Film Franchises
What is a film franchise?
Fill in the gaps:
Harry Potter 8 $7,709,873,183
Marvel Cinematic Universe 10 $7,094,783,319
James Bond 24 $6,198,308,368
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings 6 $5,860,294,200
Star Wars 6 $4,486,206,572
Spider-Man 5 $3,951,409,813
Transformers 5 $3,755,575,090
Pirates of the Caribbean 4 $3,700,230,282
Batman 10 $3,700,015,587
Shrek 5 $3,547,384,012
Twilight 6 $3,334,413,856
Fill in the gaps:
Harry Potter 8 $7,709,873,183
Marvel Cinematic Universe 10 $7,094,783,319
James Bond 24 $6,198,308,368
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings 6 $5,860,294,200
Star Wars 6 $4,486,206,572
Spider-Man 5 $3,951,409,813
Transformers 5 $3,755,575,090
Pirates of the Caribbean 4 $3,700,230,282
Batman 10 $3,700,015,587
Shrek 5 $3,547,384,012
Twilight 6 $3,334,413,856
Highest grossing films 2000-15What do you notice?
2000 – The Grinch
2001 – Harry Potter & The Philosophers Stone
2002 – Spider-Man
2003 – LOTR: Return of the King
2004 – Shrek 2
2005 – Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
2006 – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest
2007 – Spider-Man 3
2008 – The Dark Knight
2009 – Avatar
2010 – Toy Story 3
2011 – Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Pt. 2
2012 – The Avengers
2013 – The Hunger Games: Fire
2014 – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 1
2015 – Taken 3
In 2012, 8 out of the 10 highest grossing films were franchise films.
1 Marvel's The Avengers
2 The Dark Knight Rises
3 The Hunger Games
4 Skyfall
5 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
6 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
7 The Amazing Spider-Man
8 Brave
9 Ted
10 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Why is this happening?
What does this suggest about contemporary media audiences?
In 2012, 8 out of the 10 highest grossing films were franchise films.
1 Marvel's The Avengers
2 The Dark Knight Rises
3 The Hunger Games
4 Skyfall
5 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
6 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
7 The Amazing Spider-Man
8 Brave
9 Ted
10 Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Other films:12th - Wreck-it Ralph13th – Lincoln15th – Django Unchained18th – Les Miserables22nd – Argo23rd – Silver Linings Playbook27th – Life of Pi32nd – Zero Dark Thirty33rd – Flight
Why are franchise films so successful?