titlemax\/f02c60d2-25-highest-grossing-media-franchises-all-time-4.png 320w\"\/><span class=\"sr-only\">The 25 Highest-Grossing Media Franchises of All Time infographic<\/span><\/a><div class=\"embed-infographic\"><p>Would you like to embed this infographic on your site?<\/p><button type=\"button\" class=\"share-infographic\" data-copy='&amp;quot;&amp;lt;a href=\\&amp;quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.titlemax.com\\\/discovery-center\\\/the-25-highest-grossing-media-franchises-of-all-time\\\/\\&amp;quot;&amp;gt;\\r\\n\\t&amp;lt;img src=\\&amp;quot;https:\\\/\\\/res.cloudinary.com\\\/tmxfoc\\\/images\\\/f_auto,q_auto\\\/v1649162888\\\/titlemax\\\/f02c60d2-25-highest-grossing-media-franchises-all-time-4_29030a32d6\\\/f02c60d2-25-highest-grossing-media-franchises-all-time-4_29030a32d6.png?_i=AA\\&amp;quot; alt=\\&amp;quot;\\&amp;quot; width=\\&amp;quot;1280\\&amp;quot; height=\\&amp;quot;4039\\&amp;quot;&amp;gt;\\r\\n&amp;lt;\\\/a&amp;gt;\\r\\n&amp;lt;a href=\\&amp;quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.titlemax.com\\&amp;quot;&amp;gt;By TitleMax.com&amp;lt;\\\/a&amp;gt;&amp;quot;'>Copy Embed Code<\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The top 25 highest grossing media franchises of all time worldwide (by total revenue in U.S. dollars) are as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Pok\u00e9mon &#8211; $92.121 billion<\/li>\n<li>Hello Kitty &#8211; $80.026 billion<\/li>\n<li>Winnie the Pooh &#8211; $75.034 billion<\/li>\n<li>Mickey Mouse &amp; Friends &#8211; $70.587 billion<\/li>\n<li>Star Wars &#8211; $65.631 billion<\/li>\n<li>Anpanman &#8211; $60.285 billion<\/li>\n<li>Disney Princess &#8211; $45.187 billion<\/li>\n<li>Mario &#8211; $36.143 billion<\/li>\n<li>Sh\u014dnen Jump \/ Jump Comics &#8211; $34.117 billion<\/li>\n<li>Harry Potter &#8211; $30.871 billion<\/li>\n<li>Marvel Cinematic Universe &#8211; $29.128 billion<\/li>\n<li>Spider-Man &#8211; $27.078 billion<\/li>\n<li>Gundam &#8211; $26.457 billion<\/li>\n<li>Batman &#8211; $26.448 billion<\/li>\n<li>Dragon Ball &#8211; $24.031 billion<\/li>\n<li>Barbie &#8211; $24.003 billion<\/li>\n<li>Fist of the North Star &#8211; $21.818 billion<\/li>\n<li>Cars &#8211; $21.794 billion<\/li>\n<li>Toy Story &#8211; $20.743 billion<\/li>\n<li>One Piece &#8211; $20.515 billion<\/li>\n<li>Lord of the Rings &#8211; $19.937 billion<\/li>\n<li>James Bond &#8211; $19.900 billion<\/li>\n<li>Yu-Gi-Oh! &#8211; $19.848 billion<\/li>\n<li>Peanuts &#8211; $17.428 billion<\/li>\n<li>Transformers &#8211; $17.220 billion<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> was created in 1996, meaning that it has earned an average of nearly $4 billion a year. This number is impressive, but it does not fully convey what franchises have been wildly successful in recent times. While not included in the top 25, the film <em>Frozen<\/em> earned $11.3 billion in just 6 years!<\/p>\n<p>The Marvel Cinematic Universe is estimated to have grossed over $29 billion including box office, merchandise, home entertainment, and comic volume revenue; over $19 billion came from the box office alone. It&#8217;s important to note that this estimate was calculated BEFORE the release of <em>Captain Marvel<\/em> and <em>Avengers: Endgame <\/em>which have already added billions to the MCU&#8217;s total gross and <em>Endgame<\/em> is only just getting started!<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Highest Grossing Franchises - TitleMax\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K13Z1HdIkQc?feature=oembed&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highest Grossing Media Franchises of All Time Did you grow up watching Pok\u00e9mon or collecting Pok\u00e9mon cards? Or perhaps you discovered the colossally successful entertainment franchise during the Pok\u00e9mon Go craze. Launched on July 6, 2016, a record-breaking 130 million people downloaded the free app. Today, the Pok\u00e9mon Go community is still thriving with over [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":29030,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-29028","discovery","type-discovery","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"dc_series_chapter_banner_image":21703,"dc_series_chapter_title":"The 25 Highest-Grossing Media Franchises of All Time","dc_series_chapter_sub_title":"","dc_series_description":"","column_one":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/signature-loans\/\">Whats a Signature Loan<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/flexible-line-of-credit\/\">Flex Loans TN<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/store\/wilmington-de-title-loans\/\">Title Loans Wilmington DE<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/title-pawns\/\">Title Pawn<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/title-loans\/\">Cash Loans Online<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/how-personal-loans-work\/\">Easy Personal Loans<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/motorcycle-title-loans\/\">Motorcycle Title Loans<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/motorcycle-title-pawns\/\">Pawn My Motorcycle<\/a>","column_two":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/how-it-works\/\">How Does a Title Loan Work<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/faqs\/how-to-pawn-a-car-title\/\">What Do I Need to Pawn My Car Title<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/faqs\/can-i-get-a-loan-with-no-credit\/\">No Credit Loans Near Me<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/faqs\/how-can-i-get-money-with-bad-credit\/\">Where Can I Borrow Money with Bad Credit<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/faqs\/what-is-a-flexible-line-of-credit-loan\/\">LOC Loan<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/delaware-title-loans\/\">Loan Places in Delaware<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/faqs\/how-to-get-a-car-title-loan\/\">How to Get a Car Title Loan<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/city\/houston-tx-title-loans\/\">Title Loan Houston<\/a>","column_three":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/city\/san-antonio-tx-title-loans\/\">Title Loan San Antonio TX<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/city\/mesa-az-title-loans\/\">Auto Title Loans Mesa AZ<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/store\/el-paso-n-zaragoza-tx-5-title-loans\/\">Loans El Paso TX<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/store\/anderson-sc-title-loans\/\">Loan Places in Anderson SC<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/store\/clarksville-tn-2-title-loans\/\">Clarksville Title Loan<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/tennessee-title-loans\/\">Personal Loans Tennessee<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/store\/lubbock-tx-title-loans\/\">Car Title Loans Tubbock TX<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/store\/texarkana-tx-title-loans\/\">Car Title Loans Texarkana<\/a>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/store\/victoria-tx-title-loans\/\">Loans Victoria TX<\/a>"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/discoveries\/29028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/discoveries"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/discovery"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/discoveries\/29028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38502,"href":"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/discoveries\/29028\/revisions\/38502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/29030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.titlemax.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}