“Spider-Man: Homecoming,’’ the sixth film in the blockbuster’s series, finished first in the weekend box office with a $117 million gross, cementing its place among the biggest movie franchises of all time.
The latest movie in the franchise had the third-largest opening weekend of the year so far, according to Box Office Mojo, and played in 4,348 theaters. The opening currently stands as the second-largest ever for a Spider-Man flick.
The Spider-Man franchise is the ninth-biggest of all time, according to Box Office Mojo, raking in $1.69 billion for six films. The average domestic box office take for a Spider-Man movie is $282.6 million. The first Spider-Man film in 2002, starring Tobey Maguire, did $403.7 million in domestic business.
“Spider-man: Homecoming’’ is focusing its sights on overtaking the Middle Earth movie franchise, which has grossed $1.84 billion thus far.
“Spider-man: Homecoming,’’ released by Sony Pictures and starring Tom Holland, is riding the momentum of critical acclaim and strong viewer approval as evidenced by ratings from Rotten Tomatoes. The movie website gave the film a 93% fresh rating and an audience score of 92%.
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24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 39 movie franchises with the highest ticket price inflation-adjusted revenue. All 39 brought in $1 billion or more in ticket sales so far. We considered the highest gross revenue figures adjusted to 2017 dollars for the 186 franchises with data from Box Office Mojo. Movie counts per franchise, highest-grossing films, and individual film-revenue figures also came from Box Office Mojo. Franchises include special editions such as remastered and updated films as well as reissues.
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39. Ghostbusters
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.01 billion
> No. of films: 3
> Top grossing film: Ghostbusters
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $601.9 million
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38. Ice Age
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.01 billion
> No. of films: 5
> Top grossing film: Ice Age
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $268.4 million
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37. Bourne
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.03 billion
> No. of films: 5
> Top grossing film: The Bourne Ultimatum
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $292.3 million
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36. Home Alone
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.03 billion
> No. of films: 3
> Top grossing film: Home Alone
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $598.8 million
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35. Lethal Weapon
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.03 billion
> No. of films: 4
> Top grossing film: Lethal Weapon 2
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $327.9 million
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34. Beverly Hills Cop
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.03 billion
> No. of films: 3
> Top grossing film: Beverly Hills Cop
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $593.6 million
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33. The Godfather
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.06 billion
> No. of films: 3
> Top grossing film: The Godfather
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $695.2 million
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32. Alien
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.07 billion
> No. of films: 8
> Top grossing film: Alien
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $278.0 million
31. Avengers
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.15 billion
> No. of films: 2
> Top grossing film: Marvel’s The Avengers
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $679.6 million
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30. Iron Man
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.17 billion
> No. of films: 3
> Top grossing film: Iron Man 3
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $431.5 million
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29. Planet of the Apes
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.19 billion
> No. of films: 8
> Top grossing film: Planet of the Apes (2001)
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $281.1 million
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28. Despicable Me
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.21 billion
> No. of films: 4
> Top grossing film: Despicable Me 2
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $414.5 million
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27. The Exorcist
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.21 billion
> No. of films: 5
> Top grossing film: The Exorcist
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $912.4 million
26. Toy Story
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.31 billion
> No. of films: 4
> Top grossing film: Toy Story 3
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $461.5 million
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25. Mission: Impossible
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.34 billion
> No. of films: 5
> Top grossing film: Mission: Impossible
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $362.0 million
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24. DC Extended Universe
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.35 billion
> No. of films: 4
> Top grossing film: Wonder Woman
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $368.8 million
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23. The Dark Knight Trilogy
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.45 billion
> No. of films: 3
> Top grossing film: The Dark Knight
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $656.5 million
22. The Hunger Games
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.55 billion
> No. of films: 4
> Top grossing film: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $451.9 million
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21. Twilight
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.55 billion
> No. of films: 5
> Top grossing film: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $344.0 million
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20. Jaws
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.61 billion
> No. of films: 4
> Top grossing film: Jaws
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $1.13 billion
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19. The Lord of the Rings
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.65 billion
> No. of films: 4
> Top grossing film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $544.0 million
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18. Transformers
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.68 billion
> No. of films: 6
> Top grossing film: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $476.5 million
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17. The Fast and the Furious
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.75 billion
> No. of films: 8
> Top grossing film: Furious 7
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $362.7 million
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16. Rocky
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.77 billion
> No. of films: 7
> Top grossing film: Rocky
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $486.6 million
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15. Pirates of the Caribbean
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.85 billion
> No. of films: 5
> Top grossing film: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $571.3 million
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14. Shrek
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.89 billion
> No. of films: 5
> Top grossing film: Shrek 2
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $628.1 million
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13. Superman
> Franchise adj. gross: $1.97 billion
> No. of films: 7
> Top grossing film: Superman
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $507.0 million
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12. Indiana Jones
> Franchise adj. gross: $2.08 billion
> No. of films: 4
> Top grossing film: Raiders of the Lost Ark
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $682.8 million
11. Jurassic Park
> Franchise adj. gross: $2.19 billion
> No. of films: 4
> Top grossing film: Jurassic Park
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $762.1 million
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10. Spider-Man
> Franchise adj. gross: $2.21 billion
> No. of films: 6
> Top grossing film: Spider-Man
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $614.2 million
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9. X-Men
> Franchise adj. gross: $2.42 billion
> No. of films: 10
> Top grossing film: Deadpool
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $373.9 million
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8. Middle Earth
> Franchise adj. gross: $2.42 billion
> No. of films: 6
> Top grossing film: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $544.0 million
7. Star Trek
> Franchise adj. gross: $2.51 billion
> No. of films: 13
> Top grossing film: Star Trek
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $305.4 million
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6. Harry Potter
> Franchise adj. gross: $3.13 billion
> No. of films: 9
> Top grossing film: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $494.3 million
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5. J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World
> Franchise adj. gross: $3.37 billion
> No. of films: 10
> Top grossing film: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $494.3 million
4. Batman
> Franchise adj. gross: $3.46 billion
> No. of films: 11
> Top grossing film: The Dark Knight
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $656.5 million
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3. Marvel Cinematic Universe
> Franchise adj. gross: $5.09 billion
> No. of films: 16
> Top grossing film: Marvel’s The Avengers
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $679.6 million
2. James Bond
> Franchise adj. gross: $5.78 billion
> No. of films: 25
> Top grossing film: Thunderball
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $661.2 million
1. Star Wars
> Franchise adj. gross: $6.60 billion
> No. of films: 9
> Top grossing film: Star Wars
> Adjusted revenue, top grossing film: $1.26 billion
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