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Box office revenue of the most successful movie franchises in North America (in million U.S. dollars)

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	Box office revenue in million U.S. dollars
Marvel Cinematic Universe	4,225.63
Star Wars	3,197.79
Harry Potter	2,592.82
Batman	2,228.18
James Bond	2,113.92
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings	1,852.43
X-Men	1,817.89
Spider-Man	1,578.65
Jurassic Park	1,458.16
Hunger Games	1,451.54
Shrek	1,419.6
Star Trek	1,400.95
Twilight	1,365.92
Transformers	1,325.04
Fast and the Furious	1,288.86
Pirates of the Caribbean	1,279.21
Superman	1,135.11
Iron Man	1,040.03
Despicable Me	955.63
DC Extended Universe	946.51
Indiana Jones	942.24
Mission: Impossible	934.33
Toy Story	883.36
Finding Nemo	866.82
The Hobbit	816.49

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The statistic above presents data on the overall box office revenue of the 25 most successful movie franchises of all time in North America as of December 15, 2016. With a total of 22 films, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was the most successful movie franchise with a combined domestic box office revenue of 4.23 billion US dollars. Here you can find out which movie currently tops the box office charts.

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Ticket price at North American movie theaters 2001-2016

Ticket price at North American movie theaters 2001-2016

Movie genres ranked by total box office revenue in North America

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Leading cinema circuits in North America in 2017, by number of screens

Leading cinema circuits in North America in 2017, by number of screens

Global box office revenue 2016-2020

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Leading box office markets worldwide in 2016, by revenue

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