another one seriously welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
longest-running movie franchises yeah
for this list we’ve picked those film
franchises with at least five movie
entries and based our choices on a mix
of their popularity ability to keep the
movies fresh and overall box office
sales number 10
rocky crazy about standing toe-to-toe
saying I am this has to be one of the
most iconic American franchises of all
time these movies celebrate the underdog
and overcoming obstacles but they’re
also an ode to Philadelphia how do you
like the City of Brotherly Love well
just being in Philadelphia makes me feel
patriotic some of Rocky’s most memorable
images are landmarks of the city like
when the boxer runs up the stairs of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art
even though some of the later films
weren’t met with critical acclaim with a
low point being rocky 5 there’s still so
much heart in this boxing saga that
viewers can’t resist re watching and
wanting more
number nine Friday the 13th
the name Jason Voorhees has been
striking fear into the hearts of
moviegoers for over 30 years now I’m mad
enough to the horror franchise
originated after fellow slasher film
Halloween found success but Friday the
13th has certainly become a legend in
its own right
Jason’s hockey mask is a well known
image in pop culture while the franchise
itself has spawned a dozen movies and
Counting a TV program books and more
this has helped to become one of the
highest-grossing American horror
franchises ever with more than four
hundred and sixty five million dollars
earned at the box office
alone
hey now cut that out right now that’s
not funny number eight the Muppets most
sensational inspirational celebrational
reputation this is why
– ah
the Muppets have been stealing the
hearts of kids and adults alike since
their creation in 1955 by Jim Henson
uncle Kermit is this about how the
Muppets really got started well it’s
sort of approximately how it happened
they’ve been stars on the small screen
for years but they’ve taken over the big
screen as well
did you say Hollywood read my lips
Hollywood why are they so beloved their
movies are always a mixture of a big
adventure and celebrity cameos with some
light-hearted social commentary thrown
in the jokes about to be on them
maniacal laugh maniacal laugh several
years after Disney purchased the rights
to the characters in the early 2000 the
2011 musical comedy simply titled The
Muppets became the most commercially
successful film of the series and also
earned much fan love as well ah can you
believe that eighty ticket I used to
have I look totally ridiculous number
seven The Fast and the Furious let’s go
for a little ride this action franchise
was built on a pretty simple premise
driving cars real fast Oh
The Fast and the Furious movies are fun
visually pleasing and action-packed
they’ve also made a staggering 2.3
billion dollars at the box office
becoming Universal Studios most
successful franchise ever
four different directors have helmed the
project quits director justin lin having
the most under his belt with movies
three to six alright let the party begin
let’s go while the series faced a
temporary setback with film number seven
following the 2013 death of one of its
leads paul walker there has already been
an eighth film announced with the actors
younger brother Cody set to star
number six Star Trek I shall leave you
as you lift me as you lift her my room
for all eternity in the center of the
dead planet with 12 movies already
released this sci-fi franchise has shown
no signs of slowing down
Schuylkill system who is that Oh Scotty
Scotty starting as a TV show that began
in the 1960s the first Star Trek feature
film was originally canceled but thanks
to the demands of diehard trekkers smash
ratings of the television series and the
success of other science fiction films
Star Trek the motion picture came into
being over the years the franchise has
played with its reputation for camp
meets serious cast member William
Shatner even directed the franchise’s
fifth installment and even as I fell I
knew I wouldn’t die though it was
probably the most poorly received of
them all of course it’s still going
strong with the latest 21st century
reboots
number five Star Wars circulars now when
I left you I was but alone now I am the
master only a master of evil not as the
brainchild of George Lucas this epic
space opera franchise seems to have no
end in sight beginning in the late 1970s
the director sold his rights to the
iconic film series to Disney in 2012 and
as a result audiences will have new
movies set in the Star Wars universe
to look forward to in the 2010s and
beyond I won’t fail you I’m not afraid
thus far the franchise has grossed over
4.3 billion dollars from the movies
alone making it a Hollywood cash cow
with so much mythology and lore existing
around this property as well as other
related media Star Wars is truly a pop
culture mainstay and will be for years
to come I should have known the Jedi
were plotting to take over Anakin
Chancellor Palpatine is evil
buta Jena evil blonde you are lost
number four
Harry Potter I will be famous there
won’t be a child in that battle two
doesn’t know his name based off the
wildly popular books by JK Rowling it’s
no wonder that Harry Potter films were
such a cultural event
aside from audiences being able to watch
the actors grow up on camera the films
in this fantasy franchise were so rich
in design and world building that every
kid who watched them grew up wanting to
go to Hogwarts right
okay good offender and while the author
does seem to still be dabbling in the
Harry Potter universe on paper
there aren’t any additional movies
planned with the cast just yet the final
installment Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows part-2 also set records as the
highest-grossing midnight premiere
making forty three point five million
dollars
number three Batman
the Caped Crusader has been around in
comic form since 1939 so it’s not a
surprise that on screen adaptations of
him continue to pop up and change things
forever and why do you want to kill me I
don’t want to kill you what would I do
without you this franchise has been able
to reinvent itself with many Hollywood
greats like Michael Keaton Val Kilmer
George Clooney and Christian Bale all
donning the bat suit you are me Here I
am the series reached a low with the
laughable Batman and Robin in 1997
enough monkey business we’ve got work to
do but luckily from movie fans and Dark
Knight fanboys director Christopher
Nolan took away the camp and rebooted
the franchise as a dark tale in the new
millennium that attained much critical
and commercial success chilling is
Mihaly between one life or the other
your friendly district attorney or
watching right to be number two Godzilla
as the oldest movie franchise on our
list Godzilla has been reimagined many
times first by Japan and then by the US
despite being a monster movie the films
are actually an allegory for nuclear
weapons which were a new invention at
the time of the first flick among the
Japanese renditions the movies have been
separated into three distinct series
depending on what era of monster movies
it fell into no matter how many times
this prehistoric monster appears on the
big screen we just never seem to get
enough and the fact that they keep
making movies for the franchise proves
it
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions
oh I’m simply woman not my darling did
your stinking paws off me you damn dirty
ape
all right you’ve got our attention what
is it you want I would like to speak to
Lois Lane
number one James Bond doesn’t appreciate
the occasional twists Mr Bond
James Bond with over 20 films and
several different actors portraying
double-oh-seven so far this spy film
franchise has thrived on change because
I think you’re a sexist misogynist
dinosaur a relic of the Cold War
based on Ian Fleming’s popular book
series the movies have transcended their
source material and cemented in our
minds the ever iconic image of James
Bond as a suave debonair Englishman
everyone has their favorite Bond actor
and it’s quite fun to discuss the merits
of each reincarnation suppose my silence
could have a price
you don’t mean Oh two notable commercial
successes include 1965’s Thunderball and
2012’s Skyfall
you all right but no matter who’s
playing the talented secret agent and
ladies man there’s no doubt that the
movies of this franchise will be sleek
sexy and inspirational who are you my
name is Pussy Galore I must be dreaming
do you agree with our list which movie
franchise do you want to continue for
more can’t miss top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com to boldly go where no man
has gone before
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
longest-running movie franchises yeah
for this list we’ve picked those film
franchises with at least five movie
entries and based our choices on a mix
of their popularity ability to keep the
movies fresh and overall box office
sales number 10
rocky crazy about standing toe-to-toe
saying I am this has to be one of the
most iconic American franchises of all
time these movies celebrate the underdog
and overcoming obstacles but they’re
also an ode to Philadelphia how do you
like the City of Brotherly Love well
just being in Philadelphia makes me feel
patriotic some of Rocky’s most memorable
images are landmarks of the city like
when the boxer runs up the stairs of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art
even though some of the later films
weren’t met with critical acclaim with a
low point being rocky 5 there’s still so
much heart in this boxing saga that
viewers can’t resist re watching and
wanting more
number nine Friday the 13th
the name Jason Voorhees has been
striking fear into the hearts of
moviegoers for over 30 years now I’m mad
enough to the horror franchise
originated after fellow slasher film
Halloween found success but Friday the
13th has certainly become a legend in
its own right
Jason’s hockey mask is a well known
image in pop culture while the franchise
itself has spawned a dozen movies and
Counting a TV program books and more
this has helped to become one of the
highest-grossing American horror
franchises ever with more than four
hundred and sixty five million dollars
earned at the box office
alone
hey now cut that out right now that’s
not funny number eight the Muppets most
sensational inspirational celebrational
reputation this is why
– ah
the Muppets have been stealing the
hearts of kids and adults alike since
their creation in 1955 by Jim Henson
uncle Kermit is this about how the
Muppets really got started well it’s
sort of approximately how it happened
they’ve been stars on the small screen
for years but they’ve taken over the big
screen as well
did you say Hollywood read my lips
Hollywood why are they so beloved their
movies are always a mixture of a big
adventure and celebrity cameos with some
light-hearted social commentary thrown
in the jokes about to be on them
maniacal laugh maniacal laugh several
years after Disney purchased the rights
to the characters in the early 2000 the
2011 musical comedy simply titled The
Muppets became the most commercially
successful film of the series and also
earned much fan love as well ah can you
believe that eighty ticket I used to
have I look totally ridiculous number
seven The Fast and the Furious let’s go
for a little ride this action franchise
was built on a pretty simple premise
driving cars real fast Oh
The Fast and the Furious movies are fun
visually pleasing and action-packed
they’ve also made a staggering 2.3
billion dollars at the box office
becoming Universal Studios most
successful franchise ever
four different directors have helmed the
project quits director justin lin having
the most under his belt with movies
three to six alright let the party begin
let’s go while the series faced a
temporary setback with film number seven
following the 2013 death of one of its
leads paul walker there has already been
an eighth film announced with the actors
younger brother Cody set to star
number six Star Trek I shall leave you
as you lift me as you lift her my room
for all eternity in the center of the
dead planet with 12 movies already
released this sci-fi franchise has shown
no signs of slowing down
Schuylkill system who is that Oh Scotty
Scotty starting as a TV show that began
in the 1960s the first Star Trek feature
film was originally canceled but thanks
to the demands of diehard trekkers smash
ratings of the television series and the
success of other science fiction films
Star Trek the motion picture came into
being over the years the franchise has
played with its reputation for camp
meets serious cast member William
Shatner even directed the franchise’s
fifth installment and even as I fell I
knew I wouldn’t die though it was
probably the most poorly received of
them all of course it’s still going
strong with the latest 21st century
reboots
number five Star Wars circulars now when
I left you I was but alone now I am the
master only a master of evil not as the
brainchild of George Lucas this epic
space opera franchise seems to have no
end in sight beginning in the late 1970s
the director sold his rights to the
iconic film series to Disney in 2012 and
as a result audiences will have new
movies set in the Star Wars universe
to look forward to in the 2010s and
beyond I won’t fail you I’m not afraid
thus far the franchise has grossed over
4.3 billion dollars from the movies
alone making it a Hollywood cash cow
with so much mythology and lore existing
around this property as well as other
related media Star Wars is truly a pop
culture mainstay and will be for years
to come I should have known the Jedi
were plotting to take over Anakin
Chancellor Palpatine is evil
buta Jena evil blonde you are lost
number four
Harry Potter I will be famous there
won’t be a child in that battle two
doesn’t know his name based off the
wildly popular books by JK Rowling it’s
no wonder that Harry Potter films were
such a cultural event
aside from audiences being able to watch
the actors grow up on camera the films
in this fantasy franchise were so rich
in design and world building that every
kid who watched them grew up wanting to
go to Hogwarts right
okay good offender and while the author
does seem to still be dabbling in the
Harry Potter universe on paper
there aren’t any additional movies
planned with the cast just yet the final
installment Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows part-2 also set records as the
highest-grossing midnight premiere
making forty three point five million
dollars
number three Batman
the Caped Crusader has been around in
comic form since 1939 so it’s not a
surprise that on screen adaptations of
him continue to pop up and change things
forever and why do you want to kill me I
don’t want to kill you what would I do
without you this franchise has been able
to reinvent itself with many Hollywood
greats like Michael Keaton Val Kilmer
George Clooney and Christian Bale all
donning the bat suit you are me Here I
am the series reached a low with the
laughable Batman and Robin in 1997
enough monkey business we’ve got work to
do but luckily from movie fans and Dark
Knight fanboys director Christopher
Nolan took away the camp and rebooted
the franchise as a dark tale in the new
millennium that attained much critical
and commercial success chilling is
Mihaly between one life or the other
your friendly district attorney or
watching right to be number two Godzilla
as the oldest movie franchise on our
list Godzilla has been reimagined many
times first by Japan and then by the US
despite being a monster movie the films
are actually an allegory for nuclear
weapons which were a new invention at
the time of the first flick among the
Japanese renditions the movies have been
separated into three distinct series
depending on what era of monster movies
it fell into no matter how many times
this prehistoric monster appears on the
big screen we just never seem to get
enough and the fact that they keep
making movies for the franchise proves
it
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions
oh I’m simply woman not my darling did
your stinking paws off me you damn dirty
ape
all right you’ve got our attention what
is it you want I would like to speak to
Lois Lane
number one James Bond doesn’t appreciate
the occasional twists Mr Bond
James Bond with over 20 films and
several different actors portraying
double-oh-seven so far this spy film
franchise has thrived on change because
I think you’re a sexist misogynist
dinosaur a relic of the Cold War
based on Ian Fleming’s popular book
series the movies have transcended their
source material and cemented in our
minds the ever iconic image of James
Bond as a suave debonair Englishman
everyone has their favorite Bond actor
and it’s quite fun to discuss the merits
of each reincarnation suppose my silence
could have a price
you don’t mean Oh two notable commercial
successes include 1965’s Thunderball and
2012’s Skyfall
you all right but no matter who’s
playing the talented secret agent and
ladies man there’s no doubt that the
movies of this franchise will be sleek
sexy and inspirational who are you my
name is Pussy Galore I must be dreaming
do you agree with our list which movie
franchise do you want to continue for
more can’t miss top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com to boldly go where no man
has gone before
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