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| [[Nintendo]] {{small|(trademark)}} <br> [[The Pokémon Company]] <br> {{small|(Nintendo, [[Game Freak]], [[Creatures (company)|Creatures]])}} <br> {{small|(copyright)}}
| [[Nintendo]] {{small|(trademark)}} <br> [[The Pokémon Company]] <br> {{small|(Nintendo, [[Game Freak]], [[Creatures (company)|Creatures]])}} <br> {{small|(copyright)}}
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| ''[[Winnie the Pooh (franchise)|Winnie the Pooh]]''
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| 1966
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| {{sort | 0.29072 | {{estimation}} $69 billion}}
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*Retail sales {{ndash}} {{US$|69.257 billion|long=no}}{{efn|{{US$|3.3 billion|long=no}} in 1998.<ref name="losan02">{{cite book |title=Los Angeles Magazine |url=https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=Cl4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA156&dq=winnie+the+pooh++6+billion&hl=ja&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiktazK-8jdAhUFQLwKHY80BV0Q6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=winnie%20the%20pooh%20%206%20billion&f=false |work=Los Angeles |date=August 8, 2002}}</ref> at least {{US$|1 billion|long=no}} in 2001.<ref name="lamag02">{{cite news |last=Wallace |first=Amy |title=Lawyers, Tiggers & Bears, Oh, My! |url=http://www.lamag.com/longform/lawyers-tiggers-bears-oh-my1/ |work=Los Angeles |date=August 1, 2002}}</ref>{{US$|5.9 billion|long=no}} in 2002.<ref name="ann2002"/> {{US$|5.6 billion|long=no}} in 2003.<ref name="infoplease"/> {{US$|5.3 billion|long=no}} in 2004.<ref name="chinadaily05">{{cite news |title=Disney gives Pooh a makeover for 80th anniversary |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/12/content_502627.htm |work=CHINADAIRY |date=December 12, 2005}}</ref> {{US$|6 billion|long=no}} in 2005.<ref name="compelo05">{{cite news |last=Smithers |first=Amy |title=Behind the staggering figure of the AA Milne Net Worth |url=https://www.compelo.com/aa-milne-net-worth/ |work=COMPELO |date=January 18, 2018}}</ref> at least {{US$|5 billion|long=no}} in 2006.<ref name="buybuybabyee">{{cite book |author=Susan Gregory Thomas |title=Buy, Buy Baby: How Consumer Culture Manipulates Parents and Harms Young Minds |url=https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=oh6fKUalrLwC&pg=PA115&lpg=PA115&dq=winnie+the+pooh+generate+5.3+billion&source=bl&ots=hfCA74bwNq&sig=mvxcJVtStnv60M63NJE_9X15bww&hl=ja&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi77erU_MjdAhXDT7wKHc7-CAAQ6AEwBXoECAIQAQ |date=2007}}</ref> {{US$|1 billion|long=no}} in 2007.<ref name="telegraph07">{{cite news |last=Gleadell |first=Colin |title=Winnie-the-Pooh at Sotheby's |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/artsales/3563599/Winnie-the-Pooh-at-Sothebys.html |work=The Telegraph |date=November 25, 2008}}</ref> ({{US$|{{#expr:65629.56/103.359 round 0}} million|long=no}})<ref name="jpy2008"/> in 2008. {{US$|5 billion|long=no}} in 2009.<ref name="nytimes10">{{cite news |last=BARNES |first=BROOKS |title=Is Disney’s Chief Having a Cinderella Moment? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/business/11iger.html |work=The New York Times |date=April 11, 2010}}</ref> {{US$|5.7 billion|long=no}} in 2010.<ref name="markethack"/> {{US$|1.09 billion|long=no}} in 2011.<ref name="forbes2011"/>{{US$|{{To USD|3|GBR|year=2012|round=no}} billion|long=no}} in 2012.<ref name="telegraph12">{{cite news |last=Davidson |first=Max |title=For sale: Winnie-the-Pooh creator A A Milne's home |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/buying-selling-moving/9957606/For-sale-Winnie-the-Pooh-creator-A-A-Milnes-home.html |work=The Telegraph |date=March 27, 2013}}</ref> {{US$|2 billion|long=no}} in 2013.<ref name="fool13">{{cite news |last=Kline |first=Daniel |title=How Disney Will Make 'Frozen' a Billion-Dollar Franchise |work=The Motley Fool |date=May 14, 2014}}</ref>{{US$|2.732 billion|long=no}} in 2014.<ref name="tll2014"/> {{US$|2.74 billion|long=no}} in 2015.<ref name="tll2016"/> {{US$|6 billion|long=no}} in 2016. <ref name="haikudecki">{{cite news |last=COLBERT |first=ELIZABETH |title=A.A. Milne |url=https://www.haikudeck.com/aa-milne-education-presentation-7e9810baad |work=Haiku Deck |date=July 29, 2017}}</ref>{{US$|5.5 billion|long=no}} in 2017.<ref name="ajc17">{{cite news |last=Emerson |first=Bo |title=Winnie-the-Pooh and Christopher Robin at the High Museum |url=https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/arts--theater/winnie-the-pooh-and-christopher-robin-the-high-museum/V59oysuF9vxcBAsX36KhFM/  |work=AJC |date=June 1, 2018}}</ref>}}
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**DVD & [[Blu-ray]] {{ndash}} {{US$|35 million|long=no}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Winnie the Pooh Franchise Box Office History - Video |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/franchise/Winnie-the-Pooh#tab=video |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |accessdate=June 19, 2018}}</ref>
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*Box office {{ndash}} {{US$|245 million|long=no}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Winnie the Pooh Movies at the Box Office |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=winniethepooh.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=June 21, 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Animation]] <br> [[A. A. Milne]] <br> [[E. H. Shepard]]
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| The Walt Disney Company
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| ''[[Hello Kitty]]''
| ''[[Hello Kitty]]''
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*Retail sales {{ndash}} {{US$|63.492 billion|long=no}}{{efn|''Hello Kitty'' retail sales:
*Retail sales {{ndashUS$|63.492 billion|long=no}}{{efn|''Hello Kitty'' retail sales:
*1994 {{ndash}} {{US$|1.2 billion|long=no}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=World Vid Vendors Fight Over Anime |journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=January 28, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=4 |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sgsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]]}}</ref>
*1994 {{ndash}} {{US$|1.2 billion|long=no}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=World Vid Vendors Fight Over Anime |journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=January 28, 1995 |volume=107 |issue=4 |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sgsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71 |publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media]]}}</ref>
*1996 {{ndash}} {{JPY|400 billion}}<ref name="nikkeibp">{{cite news |title=女性の支持集めるヒット商品は"真・近・感" - ニュース |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602213321/www.nikkeibp.co.jp/archives/195/195124.html |accessdate=June 2, 2014 |work=[[Nikkei BP]] |publisher=[[Nikkei Business Publications]] |date=2002-07-09}}</ref> ({{US$|{{#expr:400/108.779 round 3}} billion|long=no}})<ref name="JPY-96-99">{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) (Japan) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1999&locations=JP&start=1996&view=chart |website=[[World Bank]] |year=1999 |accessdate=August 13, 2018 |language=en-us}}</ref>
*1996 {{ndash}} {{JPY|400 billion}}<ref name="nikkeibp">{{cite news |title=女性の支持集めるヒット商品は"真・近・感" - ニュース |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602213321/www.nikkeibp.co.jp/archives/195/195124.html |accessdate=June 2, 2014 |work=[[Nikkei BP]] |publisher=[[Nikkei Business Publications]] |date=2002-07-09}}</ref> ({{US$|{{#expr:400/108.779 round 3}} billion|long=no}})<ref name="JPY-96-99">{{cite web |title=Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) (Japan) |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.FCRF?end=1999&locations=JP&start=1996&view=chart |website=[[World Bank]] |year=1999 |accessdate=August 13, 2018 |language=en-us}}</ref>
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| [[J. K. Rowling]]
| [[J. K. Rowling]]
| [[J. K. Rowling]] {{small|(books)}} <br> [[Warner Bros.]] {{small|([[AT&T]])}} {{small|(films)}}
| [[J. K. Rowling]] {{small|(books)}} <br> [[Warner Bros.]] {{small|([[AT&T]])}} {{small|(films)}}

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| ''[[Winnie the Pooh (franchise)|Winnie the Pooh]]''
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*Retail sales {{ndash}} {{US$|28.827 billion|long=no}}{{efn|{{US$|5.9 billion|long=no}} up until 2002.<ref name="ann2002"/> {{US$|5.6 billion|long=no}} in 2003.<ref name="infoplease"/> {{JPY|{{#expr:165.19+108.19+82.33+75.38}} billion}}<ref name="charabiz"/> ({{US$|{{#expr:431.09/117.74 round 3}} billion|long=no}})<ref name="JPY2007"/> during 2004{{ndash}}2007. {{JPY|{{#expr:1540600*(4.26/100)}} million}}<ref name="charabiz2008"/> ({{US$|{{#expr:65629.56/103.359 round 0}} million|long=no}})<ref name="jpy2008"/> in 2008. {{US$|1.1 billion|long=no}} in 2010.<ref name="tll2010"/> {{US$|1.09 billion|long=no}} in 2011.<ref name="forbes2011"/> {{US$|929 million|long=no}} in 2012.<ref name="prnewswire2012"/> {{US$|2.732 billion|long=no}} in 2014.<ref name="tll2014"/> {{US$|2.74 billion|long=no}} in 2015.<ref name="tll2016"/> {{US$|2.791 billion|long=no}} in 2016. {{US$|1.649 billion|long=no}} in 2017.<ref name="tll2017"/>}}
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**DVD & [[Blu-ray]] {{ndash}} {{US$|35 million|long=no}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Winnie the Pooh Franchise Box Office History - Video |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/franchise/Winnie-the-Pooh#tab=video |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |accessdate=June 19, 2018}}</ref>
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*Box office {{ndash}} {{US$|245 million|long=no}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Winnie the Pooh Movies at the Box Office |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=winniethepooh.htm |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=June 21, 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Animation]] <br> [[A. A. Milne]] <br> [[E. H. Shepard]]
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| The Walt Disney Company
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| ''[[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]''
| ''[[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]''

Revision as of 12:10, 20 September 2018

Not to be confused with List of highest-grossing films or List of highest-grossing video game franchises.

This is a list of the highest-grossing media franchises. This includes media franchises that started as a book, film, video game, comic book or television series and have expanded to other forms of media.

This list covers every aspect of a particular franchise, such as box office, sales from merchandise, home entertainment, and revenue from video games, among other things, if such information is available. The list includes the total revenue figure and the revenue breakdown. For franchises where a total revenue figure is not known to have been reported, an estimate is given based on combined revenue from different media. For franchises where a reported figure is not up-to-date, an updated estimate is given.

List

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Media franchises that have grossed over $3 billion (USD)
Franchise Year of inception Total revenue (USD) Revenue breakdown Original media Creator(s) Owner(s)
Pokémon 1996 est. $69 billion[e][f] Video game Satoshi Tajiri Nintendo (trademark)
The Pokémon Company
(Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures)
(copyright)
Winnie the Pooh 1966 est. $69 billion
  • Retail sales – $69.257 billion[k]
  • Box office – $245 million[41]
 Animated cartoon Walt Disney Animation
A. A. Milne
E. H. Shepard 		The Walt Disney Company
Hello Kitty 1974 est. $63 billion Cartoon Yuko Shimizu Sanrio
Mickey Mouse & Friends 1928 est. $52 billion Animated cartoon Walt Disney
Ub Iwerks 		The Walt Disney Company
Star Wars 1977 est. $47 billion[s] Film George Lucas Lucasfilm
(The Walt Disney Company)
Mario 1981 est. $35 billion Arcade game Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo
Shōnen Jump 1968 est. $32 billion[w] Manga Shueisha Shueisha
(Hitotsubashi Group)
(manga)
Bandai Namco Holdings (games)
Wizarding World / Harry Potter 1997 est. $30 billion[al] Novel J. K. Rowling J. K. Rowling (books)
Warner Bros. (AT&T) (films)
Marvel Cinematic Universe 2008 est. $25 billion
  • Box office – $17.526 billion[an]
  • Merchandise sales – $4.999 billion[ao]
  • Home video sales – $2.152 billion[ap]
 Film Marvel Studios Marvel Entertainment
(The Walt Disney Company)
Batman 1939 est. $24.6 billion Comic book Bob Kane
Bill Finger 		DC Entertainment
(AT&T)
Spider-Man 1962 est. $22.5 billion Comic book Stan Lee
Steve Ditko 		Marvel Entertainment
(The Walt Disney Company)
(comics)
Sony (films)
Dragon Ball 1984 est. $22.3 billion Manga Akira Toriyama Bird Studio
Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group)
(manga)
Toei Animation (anime)
Fist of the North Star 1983 est. $21 billion Manga Buronson
Tetsuo Hara 		Shueisha
(Hitotsubashi Group)
(manga)
Toei Animation (anime)
Sega Sammy Holdings
(games/pachinko)
Anpanman 1973 est. $20.5 billion Manga Takashi Yanase Froebel-kan
James Bond 1953 est. $19.9 billion[bj] Novel Ian Fleming Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Middle-earth 1937 $19.8 billion[bk][205]
  • Book sales – $9.125 billion[205]
  • Box office – $5.896 billion[206]
  • Home video sales – $4.194 billion[205]
  • Merchandise sales – $435 million[205]
  • Licensing – $225 million[205]
 Novel J. R. R. Tolkien Tolkien Estate (books)
Warner Bros. (AT&T) (films)
Yu-Gi-Oh! 1996 est. $19.8 billion Manga Kazuki Takahashi Shueisha
(Hitotsubashi Group)
One Piece 1997 est. $19.7 billion Manga Eiichiro Oda Shueisha
(Hitotsubashi Group)
Toei Animation
Bandai Namco Holdings (games)
Disney Princess 2000 est. $18 billion
  • Retail sales – $18.046 billion[br]
 Animated film Andy Mooney The Walt Disney Company
Cars 2006 est. $17.7 billion
  • Merchandise sales – $15.162 billion[bs]
  • Box office – $2.025 billion[bt]
  • DVD & Blu-ray sales – $535 million[241]
 Animated film John Lasseter The Walt Disney Company
Toy Story 1995 est. $17.1 billion
  • Merchandise & licensing – $14 billion[bu]
  • Box office & TV revenue – $2.603 billion[bv]
  • VHS sales – $290 million[74]
  • DVD & Blu-ray sales – $249 million[246]
 Animated film Pixar The Walt Disney Company
Gundam 1979 est. $17 billion Anime Yoshiyuki Tomino Sunrise
(Bandai Namco Holdings)
Barbie 1987 est. $16.4 billion Animated film Ruth Handler Mattel
Call of Duty 2003 est. $16 billion
  • Video games – $16 billion[a]
 Computer game Infinity Ward Activision
(Activision Blizzard)
Dora the Explorer 2000 est. $15.7 billion Animated series Chris Gifford
Valerie Walsh
Eric Weiner 		Nickelodeon
(Viacom)
Transformers 1984 est. $15.4 billion Animated series Takara
Hasbro
Nobuyuki Okude 		Hasbro
Takara Tomy
Pac-Man 1980 est. $15.1 billion Arcade game Toru Iwatani
Namco 		Bandai Namco Entertainment
(Bandai Namco Holdings)
Neon Genesis Evangelion 1994 est. $14.9 billion Anime Hideaki Anno
Gainax
Tatsunoko Production 		Khara[cn][289][290]
SpongeBob SquarePants 1999 est. $14.1 billion
  • Retail sales – $13.619 billion[co]
  • Box office – $463 million[292][293]
 Animated series Stephen Hillenburg Nickelodeon
(Viacom)
Space Invaders 1978 est. $13.9 billion Arcade game Tomohiro Nishikado Taito
(Square Enix)
The Lion King 1994 est. $13.6 billion Animated film Roger Allers
Rob Minkoff 		The Walt Disney Company
The Simpsons 1989 $13 billion[cs][301] Animated series Matt Groening 20th Century Fox
KochiKame 1976 est. $13 billion Manga Osamu Akimoto Shueisha
(Hitotsubashi Group)
Street Fighter 1987 est. $11.5 billion Arcade game Takashi Nishiyama
Hiroshi Matsumoto 		Capcom
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1984 est. $11.4 billion Comic book Kevin Eastman
Peter Laird 		Viacom
Frozen 2013 est. $11.3 billion Animated film Chris Buck
Jennifer Lee 		The Walt Disney Company
Final Fantasy 1987 est. $11.1 billion Video game Hironobu Sakaguchi Square Enix
Dragon Quest 1986 est. $11 billion Video game Yuji Horii
Koichi Nakamura
Akira Toriyama 		Square Enix
Power Rangers / Super Sentai 1975 est. $10.9 billion
  • Retail sales – $10.696 billion[de]
  • Box office – $218.4 million[349]
  • DVD & Blu-ray sales – $15 million[348]
 Television series Shotaro Ishinomori
Haim Saban
Shuki Levy 		Toei Company
Hasbro
Bandai Namco Holdings
Warcraft 1994 est. $10.7 billion Computer game Allen Adham
Frank Pearce
Michael Morhaime 		Blizzard Entertainment
(Activision Blizzard)
Dungeon Fighter Online 2005 est. $10.5 billion
  • Computer game – $10.523 billion[a]
 Computer game Neople Nexon
Star Trek 1966 est. $10.2 billion[df]
  • Retail sales – $3.988 billion[dg]
  • TV revenue – $2.3 billion[353]
  • Box office – $2.266 billion[354]
  • VHS sales – $1 billion[353]
  • DVD & Blu-ray – $325 million[355]
 Television series Gene Roddenberry CBS Corporation
Paramount Pictures
(Viacom)
Ultraman 1966 est. $9.42 billion Television series Eiji Tsuburaya Tsuburaya Productions
Bandai Namco Holdings
Naruto 1999 est. $8.8 billion Manga Masashi Kishimoto Shueisha
(Hitotsubashi Group)
Pierrot
Superman 1938 est. $8.6 billion Comic book Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster 		DC Entertainment
(AT&T)
Grand Theft Auto 1997 est. $8.56 billion
  • Video games – $8.561 billion[a]
 Computer game David Jones
Mike Dailly 		Rockstar Games
(Take-Two Interactive)
Jurassic Park 1990 est. $8.19 billion
  • Box office – $4.892 billion[384]
  • Retail sales – $3.3 billion[385]
  • Home video sales – $678 million[dt]
 Novel Michael Crichton Alfred A. Knopf (novel)
Universal Pictures (Comcast) (film)
Despicable Me / Minions 2010 est. $7.99 billion
  • Box office – $3.72 billion[387]
  • Merchandise sales – $3.58 billion[du]
  • DVD & Blu-ray sales – $686 million[387]
 Animated film Sergio Pablos Illumination Entertainment
(Comcast)
X-Men 1963 est. $7.78 billion
  • Box office – $5.75 billion[389]
  • Retail sales – $900 million[25]
  • DVD & Blu-ray sales – $667 million[389]
  • Comic sales – $466.4 million[dv]
 Comic book Stan Lee
Jack Kirby 		Marvel Entertainment
(The Walt Disney Company)
Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 est. $7.24 billion Video game Yuji Naka
Naoto Ohshima
Hirokazu Yasuhara 		Sega
(Sega Sammy Holdings)
Pirates of the Caribbean 2003 est. $7.22 billion Film The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company
Bleach 2001 est. $6.96 billion Manga Tite Kubo Shueisha
(Hitotsubashi Group)
Pierrot
Doraemon 1969 est. $6.85 billion Manga Fujiko F. Fujio Shogakukan-Shueisha
(Hitotsubashi Group)
Ben 10 2005 est. $6.68 billion
  • Retail sales – $6.681 billion[ed]
 Animated series Man of Action Studios Cartoon Network (AT&T)
Bandai Namco Holdings (toys)
Sailor Moon 1991 est. $6.64 billion[ee] Manga Naoko Takeuchi Kodansha
Toei Animation
Pretty Cure 2004 est. $6.567 billion
  • Merchandise sales – $6.5 billion[el]
  • Video games – $67.4 million[em]
 Anime Izumi Todo
Toei Animation 		Toei Company
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Asatsu-DK
Twilight 2005 $6.15 billion[en][419] Novel Stephenie Meyer Little, Brown and Company
Summit Entertainment
Puzzle & Dragons 2012 est. $6.1 billion
  • Video games – $6.103 billion[a]
 Mobile game GungHo Online GungHo Online
Ice Age 2002 $6 billion[eo][422]
  • Box office – $2.9 billion[423]
  • Retail sales – $1.3 billion[423]
 Animated film Blue Sky Studios 20th Century Fox
Aladdin 1992 est. $5.77 billion Animated film Walt Disney Animation
Youhenna Diab 		The Walt Disney Company
Sega Sammy Holdings
(games/pachinko)
The Phantom of the Opera 1986 est. $5.76 billion Musical theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber
League of Legends 2009 est. $5.69 billion
  • Computer games – $5.69 billion[a]
 Computer game Riot Games Tencent Games
Fast & Furious 2001 est. $5.59 billion
  • Box office – $5.139 billion[440]
  • DVD & Blu-ray sales – $449 million[440]
 Film Gary Scott Thompson Universal Pictures
(Comcast)
Westward Journey 2001 est. $5.55 billion
  • Video games – $5.55 billion[a]
 Computer game NetEase NetEase
Shrek 1990 est. $5.47 billion
  • Box office – $3.547 billion[441]
  • Home entertainment – $1.922 billion[eu]
 Novel William Steig
DreamWorks Animation 		Universal Pictures
(Comcast)
Resident Evil 1996 est. $5.24 billion Video game Shinji Mikami
Tokuro Fujiwara 		Capcom
Tamagotchi 1996 est. $5.2 billion Digital pet Aki Maita
Akihiro Yokoi
Bandai 		Bandai Namco Holdings
Sesame Street / The Muppets 1966 est. $5.2 billion
  • Merchandise sales – $5.123 billion[fb]
  • Box office – $452 million[451]
  • TV licensing – $96 million[452]
  • DVD & Blu-ray sales – $71 million[451]
  • VHS sales – $2 million[379]
 Television series Jim Henson
Joan Ganz Cooney
Lloyd Morrisett 		The Muppets Studio
(The Walt Disney Company)
Sesame Workshop
Case Closed / Detective Conan 1994 est. $5.16 billion Manga Gosho Aoyama Shogakukan
(Hitotsubashi Group)
TMS Entertainment
(Sega Sammy Holdings)
Angry Birds 2009 est. $5.16 billion Mobile game Jaakko Iisalo Rovio
Minecraft 2009 est. $5.1 billion
  • Merchandise sales – $2.89 billion[fh]
  • Video games – $2.211 billion[a]
 Computer game Mojang Microsoft Studios
Halo 2001 est. $5.011 billion Video game Bungie Microsoft
Mortal Kombat 1992 $5 billion[fi][459] Arcade game Midway Games Chicago
Ed Boon
John Tobias 		Warner Bros.
(AT&T)
DC Extended Universe 2013 est. $4.919 billion
  • Box office – $3.768 billion[462]
  • Home video sales – $651 million[fj]
  • Merchandise sales – $500 million[465]
 Film DC Entertainment DC Entertainment
(AT&T)
Monster Strike 2013 est. $4.81 billion Mobile game Yoshiki Okamoto Mixi
Slam Dunk 1990 est. $4.81 billion Manga Takehiko Inoue Shueisha
(Hitotsubashi Group)
Friends 1994 est. $4.67 billion
  • TV syndication – $3.5 billion[fm]
  • TV advertising – $1.166 billion[fn]
 Television series David Crane
Marta Kauffman 		Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions
Beyblade 1999 est. $4.6 billion
  • Merchandise sales – $4.6 billion[475][fo]
  • Box office – $9 million[fp]
 Manga Takao Aoki Shogakukan
(Hitotsubashi Group)
The Big Bang Theory 2007 est. $4.57 billion
  • TV advertising – $3.57 billion[fq]
  • TV syndication – $1 billion[479]
 Television series Chuck Lorre
Bill Prady 		CBS Corporation
Warner Bros. (AT&T)
Kumamon 2010 est. $4.53 billion Cartoon Kumamoto Prefecture Kumamoto Prefecture
Assassin's Creed 2007 est. $4.34 billion Video game Patrice Désilets
Jade Raymond
Corey May 		Ubisoft
A Song of Ice and Fire 1996 est. $4.28 billion Novel George R. R. Martin Random House
WarnerMedia (AT&T)
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic 2010 est. $4.08 billion
  • Retail sales – $4.076 billion[fu]
 Animated series Lauren Faust
Bonnie Zacherle 		Hasbro
Seinfeld 1989 est. $4.06 billion Television series Larry David
Jerry Seinfeld 		National Broadcasting Company
(Comcast)
The Hunger Games 2008 est. $4.05 billion[fw] Novel Suzanne Collins Scholastic Corporation
Lionsgate
Mission: Impossible 1966 $4 billion[fy][503] Television series Bruce Geller Paramount Pictures
(Viacom)
Gran Turismo 1997 est. $4 billion
  • Video games – $4 billion[505]
 Video game Kazunori Yamauchi
Polyphony Digital 		Sony
Beauty and the Beast 1991 est. $3.98 billion Animated film Don Hahn
Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve 		The Walt Disney Company
Candy Crush Saga 2012 est. $3.68 billion
  • Mobile games – $3.681 billion[a]
 Mobile game King King

(Activision Blizzard)

Monster Hunter 2004 est. $3.57 billion
  • Video games – $2.523 billion[a]
  • Pachinko sales – $900.1 million[aw]
  • Licensed merchandise – $142 million[gb]
 Video game Capcom Capcom
Lego Movie 2014 est. $3.57 billion
  • Merchandise sales – $2.46 billion[gc]
  • Box office – $904 million[513]
  • DVD & Blu-ray sales – $202 million[514]
 Animated film Phil Lord
Christopher Miller 		Warner Bros. (AT&T)
The Lego Group
Terminator 1984 est. $3.52 billion[gd] Film James Cameron
Gale Anne Hurd 		Skydance Media
Magic: The Gathering 1993 est. $3.52 billion Card game Richard Garfield Wizards of the Coast
(Hasbro)
Skylanders 2011 $3.5 billion[gf][523]
  • Licensed merchandise – $863 million[gg]
 Video game Toys for Bob Activision
(Activision Blizzard)
The Wicked Years 1995 est. $3.5 billion Novel Gregory Maguire HarperCollins
Yo-kai Watch 2013 est. $3.45 billion Video game Level-5 Level-5
Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda 1986 est. $3.43 billion Video game Shigeru Miyamoto Nintendo
G.I. Joe 1942 est. $3.4 billion Comic Dave Breger Hasbro
Avatar 2009 est. $3.34 billion
  • Box office – $2.788 billion[536]
  • DVD & Blu-ray sales – $399 million[537]
  • Merchandise sales – $153 million[538]
 Film James Cameron 20th Century Fox
Astro Boy 1952 est. $3.15 billion Manga Osamu Tezuka Tezuka Productions
Tomb Raider 1996 est. $3.12 billion
  • Video games – $2.08 billion[a]
  • Box office – $705 million[543]
  • Pachinko sales – $300 million[aw]
  • DVD rentals – $36.6 million[544]
 Video game Core Design Square Enix
Hamtaro 1997 est. $3.11 billion
  • Retail sales – $3.109 billion[go]
 Manga Ritsuko Kawai Shogakukan
(Hitotsubashi Group)
Les Misérables 1980 est. $3.12 billion Musical theatre Alain Boublil
Victor Hugo 		Cameron Mackintosh Overseas
Care Bears 1981 est. $3.06 billion
  • Retail sales – $3 billion[547]
  • Box office – $52 million[gp]
 Greeting cards American Greetings American Greetings

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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 See List of highest-grossing video game franchises § List.
  2. ^ a b Pokémon Trading Card Game – $3.99 per 10-card pack[7][8]
    • As of March 2018 – 25.7 billion card sales[9] – $10,254.3 million
    • Between April 2017 and March 2018 – 2.1 billion card sales (23.6 billion cards up until March 2017)[10] – $838 million
  3. ^ a b Sales of CoroCoro Comic manga magazine issues serializing Pocket Monsters and Pokémon Adventures manga series – ¥530 price[11]
    • April 1996 to March 2018 – 281,421,695 copies[h] – ¥149,153,498,350 ($Expression error: Unexpected < operator)
    • April 2017 to March 2018 – 9,380,001 copies[h] – ¥4,971,400,530 ($45,297,499)
  4. ^ a b Pokemon anime home entertainment media sales:
    • United States VHS and DVD sales in 2000 – 25 million units,[12] average $24.98 price[13] – $625 million
    • Japan home video sales up until 2011 – average ¥3,144 price,[14] 3,963,169 units – ¥12,460,203,336 ($156,161,577)
      • Up until April 2000 – 3.5 million units[14]
      • 2004–2011 – average 3,647 sales per volume,[15] 127 volumes – 463,169 units
        • 2004–2007 – 64 volumes[16]
        • 2007–2011 – 63 volumes[17]
    • Japan home entertainment media sales in 2017 – ¥1,744,502,029[18] ($15,895,235)
    • Japan home entertainment media sales during January–June 2018 – ¥818,855,319[19] ($7,461,096)
  5. ^ Pokémon franchise revenue:
    • Official franchise revenue up until March 2017 – ¥6 trillion[1] ($67.02 billion)
      • Up until December 2011 – ¥3.5 trillion[2] ($43.86 billion)
      • January 2012 to March 2013 – ¥500 billion[3][2] ($5.12 billion)
      • April 2013 to May 2016 – ¥800 billion[4][3] ($7.35 billion)
      • June 2016 to March 2017 – ¥1.2 trillion[1][4] ($10.93 billion)
    • Known revenue between April 2017 and August 2018 – $2,410,620,361
  6. ^ 35% of franchise revenue was generated in Japan, while the other 65% was generated internationally.[1]
  7. ^ See The Pokémon Company § Retail sales.
  8. ^ a b c See CoroCoro Comic § Circulation.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n See List of highest-grossing anime films § Highest-grossing anime franchises and film series.
  10. ^ Pokémon manga tankobon volume sales in the United States – 7.25 million copies,[20] $9.99 price[21] – $72.43 million.
  11. ^ $3.3 billion in 1998.[22] at least $1 billion in 2001.[23]$5.9 billion in 2002.[24] $5.6 billion in 2003.[25] $5.3 billion in 2004.[26] $6 billion in 2005.[27] at least $5 billion in 2006.[28] $1 billion in 2007.[29] ($635 million)[30] in 2008. $5 billion in 2009.[31] $5.7 billion in 2010.[32] $1.09 billion in 2011.[33]$4.74 billion in 2012.[34] $2 billion in 2013.[35]$2.732 billion in 2014.[36] $2.74 billion in 2015.[37] $6 billion in 2016. [38]$5.5 billion in 2017.[39]
  12. ^ Hello Kitty retail sales:
    • 1994 – $1.2 billion[42]
    • 1996 – ¥400 billion[43] ($3.677 billion)[44]
    • 1997 – ¥300 billion[45] ($2.48 billion)[46]
    • 1998 – ¥400 billion[43] ($3.056 billion)[44]
    • 1999 – ¥352.94 billion[47] ($3.098 billion)[44]
    • 2000 – ¥360 billion[48] ($3.341 billion)[49]
    • 2001 – ¥180.77 billion[47] ($1.487 billion)[50]
    • 2002 – $1 billion[51]
    • 2003 – ¥190 billion[52] ($1.639 billion)[53]
    • 2004–2007 – ¥439.99 billion[47] ($3.737 billion)[54]
    • 2008 – ¥98,136.22 million[55] ($949 million)[30]
    • 2009 – $5 billion[56]
    • 2010 – $1.829 billion – ¥94,756.2 million[57] ($1,079 million)[58] in Japan, $750 million in the US[59]
    • 2011 – $800 million (US licensed merchandise)[33]
    • 2012 – $2.18 billion – ¥87,438 million[60] ($1.1 billion) in Japan, $1.08 billion in the US[61]
    • 2013 – $8 billion[62]
    • 2014 – $6.5 billion[63]
    • 2015 – $3.756 billion (licensed merchandise)[37]
    • 2016 – $4.4 billion (licensed merchandise)[64]
    • 2017 – $2.663 billion (licensed merchandise)[65]
  13. ^ a b See Ribon § Circulation.
  14. ^ Sales of Ribon manga magazine issues serializing Hello Kitty manga series – 4,663,328 copies, ¥390 price[66] – ¥1,818,697,920 ($22,793,427)
    • Hello Kitty Doki (May 2007 to April 2008) – 4,333,328 copies[m]
    • Hello Kitty Peace (June 2008) – 330,000 copies[m]
  15. ^ Known music sales in Japan – ¥203,619,500[67][68][69] ($3 million)
  16. ^ $4.7 billion up until 2002.[24] $5.8 billion in 2003.[25] ¥265.23 billion[47] ($2.281 billion)[70] during 2004–2006. $6 billion in 2007.[71] ¥88,122.32 million[55] ($853 million)[30] in 2008. $5 billion in 2009.[72] $9 billion in 2010.[32] $750 million in 2011.[33] $774 million in 2012.[61] ¥99,224 million ($1,017 million) in 2013.[73] $4.055 billion in 2014.[36] $3.999 billion in 2015.[37] $3.983 billion in 2016. $3.233 billion in 2017.[65]
  17. ^ 1991 VHS release of Fantasia earned $209 million in sales.[74] $70 million DVD sales since 2006.[75]
  18. ^ [76][77][78][79][80][81]
  19. ^ In December 2015, it was projected that the Star Wars franchise would be worth an estimated $41.979 billion after the release of The Force Awakens (2015).[82]
  20. ^ $5.591 billion up until January 2016.[85] $358 million between April 2016 and August 2018.[86]
  21. ^ Mario franchise's licensed merchandise sales:
    • Donkey Kong – $2.3 million (US sales as of 1985)[87]
    • Super Mario Bros. – $4.32 billion
      • Japan (2006–2012) – ¥282,138.2 million ($3.54 billion)
        • 1999 – ¥13.66 billion[47]
        • 2001 – ¥23.8 billion[47]
        • 2003 – ¥13.77 billion[47]
        • 2005–2007 – ¥97.67 billion[47]
        • 2008 – ¥46,680.2 million[55]
        • 2010 – ¥45.6 billion[47]
        • 2012 – ¥40,958 million[60]
      • Japan (2013) – ¥37,052 million[73] ($380 million)
      • Overseas – $400 million (as of 2016)[88]
  22. ^ Sales of CoroCoro Comic issues serializing Super Mario-kun manga from November 1990 to March 2018 – 321,431,695 copies,[h] ¥530 price[11] – ¥170,358,798,350 ($Expression error: Unexpected < operator).
  23. ^ Does not include anime/film/television/game/pachinko/merchandise revenue of Shōnen Jump manga series (such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, Fist of the North Star, or Naruto, for example), with the exception of Jump crossover video games.
  24. ^ a b c d e f g h i j See Weekly Shōnen Jump § Circulation figures.
  25. ^ a b See Shonen Jump (magazine) § Circulation.
  26. ^ a b See V Jump § Circulation.
  27. ^ Jump magazine sales:
  28. ^ a b Dragon Ball tankōbon manga volume sales:
    • Dragon Ball – $3,013,437,133
      • Japan sales – 159.5 million copies up until 2014[131] – ¥81,655,500,000 ($1,015,437,133)
        • Tankōbon sales up until 2000 – 126 million copies,[132] ¥400 price[133][134] – ¥50,400 million ($632 million)
        • Kanzenban sales during 2002–2012 – 30.63 million copies,[135][132] ¥933 price[136][137] – ¥28,577,790,000 ($358,160,507)
        • Kanzenban sales during 2013–2014 – 2.87 million copies,[131][135] ¥933 price[136][137] – ¥2,677,710,000 ($25,274,581)
      • Overseas sales – 200 million copies sold overseas (350 million worldwide sales[138][139][140] and 150 million Japan sales[141] up until 2008), $9.99 price[142] – $1,998 million
    • Dragon Ball Super (Japan sales) – 1,858,170 copies,[az] ¥400 price[143][144] – ¥743,268,000 ($6,787,512)
  29. ^ a b One Piece manga tankōbon volume sales:
    • Japan – 365 million copies,[221] ¥410 ($5.10) price[135] – ¥146,000 million ($1,862 million)
    • Overseas – 75 million copies,[221] $9.99 price[222] – $749.3 million
  30. ^ a b Naruto manga tankōbon volume sales:
  31. ^ a b Fist of the North Star manga tankōbon volume sales – 100 million copies[185][186]
    • Japan – 60 million tankōbon copies,[187] at average ¥800 price,[188][189] grossed approximately ¥48,000 million ($602 million).
    • Overseas – 40 million graphic novel copies,[141] at average $15.95 price,[190] grossed approximately $638 million.
  32. ^ a b KochiKame manga tankōbon volume sales – 157 million tankōbon sales,[131] at average ¥410 price,[303] grossed approximately ¥64,370 million ($807 million).
  33. ^ a b Bleach manga tankōbon volume sales – 120 million copies[399]
    • Japan – 90 million copies,[187] ¥390 price[400] – ¥35,100 million ($440 million)
    • Overseas – 30 million copies, $9.99 price[401] – $300 million
  34. ^ a b Slam Dunk manga tankōbon volume sales – 121 million copies,[131] ¥390 price[467] – ¥47,190 million ($591.42 million)
  35. ^ a b Dragon Quest manga tankōbon volume sales:
  36. ^ a b Yu-Gi-Oh manga sold 40 million tankōbon volumes,[187] at ¥390 price,[215][216] grossing approximately ¥15,600 million ($196 million).
  37. ^ Tankōbon volume sales of Shōnen Jump manga series:
  38. ^ In December 2015, it was estimated that the Harry Potter franchise had generated $25 billion up until then.[82] This estimate is for the entire Wizarding World franchise, including the Fantastic Beasts series.
  39. ^ $3.9 billion Harry Potter home entertainment revenue up until 2014.[93] $58 million Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them DVD and Blu-ray sales between March 2017 and August 2018.[94]
  40. ^ MCU films – $17.522 billion[95]
    Inhumans – $3.5 million[96]
  41. ^ Marvel Avengers merchandise sales – $201 million in 2012.[61] $325 million in 2013.[97] $1 billion in 2014.[98] $1.004 billion in 2015.[37] $1.242 billion in 2016. $1.227 billion in 2017.[65]
  42. ^ Marvel Cinematic Universe home video sales:
  43. ^ $16 billion up until 2012.[102] $494 million in 2013.[97] $982 million retail sales in 2015.[37] $1.1 billion in 2016. $1.024 billion in 2017.[65]
  44. ^ $650 million VHS and DVD sales for Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin up until 2005.[103] $562 million DVD and Blu-ray sales for films released since 2008.[104]
  45. ^ [105][106][107][108][109][110][111]
  46. ^ $1 billion licensed merchandise sales for Sony up until 2001.[113] $1.9 billion retail sales in 2002.[114] $109 million Spider-Man toy sales.[115] $1.3 billion merchandise sales in 2003.[116] ¥22.66 billion ($284 million) during 2005–2007.[47] $70 million Spider-Man 3 pre-release toy sales in 2007.[117] $590 million Spider-Man merchandise sales in 2010.[118] $325 million United States licensed merchandise sales in 2011.[33] $1.3 billion merchandise sales in 2013.[97] $1.453 billion in 2014.[36] $1.512 billion in 2015.[37] $1.551 billion in 2016. $1.402 billion in 2017.[65]
  47. ^ Box office and home video revenue of Spider-Man films:
  48. ^ Spider-Man comic sales – 360 million copies[123]
  49. ^ a b c d e f g h i j See Pachinko § Franchises.
  50. ^ Sales revenue of Jump manga magazine issues serializing Dragon Ball manga series:
  51. ^ Dragon Ball merchandise sales:
    • Merchandise sales up until 2011 – $5 billion[127]
    • Japan licensed merchandise sales in 2012 – ¥7.67 billion[47] ($96.13 million)
    • Bandai Namco's net revenue from Dragon Ball toy sales between April 2012 and June 2018 – $539.41 million
      • April 2012 to March 2013 – ¥4.8 billion ($60 million)[128]
      • April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥6.4 billion ($60.41 million)[128]
      • April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥17.4 billion ($160 million)[128][129]
      • April 2016 to June 2018 – ¥29 billion ($264 million)[129][130][5]
  52. ^ See Dragon Ball Super § Manga.
  53. ^ Dragon Ball home entertainment media:
    • Video rental revenue in 1991 – $9.5 million[145]
    • Dragon Ball anime film VHS sales in Japan – 500,000 sales,[146] ¥2,800 price[147] – ¥1,400,000,000 ($18 million)
    • Dragon Ball anime DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan[148] – ¥29,872,246,400 ($374.38 million)
      • Dragon Ball – ¥2,291,270,800 (26 volumes at ¥3,800 each,[149] 23,191 sales per volume)[15]
      • Dragon Ball Z – ¥9,490,800,200 (49 volumes at ¥3,800 each,[150] 50,971 sales per volume)[15][151]
      • Dragon Ball GT – ¥2,212,181,400 (11 volumes at ¥3,800 each,[152] 52,923 sales per volume)[15]
      • Dragon Ball Dragon Box – ¥3,150,000,000 (30,000 volume sales,[153] ¥105,000 price)[154]
      • Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box (volumes 1–2) – ¥6,350,000,000 (32,000 and 31,500 volume sales,[155][156] ¥100,000 price)[154]
      • Dragon Ball GT Dragon Box – ¥3,071,250,000 (58,500 volume sales,[157] ¥100,000 price)[154] ¥52,500 price)[154]
      • Dragon Ball Movies Dragon Box – ¥3,139,500,000 (59,800 volume sales,[151] ¥52,500 price)[154]
      • Dragon Ball Super – ¥167,244,000 (12,670 units,[158] ¥13,200 average price)[159]
    • Funimation's Dragon Ball Z anime DVD sales in the United States during 1999–2012 – $625 million (25 million sales,[127] average $24.98 price)[160][161]
    • Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and March 2017 – $572 million
      • April 2003 to March 2012 – ¥21.837 billion ($274 million)[162][163]
      • April 2012 to March 2013 – ¥1.06 billion ($11 million)[164]
      • April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥1.174 billion ($11.08 million)[165]
      • April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥7.004 billion ($64.38 million)[166]
      • April 2016 to March 2018 – ¥23.706 billion ($216 million)[167][168]
    • $16.3 million DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States for the film releases Dragonball Evolution (2009)[169] and Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015).[170]
    • United States DVD and Blu-ray sales of anime TV series during January–May 2018 – $10.5 million[171]
  54. ^ Dragon Ball trading card sales:
    • Carddass sales – 2 billion Dragon Ball Carddass trading cards sold, at ¥20 price,[172] grossing approximately ¥40 billion ($501.31 million).
    • Dragon Ball Heroes card sales – ¥50 billion[173] ($460 million)
  55. ^ $362 million box office gross for the Dragon Ball anime film series.[i] $58.23 million box office gross for Dragonball Evolution (2009).[169]
  56. ^ Dragon Ball music sales in Japan – ¥3,744,412,530 ($46,928,076)
  57. ^ 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[191] ($143,203,988)
    • Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise – $1,372,906,040[192] ($12,509,394)
    • Shōnen Jump video game series – $217.3 million[a]
  58. ^ Fist of the North Star DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan:
  59. ^ Japan licensed merchandise sales in 2005 – ¥2.09 billion[47] ($26.19 million)
  60. ^ Anpanman retail sales:
    • Up until 2012 – ¥1.4 trillion ($17.55 billion)
      • Up until 2010 – ¥1.1 trillion[196]
      • 2011–2012 – ¥300 billion[197]
    • 2013 – ¥150 billion[197] ($1.54 billion)
    • 2014 – ¥107,822 million[198] ($1.02 billion)
    • Bandai Namco's net revenue from Anpanman toy sales between January 2015 and March 2016 – ¥10 billion ($92 million)
      • January 2015 to March 2015 – ¥600 million[199]
      • April 2015 to March 2016 – ¥9.4 billion[200]
    • Bandai Namco's net revenue from Anpanman toy sales between April 2016 and June 2018 – ¥25.8 billion[130][5] ($235.08 million)
  61. ^ ¥2 billion[201] ($25.07 million).
  62. ^ In October 2015, it was projected that the James Bond franchise would be worth an estimated £13 bllion ($19.9 billion) after the release of Spectre.[202]
  63. ^ As of January 2018
  64. ^ Approximately $11,161,168,406 up until 2011 (25,175,567,833 card sales,[207] $3.99 per 9-card pack)[208][209]
  65. ^ Yu-Gi-Oh merchandise sales:
    • Japan sales up until 2002 – $2 billion[210]
    • Worldwide sales in 2003 – $1.6 billion[25]
    • Japan sales during 2005, 2007–2008 and 2010 – ¥32.46 billion[47] ($257.3 million)
    • Licensed merchandise sales outside Asia during 2015–2017 – $620 million ($120 million in 2015,[211] $200 million in 2016,[212] $300 million in 2017)[213]
  66. ^ See Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links § Reception.
  67. ^ Yu-Gi-Oh video games:
    • Japan console game retail sales – 3,660,321 units, average ¥4,814 price – ¥17,621,946,900[214] ($221 million)
    • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links – $52 million[bn]
  68. ^ One Piece merchandise sales:
    • Japan merchandise sales up until June 2004 – $1 billion[217]
    • Japan merchandise sales between 2005 and 2012 – ¥214.502 billion ($3,130 million)
      • 2005–2008 – ¥36.24 billion[47]
      • Bandai Namco toy sales during April–December 2009 – ¥1 billion[218]
      • 2010 – ¥40.75 billion[47] ($454.19 million)
      • 2011 – ¥72,751.8 million[219]
      • 2012 – ¥100 billion[220]
    • Japan licensed merchandise sales during 2013–2014 – $1.082 billion
      • 2013 – ¥60,759 million[73] ($623 million)
      • 2014 – ¥48,672 million[198] ($459 million)
    • Bandai Namco's net revenue from One Piece toy sales from April 2016 to June 2018 – ¥42.7 billion[129][130][5] ($389 million)
  69. ^ One Piece home entertainment media:
    • Japan video sales of anime TV series – ¥9,821,281,050 ($123.09 million)
      • Episodes 1–130[15] – ¥7,319,218,725 (38 volumes,[223] 15 four-episode volumes[223] at ¥5,040,[224] 23 three-episode volumes[223] at ¥4,725,[225] 39,719 sales per volume)[15]
      • Later episodes – ¥2,502,062,325 (529,537 units,[158] ¥4,725 price)[226]
    • Toei Animation's One Piece anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and December 2017 – ¥52.707 billion ($561 million)
      • April 2003 to March 2012 – ¥15.345 billion ($192.32 million)[227][162][163]
      • April 2012 to March 2013 – ¥6.186 billion ($63.38 million)[164]
      • April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥5.289 billion ($50 million)[165]
      • April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥12.091 billion ($111.14 million)[166]
      • April 2016 to March 2018 – ¥16.125 billion ($147 million)[167][168]
    • DVD & Blu-ray sales of Strong World film in Japan during August 23–29 week of 2010 – ¥2.16 billion[228] ($27.07 million)
    • DVD & Blu-ray sales of film releases in the United States since 2012 – $2.2 million[229][230][231]
    • Home entertainment media sales in Japan between 2013 and June 2018 – ¥34,316,124,528 ($324,449,745)
      • 2013 – ¥11,061.3 million[232] ($113.34 million)
      • 2015–2016 – ¥13,847,321,193[233][234] ($127,281,479)
      • 2017 – ¥6,824,804,717[18] ($62,185,009)
      • January–June 2018 – ¥2,582,698,618[19] ($23,532,561)
  70. ^ $4 billion up until 2007.[235] $1.725 billion in 2010.[59] $1.6 billion in 2011.[33] $1.518 billion in 2012.[61] $2.568 billion in 2014.[36] $2.635 billion in 2015.[37] $4 billion retail sales in 2016.[236] $2.133 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2017.[65]
  71. ^ $10 billion up until 2011.[237] $931 million in 2012.[61] $2.732 billion in 2014.[36] $944 million in 2015.[37] $588 million in 2016. $674 million in 2017.[65]
  72. ^ Cars series grossed $1.408 billion.[238] Planes series grossed $390 million.[239][240]
  73. ^ Toy Story and Toy Story 2 generated $4 billion as of 2009.[242] Toy Story 3 generated nearly $10 billion as of 2014.[243]
  74. ^ $903.2 million Toy Story and Toy Story 2 box office revenue.[244] $1.7 billion Toy Story 3 box office and TV revenue up until 2016.[245]
  75. ^ Gundam retail sales:
    • Merchandise sales up until March 2000 – $5 billion[247]
    • Bandai's Gundam merchandise sales from April 2000 to March 2002 – ¥58.2 billion ($729.41 million)
      • April 2000 to March 2001 – ¥24.7 billion[248]
      • April 2001 to March 2002 – ¥33.5 billion[249]
    • Gundam merchandise sales during 2003–2007 – ¥252.6 billion ($3.17 billion)
      • 2003 – ¥58 billion[250]
      • 2004 – ¥42.8 billion[251]
      • 2005 – ¥42.8 billion[251]
      • 2006 – ¥54.5 billion[251]
      • 2007 – ¥54.5 billion[252]
    • Video game sales in Japan during 2000–2007 – $691 million[a]
    • Anime home video sales in Japan up until 2006 – 11.9 million units,[253] average ¥3,990 price[254] – ¥47,481 million ($595.07 million)
    • Bandai Namco's Gundam net retail sales from April 2008 to June 2018 – $6,330.45 million
      • April 2008 to March 2011 – $1,481.2 million[255]
      • April 2011 to March 2012 – ¥44.7 billion[256] ($560.22 million)
      • April 2012 to March 2013 – ¥65.2 billion ($668.06 million)[256]
      • April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥80.2 billion ($757 million)[128]
      • April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥155.3 billion ($1.43 billion)[128][129]
      • April 2016 to June 2018 – ¥160.8 billion ($1,465 million)[129][130][5]
    • Super Gundam Royale mobile game revenue in Japan during July 2018 – $2 million[a]
  76. ^ Gundam home entertainment media (video, music, novels, manga volumes)[233] sales:
    • Anime home video sales in Japan up until 2006 – 11.9 million units,[253] average ¥3,990 price[254] – ¥47,481 million ($595.07 million)
    • DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan during 2007–2012 – ¥11,294.3 million[195] ($142 million)
    • Japan sales in 2013 – ¥1,749.1 million[232] ($17 million)
    • DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan during 2014 – ¥785.5 million[195] ($7.41 million)
    • Japan sales between 2015 and June 2018 – ¥13,780,386,308 ($125,382,234)
      • 2015–2016 – ¥9,140,616,021[233][234] ($84,018,498)
      • 2017 – ¥3,112,180,179[18] ($28,356,995)
      • January–June 2018 – ¥1,527,590,108[19] ($13,918,816)
    • Gundam Thunderbolt (2017) DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States – $124,053[257]
    • Gundam Build Fighters Special Disc (2018) DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan – ¥29,100,000[195] ($265,148)
  77. ^ See Gundam Ace § Circulation.
  78. ^ $1 billion sales up until 1994.[258] $1.8 billion in 1997.[259] $3.6 billion in 2003.[260] $992 million in 2008.[261] $242 million Unites States sales in 2011.[262] $1,275.3 million sales in 2012.[263] $3 billion in 2013.[264] $1,934.5 million during 2014–2015.[265] $1 billion in 2016.[266] $954.9 million in 2017.[263]
  79. ^ 27 million DVD sales up until March 2006,[267] at average $19.98 price,[268] grossed approximately $539.46 million. Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia DVD grossed $8,431,486 in the United States after April 2006.[269] Later films grossed $30,618,137 on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States.[270]
  80. ^ $13 billion retail sales up until 2014.[271] $933 million in 2015. $915 million in 2016.[272] $565 million licensed merchandise sales in 2017.[65]
  81. ^ Home Entertainment Sales up until 2005
  82. ^ Transformers retail sales:
    • 1984–1992 – $1 billion toy sales (United States)[274]
    • 2007–2017 – $10 billion retail sales[275]
  83. ^ Home entertainment sales from 2007 to 2014
  84. ^ Arcade and software revenue up until 2016
  85. ^ Buckner & Garcia's Pac-Man Fever album and "Pac-Man Fever" single – $32 million[279]
  86. ^ Fields Corporation sold 2.317 million Evangelion pachinko and pachislot machines,[280] at an average unit price of $5,000,[281] grossing approximately $11.585 billion.
  87. ^ ¥150 billion up until 2007[282] ($1.88 billion).
  88. ^ Evangelion home entertainment sales:
    • Video sales up until 1997 – $800 million[283]
    • DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States between March 2011 and June 2018 – $11 million[284]
    • 2013 home entertainment media sales in Japan – ¥3,968.5 million[232] ($37.46 million)
  89. ^ See Music of Neon Genesis Evangelion § Release details.
  90. ^ Evangelion manga volumes sold 23 million tankōbon copies,[285] at ¥626 price,[286] grossing approximately ¥14,398 million ($180.45 million).
  91. ^ 367,316 software sales for PlayStation 2 in Japan grossed ¥2,400,210,306[287] ($30,081,421).
  92. ^ Formerly Gainax.
  93. ^ $12 billion up until 2015.[291] $907 million in 2016. $712 million in 2017.[65]
  94. ^ Arcade and software revenue up until 2016
  95. ^ "Space Invaders" (Player One) – 100,000 units in Australia,[295] grossed approximately $522,000.[296]
  96. ^ Sales up until 1998
  97. ^ As of May 2017
  98. ^ $16 million Japan box office gross for Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994).[305] $99,423,521 worldwide box office gross for Street Fighter (1994).[306] $12,764,201 worldwide box office gross for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009).[307]
  99. ^ $11,240,000 Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie video sales.[308][309][305] $5,903,599 Legend of Chun-Li DVD sales.[310]
  100. ^ Street Fighter (1994) soundtrack – 500,000 sales in the US,[311] average $14.48 price[312]
  101. ^ $6 billion merchandise sales up until 1994.[313] $1.026 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2014.[36] $1.021 billion in 2015.[37] $1.093 billion in 2016. $823 million in 2017.[65]
  102. ^ $5 billion merchandise sales up until 2014.[318] $1.573 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2015.[37] $1.598 billion in 2016. $1.404 billion in 2017.[65]
  103. ^ $30 million pre-Broadway gross revenue.[321] $52 million Broadway gross revenue.[322]
  104. ^ Video disc sales of Final Fantasy films:
  105. ^ Ultimania series sold 10 million books,[327] at average ¥1,700 price,[328] grossing approximately ¥17,000 million ($213.06 million).
  106. ^ Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within grossed $85,131,830 worldwide.[330] Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV grossed $6,585,787 worldwide, including $4.2 million in China,[331] $907,524 in Japan, $269,980 in the United States,[332] and $1,208,283 in other territories.[332][326]
  107. ^ Approximately $14 million up until 2017 (5.5 million booster pack sales,[334] $4 booster pack price).[335]
  108. ^ Dragon Quest merchandise sales in Japan up until 1990 – ¥12 billion[342] ($150.39 million).
  109. ^ Power Rangers / Super Sentai retail sales:
    • Power Rangers licensed toy merchandise sales during 1993–2001 – $6 billion wholesale revenue[343]
    • Bandai Namco's net revenue from Power Rangers merchandise sales between April 2005 and March 2012 – ¥123.3 billion[344][345][346][347][256] ($1.55 billion)
    • Engine Sentai Go-onger licensed merchandise sales in Japan during 2008 – ¥37.283 billion[55] ($467.26 million)
    • Bandai Namco's net revenue from Super Sentai / Power Rangers merchandise and video game sales between April 2012 and June 2018 – $1.224 billion
      • April 2012 to March 2013 – ¥20.8 billion[256] ($213.12 million)
      • April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥25.3 billion[128] ($239 million)
      • April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥42.3 billion[200] ($389 million)
      • April 2016 to March 2018 – ¥40.4 billion[130] ($368.11 million)
      • April 2018 to June 2018 – ¥2.6 billion[5] ($23.69 million)
    • Power Rangers third-party licensed merchandise sales between 2012 and 2017 – $1.44 billion
      • 2012 – $201 million (United States)[61]
      • 2015 – $330 million[37]
      • 2016 – $361 million[65]
      • 2017 – $548 million[65]
    • Power Rangers (2017) film DVD & Blu-ray sales – $15 million[348]
  110. ^ $10 billion franchise revenue up until July 2016.[352] $180 million merchandise sales in 2017.[65]
  111. ^ $3.5 billion retail sales up until 1998.[353] Licensed merchandise sold $149 million in 2015,[37] $159 million in 2016, and $180 million in 2017.[65]
  112. ^ Ultraman merchandise sales:
    • Up until 1987 – $7.4 billion[356]
    • 1999 – ¥20,160 million[357] ($253 million)
    • Bandai Namco's net revenue from Ultraman merchandise sales between April 2005 and March 2018 – $523.92 million
      • April 2005 to March 2012 – ¥25.2 billion ($316 million)[344][345][346][347][256]
      • April 2012 to March 2013 – ¥2 billion ($20.49 million)[256]
      • April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥3.2 billion ($30.2 million)[128]
      • April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥5.9 billion ($54.23 million)[128][129]
      • April 2016 to March 2018 – ¥11.5 billion ($105 million)[129][130][5]
  113. ^ Ultraman home video sales in Japan up until 2006 – 5.78 million units,[253] average ¥3,800 price[358] – ¥21,964 million ($275.27 million).
  114. ^ Naruto game sales:
    • Naruto series – $442.2 million
      • 2003–2004 retail sales in Japan – 1,962,504 units, average ¥6,560 price – ¥12,874,222,540[364] ($161,350,408)
      • Bandai Namco's Naruto net sales from April 2005 to March 2006 – ¥3.4 billion ($43 million)[344]
      • 2007–2009 retail sales in Japan – 367,786 units, average ¥6,040 price – ¥2,221,390,063[364] ($27,840,298)
      • Bandai Namco's Naruto net sales from April 2016 to June 2018 – ¥23.5 billion ($214 million)[129][130][5]
    • Shōnen Jump video game appearances – $119.3 million[a]
  115. ^ Naruto anime home entertainment media sales:
    • DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan – ¥1,177,143,975 ($15 million)
      • Naruto – 92,477 volumes,[158] at average ¥4,095 price,[365] grossed approximately ¥378,693,315 ($4,746,098).
      • Naruto: Shippuden – 171,948 volumes,[158] at ¥4,515 price,[366] grossed approximately ¥776,345,220 ($9,729,801).
      • Boruto: Naruto Next Generations – 1,462 volumes,[158] at ¥15,120 price,[367] grossed approximately ¥22,105,440 ($201,416).
    • Home entertainment media sales in Japan during 2013 and 2015 – ¥6,863,456,469 ($74 million)
      • 2013 – ¥2,909,800,000[232] ($36,468,021)
      • 2015 – ¥3,953,656,469[233] ($37,318,086)
    • DVD and Blu-ray sales of Naruto films in the United States since 2015 – $4 million
  116. ^ a b Superman DVD and Blu-ray sales – $429 million ($283 million since 2013)
    • Superman films – $282 million ($196 million since 2008)[374]
    • Smallville (DVD) – $100 million ($40 million since 2008)[375]
    • Justice League (2017) – $47 million[376]
  117. ^ $1.7 billion retail sales up until 2007.[371] $283 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2008.[dl] Merchandise sold $277 million in 2013,[97] $725 million in 2015,[37] $812 million in 2016, and $722 million in 2017.[65]
  118. ^ See Superman in film § Box office performance.
  119. ^ Superman box office:
  120. ^ Superman comic sales – 600 million copies[123]
    • 47,696,820 copies grossed $25,115,542.[373]
    • Remaining 552,303,180 copies, at average $0.75 price,[373] grossed approximately $414,227,385.
  121. ^ Superman television revenue:
  122. ^ Superman VHS sales and rentals:
  123. ^ Action Comics sold $34,752,239 during 1960–1989. Action Comics #687 sold $750,000 in 1993.[382] Action Comics #1 sold $8,868,852 in auctions during 2010–2018.[383]
  124. ^ $545 million up until 2004.[386] $133 million since 2015.[384]
  125. ^ $667 million in 2014.[388] $1.264 billion in 2015.[37] $1.322 billion in 2016. $327 million in 2017.[65]
  126. ^ X-Men comic sales – 270 million copies[123]
    • 5,966,196 X-Men 2099 copies grossed $9,642,182.[390]
    • Remaining 264,033,804 copies, at average $1.73 price,[390] grossed approximately $456,778,481.
  127. ^ Sonic the Hedgehog merchandise sales:
    • United States merchandise sales as of 1994 – $1 billion[391]
    • Japan licensed merchandise sales in 2003 – ¥3.74 billion[47] ($5 million)
  128. ^ Sonic the Hedgehog comic sales – 1,945,000 sales, $3.99 average price[392] – $7,760,550
  129. ^ Merchandise retail sales up until 2011.
  130. ^ $324 million Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) DVD sales as of 2004.[397] $772 million DVD and Blu-ray sales between 2006 and 2018.[398]
  131. ^ Bleach anime DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan – 574,849 units,[402] ¥3,600 price[403] – ¥2,069,456,400 ($26 million).
  132. ^ Bleach films at box office:
  133. ^ See Doraemon § Merchandise.
  134. ^ $6 billion up until 2013.[405] $681 million in 2014.[388]
  135. ^ Sailor Moon franchise revenue:
    • Up until June 2012 – ¥500 billion[406] ($6.27 billion)
    • Toei Animation's Sailor Moon earnings between April 2013 and March 2018 – $22.1 million
      • April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥277 million ($3 million)[165]
      • April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥1.287 billion ($12 million)[166]
      • April 2016 to March 2018 – ¥796 million ($7.25 million)[167][168]
  136. ^ Merchandise retail sales up until 2012.
  137. ^ Sailor Moon anime's home entertainment media revenue:
    • VHS sales in Japan – 20 volumes sold 6,000,000 units up until 1995,[408] at ¥6,890 price,[409][410] 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,[15] ¥9,720 price[411][412]
    • Sailor Moon Crystal DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan – ¥295.4 million[195] ($3 million)
    • Toei Animation's Sailor Moon earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2009 and March 2018 – $24.1 million
      • April 2009 to March 2012 – ¥154 million ($2 million)[163]
      • April 2013 to March 2014 – ¥277 million ($3 million)[165]
      • April 2014 to March 2016 – ¥1.287 billion ($12 million)[166]
      • April 2016 to March 2018 – ¥796 million ($7.25 million)[167][168]
  138. ^ See Nakayoshi § Circulation.
  139. ^ Sales of Nakayoshi issues serializing Sailor Moon manga from December 1991 to February 1997 – 96,960,000 copies,[eh] ¥400 price[413] – ¥38,784,000,000 ($Wrong currency "2,012" for JPN).
  140. ^ Sailor Moon video game sales up until 1995 – 10 releases with 200,000–300,000 sales each,[408] grossing approximately ¥16,718.4 million ($210 million).
  141. ^ Sailor Moon manga sold 35 million tankōbon volumes,[407] at ¥400 price,[418] grossing approximately ¥14,000 million ($175.46 million).
  142. ^ See Pretty Cure § Merchandise.
  143. ^ See Pretty Cure § Video games.
  144. ^ As of September 2016
  145. ^ As of April 2016
  146. ^ $624,750,000 Aladdin VHS sales in the United States.[424][425] $300 million Return of Jafar VHS sales worldwide.[426] $257,397,000 Aladdin and the King of Thieves VHS sales in the United States.[74][427]
  147. ^ The Thief of Bagdad grossed over $1 million.[428] Aladdin grossed $504.1 million.[429] Aladin grossed ₹108.95 million (US$1.3 million).[430]
  148. ^ Aladdin, during first month on DVD, grossed $85 million.[434][435] Aladdin grossed $36 million in Blu-ray sales.[436] Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic grossed ¥714 million ($9 million) from DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan.[195]
  149. ^ See Aladdin (soundtrack) § Certifications and sales.
  150. ^ Aladdin (1992) soundtrack – 3.35 million sales,[es] average $13.98 price[437]
  151. ^ First two films grossed $1.6 billion.[442] Later films grossed $322 million.[441]
  152. ^ Resident Evil films at box office:
  153. ^ See Resident Evil: Degeneration § Reception.
  154. ^ Resident Evil films on home video:
    • Resident Evil: Degeneration – $76.4 million[ew]
    • Other films – $91.1 million[443]
  155. ^ Tamagotchi digital pet sales – 82 million units up until September 2017, about ¥2,916 price[446]
    • Up until March 2012 – 78 million units[447] – ¥227,448 million ($2,851 million)
    • Between April 2013 and September 2017 – 4 million units – ¥11,664 million ($106 million)
  156. ^ Tamagotchi licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2005 and 2012 – ¥166.109 billion ($2,082 million)
    • 2005–2007 – ¥97.13 billion[47]
    • 2008 – ¥6.779 billion[55]
    • 2010–2012 – ¥62.2 billion[47]
  157. ^ Japan console game sales between 2005 and 2008 – 2,434,062 units, ¥5,040 price[448] – ¥12,267,672,480 ($153,748,621).
  158. ^ $1 billion Sesame Street toy sales in 1997.[450] $525 million merchandise sales in 2010.[59] $515 million in 2011.[33] $792 million in 2014.[388] $792 million in 2015.[37] $775 million in 2016. $724 million in 2017.[65]
  159. ^ See Weekly Shōnen Sunday § Circulation.
  160. ^ Sales revenue of Weekly Shōnen Sunday issues serializing Detective Conan manga from January 1994 to March 2018 – ¥345,108,841,140 ($Expression error: Unexpected < operator)[fc]
  161. ^ Detective Conan manga sold 200 million tankōbon volumes,[187] at ¥463 price,[453] grossing approximately ¥92,600 million ($1,161 million).
  162. ^ Home entertainment media sales of ¥1,574.9 million ($15 million) in 2013,[232] ¥8,348,479,136 ($77 million) during 2015–2017,[233][234][18] and ¥1,798,001,848 ($16,382,705) during January–June 2018.[18]
  163. ^ $250 million Unites States sales in 2011.[262] $590 million sales in 2012.[61] $1.16 billion in 2014.[36] $1.065 billion in 2015.[37] $1.277 billion in 2016. $814 million in 2017.[65]
  164. ^ $1 million merchandise sales up until 2012.[456] $549 million in 2015.[37] $700 million in 2016. $679 million in 2017.[65]
  165. ^ As of June 2000
  166. ^ $500 million up until May 2017.[463] $151 million between August 2017 and August 2018.[464]
  167. ^ Slam Dunk films at Japan box office – ¥3.84 billion ($48.13 million)
    • 1994 – ¥2.57 billion[468]
    • 1995 – ¥1.27 billion[469]
  168. ^ Slam Dunk anime DVD and Blu-ray sales in Japan – ¥1,476,261,200[470] ($19 million)
  169. ^ $1.5 billion up until 2001.[471] $1 billion in 2014.[472] $1 billion in 2017.[473]
  170. ^ More than $1 billion in the 1990s.[474] $166,232,281 during 2001–2002.[113]
  171. ^ Sales up until 2015
  172. ^ Beyblade: Fierce Battle grossed $3,216,050.[476] Beyblade: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader grossed $5,737,369.[477]
  173. ^ $1.74 billion in 2015. $1.83 billion in 2016.[478]
  174. ^ Kumamon retail sales:
    • 2011–2012 – $1.2 billion[480]
    • 2013–2014 – ¥124.4 billion[481] ($1,174 million)
    • 2015 – ¥100.7 billion[482] ($926 million)
    • 2016 – $1.16 billion[483]
  175. ^ Appeared in Yo-kai Watch: The Movie, which grossed $65 million in Japan.[484]
  176. ^ $66,493,039 in 2012.[488] $36,519,093 in 2013.[489] $40,928,716 in 2014.[490] $34,173,270 in 2015.[491] $61,666,926 in 2016.[492] $26,215,537 in 2017.[493] $6,825,025 during January–June 2018.[494]
  177. ^ $110 million merchandise sales in 2012.[61] $650 million retail sales in 2013.[496] $1 billion in 2014.[497] $1.2 billion in 2015.[498] $456 million merchandise sales in 2016. $660 million in 2017.[65]
  178. ^ TV revenue up until 2017
  179. ^ $4 billion franchise revenue up until March 2016.[500]
  180. ^ First three films grossed $600 million in home video sales and rentals.[500] $52 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since May 2016.[502] The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 grossed $52 million in DVD and Blu-ray sales.[502]
  181. ^ As of November 2011
  182. ^ $425 million Beauty and the Beast (1991) box office gross.[506] $1.264 billion Beauty and the Beast (2017) box office gross.[507]
  183. ^ $219.8 million Beauty and the Beast (1991) DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States.[508] $85.9 million Beauty and the Beast (2017) DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States.[509]
  184. ^ Monster Hunter licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2007 and 2012 – ¥11,324.2 million ($142 million)
    • 2007 & 2010 – ¥9.33 billion[47]
    • 2012 – ¥1,994.2 million[510]
  185. ^ The Lego Movie merchandise grossed up to 3.3 billion kr ($588 million) in 2014.[511] Lego Ninjago Movie merchandise grossed up to 12.6 billion kr ($1,872 million) in 2017.[512]
  186. ^ Terminator franchise:
  187. ^ Magic: The Gathering card sales:
    • 1993–1997 – $298 million (2 billion cards,[519] $8.95 per 60-card pack)[520]
    • 2008–2016 – $3.2 billion (20 billion cards,[521] $12 per 75-card pack)[520]
  188. ^ As of January 2017
  189. ^ $471 million licensed merchandise sales in 2015. $392 million licensed merchandise sales in 2016.[37]
  190. ^ Wicked musical revenue:
    • Up until May 3, 2013 – $3 billion[438]
    • May 6, 2013 to September 9, 2018 – $498,911,229[524]
  191. ^ $2 billion merchandise and licensing retail sales up until 2014.[525][526][527] Bandai Namco's net revenue from Yo-kai Watch merchandise sales was ¥32.9 billion ($302.41 million) from April 2015 to March 2016,[129] and ¥13.6 billion ($123.92 million) from April 2016 to December 2017.[129][528]
  192. ^ Japan retail sales – 12,016,283 units, average ¥4,662 price – ¥56,022,304,374 ($693,664,257)[529]
  193. ^ ¥4,342,400,408 ($40 million) home entertainment media (Blu-ray, DVD, music, manga) sales in Japan during 2015.[233]
  194. ^ The Legend of Zelda merchandise sales:
    • Japan licensed merchandise sales in 2003 & 2007 – ¥7.32 billion ($92 million)
    • Link Amiibo sales – $37.02 million – At least 2.85 million Link Amiibo sales up until February 2015,[530] $12.99 retail price.[531]
  195. ^ 3 million+ copies,[532] $17.99 price[533] – $54 million.
  196. ^ Astro Boy manga sales – 100 million copies,[540] average ¥80 price[541] – ¥8 billion ($100.26 billion).
  197. ^ Hamtaro retail sales in Japan:
    • Up until 2003 – $3 billion[545]
    • Merchandise sales during 2005–2006 – ¥8.68 billion[47] ($109 million)
  198. ^ Care Bears films at box office:

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    Total as of August 3, 2014: $247,650,477
    Total as of August 31, 2014: $249,036,646
    Total as of July 27, 2014: $21,668,593
    Total as of November 2, 2014: $22,492,845
    Total as of August 17, 2014: $167,333
    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)
    Total as of March 30, 2014: €35,098,170
    Total as of October 18, 2015: €42,526,744
    nb. the exact euro to dollar conversion rate is unknown for earnings since April 2014, but the euro never fell below parity with the dollar during 2014 and 2015 (as can be verified by comparing the exchange rate on the individual date entries at the provided reference) so an approximate conversion rate of €1:$1 is used here to give a lower-bound.
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