Film series
{{Short description|Collection of related films in succession}}
A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series.{{cite web|url=https://www.filmsite.org/series-titles-intro.html|title=Greatest Movie Series - Film Franchises of All-Time|publisher=filmsite.org|quote=A film series is a collection of related movies released in succession over a period of time, for instance, the Tarzan movies. Usually, films in a series include common elements, such as characters (i.e., the Frankenstein films), actors/actresses (Astaire & Rogers), or names in a title (the Pink Panther films), etc. Sometimes, a film series is based upon the same director (i.e., Robert Rodriguez' Mariachi Trilogy, or Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy), or it can be based upon the studio (i.e., Hammer's Dracula films).|access-date=April 1, 2020}} It is a type of series fiction.
This article explains what film series are and gives brief examples of movie series. The body shows a list of the most popular film series and franchises in the United States and Canada.{{Cite web|date=2018-12-11|title=Movie Franchises and Brands Index|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/?view=Franchise&sort=sumgross&order=DESC&p=.htm|access-date=2021-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211040830/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/?view=Franchise&sort=sumgross&order=DESC&p=.htm|archive-date=2018-12-11}}
Description
Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work—for example, the Three Colours series—but in most cases the success of the original film (or an original series in the case of the Skywalker Saga) inspires further films to be made. Individual sequels are relatively common but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments.
As of 2024, the 34 films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe form the highest-grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World (11 films), Star Wars (12 films), Ian Fleming's James Bond (27 films), and J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth (6 films) series.{{cite web|title = Movie Franchises - Box Office History|work=The Numbers|publisher = Nash Information Services, LLC|url = http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/franchisesW.php|access-date = 2016-12-22}}
Box office
{{Main|List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing franchises and film series}}
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See also
References
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- {{cite book |last=Galbraith IV |first=Stuart |title=The Japanese Filmography: 1900 through 1994 |publisher=McFarland |date=1996 |isbn=0-7864-0032-3 }}
- {{cite book |last1=Ryfle |first1=Steve |last2=Godziszewski |first2=Ed |url=https://archive.org/details/ishiro-honda-a-life-in-film-from-godzilla-to-kurosawa |title=Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, from Godzilla to Kurosawa |publisher=Wesleyan University Press |year=2017 |isbn=9780819570871}}
- {{Cite book |last=Solomon |first=Charles |title=Once Upon a Dream: From Perrault's Sleeping Beauty to Disney's Maleficent |publisher=Disney Editions |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-4231-9902-1}}
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