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This is a list of the highest-grossing media franchises. This includes media franchises that started as a book, film, video game, comic book, animated film or television series and have expanded to other forms of media. For each franchise listed below the 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.
At least $20 billion[edit]
Franchise | Year of inception | Total revenue (USD) | Revenue breakdown (est.) | Original media | Creator(s) | Owner(s) |
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Pokémon | 1996 | est. $95 billion[a] |
|
Video game | Satoshi Tajiri Ken Sugimori |
Nintendo (trademark) The Pokémon Company (Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures) (copyright) |
Hello Kitty | 1974 | est. $86 billion |
|
Cartoon character[38] | Yuko Shimizu Shintaro Tsuji |
Sanrio |
Winnie the Pooh | 1924 | est. $76 billion | Book[59] | A. A. Milne E. H. Shepard |
The Walt Disney Company | |
Mickey Mouse & Friends | 1928 | est. $74 billion |
|
Animated cartoon | Walt Disney Ub Iwerks |
The Walt Disney Company |
Star Wars | 1977 | est. $70 billion[r] |
|
Film | George Lucas | Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company) |
Anpanman | 1973 | est. $60 billion |
|
Manga | Takashi Yanase | Froebel-kan |
Disney Princess | 2000 | est. $46 billion | Animated series | Andy Mooney | The Walt Disney Company | |
Jump Comics (Shōnen Jump) |
1968 | est. $40 billion[aa] |
|
Manga | Shueisha | Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Bandai Namco (games) |
Mario | 1981 | est. $38 billion |
|
Video game | Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo R&D1 |
Nintendo |
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) |
2008 | est. $35 billion |
|
Film | Marvel Studios | Walt Disney Studios (The Walt Disney Company) Sony (Spider-Man films) |
Wizarding World (Harry Potter) |
1997 | est. $32 billion |
|
Novel | J. K. Rowling | J. K. Rowling (books) Warner Bros. (AT&T) (films) |
Transformers (Diaclone / Microman) |
1984 | est. $30 billion[bi] |
|
Animated series | Takara Hasbro Shōji Kawamori |
Takara Tomy Hasbro |
Spider-Man | 1962 | est. $29 billion |
|
Comic book | Stan Lee Steve Ditko |
Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company) Sony (films) |
Batman | 1939 | est. $28 billion |
|
Comic book | Bob Kane Bill Finger |
DC Entertainment (AT&T) |
Gundam | 1979 | est. $26 billion |
|
Anime | Yoshiyuki Tomino | Sunrise (Bandai Namco Holdings) |
Dragon Ball | 1984 | est. $25 billion |
|
Manga | Akira Toriyama | Akira Toriyama (Bird Studio) Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Bandai Namco (games) |
Barbie | 1987[ch] | est. $24.7 billion |
|
Animated film | Ruth Handler | Mattel |
Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) |
1983 | est. $22.5 billion |
|
Manga | Buronson Tetsuo Hara |
Buronson Tetsuo Hara Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Sega Sammy Holdings (games and pachinko) |
Toy Story | 1995 | est. $21.8 billion | Animated film | Pixar | The Walt Disney Company | |
Cars | 2006 | est. $21.8 billion | Animated film | Pixar John Lasseter |
The Walt Disney Company | |
One Piece | 1997 | est. $20.9 billion |
|
Manga | Eiichiro Oda | Eiichiro Oda Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Bandai Namco (games) |
Yu-Gi-Oh! | 1996 | est. $20.3 billion |
|
Manga | Kazuki Takahashi | Kazuki Takahashi Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Konami (games and cards) |
Call of Duty | 2003 | $20 billion[244] |
|
Video game | Infinity Ward | Activision (Activision Blizzard) |
At least $10 billion[edit]
Franchise | Year of inception | Total revenue (USD) | Revenue breakdown (est.) | Original media | Creator(s) | Owner(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Middle-earth (The Lord of the Rings) |
1937 | $19.9 billion[da] |
|
Novel | J. R. R. Tolkien | Tolkien Estate (books) Warner Bros. (AT&T) (films) |
James Bond | 1953 | est. $19.9 billion[db] |
|
Novel | Ian Fleming | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Peanuts | 1950 | est. $19.1 billion |
|
Comic strip | Charles M. Schulz | Sony Music Entertainment Japan (Sony) WildBrain 20th Century Studios (Walt Disney Company) (film) |
Super Sentai (Power Rangers) |
1975 | est. $16.8 billion | Television series | Shotaro Ishinomori Haim Saban Shuki Levy |
Toei Company Hasbro Bandai Namco (toys) | |
Neon Genesis Evangelion (Shinseiki Evangelion) |
1994 | est. $16.6 billion |
|
Anime | Hideaki Anno Gainax Tatsunoko Production |
Khara[dl][274][275] |
KochiKame | 1976 | est. $16.3 billion |
|
Manga | Osamu Akimoto | Osamu Akimoto Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) |
Dora the Explorer | 2000 | est. $15.8 billion |
|
Animated series | Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Eric Weiner |
Nickelodeon |
The Simpsons | 1987 | est. $15.8 billion |
|
Animated series | Matt Groening | 20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company) |
The Lion King | 1994 | est. $15.4 billion |
|
Animated film | Roger Allers Rob Minkoff |
The Walt Disney Company |
Avengers | 1963 | est. $15.3 billion |
|
Comic book | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company) |
Pac-Man | 1980 | est. $15.1 billion |
|
Video game | Toru Iwatani Namco |
Bandai Namco Entertainment (Bandai Namco Holdings) |
Looney Tunes | 1930 | est. $15 billion |
|
Animated cartoon | Warner Bros. | Warner Bros. (AT&T) |
SpongeBob SquarePants | 1999 | est. $14.8 billion |
|
Animated series | Stephen Hillenburg | Nickelodeon |
Wii series | 2006 | est. $14.8 billion |
|
Video game | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 1984 | est. $14.6 billion |
|
Comic book | Kevin Eastman Peter Laird |
Nickelodeon |
Sailor Moon | 1991 | est. $14.3 billion |
|
Manga | Naoko Takeuchi | Naoko Takeuchi Kodansha (manga) Toei Animation (anime) |
Space Invaders | 1978 | est. $13.9 billion |
|
Video game | Tomohiro Nishikado | Taito (Square Enix) |
Frozen | 2013 | est. $13.4 billion |
|
Animated film | Chris Buck Jennifer Lee |
The Walt Disney Company |
Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO) |
2005 | est. $13.4 billion |
|
Video game | Neople | Nexon Tencent |
Dragon Quest (Dragon Warrior) |
1986 | est. $12.9 billion |
|
Video game | Yuji Horii Koichi Nakamura Akira Toriyama |
Square Enix Yuji Horii (Armor Project) Akira Toriyama (Bird Studio) Koichi Sugiyama (Sugiyama Kobo) |
Street Fighter | 1987 | est. $12.2 billion |
|
Video game | Takashi Nishiyama Hiroshi Matsumoto |
Capcom |
Final Fantasy | 1987 | est. $12.2 billion |
|
Video game | Hironobu Sakaguchi Hiromichi Tanaka Nasir Gebelli |
Square Enix |
CrossFire | 2007 | est. $12 billion |
|
Video game | Smilegate | Smilegate Tencent |
Warcraft | 1994 | est. $11.7 billion |
|
Video game | Allen Adham Frank Pearce Michael Morhaime |
Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard) |
Ultra Series (Ultraman) |
1966 | est. $11.7 billion |
|
Television series | Eiji Tsuburaya | Tsuburaya Productions (Bandai Namco Holdings) |
FIFA | 1993 | est. $11.5 billion |
|
Video game | EA Canada | Electronic Arts |
Superman | 1938 | est. $11.1 billion |
|
Comic book | Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster |
DC Entertainment (AT&T) |
Star Trek | 1966 | est. $10.8 billion[fd] | Television series | Gene Roddenberry | ViacomCBS | |
Naruto | 1999 | est. $10.3 billion |
|
Manga | Masashi Kishimoto | Masashi Kishimoto Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Pierrot (anime) Bandai Namco (games) |
League of Legends (LoL) | 2009 | est. $10.1 billion |
|
Video game | Riot Games | Tencent |
At least $5 billion[edit]
Franchise | Year of inception | Total revenue (USD) | Revenue breakdown (est.) | Original media | Creator(s) | Owner(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Theft Auto (GTA) |
1997 | est. $9.99 billion |
|
Video game | David Jones Mike Dailly |
Rockstar Games (Take-Two Interactive) |
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | 1987 | est. $9.8 billion |
|
Manga | Hirohiko Araki | Hirohiko Araki Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Bandai Namco (games) |
Lineage | 1998 | est. $9.72 billion |
|
Video game | Jake Song | NCSoft |
Thomas & Friends | 1946 | est. $9.48 billion |
|
Book | Wilbert Awdry Christopher Awdry |
Egmont Group Mattel |
Angry Birds | 2009 | est. $9.3 billion |
|
Video game | Jaakko Iisalo | Rovio Entertainment |
Sesame Street (The Muppets) |
1955 | est. $9.19 billion | Television series | Jim Henson Joan Ganz Cooney Lloyd Morrisett |
The Muppets Studio (The Walt Disney Company) Sesame Workshop | |
Despicable Me (Minions) |
2010 | est. $8.36 billion | Animated film | Sergio Pablos | Illumination Entertainment Universal Pictures (Comcast) | |
Monster Strike | 2013 | est. $8.17 billion |
|
Video game | Yoshiki Okamoto | Mixi |
Pirates of the Caribbean | 2003[fr] | est. $7.91 billion |
|
Film | Walt Disney Imagineering Marc Davis Gore Verbinski Jerry Bruckheimer |
The Walt Disney Company |
Ben 10 | 2005 | est. $7.85 billion |
|
Animated series | Man of Action Studios | Cartoon Network (AT&T) |
Puzzle & Dragons | 2012 | est. $7.79 billion |
|
Video game | GungHo Online | GungHo Online |
X-Men | 1963 | est. $7.78 billion |
|
Comic book | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
Marvel Entertainment 20th Century Studios (films) (The Walt Disney Company) |
Sonic the Hedgehog | 1991 | est. $7.66 billion |
|
Video game | Sonic Team Yuji Naka Naoto Ohshima Hirokazu Yasuhara |
Sega (Sega Sammy Holdings) |
Pretty Cure (Glitter Force) |
2004 | est. $7.59 billion |
|
Anime | Izumi Todo Toei Animation |
Toei Company Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Asatsu-DK |
Candy Crush | 2012 | est. $7.5 billion |
|
Video game | King | King (Activision Blizzard) |
Doraemon | 1969 | est. $7.29 billion |
|
Manga | Fujiko F. Fujio | Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) |
Jurassic Park | 1990 | est. $7.28 billion | Novel | Michael Crichton | Alfred A. Knopf (novel) Universal Pictures (Comcast) (film) | |
Bleach | 2001 | est. $7.24 billion |
|
Manga | Tite Kubo | Tite Kubo Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Pierrot (anime) |
Minecraft | 2009 | est. $7.23 billion | Video game | Markus Persson | Microsoft Studios | |
Kumamon | 2010 | est. $7.17 billion |
|
Cartoon | Kumamoto Prefecture | Kumamoto Prefecture |
PAW Patrol | 2013 | est. $7 billion | Animated series | Keith Chapman | Nickelodeon | |
Donkey Kong | 1981 | est. $6.85 billion | Video game | Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo R&D1 |
Nintendo | |
The Big Bang Theory | 2007 | est. $6.57 billion |
|
Television series | Chuck Lorre Bill Prady |
Warner Bros. (AT&T) |
Westward Journey | 2001 | est. $6.52 billion |
|
Video game | NetEase | NetEase |
Halo | 2001 | est. $6.5 billion |
|
Video game | Bungie 343 Industries |
Microsoft |
DC Extended Universe (DCEU) |
2013 | est. $6.48 billion | Film | DC Entertainment | DC Entertainment (AT&T) | |
Ice Age | 2002 | est. $6.42 billion[gm] | Animated film | Blue Sky Studios | 20th Century Studios (The Walt Disney Company) | |
Twilight | 2005 | est. $6.39 billion |
|
Novel | Stephenie Meyer | Little, Brown and Company Summit Entertainment |
Digimon | 1997 | est. $6.36 billion |
|
Digital pet | Akiyoshi Hongo Toei Animation Bandai |
Bandai Namco Holdings Toei Animation (anime) |
Fast & Furious | 2001 | est. $6.35 billion | Film | Gary Scott Thompson | Universal Pictures (Comcast) | |
The Phantom of the Opera | 1986 | est. $6.22 billion |
|
Musical theatre | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
Tamagotchi | 1996 | est. $6.2 billion |
|
Digital pet | Aki Maita Akihiro Yokoi Bandai |
Bandai Namco Holdings |
Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) / Winning Eleven |
1995 | est. $6.13 billion |
|
Video game | Konami | Konami |
Mortal Kombat | 1992 | est. $6.05 billion[gw] |
|
Video game | Midway Games Chicago Ed Boon John Tobias |
Warner Bros. (AT&T) |
Detective Conan (Case Closed) |
1994 | est. $6.01 billion |
|
Manga | Gosho Aoyama | Gosho Aoyama Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) TMS Entertainment (Sega Sammy Holdings) |
A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) |
1996 | est. $5.81 billion |
|
Novel | George R. R. Martin | Random House WarnerMedia (AT&T) |
Shrek | 1990 | est. $5.74 billion | Novel | William Steig DreamWorks Animation |
Universal Pictures (Comcast) | |
Resident Evil (Biohazard) |
1996 | est. $5.7 billion |
|
Video game | Shinji Mikami Tokuro Fujiwara |
Capcom |
Friends | 1994 | est. $5.22 billion |
|
Television series | David Crane Marta Kauffman |
Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions Warner Bros. (AT&T) |
Madden NFL | 1998 | est. $5.2 billion |
|
Video game | Electronic Arts | Electronic Arts |
Care Bears | 1981 | est. $5.05 billion | Greeting card | American Greetings | American Greetings | |
The Sims | 2000 | est. $5 billion |
|
Video game | Will Wright | Electronic Arts |
Bob the Builder | 1998 | est. $5 billion |
|
Animated series | Keith Chapman | WildBrain |
At least $4 billion[edit]
Franchise | Year of inception | Total revenue (USD) | Revenue breakdown (est.) | Original media | Creator(s) | Owner(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
My Little Pony | 1984 | est. $4.99 billion | Animated cartoon | Lauren Faust Bonnie Zacherle |
Hasbro | |
Slam Dunk | 1990 | est. $4.81 billion |
|
Manga | Takehiko Inoue | Takehiko Inoue Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) |
Fate | 2004 | est. $4.71 billion | Visual novel | Type-Moon | Type-Moon (visual novel) Aniplex (Sony Music Entertainment Japan) (mobile game) | |
Beyblade | 1999 | est. $4.61 billion | Manga | Takao Aoki | Takao Aoki Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group) | |
Aladdin | 1992 | est. $4.6 billion |
|
Animated film | Walt Disney Animation Hanna Diyab |
The Walt Disney Company |
Seinfeld | 1989 | est. $4.56 billion |
|
Television series | Larry David Jerry Seinfeld |
Sony Pictures Television (Sony) |
Kamen Rider (Masked Rider) |
1971 | est. $4.41 billion | Television series | Shotaro Ishinomori Ishimori Productions Toei Company |
Ishimori Productions Toei Company TV Asahi Asatsu-DK | |
Yo-kai Watch | 2013 | est. $4.37 billion |
|
Video game | Level-5 | Level-5 |
Assassin's Creed | 2007 | est. $4.34 billion |
|
Video game | Patrice Désilets Jade Raymond Corey May |
Ubisoft |
Rurouni Kenshin (Samurai X) |
1994 | est. $4.31 billion |
|
Manga | Nobuhiro Watsuki | Nobuhiro Watsuki Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) |
Fortnite | 2017 | est. $4.29 billion |
|
Video game | Epic Games | Epic Games |
Hunter × Hunter | 1998 | est. $4.23 billion |
|
Manga | Yoshihiro Togashi | Yoshihiro Togashi Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) |
Need for Speed (NFS) |
1994 | est. $4.21 billion |
|
Video game | EA Canada | Electronic Arts |
The Hunger Games | 2008 | est. $4.05 billion[in] |
|
Novel | Suzanne Collins | Scholastic Corporation Lionsgate |
The Legend of Zelda (Zelda no Densetsu) |
1986 | est. $4.04 billion |
|
Video game | Shigeru Miyamoto Takashi Tezuka Nintendo EAD |
Nintendo |
Magic: The Gathering | 1993 | est. $4.02 billion |
|
Card game | Richard Garfield | Wizards of the Coast (Hasbro) |
Mission: Impossible | 1966 | $4 billion[ir][579] |
|
Television series | Bruce Geller | Paramount Pictures |
Strawberry Shortcake | 1979 | est. $4 billion | Greeting card | American Greetings | WildBrain | |
Gran Turismo | 1997 | est. $4 billion |
|
Video game | Kazunori Yamauchi Polyphony Digital |
Sony |
See also[edit]
- List of best-selling comic series
- List of highest-grossing video game franchises
- List of multimedia franchises
- Lists of highest-grossing films
- Media mix
Notes[edit]
- ^ As of May 2019[update], The Pokémon Company no longer mentions how much the franchise has made on their website.
- ^ See The Pokémon Company § Licensed merchandise
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq See List of highest-grossing video game franchises § List.
- ^ Pokémon Trading Card Game – 28.8 billion card sales up until September 2019,[1] $3.99 per 10-card pack[2][3] – $11.491 billion.
- ^ See List of Pokémon films § Box office performance.
- ^ a b c See CoroCoro Comic § Circulation.
- ^ Sales of CoroCoro Comic manga magazine issues serializing Pocket Monsters and Pokémon Adventures manga series – ¥530 price[4]
- ^ Pokemon anime home entertainment media sales:
- United States VHS and DVD sales of TV series in 2000 – 25 million units,[5] average $24.98 price[6] – $625 million
- Pokémon: The First Movie United States VHS sales in 2000 – $58.8 million[7]
- Japan home video sales up until 2011 – average ¥3,144 price,[8] 3,963,169 units – ¥12,460,203,336 ($156,162,468)
- Japan home entertainment media sales in 2017 – ¥1,744,502,029[12] ($15,798,214)
- Japan home entertainment media sales during January–June 2018 – ¥818,855,319[13] ($7,415,556)
- ^ Pokémon manga tankobon volume sales in the United States up until 2000 – 7.25 million copies,[14] $9.99 price[15] – $72.43 million.
- ^ Hello Kitty merchandise retail sales:
- As of 1990 – $448 million[16]
- 1994 – $1.2 billion[17]
- Japan sales during 1996–2002, 2004–2008 and 2012 – ¥2,887.58 billion ($36.19 billion)
- Overseas sales in 2002 – $1 billion[22]
- Global sales in 2003 and 2009 – $9.75 billion
- Global licensed merchandise sales during 2010–2011 – $8.2 billion
- US sales in 2012 – $1.08 billion[27]
- 2013 – $8 billion[28]
- 2014 – $6.5 billion[29]
- Licensed merchandise sales during 2015–2018 – $13.464 billion
- ^ a b See Ribon § Circulation.
- ^ Sales of Ribon manga magazine issues serializing Hello Kitty manga series – 4,663,328 copies, ¥390 price[34] – ¥1,818,697,920 ($22,793,557)
- ^ Known music CD sales in Japan – ¥203,619,500[35][36][37] ($3 million)
- ^ Winnie the Pooh retail sales:
- Up until 2010 – $56.859 billion
- $3 billion as of 1995.[39] $3.3 billion in 1998.[39] ¥95.01 billion[20] ($834 million)[40] in 1999. $6 billion in 2000.[41] $5 billion in 2001.[42] $7 billion in 2002.[43] $5.6 billion in 2003.[44] $5.3 billion in 2004.[45] $6 billion in 2005.[46] $6.9 billion in 2006.[47] $1 billion in 2007.[48] ¥65,629.56 million[21] ($635 million)[49] in 2008. ¥55,195 million[50] ($590 million)[51] in 2009. $5.7 billion in 2010.[52]
- 2011 – $1.09 billion in North America.[53] ¥53.96 billion ($676 million) in Japan.[20]
- 2012 – $3.17 billion[54]
- 2013–2017 – $2.808 billion in 2013.[54] $2.732 billion in 2014.[55] $2.74 billion in 2015.[30] $2.791 billion in 2016. $1.649 billion in 2017.[32]
- 2018 – $1.675 billion[33]
- Up until 2010 – $56.859 billion
- ^ Mickey Mouse & Friends retail sales:
- As of 1990 – $448 million[16]
- 1999–2001 – ¥336.6 billion ($2.77 billion)[60]
- 2002–2010 – $39.411 billion
- 2011 – $750 million in North America.[53] ¥105.35 billion ($1.32 billion) in Japan.[20]
- 2012 – $4.122 billion[54]
- 2013–2017 – $4.568 billion in 2013.[54] $4.719 billion in 2014.[65] $4.262 billion in 2015. $4.247 billion in 2016.[30] $3.233 billion in 2017.[32]
- 2018 – $3.265 billion[33]
- ^ [66][67][68][69][70]
- ^ 1991 VHS release of Fantasia earned $209 million in sales.[71] $71 million DVD sales since 2006.[72]
- ^ $6.6 billion franchise revenue up until May 1987.[74]
- ^ $32 billion up until 2014.[75] $2.842 billion in 2015.[30] $3.049 billion in 2016. $2.403 billion in 2017.[32] $1.923 billion in 2018.[33]
- ^ a b c d e f g See List of highest-grossing films § Highest-grossing franchises and film series
- ^ Star Wars home video revenue:
- VHS and digital sales – $1.816 billion[76]
- DVD sales – $6.032 billion
- DVD rentals – $875 million[76]
- Blu-ray sales – $334 million[78]
- ^ Star Wars television revenue:
- ^ See Anpanman § Reception.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j See List of highest-grossing anime films § Highest-grossing anime film franchises and film series.
- ^ ¥2 billion[81] ($25.07 million).
- ^ $300 million up until 2001.[82] $1 billion in 2002.[83] $1.3 billion in 2003.[82] $2 billion in 2004.[84] $3 billion in 2005.[83] $3.4 billion in 2006.[85] $4 billion in 2007.[86] $4 billion in 2008.[87] $3.7 billion in 2009.[88] $4.4 billion in 2010.[52] $1.6 billion in 2011.[53] $3 billion in 2012.[89] $2.885 billion in 2013.[54] $2.568 billion in 2014.[55] $2.635 billion in 2015.[30] $2.724 billion in 2016. $2.133 billion in 2017.[32] $1.686 billion in 2018.[33]
- ^ Only includes Jump manga comic revenue, including Jump manga magazine sales and related Jump Comics tankōbon manga volume sales. Does not include non-manga revenue, such as anime, film, game, pachinko or merchandise revenue of Shōnen Jump manga series (e.g. Dragon Ball, One Piece, Fist of the North Star, Naruto, etc.), with the exception of Shōnen Jump crossover video games.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m See Weekly Shōnen Jump § Circulation figures.
- ^ See Weekly Young Jump § Circulation.
- ^ See Monthly Shōnen Jump § Circulation
- ^ a b See Shonen Jump (magazine) § Circulation.
- ^ a b c See V Jump § Circulation
- ^ Jump manga magazine sales:
- Weekly Shōnen Jump – $20.194 billion[ab]
- Weekly Young Jump – $5.741 billion[ac]
- Monthly Shōnen Jump – $571 million[ad]
- English Shonen Jump (January 2003 to April 2012) – 245,333 average weekly circulation,[92] 27,477,296 sales, $4.99 price[92][ae] – $137,111,707
- V Jump – $360.1 million[af]
- ^ a b One Piece manga tankōbon volume sales:
- ^ a b Dragon Ball tankōbon manga volume sales:
- Dragon Ball – $2,214,565,898
- Japan sales – 160 million+ copies up until 2016[152] – ¥82,122,000,000 ($1,019,726,394)
- Tankōbon sales up until 2000 – 126 million copies,[153] ¥400 price[154][155] – ¥50,400 million ($632 million)
- Kanzenban sales during 2002–2012 – 30.63 million copies,[153][156] ¥933 price[157][158] – ¥28,577,790,000 ($358,162,552)
- Kanzenban sales during 2013–2014 – 2.87 million copies,[156][159] ¥933 price[157][158] – ¥2,677,710,000 ($25,274,581)
- Kanzenban sales during 2015–2016 – 500,000 copies,[152][159] ¥933 price[157][158] – ¥466,500,000 ($4,289,261)
- Overseas sales – 119,603,554+ copies sold overseas,[bz] $9.99 price[160] – $1,194,839,504
- Japan sales – 160 million+ copies up until 2016[152] – ¥82,122,000,000 ($1,019,726,394)
- Dragon Ball Super (Japan sales) – 2,179,528 copies,[ca] ¥400 price[161][162] – ¥871,811,200 ($7,925,552)
- Dragon Ball – $2,214,565,898
- ^ a b Naruto manga tankōbon volume sales:
- ^ a b Fist of the North Star manga tankōbon volume sales – 100 million copies[188][189]
- ^ a b KochiKame manga tankōbon volume sales – 157 million tankōbon sales,[159] at average ¥410 price,[276] grossed approximately ¥64,370 million ($807 million).
- ^ a b Bleach manga tankōbon volume sales – 120 million copies[437]
- ^ a b Slam Dunk manga tankōbon volume sales – 121 million copies,[159] ¥390 price[535] – ¥47,190 million ($591.43 million)
- ^ a b JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga tankōbon volume sales – 100 million copies,[406] ¥390 price[407] – ¥39,000 million ($489 million)
- ^ 50 million tankobon copies,[93] ¥760 price,[94] ¥38,000 million ($476.25 million) revenue.
- ^ Captain Tsubasa manga tankōbon volume sales – 82 million copies,[95] average ¥400 price[96] – ¥32,800 million ($411.08 million)
- ^ Kinnikuman / Ultimate Muscle manga tankōbon volume sales – 75 million copies,[97] ¥400 price[98] – ¥39,000 million ($376 million)
- ^ a b Rurouni Kenshin manga tankōbon volume sales – 70 million copies,[558] average ¥410 price[559] – ¥28,700 million ($360 million)
- ^ a b Hunter × Hunter manga tankōbon volume sales – 66.3 million copies as of 2014[159] (60.6 million up until 2012),[562] ¥390 price[563] – ¥25,857 million ($324,063,164)
- ^ a b Dragon Quest manga tankōbon volume sales:
- Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken – 50 million copies[338] – ¥25,630 million ($321.22 million)
- Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō – 20 million copies,[341] average ¥597 price[342][343] – ¥11,940 million ($150 million)
- ^ a b Yu-Gi-Oh manga sold 40 million tankōbon volumes,[95] at ¥390 price,[241][242] grossing approximately ¥15,600 million ($196 million).
- ^ Tankōbon volume sales of Shōnen Jump manga series:
- One Piece – $2.707 billion[ah]
- Dragon Ball – $2.218 billion[ai]
- Naruto – $1.637 billion[aj]
- Fist of the North Star – $1.24 billion[ak]
- KochiKame – $807 million[al]
- Bleach – $740 million[am]
- Slam Dunk – $591.4 million[an]
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure – $489 million[ao]
- City Hunter – $476.3 million[ap]
- Captain Tsubasa – $411 million[aq]
- Kinnikuman / Ultimate Muscle – $376 million[ar]
- Rurouni Kenshin – $360 million[as]
- Hunter × Hunter – $324.1 million[at]
- Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken – $321.2 million[au]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! – $196 million[av]
- ^ Only includes video games released under the Jump title. Does not include other video games based on Shōnen Jump manga series (e.g. Dragon Ball, One Piece, Fist of the North Star, Naruto, etc.).
- ^ Mario franchise's licensed merchandise sales:
- Donkey Kong – $2.3 million (US sales as of 1985)[99]
- Super Mario Bros. – $4.32 billion
- ^ Sales of CoroCoro Comic manga magazine issues serializing Super Mario-kun manga from November 1990 to December 2019 – 333,221,701 copies,[f] ¥530 price[4] – ¥170,358,798,350 ($1,599,357,945).
- ^ MCU films – $22.59 billion[104]
Inhumans – $3.5 million[105] - ^ a b Avengers merchandise sales:
- ^ Marvel merchandise sales:
- ^ $5 billion up until April 2018.[106] $254 million since May 2018.[107]
- ^ See Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics § Sales
- ^ Harry Potter merchandise:
- ^ $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]
- ^ a b Transformers merchandise sales:
- ^ Transformers franchise (including Japanese Diaclone and Microman by Takara Tomy)
- ^ Transformers home entertainment:
- ^ $1 billion licensed merchandise sales for Sony during 1999–2001.[119] $2.7 billion in 2002.[120] $1.3 billion in 2003.[121] ¥22.66 billion ($284 million) Japan sales during 2005–2007.[20] $70 million Spider-Man 3 pre-release US toy sales in 2007.[122] $590 million Spider-Man merchandise sales in 2010.[123] $325 million in 2011.[53] $1.285 billion in 2012. $1.333 billion in 2013.[54] $1.453 billion in 2014.[55] $1.512 billion in 2015.[30] $1.551 billion in 2016. $1.402 billion in 2017.[32] $1.075 billion in 2018.[33]
- ^ Box office gross of Spider-Man films:
- ^ See List of best-selling films in the United States § Best-selling films by format.
- ^ Home video sales revenue of Spider-Man films:
- DVD & VHS sales – $1.966 billion
- Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $1.723 billion[bm]
- Later Spider-Man films (2007–2019) – $243 million (DVD)[126]
- Blu-ray sales – $266 million[126]
- DVD & VHS sales – $1.966 billion
- ^ Spider-Man comic sales – $1,074,187,801
- Up until April 2014 – 360 million copies[127] – $978,282,666
- Amazing Spider-Man sales between 1966 and 2011 – 140,298,400 copies – $296,953,780[128]
- Spider-Woman sales between 1979 and 1982 – 4,271,694 copies – $2,350,480[129]
- Ultimate Spider-Man sales between 2000 and 2009 – 16,306,921 copies – $68,606,541[130]
- 2012–2013 – 7,523,100 copies – $34,530,834[131]
- January–April 2014 – 1,531,991 copies – $7,538,028[131]
- Other 190,067,894 copies, at average $2.99 price[128] – $568,303,003
- May–December 2014 – $14,782,534[131][132]
- 2015 – $21,306,211[133]
- 2016 – $19,443,889[134]
- 2017 – $16,970,754[135]
- 2018 – $23,401,747[136]
- Up until April 2014 – 360 million copies[127] – $978,282,666
- ^ a b c d e f g See Pachinko § Franchises.
- ^ Batman retail sales:
- ^ $650 million VHS and DVD sales for Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin up until 2005.[142] $562 million DVD and Blu-ray sales for films released since 2008.[143]
- ^ Batman television revenue:
- 1960s TV series – $300 million[144]
- 1989 film – $40 million[145]
- ^ a b c See Cultural impact of Gundam § Retail sales
- ^ Gundam retail sales:
- Merchandise sales during 1979–1999 – $5 billion[146][147]
- Bandai's net income from Bandai Gundam merchandise sales between April 2000 and 2007 – $3.735 billion[bt]
- Licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2000–2012 and 2015–2016 – $8.047 billion[bt]
- Video game sales in Japan during 2000–2007 – $691 million[c]
- Anime home video sales in Japan up until 2006 – 11.9 million units,[148] average ¥3,990 price[149] – ¥47,481 million ($595.07 million)
- Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai Gundam retail sales from April 2008 to December 2019 – $7.813 billion[bt]
- ^ See Gundam Ace § Circulation.
- ^ Sales revenue of Jump manga magazine issues serializing Dragon Ball manga series:
- Dragon Ball in Weekly Shōnen Jump – $6.939 billion[ab]
- Dragon Ball Z in English Shonen Jump (January 2003 to April 2005) – 8,080,000 copies,[ae] $4.99 price[92] – $40.32 million
- Dragon Ball Super in V Jump (June 2015 to December 2018) – ¥5,026,998,900 ($46 million)[af]
- ^ See Dragon Ball § Cultural impact
- ^ Dragon Ball merchandise sales:
- Merchandise sales up until 2011 – $5 billion[150]
- Japan licensed merchandise sales in 2012 – ¥7.67 billion[20] ($96.13 million)
- Bandai Namco's net income from Dragon Ball toy sales during January–March 2013 – ¥600 million[151] ($6.16 million)
- Bandai Namco's net income from Dragon Ball toy sales from April 2013 to December 2019 – ¥85.9 billion ($790.9 million)[bx]
- ^ See Dragon Ball (manga) § Reception
- ^ See Dragon Ball Super § Manga reception
- ^ See List of Dragon Ball films § Home video sales
- ^ a b c See List of Dragon Ball anime § Commercial reception
- ^ Dragon Ball home entertainment media:
- Dragon Ball film home video sales – $54 million[cb]
- DVD and Blu-ray sales of Dragon Ball anime series in Japan – $369.5 million[cc]
- Funimation's Dragon Ball Z anime DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States during 1999–2017 – $750 million[cc]
- Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and December 2019 – $893 million[cc]
- United States DVD and Blu-ray sales of anime TV series during January–May 2018 – $10.5 million[163]
- ^ Dragon Ball trading card sales:
- Carddass sales – 2 billion Dragon Ball Carddass trading cards sold, at ¥20 price,[164] grossing approximately ¥40 billion ($501.32 million).
- Dragon Ball Heroes card sales – ¥50 billion[165] ($460 million)
- ^ See List of Dragon Ball films § Box office performance.
- ^ Dragon Ball music sales in Japan – ¥3,744,412,530 ($46,928,344)
- "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" (Hironobu Kageyama single) – 1.3 million copies,[166] ¥937 price[167] – ¥1,218.1 million
- Dragon Ball Z soundtrack album – 200,000 copies,[168] ¥2,935 price[169] – ¥587,000,000
- "Hitori ja Nai" (Deen single) – 352,390 copies, ¥1,020 price[170] – ¥359,437,800
- "Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku" (Field of View single) – 528,150 copies,[171] ¥975 price[172] – ¥514,946,250
- "Don't You See!" (Zard single) – 602,760 copies, ¥1,020 price[173] – ¥614,815,200
- "Blue Velvet" (Shizuka Kudo single) – 267,000 copies,[174] ¥1,000 price[175] – ¥267,000,000
- "Kokoro no Hane" (AKB48 single) – 145,328 copies, ¥1,260 price[176] – ¥183,113,280
- ^ 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.[177] $1.9 billion in 1997.[178] $1.52 billion in 2002.[179] $3.6 billion in 2003.[180] $3.3 billion in 2008.[181] $550 million in 2010.[25] $1 billion in 2011.[182] $1,275.3 million sales in 2012.[183] $3 billion in 2013.[184] $1,934.5 million during 2014–2015.[185] $1 billion in 2016.[186] $954.9 million in 2017.[183] $1,088.95 million in 2018.[183]
- ^ See Barbie (film series) § Films
- ^ Fist of the North Star console game retail sales in Japan:
- Fist of the North Star releases up until 2012 – 2,000,442 sales grossed approximately ¥11,426,311,410[194] ($143,204,805)
- Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise – $1,372,906,040[195] ($12,433,040)
- Shōnen Jump video game series – $217.3 million[c]
- ^ Fist of the North Star DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan:
- Up until 2012 – ¥2,900.65 million ($36.35 million)
- Fist of the North Star and Fist of the North Star 2 – ¥2,596.65 million (24,730 sales,[9] ¥105,000 price)[196]
- New Fist of the North Star – ¥230 million (DVD)[197]
- Souten no Ken and Legends of the Dark King – ¥74 million (Japan)[198]
- Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji (2015) – ¥20.1 million (Japan)[198] ($184,811)
- Up until 2012 – ¥2,900.65 million ($36.35 million)
- ^ Japan licensed merchandise sales in 2005 – ¥2.09 billion[20] ($26.19 million)
- ^ See Fist of the North Star § Films and OVAs
- ^ 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]
- ^ $10 billion up until 2011.[204] $2.527 billion in 2012. $2.3 billion in 2013.[54] $2.025 billion in 2014.[55] $1 billion in 2015.[201] $588 million in 2016. $674 million in 2017.[32]
- ^ 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]
- ^ One Piece merchandise sales:
- Japan merchandise sales up until June 2004 – $1 billion[209]
- Japan merchandise sales between 2005 and 2012 – ¥214.502 billion ($3,130 million)
- Japan licensed merchandise sales during 2013–2014 – $1.421 billion
- Bandai Namco's net income from One Piece toy sales from April 2016 to December 2019 – ¥22.7 billion ($206 million)[214][215][216]
- ^ See List of best-selling manga § At least 100 million copies.
- ^ See One Piece (TV series) § Reception
- ^ One Piece home entertainment media:
- Japan video sales of anime TV series – ¥9,821,281,050 ($123.09 million)
- Toei Animation's One Piece anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and December 2019 – $720 million[cu]
- DVD & Blu-ray sales of Strong World film in Japan during August 23–29 week of 2010 – ¥2.16 billion[224] ($27.07 million)
- DVD & Blu-ray sales of film releases in the United States since 2012 – $2.2 million[225][226][227]
- Home entertainment media sales in Japan between 2013 and June 2018 – ¥37,368,916,771 ($413 million)
- ^ Approximately $11,161,168,406 up until 2011 (25,175,567,833 card sales,[232] $3.99 per 9-card pack)[233][234]
- ^ Yu-Gi-Oh merchandise sales:
- ^ See Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links § Reception.
- ^ Yu-Gi-Oh video games:
- Japan console game retail sales – 3,660,321 units, average ¥4,814 price – ¥17,621,946,900[240] ($221 million)
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links – $108 million[cy]
- ^ Middle-earth / Lord of the Rings franchise is reported to have grossed $19.827 billion in total revenue as of January 2018.[245]
- ^ 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.[248]
- ^ Peanuts retail sales:
- ^ a b Power Rangers / Super Sentai licensed merchandise sales:
- Power Rangers licensed toy sales during 1993–1999 – $6 billion wholesale revenue[263]
- Super Sentai licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2001 and 2012 – ¥337.81 billion[21] ($4,233 million)
- Power Rangers licensed merchandise sales during 2012–2018 – $2.479 billion
- Super Sentai licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2013–2014 – $760 million
- ^ Super Sentai / Power Rangers retail sales:
- Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai Power Rangers merchandise sales between April 2005 and March 2012 – ¥123.3 billion[255][256][257][258][259] ($1.55 billion)
- Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai's Super Sentai / Power Rangers merchandise and video game sales between April 2012 and June 2018 – $1.52 billion
- Licensed merchandise sales – $13.472 billion[dd]
- Film DVD & Blu-ray sales in the United States – $15 million[262]
- ^ Evangelion merchandise sales up until 2012 – ¥196 billion ($2.46 billion)
- ^ Evangelion home entertainment sales:
- ^ "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" song played an estimated 300 million times at Japanese karaoke venues up until 2016,[268] at an average price of ¥250 ($2.50) per playback,[269] generating an estimated revenue of $750 million.
- ^ See Music of Neon Genesis Evangelion § Release details.
- ^ Evangelion manga volumes sold 23 million tankōbon copies,[270] at ¥626 price,[271] grossing approximately ¥14,398 million ($180.45 million).
- ^ 367,316 software sales for PlayStation 2 in Japan grossed ¥2,400,210,306[272] ($30,081,593).
- ^ Formerly Gainax.
- ^ $13 billion retail sales up until 2014.[278] $933 million in 2015. $915 million in 2016.[279] $565 million licensed merchandise sales in 2017.[32]
- ^ Home Entertainment Sales up until 2005
- ^ $4.6 billion up until 2011.[282] $725 million during 2012–2013.[54] $390 million in 2014,[55] $396 million in 2015,[30] $707 million during 2016–2017,[32] and $255 million in 2018.[109]
- ^ The Simpsons video games:
- The Simpsons: Road Rage – $41 million[285]
- Tapped Out – $200 million[286]
- ^ a b See List of highest-grossing musicals § Highest-grossing musical theatre productions.
- ^ $3 billion up until 1998.[287] ¥5.59 billion ($70 million) in 1999.[20]
- ^ See List of highest-grossing musicals § Highest-grossing musical film series and film franchises.
- ^ Avengers DVD and Blu-ray sales:
- Marvel Animated Features films – $18 million[291][292][293]
- MCU live-action films – $441 million[107]
- ^ Arcade and software revenue up until 2016
- ^ Buckner & Garcia's Pac-Man Fever album and "Pac-Man Fever" single – $32 million[297]
- ^ Looney Tunes franchise retail sales:
- ^ See List of Looney Tunes feature films § Box office.
- ^ $12 billion up until 2015.[301] $907 million in 2016. $712 million in 2017.[32] $759 million in 2018.[109]
- ^ $6 billion up until 1994.[303] $1 billion during 2003–2005.[304] $475 million during 2009–2012.[305] $850 million in 2013.[54] $1.026 billion in 2014.[55] $1.021 billion in 2015.[30] $1.093 billion in 2016. $823 million in 2017.[32] $912 million in 2018.[109]
- ^ Sailor Moon anime's home entertainment media revenue:
- VHS sales in Japan – 20 volumes sold 6,000,000 units up until 1995,[311] at ¥6,890 price,[312][313] grossing approximately ¥41,340 million ($518 million).
- Sailor Stars DVD sales in Japan – ¥94,653,360 ($1.19 million) – 6 volumes, 1,623 sales per volume,[9] ¥9,720 price[314][315]
- Sailor Moon Crystal DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan – ¥295.4 million[198] ($3 million)
- Toei Animation's Sailor Moon earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2009 and March 2018 – $24.1 million
- ^ See Nakayoshi § Circulation.
- ^ Sales of Nakayoshi issues serializing Sailor Moon manga from December 1991 to February 1997 – 96,960,000 copies,[eb] ¥400 price[322] – ¥38,784,000,000 ($351,227,994).
- ^ Sailor Moon video game sales up until 1995 – 10 releases with 200,000–300,000 sales each,[311] grossing approximately ¥16,718.4 million ($210 million).
- ^ Sailor Moon manga sold 35 million tankōbon volumes,[327] at ¥400 price,[328] grossing approximately ¥14,000 million ($175.46 million).
- ^ Arcade and software revenue up until 2016
- ^ "Space Invaders" (Player One) – 100,000 units in Australia,[330] grossed approximately $522,000.[331]
- ^ $5 billion merchandise sales up until 2014.[332] $1.573 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2015.[30] $1.598 billion in 2016. $1.404 billion in 2017.[32] $1.013 billion in 2018.[33]
- ^ $30 million pre-Broadway gross revenue.[335] $52 million Broadway gross revenue.[336]
- ^ Dragon Quest merchandise sales in Japan up until 2012 – ¥78.86 billion ($988.34 million)
- ^ See Street Fighter (1994 film) § Release
- ^ Street Fighter box office and home video revenue:
- Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) $27.24 million
- Street Fighter (1994) – $165 million[ek]
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) – $18,667,800
- ^ Street Fighter (1994) soundtrack – 500,000 sales in the US,[353] average $14.48 price[354]
- ^ Final Fantasy licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2003 and 2010 – ¥33.21 billion ($416.22 million)
- 2003 – ¥9.35 billion
- 2005–2007 – ¥21.6 billion
- 2010–2012 – ¥2.26 billion
- ^ Video disc sales of Final Fantasy films:
- Up until 2012 – ¥24,824,421,500 ($311,121,964)
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (DVD) – ¥4,940 million[355]
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (DVD & UMD) – ¥17,280 million[356]
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Pieces (DVD) – ¥2,294,421,500[356]
- Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete (Blu-ray) – ¥310 million (Japan)[357]
- Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV (DVD & Blu-ray) – $4,549,411 (United States)[358]
- Up until 2012 – ¥24,824,421,500 ($311,121,964)
- ^ Ultimania series sold 10 million books,[359] at average ¥1,700 price,[360] grossing approximately ¥17,000 million ($213.06 million).
- ^ Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within grossed $85,131,830 worldwide.[362] Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV grossed $6,585,787 worldwide, including $4.2 million in China,[363] $907,524 in Japan, $269,980 in the United States,[364] and $1,208,283 in other territories.[358][364]
- ^ Approximately $14 million up until 2017 (5.5 million booster pack sales,[366] $4 booster pack price).[367]
- ^ Ultraman merchandise sales:
- Up until 1987 – $7.4 billion[370]
- Japan licensed merchandise sales between 1999 and 2012 – ¥188.94 billion ($2.37 billion)
- Bandai Namco's net income from Bandai Ultraman merchandise sales between April 2005 and December 2019 – $636 million
- April 2005 to March 2012 – ¥25.2 billion ($316 million)[255][256][257][258][259]
- April 2012 to March 2013 – ¥2 billion ($21 million)[259]
- April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥3.2 billion ($30.2 million)[260]
- April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥5.9 billion ($54.25 million)[214][260]
- April 2016 to December 2019 – ¥23.7 billion ($215 million)[214][215][216]
- ^ Ultraman home video sales in Japan up until 2006 – 5.78 million units,[148] average ¥3,800 price[372] – ¥21,964 million ($275.27 million).
- ^ a b Superman DVD and Blu-ray sales – $529 million ($383 million since 2008)
- Superman films – $382 million ($296 million since 2008)
- North America – $282 million ($196 million since 2008)[376]
- Man of Steel (2013) overseas sales – $100 million[377]
- Smallville (DVD) – $100 million ($40 million since 2008)[378]
- Justice League (2017) – $47 million[379]
- Superman films – $382 million ($296 million since 2008)
- ^ a b Merchandise sold $280 million in 2010,[25] $554 million during 2012–2013,[54] $305 million in 2014,[55] $725 million in 2015,[30] $812 million in 2016, and $722 million in 2017.[32] $634 million in 2018.[109]
- ^ $1.8 billion retail sales up until 2007.[373] $383 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2008.[eu] Merchandise sold $3.398 billion since 2010.[ev]
- ^ See Superman in film § Box office performance.
- ^ Superman box office:
- Superman films – $2.554 billion[ex]
- ^ Superman comic sales – 600 million copies[374]
- ^ Superman television revenue:
- Superman II – $10 million licensing[380]
- Smallville – $418,096,456[381]
- ^ See Action Comics § Sales.
- ^ Superman VHS sales and rentals:
- Superman – $1 million sales[382]
- Superman II – $65 million sales and rentals[383]
- Superman III – $36.4 million rentals[384]
- Superman IV – $8.1 million rentals[385]
- ^ $10 billion franchise revenue up until June 2016.[388] $343.5 million Star Trek Beyond box office revenue since July 2016.[389] $38 million Star Trek Beyond DVD and Blu-ray sales since October 2016.[390] $180 million merchandise sales in 2017.[32] $192 million merchandise sales in 2018.[109]
- ^ $3.5 billion retail sales up until 1998.[391] Licensed merchandise sold $150 million in 2010,[25] $275 million during 2012–2013,[54] $148 million in 2014,[55] $149 million in 2015,[30] $159 million in 2016, $180 million in 2017,[32] and $192 million in 2018.[109]
- ^ Naruto licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2003 and 2012 – ¥101 billion ($1.27 billion)
- ^ Naruto video game sales:
- Naruto series – $642 million
- 2003–2004 retail sales in Japan – 1,962,504 units, average ¥6,560 price – ¥12,874,222,540[398] ($161,351,329)
- Bandai Namco's Naruto net sales from April 2005 to March 2006 – ¥3.4 billion ($43 million)[255]
- 2007–2009 retail sales in Japan – 367,786 units, average ¥6,040 price – ¥2,221,390,063[398] ($28 million)
- Bandai Namco's Naruto net sales from April 2016 to December 2019 – ¥45.2 billion ($409.33 million)[214][215][216]
- Shōnen Jump video game appearances – $119.3 million[c]
- Naruto series – $642 million
- ^ Naruto anime home entertainment media sales:
- DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan – ¥1,177,143,975 ($15 million)
- Naruto – 92,477 volumes,[222] at average ¥4,095 price,[399] grossed approximately ¥378,693,315 ($4,746,125).
- Naruto: Shippuden – 171,948 volumes,[222] at ¥4,515 price,[400] grossed approximately ¥776,345,220 ($9,729,856).
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations – 1,462 volumes,[222] at ¥15,120 price,[401] grossed approximately ¥22,105,440 ($200,187).
- Home entertainment media sales in Japan during 2013 and 2015 – ¥6,863,456,469 ($74 million)
- Home video sales in the UK as of 2016 – 520,000 units (£14.99 price)[402] – £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[403]
- Boruto: Naruto the Movie – $1,267,001[404]
- Naruto Shippuden the Movie – $1,177,563[405]
- DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan – ¥1,177,143,975 ($15 million)
- ^ See List of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure video games § Sales.
- ^ JoJo's Bizarre Adventure video game sales in Japan:
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure video game series – $89 million[fi]
- Shōnen Jump video game series – $217.3 million[c]
- ^ JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime (2012 series) DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan – ¥3,168.4 million[198] ($40 million)
- ^ JoJo's Bizarre Adventure licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2012 – ¥1.84 billion[20] ($23.06 million)
- ^ £1 billion ($1.61 billion) as of 2009.[409] $1.2 billion in 2010.[25] $390 million in 2011.[53] $998 million in 2012. $926 million in 2013.[54] $935 million in 2014.[55] $960 million in 2015.[30] $985 million in 2016. $726 million in 2017.[32] $727 million in 2017.[109]
- ^ $250 million in 2011.[411] $1.849 billion in 2012. $1.882 billion in 2013.[54] $1.16 billion in 2014.[55] $1.065 billion in 2015.[30] $1.277 billion in 2016. $814 million in 2017.[32]
- ^ $1 billion in 1997.[413] $525 million in 2010.[414] $900 million in 2010.[25] $515 million in 2011.[53] $893 million in 2012. $923 million in 2013.[54] $792 million in 2014.[415] $792 million in 2015.[30] $775 million in 2016. $724 million in 2017.[32] $700 million in 2017.[109]
- ^ $370 million in 2013.[54] $667 million in 2014.[415] $1.264 billion in 2015.[30] $1.322 billion in 2016. $327 million in 2017.[32]
- ^ See Monster Strike (anime) § Films
- ^ Pirates of the Caribbean became a media franchise with the debut of the film series in 2003.
- ^ $1.75 billion up until May 2017.[423] $31 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since September 2017.[424]
- ^ Merchandise retail sales up until 2011.
- ^ $6 billion up until 2013.[426] $681 million in 2014.[415] $569 million in 2015. $603 million in 2016.[30]
- ^ X-Men comic sales – 270 million copies[374]
- 5,966,196 X-Men 2099 copies grossed $9,642,182.[428]
- Other 264,033,804 copies, at average $1.73 price,[428] grossed approximately $456,778,481.
- ^ Sonic the Hedgehog merchandise sales:
- ^ Sonic the Hedgehog comic sales – 1,945,000 sales, $3.99 average price[431] – $7,760,550
- Archie Comics – 290 issues,[432] 6,500 average sales per issue[431] – 1,885,000 sales
- IDW Publishing – 60,000 sales[433]
- ^ See Pretty Cure § Merchandise.
- ^ See Pretty Cure § Video games.
- ^ See Doraemon § Merchandise
- ^ See List of Doraemon films § Box office performance
- ^ Jurassic Park merchandise:
- ^ $545 million up until 2004.[436] $133 million since 2015.[434]
- ^ Bleach licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2006 and 2012 – ¥20.71 billion ($260 million)
- ^ See Bleach (manga) § Films
- ^ Bleach anime DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan – 574,849 units,[222] ¥3,600 price[441] – ¥2,069,456,400 ($26 million).
- ^ $1 million as of 2012[update].[442] $300 million in 2013.[54] $407 million in 2014.[55] $549 million in 2015.[30] $700 million in 2016. $679 million in 2017.[32] $731 million in 2018.[32]
- ^ Kumamon retail sales:
- ^ Appeared in Yo-kai Watch: The Movie, which grossed $65 million in Japan.[449]
- ^ $1.74 billion in 2015. $1.83 billion in 2016.[452]
- ^ $500 million up until May 2017.[458] $204 million between August 2017 and May 2019.[459]
- ^ Ice Age:
- As of April 2016[update] – $6 billion[461]
- Ice Age: Collision Course (June 2016) – $420 million[462]
- ^ Digimon merchandise sales:
- ^ Digital Monster virtual pet sales:
- ^ Sales revenue of V Jump issues serializing Digimon manga series:[af]
- November 1998 to March 2012 – 22,055,333 copies, ¥550 price – ¥12,130,433,150 ($152,029,492)
- 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 ($73,751,881)
- November 1998 to March 2012 – 22,055,333 copies, ¥550 price – ¥12,130,433,150 ($152,029,492)
- ^ See List of highest-grossing anime films § Highest-grossing anime franchises and film series.
- ^ Digimon console game retail sales in Japan – $90,467,983
- 2000–2002 releases – 216,890 units, average ¥4,430 price – ¥960,751,800[474] ($12,041,005)
- 2006–2012 releases – 797,387 units, average ¥5,081 price – ¥4,051,533,280[475] ($50,777,457)
- 2013–2014 releases – 958,518 units, average ¥5,911 price – ¥952,385,880[475] ($8,989,455)
- 2014–2016 releases – 258,702 units, average ¥6,637 price – ¥1,717,000,040[475] ($15,787,054)
- 2017 releases – 51,456 units, average ¥6,273 price – ¥322,801,200[475] ($2,923,288)
- ^ Digimon home entertainment media:
- Digimon anime DVD and Blu-ray re-release sales in Japan – ¥1,182,507,200[476] ($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)
- ^ Tamagotchi digital pet sales – 82 million units up until September 2017, about ¥2,916 price[483]
- Up until March 2012 – 78 million units[484] – ¥227,448 million ($2,851 million)
- Between April 2013 and September 2017 – 4 million units – ¥11,664 million ($106 million)
- ^ Tamagotchi licensed merchandise sales:
- ^ Japan console game sales between 2005 and 2008 – 2,434,062 units, ¥5,040 price[486] – ¥12,267,672,480 ($153,749,498).
- ^ Mortal Kombat:
- ^ 1 million units,[491] $13.48 average price[492]
- ^ See Weekly Shōnen Sunday § Circulation
- ^ Sales revenue of Weekly Shōnen Sunday issues serializing Detective Conan manga from January 1994 to March 2018 – ¥345,108,841,140 ($3,125,306,465)[gy]
- ^ Detective Conan manga sold 200 million tankōbon volumes,[95] at ¥463 price,[493] grossing approximately ¥92,600 million ($1,161 million).
- ^ See List of Case Closed films § Box office performance
- ^ See Case Closed § Reception
- ^ See Case Closed discography
- ^ Home entertainment media sales of ¥1,574.9 million ($15 million) in 2013,[228] ¥8,348,479,136 ($46,082,650) during 2015–2016,[229][230] and ¥8,207,565,588 ($74,327,733) during 2017–2018.[12][231]
- ^ 90 million copies,[495] $9.99 price[496]
- ^ $66,493,039 in 2012.[497] $36,519,093 in 2013.[498] $40,928,716 in 2014.[499] $34,173,270 in 2015.[500] $61,666,926 in 2016.[501] $26,215,537 in 2017.[502] $6,825,025 during January–June 2018.[503]
- ^ Game of Thrones video games:
- Game of Thrones: Conquest: $125 million[504]
- Reigns: Game of Thrones: $7.2 million (1.8 million copies,[505] $3.99 price)[506]
- ^ First two films grossed $1.6 billion.[509] Later films grossed $322 million.[508]
- ^ Resident Evil films at box office:
- Resident Evil and The Final Chapter – $416,583,916[510]
- Resident Evil: Degeneration – ¥40 million[511] ($501,316)
- Other films – $820.3 million[512]
- ^ See Resident Evil: Degeneration § Reception.
- ^ Resident Evil films on home video:
- ^ $1.5 billion up until 2001.[513] $1 billion in 2014.[514] $1 billion in 2017.[515]
- ^ More than $1 billion in the 1990s.[516] $166,232,281 during 2001–2002.[119]
- ^ Friends streaming television revenue:
- ^ Care Bears retail sales:
- ^ Care Bears films at box office:
- The Care Bears Movie – $34 million[522]
- Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation and The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland – $18 million[523]
- ^ $260 million in 2012.[54] $650 million in 2013.[526] $1 billion in 2014.[527] $1.2 billion in 2015.[528] $456 million merchandise sales in 2016. $660 million in 2017.[32] $690 million in 2018.[109]
- ^ My Little Pony box office gross:
- My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) – $6 million[529]
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013) – $483,752[530]
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (2014) – $347,511[531]
- My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games (2015) – $194,807[532]
- My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) – $60.3 million[533]
- ^ Slam Dunk films at Japan box office – ¥3.84 billion ($48.13 million)
- ^ Slam Dunk anime DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan – ¥1,476,261,200[476] ($19 million)
- ^ Fate/stay night home entertainment media sales (Blu-ray, DVD, music, novels, manga volumes)[229] in Japan:
- Fate/stay night (2006) DVD sales – 1 million units,[538] ¥6,685 price[539][540] – ¥6.685 billion ($84 million)
- Fate/Zero (2011–2012) DVD & Blu-ray sales – ¥3,562.5 million[198] ($45 million)
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (2013) DVD & Blu-ray sales – ¥266.2 million[198] ($3 million)
- DVD & Blu-ray sales in 2014 – ¥1,738.8 million[198] ($16.41 million)
- Home entertainment media sales in 2015 – ¥4,018,662,349[229] ($36,949,819)
- DVD & Blu-ray sales in 2016 – ¥145.7 million[198] ($1.34 million)
- Home entertainment media sales during 2017–2018 – ¥6,766,475,502[12][231] ($61,277,218)
- ^ Fate merchandise sales in Japan between 2006 and 2012 – ¥10.2 billion ($128 million)
- ^ See Monthly Shōnen Ace § Circulation.
- ^ Sales revenue of Monthly Shōnen Ace issues serializing Fate/stay night from February 2006 and December 2012 – ¥2,992,820,618 ($37,508,718)[hx]
- ^ Sales up until 2015
- ^ Beyblade: Fierce Battle grossed $3,216,050.[542] Beyblade: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader grossed $5,737,369.[543]
- ^ a b See Aladdin (franchise) § Reception
- ^ See Aladdin (1992 soundtrack) § Certifications and sales.
- ^ Aladdin (1992) soundtrack – 3.35 million sales,[ic] average $13.98 price[546]
- ^ See Kamen Rider § Licensed merchandise
- ^ See List of highest-grossing Japanese live-action films § Highest-grossing Japanese live-action film franchises and film series
- ^ Yo-kai Watch' merchandise sales:
- ^ Japan retail sales – 12,016,283 units, average ¥4,662 price – ¥56,022,304,374 ($692,676,463)[555]
- ^ ¥4,342,400,408 ($39 million) home entertainment media (Blu-ray, DVD, music, manga) sales in Japan during 2015.[229]
- ^ See Rurouni Kenshin § Films.
- ^ Estimated 839,086 anime DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan (46 volumes,[560] average 18,241 units per volume),[198] average ¥4,860 price[561] – ¥4,077,957,960 ($51.11 million)
- ^ See Hunter × Hunter § Films
- ^ 122,065 units in Japan,[222] average ¥4,104 price[564] – ¥500,954,760 ($6,278,415)
- ^ $4 billion franchise revenue up until March 2016.[567]
- ^ The Legend of Zelda merchandise sales:
- ^ 3 million+ copies,[572] $17.99 price[573] – $54 million revenue
- ^ Magic card sales:
- ^ As of November 2011
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- Total as of August 3, 2014: $247,650,477
- Total as of August 31, 2014: $249,036,646
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- Total as of July 27, 2014: $21,668,593
- Total as of November 2, 2014: $22,492,845
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- Total as of June 8, 2014: £39,090,985
- Total as of November 30, 2014: £40,960,083 ($1 = £0.63866)
- Total as of December 7, 2014: £41,087,765 ($1 = £0.64136)
- Total as of December 14, 2014: £41,170,608 ($1 = £0.636)
- Total as of November 26, 2017: £42,840,559 ($1 = £0.7497)
- Total as of December 3, 2017: £42,976,318 ($1 = £0.742)
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- Total as of October 18, 2015: €42,526,744
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