<P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 based on available data . </P> <Table> Media franchises that have grossed over $3 billion (USD) <Tr> <Th> Franchise </Th> <Th> Year of inception </Th> <Th> Total revenue (USD) </Th> <Th> Revenue breakdown (est.) </Th> <Th> Original media </Th> <Th> Creator (s) </Th> <Th> Owner (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pokémon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $85 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Licensed merchandise--$61.1 billion </Li> <Li> Video games--$15.654 billion </Li> <Li> Card game--$10.254 billion </Li> <Li> Manga sales--$1.402 billion </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$1.033 billion </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$863 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Video game </Td> <Td> Satoshi Tajiri </Td> <Td> Nintendo (trademark) The Pokémon Company (Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures) (copyright) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hello Kitty </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $80 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$80 billion </Li> <Li> Manga magazine--$23 million </Li> <Li> Music CD sales--$3 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Cartoon </Td> <Td> Yuko Shimizu Shintaro Tsuji </Td> <Td> Sanrio </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Winnie the Pooh </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> est . $75 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$74.515 billion <Ul> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray--$35 million </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Box office--$427 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated cartoon </Td> <Td> Walt Disney Animation A.A. Milne E.H. Shepard </Td> <Td> The Walt Disney Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mickey Mouse & Friends </Td> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> est . $70 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$69.85 billion <Ul> <Li> VHS & DVD--$279 million </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Box office--$457.4 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated cartoon </Td> <Td> Walt Disney Ub Iwerks </Td> <Td> The Walt Disney Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Star Wars </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> est . $65 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$40.294 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$9.491 billion </Li> <Li> Home video--$9.002 billion </Li> <Li> Video games--$4.858 billion </Li> <Li> Book sales--$1.82 billion </Li> <Li> TV revenue--$4.5 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Film </Td> <Td> George Lucas </Td> <Td> Lucasfilm (The Walt Disney Company) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anpanman </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> est . $60 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$60.159 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$42.3 million </Li> <Li> Museum & mall--$25.1 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Takashi Yanase </Td> <Td> Froebel - kan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Disney Princess </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> est . $45 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$44.645 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated series </Td> <Td> Andy Mooney </Td> <Td> The Walt Disney Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mario </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> est . $35 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$29.623 billion </Li> <Li> Licensed merchandise--$4.323 billion </Li> <Li> Manga magazine--$1.519 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$21 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Arcade game </Td> <Td> Shigeru Miyamoto </Td> <Td> Nintendo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shōnen Jump </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> est . $34 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Manga magazines--$20.362 billion </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$13.126 billion </Li> <Li> Video games--$217.3 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Shueisha </Td> <Td> Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Bandai Namco (games) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wizarding World / Harry Potter </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> est . $30 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$8.538 billion </Li> <Li> Book sales--$7.743 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$7.308 billion </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$3.958 billion </Li> <Li> Video games--$1.555 billion </Li> <Li> TV revenue--$1 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Novel </Td> <Td> J.K. Rowling </Td> <Td> J.K. Rowling (books) Warner Bros. (AT&T) (films) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marvel Cinematic Universe </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> est . $28 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$17.534 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$5.43 billion </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$5.084 billion </Li> <Li> Comic volumes--$1 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Film </Td> <Td> Marvel Studios </Td> <Td> Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spider - Man </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> est . $25.6 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$14.805 billion </Li> <Li> Box office & home video--$7.021 billion </Li> <Li> Video games--$1.308 billion </Li> <Li> Comic sales--$1.063 billion </Li> <Li> TV revenue--$880 million </Li> <Li> Pachinko sales--$308 million </Li> <Li> Broadway musical--$212 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Comic book </Td> <Td> Stan Lee Steve Ditko </Td> <Td> Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company) (comics) Sony (films) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Batman </Td> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> est . $25.2 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$20.178 billion <Ul> <Li> Home video--$1.212 billion </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Box office--$4.994 billion </Li> <Li> TV revenue--$40 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Comic book </Td> <Td> Bob Kane Bill Finger </Td> <Td> DC Entertainment (AT&T) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gundam </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> est . $24.7 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$24.297 billion <Ul> <Li> Video games--$1.129 billion </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$887.2 million </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Manga magazine--$200 million </Li> <Li> Pachinko sales--$185 million </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$55 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Anime </Td> <Td> Yoshiyuki Tomino </Td> <Td> Sunrise (Bandai Namco Holdings) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dragon Ball </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> est . $22.3 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Manga magazines--$7.017 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$5.636 billion </Li> <Li> Video games--$3.76 billion </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$3.02 billion </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$1.62 billion </Li> <Li> Trading card sales--$961.3 million </Li> <Li> Box office--$420.2 million </Li> <Li> Music sales--$47 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Akira Toriyama </Td> <Td> Bird Studio Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barbie </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $22.3 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$21.635 billion </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$660 million </Li> <Li> Box office--$5.1 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated film </Td> <Td> Ruth Handler </Td> <Td> Mattel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cars </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> est . $21.8 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$19.114 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$2.025 billion </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$653 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated film </Td> <Td> John Lasseter </Td> <Td> The Walt Disney Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fist of the North Star </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $21 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Pachinko & arcades--$16.795 billion </Li> <Li> Manga magazine--$2.508 billion </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$1.24 billion </Li> <Li> Console games--$373 million </Li> <Li> Anime DVD & Blu - ray--$37 million </Li> <Li> Licensed merchandise--$26.2 million </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$22 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Buronson Tetsuo Hara </Td> <Td> Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga) Toei Animation (anime) Sega Sammy Holdings (games / pachinko) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Toy Story </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> est . $20.2 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$17.6 billion <Ul> <Li> VHS sales--$290 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$249 million </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Box office & TV revenue--$2.603 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated film </Td> <Td> Pixar </Td> <Td> The Walt Disney Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Bond </Td> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> est . $19.9 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$7.078 billion </Li> <Li> Home video sales--$3.06 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise & licensing--$3.06 billion </Li> <Li> Book sales--$550 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Novel </Td> <Td> Ian Fleming </Td> <Td> Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Middle - earth / Lord of the Rings </Td> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> $19.9 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Book sales--$9.125 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$5.896 billion </Li> <Li> Home video sales--$4.194 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$435 million </Li> <Li> Licensing--$225 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Novel </Td> <Td> J.R.R. Tolkien </Td> <Td> Tolkien Estate (books) Warner Bros. (AT&T) (films) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yu - Gi - Oh! </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $19.8 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Card game--$11.161 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$4.477 billion </Li> <Li> Manga magazine--$3.643 billion </Li> <Li> Video games--$273 million </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$196 million </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$42 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Kazuki Takahashi </Td> <Td> Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> One Piece </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> est . $19.7 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Manga magazine--$8.507 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$5.593 billion </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$2.611 billion </Li> <Li> Video games--$1.533 billion </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$1.038 billion </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$377.1 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Eiichiro Oda </Td> <Td> Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) Toei Animation Bandai Namco (games) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peanuts </Td> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> est . $17.4 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$17.143 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$250 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$35 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Comic strip </Td> <Td> Charles M. Schulz </Td> <Td> Sony Music Entertainment Japan (Sony Corporation) DHX Media </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Transformers </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> est . $16.8 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$11.68 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$4.385 billion </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$740 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated series </Td> <Td> Takara Hasbro Nobuyuki Okude </Td> <Td> Hasbro Takara Tomy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> KochiKame </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> est . $16.3 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Manga magazine--$15.447 billion </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$807 million </Li> <Li> Box office--$10 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Osamu Akimoto </Td> <Td> Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Neon Genesis Evangelion </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> est . $16.2 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Pachinko sales--$11.585 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$2.46 billion </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$848.5 million </Li> <Li> Karaoke music--$750 million </Li> <Li> Music CD sales--$226.2 million </Li> <Li> Manga sales--$180.5 million </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$154.5 million </Li> <Li> Video games--$30.1 million </Li> <Li> Music royalties--$5.6 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Anime </Td> <Td> Hideaki Anno Gainax Tatsunoko Production </Td> <Td> Khara </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Super Sentai / Power Rangers </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $16.2 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$15.98 billion <Ul> <Li> Licensed merchandise--$13.191 billion </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray--$15 million </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Box office--$218.4 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Television series </Td> <Td> Shotaro Ishinomori Haim Saban Shuki Levy </Td> <Td> Toei Company Hasbro Bandai Namco Holdings </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Call of Duty </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> est . $16 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$16 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Computer game </Td> <Td> Infinity Ward </Td> <Td> Activision (Activision Blizzard) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dora the Explorer </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> est . $15.7 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$15.413 billion </Li> <Li> Home video sales--$250 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated series </Td> <Td> Chris Gifford Valerie Walsh Eric Weiner </Td> <Td> Nickelodeon (Viacom) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Simpsons </Td> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> est . $15.3 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$6.818 billion </Li> <Li> TV advertising--$5.76 billion </Li> <Li> TV syndication--$1.15 billion </Li> <Li> Home video sales--$1.091 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$527 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated series </Td> <Td> Matt Groening </Td> <Td> 20th Century Fox </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pac - Man </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> est . $15.1 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$14.098 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise & licensing--$1 billion </Li> <Li> Music sales--$32 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Arcade game </Td> <Td> Toru Iwatani Namco </Td> <Td> Bandai Namco Entertainment (Bandai Namco Holdings) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Looney Tunes </Td> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> est . $14.2 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$13.88 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$299 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated cartoon </Td> <Td> Warner Bros . </Td> <Td> Warner Bros. (AT&T) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> SpongeBob SquarePants </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> est . $14.1 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$13.619 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$463 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated series </Td> <Td> Stephen Hillenburg </Td> <Td> Nickelodeon (Viacom) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Space Invaders </Td> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> est . $13.9 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video game--$13.93 billion </Li> <Li> Music single--$522,000 </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Arcade game </Td> <Td> Tomohiro Nishikado </Td> <Td> Taito (Square Enix) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Lion King </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> est . $13.7 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Musical theatre--$8.1 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$3.07 billion </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$1.5 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$987 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated film </Td> <Td> Roger Allers Rob Minkoff </Td> <Td> The Walt Disney Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> est . $12.7 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$11.288 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$1.15 billion </Li> <Li> Video games--$450 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$124 million </Li> <Li> VHS sales--$94.22 million </Li> <Li> Video rentals--$67.65 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Comic book </Td> <Td> Kevin Eastman Peter Laird </Td> <Td> Viacom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dragon Quest </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> est . $12.2 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$5.791 billion </Li> <Li> Manga magazine--$4.962 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$988.3 million </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$471.2 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Video game </Td> <Td> Yuji Horii Koichi Nakamura Akira Toriyama </Td> <Td> Square Enix </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Final Fantasy </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $11.6 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$10.398 billion </Li> <Li> Licensed merchandise--$416.2 million </Li> <Li> Home video sales--$316 million </Li> <Li> Book sales--$213.1 million </Li> <Li> Music sales--$121 million </Li> <Li> Box office--$92 million </Li> <Li> Video rentals--$27 million </Li> <Li> Card game--$14 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Video game </Td> <Td> Hironobu Sakaguchi Hiromichi Tanaka Nasir Gebelli </Td> <Td> Square Enix </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ultraman </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> est . $11.5 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$10.294 billion </Li> <Li> Pachinko sales--$967 million </Li> <Li> Home video sales--$275.3 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Television series </Td> <Td> Eiji Tsuburaya </Td> <Td> Tsuburaya Productions (Bandai Namco Holdings) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Street Fighter </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $11.5 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$11.279 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$128.2 million </Li> <Li> VHS rentals--$33 million </Li> <Li> Home video sales--$17.1 million </Li> <Li> Soundtrack album--$7.2 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Arcade game </Td> <Td> Takashi Nishiyama Hiroshi Matsumoto </Td> <Td> Capcom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frozen </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> est . $11.3 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$9.575 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$1.29 billion </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$391 million </Li> <Li> Musical theatre--$82 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated film </Td> <Td> Chris Buck Jennifer Lee </Td> <Td> The Walt Disney Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Superman </Td> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> est . $11.1 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$5.381 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$3.212 billion </Li> <Li> Comic issues--$1.341 billion </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$529 million </Li> <Li> TV revenue--$428 million </Li> <Li> Comic magazine--$85 million </Li> <Li> VHS sales & rentals--$74.1 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Comic book </Td> <Td> Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster </Td> <Td> DC Entertainment (AT&T) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Warcraft </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> est . $10.8 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$10.391 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$434 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$17 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Computer game </Td> <Td> Allen Adham Frank Pearce Michael Morhaime </Td> <Td> Blizzard Entertainment (Activision Blizzard) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Star Trek </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> est . $10.6 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$4.561 billion </Li> <Li> TV revenue--$2.3 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$2.266 billion </Li> <Li> VHS sales--$1 billion </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray--$326 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Television series </Td> <Td> Gene Roddenberry </Td> <Td> CBS Corporation Paramount Pictures (Viacom) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dungeon Fighter Online </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> est . $10.5 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Computer game--$10.523 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Computer game </Td> <Td> Neople </Td> <Td> Nexon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Naruto </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> est . $10.1 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Manga magazine--$6.529 billion </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$1.637 billion </Li> <Li> Licensed merchandise--$1.27 billion </Li> <Li> Video games--$562 million </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$147.1 million </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$93 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Masashi Kishimoto </Td> <Td> Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) Pierrot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> JoJo's Bizarre Adventure </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $9.8 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Manga magazine--$8.937 billion </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$489 million </Li> <Li> Video games--$306 million </Li> <Li> Anime DVD & Blu - ray--$40 million </Li> <Li> Licensed merchandise--$23 million </Li> <Li> Box office--$2 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Hirohiko Araki </Td> <Td> Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Angry Birds </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> est . $8.78 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$8.297 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$353 million </Li> <Li> Video games--$100 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$27 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Mobile game </Td> <Td> Jaakko Iisalo </Td> <Td> Rovio </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thomas & Friends </Td> <Td> 1946 </Td> <Td> est . $8.75 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$8.73 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$20 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Book </Td> <Td> Wilbert Awdry Christopher Awdry </Td> <Td> Egmont Group Mattel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Grand Theft Auto </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> est . $8.56 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$8.561 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Computer game </Td> <Td> David Jones Mike Dailly </Td> <Td> Rockstar Games (Take - Two Interactive) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Despicable Me / Minions </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $8.36 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$3.95 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$3.72 billion </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$686 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated film </Td> <Td> Sergio Pablos </Td> <Td> Illumination Entertainment (Comcast) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jurassic Park </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> est . $8.19 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$4.892 billion </Li> <Li> Retail sales--$3.3 billion </Li> <Li> Home video sales--$678 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Novel </Td> <Td> Michael Crichton </Td> <Td> Alfred A. Knopf (novel) Universal Pictures (Comcast) (film) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sesame Street / The Muppets </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> est . $7.91 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$7.839 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$452 million </Li> <Li> TV licensing--$96 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$71 million </Li> <Li> VHS sales--$2 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Television series </Td> <Td> Jim Henson Joan Ganz Cooney Lloyd Morrisett </Td> <Td> The Muppets Studio (The Walt Disney Company) Sesame Workshop </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pirates of the Caribbean </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> est . $7.91 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$4.524 billion </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$1.781 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$1.6 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Film </Td> <Td> The Walt Disney Company </Td> <Td> The Walt Disney Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> X-Men </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> est . $7.78 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$5.75 billion </Li> <Li> Retail sales--$900 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$667 million </Li> <Li> Comic sales--$466.4 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Comic book </Td> <Td> Stan Lee Jack Kirby </Td> <Td> Marvel Entertainment (The Walt Disney Company) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pretty Cure / Glitter Force </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $7.53 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$7.301 billion </Li> <Li> Video games--$67.4 million </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$161 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Anime </Td> <Td> Izumi Todo Toei Animation </Td> <Td> Toei Company Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Asatsu - DK </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Monster Strike </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> est . $7.25 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$7.236 billion </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$10 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Mobile game </Td> <Td> Yoshiki Okamoto </Td> <Td> Mixi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sonic the Hedgehog </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> est . $7.24 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$6.228 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$1.005 billion </Li> <Li> Comic sales--$7.8 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Video game </Td> <Td> Yuji Naka Naoto Ohshima Hirokazu Yasuhara </Td> <Td> Sega (Sega Sammy Holdings) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bleach </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> est . $7.22 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Manga magazine--$6.168 billion </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$740 million </Li> <Li> Licensed merchandise--$260 million </Li> <Li> Anime DVD & Blu - ray--$26 million </Li> <Li> Box office--$25 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Tite Kubo </Td> <Td> Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) Pierrot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puzzle & Dragons </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> est . $7.08 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$7.083 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Mobile game </Td> <Td> GungHo Online </Td> <Td> GungHo Online </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Doraemon </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> est . $6.85 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Licensed merchandise--$5.592 billion </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$1.262 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Fujiko F. Fujio </Td> <Td> Shogakukan - Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ben 10 </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> est . $6.68 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$6.681 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated series </Td> <Td> Man of Action Studios </Td> <Td> Cartoon Network (AT&T) Bandai Namco Holdings (toys) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sailor Moon </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> est . $6.64 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$5 billion </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$546.2 million </Li> <Li> Manga magazine--$346 million </Li> <Li> Video games--$210 million </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$175.5 million </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$42.12 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Naoko Takeuchi </Td> <Td> Kodansha Toei Animation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Twilight </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> est . $6.39 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$3.344 billion </Li> <Li> Book sales--$1.661 billion </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$948 million </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$395 million </Li> <Li> Video rentals--$45.4 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Novel </Td> <Td> Stephenie Meyer </Td> <Td> Little, Brown and Company Summit Entertainment </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Digimon </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> est . $6.36 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Licensed merchandise--$5.39 billion </Li> <Li> Digital pets--$424.1 million </Li> <Li> Manga & comic sales--$252 million </Li> <Li> Box office--$143 million </Li> <Li> Console games--$90.5 million </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$59.1 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Digital pet </Td> <Td> Akiyoshi Hongo Toei Animation Bandai </Td> <Td> Toei Company Bandai Namco Holdings </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tamagotchi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $6.2 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Digital pets--$2.955 billion </Li> <Li> Licensed merchandise--$3.081 billion </Li> <Li> Console games--$154 million </Li> <Li> Box office--$6.8 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Digital pet </Td> <Td> Aki Maita Akihiro Yokoi Bandai </Td> <Td> Bandai Namco Holdings </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ice Age </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> $6 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$2.9 billion </Li> <Li> Retail sales--$1.3 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated film </Td> <Td> Blue Sky Studios </Td> <Td> 20th Century Fox </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Minecraft </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> est . $5.81 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$3.597 billion </Li> <Li> Video games--$2.211 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Computer game </Td> <Td> Mojang </Td> <Td> Microsoft Studios </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aladdin </Td> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> est . $5.77 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Pachinko & arcades--$2.85 billion </Li> <Li> VHS sales--$1.182 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$504 million </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$500 million </Li> <Li> Broadway musical--$353 million </Li> <Li> Console games--$200 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$130 million </Li> <Li> Soundtrack album--$47 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated film </Td> <Td> Walt Disney Animation Youhenna Diab </Td> <Td> The Walt Disney Company (franchise) Sega Sammy Holdings (games / pachinko) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Phantom of the Opera </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> est . $5.76 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Musical theatre--$5.6 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$155 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Musical theatre </Td> <Td> Andrew Lloyd Webber </Td> <Td> Andrew Lloyd Webber </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shrek </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> est . $5.74 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$3.547 billion </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$1.922 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$275 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Novel </Td> <Td> William Steig DreamWorks Animation </Td> <Td> Universal Pictures (Comcast) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> League of Legends </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> est . $5.69 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Computer games--$5.69 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Computer game </Td> <Td> Riot Games </Td> <Td> Tencent Games </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fast & Furious </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> est . $5.59 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$5.139 billion </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$449 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Film </Td> <Td> Gary Scott Thompson </Td> <Td> Universal Pictures (Comcast) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Westward Journey </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> est . $5.55 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$5.55 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Computer game </Td> <Td> NetEase </Td> <Td> NetEase </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Resident Evil </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $5.24 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$3.311 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$1.237 billion </Li> <Li> Pachinko sales--$520 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$168 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Video game </Td> <Td> Shinji Mikami Tokuro Fujiwara </Td> <Td> Capcom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Case Closed / Detective Conan </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> est . $5.16 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Manga magazine--$3.077 billion </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$1.161 billion </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$811 million </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$108 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Gosho Aoyama </Td> <Td> Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group) TMS Entertainment (Sega Sammy Holdings) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Halo </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> est . $5.011 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Games & hardware--$5 billion </Li> <Li> Anime DVD sales--$11 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Video game </Td> <Td> Bungie </Td> <Td> Microsoft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mortal Kombat </Td> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> $5 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$1.878 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$173.6 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Arcade game </Td> <Td> Midway Games Chicago Ed Boon John Tobias </Td> <Td> Warner Bros. (AT&T) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> A Song of Ice and Fire / Game of Thrones </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $4.98 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> TV revenue--$4 billion </Li> <Li> Book sales--$700 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$280 million </Li> <Li> Box office--$1.9 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Novel </Td> <Td> George R.R. Martin </Td> <Td> Random House WarnerMedia (AT&T) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> DC Extended Universe </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> est . $4.919 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$3.768 billion </Li> <Li> Home video sales--$651 million </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$500 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Film </Td> <Td> DC Entertainment </Td> <Td> DC Entertainment (AT&T) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slam Dunk </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> est . $4.81 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Manga magazine--$4.146 billion </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$591.4 million </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$48.1 million </Li> <Li> Anime DVD & Blu - ray--$19 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Takehiko Inoue </Td> <Td> Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Friends </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> est . $4.67 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> TV syndication--$3.5 billion </Li> <Li> TV advertising--$1.166 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Television series </Td> <Td> David Crane Marta Kauffman </Td> <Td> Bright / Kauffman / Crane Productions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beyblade </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> est . $4.6 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$4.6 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$9 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Takao Aoki </Td> <Td> Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Big Bang Theory </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> est . $4.57 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> TV advertising--$3.57 billion </Li> <Li> TV syndication--$1 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Television series </Td> <Td> Chuck Lorre Bill Prady </Td> <Td> CBS Corporation Warner Bros. (AT&T) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kumamon </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $4.53 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$4.46 billion </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$65 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Cartoon </Td> <Td> Kumamoto Prefecture </Td> <Td> Kumamoto Prefecture </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yo - kai Watch </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> est . $4.37 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$3.484 billion </Li> <Li> Video games--$690 million </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$159.2 million </Li> <Li> Pachinko sales--$135 million </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$39 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Video game </Td> <Td> Level - 5 </Td> <Td> Level - 5 Nintendo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Assassin's Creed </Td> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> est . $4.34 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$4.091 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$241 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$12.4 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Video game </Td> <Td> Patrice Désilets Jade Raymond Corey May </Td> <Td> Ubisoft </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> My Little Pony </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> est . $4.3 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$4.226 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$67.3 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$4.3 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated cartoon </Td> <Td> Lauren Faust Bonnie Zacherle </Td> <Td> Hasbro </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rurouni Kenshin / Samurai X </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> est . $4.28 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Manga magazine--$3.736 billion </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$360 million </Li> <Li> Box office--$134 million </Li> <Li> Anime video sales--$51 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Nobuhiro Watsuki </Td> <Td> Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hunter × Hunter </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> est . $4.15 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Manga magazine--$3.798 billion </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$324.1 million </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$20.1 million </Li> <Li> Anime DVD & Blu - ray--$6.3 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Yoshihiro Togashi </Td> <Td> Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seinfeld </Td> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> est . $4.06 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> TV revenue--$4.06 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Television series </Td> <Td> Larry David Jerry Seinfeld </Td> <Td> National Broadcasting Company (Comcast) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Hunger Games </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> est . $4.05 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$2.968 billion </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray--$652 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Novel </Td> <Td> Suzanne Collins </Td> <Td> Scholastic Corporation Lionsgate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mission: Impossible </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> $4 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$2.8 billion </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$124 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Television series </Td> <Td> Bruce Geller </Td> <Td> Paramount Pictures (Viacom) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Strawberry Shortcake </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> est . $4 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$4 billion </Li> <Li> DVD sales--$2.6 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Greeting card </Td> <Td> American Greetings </Td> <Td> American Greetings </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gran Turismo </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> est . $4 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$4 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Video game </Td> <Td> Kazunori Yamauchi Polyphony Digital </Td> <Td> Sony </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beauty and the Beast </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> est . $3.98 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$1.689 billion </Li> <Li> Musical theatre--$1.6 billion </Li> <Li> VHS sales--$318 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray--$305.7 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated film </Td> <Td> Don Hahn Gabrielle - Suzanne de Villeneuve </Td> <Td> The Walt Disney Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kinnikuman / Ultimate Muscle </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $3.82 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Manga magazine--$3.387 billion </Li> <Li> Manga volumes--$376 million </Li> <Li> Anime box office--$27 million </Li> <Li> Anime DVD sales--$26 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Yudetamago </Td> <Td> Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) Toei Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> G.I. Joe </Td> <Td> 1942 </Td> <Td> est . $3.7 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$2.9 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$678 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray--$126 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Comic </Td> <Td> Dave Breger </Td> <Td> Hasbro </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Candy Crush Saga </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> est . $3.68 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mobile games--$3.681 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Mobile game </Td> <Td> King </Td> <Td> King (Activision Blizzard) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Disney Fairies </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> est . $3.59 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$3.097 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$191 million </Li> <Li> Home entertainment--$302 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Book </Td> <Td> Andy Mooney J.M. Barrie </Td> <Td> The Walt Disney Company </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Monster Hunter </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $3.58 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$2.539 billion </Li> <Li> Pachinko sales--$900.1 million </Li> <Li> Licensed merchandise--$142 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Video game </Td> <Td> Capcom </Td> <Td> Capcom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lego Movie </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> est . $3.57 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$2.46 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$904 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$202 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Animated film </Td> <Td> Phil Lord Christopher Miller </Td> <Td> Warner Bros. (AT&T) The Lego Group </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Terminator </Td> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> est . $3.52 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$1.843 billion </Li> <Li> Pachinko sales--$150 million </Li> <Li> VHS rentals--$70 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$81 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Film </Td> <Td> James Cameron Gale Anne Hurd </Td> <Td> Skydance Media </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magic: The Gathering </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> est . $3.52 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Card game--$3.498 billion </Li> <Li> Computer game--$20.6 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Card game </Td> <Td> Richard Garfield </Td> <Td> Wizards of the Coast (Hasbro) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Skylanders </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> $3.5 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Licensed merchandise--$1.858 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Video game </Td> <Td> Toys for Bob </Td> <Td> Activision (Activision Blizzard) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Wicked Years </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> est . $3.5 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Musical theatre--$3.499 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Novel </Td> <Td> Gregory Maguire </Td> <Td> HarperCollins </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Legend of Zelda </Td> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> est . $3.44 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$3.253 billion </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$129 million </Li> <Li> Manga sales--$54 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Video game </Td> <Td> Shigeru Miyamoto </Td> <Td> Nintendo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Avatar </Td> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> est . $3.34 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Box office--$2.788 billion </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$399 million </Li> <Li> Merchandise sales--$153 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Film </Td> <Td> James Cameron </Td> <Td> 20th Century Fox </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Astro Boy </Td> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> est . $3.15 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Merchandise sales--$3 billion </Li> <Li> Manga sales--$100.3 million </Li> <Li> Box office--$42 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$10.2 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Osamu Tezuka </Td> <Td> Tezuka Productions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tomb Raider </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> est . $3.12 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Video games--$2.08 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$705 million </Li> <Li> Pachinko sales--$300 million </Li> <Li> DVD rentals--$36.6 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Video game </Td> <Td> Core Design </Td> <Td> Square Enix </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hamtaro </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> est . $3.11 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$3.109 billion </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Manga </Td> <Td> Ritsuko Kawai </Td> <Td> Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Les Misérables </Td> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> est . $3.12 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Musical theatre--$2.6 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$442 million </Li> <Li> DVD & Blu - ray sales--$82 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Musical theatre </Td> <Td> Alain Boublil Victor Hugo </Td> <Td> Cameron Mackintosh Overseas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Care Bears </Td> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> est . $3.06 billion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Retail sales--$3 billion </Li> <Li> Box office--$52 million </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Greeting card </Td> <Td> American Greetings </Td> <Td> American Greetings </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Franchise </Th> <Th> Year of inception </Th> <Th> Total revenue (USD) </Th> <Th> Revenue breakdown (est.) </Th> <Th> Original media </Th> <Th> Creator (s) </Th> <Th> Owner (s) </Th> </Tr>

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