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Box part numbers have shot up into the stratosphere in the last couple of decades , but some iconic franchise have still go to reach the billion dollar bill mark . The biggest movies these days can make over $ 1 billion by themselves , so it ’s surprising to see some pop franchise with three or more movies not being able to pit this feat . $ 1 billion is a fairly arbitrary threshold , and just because a dealership pass short of this marker does n’t mean that it ’s a failure in any fashion . In fact , some of the most successful franchises of all sentence have yet to yield that amount of money .
There are a act of reasons why a popular franchise might struggle to achieve this eminence , and chief among them is that not all franchises are build for mainstream success . Billion - one dollar bill movies have to attract to everyone , and somewhat more corner projects will struggle to attract enough attention to do so . repugnance moving picture do n’t appeal to child , reboots often do n’t invoke to a young contemporaries , and sports moving-picture show can turn off people who do n’t learn real summercater . A lot of these franchises are truss to pass $ 1 billion eventually , with more movies , but it ’s still a shock that they have n’t done so yet .
10Ghostbusters
$943.7 million
Ghostbustersis an iconic eighties moving picture , and one that blend in a unparalleled concept with some brilliant comedic performances . Ghostbusters IImarks a tone down in quality , but the two movies made within the last decade should have been more than enough to bring the franchise ’s total up past $ 1 billion . Ghostbustershas the win compounding of lasting popularity and recent megahit . The changing form could be one reason that the franchise has n’t recaptured the success of the master . The oldGhostbustersteam do make cameo appearances in the new movies , but this is n’t the same as get Bill Murray , Dan Aykroyd , Ernie Hudson and Harold Ramis star .
Harold Ramis passed away in 2014 , two days before the firstGhostbustersreboot .
9Bad Boys
$839 million
Will Smith is a box part power station , and his presence alone can push a movie ’s numbers into the stratosphere . He has appear in massive hits such asIndependence Day , Suicide Squad , andAladdin , so it comes as a jounce that his threeBad Boysmovies with Martin Lawrence have n’t yet added up to a billion - dollar haul . Each motion-picture show in the dealership has improved on the bit of the one before it , and2024’sBad Boys 4will no doubt breeze past the billion - dollar bill mark for the franchise , but it ’s still a surprise that the mixture of action , funniness , and Will Smith has n’t done so preferably .
8Mad Max
$529.5 million
start in 1979 , theMad Maxfranchise present a post - apocalyptic Australia decree by uncivilised tyrant . Director George Miller ’s first movies heralded a revolution in dystopian sci - fi , and he reignited the spark with 2015’sMad Max : Fury Road , which mold Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky . Fury Roadwas already recognized as a remarkable action movie when it was put out , but its status has grow ever heavy in the years since . This bodes well for the next sequel , Furiosa : A Mad Max Saga , which will be in theaters in 2024.Mad Maxcould eventually achieve loge function numbers which reflect its quality and legacy .
7Creed
$661.6 million
EachCreedmovie so far has raked in even more money than the last one , withCreed IIIreaching $ 275 million . The main factor theCreedfranchise could count in its favor when it start up out was its link to theRockyfranchise , but it has since develop into a compelling drama that can fend on its own merits . The near example of this is the fact thatSylvester Stallone does n’t appear inCreed III , the dealership ’s highest - grossing picture show so far . Whether Stallone returns or not , Michael B. Jordan has been polar in forging a unique identity forCreed , and the enfranchisement keeps improving .
6Kingsman
$934.5 million
TheKingsmanmovies have all the ingredient for a massive franchise , include thrilling action , a sense of humor , and recognizable stars . Colin Firth , Taron Egerton , Samuel L. Jackson , Channing Tatum and Ralph Fiennes have all appear inKingsmanmovies , and the enfranchisement has started to branch out into spinoffs . The King ’s Mandetails the beginnings of the spy agency back in the First World War , but it did n’t live up to the standards of the dealership , either critically or in terms of box office success . The King ’s Man 2,set during World War II , has some deterrent example to learn to avoid another fiscal flop .
5Scream
$910.9 million
Horror does not have the broad prayer of natural process blockbusters or family movies .
Scream VIlooked as though it might push the franchise over the $ 1 billion scrape , but it fell just poor . It ’s surprising that one of the biggest horror franchises of all time has n’t passed this benchmark , but this just underscore the fact that horror does not have the encompassing appeal of action blockbuster or family moving-picture show . Horror picture show cut their likely audience by only appealing to grownup , so it ’s rarefied for even the most popular horror movies to place huge box office number . Scream ’s popularity can be partially explained by the fact that it uses humor too , not just horror .
4Predator
$741.2 million
Even when the numbers from theAlien vs. Predatormovies are added to the franchise ’s total , Predatorstill does n’t get close to $ 1 billion . This plain is n’t avail by the decision to release 2022’sPreyas a streaming exclusive . Preyis correct in 1719 , so it symbolise a all new feeler to the enfranchisement . ThePredatorfranchise does n’t benefit from the box office haul of Arnold Schwarzenegger any longer , but it can still render an innovative blending of sci - fi and horror . Preyis the most excitingPredatormovie in X , even if it did n’t get the chance to testify it at the box power .
3The Maze Runner
$924.7 million
2Halloween
$855.1 million
13 pic have not yet been enough to pushHalloweenover $ 1 billion in aggregate . The iconic slasher pic have been going substantial since the 1970s , with new additions to the franchise coming in every X since then . The franchise has gained a dedicated cult following , and a space in the October gyration of many horror fans , but this has n’t always equated to box office hits . Each picture show has turn a healthy profit , but the franchise has n’t reached over $ 100 million per motion-picture show until the latest three . Halloween14could be on the means , and this could potentially lift the franchise into the $ 1 billion club after near 50 years .
1The Expendables
$840.8 million
TheExpendablesfranchise need to keep up with modern action thriller .
The adrenaline - fueled reversion action enfranchisement tries to trade on the whiz power of its eighty laboured - hitters , including Sylvester Stallone , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Dolph Lundgren , and more . It ’s a eye-popping compendium of stars , and they all have the chance to do what they do best , hand over high - octane stunt for four movies . Thecast ofThe Expendables 4brings some more young blood into the mix , including Megan Fox and 50 Cent , but the film ended up as a box office turkey . TheExpendablesfranchise take to keep up with modern natural action thrillers likeJohn WickandMission : Impossible , rather than relying on nostalgia .
