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, animation, or television show, and have expanded to other forms of media. For each franchise listed below, the estimated 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 (est. US$)	Revenue breakdown (est. US$)	Original medium	Creator(s)	Owner(s)


$50 billion+
Pokémon	1996	$110 billion[lower-alpha 1]	Licensed merchandise – $82.805 billion[lower-alpha 2] Video games – $27.145 billion[lower-alpha 5] Box office – $1.85 billion[lower-alpha 6] Home entertainment – $830 million[lower-alpha 8] Strategy guide books – $142 million[lower-alpha 9] Jet aircraft livery sales – $3 million[lower-alpha 10]	Video game	Satoshi Tajiri Ken Sugimori Junichi Masuda	The Pokémon Company (Nintendo, Creatures, Game Freak) (copyright; trademark in Japan) Nintendo (trademark globally)
Hello Kitty	1974	$88.5 billion	Merchandise sales – $88.51 billion[lower-alpha 11] Box office – $61,487[22]	Cartoon character[23]	Yuko Shimizu Shintaro Tsuji	Sanrio
Mickey Mouse & Friends	1928	$82.9 billion	Retail sales – $82.161 billion[lower-alpha 12] Box office – $457.4 million[lower-alpha 13] Home video sales – $293 million[lower-alpha 14]	Animated cartoon	Walt Disney Ub Iwerks	The Walt Disney Company
Winnie the Pooh	1924	$81 billion	Retail sales – $80.499 billion[lower-alpha 15] Box office – $460 million[63] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $64 million[64][65]	Book[66]	A. A. Milne E. H. Shepard	The Walt Disney Company
Star Wars	1976	$69.4 billion[lower-alpha 16]	Merchandise sales – $42.217 billion[lower-alpha 17] Box office – $10.316 billion[lower-alpha 18] Home entertainment – $9.068 billion[lower-alpha 19] Video games – $5.01 billion[lower-alpha 20] Book sales – $1.82 billion[74] TV revenue – $944 million[lower-alpha 21]	Film	George Lucas	Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company)

$20–50 billion
Mario	1981	$47.5 billion	Video games – $38.585 billion[lower-alpha 23] Arcade game - $4.4 billion[82] Licensed merchandise – $4.514 billion[lower-alpha 24] Box office – $38 million[91]	Video game	Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo
Disney Princess	2000	$46.4 billion	Retail sales – $46.331 billion[lower-alpha 25] Home entertainment – $14.7 million[100]	Animated films	Andy Mooney	The Walt Disney Company
Anpanman	1973	$44.9 billion	Retail sales – $44.76 billion[lower-alpha 26] Box office – $67 million[101] Museum – $25 million[lower-alpha 27]	Picture book	Takashi Yanase	Froebel-kan
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)	2008	$38 billion	Box office – $25.174 billion[lower-alpha 28] Merchandise sales – $7.228 billion[lower-alpha 30] Home entertainment – $5.617 billion[lower-alpha 31]	Film	Marvel Studios Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Walt Disney Studios (The Walt Disney Company) Sony (Spider-Man films) Universal Pictures (The Incredible Hulk)
Wizarding World (Harry Potter)	1997	$32.8 billion	Box office – $9.439 billion[lower-alpha 18] Merchandise sales – $8.318 billion[lower-alpha 32] Book sales – $7.743 billion[108] Home entertainment – $3.966 billion[lower-alpha 33] Video games – $2.244 billion[lower-alpha 34] TV revenue – $1 billion[110] Broadway stage play – $174 million[113]	Novel	J. K. Rowling	J. K. Rowling (books) Warner Bros. (AT&T) (films)
Spider-Man	1962	$31.8 billion	Merchandise sales – $17.045 billion[lower-alpha 35] Box office – $9.601 billion[lower-alpha 36] Video games – $1.71 billion[lower-alpha 37] Home video – $1.475 billion[lower-alpha 38] Comic sales – $1.074 billion[lower-alpha 39] TV revenue – $880 million[125] Broadway musical – $212 million[140]	Comic book	Stan Lee Steve Ditko	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company) Sony (films)
Dragon Ball	1984	$30 billion[lower-alpha 44][lower-alpha 45]	Merchandise sales – $7.781 billion[lower-alpha 41] Video games – $6 billion+[lower-alpha 40] Manga volume sales – $2.222 billion[lower-alpha 50] Home entertainment – $2.218 billion[lower-alpha 51] Trading card sales – $961 million[lower-alpha 52] Box office – $837 million[lower-alpha 43] Music sales – $47 million[lower-alpha 53]	Manga	Akira Toriyama	Akira Toriyama (Bird Studio) Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Bandai Namco (games)
Batman	1939	$29.9 billion	Retail sales – $21.803 billion[lower-alpha 54] Box office – $6.821 billion[lower-alpha 18] Video game – $600 million[124] TV revenue – $340 million[lower-alpha 55]	Comic book	Bob Kane Bill Finger	DC Entertainment (AT&T)
Transformers	1984	$29.6 billion[lower-alpha 56]	Merchandise sales – $11.752 billion[lower-alpha 57] Box office – $4.853 billion[lower-alpha 18] Home entertainment – $874 million[lower-alpha 58]	Animated series	Takara Hasbro Shōji Kawamori Bob Budiansky	Takara Tomy Hasbro
Barbie	1987[lower-alpha 59]	$29.2 billion	Merchandise sales – $28.2 billion[lower-alpha 60] Home video sales – $964 million[lower-alpha 61] Video game – $14 million[184] Box office – $5.1 million[185]	Animated film	Ruth Handler	Mattel
Gundam	1979	$27.8 billion	Retail sales – $27.662 billion[lower-alpha 63] Anime box office – $141 million[101]	Anime series	Yoshiyuki Tomino	Sunrise (Bandai Namco Holdings)
Call of Duty (COD)	2003	$27 billion[190]	Video games – $22.527 billion[lower-alpha 64]	Video game	Infinity Ward Steve Fukuda Zied Rieke	Activision (Activision Blizzard)
Toy Story	1995	$22 billion	Retail sales – $17.778 billion[lower-alpha 65] Box office – $3.044 billion[lower-alpha 18] TV revenue – $633 million[202][lower-alpha 18] VHS sales – $290 million[54] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $250 million[203]	Animated film	Pixar John Lasseter	The Walt Disney Company
Cars	2006	$21.8 billion	Merchandise sales – $19.114 billion[lower-alpha 66] Box office – $2.026 billion[lower-alpha 67] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $665.5 million[lower-alpha 68]	Animated film	Pixar John Lasseter	The Walt Disney Company
Middle-earth (The Lord of the Rings)	1937	$20.4 billion[lower-alpha 69]	Book sales – $9.125 billion[210] Box office – $5.896 billion[211] Home entertainment – $4.6 billion[lower-alpha 70] Merchandise sales – $435 million[210] Video game – $62 million[214] Other revenue – $233 million[lower-alpha 71]	Novel	J. R. R. Tolkien	Tolkien Estate (books) Warner Bros. (AT&T) (films)

$10–20 billion
Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO)	2005	$18 billion	Computer game – $18 billion[215]	Video game	Neople	Nexon Tencent
Yu-Gi-Oh!	1996	$17.1 billion	Trading card game – $9.64 billion[lower-alpha 72] Licensed merchandise – $5.92 billion[lower-alpha 73] Manga sales – $964 million[lower-alpha 74] Video games – $377 million[lower-alpha 76] Anime TV revenue – $152 million[227] Anime box office – $42 million[101]	Manga	Kazuki Takahashi	Kazuki Takahashi Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Konami (games and cards)
Peanuts	1950	$16.1 billion	Retail sales – $15.684 billion[lower-alpha 77] Box office – $261.7 million [lower-alpha 78] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $103.5 million[231]	Comic strip	Charles M. Schulz	Sony Music Entertainment Japan (Sony) Peanuts Worldwide LLC (WildBrain)
Dora the Explorer	2000	$15.8 billion	Retail sales – $15.413 billion[lower-alpha 79] Home video sales – $250 million[234][lower-alpha 80] Box office – $118 million[235]	Animated series	Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Eric Weiner	Nickelodeon (Paramount Global)
Super Sentai (Power Rangers)	1975	$15.6 billion	Merchandise sales – $15.369 billion[lower-alpha 81] Box office – $218.6 million[lower-alpha 82] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $17.4 million[236]	Television series	Shotaro Ishinomori Haim Saban Shuki Levy	Toei Company (Super Sentai) Bandai Namco Holdings (Super Sentai merchandise) Hasbro (Power Rangers)
The Simpsons	1987	$15.6 billion	Merchandise sales – $7.073 billion[lower-alpha 83] TV advertising – $5.76 billion[238] TV syndication – $1.15 billion[238] Home video sales – $1.091 billion[238] Box office – $527 million[239] Video games – $241 million[lower-alpha 84]	Animated series	Matt Groening	20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
Pac-Man	1980	$15.4 billion	Video games – $14.407 billion[lower-alpha 85] Merchandise sales – $1 billion[245] Music sales – $32 million[lower-alpha 86]	Video game	Toru Iwatani Namco	Bandai Namco Entertainment (Bandai Namco Holdings)
The Lion King	1994	$15.4 billion	Musical theatre – $8.252 billion[lower-alpha 87] Merchandise sales – $3 billion[247] Box office – $2.625 billion[lower-alpha 88] Home entertainment – $1.5 billion[248]	Animated film	Roger Allers Rob Minkoff William Shakespeare	The Walt Disney Company
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	1984	$15.4 billion	Merchandise sales – $13.2 billion[lower-alpha 89] Film revenue – $1.71 billion[lower-alpha 90] Video games – $450 million[252]	Comic book	Kevin Eastman Peter Laird	Nickelodeon (Paramount Global)
Avengers	1963	$15.3 billion	Box office – $7.765 billion[254] Merchandise sales – $6.928 billion[lower-alpha 29] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $459 million[lower-alpha 91] Comic sales – $131 million[260]	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Looney Tunes	1930	$15 billion	Retail sales – $14.477 billion[lower-alpha 92] Box office – $299 million[lower-alpha 93] Home video sales – $209 million[263]	Animated cartoon	Warner Bros.	Warner Bros. (AT&T)
SpongeBob SquarePants	1999	$14.8 billion	Retail sales – $14.378 billion[lower-alpha 94] Box office – $465 million[265]	Animated series	Stephen Hillenburg	Nickelodeon (Paramount Global)
Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken)	1983	$14.8 billion	Pachinko sales – $14.741 billion[lower-alpha 95] Anime box office – $32 million[lower-alpha 96] Anime DVD sales – $2.2 million[lower-alpha 97]	Manga	Buronson Tetsuo Hara	Buronson Tetsuo Hara Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Sega Sammy Holdings (pachinko)
Frozen	2013	$14.5 billion	Merchandise sales – $10.588 billion[lower-alpha 98] Box office – $2.74 billion[lower-alpha 18] Home entertainment – $992 million[lower-alpha 99] Musical theatre – $185 million[lower-alpha 100] Other revenue – $7.5 million[212]	Animated film	Chris Buck Jennifer Lee Hans Christian Andersen	The Walt Disney Company
One Piece	1997	$14.5 billion	Merchandise sales – $5.514 billion[lower-alpha 101] Video games – $2.888 billion[lower-alpha 102] Home entertainment – $2.865 billion[lower-alpha 104] Manga volumes – $2.707 billion[lower-alpha 105] Anime box office – $528 million[101]	Manga	Eiichiro Oda	Eiichiro Oda Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Bandai Namco (games)
James Bond	1953	$14.2 billion[lower-alpha 106]	Box office – $7.112 billion[283] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $3.098 billion[lower-alpha 107] Merchandise & licensing – $3.06 billion[282] Book sales – $550 million[285] Video games – $373 million[lower-alpha 108]	Novel	Ian Fleming	Jonathan Cape (books) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (films)
Sailor Moon	1991	$13.9 billion	Merchandise sales – $13 billion[287] Home entertainment – $518 million[lower-alpha 109] Video games – $210 million[lower-alpha 110] Manga volume sales – $175.5 million[lower-alpha 111] Anime box office – $42.12 million[101]	Manga	Naoko Takeuchi	Naoko Takeuchi Kodansha (manga) Toei Animation (anime)
Space Invaders	1978	$13.9 billion	Video game – $13.93 billion[241][lower-alpha 112] Music single – $522,000[lower-alpha 113]	Video game	Tomohiro Nishikado	Taito (Square Enix)
Warcraft	1994	$13.4 billion	Video games – $12.955 billion[lower-alpha 114] Box office – $434 million[310] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $17 million[311]	Video game	Allen Adham Frank Pearce Michael Morhaime	Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard)
League of Legends (LoL)	2009	$13.5 billion	Video games – $13.451 billion[lower-alpha 115]	Video game	Riot Games	Tencent
Honor of Kings (Arena of Valor)	2015	$13.4 billion	Video games – $13.384 billion[lower-alpha 4]	Video game	TiMi Studios	Tencent
CrossFire	2007	$13 billion	Video game – $13 billion[lower-alpha 116]	Video game	Smilegate	Smilegate Tencent
Lineage	1998	$12.9 billion	Video games – $12.888 billion[lower-alpha 118]	Video game	Jake Song	NCSoft
Wii series	2006	$12.3 billion	Video games – $12.33 billion[lower-alpha 119]	Video game	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Neon Genesis Evangelion (Shinseiki Evangelion)	1994	$12 billion	Pachinko sales – $8.987 billion[lower-alpha 120] Merchandise sales – $1.88 billion[lower-alpha 121] Home entertainment – $848.5 million[lower-alpha 122] Anime box office – $264 million[lower-alpha 124] Music royalties – $5.6 million[322]	Anime series	Hideaki Anno Gainax Tatsunoko Production	Khara[lower-alpha 125][323][324]
FIFA	1993	$11.9 billion	Video games – $11.934 billion[lower-alpha 126]	Video game	EA Canada	Electronic Arts
Final Fantasy	1987	$11.9 billion	Video games – $11.7 billion[328] Box office – $92 million[lower-alpha 127] Licensed merchandise – $66 million[lower-alpha 128] Video rentals – $26.6 million[334] Home video sales – $8.4 million[lower-alpha 129]	Video game	Hironobu Sakaguchi Hiromichi Tanaka Nasir Gebelli	Square Enix
Superman	1938	$10.9 billion	Retail sales – $5.807 billion[lower-alpha 130] Box office – $2.554 billion[lower-alpha 131] Comic sales – $1.341 billion[lower-alpha 132] Home video sales – $654 million[lower-alpha 133] TV revenue – $564 million[lower-alpha 134] Other revenue – $25 million[212]	Comic book	Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster	DC Entertainment (AT&T)
Star Trek	1966	$10.9 billion[lower-alpha 135]	Retail sales – $4.753 billion[lower-alpha 136] TV revenue – $2.418 billion[lower-alpha 137] Home entertainment – $1.467 billion[lower-alpha 138] Box office – $2.266 billion[351]	Television series	Gene Roddenberry	Paramount Global
Grand Theft Auto (GTA)	1997	$10.9 billion	Video games – $10.897 billion[lower-alpha 139]	Video game	DMA Design David Jones Mike Dailly	Rockstar Games (Take-Two Interactive)
Street Fighter	1987	$10.8 billion	Video game – $10.61 billion[241] Box office & home video – $211 million[lower-alpha 141]	Video game	Takashi Nishiyama Hiroshi Matsumoto	Capcom
Fortnite	2017	$10.8 billion	Video games – $10.816 billion[360][198]	Video game	Epic Games	Epic Games Tencent
Candy Crush	2012	$10.6 billion	Video games – $10.628 billion[lower-alpha 142]	Video game	King	King (Activision Blizzard)
Rilakkuma	2003	$10 billion	Merchandise sales – $10 billion[363]	Manga	Aki Kondo	San-X

$5–10 billion
Thomas & Friends (Thomas the Tank Engine)	1945	$9.89 billion	Retail sales – $9.857 billion[lower-alpha 143] Box office – $32.5 million[lower-alpha 144]	Book	Wilbert Awdry Christopher Awdry	Egmont Group Mattel
Sesame Street (The Muppets)[lower-alpha 145]	1955	$9.68 billion	Merchandise sales – $9.033 billion[lower-alpha 146] Box office – $478 million[368][369][370][371] TV licensing – $96 million[372] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $71 million[368] VHS sales – $2 million[343]	Television series	Jim Henson Joan Ganz Cooney Lloyd Morrisett	The Muppets Studio (The Walt Disney Company) Sesame Workshop
Monster Strike	2013	$9.63 billion	Video games – $9.624 billion[lower-alpha 4] Anime box office – $10 million[lower-alpha 147]	Video game	Yoshiki Okamoto	Mixi
PUBG: Battlegrounds	2017	$9.53 billion	Video game – $9.531 billion[lower-alpha 148]	Video game	Brendan Greene Jang Tae-seok	PUBG Corporation (Krafton) Tencent
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	2016	$9.50 billion	Merchandise sales – $7.88 billion[375] Book sales – $1,020 billion[376][377] Anime box office – $503 million[378] Anime DVD and Blu-ray sales – $99 million[379] Music single sales – $7 million[379]	Manga	Koyoharu Gotōge	Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group)
Jurassic Park	1990	$9.38 billion[lower-alpha 149]	Box office – $5.008 billion[381] Merchandise sales – $2.206 billion[lower-alpha 150] Home video sales – $877 million[lower-alpha 151]	Novel	Michael Crichton	Alfred A. Knopf (novel) Universal Pictures (Comcast) Amblin (Reliance / Hasbro / Alibaba) (film)
Angry Birds	2009	$9.2 billion	Merchandise sales – $8.297 billion[lower-alpha 152] Box office – $503 million[383] Video games – $362.5 million[lower-alpha 153] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $35 million[383]	Video game	Jaakko Iisalo	Rovio Entertainment
Westward Journey	2001	$8.7 billion	Video games – $8.695 billion[lower-alpha 155] Mobile – $4.7 billion[lower-alpha 4] </ref>	Video game	NetEase	NetEase
Despicable Me (Minions)	2010	$8.65 billion	Merchandise sales – $3.95 billion[lower-alpha 156] Box office – $3.72 billion[386] Home entertainment – $961 million[lower-alpha 157] Other revenue – $25 million[212]	Animated film	Sergio Pablos	Illumination Universal Pictures (Comcast)
Pretty Cure (PreCure)	2004	$8.39 billion	Merchandise sales – $8.074 billion[lower-alpha 158] Anime box office – $238 million[101] Video games – $73 million[lower-alpha 159]	Anime series	Izumi Todo Toei Animation Bandai	Toei Company Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Asatsu-DK Bandai
Ultra Series (Ultraman)	1966	$8.32 billion	Merchandise sales – $8.319 billion[lower-alpha 161]	Television series	Eiji Tsuburaya	Tsuburaya Productions (Bandai Namco Holdings)
Kumamon	2010	$8.22 billion	Retail sales – $8.159 billion[lower-alpha 162] Anime box office – $65 million[lower-alpha 163]	Cartoon	Kumamoto Prefecture	Kumamoto Prefecture
Puzzle & Dragons	2012	$8.22 billion	Mobile game – $8.217 billion[lower-alpha 4]	Video game	GungHo Online	GungHo Online
Pirates of the Caribbean	2003[lower-alpha 164]	$7.91 billion	Box office – $4.524 billion[394] Home entertainment – $1.781 billion[lower-alpha 165] Merchandise sales – $1.6 billion[397][lower-alpha 166]	Film	Walt Disney Walt Disney Imagineering Marc Davis Gore Verbinski Jerry Bruckheimer	The Walt Disney Company
Ben 10	2005	$7.85 billion	Retail sales – $7.853 billion[lower-alpha 167]	Animated series	Man of Action Studios	Cartoon Network (AT&T)
Clash of Clans	2012	$7.7 billion	Video game – $7.7 billion[lower-alpha 4]	Video game	Supercell	Supercell (Tencent)
Sonic the Hedgehog	1991	$7.54 billion	Video games – $6 billion[399] Licensed merchandise – $1 billion[400] Box office – $643 million[lower-alpha 168] Blu-ray & DVD sales – $50 million[401]	Video game	Sonic Team Hirokazu Yasuhara Yuji Naka Naoto Ohshima	Sega (Sega Sammy Holdings)
X-Men	1963	$7.32 billion	Box office – $5.75 billion[402] Retail sales – $900 million[32] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $667 million[402]	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment 20th Century Studios (films) (The Walt Disney Company)
Kamen Rider (Masked Rider)	1971	$7.23 billion	Licensed merchandise – $6.866 billion[lower-alpha 169] Box office – $362 million[403]	Television series	Shotaro Ishinomori Ishimori Productions Toei Company	Ishimori Productions Toei Company TV Asahi Asatsu-DK Bandai Namco (toys)
PAW Patrol	2013	$7.1 billion	Retail sales – $7 billion[404][405] Box office $26.1 million Home media sales $27 million	Animated series	Keith Chapman	Spin Master
Fast & Furious	2001	$6.6 billion	Box office – $5.895 billion[406] Home entertainment – $702 million[lower-alpha 170]	Film	Gary Scott Thompson	Universal Pictures (Comcast)
The Big Bang Theory	2007	$6.57 billion	TV advertising – $3.57 billion[lower-alpha 171] TV streaming – $2 billion[409] TV syndication – $1 billion[410]	Television series	Chuck Lorre Bill Prady	Warner Bros. (AT&T)
Halo	2001	$6.5 billion	Games & consoles – $5 billion[411] Home video & merchandise – $1.5 billion[412]	Video game	Bungie 343 Industries	Microsoft
DC Extended Universe (DCEU)	2013	$6.48 billion	Box office – $5.276 billion[413] Home video sales – $704 million[lower-alpha 172] Merchandise sales – $500 million[416]	Film	DC Entertainment	DC Entertainment (AT&T)
Digimon	1997	$6.42 billion	Licensed merchandise – $5.39 billion[lower-alpha 173] Digital pets – $424.1 million[lower-alpha 174] Manga & comic sales – $252 million[lower-alpha 175] Box office – $203.4 million[101] Console games – $90.5 million[lower-alpha 176] Home entertainment – $59.1 million [lower-alpha 177]	Digital Pet	Akiyoshi Hongo	Bandai Toei Animation
Ice Age	2002	$6.42 billion[lower-alpha 178]	Box office – $2.9 billion[432] Retail sales – $1.3 billion[432] Home entertainment – $347 million[433]	Animated film	Michael J. Wilson Blue Sky Studios	20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
Twilight	2005	$6.39 billion	Box office – $3.344 billion[434] Book sales – $1.661 billion[435] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $948 million[436] Merchandise sales – $395 million[435] Video rentals – $45.4 million[435]	Novel	Stephenie Meyer	Little, Brown and Company (books) Summit Entertainment (films)
Minecraft	2009	$6.33 billion	Merchandise sales – $4.328 billion[lower-alpha 179] Video games – $2 billion[438]	Video game	Markus Persson	Mojang Studios (Xbox Game Studios)
The Phantom of the Opera	1986	$6.22 billion	Musical theatre – $6.06 billion[lower-alpha 87] Box office – $155 million[439]	Musical theatre	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Andrew Lloyd Webber
Tamagotchi	1996	$6.2 billion	Licensed merchandise – $3.081 billion[lower-alpha 180] Digital pets – $2.955 billion[lower-alpha 181] Console games – $154 million[lower-alpha 182] Box office – $6.8 million[444]	Digital pet	Aki Maita Akihiro Yokoi Bandai	Bandai Namco Holdings
Doraemon	1969	$6.2 billion	Licensed merchandise – $4.397 billion[lower-alpha 183] Anime box office – $1.799 billion[101]	Manga	Fujiko Fujio	Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group)
Fate (Fate/stay night)	2004	$6.03 billion	Mobile game – $5.534 billion[lower-alpha 4] Home entertainment – $200 million[lower-alpha 184] Merchandise sales – $89.4 million[lower-alpha 185] Anime box office – $67 million[101] Visual novels – $63.64 million[lower-alpha 186] Console games – $49.31 million[lower-alpha 187]	Visual novel	Type-Moon	Type-Moon (visual novel) Aniplex (Sony Music Japan) (anime & mobile game)
Shrek	1990	$5.84 billion	Box office – $3.547 billion[461] Home entertainment – $1.922 billion[lower-alpha 188] Merchandise sales – $321 million[lower-alpha 189] Broadway musical – $46.3 million[463]	Picture book	William Steig DreamWorks Animation	Farrar, Straus and Giroux (book) Universal Pictures (Comcast) (films)
The Sims	2000	$5.46 billion	Video games – $5.462 billion[lower-alpha 190]	Video game	Will Wright	Electronic Arts
Friends	1994	$5.27 billion	TV syndication – $3.5 billion[lower-alpha 191] TV advertising – $1.166 billion[lower-alpha 192] TV streaming – $555 million[lower-alpha 193] DVD & Blu-ray - $49.8 million[471] Box office – $445,037[472]	Television series	David Crane Marta Kauffman	Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions Warner Bros. (AT&T)
Mamma Mia	1975	$5.18 billion	Musical theatre – $4 billion[473] Film box office – $1.005 billion[lower-alpha 194] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $177.6 million[474]	Song	ABBA	Polar / Epic (Sony) (song) Universal Pictures (AT&T) (films)
Mortal Kombat	1992	$5.06 billion[lower-alpha 195]	Video games – $4.054 billion[lower-alpha 196] Box office – $176 million[lower-alpha 197] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $2.6 million[476]	Video game	Midway Games Chicago Ed Boon John Tobias	Warner Bros. (AT&T)
Care Bears	1981	$5.05 billion	Retail sales – $5 billion[lower-alpha 198] Box office – $52 million[lower-alpha 199]	Greeting card	American Greetings	American Greetings
Bob the Builder	1998	$5 billion	Retail sales – $5 billion[482]	Animated series	Keith Chapman	Mattel/WildBrain

$2–5 billion
My Little Pony	1984	$4.99 billion	Retail sales – $4.916 billion[lower-alpha 200] Box office – $67.3 million[lower-alpha 201] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $4.3 million[491]	Animated cartoon	Lauren Faust Bonnie Zacherle	Hasbro
Donkey Kong	1981	$4.97 billion	Video games – $4.962 billion[lower-alpha 202] Licensing royalties – $8.5 million[83]	Video game	Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo
Beauty and the Beast	1991	$4.94 billion	Box office – $1.689 billion[lower-alpha 203] Musical theatre – $1.6 billion[496] Licensed merchandise – $1 billion[497] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $336 million[lower-alpha 204]	Animated film	Gary Trousdale Kirk Wise Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve	The Walt Disney Company
Dragon Quest (Dragon Warrior)	1986	$4.89 billion	Video games – $4.603 billion[lower-alpha 206] Merchandise sales – $278 million[lower-alpha 207] Box office – $13 million[522]	Video game	Yuji Horii Koichi Nakamura Akira Toriyama	Square Enix Yuji Horii (Armor Project) Akira Toriyama (Bird Studio) Koichi Sugiyama (Sugiyama Kobo)
Roblox	2006	$4.67 billion	Video games – $3.369 billion[lower-alpha 208]	Video game	David Baszucki Erik Cassel	Roblox Corporation
Beyblade	1999	$4.61 billion	Merchandise sales – $4.6 billion[525][lower-alpha 209] Box office – $9 million[lower-alpha 210]	Manga	Takao Aoki	Takao Aoki Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group)
Seinfeld	1989	$4.56 billion	TV revenue – $4.06 billion[528] TV streaming – $500 million[529]	Television series	Larry David Jerry Seinfeld	Sony Pictures Television (Sony)
Aladdin	1992	$4.45 billion	Home entertainment – $1.695 billion[lower-alpha 211] Box office – $1.555 billion[lower-alpha 211] Licensed merchandise – $1 billion[497] Broadway musical – $462 million[530] Video games – $200 million[531]	Animated film	Ron Clements John Musker Antoine Galland	The Walt Disney Company
A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones)	1996	$4.4 billion	TV revenue – $4 billion[532] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $280 million[lower-alpha 212] Video games – $125 million[lower-alpha 213] Box office – $1.9 million[541]	Novel	George R. R. Martin	Random House (books) WarnerMedia (AT&T) (television)
Naruto	1999	$4.35 billion	Manga volume sales – $1.637 billion[lower-alpha 214] Franchise IP Sales – $801.14 million[lower-alpha 215] Licensed merchandise – $1.27 billion[lower-alpha 216] Video games – $484 million[lower-alpha 217] Anime box office – $147.1 million[101] Home entertainment – $14.4 million[lower-alpha 218]	Manga	Masashi Kishimoto	Masashi Kishimoto Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Pierrot (anime) Bandai Namco (games)
Assassin's Creed	2007	$4.25 billion	Video games – $4 billion[555] Film revenue – $254 million[556]	Video game	Patrice Désilets Jade Raymond Corey May	Ubisoft
Garena Free Fire	2017	$4.23 billion	Mobile game – $4.23 billion[lower-alpha 4]	Video game	111 Dots Studio	Garena
Need for Speed (NFS)	1994	$4.21 billion	Video games – $4 billion[557] Box office – $203 million[558] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $11 million[559]	Video game	EA Canada	Electronic Arts
The Hunger Games	2008	$4.2 billion[lower-alpha 219]	Box office – $2.968 billion[561] Home entertainment – $733 million[lower-alpha 220] Other revenue – $500 million[560]	Novel	Suzanne Collins	Scholastic Corporation (books) Lionsgate (films)
Peter Pan (Disney Fairies)	1953	$4.11 billion	Retail sales – $3.332 billion[lower-alpha 221] Box office – $446 million[lower-alpha 222] [lower-alpha 223] Home entertainment – $335.3million[lower-alpha 222][lower-alpha 224]	Film	Clyde Geronimi Wilfred Jackson Hamilton Luske J. M. Barrie	The Walt Disney Company
Strawberry Shortcake	1979	$4 billion	Retail sales – $4 billion[230] DVD sales – $2.6 million[568]	Greeting card	American Greetings	WildBrain
Mission: Impossible	1966	$4 billion[lower-alpha 225][569]	Box office – $3.578 billion[570] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $152 million[571]	Television series	Bruce Geller	Paramount Pictures (Paramount Global)
The Legend of Zelda (Zelda no Densetsu)	1986	$4 billion	Video games – $4 billion[438]	Video game	Shigeru Miyamoto Takashi Tezuka Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Madden NFL	1998	$4 billion	Video games – $4 billion[572]	Video game	Electronic Arts	Electronic Arts National Football League (NFL)
Gran Turismo	1997	$4 billion	Video games – $4 billion[573]	Video game	Kazunori Yamauchi Polyphony Digital	Sony Interactive Entertainment (Sony)
Yo-kai Watch	2013	$3.98 billion	Merchandise sales – $3.78 billion[lower-alpha 226] Anime box office – $159 million[101] Home entertainment – $39 million[lower-alpha 227]	Video game	Level-5	Level-5
Godzilla (Gojira)	1954	$3.94 billion	Box office – $2.571 billion[lower-alpha 228] Merchandise sales – $1.202 billion[lower-alpha 229] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $134 million[580] TV broadcast – $25 million[581] VHS rentals – $8 million[582]	Film	Ishirō Honda	Toho
G.I. Joe	1967	$3.83 billion	Merchandise sales – $3.02 billion[lower-alpha 230] Box office – $678 million[585] DVD & Blu-ray – $127 million[585]	Comic	Stan Weston	Hasbro
Lego Movie	2014	$3.75 billion	Merchandise sales – $2.46 billion[lower-alpha 231] Box office – $1.091 billion[588] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $192.7 million[589]	Animated film	Phil Lord Christopher Miller	Universal Pictures (Comcast) (films) The Lego Group
Zootopia	2016	$3.74 billion	Merchandise – $2.6 billion[590][lower-alpha 232] Box office – $1 billion[591] Home media – $111.3 million[592]	Animated film	Byron Howard Rich Moore	The Walt Disney Company
Terminator	1984	$3.73 billion[lower-alpha 233]	Box office – $2.074 billion[594] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $133 million[594]	Film	James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd	Skydance Media
Genshin Impact	2020	$3.7 billion	Video game – $3.7 billion[595]	Video game	miHoYo Cai Haoyu	miHoYo
Iron Man	1963	$3.67 billion	Box office – $2.424 billion[596] Home entertainment – $901 million[lower-alpha 234] Merchandise sales – $300 million[104] Other revenue – $40 million[212]	Comic book	Stan Lee Jack Kirby Larry Lieber Don Heck	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Cats	1981	$3.64 billion	Musical theatre – $3.566 billion[lower-alpha 87] Film revenue – $78 million[599]	Musical theatre	Andrew Lloyd Webber	Really Useful Group
The Wicked Years	1995	$3.53 billion	Musical theatre – $3.53 billion[lower-alpha 87]	Novel	Gregory Maguire	HarperCollins
Skylanders	2011	$3.5 billion[600]	Licensed merchandise – $1.858 billion[lower-alpha 235]	Video game	Toys for Bob	Activision (Activision Blizzard)
Titanic	1997	$3.48 billion	Box office – $2.194 billion[601] Home video – $1.233 billion[lower-alpha 236] TV rights – $55 million[602]	Film	James Cameron	Paramount Pictures (North America) 20th Century Studios (international) (The Walt Disney Company)
Avatar	2009	$3.37 billion	Box office – $2.79 billion[604] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $429 million[605] Merchandise sales – $153 million[606]	Film	James Cameron	20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company)
Les Misérables	1980	$3.23 billion	Musical theatre – $2.709 billion[lower-alpha 87] Film box office – $442 million[607] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $82 million[607]	Musical theatre	Alain Boublil Victor Hugo	Cameron Mackintosh Overseas
Astro Boy	1952	$3.15 billion	Merchandise sales – $3 billion[608] Manga sales – $100.3 million[lower-alpha 237] Box office – $42 million[611] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $10.2 million[611]	Manga	Osamu Tezuka	Tezuka Productions
Alice in Wonderland	1951	$3.12 billion	Retail sales – $1.612 billion[lower-alpha 238] Box office – $1.33 billion[lower-alpha 239] Home Media – $180.9 million[lower-alpha 240]	Animated film	Lewis Caroll Walt Disney	The Walt Disney Company
Hamtaro	1997	$3.05 billion	Retail sales – $3 billion[619] Box office – $54 million[lower-alpha 241]	Manga	Ritsuko Kawai	Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group)
Coin Master	2018	$3.01 billion	Mobile game – $3.01 billion[lower-alpha 4]	Video game	Moon Active	Moon Active
ER	1994	$3 billion	TV revenue – $3 billion[620]	Television series	Michael Crichton	NBC (Comcast)
The Matrix	1999	$3 billion[621][622]	Box office – $1.633 billion[623] VHS & DVD – $677 million[624] Video game – $162 million[624] Soundtrack sales – $37 million[624] Merchandise sales – $3.5 million[624]	Film	The Wachowskis	Warner Bros. (AT&T)
MapleStory	2003	$3 billion	Video game – $3 billion[625]	Video game	Wizet	Nexon
Clash Royale	2016	$3 billion	Video game – $3 billion[626]	Video game	Supercell	Supercell (Tencent)
Scooby-Doo	1969	$2.89 billion	Retail sales – $2.35 billion[lower-alpha 242] Box office – $483.4million[628] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $58 million [lower-alpha 243]	Animated series	Joe Ruby Ken Spears	Warner Bros. (AT&T)
Finding Nemo	2003	$2.88 billion	Box office – $1.968 billion[lower-alpha 244] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $810 million[lower-alpha 245] VHS revenue – $100 million[633]	Animated film	Andrew Stanton	The Walt Disney Company
Game of War: Fire Age	2013	$2.8 billion	Mobile game – $2.8 billion[634][635]	Video game	Machine Zone	Machine Zone
Resident Evil (Biohazard)	1996	$2.67 billion	Video games – $1.3 billion[636][637] Box office – $1.242 billion[lower-alpha 248] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $125 million[lower-alpha 249]	Video game	Shinji Mikami Tokuro Fujiwara	Capcom
World of Tanks	2010	$2.61 billion	Video games – $2.608 billion[lower-alpha 250]	Video game	Wargaming	Wargaming
Captain America	1941	$2.55 billion	Box office – $2.237 billion[646] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $314 million[647]	Comic book	Joe Simon Jack Kirby	Marvel Comics (The Walt Disney Company)
The Powerpuff Girls	1998	$2.52 billion	Retail sales – $2.5 billion[648][lower-alpha 251] Box office – $16.4 million[649]	Animated series	Craig McCracken	Cartoon Network (AT&T)
Thor	1962	$2.51 billion	Box office – $1.944 billion[650] Home entertainment – $558 million[lower-alpha 252] Other revenue – $7.5 million[212]	Comic book	Stan Lee Larry Lieber Jack Kirby	Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company)
Idols (Idol)	2001	$2.5 billion[651]	TV advertising – $500 million[651] Sponsorship – $30 million[651]	Reality television	Simon Fuller Simon Cowell	Fremantle (RTL Group)
The Cosby Show	1984	$2.5 billion	TV syndication – $1.5 billion[652] TV advertising – $1 billion[653]	Television series	Bill Cosby Ed. Weinberger Michael J. Leeson	Paramount Global WarnerMedia (AT&T)
Metal Gear	1987	$2.5 billion	Video games – $2.5 billion[654]	Video game	Hideo Kojima	Konami
Winx Club	2004	$2.5 billion	Retail sales – $2.5 billion[655][lower-alpha 253]	Animated series	Iginio Straffi	Paramount Global
Madagascar	2005	$2.5 billion	Box office – $2.27 billion[656] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $210 million[656]	Animated film	Tom McGrath Eric Darnell	DreamWorks Animation (Comcast)
Planet of the Apes	1963	$2.4 billion	Box office – $2.205 billion[lower-alpha 254] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $156 million[657] DVD rentals – $40.8 million[658]	Novel	Pierre Boulle	Éditions Julliard (book) 20th Century Studios (Disney) (films)
Indiana Jones	1981	$2.37 billion	Box office – $1.988 billion[lower-alpha 255] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $380 million[659]	Film	George Lucas Steven Spielberg	Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company)
The Conjuring Universe	2013	$2.34 billion	Box office – $2.107 billion[660] Home media – $231 million[lower-alpha 256]	Film	James Wan	Warner Brothers
Tomb Raider	1996	$2.29 billion[lower-alpha 257]	Video games – $1 billion[665] Box office – $709 million[663] DVD rentals – $38.5 million[666] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $14 million[664]	Video game	Toby Gard Core Design	Square Enix
Detective Conan (Case Closed)	1994	$2.27 billion	Manga volume sales – $930 million[lower-alpha 258] Licensed merchandise – $366 million[lower-alpha 259] Anime box office – $931 million[101]	Manga	Gosho Aoyama	Gosho Aoyama Shogakukan
NBA 2K	1999	$2.26 billion	Video games – $2.259 billion[lower-alpha 260]	Video game	Visual Concepts Sega Sports	2K Sports (Take-Two Interactive) National Basketball Association (NBA)
Jumanji	1981	$2.24 billion	Box office – $2.089 billion[lower-alpha 261] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $149 million[668]	Picture book	Chris Van Allsburg	Sony
Overwatch	2016	$2.19 billion	Video games – $1.429 billion[lower-alpha 262] Esports league – $757 million[lower-alpha 263]	Video game	Alyssa Wong Jeff Kaplan Chris Metzen	Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard)
Animal Crossing	2005	$2.15 billion	Video games – $2.15 billion[lower-alpha 264]	Video game	Nintendo EAD Katsuya Eguchi Hisashi Nogami	Nintendo
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	1982	$2.1 billion	Merchandise sales – $1 billion[671] Box office – $793 million[672] VHS sales – $250 million[673] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $33 million[674] Video game – $25 million[675][676]	Film	Steven Spielberg	Universal Pictures (Comcast)
MonsterVerse	2014	$2.06 billion	Box office – $1.95 billion[lower-alpha 265] Home media – $112.6 million[677]	Film	Thomas Tull Ishirō Honda (Godzilla) Edgar Wallace (King Kong) Merian C. Cooper (King Kong)	Warner Brothers Legendary Entertainment Toho (Godzilla)
The Chronicles of Narnia	2005	$2.06 billion	Box office $1.556 billion[678] Home media $504.7 million[678]	Film	C. S. Lewis Andrew Adamson	Netflix
Kung Fu Panda	2008	$2.05 billion	Box office – $1.818 billion[679] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $234 million[680]	Animated film	Ethan Reiff Cyrus Voris	Universal Pictures (Comcast)
King Kong	1933	$2.04 billion	Box office – $1.7 billion[lower-alpha 266] Home media – $221.5 million[681] Pachinko – $105 million [lower-alpha 267]	Film	Merian C. Cooper	Warner Brothers Legendary Entertainment
Bourne	1980	$2.03 billion	Box office – $1.666 billion[682] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $367 million[683]	Novel	Robert Ludlum	Eric Van Lustbader (books) Universal Pictures (Comcast) (films)
Tom Clancy's	1987	$2.03 billion	Video games – $2.029 billion[lower-alpha 268]	Video game	Tom Clancy Red Storm Entertainment	Ubisoft
Men in Black	1990	$2.02 billion	Box office – $1.941 billion[685] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $83 million[686]	Comic book	Lowell Cunningham	Marvel Comics (Disney) (comics) Sony (films)
The Incredibles	2004	$2 billion	Box office – $1.876 billion[lower-alpha 269] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $127 million[687]	Animated film	Pixar	The Walt Disney Company
NBA Jam	1993	$2 billion	Video games – $2 billion[688]	Video game	Midway Games	Electronic Arts National Basketball Association (NBA)
Guitar Hero	2005	$2 billion	Video games – $2 billion[689]	Video game	Harmonix	Activision (Activision Blizzard)
Ghostbusters	1984	$2 billion	Merchandise sales – $1 billion[690] Box office – $936.9 million[691] Home media – $62.6 million[692]	Film	Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis	Sony
LEGO	1995	$2 billion	Video games – $2 billion[693][lower-alpha 270]	Video game	Lego InteractiveThe Lego Group	TT GamesAT&T

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.
See List of highest-grossing arcade games.
See List of highest-grossing mobile games § List
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]
- Arcade game earnings during 2007–2021 – $536 million+[lower-alpha 3]
- 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 X and Y launch sales in 2013 (first 4 weeks) – $193 million+
  - Japan (first 9 days) – ¥11 billion[9][10] ($113 million)
  - United States (first 4 weeks) – $80 million+[11][12]
- Pokémon Go mobile game – $7.66 billion[lower-alpha 4]
- Other mobile games – $133.6 million
  - Pokémon Duel, Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Magikarp Jump – $48.6 million[13]
  - Pokémon Quest – $10 million[14]
  - Pokémon Masters – $75 million[15]
- Pokémon Sun and Moon, Pokémon Let's Go, Pokémon Sword and Shield – $2.5 billion+ (as of November 2020)[16]
See List of Pokémon films § Box office performance
See Pokémon (TV series) § Airing and production
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)
- Pokémon anime media content revenue in Japan between 2013 and 2020 – $682 million+[lower-alpha 7]
- Japan home entertainment media (home video, music, novels, manga) sales between January 2017 and June 2018 – ¥2,563,357,348 ($23,213,943)
  - 2017 – ¥1,744,502,029[19]
  - January–June 2018 – ¥818,855,319[20]
- United States DVD and Blu-ray releases during 2017–2019 – $38 million[21]
Pokémon game strategy guide book sales in Japan as of 2004 – ¥15.4 billion[18] ($142 million)
Pokémon Jet aircraft sales in Japan as of 2004 – ¥300 million[18] ($3 million)
See Hello Kitty § Sales
Mickey Mouse & Friends retail sales:
- Up until 1989 – $448 million[24]
- 1990–1997 – $8 billion[25]
- 1999 – ¥162.33 billion[26] ($1.425 billion)[27]
- 2000 – ¥120 billion[28] ($1.114 billion)[29]
- 2001 – ¥85.58 billion[30] ($704 million)
- 2002–2007 – $27.8 billion
  - $4.7 billion in 2002.[31] $5.8 billion in 2003.[32] $5.3 billion in 2004.[33] $6 billion in 2005.[34] $6 billion in 2007.[35]
- 2008 – $930 million
  - ¥88,122.32 million ($853 million) in Japan.[36] $77 million in the United States.[37]
- 2009 – $1.116 billion
  - ¥96,827.8 million ($1,035 million) in Japan.[38] $81 million in the United States.[37]
- 2010 – $9 billion[39]
- 2011 – $2.07 billion
  - ¥105.35 billion ($1.32 billion) in Japan.[40] $750 million in North America.[41]
- 2012 – $4.122 billion[42]
- 2013–2017 – $21.029 billion
  - $4.568 billion in 2013.[42] $4.719 billion in 2014.[43] $4.262 billion in 2015. $4.247 billion in 2016.[44] $3.233 billion in 2017.[45]
- 2018 – $3.265 billion[46]
- 2019 – ¥124 billion[47][48] ($1,138 million)
[49][50][51][52][53]
1991 VHS release of Fantasia earned $209 million in sales.[54] $84 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2001.[55]
Winnie the Pooh retail sales:
- Up until 1997 – $7 billion[25]
- 1998 – $3.3 billion[56]
- 1999 – ¥96.39 billion ($846 million)[26][27]
- 2000s – $44.025 billion
  - $6 billion in 2000.[57] $5 billion in 2001.[58] $7 billion in 2002.[59] $5.6 billion in 2003.[32] $5.3 billion in 2004.[33] $6 billion in 2005.[34] $6.9 billion in 2006.[60] $1 billion in 2007.[61] ¥65,629.56 million ($635 million) in 2008.[36] ¥55,195 million ($590 million) in 2009.[38]
- 2010 – $5.7 billion[39]
- 2011 – $1.766 billion
  - $1.09 billion in North America.[41] ¥53.96 billion ($676 million) in Japan.[40]
- 2012 – $3.17 billion[42]
- 2013–2017 – $12.72 billion
  - $2.808 billion in 2013.[42] $2.732 billion in 2014.[62] $2.74 billion in 2015.[44] $2.791 billion in 2016. $1.649 billion in 2017.[45]
- 2018 – $1.675 billion[46]
- 2019 – ¥32.4 billion[47][48] ($297 million)
$6.6 billion franchise revenue up until May 1987.[67] $42 billion up until 2014.[68]
$32 billion up until 2014.[68] $2.842 billion in 2015.[44] $3.049 billion in 2016. $2.403 billion in 2017.[45] $1.923 billion in 2018.[46]
See List of highest-grossing films § Highest-grossing franchises and film series
Star Wars home entertainment revenue:
- VHS sales, DVD rentals and digital sales up until January 2016 – $2.691 billion[69]
- Blu-ray and DVD sales up until 2017 – $6 billion[70]
- 2018 video sales – $127 million[71]
- The Rise of Skywalker (2019) – $177 million[72]
- 2020 releases – $73 million[73]
Star Wars video games:
- Up until July 2015 – $3 billion[74]
- August–December 2015 – $1 billion[75]
- Mobile (2016–2019) – $1.01 billion[76]
Star Wars television revenue:
- Clone Wars (as of 2015) – $4.5 million[74]
- The Force Awakens (2015) – $269.79 million[77]
- Television rights (2016) – $275 million[78]
- The Last Jedi (2017) – $163.5 million[79]
- The Rise of Skywalker (2019) – $231 million[72]
See List of best-selling video game franchises § At least 100 million copies.
Mario video games sold as of 2020 – 767.61 million units[lower-alpha 22] – est. ~$38.38 billion (average $50 per unit)
- Mario Kart Tour (2019 to April 2021) – $200 million[80]
- Dr. Mario World (2019) – $4.8 million[81]
Mario licensed merchandise sales:
- Donkey Kong – $8.5 million royalties (as of 1983)[83]
- Super Mario Bros. – $4.505 billion
  - Japan (2005, 2007–2008, 2010, 2012) – ¥280.1 billion+ ($3.51 billion)
    - 2005 – ¥11.8 billion[84]
    - 2007 – ¥135 billion[85]
    - 2008 – ¥46.7 billion[36]
    - 2010 – ¥45.6 billion[86]
    - 2012 – ¥41 billion[87]
  - Japan (2013) – ¥37,052 million[88] ($380 million)
  - Overseas (as of 2016) – $400 million[89]
  - Japan (2018–2019) – ¥67 billion[48][90][47] ($615 million)
$300 million up until 2001.[92] $1 billion in 2002.[93] $1.3 billion in 2003.[92] $2 billion in 2004.[94] $3 billion in 2005.[93] $3.4 billion in 2006.[95] $4 billion in 2007.[96] $4 billion in 2008.[97] $3.7 billion in 2009.[98] $4.4 billion in 2010.[39] $1.6 billion in 2011.[41] $3 billion in 2012.[99] $2.885 billion in 2013.[42] $2.568 billion in 2014.[62] $2.635 billion in 2015.[44] $2.724 billion in 2016. $2.133 billion in 2017.[45] $1.686 billion in 2018.[46]
See Anpanman § Retail sales
¥2 billion[102] ($19.35 million).
Marvel Cinematic Universe box office:
- MCU films – $25.17 billion[lower-alpha 18]
- Inhumans – $3.5 million[103]
Avengers merchandise sales:
- $332 million in 2012.[255] $325 million in 2013.[164] $1 billion in 2014.[256] $1.004 billion in 2015.[44] $1.242 billion in 2016. $1.227 billion in 2017.[45] $1.798 billion in 2018.[46]
Marvel merchandise sales:
- Iron Man – $300 million (2010)[104]
- Avengers – $6.928 billion (2012–2018)[lower-alpha 29]
Marvel Cinematic Universe home entertainment:
- Up until April 2018 – $5 billion[105]
- May 2018 to February 2021 – $492 million[106]
- Black Widow Disney+ Premier Access streaming and digital downloads – $125 million (up until August 2021)[107]
Harry Potter merchandise:
- 1997–2016 – $7.308 billion[108]
- 2017–2018 – $1.01 billion[109]
$3.9 billion Harry Potter home entertainment revenue up until 2014.[110] $66 million Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2017.[111]
Harry Potter video games:
- Up until 2014 – $1.5 billion[110]
- Mobile games (2018 to November 2021) – $744 million[112]
$1 billion licensed merchandise sales for Sony Pictures during 1999–2001.[114] $2.7 billion in 2002.[115] $1.3 billion in 2003.[116] $339 million during 2005–2006.[117] $389 million in 2007.[118] $590 million in 2010.[119] $325 million in 2011.[41] $1.285 billion in 2012. $1.333 billion in 2013.[42] $1.453 billion in 2014.[62] $1.512 billion in 2015.[44] $1.551 billion in 2016. $1.402 billion in 2017.[45] $1.075 billion in 2018.[46] $791 million Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) merchandise sales.[120]
Box office gross of Spider-Man films:
- 1977 film – $9 million[121]
- 2002–2021 films – $9.592 billion[lower-alpha 18]
Spider-Man video games:
- 1982–2003 – $1 billion[122]
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million[123]
- Spider-Man (2018) – $600 million+[124]
Spider-Man home video revenue:
- Spider-Man (2002) – $690,919,075 (video sales and rentals)
  - Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $690 million[125]
  - 2012 (DVD & Blu-ray sales) – $919,075[126]
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $187,989,563 (video sales)
  - Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $185,260,344[127]
  - 2007–2012 (DVD & Blu-ray) – $2,729,219[128]
- Later Spider-Man films and compilations (2007–2019) – $596 million (DVD & Blu-ray sales)[129]
Spider-Man comic sales – $1,074,187,801
- Up until April 2014 – 360 million copies[130]– $978,282,666
  - Amazing Spider-Man sales between 1966 and 2011 – 140,298,400 copies – $296,953,780[131]
  - Spider-Woman sales between 1979 and 1982 – 4,271,694 copies – $2,350,480[132]
  - Ultimate Spider-Man sales between 2000 and 2009 – 16,306,921 copies – $68,606,541[133]
  - 2012–2013 – 7,523,100 copies – $34,530,834[134]
  - January–April 2014 – 1,531,991 copies – $7,538,028[134]
  - Other 190,067,894 copies, at average $2.99 price[131] – $568,303,003
- May–December 2014 – $14,782,534[134][135]
- 2015 – $21,306,211[136]
- 2016 – $19,443,889[137]
- 2017 – $16,970,754[138]
- 2018 – $23,401,747[139]
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[141]
- 2019–2020 – $4.72 billion
  - Video game revenue – $2.194 billion[lower-alpha 40]
  - Merchandise sales – $2.096 billion[lower-alpha 41]
  - Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) – $321 million[lower-alpha 42]
  - Dragon Ball Super: Broly international box office (outside Japan) – $88 million[lower-alpha 43]
Estimates for the Dragon Ball franchise's lifetime revenue go up to $30 billion.[142]
See List of best-selling manga § Collected tankōbon volumes.
See Dragon Ball (manga) § Reception
See Dragon Ball (manga) § Reception
See Dragon Ball Super § Manga reception
Dragon Ball tankōbon manga volume sales:
- Dragon Ball manga sales – 260 million+ copies[lower-alpha 46]- $2,214,565,898
  - Japan sales – 160 million+ copies up until 2016[lower-alpha 47][143] – ¥82,122,000,000 ($1,019,726,394)
    - Tankōbon sales up until 2000 – 126 million copies,[144] ¥400 price[145][146] – ¥50,400 million ($632 million)
    - Kanzenban sales during 2002–2012 – 30.63 million copies,[147][144] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥28,577,790,000 ($358,160,507)
    - Kanzenban sales during 2013–2014 – 2.87 million copies,[150][147] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥2,677,710,000 ($25,274,581)
    - Kanzenban sales during 2015–2016 – 500,000 copies,[143][150] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥466,500,000 ($4,287,964)
  - Overseas sales – 119,603,554+ copies sold overseas,[lower-alpha 48] $9.99 price[151] – $1,194,839,504
- Dragon Ball Super (Japan sales) – 3,289,401 copies,[lower-alpha 49] ¥400 price[152][153] – ¥1,315,760,400 ($8,004,811)
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 42]
- Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime DVD and Blu-ray sales – $1.119 billion[lower-alpha 42]
- Movie's only Home Video Sales $66 million+[lower-alpha 43]
- Dragon Ball Z anime DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States – 30 million units[154]
Dragon Ball trading card sales:
- Carddass sales – 2 billion Dragon Ball Carddass trading cards sold, at ¥20 price,[155] grossing approximately ¥40 billion ($501.31 million).
- Dragon Ball Heroes card sales – ¥50 billion[156] ($460 million)
Dragon Ball music sales in Japan – ¥3,744,412,530 ($46,928,076)
- "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" (Hironobu Kageyama single) – 1.3 million copies,[157] ¥937 price[158] – ¥1,218.1 million
- Dragon Ball Z soundtrack album – 200,000 copies,[159] ¥2,935 price[160] – ¥587,000,000
- "Hitori ja Nai" (Deen single) – 352,390 copies, ¥1,020 price – ¥359,437,800
- "Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku" (Field of View single) – 528,150 copies, ¥975 price[161] – ¥514,946,250
- "Don't You See!" (Zard single) – 602,760 copies, ¥1,020 price – ¥614,815,200
- "Blue Velvet" (Shizuka Kudo single) – 267,000 copies,[162] ¥1,000 price – ¥267,000,000
- "Kokoro no Hane" (AKB48 single) – 145,328 copies, ¥1,260 price – ¥183,113,280
Batman retail sales:
- Up until 2012 – $16 billion[163]
- Merchandise sales during 2013–2018 – $5.017 billion
  - 2013 – $494 million[164]
  - 2014 – $578 million[164]
  - 2015 – $982 million[44]
  - 2016 – $1.1 billion[45]
  - 2017 – $1.024 billion[45]
  - 2018 – $839 million[109]
- Home video sales between October 1992 and April 2022 – $786 million[165]
Batman television revenue:
- 1960s TV series – $300 million[166]
- 1989 film – $40 million[167]
Transformers:
- Up until 2011 – ¥2 trillion[168] ($25 billion)
- Retail sales (2012–2018) – $2.979 billion
  - 2012–2013 – $618 million[42]
  - 2014 – $410 million[62]
  - 2015 – $430 million[44]
  - 2016 – $446 million[44]
  - 2017 – $652 million[45]
  - 2018 – $423 million[109]
- Box office (2014–2019) – $1.572 billion[lower-alpha 18]
Transformers merchandise sales:
- 1984–1992 – $1 billion US toy sales[169]
- 2006 – $100 million[170]
- 2007–2016 – $10 billion[171]
- 2017 – $652 million[45]
- 2018 – $423 million[109]
Transformers home entertainment:
- June 2007 to June 2014 – $740 million[172]
- September 2014 to February 2020 – $134 million[173]
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.[174] $1.9 billion in 1997.[175] $1.52 billion in 2002.[176] $3.6 billion in 2003.[177] $1.498 billion during 2005–2006.[117] $669 million in 2007.[118] $3.3 billion in 2008.[178] $2.7 billion in 2010.[39] $1 billion in 2011.[179] $1,275.3 million sales in 2012.[180] $3 billion in 2013.[181] $1,934.5 million during 2014–2015.[182] $1 billion in 2016.[183] $3,203.61 million during 2017–2019.[180]
See Barbie (film series) § Films
See Cultural impact of Gundam § Retail sales
Gundam retail sales:
- Merchandise sales during 1979–1999 – $5 billion[186][187]
- Bandai's net income from Bandai Gundam merchandise sales between April 2000 and 2007 – $3.735 billion[lower-alpha 62]
- Licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2000–2012 and 2015–2016 – $8.047 billion[lower-alpha 62]
- Anime home video sales in Japan up until 2006 – 11.9 million units,[188] average ¥3,990 price[189] – ¥47,481 million ($595.07 million)
- Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai Gundam retail sales from April 2008 to December 2021 – ¥846.6 billion ($9.409 billion)[lower-alpha 62]
- Gundam anime media content revenue in Japan between 2013 and 2020 – $876 million+[lower-alpha 62]
Call of Duty video game revenue:
- Up until 2016 – $15 billion[191]
- Black Ops 3 and Infinite Warfare (2017) – $449 million[192]
- Call of Duty: WWII – $1.506 billion
  - 2017 – $1 billion[193]
  - 2018 – $506 million[194]
- Black Ops 4 – $1.487 billion
  - 2018 – $1 billion[195]
  - 2019 – $487 million[196]
- Modern Warfare (2019) – $1 billion[197]
- Call of Duty: Mobile (2019–2020) – $494 million[lower-alpha 4]
- Call of Duty: Warzone, Modern Warfare, Black Ops Cold War (2020) – $2.591 billion[198]
Toy Story and Toy Story 2 generated $6.6 billion up until 2009.[199] Toy Story 3 (2010) generated nearly $10 billion up until 2014.[200] $1 billion in 2015.[201] ¥19.4 billion ($178 million) in 2019.[47][48]
$10 billion up until 2011.[204] $2.527 billion in 2012. $2.3 billion in 2013.[42] $2.025 billion in 2014.[62] $1 billion in 2015.[201] $588 million in 2016. $674 million in 2017.[45]
Cars series grossed $1.408 billion.[205] Planes series grossed $391 million.[206]
Cars series grossed $537 million.[207] Planes series grossed $117 million.[208] Cars Toons grossed $11.5 million.[209]
Middle-earth (The Lord of the Rings) franchise was reported to have grossed $19.827 billion in total revenue by January 2018.[210]
Middle-earth home entertainment:
- Home video sales – $4.194 billion[210]
- TV revenue – $156,475,000[212]
- TV licensing – $250 million[213]
Middle-earth other revenue:
- Licensing – $225 million[210]
- Other revenue – $7.5 million[212]
Over ¥1 trillion[216][217] ($9.64 billion)[218]
Yu-Gi-Oh licensed merchandise sales:
- Up until January 2012 – $5 billion[219]
- Licensed merchandise sales outside Asia during 2015–2018 – $920 million
  - $120 million in 2015.[220] $200 million in 2016.[221] $300 million in 2017.[222] $300 million in 2018.[223]
¥100 billion[216] ($964 million)[224]
See Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links § Reception
Yu-Gi-Oh video games:
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul and Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (GBA) – $60 million (United States)[225]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses (PS2) – $33 million (United States)[226]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (mobile) – $284 million[lower-alpha 75]
Peanuts retail sales:
- 1990 – $448 million[24]
- Late 1990s – $1 billion[228]
- 2000–2008 – ¥125.94 billion ($1,218 million)
  - 2000 – ¥65 billion[28]
  - 2003 – ¥40 billion[28]
  - 2008 – ¥20.94 billion[229]
- 2010 – $2 billion[104]
- 2011 – $600 million[41]
- 2012 – $1.141 billion[42]
- 2013–2017 – $6.887 billion
  - $1.167 billion in 2013.[42] $1.194 billion in 2014.[62] $1.5 billion in 2015.[230] $1.468 billion in 2016. $1.558 billion in 2017.[45]
- 2018 – $1.662 billion[46]
- 2019 – ¥79.36 billion[47][48] ($728 million)
Peanuts filmography
$13 billion retail sales up until 2014.[232] $933 million in 2015. $915 million in 2016.[233] $565 million licensed merchandise sales in 2017.[45]
Home Entertainment Sales up until 2005
See Super Sentai § Merchandise
See Power Rangers § Feature films
$4.6 billion up until 2011.[237] $725 million during 2012–2013.[42] $390 million in 2014,[62] $396 million in 2015,[44] $707 million during 2016–2017,[45] and $255 million in 2018.[109]
The Simpsons video games:
- The Simpsons: Road Rage – $41 million[240]
Pac-Man video game revenue:
- Pac-Man – $12.81 billion[241]
- Ms. Pac-Man – $1.5 billion[242]
- Other games (US) – $97 million
  - Pac-Mania (Arcade) – $2.82 million[243]
  - Microsoft Return of Arcade (PC) – $9.5 million[244]
  - Pac-Man Collection and Namco Museum (GBA) – $62 million[225]
  - Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) – $23 million[240]
Buckner & Garcia's Pac-Man Fever album and "Pac-Man Fever" single – $32 million[246]
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.[249] $1 billion during 2003–2005.[250] $475 million during 2009–2012.[251] $850 million in 2013.[42] $1.026 billion in 2014.[62] $1.021 billion in 2015.[44] $1.093 billion in 2016. $823 million in 2017.[45] $912 million in 2018.[109]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films:
- Up until 1993 – $724 million+ (box office and VHS sales & rentals)[252]
- 2007 to February 2021 – $986 million (box office and DVD & Blu-ray sales)[253]
Avengers DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- Marvel Animated Features films – $18 million[257][258][259]
- MCU live-action films – $441 million[106]
Looney Tunes franchise retail sales:
- Looney Tunes series – $8.477 billion
  - $3.5 billion up until 1996.[261] $603 million in 2010.[104] $624 million in 2012. $617 million in 2013.[42] $628 million in 2014.[62] $639 million in 2015.[44] $645 million in 2016. $624 million in 2017.[45] $597 million in 2018.[109]
- Space Jam – $6 billion[262]
See List of Looney Tunes feature films § Box office.
$12 billion up until 2015.[264] $907 million in 2016. $712 million in 2017.[45] $759 million in 2018.[109]
See Fist of the North Star § Pachinko
See Fist of the North Star § Films and OVAs
New Fist of the North Star (DVD) – ¥230 million[266] ($2.23 million)
$5 billion merchandise sales up until 2014.[267] $1.573 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2015.[44] $1.598 billion in 2016. $1.404 billion in 2017.[45] $1.013 billion in 2018.[46]
Frozen home entertainment:
- 2013 – $410,687,000[212]
- United States (2014–2021) – $500 million[268]
- Japan (2014) – $81 million[269]
$30 million pre-Broadway gross revenue.[270] $155 million Broadway gross revenue.[271]
See One Piece § Merchandise
See List of One Piece video games § Commercial reception
See One Piece (TV series) § Reception
One Piece home entertainment media:
- One Piece anime content revenue in Japan between 2012 and 2020 – $1.467 billion+[lower-alpha 103]
- Toei Animation's One Piece anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and December 2021 – $956 million[lower-alpha 103]
- DVD & Blu-ray sales of Strong World film in Japan during August 23–29 week of 2010 – ¥2.16 billion[272] ($27.07 million)
- DVD & Blu-ray sales of film releases in the United States since 2012 – $2.2 million[273][274][275]
- Home entertainment media sales in Japan during 2013–2018 – ¥37,368,916,771 ($413 million)
  - 2013 – ¥11,061.3 million[276] ($113.34 million)
  - 2015–2016 – ¥13,847,321,193[277][278] ($127,281,479)
  - 2017–2018 – ¥12,460,295,578[19][279] ($114,304,502)
One Piece manga tankōbon volume sales: 490 million copies
- Japan – 383,770,897 copies,[lower-alpha 46] ¥410 ($5.10) price[147] – $1,957,231,575
- Overseas – 75 million copies,[280] $9.99 price[281] – $749.3 million
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.[282]
James Bond DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- DVD sales up until 2015 – £2 billion[282] ($3.06 billion)
- DVD and Blu-ray sales between January 2016 and January 2021 – $38 million[284]
James Bond video games:
- United States sales (1997–2004) – $351 million[214]
- GoldenEye 007 sales in Europe (1998) – €19 million+ ($21.5 million+)[286]
Sailor Moon anime's home entertainment media revenue:
- VHS sales in Japan – 20 volumes sold 6,000,000 units up until 1995,[288] at ¥6,890 price,[289][290] grossing approximately ¥41,340 million ($518 million).
Sailor Moon video game sales up until 1995 – 10 releases with 200,000–300,000 sales each,[288] grossing approximately ¥16,718.4 million ($210 million).
- 8 home console releases – ¥9,504 price,[291][292][293] ¥15,206,400,000 revenue.
- 2 Game Boy releases – ¥3,780 price,[294] ¥1,512,000,000 revenue.
Sailor Moon manga sold 35 million tankōbon volumes,[295] at ¥400 price,[296] grossing approximately ¥14,000 million ($175.46 million).
Arcade and software revenue up until 2016
"Space Invaders" (Player One) – 100,000 units in Australia,[297] grossed approximately $522,000.[298]
Warcraft video games:
- Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness – $34.5 million[244]
- World of Warcraft – $11.32 billion
  - 2004 – €28.5 million[299] ($35 million)
  - 2005 – €314 million[299] ($391 million)
  - 2006–2008 – $2.797 billion[300]
  - 2009–2010 – $2.478 billion[301]
  - 2011 – $1 billion[302]
  - 2012 – $986 million[303]
  - 2013 – $1.041 billion[304]
  - 2014 – $728 million[305]
  - 2015 – $814 million[306]
  - 2017–2018 – $1.05 billion[307]
- Hearthstone – $1.6 billion
  - Up until 2017 – $1 billion[308]
  - 2018 – $600 million[309]
League of Legends:
- 2012 – $200 million[312]
- 2013 – $624 million[313]
- 2014 – $946 million[305]
- 2015 – $1.628 billion[306]
- 2016 – $1.7 billion[314]
- 2017–2018 – $4 billion[307]
- 2019 – $1.5 billion[196]
- 2020 – $1.75 billion[198]
- 2021 (China) – $1.1 billion[315]
CrossFire computer game revenue:
- Up until 2015 – $6.8 billion[82]
- 2016 – $1.1 billion[316]
- 2017 – $1.605 billion
  - PC – $1.4 billion[192]
  - CrossFire Mobile – $205 million[317]
- 2018 – $1.3 billion[194]
- 2019 – $1.4 billion[196]
- 2021 (China) – $795 million[315]
See Lineage (series) § Revenue
Lineage:
- Lineage I, Lineage II (PC) – $5.487 billion[lower-alpha 117]
- Lineage M, Lineage 2 M, Lineage 2: Revolution, Lineage W (mobile) – $7.401 billion[lower-alpha 4]
Wii series video game sales:
- Wii Sports – $6.08 billion[241]
- Wii Fit – $5 billion[82]
- Wii Play – $1.25 billion[318]
See Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise) § Pachinko
Evangelion merchandise sales as of 2012 – ¥150 billion[319] ($1.88 billion)
Evangelion home entertainment sales:
- Video sales up until 1997 – $800 million[320]
- DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States between March 2011 and June 2018 – $11 million[321]
- 2013 home entertainment media sales in Japan – ¥3,968.5 million[276] ($37.46 million)
See Rebuild of Evangelion § Titles
Evangelion anime box office:
- Death & Rebirth and End of Evangelion – $36 million[101]
- Rebuild of Evangelion – $228 million[lower-alpha 123]
Formerly Gainax.
FIFA video games:
- Up until 2013 – $6 billion[325]
- PC and consoles (2015–2020) – $5,574.4 million
  - FIFA 15 and FIFA 16 (2015) – $446 million[326]
  - FIFA 16 (2016) – $387.4 million[314]
  - FIFA 17, FIFA 18, FIFA Online 3 (2017) – $896 million[192]
  - 2018 – $1.472 billion
    - FIFA 18 and FIFA 19 – $1.272 billion[194]
    - FIFA Online 3 and FIFA Online 4 – $200 million[307]
  - FIFA 19 and FIFA 20 (2019) – $1.29 billion[196]
  - FIFA 20 (2020) – $1.083 billion[198]
- Mobile – $360 million[327]
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within grossed $85,131,830 worldwide.[329] Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV grossed $6,585,787 worldwide, including $4.2 million in China,[330] $907,524 in Japan, $269,980 in the United States,[331] and $1,208,283 in other territories.[332][331]
Final Fantasy licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2005 and 2010 – ¥5.806 billion ($66 million)[333]
- 2005 – ¥3.542 billion[84]
- 2010 – ¥2.264 billion[86]
Video disc sales of Final Fantasy films:
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (Blu-ray sales in Japan) – ¥310 million[335] ($3,885,176)
- Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (DVD & Blu-ray) – $4,549,411 (United States)[332]
$1.7 billion retail sales up until 2005, including comic and merchandise sales.[336][337] Merchandise sold $75 million in 2006,[117] $280 million in 2010,[104] $554 million during 2012–2013,[42] $305 million in 2014,[62] $725 million in 2015,[44] $812 million in 2016, $722 million in 2017,[45] and $634 million in 2018.[109]
See Superman in film § Box office performance
Superman comic sales – 600 million copies[338]
- 1960–1987 – 165,693,146 copies – $49,241,585[339]
- 1993–1996 – 13,023,420 copies – $20,869,974[134]
- 2009–2013 – 9,592,700 copies – $40,137,364[134]
- Other 411,690,734 copies, at average $2.99 price[134] – $1,230,955,295
Superman home video sales:
- DVD & Blu-ray sales – $543 million
  - Superman films – $443 million
    - North America – $343 million[340]
    - Man of Steel overseas sales – $100 million[341]
  - Smallville (DVD) – $100 million[342]
- VHS sales & rentals – $110.5 million
  - Superman – $1 million sales[343]
  - Superman II – $65 million sales and rentals[344]
  - Superman III – $36.4 million rentals[345]
  - Superman IV – $8.1 million rentals[346]
Superman television revenue:
- Superman II – $10 million licensing[347]
- Smallville – $418,096,456[348]
- Man of Steel – $136,195,000[212]
$7.8 billion franchise revenue up until December 1998.[349]
$3.5 billion retail sales up until 1998.[349] Licensed merchandise sold $150 million in 2010,[104] $275 million during 2012–2013,[42] $148 million in 2014,[62] $149 million in 2015,[44] $159 million in 2016, $180 million in 2017,[45] and $192 million in 2018.[109]
Star Trek TV revenue:
- Up until 1998 – $2.3 billion[349]
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) – $118,300,000[212]
Star Trek home entertainment:
- VHS sales up until 1998 – $1 billion[349]
- Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) – $131,070,000[212]
- Other Star Trek films on DVD & Blu-ray – $335 million[350]
Grand Theft Auto:
- Up until March 2005 – $2 billion[352]
- November 2005 to October 2008 – $1,071,429,641[353]
- November 2008 to October 2009 – $296,357,328[354]
- April 2012 to March 2013 – $23.4 million[355]
- Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online – $7.506 billion
  - September 2013 to April 2018 – $6 billion[356]
  - 2019 – $595 million[196]
  - 2020 – $911 million[198]
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)[357]
- Street Fighter (1994) – $165 million[lower-alpha 140]
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) – $18,667,800
  - Worldwide box office – $12,764,201[358]
  - US DVD sales – $5,903,599[359]
Candy Crush video games:
- Candy Crush Saga – $8.27 billion
  - Up until October 2018 – $3.91 billion[361]
  - 2019 – $1.5 billion[196]
  - 2020 – $1.66 billion[198]
  - 2021 – $1.2 billion[362]
- Candy Crush Soda Saga, Candy Crush Friends Saga, Candy Crush Jelly Saga – $2.358 billion[lower-alpha 4]
$450 million during 2005–2006.[117] £1 billion ($1.56 billion) between 2007 and 2009.[364] $1.2 billion in 2010.[104] $390 million in 2011.[41] $998 million in 2012. $926 million in 2013.[42] $935 million in 2014.[62] $960 million in 2015.[44] $985 million in 2016. $726 million in 2017.[45] $727 million in 2017.[109]
See Thomas & Friends (franchise) § Films and specials
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.[365] $494 million during 2005–2006.[117] $525 million in 2010.[366] $900 million in 2010.[104] $515 million in 2011.[41] $893 million in 2012. $923 million in 2013.[42] $792 million in 2014.[367] $792 million in 2015.[44] $775 million in 2016. $724 million in 2017.[45] $700 million in 2018.[109]
See Monster Strike (anime) § Films
PUBG:
- Premium digital sales on PC and consoles – $2.34 billion
  - 2017 – $900 million[373]
  - 2018 – $1.028 billion[194]
  - 2019 – $288 million[196]
  - 2020 (February & May) – $124 million[374]
- PUBG Mobile – $7.191 billion[lower-alpha 4]
Jurassic Park franchise:
- Up until 1999 – $5 billion[380]
- Box office and home video sales (July 2001 to February 2021) – $3.676 billion[381]
- Merchandise sales (2017–2018) – $706 million[109]
Jurassic Park merchandise:
- Up until 1999 – $1.5 billion[380]
- 2017–2018 – $706 million[109]
$545 million up until 1999.[380] $332 million between December 2001 and February 2021.[381]
$250 million in 2011.[382] $1.849 billion in 2012. $1.882 billion in 2013.[42] $1.16 billion in 2014.[62] $1.065 billion in 2015.[44] $1.277 billion in 2016. $814 million in 2017.[45]
Angry Birds 2 grossed $332.5 million.[384] Angry Birds Evolution grossed over $30 million.[385]
$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 154]
$370 million in 2013.[42] $667 million in 2014.[367] $1.264 billion in 2015.[44] $1.322 billion in 2016. $327 million in 2017.[45]
Despicable Me home entertainment:
- US DVD & Blu-ray sales – $686 million[386]
- Despicable Me 2 television and overseas home entertainment – $275,420,000[212]
See Pretty Cure § Merchandise.
See Pretty Cure § Reception.
Sales in Japan only
Ultraman merchandise sales:
- Up until 1987 – $7.4 billion[lower-alpha 160][387][388]
- Japan licensed merchandise sales during 1999, 2005, 2007 and 2010 – ¥54.28 billion ($618 million)[333]
  - 1999 – ¥20.16 billion[26]
  - 2005 – ¥14.17 billion[84]
  - 2007 – ¥9.92 billion[85]
  - 2010 – ¥10.03 billion[86]
- 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)[389]
  - April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥5.9 billion ($54.23 million)[390][389]
  - April 2016 to December 2019 – ¥23.7 billion ($217 million)[390][391][392]
See Kumamon § Retail sales
Appeared in Yo-kai Watch: The Movie, which grossed $65 million in Japan.[393]
Pirates of the Caribbean became a media franchise with the debut of the film series in 2003.
$1.75 billion up until May 2017.[395] $31 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since September 2017.[396]
Merchandise retail sales up until 2011.
$6 billion up until 2013.[398] $681 million in 2014.[367] $569 million in 2015. $603 million in 2016.[44]
See Sonic the Hedgehog § Box office
See Kamen Rider § Merchandise
Despicable Me home entertainment:
- US DVD & Blu-ray sales – $454 million[407]
- Fast & Furious 6 television and overseas home entertainment – $247,898,000[212]
$1.74 billion in 2015. $1.83 billion in 2016.[408]
$500 million up until May 2017.[414] $204 million between August 2017 and May 2019.[415]
[417][418][419][420][421]
Digital Monster virtual pet sales:
- By 2005, Bandai sold more than 24 million units, at about ¥1,260 price,[422] grossing approximately ¥30,240 million ($379 million).
- Bandai Namco's Digimon toy sales from April 2005 to March 2007 – ¥3.6 billion ($45.12 million)[423][424]
Sales revenue of V Jump issues serializing Digimon manga series:
- November 1998 to March 2012 – 22,055,333 copies, ¥550 price – ¥12,130,433,150 ($152,028,624)
  - Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01 (November 1998 to August 2003) – 8,690,314 sales
  - Digimon Next (February 2006 to February 2008) – 6,133,349 sales
  - Digimon Fusion (June 2010 to March 2012) – 7,231,670 sales
- Digimon World Re:Digitize from April 2013 to March 2018 – ¥7,895,251,650 ($73,964,225)
Digimon console game retail sales in Japan – $90,467,983
- - 2000–2002 releases – 216,890 units, average ¥4,430 price – ¥960,751,800[425] ($12,040,936)
  - 2006–2012 releases – 797,387 units, average ¥5,081 price – ¥4,051,533,280[426] ($50,777,167)
  - 2013–2014 releases – 958,518 units, average ¥5,911 price – ¥952,385,880[426] ($8,989,455)
  - 2014–2016 releases – 258,702 units, average ¥6,637 price – ¥1,717,000,040[426] ($15,782,280)
  - 2017 releases – 51,456 units, average ¥6,273 price – ¥322,801,200[426] ($2,961,216)
Digimon home entertainment media:
- Digimon anime DVD and Blu-ray re-release sales in Japan – ¥1,182,507,200[427] ($15 million)
- Toei Animation's Digimon anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) from April 2003 to December 2017 – ¥4.324 billion ($44.1 million)
  - April 2003 to March 2012 – ¥2.659 billion ($33.32 million)<[428][429]
  - April 2012 to March 2013 – ¥399 million ($4.09 million)
  - April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥73 million ($689,038
  - April 2016 to March 2018 – ¥619 million ($6 million)
Ice Age:
- Up until April 2016 – $6 billion[430]
- Ice Age: Collision Course (June 2016) – $420 million[431]
$1 million up until 2012.[437] $300 million in 2013.[42] $407 million in 2014.[62] $549 million in 2015.[44] $700 million in 2016. $679 million in 2017.[45] $731 million in 2018.[45]
Tamagotchi licensed merchandise sales:
- Up until 1999 – $1 billion[440]
- Japan sales between 2005 and 2012 – ¥166.109 billion ($2,082 million)
  - 2005–2007 – ¥97.13 billion[421]
  - 2008 – ¥6.779 billion[36]
  - 2010–2012 – ¥62.2 billion[421]
Tamagotchi digital pet sales – 82 million units up until September 2017, about ¥2,916 price[441]
- Up until March 2012 – 78 million units[442] – ¥227,448 million ($2,851 million)
- Between April 2013 and September 2017 – 4 million units – ¥11,664 million ($107 million)
Japan console game sales between 2005 and 2008 – 2,434,062 units, ¥5,040 price[443] – ¥12,267,672,480 ($153,748,621).
Doraemon licensed merchandise sales:
- Royalties (1979–1994) – ¥15.3 billion ($153 million)[445]
- Japan (1999–2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010) – ¥223.75 billion ($2.549 billion)[333]
  - 1999 – ¥84.21 billion[26]
  - 2000 – ¥50 billion[446]
  - 2003 – ¥30 billion[446]
  - 2005 – ¥24.96 billion[84]
  - 2007 – ¥17.6 billion[85]
  - 2010 – ¥16.98 billion[86]
- Worldwide (2015–2016) – $1.108 billion
  - 2015 – $557 million[447]
  - 2016 – $551 million[447]
- Japan (2018–2019) – ¥64.01 billion[48][90][47] ($587 million)
Fate/stay night home entertainment media sales (Blu-ray, DVD, music, novels, manga)[277] in Japan:
- Fate/stay night 2006 Revenue (Initial release) ¥1,289,970,000,$11.79 million (as of 2022 inflation)[448]
- Fate/Zero Revenue (Initial release): ¥3,562,530,000,$32.794 million (as of 2022 inflation)[449]
- Home entertainment media sales in 2015 – ¥4,018,662,349[277] ($33,200,006)
- Home entertainment media sales during 2017–2018 – ¥6,766,475,502[19][279] ($62,072,252)
- Home entertainment media sales during 2019 – ¥3,487,237,165 ($30.53 million)[450]
- Home entertainment media sales during 2020 – ¥2,928,191,142 ($25.637 million)[451]
Merchandise sales
- 2006-¥1.9320 billion
- 2007-¥1.7534 billion
- 2011-¥1.9272 billion
- 2012-¥4.602 billion
- ¥10.2146 billion, 89.4M USD
Fate visual novels:
- Fate/stay night: 500,000 units[452]
- Fate/hollow ataraxia: 300,000 units[453]
- Tsukihime: over 240,000 units[454]
- Total – ~Est 63.647M USD
- Fate/unlimited codes: 130,000 units[455]
- Fate/tiger colosseum: 68,677 units sold in Japan[456]
- Fate/Extra: 200,000 units[457]
- Fate/Extra CCC: 150,000 units[458]
- Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star: 140,375 units sold in Japan as of its first week[459]
- Fate/Extella Link: 116,803 units sold in Japan as of its first week[460]
- Total Units sold: ~805,855. Est revenue ~$49.316 million.
First two films grossed $1.6 billion.[462] Later films grossed $322 million.[461]
$46 million during 2006–2007.[118] $275 million in 2010.[104]
The Sims:
- Up until 2019 – $5 billion[464]
- The Sims 4 (2020) – $462 million[198]
$1.5 billion up until 2001.[465] $1 billion in 2014.[466] $1 billion in 2017.[467]
More than $1 billion in the 1990s.[468] $166,232,281 during 2001–2002.[114]
Friends streaming television revenue:
- Netflix – $130 million[469]
- HBO Max – $425 million[470]
See List of highest-grossing musicals § Highest-grossing musical film series and film franchises.
Mortal Kombat franchise:
- Up until 2000 – $5 billion[475]
- Deadly Alliance (2002) video game – $54 million[240]
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020) DVD and Blu-ray sales – $2.6 million[476]
Mortal Kombat video games:
- Up until 1995 – $4 billion[477]
- Deadly Alliance (2002) – $54 million[240]
See Mortal Kombat (film series) § Box office performance
Care Bears retail sales:
- 1980s – $2 billion[478]
- 2000s–2010s – $3 billion[479]
Care Bears films at box office:
- The Care Bears Movie – $34 million[480]
- Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation and The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland – $18 million[481]
$260 million in 2012.[42] $650 million in 2013.[483] $1 billion in 2014.[484] $1.2 billion in 2015.[485] $456 million merchandise sales in 2016. $660 million in 2017.[45] $690 million in 2018.[109]
My Little Pony box office gross:
- My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) – $6 million[486]
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013) – $483,752[487]
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (2014) – $347,511[488]
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games (2015) – $194,807[489]
- My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) – $60.3 million[490]
Donkey Kong video games:
- Donkey Kong (1981) – $4.4 billion (Arcade/NES/Coleco)[82]
- Donkey Kong Country (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) - $500 million+[492]
- Diddy Kong Racing retail sales in Europe (1998) – €15 million+ ($17 million+)[286]
- Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 (GBA) – $45 million (United States)[225]
- Donkey Kong (3DS Virtual Console) – $348,000 (2011)[493]
$425 million Beauty and the Beast (1991) box office gross.[494] $1.264 billion Beauty and the Beast (2017) box office gross.[495]
Beauty and the Beast DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) – $247 million[498]
- Beauty and the Beast (2017) – $89 million[499]
- VHS sales – $318 million[54]
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 billion[500]
- Dragon Quest VI to Dragon Quest X launch sales (1995–2012) – ¥102.5 billion ($1,285 million)
  - Dragon Quest VI (first month) – ¥28.3 billion[501][502]
  - Dragon Quest VII (first 17 days) – ¥28 billion[503][504]
  - Dragon Quest VIII (first month) – ¥29.3 billion[505][506]
  - Dragon Quest IX (first 2 days) – ¥13.2 billion[507][508]
  - Dragon Quest X (first month) – ¥3.7 billion[509][510]
- Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road arcade game (2007–2008) – $78.2 million[lower-alpha 205]
- 2014 – ¥11.9 billion[511] ($112 million)
- 2015 – ¥14 billion[512] ($116 million)
- Console games (2017–2020) – $711 million
  - 2017 – ¥14.9 billion[513] ($133 million)
  - 2018 – ¥16.9 billion[514] ($153 million)
  - 2019 – ¥10.2 billion[515] ($94 million)
  - 2020 – ¥34.3 billion[516] ($331 million)
- Mobile games (2017–2020) – $1,100.4 million
  - 2017 – ¥29.6 billion[517] ($264 million)
  - Dragon Quest Walk and Dragon Quest Tact (2019–2020) – $779 million[lower-alpha 4]
  - Dragon Quest Monsters: Super Light and Dragon Quest of the Stars (June–December 2020) – ¥5,710.96 billion[518][519] ($55.4 million)[520]
Dragon Quest merchandise sales in Japan as of 2010 – ¥24.44 billion+ ($278 million+)[333]
- By 1990 – ¥12 billion[521]
- Licensed merchandise sales in 2005 and 2010 – ¥12.44 billion
  - 2005 – ¥4.35 billion[84]
  - 2010 – ¥8.09 billion[86]
Roblox video game revenue:
- As of November 2019 – $1 billion[523]
- December 2019 – $79 million[524]
- 2020 – $2.29 billion[198]
- 2021 – $1.3 billion[362]
Sales up until 2015
Beyblade: Fierce Battle grossed $3,216,050.[526] Beyblade: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader grossed $5,737,369.[527]
See Aladdin (franchise) § Reception
$66,493,039 in 2012.[533] $36,519,093 in 2013.[534] $40,928,716 in 2014.[535] $34,173,270 in 2015.[536] $61,666,926 in 2016.[537] $26,215,537 in 2017.[538] $6,825,025 during January–June 2018.[539]
Game of Thrones: Conquest – $125 million[540]
Naruto manga tankōbon volume sales:
- Naruto– 250 million copies[lower-alpha 46] $1,633.4 million
  - Japan – 140 million copies[542] ¥390 price[543] – ¥54,600 million ($684.29 million)
  - Overseas – 95 million copies,[542] $9.99 price[544] – $949.1 million
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations – 1 million+ copies,[545] ¥400 price[546] – ¥400 million ($4 million)
- 2017:¥8.9 billion
- 2018:¥11.3 billion
- 2019:¥15.8 billion
- 2020:¥13 billion
- 2021:¥21.4 billion
- 2022:¥19.5 billion
Total:¥81 billion = 801.146M USD [547]
Naruto licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2003 and 2012 – ¥101 billion ($1.27 billion)
- 2003 – ¥8.67 billion[421]
- 2005–2008 – ¥72.02 billion[421]
- 2010–2012 – ¥20 billion[421]
Naruto video game sales:
- Naruto series – $483.4 million
  - 2003–2004 retail sales in Japan – 1,962,504 units, average ¥6,560 price – ¥12,874,222,540[548] ($161,350,408)
  - Bandai Namco's Naruto net sales from April 2005 to March 2006 – ¥3.4 billion ($43 million)[423]
  - 2007–2009 retail sales in Japan – 367,786 units, average ¥6,040 price – ¥2,221,390,063[548] ($28 million)
  - Bandai Namco's Naruto net sales from April 2016 to September 2018 – ¥28.1 billion ($258 million)[390][391]
Naruto anime home entertainment media sales:
- Home entertainment media sales in Japan–[549]
- Naruto:92,477 copies
- Naruto Shippuuden:171,948 copies
- Price 4300¥ [550]
- Total:10.68 Million USD
- Home video sales in the UK as of 2016 – 520,000 units (£14.99 price)[551] – £8 million ($11 million)
- DVD and Blu-ray sales of Naruto films in the United States since 2015 – $4 million
  - The Last: Naruto the Movie – $1,283,180[552]
  - Boruto: Naruto the Movie – $1,267,001[553]
  - Naruto Shippuden the Movie – $1,177,563[554]
$4 billion franchise revenue up until March 2016.[560]
The Hunger Games home entertainment:
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) – $214,550,000[212]
- Catching Fire (2014–2021) and other films – $518 million[562]
$1.3 billion 2008-09.[199] $950 million in 2010.[104] $435 million in 2011.[41] $212 million in 2012.[42] $435 million in 2013.[563]
See Tinker Bell (film series) § Commercial performance.
[564][565]
[566][567]
As of November 2011
Yo-kai Watch merchandise sales:
- Up until 2014 – $2 billion[574][575][576]
- Licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2015–2016 – ¥158.266 billion[577][578] ($1,455 million)
- Licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2017 – ¥36.16 billion[579] ($322 million)
¥4,342,400,408 ($40 million) home entertainment media (Blu-ray, DVD, music, manga) sales in Japan during 2015.[277]
See Godzilla (franchise) § Box office performance
See Godzilla (franchise) § Merchandise
$2.6 billion up until 1994.[583] $120 million during 2000–2001.[584] $300 million in 2010.[104]
The Lego Movie merchandise grossed up to 3.3 billion kr ($588 million) in 2014.[586] Lego Ninjago Movie merchandise grossed up to 12.6 billion kr ($1,872 million) in 2017.[587]
as of 2021
Terminator franchise:
- Up until February 2010 – $3 billion[593]
- Box office and video sales (2015–2020) – $734 million[594]
Iron Man home entertainment:
- The Invincible Iron Man – $5 million[597]
- Iron Man and Iron Man 2 – $438 million[598]
- Iron Man 3 – $458,126,000[212]
$500 million in 2013.[42] $495 million in 2014.[62] $471 million in 2015. $392 million in 2016.[44]
Titanic home video revenue:
- VHS & DVD sales and rentals up until 2006 – $1.2 billion[602]
- US DVD & Blu-ray sales during 2012–2020 – $33.3 million[603]
Astro Boy manga sales – 100 million copies,[609] average ¥80 price[610] – ¥8 billion ($100.26 billion).
Alice in Wonderland retail sales:
- Up until 2012 – $1.6 billion[612]
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) – $12 million[613]
Alice in Wonderland box office:
- 1951 – $2.4 million[614]
- 1974 – $3.5 million[615]
- 2010 film – $1.025 billion[616]
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) – $299.5 million[617]
Alice in Wonderland home media:
- 1951 – $47.8 million[618]
- Live-action films – $132.9 million[615]
See List of Hamtaro episodes § Box office
$1 billion retail sales up until 2004.[627] $496 million licensed merchandise sales in 2015.[44] $501 million in 2016. $353 million in 2017.[45]
- films$53.4 million[628]
- TV seriesUS$4.6 million[629]
See Finding Nemo (franchise) § Box office performance
Finding Nemo DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- Finding Nemo (DVD) – $677 million[630]
- Finding Nemo (Blu-ray) – $36 million[631]
- Finding Dory – $97 million[632]
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 246]
- Resident Evil: Degeneration – $403,117 (Japan)[638]
- Resident Evil: Damnation – $2.33 million (Japan)[639]
- Resident Evil: Vendetta – $1.6 million[lower-alpha 247]
Resident Evil films on home video:
- Live-action film series – $109.4 million[640]
- Degeneration – $11.2 million (United States)[641]
- Damnation – $3.3 million (United States)[642]
- Vendetta – $1.54 million (United States)[643]
World of Tanks:
- 2013 – $372 million[644]
- 2014 – $369 million[645]
- 2015 – $446 million[326]
- 2016 – $400 million[314]
- 2017 – $471 million[192]
- 2018 – $550 million[307]
Retail sales up until 2014.
Thor home entertainment:
- Thor and Thor: Ragnarok DVD & Blu-ray sales – $169 million[650]
- Thor: The Dark World – $389 million
  - 2013 – $296,362,000[212]
  - DVD & Blu-ray sales (2014–2021) – $93 million[650]
Retail sales up until 2010.
See Planet of the Apes § Box office performance
See Indiana Jones § Box office performance
The Conjuring Universe:
- The Conjuring – $187,801,000[212]
- Later films – $43 million[661]
Tomb Raider franchise:
- As of 10 March 2018 – $2 billion+[662]
- Tomb Raider (2018 film) – $289 million
  - Box office – $275 million[663]
  - DVD & Blu-ray sales – $14 million[664]
250 million manga sold as of 2021. * 440 yen = 110B yen = 930M USD. exchange rates not accounted for
2003-2012: ¥29.21 billion = 366 million USD [421] Inflation not counted
NBA 2K video games:
- NBA 2K19 (2019) – $370 million[196]
- NBA 2K20 (2019–2020) – $1 billion[667]
- NBA 2K21 (2020) – $889 million[198]
See Jumanji (franchise) § Box office performance
Overwatch video game revenue:
- As of 2017 (Q1) – $1 billion[669]
- 2018 – $429 million[194]
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.[670]
See Animal Crossing § Reception and legacy
See MonsterVerse § Reception
See King Kong (franchise) § Box office performance
See Pachinko § Franchises
Tom Clancy's video games:
- 2002–2006 – $101 million[240]
- The Division (2016–2018) – $1.2 billion[684]
- 2019 – $728 million[196]
See The Incredibles (franchise) § Box office performance
as of 2019

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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.

[7] See List of highest-grossing arcade games.

[Mobile-16] See List of highest-grossing mobile games § List

[21] 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]

Arcade game earnings during 2007–2021 – $536 million+[lower-alpha 3]

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 X and Y launch sales in 2013 (first 4 weeks) – $193 million+
Japan (first 9 days) – ¥11 billion[9][10] ($113 million)

United States (first 4 weeks) – $80 million+[11][12]

Pokémon Go mobile game – $7.66 billion[lower-alpha 4]

Other mobile games – $133.6 million
Pokémon Duel, Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Magikarp Jump – $48.6 million[13]

Pokémon Quest – $10 million[14]

Pokémon Masters – $75 million[15]

Pokémon Sun and Moon, Pokémon Let's Go, Pokémon Sword and Shield – $2.5 billion+ (as of November 2020)[16]

[6] Up until 2006 – $15 billion[1]

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

2008 – ¥15 billion[3]

2009 – ¥21 billion[4]

[8] 2007 – ¥13 billion[2]

[9] 2008 – ¥15 billion[3]

[10] 2009 – ¥21 billion[4]

[11] Arcade game earnings during 2007–2021 – $536 million+[lower-alpha 3]

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

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

2011 – $74 million[7]

2012 – $218 million[8]

[14] 2010 – $302 million[6]

[15] 2011 – $74 million[7]

[16] 2012 – $218 million[8]

[17] Pokémon X and Y launch sales in 2013 (first 4 weeks) – $193 million+
Japan (first 9 days) – ¥11 billion[9][10] ($113 million)

United States (first 4 weeks) – $80 million+[11][12]

[18] Japan (first 9 days) – ¥11 billion[9][10] ($113 million)

[19] United States (first 4 weeks) – $80 million+[11][12]

[20] Pokémon Go mobile game – $7.66 billion[lower-alpha 4]

[21] Other mobile games – $133.6 million
Pokémon Duel, Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Magikarp Jump – $48.6 million[13]

Pokémon Quest – $10 million[14]

Pokémon Masters – $75 million[15]

[22] Pokémon Duel, Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Magikarp Jump – $48.6 million[13]

[23] Pokémon Quest – $10 million[14]

[24] Pokémon Masters – $75 million[15]

[25] Pokémon Sun and Moon, Pokémon Let's Go, Pokémon Sword and Shield – $2.5 billion+ (as of November 2020)[16]

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

[25] See Pokémon (TV series) § Airing and production

[PokemonAnime-29] 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)

Pokémon anime media content revenue in Japan between 2013 and 2020 – $682 million+[lower-alpha 7]

Japan home entertainment media (home video, music, novels, manga) sales between January 2017 and June 2018 – ¥2,563,357,348 ($23,213,943)
2017 – ¥1,744,502,029[19]

January–June 2018 – ¥818,855,319[20]

United States DVD and Blu-ray releases during 2017–2019 – $38 million[21]

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

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

[31] Pokémon anime media content revenue in Japan between 2013 and 2020 – $682 million+[lower-alpha 7]

[32] Japan home entertainment media (home video, music, novels, manga) sales between January 2017 and June 2018 – ¥2,563,357,348 ($23,213,943)
2017 – ¥1,744,502,029[19]

January–June 2018 – ¥818,855,319[20]

[33] 2017 – ¥1,744,502,029[19]

[34] January–June 2018 – ¥818,855,319[20]

[35] United States DVD and Blu-ray releases during 2017–2019 – $38 million[21]

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

[31] Pokémon Jet aircraft sales in Japan as of 2004 – ¥300 million[18] ($3 million)

[32] See Hello Kitty § Sales

[60] Mickey Mouse & Friends retail sales:
Up until 1989 – $448 million[24]

1990–1997 – $8 billion[25]

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

2000 – ¥120 billion[28] ($1.114 billion)[29]

2001 – ¥85.58 billion[30] ($704 million)

2002–2007 – $27.8 billion
$4.7 billion in 2002.[31] $5.8 billion in 2003.[32] $5.3 billion in 2004.[33] $6 billion in 2005.[34] $6 billion in 2007.[35]

2008 – $930 million
¥88,122.32 million ($853 million) in Japan.[36] $77 million in the United States.[37]

2009 – $1.116 billion
¥96,827.8 million ($1,035 million) in Japan.[38] $81 million in the United States.[37]

2010 – $9 billion[39]

2011 – $2.07 billion
¥105.35 billion ($1.32 billion) in Japan.[40] $750 million in North America.[41]

2012 – $4.122 billion[42]

2013–2017 – $21.029 billion
$4.568 billion in 2013.[42] $4.719 billion in 2014.[43] $4.262 billion in 2015. $4.247 billion in 2016.[44] $3.233 billion in 2017.[45]

2018 – $3.265 billion[46]

2019 – ¥124 billion[47][48] ($1,138 million)

[40] Up until 1989 – $448 million[24]

[41] 1990–1997 – $8 billion[25]

[42] 1999 – ¥162.33 billion[26] ($1.425 billion)[27]

[43] 2000 – ¥120 billion[28] ($1.114 billion)[29]

[44] 2001 – ¥85.58 billion[30] ($704 million)

[45] 2002–2007 – $27.8 billion
$4.7 billion in 2002.[31] $5.8 billion in 2003.[32] $5.3 billion in 2004.[33] $6 billion in 2005.[34] $6 billion in 2007.[35]

[46] $4.7 billion in 2002.[31] $5.8 billion in 2003.[32] $5.3 billion in 2004.[33] $6 billion in 2005.[34] $6 billion in 2007.[35]

[47] 2008 – $930 million
¥88,122.32 million ($853 million) in Japan.[36] $77 million in the United States.[37]

[48] ¥88,122.32 million ($853 million) in Japan.[36] $77 million in the United States.[37]

[49] 2009 – $1.116 billion
¥96,827.8 million ($1,035 million) in Japan.[38] $81 million in the United States.[37]

[50] ¥96,827.8 million ($1,035 million) in Japan.[38] $81 million in the United States.[37]

[51] 2010 – $9 billion[39]

[52] 2011 – $2.07 billion
¥105.35 billion ($1.32 billion) in Japan.[40] $750 million in North America.[41]

[53] ¥105.35 billion ($1.32 billion) in Japan.[40] $750 million in North America.[41]

[54] 2012 – $4.122 billion[42]

[55] 2013–2017 – $21.029 billion
$4.568 billion in 2013.[42] $4.719 billion in 2014.[43] $4.262 billion in 2015. $4.247 billion in 2016.[44] $3.233 billion in 2017.[45]

[56] $4.568 billion in 2013.[42] $4.719 billion in 2014.[43] $4.262 billion in 2015. $4.247 billion in 2016.[44] $3.233 billion in 2017.[45]

[57] 2018 – $3.265 billion[46]

[58] 2019 – ¥124 billion[47][48] ($1,138 million)

[66] [49][50][51][52][53]

[69] 1991 VHS release of Fantasia earned $209 million in sales.[54] $84 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2001.[55]

[77] Winnie the Pooh retail sales:
Up until 1997 – $7 billion[25]

1998 – $3.3 billion[56]

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

2000s – $44.025 billion
$6 billion in 2000.[57] $5 billion in 2001.[58] $7 billion in 2002.[59] $5.6 billion in 2003.[32] $5.3 billion in 2004.[33] $6 billion in 2005.[34] $6.9 billion in 2006.[60] $1 billion in 2007.[61] ¥65,629.56 million ($635 million) in 2008.[36] ¥55,195 million ($590 million) in 2009.[38]

2010 – $5.7 billion[39]

2011 – $1.766 billion
$1.09 billion in North America.[41] ¥53.96 billion ($676 million) in Japan.[40]

2012 – $3.17 billion[42]

2013–2017 – $12.72 billion
$2.808 billion in 2013.[42] $2.732 billion in 2014.[62] $2.74 billion in 2015.[44] $2.791 billion in 2016. $1.649 billion in 2017.[45]

2018 – $1.675 billion[46]

2019 – ¥32.4 billion[47][48] ($297 million)

[62] Up until 1997 – $7 billion[25]

[63] 1998 – $3.3 billion[56]

[64] 1999 – ¥96.39 billion ($846 million)[26][27]

[65] 2000s – $44.025 billion
$6 billion in 2000.[57] $5 billion in 2001.[58] $7 billion in 2002.[59] $5.6 billion in 2003.[32] $5.3 billion in 2004.[33] $6 billion in 2005.[34] $6.9 billion in 2006.[60] $1 billion in 2007.[61] ¥65,629.56 million ($635 million) in 2008.[36] ¥55,195 million ($590 million) in 2009.[38]

[66] $6 billion in 2000.[57] $5 billion in 2001.[58] $7 billion in 2002.[59] $5.6 billion in 2003.[32] $5.3 billion in 2004.[33] $6 billion in 2005.[34] $6.9 billion in 2006.[60] $1 billion in 2007.[61] ¥65,629.56 million ($635 million) in 2008.[36] ¥55,195 million ($590 million) in 2009.[38]

[67] 2010 – $5.7 billion[39]

[68] 2011 – $1.766 billion
$1.09 billion in North America.[41] ¥53.96 billion ($676 million) in Japan.[40]

[69] $1.09 billion in North America.[41] ¥53.96 billion ($676 million) in Japan.[40]

[70] 2012 – $3.17 billion[42]

[71] 2013–2017 – $12.72 billion
$2.808 billion in 2013.[42] $2.732 billion in 2014.[62] $2.74 billion in 2015.[44] $2.791 billion in 2016. $1.649 billion in 2017.[45]

[72] $2.808 billion in 2013.[42] $2.732 billion in 2014.[62] $2.74 billion in 2015.[44] $2.791 billion in 2016. $1.649 billion in 2017.[45]

[73] 2018 – $1.675 billion[46]

[74] 2019 – ¥32.4 billion[47][48] ($297 million)

[84] $6.6 billion franchise revenue up until May 1987.[67] $42 billion up until 2014.[68]

[85] $32 billion up until 2014.[68] $2.842 billion in 2015.[44] $3.049 billion in 2016. $2.403 billion in 2017.[45] $1.923 billion in 2018.[46]

[Film-86] See List of highest-grossing films § Highest-grossing franchises and film series

[92] Star Wars home entertainment revenue:
VHS sales, DVD rentals and digital sales up until January 2016 – $2.691 billion[69]

Blu-ray and DVD sales up until 2017 – $6 billion[70]

2018 video sales – $127 million[71]

The Rise of Skywalker (2019) – $177 million[72]

2020 releases – $73 million[73]

[79] VHS sales, DVD rentals and digital sales up until January 2016 – $2.691 billion[69]

[80] Blu-ray and DVD sales up until 2017 – $6 billion[70]

[81] 2018 video sales – $127 million[71]

[82] The Rise of Skywalker (2019) – $177 million[72]

[83] 2020 releases – $73 million[73]

[96] Star Wars video games:
Up until July 2015 – $3 billion[74]

August–December 2015 – $1 billion[75]

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

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

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

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

[100] Star Wars television revenue:
Clone Wars (as of 2015) – $4.5 million[74]

The Force Awakens (2015) – $269.79 million[77]

Television rights (2016) – $275 million[78]

The Last Jedi (2017) – $163.5 million[79]

The Rise of Skywalker (2019) – $231 million[72]

[89] Clone Wars (as of 2015) – $4.5 million[74]

[90] The Force Awakens (2015) – $269.79 million[77]

[91] Television rights (2016) – $275 million[78]

[92] The Last Jedi (2017) – $163.5 million[79]

[93] The Rise of Skywalker (2019) – $231 million[72]

[Video_games-101] See List of best-selling video game franchises § At least 100 million copies.

[104] Mario video games sold as of 2020 – 767.61 million units[lower-alpha 22] – est. ~$38.38 billion (average $50 per unit)
Mario Kart Tour (2019 to April 2021) – $200 million[80]

Dr. Mario World (2019) – $4.8 million[81]

[96] Mario Kart Tour (2019 to April 2021) – $200 million[80]

[97] Dr. Mario World (2019) – $4.8 million[81]

[114] Mario licensed merchandise sales:
Donkey Kong – $8.5 million royalties (as of 1983)[83]

Super Mario Bros. – $4.505 billion
Japan (2005, 2007–2008, 2010, 2012) – ¥280.1 billion+ ($3.51 billion)
2005 – ¥11.8 billion[84]

2007 – ¥135 billion[85]

2008 – ¥46.7 billion[36]

2010 – ¥45.6 billion[86]

2012 – ¥41 billion[87]

Japan (2013) – ¥37,052 million[88] ($380 million)

Overseas (as of 2016) – $400 million[89]

Japan (2018–2019) – ¥67 billion[48][90][47] ($615 million)

[99] Donkey Kong – $8.5 million royalties (as of 1983)[83]

[100] Super Mario Bros. – $4.505 billion
Japan (2005, 2007–2008, 2010, 2012) – ¥280.1 billion+ ($3.51 billion)
2005 – ¥11.8 billion[84]

2007 – ¥135 billion[85]

2008 – ¥46.7 billion[36]

2010 – ¥45.6 billion[86]

2012 – ¥41 billion[87]

Japan (2013) – ¥37,052 million[88] ($380 million)

Overseas (as of 2016) – $400 million[89]

Japan (2018–2019) – ¥67 billion[48][90][47] ($615 million)

[101] Japan (2005, 2007–2008, 2010, 2012) – ¥280.1 billion+ ($3.51 billion)
2005 – ¥11.8 billion[84]

2007 – ¥135 billion[85]

2008 – ¥46.7 billion[36]

2010 – ¥45.6 billion[86]

2012 – ¥41 billion[87]

[102] 2005 – ¥11.8 billion[84]

[103] 2007 – ¥135 billion[85]

[104] 2008 – ¥46.7 billion[36]

[105] 2010 – ¥45.6 billion[86]

[106] 2012 – ¥41 billion[87]

[107] Japan (2013) – ¥37,052 million[88] ($380 million)

[108] Overseas (as of 2016) – $400 million[89]

[109] Japan (2018–2019) – ¥67 billion[48][90][47] ($615 million)

[124] $300 million up until 2001.[92] $1 billion in 2002.[93] $1.3 billion in 2003.[92] $2 billion in 2004.[94] $3 billion in 2005.[93] $3.4 billion in 2006.[95] $4 billion in 2007.[96] $4 billion in 2008.[97] $3.7 billion in 2009.[98] $4.4 billion in 2010.[39] $1.6 billion in 2011.[41] $3 billion in 2012.[99] $2.885 billion in 2013.[42] $2.568 billion in 2014.[62] $2.635 billion in 2015.[44] $2.724 billion in 2016. $2.133 billion in 2017.[45] $1.686 billion in 2018.[46]

[126] See Anpanman § Retail sales

[129] ¥2 billion[102] ($19.35 million).

[131] Marvel Cinematic Universe box office:
MCU films – $25.17 billion[lower-alpha 18]

Inhumans – $3.5 million[103]

[114] MCU films – $25.17 billion[lower-alpha 18]

[115] Inhumans – $3.5 million[103]

[Avengers-133] Avengers merchandise sales:
$332 million in 2012.[255] $325 million in 2013.[164] $1 billion in 2014.[256] $1.004 billion in 2015.[44] $1.242 billion in 2016. $1.227 billion in 2017.[45] $1.798 billion in 2018.[46]

[117] $332 million in 2012.[255] $325 million in 2013.[164] $1 billion in 2014.[256] $1.004 billion in 2015.[44] $1.242 billion in 2016. $1.227 billion in 2017.[45] $1.798 billion in 2018.[46]

[134] Marvel merchandise sales:
Iron Man – $300 million (2010)[104]

Avengers – $6.928 billion (2012–2018)[lower-alpha 29]

[119] Iron Man – $300 million (2010)[104]

[120] Avengers – $6.928 billion (2012–2018)[lower-alpha 29]

[138] Marvel Cinematic Universe home entertainment:
Up until April 2018 – $5 billion[105]

May 2018 to February 2021 – $492 million[106]

Black Widow Disney+ Premier Access streaming and digital downloads – $125 million (up until August 2021)[107]

[122] Up until April 2018 – $5 billion[105]

[123] May 2018 to February 2021 – $492 million[106]

[124] Black Widow Disney+ Premier Access streaming and digital downloads – $125 million (up until August 2021)[107]

[141] Harry Potter merchandise:
1997–2016 – $7.308 billion[108]

2017–2018 – $1.01 billion[109]

[126] 1997–2016 – $7.308 billion[108]

[127] 2017–2018 – $1.01 billion[109]

[144] $3.9 billion Harry Potter home entertainment revenue up until 2014.[110] $66 million Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2017.[111]

[146] Harry Potter video games:
Up until 2014 – $1.5 billion[110]

Mobile games (2018 to November 2021) – $744 million[112]

[130] Up until 2014 – $1.5 billion[110]

[131] Mobile games (2018 to November 2021) – $744 million[112]

[155] $1 billion licensed merchandise sales for Sony Pictures during 1999–2001.[114] $2.7 billion in 2002.[115] $1.3 billion in 2003.[116] $339 million during 2005–2006.[117] $389 million in 2007.[118] $590 million in 2010.[119] $325 million in 2011.[41] $1.285 billion in 2012. $1.333 billion in 2013.[42] $1.453 billion in 2014.[62] $1.512 billion in 2015.[44] $1.551 billion in 2016. $1.402 billion in 2017.[45] $1.075 billion in 2018.[46] $791 million Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) merchandise sales.[120]

[157] Box office gross of Spider-Man films:
1977 film – $9 million[121]

2002–2021 films – $9.592 billion[lower-alpha 18]

[134] 1977 film – $9 million[121]

[135] 2002–2021 films – $9.592 billion[lower-alpha 18]

[161] Spider-Man video games:
1982–2003 – $1 billion[122]

Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million[123]

Spider-Man (2018) – $600 million+[124]

[137] 1982–2003 – $1 billion[122]

[138] Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million[123]

[139] Spider-Man (2018) – $600 million+[124]

[167] Spider-Man home video revenue:
Spider-Man (2002) – $690,919,075 (video sales and rentals)
Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $690 million[125]

2012 (DVD & Blu-ray sales) – $919,075[126]

Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $187,989,563 (video sales)
Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $185,260,344[127]

2007–2012 (DVD & Blu-ray) – $2,729,219[128]

Later Spider-Man films and compilations (2007–2019) – $596 million (DVD & Blu-ray sales)[129]

[141] Spider-Man (2002) – $690,919,075 (video sales and rentals)
Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $690 million[125]

2012 (DVD & Blu-ray sales) – $919,075[126]

[142] Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $690 million[125]

[143] 2012 (DVD & Blu-ray sales) – $919,075[126]

[144] Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $187,989,563 (video sales)
Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $185,260,344[127]

2007–2012 (DVD & Blu-ray) – $2,729,219[128]

[145] Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $185,260,344[127]

[146] 2007–2012 (DVD & Blu-ray) – $2,729,219[128]

[147] Later Spider-Man films and compilations (2007–2019) – $596 million (DVD & Blu-ray sales)[129]

[178] Spider-Man comic sales – $1,074,187,801
Up until April 2014 – 360 million copies[130]– $978,282,666
Amazing Spider-Man sales between 1966 and 2011 – 140,298,400 copies – $296,953,780[131]

Spider-Woman sales between 1979 and 1982 – 4,271,694 copies – $2,350,480[132]

Ultimate Spider-Man sales between 2000 and 2009 – 16,306,921 copies – $68,606,541[133]

2012–2013 – 7,523,100 copies – $34,530,834[134]

January–April 2014 – 1,531,991 copies – $7,538,028[134]

Other 190,067,894 copies, at average $2.99 price[131] – $568,303,003

May–December 2014 – $14,782,534[134][135]

2015 – $21,306,211[136]

2016 – $19,443,889[137]

2017 – $16,970,754[138]

2018 – $23,401,747[139]

[149] Up until April 2014 – 360 million copies[130]– $978,282,666
Amazing Spider-Man sales between 1966 and 2011 – 140,298,400 copies – $296,953,780[131]

Spider-Woman sales between 1979 and 1982 – 4,271,694 copies – $2,350,480[132]

Ultimate Spider-Man sales between 2000 and 2009 – 16,306,921 copies – $68,606,541[133]

2012–2013 – 7,523,100 copies – $34,530,834[134]

January–April 2014 – 1,531,991 copies – $7,538,028[134]

Other 190,067,894 copies, at average $2.99 price[131] – $568,303,003

[150] Amazing Spider-Man sales between 1966 and 2011 – 140,298,400 copies – $296,953,780[131]

[151] Spider-Woman sales between 1979 and 1982 – 4,271,694 copies – $2,350,480[132]

[152] Ultimate Spider-Man sales between 2000 and 2009 – 16,306,921 copies – $68,606,541[133]

[153] 2012–2013 – 7,523,100 copies – $34,530,834[134]

[154] January–April 2014 – 1,531,991 copies – $7,538,028[134]

[155] Other 190,067,894 copies, at average $2.99 price[131] – $568,303,003

[156] May–December 2014 – $14,782,534[134][135]

[157] 2015 – $21,306,211[136]

[158] 2016 – $19,443,889[137]

[159] 2017 – $16,970,754[138]

[160] 2018 – $23,401,747[139]

[DB-Games-181] See List of Dragon Ball video games § Commercial reception

[DB-Merch-182] See Dragon Ball § Merchandise

[DB-Anime-183] See List of Dragon Ball anime § Commercial reception

[DB-Film-184] See List of Dragon Ball films § Box office performance

[185] Dragon Ball franchise:
Up until 2018 – $23 billion[141]

2019–2020 – $4.72 billion
Video game revenue – $2.194 billion[lower-alpha 40]

Merchandise sales – $2.096 billion[lower-alpha 41]

Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) – $321 million[lower-alpha 42]

Dragon Ball Super: Broly international box office (outside Japan) – $88 million[lower-alpha 43]

[166] Up until 2018 – $23 billion[141]

[167] 2019–2020 – $4.72 billion
Video game revenue – $2.194 billion[lower-alpha 40]

Merchandise sales – $2.096 billion[lower-alpha 41]

Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) – $321 million[lower-alpha 42]

Dragon Ball Super: Broly international box office (outside Japan) – $88 million[lower-alpha 43]

[168] Video game revenue – $2.194 billion[lower-alpha 40]

[169] Merchandise sales – $2.096 billion[lower-alpha 41]

[170] Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) – $321 million[lower-alpha 42]

[171] Dragon Ball Super: Broly international box office (outside Japan) – $88 million[lower-alpha 43]

[187] Estimates for the Dragon Ball franchise's lifetime revenue go up to $30 billion.[142]

[Manga-188] See List of best-selling manga § Collected tankōbon volumes.

[189] See Dragon Ball (manga) § Reception

[198] See Dragon Ball (manga) § Reception

[200] See Dragon Ball Super § Manga reception

[DB-203] Dragon Ball tankōbon manga volume sales:
Dragon Ball manga sales – 260 million+ copies[lower-alpha 46]- $2,214,565,898
Japan sales – 160 million+ copies up until 2016[lower-alpha 47][143] – ¥82,122,000,000 ($1,019,726,394)
Tankōbon sales up until 2000 – 126 million copies,[144] ¥400 price[145][146] – ¥50,400 million ($632 million)

Kanzenban sales during 2002–2012 – 30.63 million copies,[147][144] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥28,577,790,000 ($358,160,507)

Kanzenban sales during 2013–2014 – 2.87 million copies,[150][147] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥2,677,710,000 ($25,274,581)

Kanzenban sales during 2015–2016 – 500,000 copies,[143][150] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥466,500,000 ($4,287,964)

Overseas sales – 119,603,554+ copies sold overseas,[lower-alpha 48] $9.99 price[151] – $1,194,839,504

Dragon Ball Super (Japan sales) – 3,289,401 copies,[lower-alpha 49] ¥400 price[152][153] – ¥1,315,760,400 ($8,004,811)

[178] Dragon Ball manga sales – 260 million+ copies[lower-alpha 46]- $2,214,565,898
Japan sales – 160 million+ copies up until 2016[lower-alpha 47][143] – ¥82,122,000,000 ($1,019,726,394)
Tankōbon sales up until 2000 – 126 million copies,[144] ¥400 price[145][146] – ¥50,400 million ($632 million)

Kanzenban sales during 2002–2012 – 30.63 million copies,[147][144] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥28,577,790,000 ($358,160,507)

Kanzenban sales during 2013–2014 – 2.87 million copies,[150][147] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥2,677,710,000 ($25,274,581)

Kanzenban sales during 2015–2016 – 500,000 copies,[143][150] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥466,500,000 ($4,287,964)

Overseas sales – 119,603,554+ copies sold overseas,[lower-alpha 48] $9.99 price[151] – $1,194,839,504

[179] Japan sales – 160 million+ copies up until 2016[lower-alpha 47][143] – ¥82,122,000,000 ($1,019,726,394)
Tankōbon sales up until 2000 – 126 million copies,[144] ¥400 price[145][146] – ¥50,400 million ($632 million)

Kanzenban sales during 2002–2012 – 30.63 million copies,[147][144] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥28,577,790,000 ($358,160,507)

Kanzenban sales during 2013–2014 – 2.87 million copies,[150][147] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥2,677,710,000 ($25,274,581)

Kanzenban sales during 2015–2016 – 500,000 copies,[143][150] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥466,500,000 ($4,287,964)

[180] Tankōbon sales up until 2000 – 126 million copies,[144] ¥400 price[145][146] – ¥50,400 million ($632 million)

[181] Kanzenban sales during 2002–2012 – 30.63 million copies,[147][144] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥28,577,790,000 ($358,160,507)

[182] Kanzenban sales during 2013–2014 – 2.87 million copies,[150][147] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥2,677,710,000 ($25,274,581)

[183] Kanzenban sales during 2015–2016 – 500,000 copies,[143][150] ¥933 price[148][149] – ¥466,500,000 ($4,287,964)

[184] Overseas sales – 119,603,554+ copies sold overseas,[lower-alpha 48] $9.99 price[151] – $1,194,839,504

[185] Dragon Ball Super (Japan sales) – 3,289,401 copies,[lower-alpha 49] ¥400 price[152][153] – ¥1,315,760,400 ($8,004,811)

[205] 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 42]

Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime DVD and Blu-ray sales – $1.119 billion[lower-alpha 42]

Movie's only Home Video Sales $66 million+[lower-alpha 43]

Dragon Ball Z anime DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States – 30 million units[154]

[187] Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and September 2020 – $1.033 billion[lower-alpha 42]

[188] Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime DVD and Blu-ray sales – $1.119 billion[lower-alpha 42]

[189] Movie's only Home Video Sales $66 million+[lower-alpha 43]

[190] Dragon Ball Z anime DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States – 30 million units[154]

[208] Dragon Ball trading card sales:
Carddass sales – 2 billion Dragon Ball Carddass trading cards sold, at ¥20 price,[155] grossing approximately ¥40 billion ($501.31 million).

Dragon Ball Heroes card sales – ¥50 billion[156] ($460 million)

[192] Carddass sales – 2 billion Dragon Ball Carddass trading cards sold, at ¥20 price,[155] grossing approximately ¥40 billion ($501.31 million).

[193] Dragon Ball Heroes card sales – ¥50 billion[156] ($460 million)

[215] Dragon Ball music sales in Japan – ¥3,744,412,530 ($46,928,076)
"Cha-La Head-Cha-La" (Hironobu Kageyama single) – 1.3 million copies,[157] ¥937 price[158] – ¥1,218.1 million

Dragon Ball Z soundtrack album – 200,000 copies,[159] ¥2,935 price[160] – ¥587,000,000

"Hitori ja Nai" (Deen single) – 352,390 copies, ¥1,020 price – ¥359,437,800

"Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku" (Field of View single) – 528,150 copies, ¥975 price[161] – ¥514,946,250

"Don't You See!" (Zard single) – 602,760 copies, ¥1,020 price – ¥614,815,200

"Blue Velvet" (Shizuka Kudo single) – 267,000 copies,[162] ¥1,000 price – ¥267,000,000

"Kokoro no Hane" (AKB48 single) – 145,328 copies, ¥1,260 price – ¥183,113,280

[195] "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" (Hironobu Kageyama single) – 1.3 million copies,[157] ¥937 price[158] – ¥1,218.1 million

[196] Dragon Ball Z soundtrack album – 200,000 copies,[159] ¥2,935 price[160] – ¥587,000,000

[197] "Hitori ja Nai" (Deen single) – 352,390 copies, ¥1,020 price – ¥359,437,800

[198] "Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku" (Field of View single) – 528,150 copies, ¥975 price[161] – ¥514,946,250

[199] "Don't You See!" (Zard single) – 602,760 copies, ¥1,020 price – ¥614,815,200

[200] "Blue Velvet" (Shizuka Kudo single) – 267,000 copies,[162] ¥1,000 price – ¥267,000,000

[201] "Kokoro no Hane" (AKB48 single) – 145,328 copies, ¥1,260 price – ¥183,113,280

[219] Batman retail sales:
Up until 2012 – $16 billion[163]

Merchandise sales during 2013–2018 – $5.017 billion
2013 – $494 million[164]

2014 – $578 million[164]

2015 – $982 million[44]

2016 – $1.1 billion[45]

2017 – $1.024 billion[45]

2018 – $839 million[109]

Home video sales between October 1992 and April 2022 – $786 million[165]

[203] Up until 2012 – $16 billion[163]

[204] Merchandise sales during 2013–2018 – $5.017 billion
2013 – $494 million[164]

2014 – $578 million[164]

2015 – $982 million[44]

2016 – $1.1 billion[45]

2017 – $1.024 billion[45]

2018 – $839 million[109]

[205] 2013 – $494 million[164]

[206] 2014 – $578 million[164]

[207] 2015 – $982 million[44]

[208] 2016 – $1.1 billion[45]

[209] 2017 – $1.024 billion[45]

[210] 2018 – $839 million[109]

[211] Home video sales between October 1992 and April 2022 – $786 million[165]

[222] Batman television revenue:
1960s TV series – $300 million[166]

1989 film – $40 million[167]

[213] 1960s TV series – $300 million[166]

[214] 1989 film – $40 million[167]

[224] Transformers:
Up until 2011 – ¥2 trillion[168] ($25 billion)

Retail sales (2012–2018) – $2.979 billion
2012–2013 – $618 million[42]

2014 – $410 million[62]

2015 – $430 million[44]

2016 – $446 million[44]

2017 – $652 million[45]

2018 – $423 million[109]

Box office (2014–2019) – $1.572 billion[lower-alpha 18]

[216] Up until 2011 – ¥2 trillion[168] ($25 billion)

[217] Retail sales (2012–2018) – $2.979 billion
2012–2013 – $618 million[42]

2014 – $410 million[62]

2015 – $430 million[44]

2016 – $446 million[44]

2017 – $652 million[45]

2018 – $423 million[109]

[218] 2012–2013 – $618 million[42]

[219] 2014 – $410 million[62]

[220] 2015 – $430 million[44]

[221] 2016 – $446 million[44]

[222] 2017 – $652 million[45]

[223] 2018 – $423 million[109]

[224] Box office (2014–2019) – $1.572 billion[lower-alpha 18]

[Transformers-228] Transformers merchandise sales:
1984–1992 – $1 billion US toy sales[169]

2006 – $100 million[170]

2007–2016 – $10 billion[171]

2017 – $652 million[45]

2018 – $423 million[109]

[226] 1984–1992 – $1 billion US toy sales[169]

[227] 2006 – $100 million[170]

[228] 2007–2016 – $10 billion[171]

[229] 2017 – $652 million[45]

[230] 2018 – $423 million[109]

[231] Transformers home entertainment:
June 2007 to June 2014 – $740 million[172]

September 2014 to February 2020 – $134 million[173]

[232] June 2007 to June 2014 – $740 million[172]

[233] September 2014 to February 2020 – $134 million[173]

[232] 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.

[243] $1.6 billion between 1987 and 1994.[174] $1.9 billion in 1997.[175] $1.52 billion in 2002.[176] $3.6 billion in 2003.[177] $1.498 billion during 2005–2006.[117] $669 million in 2007.[118] $3.3 billion in 2008.[178] $2.7 billion in 2010.[39] $1 billion in 2011.[179] $1,275.3 million sales in 2012.[180] $3 billion in 2013.[181] $1,934.5 million during 2014–2015.[182] $1 billion in 2016.[183] $3,203.61 million during 2017–2019.[180]

[244] See Barbie (film series) § Films

[Gundam-Retail-249] See Cultural impact of Gundam § Retail sales

[252] Gundam retail sales:
Merchandise sales during 1979–1999 – $5 billion[186][187]

Bandai's net income from Bandai Gundam merchandise sales between April 2000 and 2007 – $3.735 billion[lower-alpha 62]

Licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2000–2012 and 2015–2016 – $8.047 billion[lower-alpha 62]

Anime home video sales in Japan up until 2006 – 11.9 million units,[188] average ¥3,990 price[189] – ¥47,481 million ($595.07 million)

Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai Gundam retail sales from April 2008 to December 2021 – ¥846.6 billion ($9.409 billion)[lower-alpha 62]

Gundam anime media content revenue in Japan between 2013 and 2020 – $876 million+[lower-alpha 62]

[239] Merchandise sales during 1979–1999 – $5 billion[186][187]

[240] Bandai's net income from Bandai Gundam merchandise sales between April 2000 and 2007 – $3.735 billion[lower-alpha 62]

[241] Licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2000–2012 and 2015–2016 – $8.047 billion[lower-alpha 62]

[242] Anime home video sales in Japan up until 2006 – 11.9 million units,[188] average ¥3,990 price[189] – ¥47,481 million ($595.07 million)

[243] Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai Gundam retail sales from April 2008 to December 2021 – ¥846.6 billion ($9.409 billion)[lower-alpha 62]

[244] Gundam anime media content revenue in Japan between 2013 and 2020 – $876 million+[lower-alpha 62]

[262] Call of Duty video game revenue:
Up until 2016 – $15 billion[191]

Black Ops 3 and Infinite Warfare (2017) – $449 million[192]

Call of Duty: WWII – $1.506 billion
2017 – $1 billion[193]

2018 – $506 million[194]

Black Ops 4 – $1.487 billion
2018 – $1 billion[195]

2019 – $487 million[196]

Modern Warfare (2019) – $1 billion[197]

Call of Duty: Mobile (2019–2020) – $494 million[lower-alpha 4]

Call of Duty: Warzone, Modern Warfare, Black Ops Cold War (2020) – $2.591 billion[198]

[246] Up until 2016 – $15 billion[191]

[247] Black Ops 3 and Infinite Warfare (2017) – $449 million[192]

[248] Call of Duty: WWII – $1.506 billion
2017 – $1 billion[193]

2018 – $506 million[194]

[249] 2017 – $1 billion[193]

[250] 2018 – $506 million[194]

[251] Black Ops 4 – $1.487 billion
2018 – $1 billion[195]

2019 – $487 million[196]

[252] 2018 – $1 billion[195]

[253] 2019 – $487 million[196]

[254] Modern Warfare (2019) – $1 billion[197]

[255] Call of Duty: Mobile (2019–2020) – $494 million[lower-alpha 4]

[256] Call of Duty: Warzone, Modern Warfare, Black Ops Cold War (2020) – $2.591 billion[198]

[266] Toy Story and Toy Story 2 generated $6.6 billion up until 2009.[199] Toy Story 3 (2010) generated nearly $10 billion up until 2014.[200] $1 billion in 2015.[201] ¥19.4 billion ($178 million) in 2019.[47][48]

[270] $10 billion up until 2011.[204] $2.527 billion in 2012. $2.3 billion in 2013.[42] $2.025 billion in 2014.[62] $1 billion in 2015.[201] $588 million in 2016. $674 million in 2017.[45]

[273] Cars series grossed $1.408 billion.[205] Planes series grossed $391 million.[206]

[277] Cars series grossed $537 million.[207] Planes series grossed $117 million.[208] Cars Toons grossed $11.5 million.[209]

[279] Middle-earth (The Lord of the Rings) franchise was reported to have grossed $19.827 billion in total revenue by January 2018.[210]

[283] Middle-earth home entertainment:
Home video sales – $4.194 billion[210]

TV revenue – $156,475,000[212]

TV licensing – $250 million[213]

[263] Home video sales – $4.194 billion[210]

[264] TV revenue – $156,475,000[212]

[265] TV licensing – $250 million[213]

[285] Middle-earth other revenue:
Licensing – $225 million[210]

Other revenue – $7.5 million[212]

[267] Licensing – $225 million[210]

[268] Other revenue – $7.5 million[212]

[290] Over ¥1 trillion[216][217] ($9.64 billion)[218]

[296] Yu-Gi-Oh licensed merchandise sales:
Up until January 2012 – $5 billion[219]

Licensed merchandise sales outside Asia during 2015–2018 – $920 million
$120 million in 2015.[220] $200 million in 2016.[221] $300 million in 2017.[222] $300 million in 2018.[223]

[271] Up until January 2012 – $5 billion[219]

[272] Licensed merchandise sales outside Asia during 2015–2018 – $920 million
$120 million in 2015.[220] $200 million in 2016.[221] $300 million in 2017.[222] $300 million in 2018.[223]

[273] $120 million in 2015.[220] $200 million in 2016.[221] $300 million in 2017.[222] $300 million in 2018.[223]

[298] ¥100 billion[216] ($964 million)[224]

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

[302] Yu-Gi-Oh video games:
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul and Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (GBA) – $60 million (United States)[225]

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses (PS2) – $33 million (United States)[226]

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (mobile) – $284 million[lower-alpha 75]

[277] Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul and Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (GBA) – $60 million (United States)[225]

[278] Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses (PS2) – $33 million (United States)[226]

[279] Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (mobile) – $284 million[lower-alpha 75]

[307] Peanuts retail sales:
1990 – $448 million[24]

Late 1990s – $1 billion[228]

2000–2008 – ¥125.94 billion ($1,218 million)
2000 – ¥65 billion[28]

2003 – ¥40 billion[28]

2008 – ¥20.94 billion[229]

2010 – $2 billion[104]

2011 – $600 million[41]

2012 – $1.141 billion[42]

2013–2017 – $6.887 billion
$1.167 billion in 2013.[42] $1.194 billion in 2014.[62] $1.5 billion in 2015.[230] $1.468 billion in 2016. $1.558 billion in 2017.[45]

2018 – $1.662 billion[46]

2019 – ¥79.36 billion[47][48] ($728 million)

[281] 1990 – $448 million[24]

[282] Late 1990s – $1 billion[228]

[283] 2000–2008 – ¥125.94 billion ($1,218 million)
2000 – ¥65 billion[28]

2003 – ¥40 billion[28]

2008 – ¥20.94 billion[229]

[284] 2000 – ¥65 billion[28]

[285] 2003 – ¥40 billion[28]

[286] 2008 – ¥20.94 billion[229]

[287] 2010 – $2 billion[104]

[288] 2011 – $600 million[41]

[289] 2012 – $1.141 billion[42]

[290] 2013–2017 – $6.887 billion
$1.167 billion in 2013.[42] $1.194 billion in 2014.[62] $1.5 billion in 2015.[230] $1.468 billion in 2016. $1.558 billion in 2017.[45]

[291] $1.167 billion in 2013.[42] $1.194 billion in 2014.[62] $1.5 billion in 2015.[230] $1.468 billion in 2016. $1.558 billion in 2017.[45]

[292] 2018 – $1.662 billion[46]

[293] 2019 – ¥79.36 billion[47][48] ($728 million)

[308] Peanuts filmography

[312] $13 billion retail sales up until 2014.[232] $933 million in 2015. $915 million in 2016.[233] $565 million licensed merchandise sales in 2017.[45]

[314] Home Entertainment Sales up until 2005

[316] See Super Sentai § Merchandise

[317] See Power Rangers § Feature films

[320] $4.6 billion up until 2011.[237] $725 million during 2012–2013.[42] $390 million in 2014,[62] $396 million in 2015,[44] $707 million during 2016–2017,[45] and $255 million in 2018.[109]

[324] The Simpsons video games:
The Simpsons: Road Rage – $41 million[240]

[301] The Simpsons: Road Rage – $41 million[240]

[329] Pac-Man video game revenue:
Pac-Man – $12.81 billion[241]

Ms. Pac-Man – $1.5 billion[242]

Other games (US) – $97 million
Pac-Mania (Arcade) – $2.82 million[243]

Microsoft Return of Arcade (PC) – $9.5 million[244]

Pac-Man Collection and Namco Museum (GBA) – $62 million[225]

Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) – $23 million[240]

[303] Pac-Man – $12.81 billion[241]

[304] Ms. Pac-Man – $1.5 billion[242]

[305] Other games (US) – $97 million
Pac-Mania (Arcade) – $2.82 million[243]

Microsoft Return of Arcade (PC) – $9.5 million[244]

Pac-Man Collection and Namco Museum (GBA) – $62 million[225]

Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) – $23 million[240]

[306] Pac-Mania (Arcade) – $2.82 million[243]

[307] Microsoft Return of Arcade (PC) – $9.5 million[244]

[308] Pac-Man Collection and Namco Museum (GBA) – $62 million[225]

[309] Pac-Man World 2 (PS2) – $23 million[240]

[332] Buckner & Garcia's Pac-Man Fever album and "Pac-Man Fever" single – $32 million[246]

[Musical-333] See List of highest-grossing musicals § Highest-grossing musical theatre productions.

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

[340] $6 billion up until 1994.[249] $1 billion during 2003–2005.[250] $475 million during 2009–2012.[251] $850 million in 2013.[42] $1.026 billion in 2014.[62] $1.021 billion in 2015.[44] $1.093 billion in 2016. $823 million in 2017.[45] $912 million in 2018.[109]

[343] Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films:
Up until 1993 – $724 million+ (box office and VHS sales & rentals)[252]

2007 to February 2021 – $986 million (box office and DVD & Blu-ray sales)[253]

[315] Up until 1993 – $724 million+ (box office and VHS sales & rentals)[252]

[316] 2007 to February 2021 – $986 million (box office and DVD & Blu-ray sales)[253]

[350] Avengers DVD and Blu-ray sales:
Marvel Animated Features films – $18 million[257][258][259]

MCU live-action films – $441 million[106]

[318] Marvel Animated Features films – $18 million[257][258][259]

[319] MCU live-action films – $441 million[106]

[354] Looney Tunes franchise retail sales:
Looney Tunes series – $8.477 billion
$3.5 billion up until 1996.[261] $603 million in 2010.[104] $624 million in 2012. $617 million in 2013.[42] $628 million in 2014.[62] $639 million in 2015.[44] $645 million in 2016. $624 million in 2017.[45] $597 million in 2018.[109]

Space Jam – $6 billion[262]

[321] Looney Tunes series – $8.477 billion
$3.5 billion up until 1996.[261] $603 million in 2010.[104] $624 million in 2012. $617 million in 2013.[42] $628 million in 2014.[62] $639 million in 2015.[44] $645 million in 2016. $624 million in 2017.[45] $597 million in 2018.[109]

[322] $3.5 billion up until 1996.[261] $603 million in 2010.[104] $624 million in 2012. $617 million in 2013.[42] $628 million in 2014.[62] $639 million in 2015.[44] $645 million in 2016. $624 million in 2017.[45] $597 million in 2018.[109]

[323] Space Jam – $6 billion[262]

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

[358] $12 billion up until 2015.[264] $907 million in 2016. $712 million in 2017.[45] $759 million in 2018.[109]

[360] See Fist of the North Star § Pachinko

[361] See Fist of the North Star § Films and OVAs

[363] New Fist of the North Star (DVD) – ¥230 million[266] ($2.23 million)

[365] $5 billion merchandise sales up until 2014.[267] $1.573 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2015.[44] $1.598 billion in 2016. $1.404 billion in 2017.[45] $1.013 billion in 2018.[46]

[368] Frozen home entertainment:
2013 – $410,687,000[212]

United States (2014–2021) – $500 million[268]

Japan (2014) – $81 million[269]

[331] 2013 – $410,687,000[212]

[332] United States (2014–2021) – $500 million[268]

[333] Japan (2014) – $81 million[269]

[371] $30 million pre-Broadway gross revenue.[270] $155 million Broadway gross revenue.[271]

[372] See One Piece § Merchandise

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

[OnePieceAnime-374] See One Piece (TV series) § Reception

[383] One Piece home entertainment media:
One Piece anime content revenue in Japan between 2012 and 2020 – $1.467 billion+[lower-alpha 103]

Toei Animation's One Piece anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and December 2021 – $956 million[lower-alpha 103]

DVD & Blu-ray sales of Strong World film in Japan during August 23–29 week of 2010 – ¥2.16 billion[272] ($27.07 million)

DVD & Blu-ray sales of film releases in the United States since 2012 – $2.2 million[273][274][275]

Home entertainment media sales in Japan during 2013–2018 – ¥37,368,916,771 ($413 million)
2013 – ¥11,061.3 million[276] ($113.34 million)

2015–2016 – ¥13,847,321,193[277][278] ($127,281,479)

2017–2018 – ¥12,460,295,578[19][279] ($114,304,502)

[339] One Piece anime content revenue in Japan between 2012 and 2020 – $1.467 billion+[lower-alpha 103]

[340] Toei Animation's One Piece anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and December 2021 – $956 million[lower-alpha 103]

[341] DVD & Blu-ray sales of Strong World film in Japan during August 23–29 week of 2010 – ¥2.16 billion[272] ($27.07 million)

[342] DVD & Blu-ray sales of film releases in the United States since 2012 – $2.2 million[273][274][275]

[343] Home entertainment media sales in Japan during 2013–2018 – ¥37,368,916,771 ($413 million)
2013 – ¥11,061.3 million[276] ($113.34 million)

2015–2016 – ¥13,847,321,193[277][278] ($127,281,479)

2017–2018 – ¥12,460,295,578[19][279] ($114,304,502)

[344] 2013 – ¥11,061.3 million[276] ($113.34 million)

[345] 2015–2016 – ¥13,847,321,193[277][278] ($127,281,479)

[346] 2017–2018 – ¥12,460,295,578[19][279] ($114,304,502)

[OnePiece-386] One Piece manga tankōbon volume sales: 490 million copies
Japan – 383,770,897 copies,[lower-alpha 46] ¥410 ($5.10) price[147] – $1,957,231,575

Overseas – 75 million copies,[280] $9.99 price[281] – $749.3 million

[348] Japan – 383,770,897 copies,[lower-alpha 46] ¥410 ($5.10) price[147] – $1,957,231,575

[349] Overseas – 75 million copies,[280] $9.99 price[281] – $749.3 million

[388] 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.[282]

[391] James Bond DVD and Blu-ray sales:
DVD sales up until 2015 – £2 billion[282] ($3.06 billion)

DVD and Blu-ray sales between January 2016 and January 2021 – $38 million[284]

[352] DVD sales up until 2015 – £2 billion[282] ($3.06 billion)

[353] DVD and Blu-ray sales between January 2016 and January 2021 – $38 million[284]

[394] James Bond video games:
United States sales (1997–2004) – $351 million[214]

GoldenEye 007 sales in Europe (1998) – €19 million+ ($21.5 million+)[286]

[355] United States sales (1997–2004) – $351 million[214]

[356] GoldenEye 007 sales in Europe (1998) – €19 million+ ($21.5 million+)[286]

[399] Sailor Moon anime's home entertainment media revenue:
VHS sales in Japan – 20 volumes sold 6,000,000 units up until 1995,[288] at ¥6,890 price,[289][290] grossing approximately ¥41,340 million ($518 million).

[358] VHS sales in Japan – 20 volumes sold 6,000,000 units up until 1995,[288] at ¥6,890 price,[289][290] grossing approximately ¥41,340 million ($518 million).

[404] Sailor Moon video game sales up until 1995 – 10 releases with 200,000–300,000 sales each,[288] grossing approximately ¥16,718.4 million ($210 million).
8 home console releases – ¥9,504 price,[291][292][293] ¥15,206,400,000 revenue.

2 Game Boy releases – ¥3,780 price,[294] ¥1,512,000,000 revenue.

[360] 8 home console releases – ¥9,504 price,[291][292][293] ¥15,206,400,000 revenue.

[361] 2 Game Boy releases – ¥3,780 price,[294] ¥1,512,000,000 revenue.

[407] Sailor Moon manga sold 35 million tankōbon volumes,[295] at ¥400 price,[296] grossing approximately ¥14,000 million ($175.46 million).

[408] Arcade and software revenue up until 2016

[411] "Space Invaders" (Player One) – 100,000 units in Australia,[297] grossed approximately $522,000.[298]

[423] Warcraft video games:
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness – $34.5 million[244]

World of Warcraft – $11.32 billion
2004 – €28.5 million[299] ($35 million)

2005 – €314 million[299] ($391 million)

2006–2008 – $2.797 billion[300]

2009–2010 – $2.478 billion[301]

2011 – $1 billion[302]

2012 – $986 million[303]

2013 – $1.041 billion[304]

2014 – $728 million[305]

2015 – $814 million[306]

2017–2018 – $1.05 billion[307]

Hearthstone – $1.6 billion
Up until 2017 – $1 billion[308]

2018 – $600 million[309]

[366] Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness – $34.5 million[244]

[367] World of Warcraft – $11.32 billion
2004 – €28.5 million[299] ($35 million)

2005 – €314 million[299] ($391 million)

2006–2008 – $2.797 billion[300]

2009–2010 – $2.478 billion[301]

2011 – $1 billion[302]

2012 – $986 million[303]

2013 – $1.041 billion[304]

2014 – $728 million[305]

2015 – $814 million[306]

2017–2018 – $1.05 billion[307]

[368] 2004 – €28.5 million[299] ($35 million)

[369] 2005 – €314 million[299] ($391 million)

[370] 2006–2008 – $2.797 billion[300]

[371] 2009–2010 – $2.478 billion[301]

[372] 2011 – $1 billion[302]

[373] 2012 – $986 million[303]

[374] 2013 – $1.041 billion[304]

[375] 2014 – $728 million[305]

[376] 2015 – $814 million[306]

[377] 2017–2018 – $1.05 billion[307]

[378] Hearthstone – $1.6 billion
Up until 2017 – $1 billion[308]

2018 – $600 million[309]

[379] Up until 2017 – $1 billion[308]

[380] 2018 – $600 million[309]

[430] League of Legends:
2012 – $200 million[312]

2013 – $624 million[313]

2014 – $946 million[305]

2015 – $1.628 billion[306]

2016 – $1.7 billion[314]

2017–2018 – $4 billion[307]

2019 – $1.5 billion[196]

2020 – $1.75 billion[198]

2021 (China) – $1.1 billion[315]

[382] 2012 – $200 million[312]

[383] 2013 – $624 million[313]

[384] 2014 – $946 million[305]

[385] 2015 – $1.628 billion[306]

[386] 2016 – $1.7 billion[314]

[387] 2017–2018 – $4 billion[307]

[388] 2019 – $1.5 billion[196]

[389] 2020 – $1.75 billion[198]

[390] 2021 (China) – $1.1 billion[315]

[433] CrossFire computer game revenue:
Up until 2015 – $6.8 billion[82]

2016 – $1.1 billion[316]

2017 – $1.605 billion
PC – $1.4 billion[192]

CrossFire Mobile – $205 million[317]

2018 – $1.3 billion[194]

2019 – $1.4 billion[196]

2021 (China) – $795 million[315]

[392] Up until 2015 – $6.8 billion[82]

[393] 2016 – $1.1 billion[316]

[394] 2017 – $1.605 billion
PC – $1.4 billion[192]

CrossFire Mobile – $205 million[317]

[395] PC – $1.4 billion[192]

[396] CrossFire Mobile – $205 million[317]

[397] 2018 – $1.3 billion[194]

[398] 2019 – $1.4 billion[196]

[399] 2021 (China) – $795 million[315]

[434] See Lineage (series) § Revenue

[435] Lineage:
Lineage I, Lineage II (PC) – $5.487 billion[lower-alpha 117]

Lineage M, Lineage 2 M, Lineage 2: Revolution, Lineage W (mobile) – $7.401 billion[lower-alpha 4]

[402] Lineage I, Lineage II (PC) – $5.487 billion[lower-alpha 117]

[403] Lineage M, Lineage 2 M, Lineage 2: Revolution, Lineage W (mobile) – $7.401 billion[lower-alpha 4]

[437] Wii series video game sales:
Wii Sports – $6.08 billion[241]

Wii Fit – $5 billion[82]

Wii Play – $1.25 billion[318]

[405] Wii Sports – $6.08 billion[241]

[406] Wii Fit – $5 billion[82]

[407] Wii Play – $1.25 billion[318]

[438] See Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise) § Pachinko

[440] Evangelion merchandise sales as of 2012 – ¥150 billion[319] ($1.88 billion)

[443] Evangelion home entertainment sales:
Video sales up until 1997 – $800 million[320]

DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States between March 2011 and June 2018 – $11 million[321]

2013 home entertainment media sales in Japan – ¥3,968.5 million[276] ($37.46 million)

[411] Video sales up until 1997 – $800 million[320]

[412] DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States between March 2011 and June 2018 – $11 million[321]

[413] 2013 home entertainment media sales in Japan – ¥3,968.5 million[276] ($37.46 million)

[444] See Rebuild of Evangelion § Titles

[445] Evangelion anime box office:
Death & Rebirth and End of Evangelion – $36 million[101]

Rebuild of Evangelion – $228 million[lower-alpha 123]

[416] Death & Rebirth and End of Evangelion – $36 million[101]

[417] Rebuild of Evangelion – $228 million[lower-alpha 123]

[447] Formerly Gainax.

[453] FIFA video games:
Up until 2013 – $6 billion[325]

PC and consoles (2015–2020) – $5,574.4 million
FIFA 15 and FIFA 16 (2015) – $446 million[326]

FIFA 16 (2016) – $387.4 million[314]

FIFA 17, FIFA 18, FIFA Online 3 (2017) – $896 million[192]

2018 – $1.472 billion
FIFA 18 and FIFA 19 – $1.272 billion[194]

FIFA Online 3 and FIFA Online 4 – $200 million[307]

FIFA 19 and FIFA 20 (2019) – $1.29 billion[196]

FIFA 20 (2020) – $1.083 billion[198]

Mobile – $360 million[327]

[420] Up until 2013 – $6 billion[325]

[421] PC and consoles (2015–2020) – $5,574.4 million
FIFA 15 and FIFA 16 (2015) – $446 million[326]

FIFA 16 (2016) – $387.4 million[314]

FIFA 17, FIFA 18, FIFA Online 3 (2017) – $896 million[192]

2018 – $1.472 billion
FIFA 18 and FIFA 19 – $1.272 billion[194]

FIFA Online 3 and FIFA Online 4 – $200 million[307]

FIFA 19 and FIFA 20 (2019) – $1.29 billion[196]

FIFA 20 (2020) – $1.083 billion[198]

[422] FIFA 15 and FIFA 16 (2015) – $446 million[326]

[423] FIFA 16 (2016) – $387.4 million[314]

[424] FIFA 17, FIFA 18, FIFA Online 3 (2017) – $896 million[192]

[425] 2018 – $1.472 billion
FIFA 18 and FIFA 19 – $1.272 billion[194]

FIFA Online 3 and FIFA Online 4 – $200 million[307]

[426] FIFA 18 and FIFA 19 – $1.272 billion[194]

[427] FIFA Online 3 and FIFA Online 4 – $200 million[307]

[428] FIFA 19 and FIFA 20 (2019) – $1.29 billion[196]

[429] FIFA 20 (2020) – $1.083 billion[198]

[430] Mobile – $360 million[327]

[459] Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within grossed $85,131,830 worldwide.[329] Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV grossed $6,585,787 worldwide, including $4.2 million in China,[330] $907,524 in Japan, $269,980 in the United States,[331] and $1,208,283 in other territories.[332][331]

[461] Final Fantasy licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2005 and 2010 – ¥5.806 billion ($66 million)[333]
2005 – ¥3.542 billion[84]

2010 – ¥2.264 billion[86]

[433] 2005 – ¥3.542 billion[84]

[434] 2010 – ¥2.264 billion[86]

[464] Video disc sales of Final Fantasy films:
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (Blu-ray sales in Japan) – ¥310 million[335] ($3,885,176)

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (DVD & Blu-ray) – $4,549,411 (United States)[332]

[436] Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (Blu-ray sales in Japan) – ¥310 million[335] ($3,885,176)

[437] Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (DVD & Blu-ray) – $4,549,411 (United States)[332]

[467] $1.7 billion retail sales up until 2005, including comic and merchandise sales.[336][337] Merchandise sold $75 million in 2006,[117] $280 million in 2010,[104] $554 million during 2012–2013,[42] $305 million in 2014,[62] $725 million in 2015,[44] $812 million in 2016, $722 million in 2017,[45] and $634 million in 2018.[109]

[468] See Superman in film § Box office performance

[471] Superman comic sales – 600 million copies[338]
1960–1987 – 165,693,146 copies – $49,241,585[339]

1993–1996 – 13,023,420 copies – $20,869,974[134]

2009–2013 – 9,592,700 copies – $40,137,364[134]

Other 411,690,734 copies, at average $2.99 price[134] – $1,230,955,295

[441] 1960–1987 – 165,693,146 copies – $49,241,585[339]

[442] 1993–1996 – 13,023,420 copies – $20,869,974[134]

[443] 2009–2013 – 9,592,700 copies – $40,137,364[134]

[444] Other 411,690,734 copies, at average $2.99 price[134] – $1,230,955,295

[479] Superman home video sales:
DVD & Blu-ray sales – $543 million
Superman films – $443 million
North America – $343 million[340]

Man of Steel overseas sales – $100 million[341]

Smallville (DVD) – $100 million[342]

VHS sales & rentals – $110.5 million
Superman – $1 million sales[343]

Superman II – $65 million sales and rentals[344]

Superman III – $36.4 million rentals[345]

Superman IV – $8.1 million rentals[346]

[446] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $543 million
Superman films – $443 million
North America – $343 million[340]

Man of Steel overseas sales – $100 million[341]

Smallville (DVD) – $100 million[342]

[447] Superman films – $443 million
North America – $343 million[340]

Man of Steel overseas sales – $100 million[341]

[448] North America – $343 million[340]

[449] Man of Steel overseas sales – $100 million[341]

[450] Smallville (DVD) – $100 million[342]

[451] VHS sales & rentals – $110.5 million
Superman – $1 million sales[343]

Superman II – $65 million sales and rentals[344]

Superman III – $36.4 million rentals[345]

Superman IV – $8.1 million rentals[346]

[452] Superman – $1 million sales[343]

[453] Superman II – $65 million sales and rentals[344]

[454] Superman III – $36.4 million rentals[345]

[455] Superman IV – $8.1 million rentals[346]

[482] Superman television revenue:
Superman II – $10 million licensing[347]

Smallville – $418,096,456[348]

Man of Steel – $136,195,000[212]

[457] Superman II – $10 million licensing[347]

[458] Smallville – $418,096,456[348]

[459] Man of Steel – $136,195,000[212]

[484] $7.8 billion franchise revenue up until December 1998.[349]

[485] $3.5 billion retail sales up until 1998.[349] Licensed merchandise sold $150 million in 2010,[104] $275 million during 2012–2013,[42] $148 million in 2014,[62] $149 million in 2015,[44] $159 million in 2016, $180 million in 2017,[45] and $192 million in 2018.[109]

[486] Star Trek TV revenue:
Up until 1998 – $2.3 billion[349]

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) – $118,300,000[212]

[463] Up until 1998 – $2.3 billion[349]

[464] Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) – $118,300,000[212]

[488] Star Trek home entertainment:
VHS sales up until 1998 – $1 billion[349]

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) – $131,070,000[212]

Other Star Trek films on DVD & Blu-ray – $335 million[350]

[466] VHS sales up until 1998 – $1 billion[349]

[467] Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) – $131,070,000[212]

[468] Other Star Trek films on DVD & Blu-ray – $335 million[350]

[495] Grand Theft Auto:
Up until March 2005 – $2 billion[352]

November 2005 to October 2008 – $1,071,429,641[353]

November 2008 to October 2009 – $296,357,328[354]

April 2012 to March 2013 – $23.4 million[355]

Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online – $7.506 billion
September 2013 to April 2018 – $6 billion[356]

2019 – $595 million[196]

2020 – $911 million[198]

[470] Up until March 2005 – $2 billion[352]

[471] November 2005 to October 2008 – $1,071,429,641[353]

[472] November 2008 to October 2009 – $296,357,328[354]

[473] April 2012 to March 2013 – $23.4 million[355]

[474] Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online – $7.506 billion
September 2013 to April 2018 – $6 billion[356]

2019 – $595 million[196]

2020 – $911 million[198]

[475] September 2013 to April 2018 – $6 billion[356]

[476] 2019 – $595 million[196]

[477] 2020 – $911 million[198]

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

[500] Street Fighter box office and home video revenue:
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) – $16 million (Japan box office)[357]

Street Fighter (1994) – $165 million[lower-alpha 140]

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) – $18,667,800
Worldwide box office – $12,764,201[358]

US DVD sales – $5,903,599[359]

[480] Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) – $16 million (Japan box office)[357]

[481] Street Fighter (1994) – $165 million[lower-alpha 140]

[482] Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) – $18,667,800
Worldwide box office – $12,764,201[358]

US DVD sales – $5,903,599[359]

[483] Worldwide box office – $12,764,201[358]

[484] US DVD sales – $5,903,599[359]

[504] Candy Crush video games:
Candy Crush Saga – $8.27 billion
Up until October 2018 – $3.91 billion[361]

2019 – $1.5 billion[196]

2020 – $1.66 billion[198]

2021 – $1.2 billion[362]

Candy Crush Soda Saga, Candy Crush Friends Saga, Candy Crush Jelly Saga – $2.358 billion[lower-alpha 4]

[486] Candy Crush Saga – $8.27 billion
Up until October 2018 – $3.91 billion[361]

2019 – $1.5 billion[196]

2020 – $1.66 billion[198]

2021 – $1.2 billion[362]

[487] Up until October 2018 – $3.91 billion[361]

[488] 2019 – $1.5 billion[196]

[489] 2020 – $1.66 billion[198]

[490] 2021 – $1.2 billion[362]

[491] Candy Crush Soda Saga, Candy Crush Friends Saga, Candy Crush Jelly Saga – $2.358 billion[lower-alpha 4]

[507] $450 million during 2005–2006.[117] £1 billion ($1.56 billion) between 2007 and 2009.[364] $1.2 billion in 2010.[104] $390 million in 2011.[41] $998 million in 2012. $926 million in 2013.[42] $935 million in 2014.[62] $960 million in 2015.[44] $985 million in 2016. $726 million in 2017.[45] $727 million in 2017.[109]

[508] See Thomas & Friends (franchise) § Films and specials

[509] 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.

[513] $1 billion up until 1997.[365] $494 million during 2005–2006.[117] $525 million in 2010.[366] $900 million in 2010.[104] $515 million in 2011.[41] $893 million in 2012. $923 million in 2013.[42] $792 million in 2014.[367] $792 million in 2015.[44] $775 million in 2016. $724 million in 2017.[45] $700 million in 2018.[109]

[519] See Monster Strike (anime) § Films

[522] PUBG:
Premium digital sales on PC and consoles – $2.34 billion
2017 – $900 million[373]

2018 – $1.028 billion[194]

2019 – $288 million[196]

2020 (February & May) – $124 million[374]

PUBG Mobile – $7.191 billion[lower-alpha 4]

[498] Premium digital sales on PC and consoles – $2.34 billion
2017 – $900 million[373]

2018 – $1.028 billion[194]

2019 – $288 million[196]

2020 (February & May) – $124 million[374]

[499] 2017 – $900 million[373]

[500] 2018 – $1.028 billion[194]

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