Talking about watching movies, it feels most suitable if we watch movies that are connected and sustainable, aka being in one franchise. Besides consisting of many series that are guaranteed to be successful in killing boredom, the films in a franchise are also able to arouse the curiosity of the audience who want to know the plot of the story as a whole from the whole series.
A franchise is a collection of films that have characters or storylines that are connected. Usually, these films will be made with a duology, trilogy, cardiology, pentalogy, and so on until the storyline is complete and makes the audience more interested.
The reason why the film franchise is so popular, of which is the enthusiasm of the large audience. In addition to treating nostalgia, film fans are also curious about the continuation and end of their favorite story.
Currently, there are many film series or franchises that exist in Hollywood and generate a lot of profit and have a large fan base. Not only that, but the film franchise also has a large number of film titles and the latest series is always eagerly awaited. Currently, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU is the franchise with the highest number of films. When this thread was created, the number of MCU films was 27 films that were released in the period 2008-2022 and will continue.
1. X-Men (USD 6 billion)
At number seven, there's the X-Men. The X-Men series started in 2000 as well as being one of the pioneers of superhero films. There are ten X-Men films and added two Deadpool films because Deadpool itself is included in its Universe. The X-Men series ended in 2019 with its final film, X-Men: Dark Phoenix. The plan is that the X-Men will be included in the MCU after the license returns to Marvel Studios.
2. Fast and Furious (USD 6.6 billion)
The Fast Furious series started in 2001 and has 9 films plus one spin-off. Even though the story is getting erratic, Fast Furious is still in demand by fans, including Fast and Furious 9, where the story is getting more and more absurd. This film also succeeded in catapulting the names of Vin Diesel and the late Paul Walker. Number six should be filled by the Avengers, but I changed it to be fair because the Avengers are still a part of the MCU.
3. James Bond (USD 7.8 billion)
James Bond has so far totaled 25 films his first film is Dr. No (1962) and the latest is No Time to Die (2021). Throughout its history, James Bond has been played by six different actors and Daniel Craig has starred in six films and No Time to Die is his last film. There is no word yet on who will replace Daniel Craig and whether or not James Bond will be rebooted.
The most successful film "James Bond" is the film starring Daniel Craig in 2012, "Skyfall" with a profit of USD 1.110 billion or equivalent to Rp. 15 trillion. Daniel Craig himself will end his role as the spy agency in the latest series "James Bond", "No Time To Die", which is scheduled to air in November.
4. Harry Potter/Wizarding World (USD 9.2 billion)
The Harry Potter franchise has 8 main films and two Fantastic Beasts spinoffs. A phenomenal film series adapted from the world's best-selling book by JK Rowling. Meanwhile, the Fantastic Beasts spin-off is planned to consist of 5 films and it is possible that there will be other films that tell other characters in the Wizarding World Universe.
5. Spider-Man (USD 9.25 billion)
Spider-Man has totaled 8 films with three different actors. Since I entered here because there are five Spider-Man films that did not enter the MCU when Sony was still not working with Marvel Studios. The best-selling film was Spider-Man: No Way Home, which broke records in the pandemic era.
Marvel Entertainment and Sony's partnership ushers in a new era for the "Spider-Man" saga. By cooperating with young actor Tom Holland as the new version of Peter Parker, the Spider-Man character under the umbrella of the MCU is really packed with a fresh and more promising feel.
6. Star Wars (USD 10.31 billion)
Star Wars is a bit less popular in Indonesia, but abroad, including in the United States, Star Wars is very ingrained and has become a popular culture that is loved so much. Even Marvel Studios officials really like Star Wars by inserting Star Wars references in the MCU films. Star Wars has so far totaled 9 main films and added two spinoffs.
7. Marvel Cinematic Universe (USD 25.56 billion)
Yes, this is the best-selling film franchise of all time. Twenty-seven films from 2008, MCU films are always anticipated every year and often break box office records. Only in 2009 and 2020, the MCU did not release a film and since 2017 the MCU has always released three films every year except in 2020, which was the beginning of a pandemic that had disrupted the world of cinema.
So far, the MCU has released 23 films that aired over the past decade. A number of heroes, alias superheroes, have also succeeded in becoming favorite characters among fans. Starting from Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Hulk, Ant-Man, Black Panther, and many others.
What makes the MCU different from other superhero franchises is that the story plots are always made to be continuous with each other, even though the main characters that are shown as the center of the story are different.
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