List of highest-grossing media franchises

This is a list of the highest-grossing media franchises. This includes media franchises that started as a book, film, video game, comic book, animated film or television series and have expanded to other forms of media. For each franchise listed below the revenue total includes revenue from movie tickets, home entertainment, video games, merchandise, and any other franchise-related products when such information is available.

The list includes the total estimated revenue figure and the revenue breakdown. Estimates are based on combined revenue from different media and merchandise, based on publicly available data.

List

Franchise	Year of inception	Total revenue (USD)	Revenue breakdown (est.)	Original media	Creator(s)	Owner(s)


$50 billion+
Pokémon	1996	est. $100 billion[lower-alpha 1]	Licensed merchandise – $76 billion [lower-alpha 2] Video games – $22.716 billion [lower-alpha 3] Box office – $1.838 billion [lower-alpha 4] Home entertainment – $144.3 million [lower-alpha 5] Strategy guide books – $142 million [lower-alpha 6] Jet aircraft sales – $2.8 million [lower-alpha 7]	Video game	Satoshi Tajiri Ken Sugimori	Nintendo (trademark) The Pokémon Company (Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures) (copyright)
Hello Kitty	1974	est. $84.5 billion	Merchandise sales – $84.515 billion [lower-alpha 8]	Cartoon character[23]	Yuko Shimizu Shintaro Tsuji	Sanrio
Winnie the Pooh	1924	est. $80.3 billion	Retail sales – $79.823 billion [lower-alpha 9] Box office – $460 million [47] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $64 million [48][49]	Book[50]	A. A. Milne E. H. Shepard	The Walt Disney Company
Mickey Mouse & Friends	1928	est. $80.3 billion	Retail sales – $79.531 billion [lower-alpha 10] Box office – $457.4 million [lower-alpha 11] Home video sales – $293 million [lower-alpha 12]	Animated cartoon	Walt Disney Ub Iwerks	The Walt Disney Company
Star Wars	1977	est. $68.7 billion[lower-alpha 13]	Merchandise sales – $42.217 billion [lower-alpha 14] Box office – $10.316 billion [lower-alpha 15] Home video – $9.071 billion [lower-alpha 16] Video games – $5.01 billion [lower-alpha 17] Book sales – $1.82 billion [68] TV revenue – $280 million [lower-alpha 18]	Film	George Lucas	Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company)

$20–50 billion
Disney Princess	2000	est. $46.4 billion	Retail sales – $46.331 billion [lower-alpha 19] Home entertainment – $14.7 million [80]	Animated series	Andy Mooney	The Walt Disney Company
Anpanman	1973	est. $44.6 billion	Retail sales – $44.476 billion [lower-alpha 20] Box office – $67 million [lower-alpha 21] Museum – $25 million [lower-alpha 22]	Manga	Takashi Yanase	Froebel-kan
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)	2008	est. $35.3 billion	Box office – $22.592 billion [lower-alpha 23] Merchandise sales – $7.228 billion [lower-alpha 25] Home entertainment – $5.492 billion [lower-alpha 26]	Film	Marvel Studios Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Walt Disney Studios (The Walt Disney Company) Sony (Spider-Man films) Universal Pictures (The Incredible Hulk)
Mario	1981	est. $34.6 billion	Video games – $30.091 billion [lower-alpha 27] Licensed merchandise – $4.508 billion [lower-alpha 28] Box office – $28 million [lower-alpha 29]	Video game	Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo
Wizarding World (Harry Potter)	1997	est. $32.2 billion	Box office – $9.194 billion [lower-alpha 15] Merchandise sales – $8.318 billion [lower-alpha 30] Book sales – $7.743 billion [96] Home entertainment – $3.966 billion [lower-alpha 31] Video games – $1.846 billion [lower-alpha 32] TV revenue – $1 billion [98] Broadway stage play – $174 million [101]	Novel	J. K. Rowling	J. K. Rowling (books) Warner Bros. (AT&T) (films)
Transformers	1984	est. $29.6 billion[lower-alpha 33]	Merchandise sales – $11.752 billion [lower-alpha 34] Box office – $4.853 billion [lower-alpha 15] Home entertainment – $874 million [lower-alpha 35]	Animated series	Takara Hasbro Shōji Kawamori	Takara Tomy Hasbro
Spider-Man	1962	est. $27.9 billion	Merchandise sales – $16.387 billion [lower-alpha 36] Box office – $7.236 billion [lower-alpha 37] Video games – $1.71 billion [lower-alpha 38] Home video – $1.475 billion [lower-alpha 39] TV revenue – $880 million [119] Broadway musical – $212 million [124]	Comic book	Stan Lee Steve Ditko	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company) Sony (films)
Batman	1939	est. $27.7 billion	Retail sales – $21.329 billion [lower-alpha 40] Home video – $1.212 billion [lower-alpha 41] Video game – $600 million [118] Box office – $6.059 billion [lower-alpha 15] TV revenue – $340 million [lower-alpha 42]	Comic book	Bob Kane Bill Finger	DC Entertainment (AT&T)
Dragon Ball (Dragon Ball Z)	1984	est. $27.7 billion[lower-alpha 47]	Merchandise sales – $7.781 billion [lower-alpha 44] Video games – $5.559 billion [lower-alpha 43] Home entertainment – $1.091 billion [lower-alpha 48] Manga book sales – $964 million [lower-alpha 49] Box office – $837 million [lower-alpha 46] Trading card sales – $460 million [lower-alpha 50]	Manga	Akira Toriyama	Akira Toriyama (Bird Studio) Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Bandai Namco (games)
Call of Duty (COD)	2003	est. $27 billion[138]	Video games – $22.527 billion [lower-alpha 52]	Video game	Infinity Ward Steve Fukuda Zied Rieke	Activision (Activision Blizzard)
Barbie	1987[lower-alpha 53]	est. $24.9 billion	Merchandise sales – $23.883 billion [lower-alpha 54] Home video sales – $964 million [lower-alpha 55] Box office – $5.1 million [153]	Animated film	Ruth Handler	Mattel
Gundam	1979	est. $23.7 billion	Retail sales – $23.538 billion [lower-alpha 56] Anime box office – $141 million [lower-alpha 21]	Anime series	Yoshiyuki Tomino	Sunrise (Bandai Namco Holdings)
Toy Story	1995	est. $22 billion	Retail sales – $17.778 billion [lower-alpha 57] Box office – $3.044 billion [lower-alpha 15] TV revenue – $633 million [157][lower-alpha 15] VHS sales – $290 million [61] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $250 million [158]	Animated film	Pixar John Lasseter	The Walt Disney Company
Cars	2006	est. $21.8 billion	Merchandise sales – $19.114 billion [lower-alpha 58] Box office – $2.026 billion [lower-alpha 59] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $654 million [lower-alpha 60]	Animated film	Pixar John Lasseter	The Walt Disney Company

$10–20 billion
Middle-earth (The Lord of the Rings)	1937	$19.9 billion[lower-alpha 61]	Book sales – $9.125 billion [164] Box office – $5.896 billion[165] Home video sales – $4.194 billion [164] Merchandise sales – $435 million [164] Licensing – $225 million [164] Video game – $62 million [166]	Novel	J. R. R. Tolkien	Tolkien Estate (books) Warner Bros. (AT&T) (films)
Yu-Gi-Oh!	1996	est. $16.8 billion	Trading card game – $9.64 billion [lower-alpha 62] Licensed merchandise – $5.92 billion [lower-alpha 63] Manga sales – $964 million [lower-alpha 64] Anime TV revenue – $152 million [174] Mobile game – $108 million [lower-alpha 66] Anime box office – $42 million [lower-alpha 21]	Manga	Kazuki Takahashi	Kazuki Takahashi Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Konami (games and cards)
Peanuts	1950	est. $16 billion	Retail sales – $15.684 billion [lower-alpha 67] Box office – $250 million [179] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $35 million [179]	Comic strip	Charles M. Schulz	Sony Music Entertainment Japan (Sony) WildBrain 20th Century Studios (Walt Disney Company) (film)
Dora the Explorer	2000	est. $15.8 billion	Retail sales – $15.413 billion [lower-alpha 68] Home video sales – $250 million [182][lower-alpha 69] Box office – $118 million [183]	Animated series	Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Eric Weiner	Nickelodeon (ViacomCBS)
Warcraft	1994	est. $15.7 billion	Video games – $15.268 billion [lower-alpha 70] Box office – $434 million [192] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $17 million [193]	Video game	Allen Adham Frank Pearce Michael Morhaime	Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard)
The Simpsons	1987	est. $15.6 billion	Merchandise sales – $7.073 billion [lower-alpha 71] TV advertising – $5.76 billion [195] TV syndication – $1.15 billion [195] Home video sales – $1.091 billion [195] Box office – $527 million [196] Video games – $241 million [lower-alpha 72]	Animated series	Matt Groening	20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
The Lion King	1994	est. $15.4 billion	Musical theatre – $8.252 billion [lower-alpha 73] Merchandise sales – $3 billion [198] Box office – $2.625 billion [lower-alpha 74] Home entertainment – $1.5 billion [199]	Animated film	Roger Allers Rob Minkoff	The Walt Disney Company
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	1984	est. $15.4 billion	Merchandise sales – $13.2 billion [lower-alpha 75] Film revenue – $1.71 billion [lower-alpha 76] Video games – $450 million [203]	Comic book	Kevin Eastman Peter Laird	Nickelodeon (ViacomCBS)
Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO)	2005	est. $15.3 billion	Computer game – $15.31 billion [lower-alpha 77]	Video game	Neople	Nexon Tencent
Avengers	1963	est. $15.3 billion	Box office – $7.765 billion [206] Merchandise sales – $6.928 billion [lower-alpha 24] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $459 million [lower-alpha 78] Comic sales – $131 million [212]	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Pac-Man	1980	est. $15.1 billion	Video games – $14.098 billion [lower-alpha 79] Merchandise sales – $1 billion [217] Music sales – $32 million [lower-alpha 80]	Video game	Toru Iwatani Namco	Bandai Namco Entertainment (Bandai Namco Holdings)
Looney Tunes	1930	est. $15 billion	Retail sales – $14.477 billion [lower-alpha 81] Box office – $299 million [lower-alpha 82] Home video sales – $209 million [221]	Animated cartoon	Warner Bros.	Warner Bros. (AT&T)
SpongeBob SquarePants	1999	est. $14.8 billion	Retail sales – $14.378 billion [lower-alpha 83] Box office – $465 million [223]	Animated series	Stephen Hillenburg	Nickelodeon (ViacomCBS)
Super Sentai (Power Rangers)	1975	est. $14.2 billion	Retail sales – $13.714 billion [lower-alpha 85] Licensed merchandise – $10.929 billion [lower-alpha 84] DVD & Blu-ray – $15 million [233] Box office – $218.4 million [237]	Television series	Shotaro Ishinomori Haim Saban Shuki Levy	Toei Company Hasbro Bandai Namco (toys)
James Bond	1953	est. $14.2 billion[lower-alpha 86]	Box office – $7.112 billion [239] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $3.098 billion [lower-alpha 87] Merchandise & licensing – $3.06 billion [238] Book sales – $550 million[241] Video games – $373 million [lower-alpha 88]	Novel	Ian Fleming	Jonathan Cape (books) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Sony) (films)
Frozen	2013	est. $14.1 billion	Merchandise sales – $10.588 billion [lower-alpha 89] Box office – $$2.74 billion [lower-alpha 15] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $579 million [lower-alpha 90] Musical theatre – $185 million [lower-alpha 91]	Animated film	Chris Buck Jennifer Lee	The Walt Disney Company
Space Invaders	1978	est. $13.9 billion	Video game – $13.93 billion[213][lower-alpha 92] Music single – $522,000[lower-alpha 93]	Video game	Tomohiro Nishikado	Taito (Square Enix)
Sailor Moon	1991	est. $13.1 billion	Merchandise sales – $13 billion [250] Anime box office – $42.12 million [lower-alpha 21] Home entertainment – $24.1 million [lower-alpha 94]	Manga	Naoko Takeuchi	Naoko Takeuchi Kodansha (manga) Toei Animation (anime)
League of Legends (LoL)	2009	est. $12.4 billion	Video games – $12.351 billion [lower-alpha 95]	Video game	Riot Games	Tencent
Wii series	2006	est. $12.3 billion	Video games – $12.33 billion [lower-alpha 96]	Video game	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
CrossFire	2007	est. $12.2 billion	Video game – $12.205 billion [lower-alpha 97]	Video game	Smilegate	Smilegate Tencent
FIFA	1993	est. $11.9 billion	Video games – $11.934 billion [lower-alpha 98]	Video game	EA Canada	Electronic Arts
Final Fantasy	1987	est. $11.9 billion	Video games – $11.7 billion [267] Box office – $92 million [lower-alpha 99] Licensed merchandise – $66 million [lower-alpha 100] Video rentals – $26.6 million [273] Home video sales – $8.4 million [lower-alpha 101]	Video game	Hironobu Sakaguchi Hiromichi Tanaka Nasir Gebelli	Square Enix
One Piece	1997	est. $11.4 billion	Merchandise sales – $5.514 billion [lower-alpha 102] Video games – $2.719 billion [lower-alpha 103] Manga volume sales – $1.404 billion [lower-alpha 104][275] Home entertainment – $1.26 billion [lower-alpha 106] Anime box office – $528 million [lower-alpha 21]	Manga	Eiichiro Oda	Eiichiro Oda Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Bandai Namco (games)
Grand Theft Auto (GTA)	1997	est. $10.9 billion	Video games – $10.897 billion [lower-alpha 107]	Video game	DMA Design David Jones Mike Dailly	Rockstar Games (Take-Two Interactive)
Street Fighter	1987	est. $10.8 billion	Video game – $10.61 billion [213] Box office & home video – $211 million [lower-alpha 109]	Video game	Takashi Nishiyama Hiroshi Matsumoto	Capcom
Star Trek	1966	est. $10.6 billion[lower-alpha 110]	Retail sales – $4.753 billion [lower-alpha 111] TV revenue – $2.3 billion [292] Box office – $2.266 billion [293] VHS sales – $1 billion[292] DVD & Blu-ray – $326 million [294]	Television series	Gene Roddenberry	ViacomCBS
Lineage	1998	est. $10.3 billion	Video games – $10.339 billion [lower-alpha 113]	Video game	Jake Song	NCSoft
Rilakkuma	2003	est. $10 billion	Merchandise sales – $10 billion [296]	Manga	Aki Kondo	San-X

$5–10 billion
Superman	1938	est. $9.64 billion	Retail sales – $6.015 billion [lower-alpha 116] Merchandise sales – $3.398 billion [lower-alpha 115] Box office – $2.554 billion [lower-alpha 118] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $529 million [lower-alpha 114] TV revenue – $428 million [lower-alpha 119] VHS sales & rentals – $110.5 million [lower-alpha 120]	Comic book	Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster	DC Entertainment (AT&T)
Honor of Kings (Arena of Valor)	2015	est. $9.56 billion	Video games – $9.563 billion [lower-alpha 51]	Video game	TiMi Studios	Tencent
Thomas & Friends	1945	est. $9.48 billion	Retail sales – $9.457 billion [lower-alpha 121] Box office – $20 million [309]	Book	Wilbert Awdry Christopher Awdry	Egmont Group Mattel
Candy Crush	2012	est. $9.43 billion	Video games – $9.428 billion [lower-alpha 122]	Video game	King	King (Activision Blizzard)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (Shinseiki Evangelion)	1994	est. $9.33 billion	Pachinko sales – $6.44 billion [lower-alpha 123] Merchandise sales – $1.847 billion [lower-alpha 124] Home entertainment – $848.5 million [lower-alpha 125] Anime box office – $198.5 million [lower-alpha 21]	Anime series	Hideaki Anno Gainax Tatsunoko Production	Khara[lower-alpha 126][315][316]
Monster Strike	2013	est. $9.22 billion	Video games – $9.21 billion [lower-alpha 51] Anime box office – $10 million [lower-alpha 127]	Video game	Yoshiki Okamoto	Mixi
Angry Birds	2009	est. $9.2 billion	Merchandise sales – $8.297 billion [lower-alpha 128] Box office – $503 million [318] Video games – $362.5 million [lower-alpha 129] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $35 million [318]	Video game	Jaakko Iisalo	Rovio Entertainment
Sesame Street (The Muppets)[lower-alpha 130]	1955	est. $9.19 billion	Merchandise sales – $8.539 billion [lower-alpha 131] Box office – $478 million [324][325][326][327] TV licensing – $96 million [328] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $71 million [324] VHS sales – $2 million [304]	Television series	Jim Henson Joan Ganz Cooney Lloyd Morrisett	The Muppets Studio (The Walt Disney Company) Sesame Workshop
Despicable Me (Minions)	2010	est. $8.36 billion	Merchandise sales – $3.95 billion [lower-alpha 132] Box office – $3.72 billion [329] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $686 million [329]	Animated film	Sergio Pablos	Illumination Universal Pictures (Comcast)
Ultra Series (Ultraman)	1966	est. $8.32 billion	Merchandise sales – $8.319 billion [lower-alpha 133]	Television series	Eiji Tsuburaya	Tsuburaya Productions (Bandai Namco Holdings)
Kumamon	2010	est. $8.22 billion	Retail sales – $8.159 billion [lower-alpha 134] Anime box office – $65 million [lower-alpha 135]	Cartoon	Kumamoto Prefecture	Kumamoto Prefecture
Pirates of the Caribbean	2003[lower-alpha 136]	est. $7.91 billion	Box office – $4.524 billion[333] Home entertainment – $1.781 billion [lower-alpha 137] Merchandise sales – $1.6 billion[336][lower-alpha 138]	Film	Walt Disney Imagineering Marc Davis Gore Verbinski Jerry Bruckheimer	The Walt Disney Company
Ben 10	2005	est. $7.85 billion	Retail sales – $7.853 billion [lower-alpha 139]	Animated series	Man of Action Studios	Cartoon Network (AT&T)
Puzzle & Dragons	2012	est. $7.83 billion	Mobile game – $7.833 billion [lower-alpha 51]	Video game	GungHo Online	GungHo Online
Pretty Cure (PreCure)	2004	est. $7.43 billion	Merchandise sales – $7.199 billion [lower-alpha 140] Anime box office – $161 million [lower-alpha 21] Video games – $67.4 million [lower-alpha 141]	Anime series	Izumi Todo Toei Animation	Toei Company Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Asatsu-DK
Sonic the Hedgehog	1991	est. $7.36 billion	Video games – $6 billion [338] Licensed merchandise – $1 billion [339] Box office – $320 million [340] Blu-ray & DVD sales – $41 million [341]	Video game	Sonic Team Hirokazu Yasuhara Yuji Naka Naoto Ohshima	Sega (Sega Sammy Holdings)
X-Men	1963	est. $7.32 billion	Box office – $5.75 billion [342] Retail sales – $900 million [31] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $667 million [342]	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment 20th Century Studios (films) (The Walt Disney Company)
Jurassic Park	1990	est. $7.28 billion	Box office – $4.892 billion [343] Merchandise sales – $1.706 billion [lower-alpha 142] Home video sales – $678 million [lower-alpha 143]	Novel	Michael Crichton	Alfred A. Knopf (novel) Universal Pictures (Comcast) (film)
Kamen Rider (Masked Rider)	1971	est. $7.23 billion	Licensed merchandise – $6.866 billion [lower-alpha 144] Box office – $362 million [lower-alpha 145]	Television series	Shotaro Ishinomori Ishimori Productions Toei Company	Ishimori Productions Toei Company TV Asahi Asatsu-DK Bandai Namco (toys)
Clash of Clans	2012	est. $7 billion	Video game – $7 billion [346]	Video game	Supercell	Supercell (Tencent)
PAW Patrol	2013	est. $7 billion	Retail sales – $7 billion [347][348]	Animated series	Keith Chapman	Spin Master
Westward Journey	2001	est. $6.99 billion	Video games – $6.992 billion [lower-alpha 147] Mobile – $2.997 billion[lower-alpha 51] </ref>	Video game	NetEase	NetEase
The Big Bang Theory	2007	est. $6.57 billion	TV advertising – $3.57 billion [lower-alpha 148] TV streaming – $2 billion [350] TV syndication – $1 billion [351]	Television series	Chuck Lorre Bill Prady	Warner Bros. (AT&T)
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)	2017	est. $6.66 billion	Video game – $6.664 billion [lower-alpha 149]	Video game	Brendan Greene Jang Tae-seok	PUBG Corporation (Bluehole) Tencent
Halo	2001	est. $6.5 billion	Games & consoles – $5 billion [354] Home video & merchandise – $1.5 billion [355]	Video game	Bungie 343 Industries	Microsoft
DC Extended Universe (DCEU)	2013	est. $6.48 billion	Box office – $5.276 billion [356] Home video sales – $704 million [lower-alpha 150] Merchandise sales – $500 million [359]	Film	DC Entertainment	DC Entertainment (AT&T)
Ice Age	2002	est. $6.42 billion[lower-alpha 151]	Box office – $2.9 billion [362] Retail sales – $1.3 billion [362] Home entertainment – $347 million [363]	Animated film	Michael J. Wilson Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
Twilight	2005	est. $6.39 billion	Box office – $3.344 billion [364] Book sales – $1.661 billion [365] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $948 million [366] Merchandise sales – $395 million [365] Video rentals – $45.4 million [365]	Novel	Stephenie Meyer	Little, Brown and Company (books) Summit Entertainment (films)
Fast & Furious	2001	est. $6.35 billion	Box office – $5.895 billion [367] Home entertainment – $454 million [368]	Film	Gary Scott Thompson	Universal Pictures (Comcast)
Minecraft	2009	est. $6.33 billion	Merchandise sales – $4.328 billion [lower-alpha 152] Video games – $2 billion [86]	Video game	Markus Persson	Microsoft Studios
The Phantom of the Opera	1986	est. $6.22 billion	Musical theatre – $6.06 billion [lower-alpha 73] Box office – $155 million [370]	Musical theatre	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Andrew Lloyd Webber
Doraemon	1969	est. $6.04 billion	Licensed merchandise – $4.244 billion [lower-alpha 153] Anime box office – $1.799 billion [lower-alpha 21]	Manga	Fujiko Fujio	Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group)
Weekly Shōnen Magazine	1959	est. $5.9 billion	Manga magazine – $5.9 billion [373]	Manga	Kodansha	Kodansha
Shrek	1990	est. $5.8 billion	Box office – $3.547 billion [374] Home entertainment – $1.922 billion [lower-alpha 154] Merchandise sales – $275 million [83] Broadway musical $46.3 million [376]	Picture book	William Steig DreamWorks Animation	Farrar, Straus and Giroux (book) Universal Pictures (Comcast) (films)
The Sims	2000	est. $5.46 billion	Video games – $5.462 billion [lower-alpha 155]	Video game	Will Wright	Electronic Arts
Fortnite	2017	est. $5.29 billion	Video games – $5.289 billion [lower-alpha 156]	Video game	Epic Games	Epic Games Tencent
Friends	1994	est. $5.22 billion	TV syndication – $3.5 billion [lower-alpha 157] TV advertising – $1.166 billion [lower-alpha 158] TV streaming – $555 million [lower-alpha 159] Box office – $445,037 [385]	Television series	David Crane Marta Kauffman	Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions Warner Bros. (AT&T)
Mamma Mia	1975	est. $5.18 billion	Musical theatre – $4 billion [386] Film box office – $1.005 billion [lower-alpha 160] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $177.6 million [387]	Song	ABBA	Polar / Epic (Sony) (song) Universal Pictures (AT&T) (films)
Mortal Kombat	1992	est. $5.05 billion[lower-alpha 161]	Video games – $1.624 billion [lower-alpha 162] Box office – $173.6 million [391][392]	Video game	Midway Games Chicago Ed Boon John Tobias	Warner Bros. (AT&T)
Care Bears	1981	est. $5.05 billion	Retail sales – $5 billion [lower-alpha 163] Box office – $52 million [lower-alpha 164]	Greeting card	American Greetings	American Greetings
Bob the Builder	1998	est. $5 billion	Retail sales – $5 billion [397]	Animated series	Keith Chapman	WildBrain

$2–5 billion
My Little Pony	1984	est. $4.99 billion	Retail sales – $4.916 billion [lower-alpha 165] Box office – $67.3 million [lower-alpha 166] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $4.3 million [406]	Animated cartoon	Lauren Faust Bonnie Zacherle	Hasbro
Donkey Kong	1981	est. $4.96 billion	Video games – $4.962 billion [lower-alpha 167] Licensed merchandise – $2.3 million [88]	Video game	Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo
Beauty and the Beast	1991	est. $4.94 billion	Box office – $1.689 billion [lower-alpha 168] Musical theatre – $1.6 billion [411] Licensed merchandise – $1 billion [344] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $336 million [lower-alpha 169]	Animated film	Don Hahn Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve	The Walt Disney Company
Beyblade	1999	est. $4.61 billion	Merchandise sales – $4.6 billion [414][lower-alpha 170] Box office – $9 million [lower-alpha 171]	Manga	Takao Aoki	Takao Aoki Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group)
Seinfeld	1989	est. $4.56 billion	TV revenue – $4.06 billion[417] TV streaming – $500 million [418]	Television series	Larry David Jerry Seinfeld	Sony Pictures Television (Sony)
A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones)	1996	est. $4.4 billion	TV revenue – $4 billion [419] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $280 million [lower-alpha 172] Video games – $125 million [lower-alpha 173] Box office – $1.9 million [428]	Novel	George R. R. Martin	Random House (books) WarnerMedia (AT&T) (television)
Assassin's Creed	2007	est. $4.25 billion	Video games – $4 billion [429] Film revenue – $254 million [430]	Video game	Patrice Désilets Jade Raymond Corey May	Ubisoft
Aladdin	1992	est. $4.25 billion	Box office – $1.555 billion [lower-alpha 174] Licensed merchandise – $1 billion [344] VHS sales: – $930 million [lower-alpha 175] Broadway musical – $462 million [434] Video games – $200 million [435] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $101 million [lower-alpha 176]	Animated film	Walt Disney Animation Hanna Diyab	The Walt Disney Company
Need for Speed (NFS)	1994	est. $4.21 billion	Video games – $4 billion [438] Box office – $203 million [439] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $11 million [440]	Video game	EA Canada	Electronic Arts
Fate	2004	est. $4.16 billion	Mobile game – $4.028 billion [lower-alpha 51] Home entertainment – $99 million [lower-alpha 177] Anime box office – $32 million [lower-alpha 21]	Visual novel	Type-Moon	Type-Moon (visual novel) Aniplex (Sony Music Japan) (anime & mobile game)
The Hunger Games	2008	est. $4.05 billion[lower-alpha 178]	Box office – $2.968 billion [442] DVD & Blu-ray – $483 million [443]	Novel	Suzanne Collins	Scholastic Corporation (books) Lionsgate (films)
Mission: Impossible	1966	$4 billion[lower-alpha 179][444]	Box office – $3.578 billion [445] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $152 million [446]	Television series	Bruce Geller	Paramount Pictures (ViacomCBS)
Strawberry Shortcake	1979	est. $4 billion	Retail sales – $4 billion [178] DVD sales – $2.6 million [447]	Greeting card	American Greetings	WildBrain
The Legend of Zelda (Zelda no Densetsu)	1986	est. $4 billion	Video games – $4 billion [86]	Video game	Shigeru Miyamoto Takashi Tezuka Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Madden NFL	1998	est. $4 billion	Video games – $4 billion [448]	Video game	Electronic Arts	Electronic Arts National Football League (NFL)
Gran Turismo	1997	est. $4 billion	Video games – $4 billion [449]	Video game	Kazunori Yamauchi Polyphony Digital	Sony Interactive Entertainment (Sony)
Yo-kai Watch	2013	est. $3.98 billion	Merchandise sales – $3.78 billion [lower-alpha 180] Anime box office – $159 million [lower-alpha 21] Home entertainment – $39 million [lower-alpha 181]	Video game	Level-5	Level-5
G.I. Joe	1967	est. $3.83 billion	Merchandise sales – $3.02 billion [lower-alpha 182] Box office – $678 million [459] DVD & Blu-ray – $127 million [459]	Comic	Stan Weston	Hasbro
Disney Fairies	2005	est. $3.83 billion	Retail sales – $3.332 billion [lower-alpha 183] Box office – $191 million [lower-alpha 184] Home entertainment – $302 million [lower-alpha 184]	Book	Andy Mooney J. M. Barrie	The Walt Disney Company
Terminator	1984	est. $3.73 billion[lower-alpha 185]	Box office – $2.074 billion [462] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $133 million [462]	Film	James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd	Skydance Media
Cats	1981	est. $3.64 billion	Musical theatre – $3.566 billion [lower-alpha 73] Film revenue – $78 million [463]	Musical theatre	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Really Useful Group
Lego Movie	2014	est. $3.57 billion	Merchandise sales – $2.46 billion [lower-alpha 186] Box office – $904 million [466] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $192.7 million {{efn\|name=Lego dvd\| the lego movie $110.9 million[467] the Lego Batman movie $45.3 million[468] The Lego Ninjago Movie $16.9 million[469] The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part $19.6 million [470] [[}}	Animated film	Phil Lord Christopher Miller	Universal Pictures (Comcast) (films) The Lego Group
The Wicked Years	1995	est. $3.53 billion	Musical theatre – $3.53 billion [lower-alpha 73]	Novel	Gregory Maguire	HarperCollins
Skylanders	2011	$3.5 billion[471]	Licensed merchandise – $1.858 billion [lower-alpha 187]	Video game	Toys for Bob	Activision (Activision Blizzard)
Titanic	1997	est. $3.48 billion	Box office – $2.194 billion [472] Home video – $1.233 billion [lower-alpha 188] TV rights – $55 million [473]	Film	James Cameron	Paramount Pictures (North America) 20th Century Studios (international) (The Walt Disney Company)
Avatar	2009	est. $3.37 billion	Box office – $2.79 billion [475] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $429 million [476] Merchandise sales – $153 million [477]	Film	James Cameron	20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
Roblox	2006	est. $3.37 billion	Video games – $3.369 billion [lower-alpha 189]	Video game	David Baszucki Erik Cassel	Roblox Corporation
Les Misérables	1980	est. $3.23 billion	Musical theatre – $2.709 billion [lower-alpha 73] Film box office – $442 million [480] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $82 million [480]	Musical theatre	Alain Boublil Victor Hugo	Cameron Mackintosh Overseas
Iron Man	1963	est. $3.19 billion	Box office – $2.424 billion [481] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $462 million [lower-alpha 190] Merchandise sales – $300 million [83]	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Astro Boy	1952	est. $3.15 billion	Merchandise sales – $3 billion [484] Manga sales – $100.3 million [lower-alpha 191] Box office – $42 million [487] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $10.2 million [487]	Manga	Osamu Tezuka	Tezuka Productions
Garena Free Fire	2017	est. $3.13 billion	Mobile game – $3.13 billion [lower-alpha 51]	Video game	111 Dots Studio	Garena
Hamtaro	1997	est. $3.05 billion	Retail sales – $3 billion [488] Box office – $54 million [lower-alpha 192]	Manga	Ritsuko Kawai	Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group)
Godzilla (Gojira)	1954	est. $3.03 billion	Box office – $2.056 billion [lower-alpha 193] Merchandise sales – $898 million [lower-alpha 194] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $43 million [495] TV broadcast – $25 million [496] VHS rentals – $8 million [497]	Film	Ishirō Honda	Toho
The Matrix	1999	$3 billion[498][499]	Box office – $1.633 billion [500] VHS & DVD – $677 million [501] Video game – $162 million [501] Soundtrack sales – $37 million [501] Merchandise sales – $3.5 million [501]	Film	The Wachowskis	Warner Bros. (AT&T)
ER	1994	est. $3 billion	TV revenue – $3 billion [502]	Television series	Michael Crichton	NBC (Comcast)
Clash Royale	2016	est. $3 billion	Video game – $3 billion [346]	Video game	Supercell	Supercell (Tencent)
MapleStory	2005	est. $2.98 billion	Computer game – $2.981 billion [lower-alpha 195]	Video game	Wizet	Nexon
Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken)	1983	est. $2.93 billion	Pachinko sales – $2.9 billion [lower-alpha 196] Anime box office – $32 million [lower-alpha 197] Anime DVD & Blu-ray – $2.2 million [lower-alpha 198]	Manga	Buronson Tetsuo Hara	Buronson Tetsuo Hara Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Sega Sammy Holdings (pachinko)
Finding Nemo	2003	est. $2.88 billion	Box office – $1.968 billion [lower-alpha 199] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $810 million [lower-alpha 200] VHS revenue – $100 million [511]	Animated film	Andrew Stanton	The Walt Disney Company
Scooby-Doo	1969	est. $2.82 billion	Retail sales – $2.35 billion [lower-alpha 201] Box office – $457.5 million [513] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $15.4 million [513]	Animated series	Joe Ruby Ken Spears	Warner Bros. (AT&T)
Game of War: Fire Age	2013	est. $2.8 billion	Mobile game – $2.8 billion [514][515]	Video game	Machine Zone	Machine Zone
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	2016	est. $2.67 billion	Merchandise sales – $1.466 billion [lower-alpha 202] Book sales – $817 million [519][520] Anime box office – $388 million [lower-alpha 203]	Manga	Koyoharu Gotōge	Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group)
Dragon Quest (Dragon Warrior)	1986	est. $2.67 billion	Video games – $2.379 billion [lower-alpha 205] Merchandise sales – $278 million [lower-alpha 206] Box office – $13 million [527]	Video game	Yuji Horii Koichi Nakamura Akira Toriyama	Square Enix Yuji Horii (Armor Project) Akira Toriyama (Bird Studio) Koichi Sugiyama (Sugiyama Kobo)
Resident Evil (Biohazard)	1996	est. $2.67 billion	Video games – $1.3 billion [528][529] Box office – $1.242 billion [lower-alpha 209] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $125 million [lower-alpha 210]	Video game	Shinji Mikami Tokuro Fujiwara	Capcom
World of Tanks	2010	est. $2.61 billion	Video games – $2.608 billion [lower-alpha 211]	Video game	Wargaming	Wargaming
Captain America	1941	est. $2.55 billion	Box office – $2.237 billion [538] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $314 million [539]	Comic book	Joe Simon Jack Kirby	Marvel Comics (The Walt Disney Company)
The Powerpuff Girls	1998	est. $2.52 billion	Retail sales – $2.5 billion[540][lower-alpha 212] Box office – $16.4 million [541]	Animated series	Craig McCracken	Cartoon Network (AT&T)
Idols (Idol)	2001	$2.5 billion[542]	TV advertising – $500 million [542] Sponsorship – $30 million [542]	Reality television	Simon Fuller Simon Cowell	Fremantle (RTL Group)
The Cosby Show	1984	est. $2.5 billion	TV syndication – $1.5 billion [543] TV advertising – $1 billion [544]	Television series	Chuck Lorre Bill Prady	CBS Corporation Warner Bros. (AT&T)
Winx Club	2004	est. $2.5 billion	Retail sales – $2.5 billion[545][lower-alpha 213]	Animated series	Iginio Straffi	ViacomCBS
Madagascar	2005	est. $2.5 billion	Box office – $2.27 billion [546] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $210 million [546]	Animated film	Tom McGrath Eric Darnell	DreamWorks Animation (Comcast)
Planet of the Apes	1963	est. $2.4 billion	Box office – $2.205 billion [lower-alpha 214] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $156 million [547] DVD rentals – $40.8 million [548]	Novel	Pierre Boulle	Éditions Julliard (book) 20th Century Studios (Disney) (films)
Indiana Jones	1981	est. $2.37 billion	Box office – $1.988 billion [lower-alpha 215] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $380 million [549]	Film	George Lucas Steven Spielberg	Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company)
Tomb Raider	1996	est. $2.29 billion[lower-alpha 216]	Video games – $1 billion [553] Box office – $709 million [551] DVD rentals – $38.5 million [554] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $14 million [552]	Video game	Toby Gard Core Design	Square Enix
Thor	1962	est. $2.28 billion }}	Box office – $1.944 billion [555] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $133 million [462]	comics	Stan Lee Larry Lieber Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
NBA 2K	1999	est. $2.26 billion	Video games – $2.259 billion [lower-alpha 217]	Video game	Visual Concepts Sega Sports	2K Sports (Take-Two Interactive) National Basketball Association (NBA)
Jumanji	1981	est. $2.24 billion	Box office – $2.089 billion [lower-alpha 218] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $149 million [557]	Picture book	Chris Van Allsburg	Sony
Overwatch	2016	est. $2.19 billion	Video games – $1.429 billion [lower-alpha 219] Esports league – $757 million [lower-alpha 220]	Video game	Alyssa Wong Jeff Kaplan Chris Metzen	Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	1982	est. $2.1 billion	Merchandise sales – $1 billion [560] Box office – $793 million [561] VHS sales – $250 million [562] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $33 million [563] Video game – $25 million [564][565]	Film	Steven Spielberg	Universal Pictures (Comcast)
Kung Fu Panda	2008	est. $2.05 billion	Box office – $1.818 billion [566] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $234 million [567]	Animated film	Ethan Reiff Cyrus Voris	Universal Pictures (Comcast)
Bourne	1980	est. $2.03 billion	Box office – $1.666 billion [568] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $367 million [569]	Novel	Robert Ludlum	Eric Van Lustbader (books) Universal Pictures (Comcast) (films)
Tom Clancy's	1987	est. $2.03 billion	Video games – $2.029 billion [lower-alpha 221]	Video game	Tom Clancy Red Storm Entertainment	Ubisoft
Men in Black	1990	est. $2.02 billion	Box office – $1.941 billion [571] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $83 million [572]	Comic book	Lowell Cunningham	Marvel Comics (Disney) (comics) Sony (films)
The Incredibles	2004	est. $2 billion	Box office – $1.876 billion [lower-alpha 222] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $127 million [573]	Animated film	Pixar	The Walt Disney Company
NBA Jam	1993	est. $2 billion	Video games – $2 billion [574]	Video game	Midway Games	Electronic Arts National Basketball Association (NBA)
Guitar Hero	2005	est. $2 billion	Video games – $2 billion [575]	Video game	Harmonix	Activision (Activision Blizzard)

Notes

The Pokémon Company no longer mentions how much the franchise has earned on their website, as of May 2019.
See The Pokémon Company § Licensed merchandise.
Pokémon video games:
- Up until 2006 – $15 billion[1]
- Japan retail sales during 2007–2009 – ¥49 billion ($524 million)
  - 2007 – ¥13 billion[2]
  - 2008 – ¥15 billion[3]
  - 2009 – ¥21 billion[4]
- Virtual Console digital sales in 2009 – $4.2 million[5]
- Japan sales during 2010–2012 – $594 million
  - 2010 – $302 million[6]
  - 2011 – $74 million[7]
  - 2012 – $218 million[8]
- Pokémon Go mobile game – $6.46 billion
  - 2016 – $950 million[9]
  - 2017 – $890 million[10]
  - 2018 – $1.3 billion[11]
  - 2019 – $1.4 billion[12]
  - 2020 – $1.92 billion[13]
- Other mobile games – $133.6 million
  - Pokémon Duel, Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Magikarp Jump – $48.6 million[14]
  - Pokémon Quest – $10 million[15]
  - Pokémon Masters – $75 million[16]
See List of Pokémon films § Box office performance
Pokemon home entertainment media (home video, music, novels, manga) sales:
- Pokémon: The First Movie anime film VHS sales in the United States during 2000 – $58.8 million[17]
- Pokémon anime VHS and DVD sales in Japan up until 2004 – ¥3 billion[18] ($28 million)[19]
- Japan home entertainment media (home video, music, novels, manga) sales between January 2017 and June 2018 – ¥2,563,357,348 ($23,213,770)
  - 2017 – ¥1,744,502,029[20]
  - January–June 2018 – ¥818,855,319[21]
- United States DVD and Blu-ray releases during 2017–2019 – $34.3 million[22]
Pokémon game strategy guide book sales in Japan as of 2004 – ¥15.4 billion[18] ($142 million)[19]
Pokémon Jet aircraft sales in Japan as of 2004 – ¥300 million[18] ($2.8 million)[19]
See Hello Kitty § Sales
Winnie the Pooh retail sales:
- Up until 1997 – $7 billion[24]
- 1998 – $3.3 billion[25]
- 1999 – ¥96.39 billion ($846 million)[26][27]
- 2000s – $44.025 billion
  - $6 billion in 2000.[28] $5 billion in 2001.[29] $7 billion in 2002.[30] $5.6 billion in 2003.[31] $5.3 billion in 2004.[32] $6 billion in 2005.[33] $6.9 billion in 2006.[34] $1 billion in 2007.[35] ¥65,629.56 million ($635 million) in 2008.[36] ¥55,195 million ($590 million) in 2009.[37]
- 2010 – $5.7 billion[38]
- 2011 – $1.09 billion[39]
- 2012 – $3.17 billion[40]
- 2013–2017 – $12.72 billion
  - $2.808 billion in 2013.[40] $2.732 billion in 2014.[41] $2.74 billion in 2015.[42] $2.791 billion in 2016. $1.649 billion in 2017.[43]
- 2018 – $1.675 billion[44]
- 2019 – ¥32.4 billion[45][46] ($297 million)
Mickey Mouse & Friends retail sales:
- Up until 1997 – $8 billion[24]
- 1999 – ¥162.33 billion[26] ($1.425 billion)[27]
- 2000 – ¥120 billion[51] ($1.114 billion)[52]
- 2002–2009 – $29.688 billion
  - $4.7 billion in 2002.[53] $5.8 billion in 2003.[31] $5.3 billion in 2004.[32] $6 billion in 2005.[33] $6 billion in 2007.[54] ¥88,122.32 million ($853 million) in 2008.[36] ¥96,827.8 million ($1,035 million) in 2009.[37]
- 2010 – $9 billion[38]
- 2011 – $750 million[39]
- 2012 – $4.122 billion[40]
- 2013–2017 – $21.029 billion
  - $4.568 billion in 2013.[40] $4.719 billion in 2014.[55] $4.262 billion in 2015. $4.247 billion in 2016.[42] $3.233 billion in 2017.[43]
- 2018 – $3.265 billion[44]
- 2019 – ¥124 billion[45][46] ($1,138 million)
[56][57][58][59][60]
1991 VHS release of Fantasia earned $209 million in sales.[61] $84 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2001.[62]
$6.6 billion franchise revenue up until May 1987.[63] $42 billion up until 2014.[64]
$32 billion up until 2014.[64] $2.842 billion in 2015.[42] $3.049 billion in 2016. $2.403 billion in 2017.[43] $1.923 billion in 2018.[44]
See List of highest-grossing films § Highest-grossing franchises and film series
Star Wars home video revenue:
- VHS and digital sales – $1.816 billion[65]
- DVD and Blu-ray sales – $6.038 billion
  - Up until 2017 – $6 billion[66]
  - DVD and Blu-ray sales between March 2018 and May 2020 – $38 million[67]
- DVD rentals – $875 million[65]
- Blu-ray sales – $342 million[67]
Star Wars video games:
- Up until July 2015 – $3 billion[68]
- August–December 2015 – $1 billion[69]
- Mobile (2016–2019) – $1.01 billion[70]
Star Wars television revenue:
- Clone Wars (as of 2015) – $4.5 million[68]
- Television rights (2016) – $275 million[71]
$300 million up until 2001.[72] $1 billion in 2002.[73] $1.3 billion in 2003.[72] $2 billion in 2004.[74] $3 billion in 2005.[73] $3.4 billion in 2006.[75] $4 billion in 2007.[76] $4 billion in 2008.[77] $3.7 billion in 2009.[78] $4.4 billion in 2010.[38] $1.6 billion in 2011.[39] $3 billion in 2012.[79] $2.885 billion in 2013.[40] $2.568 billion in 2014.[41] $2.635 billion in 2015.[42] $2.724 billion in 2016. $2.133 billion in 2017.[43] $1.686 billion in 2018.[44]
See Anpanman § Sales
See List of highest-grossing anime films § Highest-grossing anime film franchises and film series.
¥2 billion[81] ($19.35 million).
Marvel Cinematic Universe box office:
- MCU films – $22.588 billion[lower-alpha 15]
- Inhumans – $3.5 million[82]
Avengers merchandise sales:
- $332 million in 2012.[207] $325 million in 2013.[126] $1 billion in 2014.[208] $1.004 billion in 2015.[42] $1.242 billion in 2016. $1.227 billion in 2017.[43] $1.798 billion in 2018.[44]
Marvel merchandise sales:
- Iron Man – $300 million (2010)[83]
- Avengers – $6.928 billion (2012–2018)[lower-alpha 24]
Marvel Cinematic Universe home entertainment:
- Up until April 2018 – $5 billion[84]
- May 2018 to February 2021 – $492 million[85]
Mario video game revenue:
- Up until 2018 – $30 billion[86]
- Dr. Mario World and Mario Kart Tour mobile games (2019) – $90.8 million[87]
Mario licensed merchandise sales:
- Donkey Kong – $2.3 million (US sales as of 1985)[88]
- Super Mario Bros. – $4.505 billion
  - Japan (2005, 2007–2008, 2010, 2012) – ¥280.1 billion+ ($3.51 billion)
    - 2005 – ¥11.8 billion[89]
    - 2007 – ¥135 billion[90]
    - 2008 – ¥46.7 billion[36]
    - 2010 – ¥45.6 billion[91]
    - 2012 – ¥41 billion[92]
  - Japan (2013) – ¥37,052 million[93] ($380 million)
  - Overseas (as of 2016) – $400 million[94]
  - Japan (2018–2019) – ¥67 billion[46][95][45] ($615 million)
See Super Mario Bros. (film) § Box office
Harry Potter merchandise:
- 1997–2016 – $7.308 billion[96]
- 2017–2018 – $1.01 billion[97]
$3.9 billion Harry Potter home entertainment revenue up until 2014.[98] $66 million Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2017.[99]
Harry Potter video games:
- Up until 2014 – $1.5 billion[98]
- Mobile games (2018 to January 2021) – $346 million[100]
Transformers:
- Up until 2011 – ¥2 trillion[102] ($25 billion)
- Retail sales (2012–2018) – $2.979 billion
  - 2012–2013 – $618 million[40]
  - 2014 – $410 million[41]
  - 2015 – $430 million[42]
  - 2016 – $446 million[42]
  - 2017 – $652 million[43]
  - 2018 – $423 million[97]
- Box office (2014–2019) – $1.572 billion[lower-alpha 15]
Transformers merchandise sales:
- 1984–1992 – $1 billion US toy sales[103]
- 2006 – $100 million[104]
- 2007–2016 – $10 billion[105]
- 2017 – $652 million[43]
- 2018 – $423 million[97]
Transformers home entertainment:
- June 2007 to June 2014 – $740 million[106]
- September 2014 to February 2020 – $134 million[107]
$1 billion licensed merchandise sales for Sony during 1999–2001.[108] $2.7 billion in 2002.[109] $1.3 billion in 2003.[110] $70 million Spider-Man 3 pre-release US toy sales in 2007.[111] $590 million Spider-Man merchandise sales in 2010.[112] $325 million in 2011.[39] $1.285 billion in 2012. $1.333 billion in 2013.[40] $1.453 billion in 2014.[41] $1.512 billion in 2015.[42] $1.551 billion in 2016. $1.402 billion in 2017.[43] $1.075 billion in 2018.[44] $791 million Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) merchandise sales.[113]
Box office gross of Spider-Man films:
- 1977 film – $9 million[114]
- 2002–2019 films – $7.227 billion[115]
Spider-Man video games:
- 1982–2003 – $1 billion[116]
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million[117]
- Spider-Man (2018) – $600 million+[118]
Spider-Man home video revenue:
- Spider-Man (2002) – $690,919,075 (video sales and rentals)
  - Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $690 million[119]
  - 2012 (DVD & Blu-ray sales) – $919,075[120]
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $187,989,563 (video sales)
  - Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $185,260,344[121]
  - 2007–2012 (DVD & Blu-ray) – $2,729,219[122]
- Later Spider-Man films and compilations (2007–2019) – $596 million (DVD & Blu-ray sales)[123]
Batman retail sales:
- Up until 2012 – $16 billion[125]
- Merchandise sales during 2013–2018 – $5.017 billion
  - 2013 – $494 million[126]
  - 2014 – $578 million[126]
  - 2015 – $982 million[42]
  - 2016 – $1.1 billion[43]
  - 2017 – $1.024 billion[43]
  - 2018 – $839 million[97]
- Home video sales between September 2012 and January 2020 – $312 million[127]
$650 million VHS and DVD sales for Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin up until 2005.[128] $562 million DVD and Blu-ray sales for films released since 2008.[129]
Batman television revenue:
- 1960s TV series – $300 million[130]
- 1989 film – $40 million[131]
See List of Dragon Ball video games § Commercial reception
See Dragon Ball § Merchandise
See List of Dragon Ball anime § Commercial reception
See List of Dragon Ball films § Box office performance
Dragon Ball franchise:
- Up until 2018 – $23 billion[132]
- 2019–2020 – $4.72 billion
  - Video game revenue – $2.194 billion[lower-alpha 43]
  - Merchandise sales – $2.096 billion[lower-alpha 44]
  - Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) – $321 million[lower-alpha 45]
  - Dragon Ball Super: Broly international box office (outside Japan) – $88 million[lower-alpha 46]
  - Dragon Ball Z anime DVD and Blu-ray releases in the United States – $21 million[133]
Dragon Ball home entertainment media revenue:
- Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and September 2020 – $1.033 billion[lower-alpha 45]
- Dragonball Evolution (2009) DVD and Blu-ray sales in the in the United States – $8.6 million[134]
- Dragon Ball Z anime DVD and Blu-ray releases in the United States during 2015–2020 – $49 million[133]
¥100 billion+[135] ($964 million+)[136]
Dragon Ball Heroes card sales – ¥50 billion[137] ($460 million)
See List of highest-grossing mobile games § List
Call of Duty video game revenue:
- Up until 2016 – $15 billion[139]
- Black Ops 3 and Infinite Warfare (2017) – $449 million[10]
- Call of Duty: WWII – $1.506 billion
  - 2017 – $1 billion[140]
  - 2018 – $506 million[11]
- Black Ops 4 – $1.487 billion
  - 2018 – $1 billion[141]
  - 2019 – $487 million[12]
- Modern Warfare (2019) – $1 billion[142]
- Call of Duty: Mobile (2019–2020) – $494 million[lower-alpha 51]
- Call of Duty: Warzone, Modern Warfare, Black Ops Cold War (2020) – $2.591 billion[13]
Barbie became a media franchise starting in 1987, with the debut of the Barbie animated film series. Earlier Barbie toy sales prior to 1987 are not included here.
$1.6 billion between 1987 and 1994.[143] $1.9 billion in 1997.[144] $1.52 billion in 2002.[145] $3.6 billion in 2003.[146] $3.3 billion in 2008.[147] $550 million in 2010.[83] $1 billion in 2011.[148] $1,275.3 million sales in 2012.[149] $3 billion in 2013.[150] $1,934.5 million during 2014–2015.[151] $1 billion in 2016.[152] $3,203.61 million during 2017–2019.[149]
See Barbie (film series) § Films
See Cultural impact of Gundam § Retail sales
Toy Story and Toy Story 2 generated $6.6 billion up until 2009.[154] Toy Story 3 (2010) generated nearly $10 billion up until 2014.[155] $1 billion in 2015.[156] ¥19.4 billion ($178 million) in 2019.[45][46]
$10 billion up until 2011.[159] $2.527 billion in 2012. $2.3 billion in 2013.[40] $2.025 billion in 2014.[41] $1 billion in 2015.[156] $588 million in 2016. $674 million in 2017.[43]
Cars series grossed $1.408 billion.[160] Planes series grossed $391 million.[161]
Cars series grossed $537 million.[162] Planes series grossed $117 million.[163]
Middle-earth (The Lord of the Rings) franchise is reported to have grossed $19.827 billion in total revenue as of January 2018.[164]
Over ¥1 trillion[135][167] ($9.64 billion)[168]
Yu-Gi-Oh licensed merchandise sales:
- Up until January 2012 – $5 billion[169]
- Licensed merchandise sales outside Asia during 2015–2018 – $920 million
  - $120 million in 2015.[170] $200 million in 2016.[171] $300 million in 2017.[172] $300 million in 2018.[173]
¥100 billion[135] ($964 million)[136]
See Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links § Reception
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links – $108 million[lower-alpha 65]
Peanuts retail sales:
- 1990 – $448 million[175]
- Late 1990s – $1 billion[176]
- 2000–2008 – ¥125.94 billion ($1,218 million)
  - 2000 – ¥65 billion[51]
  - 2003 – ¥40 billion[51]
  - 2008 – ¥20.94 billion[177]
- 2010 – $2 billion[83]
- 2011 – $600 million[39]
- 2012 – $1.141 billion[40]
- 2013–2017 – $6.887 billion
  - $1.167 billion in 2013.[40] $1.194 billion in 2014.[41] $1.5 billion in 2015.[178] $1.468 billion in 2016. $1.558 billion in 2017.[43]
- 2018 – $1.662 billion[44]
- 2019 – ¥79.36 billion[45][46] ($728 million)
$13 billion retail sales up until 2014.[180] $933 million in 2015. $915 million in 2016.[181] $565 million licensed merchandise sales in 2017.[43]
Home Entertainment Sales up until 2005
Warcraft video games:
- Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness – $34.5 million[184]
- World of Warcraft – $13.633 billion
  - Up until 2012 – $10 billion[185]
  - 2013 – $1.041 billion[186]
  - 2014 – $728 million[187]
  - 2015 – $814 million[188]
  - 2017–2018 – $1.05 billion[189]
- Hearthstone – $1.6 billion
  - Up until 2017 – $1 billion[190]
  - 2018 – $600 million[191]
$4.6 billion up until 2011.[194] $725 million during 2012–2013.[40] $390 million in 2014,[41] $396 million in 2015,[42] $707 million during 2016–2017,[43] and $255 million in 2018.[97]
The Simpsons video games:
- The Simpsons: Road Rage – $41 million[197]
See List of highest-grossing musicals § Highest-grossing musical theatre productions.
See List of highest-grossing musicals § Highest-grossing musical film series and film franchises.
$6 billion up until 1994.[200] $1 billion during 2003–2005.[201] $475 million during 2009–2012.[202] $850 million in 2013.[40] $1.026 billion in 2014.[41] $1.021 billion in 2015.[42] $1.093 billion in 2016. $823 million in 2017.[43] $912 million in 2018.[97]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films:
- Up until 1993 – $724 million+ (box office and VHS sales & rentals)[203]
- 2007 to February 2021 – $986 million (box office and DVD & Blu-ray sales)[204]
Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO)
- Up until 2016 – $8.7 billion[205]
- 2017–2018 – $3.6 billion[189]
- 2019 – $1.6 billion[12]
- 2020 – $1.41 billion[13]
Avengers DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- Marvel Animated Features films – $18 million[209][210][211]
- MCU live-action films – $441 million[85]
Pac-Man video game revenue:
- Pac-Man – $12.81 billion[213]
- Ms. Pac-Man – $1.2 billion[214]
- Other games (US) – $97 million
  - Pac-Mania (Arcade) – $2.82 million[215]
  - Microsoft Return of Arcade (PC) – $9.5 million[184]
  - Pac-Man Collection and Namco Museum (GBA) – $62 million[216]
  - Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) – $23 million[197]
Buckner & Garcia's Pac-Man Fever album and "Pac-Man Fever" single – $32 million[218]
Looney Tunes franchise retail sales:
- Looney Tunes series – $8.477 billion
  - $3.5 billion up until 1996.[219] $603 million in 2010.[83] $624 million in 2012. $617 million in 2013.[40] $628 million in 2014.[41] $639 million in 2015.[42] $645 million in 2016. $624 million in 2017.[43] $597 million in 2018.[97]
- Space Jam – $6 billion[220]
See List of Looney Tunes feature films § Box office.
$12 billion up until 2015.[222] $907 million in 2016. $712 million in 2017.[43] $759 million in 2018.[97]
Super Sentai (Power Rangers) licensed merchandise sales:
- Power Rangers licensed toy sales during 1993–2000 – $6.1 billion[234]
- Super Sentai licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2003, 2008, 2010 and 2012 – ¥126.82 billion ($1.59 billion)
  - 2003 – ¥24 billion[235]
  - 2008 – ¥37.28 billion[36]
  - 2010 – ¥24.58 billion[91]
  - 2012 – ¥40.96 billion[92]
- Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales outside Japan during 2012–2018 – $2.479 billion
  - 2012–2013 – $633 million[40]
  - 2014 – $326 million[41]
  - 2015 – $330 million[42]
  - 2016–2017 – $909 million[43]
  - 2018 – $281 million[97]
- Super Sentai licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2013–2014 – $760.16 million
  - 2013 – ¥38 billion[93] ($389.98 million)
  - 2014 – ¥39.21 billion[236] ($370.18 million)
Super Sentai (Power Rangers) retail sales:
- Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai Power Rangers merchandise sales between April 2005 and March 2012 – ¥123.3 billion[224][225][226][227][228] ($1.55 billion)
- Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai's Super Sentai (Power Rangers) merchandise and video game sales between April 2012 and June 2018 – $1.52 billion
  - April 2012 to March 2013 – ¥20.8 billion[228] ($213 million)
  - April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥25.3 billion[229] ($239 million)
  - April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥42.3 billion[230] ($389 million)
  - April 2016 to December 2019 – ¥75 billion ($688 million)[231][232]
- Licensed merchandise sales – $10.929 billion[lower-alpha 84]
- Film DVD & Blu-ray sales in the United States – $15 million[233]
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.[238]
James Bond DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- DVD sales up until 2015 – £2 billion[238] ($3.06 billion)
- DVD and Blu-ray sales between January 2016 and January 2021 – $38 million[240]
James Bond video games:
- United States sales (1997–2004) – $351 million[166]
- GoldenEye 007 sales in Europe (1998) – €19 million+ ($21.5 million+)[242]
$5 billion merchandise sales up until 2014.[243] $1.573 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2015.[42] $1.598 billion in 2016. $1.404 billion in 2017.[43] $1.013 billion in 2018.[44]
Frozen DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- United States – $498 million[244]
- Japan (2014) – $81 million[245]
$30 million pre-Broadway gross revenue.[246] $155 million Broadway gross revenue.[247]
Arcade and software revenue up until 2016
"Space Invaders" (Player One) – 100,000 units in Australia,[248] grossed approximately $522,000.[249]
Toei Animation's Sailor Moon earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2009 and March 2018:
- April 2009 to March 2012 – ¥154 million ($2 million)[251]
- April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥277 million ($3 million)[252]
- April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥1.287 billion ($12 million)[253]
- April 2016 to March 2018 – ¥796 million ($7.3 million)[254][255][256]
League of Legends:
- 2012 – $200 million[257]
- 2013 – $624 million[258]
- 2014 – $946 million[187]
- 2015 – $1.628 billion[188]
- 2016 – $1.7 billion[259]
- 2017–2018 – $4 billion[189]
- 2019 – $1.5 billion[12]
- 2020 – $1.75 billion[13]
Wii series video game sales:
- Wii Sports – $6.08 billion[213]
- Wii Fit – $5 billion[260]
- Wii Play – $1.25 billion[261][185]
CrossFire computer game revenue:
- Up until 2015 – $6.8 billion[260]
- 2016 – $1.1 billion[262]
- 2017 – $1.605 billion
  - PC – $1.4 billion[10]
  - CrossFire Mobile – $205 million[263]
- 2018 – $1.3 billion[11]
- 2019 – $1.4 billion[12]
FIFA video games:
- Up until 2013 – $6 billion[264]
- PC and consoles (2015–2020) – $5,574.4 million
  - FIFA 15 and FIFA 16 (2015) – $446 million[265]
  - FIFA 16 (2016) – $387.4 million[259]
  - FIFA 17, FIFA 18, FIFA Online 3 (2017) – $896 million[10]
  - 2018 – $1.472 billion
    - FIFA 18 and FIFA 19 – $1.272 billion[11]
    - FIFA Online 3 and FIFA Online 4 – $200 million[189]
  - FIFA 19 and FIFA 20 (2019) – $1.29 billion[12]
  - FIFA 20 (2020) – $1.083 billion[13]
- Mobile – $360 million[266]
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within grossed $85,131,830 worldwide.[268] Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV grossed $6,585,787 worldwide, including $4.2 million in China,[269] $907,524 in Japan, $269,980 in the United States,[270] and $1,208,283 in other territories.[271][270]
Final Fantasy licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2005 and 2010 – ¥5.806 billion ($66 million)[272]
- 2005 – ¥3.542 billion[89]
- 2010 – ¥2.264 billion[91]
Video disc sales of Final Fantasy films:
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (Blu-ray sales in Japan) – ¥310 million[274] ($3,885,199)
- Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (DVD & Blu-ray) – $4,549,411 (United States)[271]
See One Piece § Merchandise
See List of One Piece video games § Commercial reception
As of February 2012.
See One Piece (TV series) § Reception
One Piece home entertainment media:
- Toei Animation's One Piece anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and September 2020 – $818 million[lower-alpha 105]
- DVD & Blu-ray sales of Strong World film in Japan during August 23–29 week of 2010 – ¥2.16 billion[276] ($27.07 million)
- DVD & Blu-ray sales of film releases in the United States since 2012 – $2.2 million[277][278][279]
- Home entertainment media sales in Japan during 2013–2018 – ¥37,368,916,771 ($413 million)
  - 2013 – ¥11,061.3 million[280] ($113.52 million)
  - 2015–2016 – ¥13,847,321,193[281][282] ($127,319,982)
  - 2017–2018 – ¥12,460,295,578[20][283] ($114,304,152)
Grand Theft Auto:
- Up until March 2005 – $2 billion[284]
- November 2005 to October 2008 – $1,071,429,641[285]
- November 2008 to October 2009 – $296,357,328[286]
- April 2012 to March 2013 – $23.4 million[287]
- Grand Theft Auto V – $7.506 billion
  - September 2013 to April 2018 – $6 billion[288]
  - 2019 – $595 million[12]
  - 2020 – $911 million[13]
See Street Fighter (1994 film) § Release
Street Fighter box office and home video revenue:
- Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) – $16 million (Japan box office)[289]
- Street Fighter (1994) – $165 million[lower-alpha 108]
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) – $18,667,800
  - Worldwide box office – $12,764,201[290]
  - US DVD sales – $5,903,599[291]
$7.8 billion franchise revenue up until December 1998.[292]
$3.5 billion retail sales up until 1998.[292] Licensed merchandise sold $150 million in 2010,[83] $275 million during 2012–2013,[40] $148 million in 2014,[41] $149 million in 2015,[42] $159 million in 2016, $180 million in 2017,[43] and $192 million in 2018.[97]
See Lineage (series) § Revenue
Lineage:
- Lineage I & II (PC) – $5.157 billion[lower-alpha 112]
- Lineage M – $2.8 billion[295]
- Lineage 2 M and Revolution – $2.382 billion[lower-alpha 51]
Superman DVD and Blu-ray sales – $529 million ($383 million since 2008)
- Superman films – $382 million ($296 million since 2008)
  - North America – $282 million ($196 million since 2008)[298]
  - Man of Steel (2013) overseas sales – $100 million[299]
- Smallville (DVD) – $100 million ($40 million since 2008)[300]
- Justice League (2017) – $47 million[301]
Merchandise sold $280 million in 2010,[83] $554 million during 2012–2013,[40] $305 million in 2014,[41] $725 million in 2015,[42] $812 million in 2016, and $722 million in 2017.[43] $634 million in 2018.[97]
$1.8 billion retail sales up until 2007.[297] $383 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2008.[lower-alpha 114] Merchandise sold $3.398 billion since 2010.[lower-alpha 115]
See Superman in film § Box office performance.
Superman box office:
- Superman films – $2.554 billion[lower-alpha 117]
Superman television revenue:
- Superman II – $10 million licensing[302]
- Smallville – $418,096,456[303]
Superman VHS sales and rentals:
- Superman – $1 million sales[304]
- Superman II – $65 million sales and rentals[305]
- Superman III – $36.4 million rentals[306]
- Superman IV – $8.1 million rentals[307]
£1 billion ($1.61 billion) as of 2009.[308] $1.2 billion in 2010.[83] $390 million in 2011.[39] $998 million in 2012. $926 million in 2013.[40] $935 million in 2014.[41] $960 million in 2015.[42] $985 million in 2016. $726 million in 2017.[43] $727 million in 2017.[97]
Candy Crush video games:
- Candy Crush Saga – $7.07 billion
  - Up until October 2018 – $3.91 billion[310]
  - 2019 – $1.5 billion[12]
  - 2020 – $1.66 billion[13]
- Candy Crush Soda Saga, Candy Crush Friends Saga, Candy Crush Jelly Saga – $2.358 billion[lower-alpha 51]
As of 2015 – ¥700 billion[311] ($6.44 billion)
Evangelion merchandise sales – ¥162.13 billion ($1.847 billion)[272]
- Up until 2007 – ¥150 billion[312]
- Licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2010 – ¥12.13 billion[91]
Evangelion home entertainment sales:
- Video sales up until 1997 – $800 million[313]
- DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States between March 2011 and June 2018 – $11 million[314]
- 2013 home entertainment media sales in Japan – ¥3,968.5 million[280] ($37.46 million)
Formerly Gainax.
See Monster Strike (anime) § Films
$250 million in 2011.[317] $1.849 billion in 2012. $1.882 billion in 2013.[40] $1.16 billion in 2014.[41] $1.065 billion in 2015.[42] $1.277 billion in 2016. $814 million in 2017.[43]
Angry Birds 2 grossed $332.5 million.[319] Angry Birds Evolution grossed over $30 million.[320]
The merchandise sources (including The Licensing Letter) don't give numbers for The Muppets, but only for Sesame Street. This would imply that they're including The Muppets merchandise under the Sesame Street franchise.
$1 billion up until 1997.[321] $525 million in 2010.[322] $900 million in 2010.[83] $515 million in 2011.[39] $893 million in 2012. $923 million in 2013.[40] $792 million in 2014.[323] $792 million in 2015.[42] $775 million in 2016. $724 million in 2017.[43] $700 million in 2017.[97]
$370 million in 2013.[40] $667 million in 2014.[323] $1.264 billion in 2015.[42] $1.322 billion in 2016. $327 million in 2017.[43]
Ultraman merchandise sales:
- Up until 1987 – $7.4 billion[330]
- Japan licensed merchandise sales during 1999, 2005, 2007 and 2010 – ¥54.28 billion ($618 million)[272]
  - 1999 – ¥20.16 billion[26]
  - 2005 – ¥14.17 billion[89]
  - 2007 – ¥9.92 billion[90]
  - 2010 – ¥10.03 billion[91]
- Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai Ultraman merchandise sales between April 2013 and December 2019 – $301 million
  - April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥3.2 billion ($30.2 million)[229]
  - April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥5.9 billion ($54.25 million)[331][229]
  - April 2016 to December 2019 – ¥23.7 billion ($217 million)[331][231][232]
See Kumamon § Retail sales
Appeared in Yo-kai Watch: The Movie, which grossed $65 million in Japan.[332]
Pirates of the Caribbean became a media franchise with the debut of the film series in 2003.
$1.75 billion up until May 2017.[334] $31 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since September 2017.[335]
Merchandise retail sales up until 2011.
$6 billion up until 2013.[337] $681 million in 2014.[323] $569 million in 2015. $603 million in 2016.[42]
See Pretty Cure § Merchandise.
See Pretty Cure § Reception.
Jurassic Park merchandise:
- 1993–1995 – $1 billion[344]
- 2017–2018 – $706 million[97]
$545 million up until 2004.[345] $133 million since 2015.[343]
See Kamen Rider § Merchandise
See List of highest-grossing Japanese live-action films § Highest-grossing Japanese live-action film franchises and film series
$3.9 billion up until 2015. Westward Journey Online II grossed $95 million during January–April 2016.<ref name='mmo2016'>"The MMO & MOBA Games Market Report, 2016". SuperData Research. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
Westward Journey:
- PC – $3.995 billion[lower-alpha 146]
$1.74 billion in 2015. $1.83 billion in 2016.[349]
PUBG:
- 2017 – $900 million[352]
- Premium digital sales on PC and consoles (2018–2020) – $1.44 billion
  - 2018 – $1.028 billion[11]
  - 2019 – $288 million[12]
  - 2020 (February & May) – $124 million[353]
- PUBG Mobile (2018–2020) – $4.324 billion[lower-alpha 51]
$500 million up until May 2017.[357] $204 million between August 2017 and May 2019.[358]
Ice Age:
- Up until April 2016 – $6 billion[360]
- Ice Age: Collision Course (June 2016) – $420 million[361]
$1 million up until 2012.[369] $300 million in 2013.[40] $407 million in 2014.[41] $549 million in 2015.[42] $700 million in 2016. $679 million in 2017.[43] $731 million in 2018.[43]
Doraemon licensed merchandise sales:
- Japan (1999–2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) – ¥223.75 billion ($2.549 billion)[272]
  - 1999 – ¥84.21 billion[26]
  - 2000 – ¥50 billion[371]
  - 2003 – ¥30 billion[371]
  - 2005 – ¥24.96 billion[89]
  - 2007 – ¥17.6 billion[90]
  - 2010 – ¥16.98 billion[91]
- Worldwide (2015–2016) – $1.108 billion
  - 2015 – $557 million[372]
  - 2016 – $551 million[372]
- Japan (2018–2019) – ¥64.01 billion[46][95][45] ($587 million)
First two films grossed $1.6 billion.[375] Later films grossed $322 million.[374]
The Sims:
- Up until 2019 – $5 billion[377]
- The Sims 4 (2020) – $462 million[13]
Fortnite:
- 2017 – $89 million[378]
- 2018 – $2.4 billion[11]
- 2019 – $1.8 billion[12]
- 2020 – $1 billion+[13]
$1.5 billion up until 2001.[379] $1 billion in 2014.[380] $1 billion in 2017.[381]
More than $1 billion in the 1990s.[382] $166,232,281 during 2001–2002.[108]
Friends streaming television revenue:
- Netflix – $130 million[383]
- HBO Max – $425 million[384]
See List of highest-grossing musicals § Highest-grossing musical film series and film franchises.
Mortal Kombat franchise:
- Up until 2000 – $5 billion[388]
- Deadly Alliance (2002) video game – $54 million[197]
Mortal Kombat video games:
- Arcade (1992–2000) – $1.17 billion[389]
- Mortal Kombat II (consoles) – $400 million[390]
- Deadly Alliance (2002) – $54 million[197]
Care Bears retail sales:
- 1980s – $2 billion[393]
- 2000s–2010s – $3 billion[394]
Care Bears films at box office:
- The Care Bears Movie – $34 million[395]
- Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation and The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland – $18 million[396]
$260 million in 2012.[40] $650 million in 2013.[398] $1 billion in 2014.[399] $1.2 billion in 2015.[400] $456 million merchandise sales in 2016. $660 million in 2017.[43] $690 million in 2018.[97]
My Little Pony box office gross:
- My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) – $6 million[401]
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013) – $483,752[402]
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (2014) – $347,511[403]
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games (2015) – $194,807[404]
- My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) – $60.3 million[405]
Donkey Kong video games:
- Donkey Kong (1981) – $4.4 billion (Arcade/NES/Coleco)[260]
- Donkey Kong Country (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) - $500 million+[407]
- Diddy Kong Racing retail sales in Europe (1998) – €15 million+ ($17 million+)[242]
- Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 (GBA) – $45 million (United States)[216]
- Donkey Kong (3DS Virtual Console) – $348,000 (2011)[408]
$425 million Beauty and the Beast (1991) box office gross.[409] $1.264 billion Beauty and the Beast (2017) box office gross.[410]
Beauty and the Beast DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) – $247 million[412]
- Beauty and the Beast (2017) – $89 million[413]
- VHS sales – $318 million[61]
Sales up until 2015
Beyblade: Fierce Battle grossed $3,216,050.[415] Beyblade: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader grossed $5,737,369.[416]
$66,493,039 in 2012.[420] $36,519,093 in 2013.[421] $40,928,716 in 2014.[422] $34,173,270 in 2015.[423] $61,666,926 in 2016.[424] $26,215,537 in 2017.[425] $6,825,025 during January–June 2018.[426]
Game of Thrones: Conquest – $125 million[427]
See Aladdin (franchise) § Reception
Aladdin VHS sales:
- Aladdin (1992) – $500 million (United States)[431]
- Return of Jafar – $300 million[432]
- Aladdin and the King of Thieves – $130 million (United States)[433]
Aladdin DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States:
- Aladdin (1992) – $57 million[436]
- Aladdin (2019) – $44 million[437]
Fate/stay night home entertainment media sales (Blu-ray, DVD, music, novels, manga volumes)[281] in Japan:
- Home entertainment media sales in 2015 – ¥4,018,662,349[281] ($36,949,819)
- Home entertainment media sales during 2017–2018 – ¥6,766,475,502[20][283] ($62,072,062)
$4 billion franchise revenue up until March 2016.[441]
As of November 2011
Yo-kai Watch merchandise sales:
- Up until 2014 – $2 billion[450][451][452]
- Licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2015–2016 – ¥158.266 billion[453][454] ($1,455 million)
- Licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2017 – ¥36.16 billion[455] ($325 million)
¥4,342,400,408 ($40 million) home entertainment media (Blu-ray, DVD, music, manga) sales in Japan during 2015.[281]
$2.6 billion up until 1994.[456][457] $120 million during 2000–2001.[458] $300 million in 2010.[83]
$1.3 billion as of 2009.[154] $950 million in 2010.[83] $435 million in 2011.[39] $212 million in 2012.[40] $435 million in 2013.[460]
See Tinker Bell (film series) § Commercial performance.
Terminator franchise:
- Up until February 2010 – $3 billion[461]
- Box office and video sales (2015–2020) – $734 million[462]
The Lego Movie merchandise grossed up to 3.3 billion kr ($588 million) in 2014.[464] Lego Ninjago Movie merchandise grossed up to 12.6 billion kr ($1,872 million) in 2017.[465]
$500 million in 2013.[40] $495 million in 2014.[41] $471 million in 2015. $392 million in 2016.[42]
Titanic home video revenue:
- VHS & DVD sales and rentals up until 2006 – $1.2 billion[473]
- US DVD & Blu-ray sales during 2012–2020 – $33.3 million[474]
Roblox video game revenue:
- As of November 2019 – $1 billion[478]
- December 2019 – $79 million[479]
- 2020 – $2.29 billion[13]
Iron Man DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- The Invincible Iron Man – $5 million[482]
- MCU live-action films – $457 million[483]
Astro Boy manga sales – 100 million copies,[485] average ¥80 price[486] – ¥8 billion ($100.26 billion).
See List of Hamtaro episodes § Box office
See Godzilla (franchise) § Box office performance
Godzilla merchandise sales:
- Late 1970s – $33 million (annual sales)[489]
- The Return of Godzilla (1984) – $230 million (Japan)[490]
- Japan (1985) – $33 million[491]
- Godzilla (1998) – $400 million (North America)[492]
- Japan (2016) – ¥7 billion[493] ($64 million)
- Japan (2017) – ¥15 billion[494] ($138 million)
MapleStory PC game revenue:
- 2003–2011 – $1.8 billion[503]
- 2013–2017 – $1.181 billion
  - $326 million in 2013.[504] $240 million in 2014.[187] $253 million in 2015.[188] $83 million in 2016.[505] $279 million in 2017.[10]
As of 2005 – ¥300 billion[506] ($2.9 billion)
See Fist of the North Star § Films and OVAs
New Fist of the North Star (DVD) – ¥230 million[507] ($2.23 million)
See Finding Nemo (franchise) § Box office performance
Finding Nemo DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- Finding Nemo (DVD) – $677 million[508]
- Finding Nemo (Blu-ray) – $36 million[509]
- Finding Dory – $97 million[510]
$1 billion retail sales up until 2004.[512] $496 million licensed merchandise sales in 2015.[42] $501 million in 2016. $353 million in 2017.[43]
Demon Slayer merchandise sales as of 4 December 2020 – ¥152.49 billion ($1.466 billion)[516]
- Film merchandise – ¥22.49 billion (out of ¥50 billion film revenue in Japan,[517] excluding ¥27.51 billion box office)[518]
- Other merchandise – ¥130 billion[517]
See Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train § Box office
See Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road § Reception
Dragon Quest video game revenue in Japan:
- Dragon Quest II to Dragon Quest V (1987–1993) – $1,200 million[521]
- Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road arcade game (2007–2008) – $78.2 million[lower-alpha 204]
- Mobile games (2017–2020) – $1,100.4 million
  - 2017 – ¥29.6 billion[522] ($266 million)
  - Dragon Quest Walk and Dragon Quest Tact (2019–2020) – $779 million[lower-alpha 51]
  - Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light and Dragon Quest of the Stars (June–December 2020) – ¥5,710.96 billion[523][524] ($55.4 million)[525]
Dragon Quest merchandise sales in Japan as of 2010 – ¥24.44 billion+ ($278 million+)[272]
- By 1990 – ¥12 billion[526]
- Licensed merchandise sales in 2005 and 2010 – ¥12.44 billion
  - 2005 – ¥4.35 billion[89]
  - 2010 – ¥8.09 billion[91]
See Resident Evil (film series) § Box office performance
See Resident Evil: Vendetta § Reception
Resident Evil films at box office:
- Live-action film series – $1.238 billion[lower-alpha 207]
- Resident Evil: Degeneration – $403,117 (Japan)[530]
- Resident Evil: Damnation – $2.33 million (Japan)[531]
- Resident Evil: Vendetta – $1.6 million[lower-alpha 208]
Resident Evil films on home video:
- Live-action film series – $109.4 million[532]
- Degeneration – $11.2 million (United States)[533]
- Damnation – $3.3 million (United States)[534]
- Vendetta – $1.54 million (United States)[535]
World of Tanks:
- 2013 – $372 million[536]
- 2014 – $369 million[537]
- 2015 – $446 million[265]
- 2016 – $400 million[259]
- 2017 – $471 million[10]
- 2018 – $550 million[189]
Retail sales up until 2014.
Retail sales up until 2010.
See Planet of the Apes § Box office performance
See Indiana Jones § Box office performance
Tomb Raider franchise:
- As of 10 March 2018 – $2 billion+[550]
- Tomb Raider (2018 film) – $289 million
  - Box office – $275 million[551]
  - DVD & Blu-ray sales – $14 million[552]
NBA 2K video games:
- NBA 2K19 (2019) – $370 million[12]
- NBA 2K20 (2019–2020) – $1 billion[556]
- NBA 2K21 (2020) – $889 million[13]
See Jumanji (franchise) § Box office performance
Overwatch video game revenue:
- As of 2017 (Q1) – $1 billion[558]
- 2018 – $429 million[11]
Overwatch League sold 12 teams for $20 million each, 8 teams for $50 million each, a $90 million Twitch deal, and HP Omen and Intel deals worth $17 million and $10 million.[559]
Tom Clancy's video games:
- 2002–2006 – $101 million[197]
- The Division (2016–2018) – $1.2 billion[570]
- 2019 – $728 million[12]
See The Incredibles (franchise) § Box office performance

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

[Pokemon-2] See The Pokémon Company § Licensed merchandise.

[19] Pokémon video games:
Up until 2006 – $15 billion[1]

Japan retail sales during 2007–2009 – ¥49 billion ($524 million)
2007 – ¥13 billion[2]

2008 – ¥15 billion[3]

2009 – ¥21 billion[4]

Virtual Console digital sales in 2009 – $4.2 million[5]

Japan sales during 2010–2012 – $594 million
2010 – $302 million[6]

2011 – $74 million[7]

2012 – $218 million[8]

Pokémon Go mobile game – $6.46 billion
2016 – $950 million[9]

2017 – $890 million[10]

2018 – $1.3 billion[11]

2019 – $1.4 billion[12]

2020 – $1.92 billion[13]

Other mobile games – $133.6 million
Pokémon Duel, Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Magikarp Jump – $48.6 million[14]

Pokémon Quest – $10 million[15]

Pokémon Masters – $75 million[16]

[4] Up until 2006 – $15 billion[1]

[5] Japan retail sales during 2007–2009 – ¥49 billion ($524 million)
2007 – ¥13 billion[2]

2008 – ¥15 billion[3]

2009 – ¥21 billion[4]

[6] 2007 – ¥13 billion[2]

[7] 2008 – ¥15 billion[3]

[8] 2009 – ¥21 billion[4]

[9] Virtual Console digital sales in 2009 – $4.2 million[5]

[10] Japan sales during 2010–2012 – $594 million
2010 – $302 million[6]

2011 – $74 million[7]

2012 – $218 million[8]

[11] 2010 – $302 million[6]

[12] 2011 – $74 million[7]

[13] 2012 – $218 million[8]

[14] Pokémon Go mobile game – $6.46 billion
2016 – $950 million[9]

2017 – $890 million[10]

2018 – $1.3 billion[11]

2019 – $1.4 billion[12]

2020 – $1.92 billion[13]

[15] 2016 – $950 million[9]

[16] 2017 – $890 million[10]

[17] 2018 – $1.3 billion[11]

[18] 2019 – $1.4 billion[12]

[19] 2020 – $1.92 billion[13]

[20] Other mobile games – $133.6 million
Pokémon Duel, Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Magikarp Jump – $48.6 million[14]

Pokémon Quest – $10 million[15]

Pokémon Masters – $75 million[16]

[21] Pokémon Duel, Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Magikarp Jump – $48.6 million[14]

[22] Pokémon Quest – $10 million[15]

[23] Pokémon Masters – $75 million[16]

[20] See List of Pokémon films § Box office performance

[PokemonAnime-27] Pokemon home entertainment media (home video, music, novels, manga) sales:
Pokémon: The First Movie anime film VHS sales in the United States during 2000 – $58.8 million[17]

Pokémon anime VHS and DVD sales in Japan up until 2004 – ¥3 billion[18] ($28 million)[19]

Japan home entertainment media (home video, music, novels, manga) sales between January 2017 and June 2018 – ¥2,563,357,348 ($23,213,770)
2017 – ¥1,744,502,029[20]

January–June 2018 – ¥818,855,319[21]

United States DVD and Blu-ray releases during 2017–2019 – $34.3 million[22]

[26] Pokémon: The First Movie anime film VHS sales in the United States during 2000 – $58.8 million[17]

[27] Pokémon anime VHS and DVD sales in Japan up until 2004 – ¥3 billion[18] ($28 million)[19]

[28] Japan home entertainment media (home video, music, novels, manga) sales between January 2017 and June 2018 – ¥2,563,357,348 ($23,213,770)
2017 – ¥1,744,502,029[20]

January–June 2018 – ¥818,855,319[21]

[29] 2017 – ¥1,744,502,029[20]

[30] January–June 2018 – ¥818,855,319[21]

[31] United States DVD and Blu-ray releases during 2017–2019 – $34.3 million[22]

[28] Pokémon game strategy guide book sales in Japan as of 2004 – ¥15.4 billion[18] ($142 million)[19]

[29] Pokémon Jet aircraft sales in Japan as of 2004 – ¥300 million[18] ($2.8 million)[19]

[30] See Hello Kitty § Sales

[55] Winnie the Pooh retail sales:
Up until 1997 – $7 billion[24]

1998 – $3.3 billion[25]

1999 – ¥96.39 billion ($846 million)[26][27]

2000s – $44.025 billion
$6 billion in 2000.[28] $5 billion in 2001.[29] $7 billion in 2002.[30] $5.6 billion in 2003.[31] $5.3 billion in 2004.[32] $6 billion in 2005.[33] $6.9 billion in 2006.[34] $1 billion in 2007.[35] ¥65,629.56 million ($635 million) in 2008.[36] ¥55,195 million ($590 million) in 2009.[37]

2010 – $5.7 billion[38]

2011 – $1.09 billion[39]

2012 – $3.17 billion[40]

2013–2017 – $12.72 billion
$2.808 billion in 2013.[40] $2.732 billion in 2014.[41] $2.74 billion in 2015.[42] $2.791 billion in 2016. $1.649 billion in 2017.[43]

2018 – $1.675 billion[44]

2019 – ¥32.4 billion[45][46] ($297 million)

[36] Up until 1997 – $7 billion[24]

[37] 1998 – $3.3 billion[25]

[38] 1999 – ¥96.39 billion ($846 million)[26][27]

[39] 2000s – $44.025 billion
$6 billion in 2000.[28] $5 billion in 2001.[29] $7 billion in 2002.[30] $5.6 billion in 2003.[31] $5.3 billion in 2004.[32] $6 billion in 2005.[33] $6.9 billion in 2006.[34] $1 billion in 2007.[35] ¥65,629.56 million ($635 million) in 2008.[36] ¥55,195 million ($590 million) in 2009.[37]

[40] $6 billion in 2000.[28] $5 billion in 2001.[29] $7 billion in 2002.[30] $5.6 billion in 2003.[31] $5.3 billion in 2004.[32] $6 billion in 2005.[33] $6.9 billion in 2006.[34] $1 billion in 2007.[35] ¥65,629.56 million ($635 million) in 2008.[36] ¥55,195 million ($590 million) in 2009.[37]

[41] 2010 – $5.7 billion[38]

[42] 2011 – $1.09 billion[39]

[43] 2012 – $3.17 billion[40]

[44] 2013–2017 – $12.72 billion
$2.808 billion in 2013.[40] $2.732 billion in 2014.[41] $2.74 billion in 2015.[42] $2.791 billion in 2016. $1.649 billion in 2017.[43]

[45] $2.808 billion in 2013.[40] $2.732 billion in 2014.[41] $2.74 billion in 2015.[42] $2.791 billion in 2016. $1.649 billion in 2017.[43]

[46] 2018 – $1.675 billion[44]

[47] 2019 – ¥32.4 billion[45][46] ($297 million)

[65] Mickey Mouse & Friends retail sales:
Up until 1997 – $8 billion[24]

1999 – ¥162.33 billion[26] ($1.425 billion)[27]

2000 – ¥120 billion[51] ($1.114 billion)[52]

2002–2009 – $29.688 billion
$4.7 billion in 2002.[53] $5.8 billion in 2003.[31] $5.3 billion in 2004.[32] $6 billion in 2005.[33] $6 billion in 2007.[54] ¥88,122.32 million ($853 million) in 2008.[36] ¥96,827.8 million ($1,035 million) in 2009.[37]

2010 – $9 billion[38]

2011 – $750 million[39]

2012 – $4.122 billion[40]

2013–2017 – $21.029 billion
$4.568 billion in 2013.[40] $4.719 billion in 2014.[55] $4.262 billion in 2015. $4.247 billion in 2016.[42] $3.233 billion in 2017.[43]

2018 – $3.265 billion[44]

2019 – ¥124 billion[45][46] ($1,138 million)

[49] Up until 1997 – $8 billion[24]

[50] 1999 – ¥162.33 billion[26] ($1.425 billion)[27]

[51] 2000 – ¥120 billion[51] ($1.114 billion)[52]

[52] 2002–2009 – $29.688 billion
$4.7 billion in 2002.[53] $5.8 billion in 2003.[31] $5.3 billion in 2004.[32] $6 billion in 2005.[33] $6 billion in 2007.[54] ¥88,122.32 million ($853 million) in 2008.[36] ¥96,827.8 million ($1,035 million) in 2009.[37]

[53] $4.7 billion in 2002.[53] $5.8 billion in 2003.[31] $5.3 billion in 2004.[32] $6 billion in 2005.[33] $6 billion in 2007.[54] ¥88,122.32 million ($853 million) in 2008.[36] ¥96,827.8 million ($1,035 million) in 2009.[37]

[54] 2010 – $9 billion[38]

[55] 2011 – $750 million[39]

[56] 2012 – $4.122 billion[40]

[57] 2013–2017 – $21.029 billion
$4.568 billion in 2013.[40] $4.719 billion in 2014.[55] $4.262 billion in 2015. $4.247 billion in 2016.[42] $3.233 billion in 2017.[43]

[58] $4.568 billion in 2013.[40] $4.719 billion in 2014.[55] $4.262 billion in 2015. $4.247 billion in 2016.[42] $3.233 billion in 2017.[43]

[59] 2018 – $3.265 billion[44]

[60] 2019 – ¥124 billion[45][46] ($1,138 million)

[71] [56][57][58][59][60]

[74] 1991 VHS release of Fantasia earned $209 million in sales.[61] $84 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2001.[62]

[77] $6.6 billion franchise revenue up until May 1987.[63] $42 billion up until 2014.[64]

[78] $32 billion up until 2014.[64] $2.842 billion in 2015.[42] $3.049 billion in 2016. $2.403 billion in 2017.[43] $1.923 billion in 2018.[44]

[Film-79] See List of highest-grossing films § Highest-grossing franchises and film series

[83] Star Wars home video revenue:
VHS and digital sales – $1.816 billion[65]

DVD and Blu-ray sales – $6.038 billion
Up until 2017 – $6 billion[66]

DVD and Blu-ray sales between March 2018 and May 2020 – $38 million[67]

DVD rentals – $875 million[65]

Blu-ray sales – $342 million[67]

[67] VHS and digital sales – $1.816 billion[65]

[68] DVD and Blu-ray sales – $6.038 billion
Up until 2017 – $6 billion[66]

DVD and Blu-ray sales between March 2018 and May 2020 – $38 million[67]

[69] Up until 2017 – $6 billion[66]

[70] DVD and Blu-ray sales between March 2018 and May 2020 – $38 million[67]

[71] DVD rentals – $875 million[65]

[72] Blu-ray sales – $342 million[67]

[87] Star Wars video games:
Up until July 2015 – $3 billion[68]

August–December 2015 – $1 billion[69]

Mobile (2016–2019) – $1.01 billion[70]

[74] Up until July 2015 – $3 billion[68]

[75] August–December 2015 – $1 billion[69]

[76] Mobile (2016–2019) – $1.01 billion[70]

[89] Star Wars television revenue:
Clone Wars (as of 2015) – $4.5 million[68]

Television rights (2016) – $275 million[71]

[78] Clone Wars (as of 2015) – $4.5 million[68]

[79] Television rights (2016) – $275 million[71]

[98] $300 million up until 2001.[72] $1 billion in 2002.[73] $1.3 billion in 2003.[72] $2 billion in 2004.[74] $3 billion in 2005.[73] $3.4 billion in 2006.[75] $4 billion in 2007.[76] $4 billion in 2008.[77] $3.7 billion in 2009.[78] $4.4 billion in 2010.[38] $1.6 billion in 2011.[39] $3 billion in 2012.[79] $2.885 billion in 2013.[40] $2.568 billion in 2014.[41] $2.635 billion in 2015.[42] $2.724 billion in 2016. $2.133 billion in 2017.[43] $1.686 billion in 2018.[44]

[100] See Anpanman § Sales

[Anime-101] See List of highest-grossing anime films § Highest-grossing anime film franchises and film series.

[103] ¥2 billion[81] ($19.35 million).

[105] Marvel Cinematic Universe box office:
MCU films – $22.588 billion[lower-alpha 15]

Inhumans – $3.5 million[82]

[85] MCU films – $22.588 billion[lower-alpha 15]

[86] Inhumans – $3.5 million[82]

[Avengers-107] Avengers merchandise sales:
$332 million in 2012.[207] $325 million in 2013.[126] $1 billion in 2014.[208] $1.004 billion in 2015.[42] $1.242 billion in 2016. $1.227 billion in 2017.[43] $1.798 billion in 2018.[44]

[88] $332 million in 2012.[207] $325 million in 2013.[126] $1 billion in 2014.[208] $1.004 billion in 2015.[42] $1.242 billion in 2016. $1.227 billion in 2017.[43] $1.798 billion in 2018.[44]

[108] Marvel merchandise sales:
Iron Man – $300 million (2010)[83]

Avengers – $6.928 billion (2012–2018)[lower-alpha 24]

[90] Iron Man – $300 million (2010)[83]

[91] Avengers – $6.928 billion (2012–2018)[lower-alpha 24]

[111] Marvel Cinematic Universe home entertainment:
Up until April 2018 – $5 billion[84]

May 2018 to February 2021 – $492 million[85]

[93] Up until April 2018 – $5 billion[84]

[94] May 2018 to February 2021 – $492 million[85]

[114] Mario video game revenue:
Up until 2018 – $30 billion[86]

Dr. Mario World and Mario Kart Tour mobile games (2019) – $90.8 million[87]

[96] Up until 2018 – $30 billion[86]

[97] Dr. Mario World and Mario Kart Tour mobile games (2019) – $90.8 million[87]

[123] Mario licensed merchandise sales:
Donkey Kong – $2.3 million (US sales as of 1985)[88]

Super Mario Bros. – $4.505 billion
Japan (2005, 2007–2008, 2010, 2012) – ¥280.1 billion+ ($3.51 billion)
2005 – ¥11.8 billion[89]

2007 – ¥135 billion[90]

2008 – ¥46.7 billion[36]

2010 – ¥45.6 billion[91]

2012 – ¥41 billion[92]

Japan (2013) – ¥37,052 million[93] ($380 million)

Overseas (as of 2016) – $400 million[94]

Japan (2018–2019) – ¥67 billion[46][95][45] ($615 million)

[99] Donkey Kong – $2.3 million (US sales as of 1985)[88]

[100] Super Mario Bros. – $4.505 billion
Japan (2005, 2007–2008, 2010, 2012) – ¥280.1 billion+ ($3.51 billion)
2005 – ¥11.8 billion[89]

2007 – ¥135 billion[90]

2008 – ¥46.7 billion[36]

2010 – ¥45.6 billion[91]

2012 – ¥41 billion[92]

Japan (2013) – ¥37,052 million[93] ($380 million)

Overseas (as of 2016) – $400 million[94]

Japan (2018–2019) – ¥67 billion[46][95][45] ($615 million)

[101] Japan (2005, 2007–2008, 2010, 2012) – ¥280.1 billion+ ($3.51 billion)
2005 – ¥11.8 billion[89]

2007 – ¥135 billion[90]

2008 – ¥46.7 billion[36]

2010 – ¥45.6 billion[91]

2012 – ¥41 billion[92]

[102] 2005 – ¥11.8 billion[89]

[103] 2007 – ¥135 billion[90]

[104] 2008 – ¥46.7 billion[36]

[105] 2010 – ¥45.6 billion[91]

[106] 2012 – ¥41 billion[92]

[107] Japan (2013) – ¥37,052 million[93] ($380 million)

[108] Overseas (as of 2016) – $400 million[94]

[109] Japan (2018–2019) – ¥67 billion[46][95][45] ($615 million)

[124] See Super Mario Bros. (film) § Box office

[127] Harry Potter merchandise:
1997–2016 – $7.308 billion[96]

2017–2018 – $1.01 billion[97]

[112] 1997–2016 – $7.308 billion[96]

[113] 2017–2018 – $1.01 billion[97]

[130] $3.9 billion Harry Potter home entertainment revenue up until 2014.[98] $66 million Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2017.[99]

[132] Harry Potter video games:
Up until 2014 – $1.5 billion[98]

Mobile games (2018 to January 2021) – $346 million[100]

[116] Up until 2014 – $1.5 billion[98]

[117] Mobile games (2018 to January 2021) – $346 million[100]

[135] Transformers:
Up until 2011 – ¥2 trillion[102] ($25 billion)

Retail sales (2012–2018) – $2.979 billion
2012–2013 – $618 million[40]

2014 – $410 million[41]

2015 – $430 million[42]

2016 – $446 million[42]

2017 – $652 million[43]

2018 – $423 million[97]

Box office (2014–2019) – $1.572 billion[lower-alpha 15]

[119] Up until 2011 – ¥2 trillion[102] ($25 billion)

[120] Retail sales (2012–2018) – $2.979 billion
2012–2013 – $618 million[40]

2014 – $410 million[41]

2015 – $430 million[42]

2016 – $446 million[42]

2017 – $652 million[43]

2018 – $423 million[97]

[121] 2012–2013 – $618 million[40]

[122] 2014 – $410 million[41]

[123] 2015 – $430 million[42]

[124] 2016 – $446 million[42]

[125] 2017 – $652 million[43]

[126] 2018 – $423 million[97]

[127] Box office (2014–2019) – $1.572 billion[lower-alpha 15]

[Transformers-139] Transformers merchandise sales:
1984–1992 – $1 billion US toy sales[103]

2006 – $100 million[104]

2007–2016 – $10 billion[105]

2017 – $652 million[43]

2018 – $423 million[97]

[129] 1984–1992 – $1 billion US toy sales[103]

[130] 2006 – $100 million[104]

[131] 2007–2016 – $10 billion[105]

[132] 2017 – $652 million[43]

[133] 2018 – $423 million[97]

[142] Transformers home entertainment:
June 2007 to June 2014 – $740 million[106]

September 2014 to February 2020 – $134 million[107]

[135] June 2007 to June 2014 – $740 million[106]

[136] September 2014 to February 2020 – $134 million[107]

[149] $1 billion licensed merchandise sales for Sony during 1999–2001.[108] $2.7 billion in 2002.[109] $1.3 billion in 2003.[110] $70 million Spider-Man 3 pre-release US toy sales in 2007.[111] $590 million Spider-Man merchandise sales in 2010.[112] $325 million in 2011.[39] $1.285 billion in 2012. $1.333 billion in 2013.[40] $1.453 billion in 2014.[41] $1.512 billion in 2015.[42] $1.551 billion in 2016. $1.402 billion in 2017.[43] $1.075 billion in 2018.[44] $791 million Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) merchandise sales.[113]

[152] Box office gross of Spider-Man films:
1977 film – $9 million[114]

2002–2019 films – $7.227 billion[115]

[139] 1977 film – $9 million[114]

[140] 2002–2019 films – $7.227 billion[115]

[156] Spider-Man video games:
1982–2003 – $1 billion[116]

Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million[117]

Spider-Man (2018) – $600 million+[118]

[142] 1982–2003 – $1 billion[116]

[143] Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million[117]

[144] Spider-Man (2018) – $600 million+[118]

[162] Spider-Man home video revenue:
Spider-Man (2002) – $690,919,075 (video sales and rentals)
Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $690 million[119]

2012 (DVD & Blu-ray sales) – $919,075[120]

Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $187,989,563 (video sales)
Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $185,260,344[121]

2007–2012 (DVD & Blu-ray) – $2,729,219[122]

Later Spider-Man films and compilations (2007–2019) – $596 million (DVD & Blu-ray sales)[123]

[146] Spider-Man (2002) – $690,919,075 (video sales and rentals)
Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $690 million[119]

2012 (DVD & Blu-ray sales) – $919,075[120]

[147] Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $690 million[119]

[148] 2012 (DVD & Blu-ray sales) – $919,075[120]

[149] Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $187,989,563 (video sales)
Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $185,260,344[121]

2007–2012 (DVD & Blu-ray) – $2,729,219[122]

[150] Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $185,260,344[121]

[151] 2007–2012 (DVD & Blu-ray) – $2,729,219[122]

[152] Later Spider-Man films and compilations (2007–2019) – $596 million (DVD & Blu-ray sales)[123]

[167] Batman retail sales:
Up until 2012 – $16 billion[125]

Merchandise sales during 2013–2018 – $5.017 billion
2013 – $494 million[126]

2014 – $578 million[126]

2015 – $982 million[42]

2016 – $1.1 billion[43]

2017 – $1.024 billion[43]

2018 – $839 million[97]

Home video sales between September 2012 and January 2020 – $312 million[127]

[154] Up until 2012 – $16 billion[125]

[155] Merchandise sales during 2013–2018 – $5.017 billion
2013 – $494 million[126]

2014 – $578 million[126]

2015 – $982 million[42]

2016 – $1.1 billion[43]

2017 – $1.024 billion[43]

2018 – $839 million[97]

[156] 2013 – $494 million[126]

[157] 2014 – $578 million[126]

[158] 2015 – $982 million[42]

[159] 2016 – $1.1 billion[43]

[160] 2017 – $1.024 billion[43]

[161] 2018 – $839 million[97]

[162] Home video sales between September 2012 and January 2020 – $312 million[127]

[170] $650 million VHS and DVD sales for Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin up until 2005.[128] $562 million DVD and Blu-ray sales for films released since 2008.[129]

[173] Batman television revenue:
1960s TV series – $300 million[130]

1989 film – $40 million[131]

[165] 1960s TV series – $300 million[130]

[166] 1989 film – $40 million[131]

[DB-Games-175] See List of Dragon Ball video games § Commercial reception

[DB-Merch-176] See Dragon Ball § Merchandise

[DB-Anime-177] See List of Dragon Ball anime § Commercial reception

[DB-Film-178] See List of Dragon Ball films § Box office performance

[180] Dragon Ball franchise:
Up until 2018 – $23 billion[132]

2019–2020 – $4.72 billion
Video game revenue – $2.194 billion[lower-alpha 43]

Merchandise sales – $2.096 billion[lower-alpha 44]

Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) – $321 million[lower-alpha 45]

Dragon Ball Super: Broly international box office (outside Japan) – $88 million[lower-alpha 46]

Dragon Ball Z anime DVD and Blu-ray releases in the United States – $21 million[133]

[172] Up until 2018 – $23 billion[132]

[173] 2019–2020 – $4.72 billion
Video game revenue – $2.194 billion[lower-alpha 43]

Merchandise sales – $2.096 billion[lower-alpha 44]

Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) – $321 million[lower-alpha 45]

Dragon Ball Super: Broly international box office (outside Japan) – $88 million[lower-alpha 46]

Dragon Ball Z anime DVD and Blu-ray releases in the United States – $21 million[133]

[174] Video game revenue – $2.194 billion[lower-alpha 43]

[175] Merchandise sales – $2.096 billion[lower-alpha 44]

[176] Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) – $321 million[lower-alpha 45]

[177] Dragon Ball Super: Broly international box office (outside Japan) – $88 million[lower-alpha 46]

[178] Dragon Ball Z anime DVD and Blu-ray releases in the United States – $21 million[133]

[182] Dragon Ball home entertainment media revenue:
Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and September 2020 – $1.033 billion[lower-alpha 45]

Dragonball Evolution (2009) DVD and Blu-ray sales in the in the United States – $8.6 million[134]

Dragon Ball Z anime DVD and Blu-ray releases in the United States during 2015–2020 – $49 million[133]

[180] Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and September 2020 – $1.033 billion[lower-alpha 45]

[181] Dragonball Evolution (2009) DVD and Blu-ray sales in the in the United States – $8.6 million[134]

[182] Dragon Ball Z anime DVD and Blu-ray releases in the United States during 2015–2020 – $49 million[133]

[Jump-185] ¥100 billion+[135] ($964 million+)[136]

[187] Dragon Ball Heroes card sales – ¥50 billion[137] ($460 million)

[Mobile-193] See List of highest-grossing mobile games § List

[194] Call of Duty video game revenue:
Up until 2016 – $15 billion[139]

Black Ops 3 and Infinite Warfare (2017) – $449 million[10]

Call of Duty: WWII – $1.506 billion
2017 – $1 billion[140]

2018 – $506 million[11]

Black Ops 4 – $1.487 billion
2018 – $1 billion[141]

2019 – $487 million[12]

Modern Warfare (2019) – $1 billion[142]

Call of Duty: Mobile (2019–2020) – $494 million[lower-alpha 51]

Call of Duty: Warzone, Modern Warfare, Black Ops Cold War (2020) – $2.591 billion[13]

[187] Up until 2016 – $15 billion[139]

[188] Black Ops 3 and Infinite Warfare (2017) – $449 million[10]

[189] Call of Duty: WWII – $1.506 billion
2017 – $1 billion[140]

2018 – $506 million[11]

[190] 2017 – $1 billion[140]

[191] 2018 – $506 million[11]

[192] Black Ops 4 – $1.487 billion
2018 – $1 billion[141]

2019 – $487 million[12]

[193] 2018 – $1 billion[141]

[194] 2019 – $487 million[12]

[195] Modern Warfare (2019) – $1 billion[142]

[196] Call of Duty: Mobile (2019–2020) – $494 million[lower-alpha 51]

[197] Call of Duty: Warzone, Modern Warfare, Black Ops Cold War (2020) – $2.591 billion[13]

[195] Barbie became a media franchise starting in 1987, with the debut of the Barbie animated film series. Earlier Barbie toy sales prior to 1987 are not included here.

[206] $1.6 billion between 1987 and 1994.[143] $1.9 billion in 1997.[144] $1.52 billion in 2002.[145] $3.6 billion in 2003.[146] $3.3 billion in 2008.[147] $550 million in 2010.[83] $1 billion in 2011.[148] $1,275.3 million sales in 2012.[149] $3 billion in 2013.[150] $1,934.5 million during 2014–2015.[151] $1 billion in 2016.[152] $3,203.61 million during 2017–2019.[149]

[207] See Barbie (film series) § Films

[209] See Cultural impact of Gundam § Retail sales

[213] Toy Story and Toy Story 2 generated $6.6 billion up until 2009.[154] Toy Story 3 (2010) generated nearly $10 billion up until 2014.[155] $1 billion in 2015.[156] ¥19.4 billion ($178 million) in 2019.[45][46]

[217] $10 billion up until 2011.[159] $2.527 billion in 2012. $2.3 billion in 2013.[40] $2.025 billion in 2014.[41] $1 billion in 2015.[156] $588 million in 2016. $674 million in 2017.[43]

[220] Cars series grossed $1.408 billion.[160] Planes series grossed $391 million.[161]

[223] Cars series grossed $537 million.[162] Planes series grossed $117 million.[163]

[225] Middle-earth (The Lord of the Rings) franchise is reported to have grossed $19.827 billion in total revenue as of January 2018.[164]

[230] Over ¥1 trillion[135][167] ($9.64 billion)[168]

[236] Yu-Gi-Oh licensed merchandise sales:
Up until January 2012 – $5 billion[169]

Licensed merchandise sales outside Asia during 2015–2018 – $920 million
$120 million in 2015.[170] $200 million in 2016.[171] $300 million in 2017.[172] $300 million in 2018.[173]

[209] Up until January 2012 – $5 billion[169]

[210] Licensed merchandise sales outside Asia during 2015–2018 – $920 million
$120 million in 2015.[170] $200 million in 2016.[171] $300 million in 2017.[172] $300 million in 2018.[173]

[211] $120 million in 2015.[170] $200 million in 2016.[171] $300 million in 2017.[172] $300 million in 2018.[173]

[237] ¥100 billion[135] ($964 million)[136]

[239] See Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links § Reception

[240] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links – $108 million[lower-alpha 65]

[245] Peanuts retail sales:
1990 – $448 million[175]

Late 1990s – $1 billion[176]

2000–2008 – ¥125.94 billion ($1,218 million)
2000 – ¥65 billion[51]

2003 – ¥40 billion[51]

2008 – ¥20.94 billion[177]

2010 – $2 billion[83]

2011 – $600 million[39]

2012 – $1.141 billion[40]

2013–2017 – $6.887 billion
$1.167 billion in 2013.[40] $1.194 billion in 2014.[41] $1.5 billion in 2015.[178] $1.468 billion in 2016. $1.558 billion in 2017.[43]

2018 – $1.662 billion[44]

2019 – ¥79.36 billion[45][46] ($728 million)

[216] 1990 – $448 million[175]

[217] Late 1990s – $1 billion[176]

[218] 2000–2008 – ¥125.94 billion ($1,218 million)
2000 – ¥65 billion[51]

2003 – ¥40 billion[51]

2008 – ¥20.94 billion[177]

[219] 2000 – ¥65 billion[51]

[220] 2003 – ¥40 billion[51]

[221] 2008 – ¥20.94 billion[177]

[222] 2010 – $2 billion[83]

[223] 2011 – $600 million[39]

[224] 2012 – $1.141 billion[40]

[225] 2013–2017 – $6.887 billion
$1.167 billion in 2013.[40] $1.194 billion in 2014.[41] $1.5 billion in 2015.[178] $1.468 billion in 2016. $1.558 billion in 2017.[43]

[226] $1.167 billion in 2013.[40] $1.194 billion in 2014.[41] $1.5 billion in 2015.[178] $1.468 billion in 2016. $1.558 billion in 2017.[43]

[227] 2018 – $1.662 billion[44]

[228] 2019 – ¥79.36 billion[45][46] ($728 million)

[249] $13 billion retail sales up until 2014.[180] $933 million in 2015. $915 million in 2016.[181] $565 million licensed merchandise sales in 2017.[43]

[251] Home Entertainment Sales up until 2005

[261] Warcraft video games:
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness – $34.5 million[184]

World of Warcraft – $13.633 billion
Up until 2012 – $10 billion[185]

2013 – $1.041 billion[186]

2014 – $728 million[187]

2015 – $814 million[188]

2017–2018 – $1.05 billion[189]

Hearthstone – $1.6 billion
Up until 2017 – $1 billion[190]

2018 – $600 million[191]

[232] Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness – $34.5 million[184]

[233] World of Warcraft – $13.633 billion
Up until 2012 – $10 billion[185]

2013 – $1.041 billion[186]

2014 – $728 million[187]

2015 – $814 million[188]

2017–2018 – $1.05 billion[189]

[234] Up until 2012 – $10 billion[185]

[235] 2013 – $1.041 billion[186]

[236] 2014 – $728 million[187]

[237] 2015 – $814 million[188]

[238] 2017–2018 – $1.05 billion[189]

[239] Hearthstone – $1.6 billion
Up until 2017 – $1 billion[190]

2018 – $600 million[191]

[240] Up until 2017 – $1 billion[190]

[241] 2018 – $600 million[191]

[265] $4.6 billion up until 2011.[194] $725 million during 2012–2013.[40] $390 million in 2014,[41] $396 million in 2015,[42] $707 million during 2016–2017,[43] and $255 million in 2018.[97]

[269] The Simpsons video games:
The Simpsons: Road Rage – $41 million[197]

[244] The Simpsons: Road Rage – $41 million[197]

[Musical-270] See List of highest-grossing musicals § Highest-grossing musical theatre productions.

[272] See List of highest-grossing musicals § Highest-grossing musical film series and film franchises.

[277] $6 billion up until 1994.[200] $1 billion during 2003–2005.[201] $475 million during 2009–2012.[202] $850 million in 2013.[40] $1.026 billion in 2014.[41] $1.021 billion in 2015.[42] $1.093 billion in 2016. $823 million in 2017.[43] $912 million in 2018.[97]

[280] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films:
Up until 1993 – $724 million+ (box office and VHS sales & rentals)[203]

2007 to February 2021 – $986 million (box office and DVD & Blu-ray sales)[204]

[249] Up until 1993 – $724 million+ (box office and VHS sales & rentals)[203]

[250] 2007 to February 2021 – $986 million (box office and DVD & Blu-ray sales)[204]

[282] Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO)
Up until 2016 – $8.7 billion[205]

2017–2018 – $3.6 billion[189]

2019 – $1.6 billion[12]

2020 – $1.41 billion[13]

[252] Up until 2016 – $8.7 billion[205]

[253] 2017–2018 – $3.6 billion[189]

[254] 2019 – $1.6 billion[12]

[255] 2020 – $1.41 billion[13]

[289] Avengers DVD and Blu-ray sales:
Marvel Animated Features films – $18 million[209][210][211]

MCU live-action films – $441 million[85]

[257] Marvel Animated Features films – $18 million[209][210][211]

[258] MCU live-action films – $441 million[85]

[295] Pac-Man video game revenue:
Pac-Man – $12.81 billion[213]

Ms. Pac-Man – $1.2 billion[214]

Other games (US) – $97 million
Pac-Mania (Arcade) – $2.82 million[215]

Microsoft Return of Arcade (PC) – $9.5 million[184]

Pac-Man Collection and Namco Museum (GBA) – $62 million[216]

Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) – $23 million[197]

[260] Pac-Man – $12.81 billion[213]

[261] Ms. Pac-Man – $1.2 billion[214]

[262] Other games (US) – $97 million
Pac-Mania (Arcade) – $2.82 million[215]

Microsoft Return of Arcade (PC) – $9.5 million[184]

Pac-Man Collection and Namco Museum (GBA) – $62 million[216]

Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) – $23 million[197]

[263] Pac-Mania (Arcade) – $2.82 million[215]

[264] Microsoft Return of Arcade (PC) – $9.5 million[184]

[265] Pac-Man Collection and Namco Museum (GBA) – $62 million[216]

[266] Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) – $23 million[197]

[298] Buckner & Garcia's Pac-Man Fever album and "Pac-Man Fever" single – $32 million[218]

[301] Looney Tunes franchise retail sales:
Looney Tunes series – $8.477 billion
$3.5 billion up until 1996.[219] $603 million in 2010.[83] $624 million in 2012. $617 million in 2013.[40] $628 million in 2014.[41] $639 million in 2015.[42] $645 million in 2016. $624 million in 2017.[43] $597 million in 2018.[97]

Space Jam – $6 billion[220]

[269] Looney Tunes series – $8.477 billion
$3.5 billion up until 1996.[219] $603 million in 2010.[83] $624 million in 2012. $617 million in 2013.[40] $628 million in 2014.[41] $639 million in 2015.[42] $645 million in 2016. $624 million in 2017.[43] $597 million in 2018.[97]

[270] $3.5 billion up until 1996.[219] $603 million in 2010.[83] $624 million in 2012. $617 million in 2013.[40] $628 million in 2014.[41] $639 million in 2015.[42] $645 million in 2016. $624 million in 2017.[43] $597 million in 2018.[97]

[271] Space Jam – $6 billion[220]

[302] See List of Looney Tunes feature films § Box office.

[305] $12 billion up until 2015.[222] $907 million in 2016. $712 million in 2017.[43] $759 million in 2018.[97]

[PowerLicense-316] Super Sentai (Power Rangers) licensed merchandise sales:
Power Rangers licensed toy sales during 1993–2000 – $6.1 billion[234]

Super Sentai licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2003, 2008, 2010 and 2012 – ¥126.82 billion ($1.59 billion)
2003 – ¥24 billion[235]

2008 – ¥37.28 billion[36]

2010 – ¥24.58 billion[91]

2012 – ¥40.96 billion[92]

Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales outside Japan during 2012–2018 – $2.479 billion
2012–2013 – $633 million[40]

2014 – $326 million[41]

2015 – $330 million[42]

2016–2017 – $909 million[43]

2018 – $281 million[97]

Super Sentai licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2013–2014 – $760.16 million
2013 – ¥38 billion[93] ($389.98 million)

2014 – ¥39.21 billion[236] ($370.18 million)

[275] Power Rangers licensed toy sales during 1993–2000 – $6.1 billion[234]

[276] Super Sentai licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2003, 2008, 2010 and 2012 – ¥126.82 billion ($1.59 billion)
2003 – ¥24 billion[235]

2008 – ¥37.28 billion[36]

2010 – ¥24.58 billion[91]

2012 – ¥40.96 billion[92]

[277] 2003 – ¥24 billion[235]

[278] 2008 – ¥37.28 billion[36]

[279] 2010 – ¥24.58 billion[91]

[280] 2012 – ¥40.96 billion[92]

[281] Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales outside Japan during 2012–2018 – $2.479 billion
2012–2013 – $633 million[40]

2014 – $326 million[41]

2015 – $330 million[42]

2016–2017 – $909 million[43]

2018 – $281 million[97]

[282] 2012–2013 – $633 million[40]

[283] 2014 – $326 million[41]

[284] 2015 – $330 million[42]

[285] 2016–2017 – $909 million[43]

[286] 2018 – $281 million[97]

[287] Super Sentai licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2013–2014 – $760.16 million
2013 – ¥38 billion[93] ($389.98 million)

2014 – ¥39.21 billion[236] ($370.18 million)

[288] 2013 – ¥38 billion[93] ($389.98 million)

[289] 2014 – ¥39.21 billion[236] ($370.18 million)

[318] Super Sentai (Power Rangers) retail sales:
Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai Power Rangers merchandise sales between April 2005 and March 2012 – ¥123.3 billion[224][225][226][227][228] ($1.55 billion)

Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai's Super Sentai (Power Rangers) merchandise and video game sales between April 2012 and June 2018 – $1.52 billion
April 2012 to March 2013 – ¥20.8 billion[228] ($213 million)

April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥25.3 billion[229] ($239 million)

April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥42.3 billion[230] ($389 million)

April 2016 to December 2019 – ¥75 billion ($688 million)[231][232]

Licensed merchandise sales – $10.929 billion[lower-alpha 84]

Film DVD & Blu-ray sales in the United States – $15 million[233]

[291] Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai Power Rangers merchandise sales between April 2005 and March 2012 – ¥123.3 billion[224][225][226][227][228] ($1.55 billion)

[292] Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai's Super Sentai (Power Rangers) merchandise and video game sales between April 2012 and June 2018 – $1.52 billion
April 2012 to March 2013 – ¥20.8 billion[228] ($213 million)

April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥25.3 billion[229] ($239 million)

April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥42.3 billion[230] ($389 million)

April 2016 to December 2019 – ¥75 billion ($688 million)[231][232]

[293] April 2012 to March 2013 – ¥20.8 billion[228] ($213 million)

[294] April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥25.3 billion[229] ($239 million)

[295] April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥42.3 billion[230] ($389 million)

[296] April 2016 to December 2019 – ¥75 billion ($688 million)[231][232]

[297] Licensed merchandise sales – $10.929 billion[lower-alpha 84]

[298] Film DVD & Blu-ray sales in the United States – $15 million[233]

[324] 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.[238]

[327] James Bond DVD and Blu-ray sales:
DVD sales up until 2015 – £2 billion[238] ($3.06 billion)

DVD and Blu-ray sales between January 2016 and January 2021 – $38 million[240]

[301] DVD sales up until 2015 – £2 billion[238] ($3.06 billion)

[302] DVD and Blu-ray sales between January 2016 and January 2021 – $38 million[240]

[330] James Bond video games:
United States sales (1997–2004) – $351 million[166]

GoldenEye 007 sales in Europe (1998) – €19 million+ ($21.5 million+)[242]

[304] United States sales (1997–2004) – $351 million[166]

[305] GoldenEye 007 sales in Europe (1998) – €19 million+ ($21.5 million+)[242]

[332] $5 billion merchandise sales up until 2014.[243] $1.573 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2015.[42] $1.598 billion in 2016. $1.404 billion in 2017.[43] $1.013 billion in 2018.[44]

[335] Frozen DVD and Blu-ray sales:
United States – $498 million[244]

Japan (2014) – $81 million[245]

[308] United States – $498 million[244]

[309] Japan (2014) – $81 million[245]

[338] $30 million pre-Broadway gross revenue.[246] $155 million Broadway gross revenue.[247]

[339] Arcade and software revenue up until 2016

[342] "Space Invaders" (Player One) – 100,000 units in Australia,[248] grossed approximately $522,000.[249]

[350] Toei Animation's Sailor Moon earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2009 and March 2018:
April 2009 to March 2012 – ¥154 million ($2 million)[251]

April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥277 million ($3 million)[252]

April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥1.287 billion ($12 million)[253]

April 2016 to March 2018 – ¥796 million ($7.3 million)[254][255][256]

[314] April 2009 to March 2012 – ¥154 million ($2 million)[251]

[315] April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥277 million ($3 million)[252]

[316] April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥1.287 billion ($12 million)[253]

[317] April 2016 to March 2018 – ¥796 million ($7.3 million)[254][255][256]

[354] League of Legends:
2012 – $200 million[257]

2013 – $624 million[258]

2014 – $946 million[187]

2015 – $1.628 billion[188]

2016 – $1.7 billion[259]

2017–2018 – $4 billion[189]

2019 – $1.5 billion[12]

2020 – $1.75 billion[13]

[319] 2012 – $200 million[257]

[320] 2013 – $624 million[258]

[321] 2014 – $946 million[187]

[322] 2015 – $1.628 billion[188]

[323] 2016 – $1.7 billion[259]

[324] 2017–2018 – $4 billion[189]

[325] 2019 – $1.5 billion[12]

[326] 2020 – $1.75 billion[13]

[357] Wii series video game sales:
Wii Sports – $6.08 billion[213]

Wii Fit – $5 billion[260]

Wii Play – $1.25 billion[261][185]

[328] Wii Sports – $6.08 billion[213]

[329] Wii Fit – $5 billion[260]

[330] Wii Play – $1.25 billion[261][185]

[360] CrossFire computer game revenue:
Up until 2015 – $6.8 billion[260]

2016 – $1.1 billion[262]

2017 – $1.605 billion
PC – $1.4 billion[10]

CrossFire Mobile – $205 million[263]

2018 – $1.3 billion[11]

2019 – $1.4 billion[12]

[332] Up until 2015 – $6.8 billion[260]

[333] 2016 – $1.1 billion[262]

[334] 2017 – $1.605 billion
PC – $1.4 billion[10]

CrossFire Mobile – $205 million[263]

[335] PC – $1.4 billion[10]

[336] CrossFire Mobile – $205 million[263]

[337] 2018 – $1.3 billion[11]

[338] 2019 – $1.4 billion[12]

[364] FIFA video games:
Up until 2013 – $6 billion[264]

PC and consoles (2015–2020) – $5,574.4 million
FIFA 15 and FIFA 16 (2015) – $446 million[265]

FIFA 16 (2016) – $387.4 million[259]

FIFA 17, FIFA 18, FIFA Online 3 (2017) – $896 million[10]

2018 – $1.472 billion
FIFA 18 and FIFA 19 – $1.272 billion[11]

FIFA Online 3 and FIFA Online 4 – $200 million[189]

FIFA 19 and FIFA 20 (2019) – $1.29 billion[12]

FIFA 20 (2020) – $1.083 billion[13]

Mobile – $360 million[266]

[340] Up until 2013 – $6 billion[264]

[341] PC and consoles (2015–2020) – $5,574.4 million
FIFA 15 and FIFA 16 (2015) – $446 million[265]

FIFA 16 (2016) – $387.4 million[259]

FIFA 17, FIFA 18, FIFA Online 3 (2017) – $896 million[10]

2018 – $1.472 billion
FIFA 18 and FIFA 19 – $1.272 billion[11]

FIFA Online 3 and FIFA Online 4 – $200 million[189]

FIFA 19 and FIFA 20 (2019) – $1.29 billion[12]

FIFA 20 (2020) – $1.083 billion[13]

[342] FIFA 15 and FIFA 16 (2015) – $446 million[265]

[343] FIFA 16 (2016) – $387.4 million[259]

[344] FIFA 17, FIFA 18, FIFA Online 3 (2017) – $896 million[10]

[345] 2018 – $1.472 billion
FIFA 18 and FIFA 19 – $1.272 billion[11]

FIFA Online 3 and FIFA Online 4 – $200 million[189]

[346] FIFA 18 and FIFA 19 – $1.272 billion[11]

[347] FIFA Online 3 and FIFA Online 4 – $200 million[189]

[348] FIFA 19 and FIFA 20 (2019) – $1.29 billion[12]

[349] FIFA 20 (2020) – $1.083 billion[13]

[350] Mobile – $360 million[266]

[370] Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within grossed $85,131,830 worldwide.[268] Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV grossed $6,585,787 worldwide, including $4.2 million in China,[269] $907,524 in Japan, $269,980 in the United States,[270] and $1,208,283 in other territories.[271][270]

[372] Final Fantasy licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2005 and 2010 – ¥5.806 billion ($66 million)[272]
2005 – ¥3.542 billion[89]

2010 – ¥2.264 billion[91]

[353] 2005 – ¥3.542 billion[89]

[354] 2010 – ¥2.264 billion[91]

[375] Video disc sales of Final Fantasy films:
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (Blu-ray sales in Japan) – ¥310 million[274] ($3,885,199)

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (DVD & Blu-ray) – $4,549,411 (United States)[271]

[356] Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (Blu-ray sales in Japan) – ¥310 million[274] ($3,885,199)

[357] Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (DVD & Blu-ray) – $4,549,411 (United States)[271]

[376] See One Piece § Merchandise

[377] See List of One Piece video games § Commercial reception

[378] As of February 2012.

[380] See One Piece (TV series) § Reception

[389] One Piece home entertainment media:
Toei Animation's One Piece anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and September 2020 – $818 million[lower-alpha 105]

DVD & Blu-ray sales of Strong World film in Japan during August 23–29 week of 2010 – ¥2.16 billion[276] ($27.07 million)

DVD & Blu-ray sales of film releases in the United States since 2012 – $2.2 million[277][278][279]

Home entertainment media sales in Japan during 2013–2018 – ¥37,368,916,771 ($413 million)
2013 – ¥11,061.3 million[280] ($113.52 million)

2015–2016 – ¥13,847,321,193[281][282] ($127,319,982)

2017–2018 – ¥12,460,295,578[20][283] ($114,304,152)

[363] Toei Animation's One Piece anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and September 2020 – $818 million[lower-alpha 105]

[364] DVD & Blu-ray sales of Strong World film in Japan during August 23–29 week of 2010 – ¥2.16 billion[276] ($27.07 million)

[365] DVD & Blu-ray sales of film releases in the United States since 2012 – $2.2 million[277][278][279]

[366] Home entertainment media sales in Japan during 2013–2018 – ¥37,368,916,771 ($413 million)
2013 – ¥11,061.3 million[280] ($113.52 million)

2015–2016 – ¥13,847,321,193[281][282] ($127,319,982)

2017–2018 – ¥12,460,295,578[20][283] ($114,304,152)

[367] 2013 – ¥11,061.3 million[280] ($113.52 million)

[368] 2015–2016 – ¥13,847,321,193[281][282] ($127,319,982)

[369] 2017–2018 – ¥12,460,295,578[20][283] ($114,304,152)

[395] Grand Theft Auto:
Up until March 2005 – $2 billion[284]

November 2005 to October 2008 – $1,071,429,641[285]

November 2008 to October 2009 – $296,357,328[286]

April 2012 to March 2013 – $23.4 million[287]

Grand Theft Auto V – $7.506 billion
September 2013 to April 2018 – $6 billion[288]

2019 – $595 million[12]

2020 – $911 million[13]

[371] Up until March 2005 – $2 billion[284]

[372] November 2005 to October 2008 – $1,071,429,641[285]

[373] November 2008 to October 2009 – $296,357,328[286]

[374] April 2012 to March 2013 – $23.4 million[287]

[375] Grand Theft Auto V – $7.506 billion
September 2013 to April 2018 – $6 billion[288]

2019 – $595 million[12]

2020 – $911 million[13]

[376] September 2013 to April 2018 – $6 billion[288]

[377] 2019 – $595 million[12]

[378] 2020 – $911 million[13]

[397] See Street Fighter (1994 film) § Release

[400] Street Fighter box office and home video revenue:
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) – $16 million (Japan box office)[289]

Street Fighter (1994) – $165 million[lower-alpha 108]

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) – $18,667,800
Worldwide box office – $12,764,201[290]

US DVD sales – $5,903,599[291]

[381] Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) – $16 million (Japan box office)[289]

[382] Street Fighter (1994) – $165 million[lower-alpha 108]

[383] Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) – $18,667,800
Worldwide box office – $12,764,201[290]

US DVD sales – $5,903,599[291]

[384] Worldwide box office – $12,764,201[290]

[385] US DVD sales – $5,903,599[291]

[402] $7.8 billion franchise revenue up until December 1998.[292]

[403] $3.5 billion retail sales up until 1998.[292] Licensed merchandise sold $150 million in 2010,[83] $275 million during 2012–2013,[40] $148 million in 2014,[41] $149 million in 2015,[42] $159 million in 2016, $180 million in 2017,[43] and $192 million in 2018.[97]

[406] See Lineage (series) § Revenue

[408] Lineage:
Lineage I & II (PC) – $5.157 billion[lower-alpha 112]

Lineage M – $2.8 billion[295]

Lineage 2 M and Revolution – $2.382 billion[lower-alpha 51]

[390] Lineage I & II (PC) – $5.157 billion[lower-alpha 112]

[391] Lineage M – $2.8 billion[295]

[392] Lineage 2 M and Revolution – $2.382 billion[lower-alpha 51]

[Superman-411] Superman DVD and Blu-ray sales – $529 million ($383 million since 2008)
Superman films – $382 million ($296 million since 2008)
North America – $282 million ($196 million since 2008)[298]

Man of Steel (2013) overseas sales – $100 million[299]

Smallville (DVD) – $100 million ($40 million since 2008)[300]

Justice League (2017) – $47 million[301]

[394] Superman films – $382 million ($296 million since 2008)
North America – $282 million ($196 million since 2008)[298]

Man of Steel (2013) overseas sales – $100 million[299]

[395] North America – $282 million ($196 million since 2008)[298]

[396] Man of Steel (2013) overseas sales – $100 million[299]

[397] Smallville (DVD) – $100 million ($40 million since 2008)[300]

[398] Justice League (2017) – $47 million[301]

[SupermanMerchandise-412] Merchandise sold $280 million in 2010,[83] $554 million during 2012–2013,[40] $305 million in 2014,[41] $725 million in 2015,[42] $812 million in 2016, and $722 million in 2017.[43] $634 million in 2018.[97]

[413] $1.8 billion retail sales up until 2007.[297] $383 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2008.[lower-alpha 114] Merchandise sold $3.398 billion since 2010.[lower-alpha 115]

[414] See Superman in film § Box office performance.

[415] Superman box office:
Superman films – $2.554 billion[lower-alpha 117]

[403] Superman films – $2.554 billion[lower-alpha 117]

[422] Superman television revenue:
Superman II – $10 million licensing[302]

Smallville – $418,096,456[303]

[405] Superman II – $10 million licensing[302]

[406] Smallville – $418,096,456[303]

[427] Superman VHS sales and rentals:
Superman – $1 million sales[304]

Superman II – $65 million sales and rentals[305]

Superman III – $36.4 million rentals[306]

Superman IV – $8.1 million rentals[307]

[408] Superman – $1 million sales[304]

[409] Superman II – $65 million sales and rentals[305]

[410] Superman III – $36.4 million rentals[306]

[411] Superman IV – $8.1 million rentals[307]

[429] £1 billion ($1.61 billion) as of 2009.[308] $1.2 billion in 2010.[83] $390 million in 2011.[39] $998 million in 2012. $926 million in 2013.[40] $935 million in 2014.[41] $960 million in 2015.[42] $985 million in 2016. $726 million in 2017.[43] $727 million in 2017.[97]

[432] Candy Crush video games:
Candy Crush Saga – $7.07 billion
Up until October 2018 – $3.91 billion[310]

2019 – $1.5 billion[12]

2020 – $1.66 billion[13]

Candy Crush Soda Saga, Candy Crush Friends Saga, Candy Crush Jelly Saga – $2.358 billion[lower-alpha 51]

[414] Candy Crush Saga – $7.07 billion
Up until October 2018 – $3.91 billion[310]

2019 – $1.5 billion[12]

2020 – $1.66 billion[13]

[415] Up until October 2018 – $3.91 billion[310]

[416] 2019 – $1.5 billion[12]

[417] 2020 – $1.66 billion[13]

[418] Candy Crush Soda Saga, Candy Crush Friends Saga, Candy Crush Jelly Saga – $2.358 billion[lower-alpha 51]

[434] As of 2015 – ¥700 billion[311] ($6.44 billion)

[436] Evangelion merchandise sales – ¥162.13 billion ($1.847 billion)[272]
Up until 2007 – ¥150 billion[312]

Licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2010 – ¥12.13 billion[91]

[421] Up until 2007 – ¥150 billion[312]

[422] Licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2010 – ¥12.13 billion[91]

[439] Evangelion home entertainment sales:
Video sales up until 1997 – $800 million[313]

DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States between March 2011 and June 2018 – $11 million[314]

2013 home entertainment media sales in Japan – ¥3,968.5 million[280] ($37.46 million)

[424] Video sales up until 1997 – $800 million[313]

[425] DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States between March 2011 and June 2018 – $11 million[314]

[426] 2013 home entertainment media sales in Japan – ¥3,968.5 million[280] ($37.46 million)

[440] Formerly Gainax.

[443] See Monster Strike (anime) § Films

[445] $250 million in 2011.[317] $1.849 billion in 2012. $1.882 billion in 2013.[40] $1.16 billion in 2014.[41] $1.065 billion in 2015.[42] $1.277 billion in 2016. $814 million in 2017.[43]

[449] Angry Birds 2 grossed $332.5 million.[319] Angry Birds Evolution grossed over $30 million.[320]

[450] The merchandise sources (including The Licensing Letter) don't give numbers for The Muppets, but only for Sesame Street. This would imply that they're including The Muppets merchandise under the Sesame Street franchise.

[454] $1 billion up until 1997.[321] $525 million in 2010.[322] $900 million in 2010.[83] $515 million in 2011.[39] $893 million in 2012. $923 million in 2013.[40] $792 million in 2014.[323] $792 million in 2015.[42] $775 million in 2016. $724 million in 2017.[43] $700 million in 2017.[97]

[460] $370 million in 2013.[40] $667 million in 2014.[323] $1.264 billion in 2015.[42] $1.322 billion in 2016. $327 million in 2017.[43]

[464] Ultraman merchandise sales:
Up until 1987 – $7.4 billion[330]

Japan licensed merchandise sales during 1999, 2005, 2007 and 2010 – ¥54.28 billion ($618 million)[272]
1999 – ¥20.16 billion[26]

2005 – ¥14.17 billion[89]

2007 – ¥9.92 billion[90]

2010 – ¥10.03 billion[91]

Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai Ultraman merchandise sales between April 2013 and December 2019 – $301 million
April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥3.2 billion ($30.2 million)[229]

April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥5.9 billion ($54.25 million)[331][229]

April 2016 to December 2019 – ¥23.7 billion ($217 million)[331][231][232]

[435] Up until 1987 – $7.4 billion[330]

[436] Japan licensed merchandise sales during 1999, 2005, 2007 and 2010 – ¥54.28 billion ($618 million)[272]
1999 – ¥20.16 billion[26]

2005 – ¥14.17 billion[89]

2007 – ¥9.92 billion[90]

2010 – ¥10.03 billion[91]

[437] 1999 – ¥20.16 billion[26]

[438] 2005 – ¥14.17 billion[89]

[439] 2007 – ¥9.92 billion[90]

[440] 2010 – ¥10.03 billion[91]

[441] Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai Ultraman merchandise sales between April 2013 and December 2019 – $301 million
April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥3.2 billion ($30.2 million)[229]

April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥5.9 billion ($54.25 million)[331][229]

April 2016 to December 2019 – ¥23.7 billion ($217 million)[331][231][232]

[442] April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥3.2 billion ($30.2 million)[229]

[443] April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥5.9 billion ($54.25 million)[331][229]

[444] April 2016 to December 2019 – ¥23.7 billion ($217 million)[331][231][232]

[465] See Kumamon § Retail sales

[467] Appeared in Yo-kai Watch: The Movie, which grossed $65 million in Japan.[332]

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

[472] $1.75 billion up until May 2017.[334] $31 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since September 2017.[335]

[474] Merchandise retail sales up until 2011.

[476] $6 billion up until 2013.[337] $681 million in 2014.[323] $569 million in 2015. $603 million in 2016.[42]

[477] See Pretty Cure § Merchandise.

[478] See Pretty Cure § Reception.

[486] Jurassic Park merchandise:
1993–1995 – $1 billion[344]

2017–2018 – $706 million[97]

[454] 1993–1995 – $1 billion[344]

[455] 2017–2018 – $706 million[97]

[488] $545 million up until 2004.[345] $133 million since 2015.[343]

[489] See Kamen Rider § Merchandise

[490] See List of highest-grossing Japanese live-action films § Highest-grossing Japanese live-action film franchises and film series

[494] $3.9 billion up until 2015. Westward Journey Online II grossed $95 million during January–April 2016.<ref name='mmo2016'>"The MMO & MOBA Games Market Report, 2016". SuperData Research. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

[495] Westward Journey:
PC – $3.995 billion[lower-alpha 146]

[461] PC – $3.995 billion[lower-alpha 146]

[497] $1.74 billion in 2015. $1.83 billion in 2016.[349]

[502] PUBG:
2017 – $900 million[352]

Premium digital sales on PC and consoles (2018–2020) – $1.44 billion
2018 – $1.028 billion[11]

2019 – $288 million[12]

2020 (February & May) – $124 million[353]

PUBG Mobile (2018–2020) – $4.324 billion[lower-alpha 51]

[464] 2017 – $900 million[352]

[465] Premium digital sales on PC and consoles (2018–2020) – $1.44 billion
2018 – $1.028 billion[11]

2019 – $288 million[12]

2020 (February & May) – $124 million[353]

[466] 2018 – $1.028 billion[11]

[467] 2019 – $288 million[12]

[468] 2020 (February & May) – $124 million[353]

[469] PUBG Mobile (2018–2020) – $4.324 billion[lower-alpha 51]

[508] $500 million up until May 2017.[357] $204 million between August 2017 and May 2019.[358]

[512] Ice Age:
Up until April 2016 – $6 billion[360]

Ice Age: Collision Course (June 2016) – $420 million[361]

[472] Up until April 2016 – $6 billion[360]

[473] Ice Age: Collision Course (June 2016) – $420 million[361]

[521] $1 million up until 2012.[369] $300 million in 2013.[40] $407 million in 2014.[41] $549 million in 2015.[42] $700 million in 2016. $679 million in 2017.[43] $731 million in 2018.[43]

[525] Doraemon licensed merchandise sales:
Japan (1999–2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) – ¥223.75 billion ($2.549 billion)[272]
1999 – ¥84.21 billion[26]

2000 – ¥50 billion[371]

2003 – ¥30 billion[371]

2005 – ¥24.96 billion[89]

2007 – ¥17.6 billion[90]

2010 – ¥16.98 billion[91]

Worldwide (2015–2016) – $1.108 billion
2015 – $557 million[372]

2016 – $551 million[372]

Japan (2018–2019) – ¥64.01 billion[46][95][45] ($587 million)

[476] Japan (1999–2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) – ¥223.75 billion ($2.549 billion)[272]
1999 – ¥84.21 billion[26]

2000 – ¥50 billion[371]

2003 – ¥30 billion[371]

2005 – ¥24.96 billion[89]

2007 – ¥17.6 billion[90]

2010 – ¥16.98 billion[91]

[477] 1999 – ¥84.21 billion[26]

[478] 2000 – ¥50 billion[371]

[479] 2003 – ¥30 billion[371]

[480] 2005 – ¥24.96 billion[89]

[481] 2007 – ¥17.6 billion[90]

[482] 2010 – ¥16.98 billion[91]

[483] Worldwide (2015–2016) – $1.108 billion
2015 – $557 million[372]

2016 – $551 million[372]

[484] 2015 – $557 million[372]

[485] 2016 – $551 million[372]

[486] Japan (2018–2019) – ¥64.01 billion[46][95][45] ($587 million)

[529] First two films grossed $1.6 billion.[375] Later films grossed $322 million.[374]

[532] The Sims:
Up until 2019 – $5 billion[377]

The Sims 4 (2020) – $462 million[13]

[489] Up until 2019 – $5 billion[377]

[490] The Sims 4 (2020) – $462 million[13]

[534] Fortnite:
2017 – $89 million[378]

2018 – $2.4 billion[11]

2019 – $1.8 billion[12]

2020 – $1 billion+[13]

[492] 2017 – $89 million[378]

[493] 2018 – $2.4 billion[11]

[494] 2019 – $1.8 billion[12]

[495] 2020 – $1 billion+[13]

[538] $1.5 billion up until 2001.[379] $1 billion in 2014.[380] $1 billion in 2017.[381]

[540] More than $1 billion in the 1990s.[382] $166,232,281 during 2001–2002.[108]

[543] Friends streaming television revenue:
Netflix – $130 million[383]

HBO Max – $425 million[384]

[499] Netflix – $130 million[383]

[500] HBO Max – $425 million[384]

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