Major movie money
The Harry Potter franchise has grossed more than $6 billion worldwide, the most of any movie franchise, and that is not including the highly anticipated series finale coming Friday. Find out how it compares to other franchises.
The Bond movie franchise is the second highest earner. The likes of Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig in the title role likely helped put this franchise in second place.
George Lucas' epic franchise brought us some of the most famous characters, including Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker, Harrison Ford's Hans Solo, Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia and even Hayden Christensen's young Darth Vader.
Johnny Depp's eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow helped make this series the No. 4 earner.
Big, green ogres and talking donkeys became loveable thanks in part to playful takes on characters by Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy.
Peter Jackson's movie trilogy based on the novels by J.R.R. Tolkien helped make Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom and Viggo Mortensen household names, and it made wizards cool to boot.
Heath Leger's portrayal of the Joker right before Leger's untimely death, Christian Bale's new brand of Batman, Michael Keaton's take on the hero and Jack Nicholson's Joker have made this series a longtime favorite.
Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man was high-flying, both in the action scenes and in ticket sales.
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