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highest-grossing films series and franchises based on video games

The following is a list of highest-grossing films series and franchises based on video games. Pokémon sits top grossing $1.5 billion whiles Sonic the Hedgehog had the best average with $280.3 million per film.

  † Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 3 May 2024 in theaters around the world.

Highest-grossing animated franchises and film series^[§]

(The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")

Rank Series Total worldwide box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

1 Pokémon $1,477,127,534 23 $64,222,936 The First Movie ($163,644,662) Detective Pikachu(2019) $433,005,346 The Original $414,896,689 5 $82,979,338 The First Movie ($163,644,662) 1 The First Movie (1998) $163,644,662 2 The Movie 2000 (1999) $133,949,270 3 3: The Movie (2000) $68,411,275 4 4Ever (2001) $28,023,563 5 Heroes (2002) $20,867,919 Diamond & Pearl $207,651,955 4 $51,912,989 Zoroark: Master of Illusions ($71,143,529) 1 Zoroark Master of Illusions (2010) $71,143,529 2 Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009) $50,673,078 3 Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008) $43,338,599 4 The Rise of Darkrai (2007) $42,496,749 Best Wishes! $135,384,123 3 $45,128,041 Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom ($57,082,491) 1 Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom (2011) $57,082,491 2 Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012) $46,008,255 3 Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013) $32,293,377 Advanced Generation $131,733,093 4 $32,933,273 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew ($37,150,760) 1 Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005) $37,150,760 2 Destiny Deoxys (2004) $34,337,258 3 Jirachi Wish Maker (2003) $33,393,751 4 Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006) $26,851,324 Alternate continuity $87,947,116 3 $29,315,705 I Choose You! ($37,552,144) 1 I Choose You! (2017) $37,552,144 2 Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution (2019) $26,654,184 3 The Power of Us (2018) $23,740,788 XY $68,459,730 3 $22,819,910 Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction ($26,732,338) 1 Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014) $26,732,338 2 Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015) $22,000,000 3 Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2016) $19,727,392

2 Resident Evil $1,279,538,320 10 $127,953,832 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter ($312,257,250) Original series $1,233,229,454 6 $205,538,242 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter ($312,257,250) 1 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2017) $312,257,250 2 Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) $300,228,084 3 Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) $240,004,424 4 Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) $148,412,065 5 Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) $129,342,769 6 Resident Evil (2002) $102,984,862 Animated series $4,487,010 3 $1,495,670 Resident Evil: Damnation ($2,325,035) 1 Resident Evil: Damnation (2012) $2,325,035 2 Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017) $1,623,063 3 Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008) $538,912 Welcome to Raccoon City (2021) $41,851,340

3 Tomb Raider $705,859,531 3 $235,286,510 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider ($274,703,340) Original series $431,208,728 2 $215,604,364 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider ($274,703,340) 1 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) $274,703,340 2 The Cradle of Life (2003) $156,505,388 Tomb Raider (2018) $274,650,803

4 Sonic the Hedgehog $562,520,107 2 $281,260,054 Sonic the Hedgehog ($319,715,683) 1 Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) $319,715,683 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) $242,804,424

5 Angry Birds $500,125,976 2 $250,062,988 The Angry Birds Movie ($352,333,929) 1 The Angry Birds Movie (2016) $352,333,929 2 The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) $147,792,047

6 Mortal Kombat $267,083,252 3 $89,027,751 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter ($312,257,250) Original series $173,572,781 2 $86,786,391 Resident Evil: The Final Chapter ($312,257,250) 1 Mortal Kombat (1995) $122,195,920 2 Annihilation (1997) $51,376,861 Mortal Kombat (2021) $93,510,471

7 Yo-kai Watch $198,299,518 6 $33,049,920 Yo-kai Watch: The Movie ($80,268,947) 1 Yo-kai Watch: The Movie (2014) $80,268,947 2 Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daiō to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan! (2015) $58,850,969 3 Yo-kai Watch: Soratobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan! (2016) $29,965,191 4 Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: Oni-ō no Fukkatsu (2017) $18,187,307 5 Yo-kai Watch: Forever Friends (2018) $11,027,104

8 Silent Hill $149,910,249 2 $74,955,125 Silent Hill ($97,607,453) 1 Silent Hill (2006) $97,607,453 2 Revelation (2012) $52,302,796

9 Street Fighter $128,187,722 3 $42,729,241 Street Fighter ($99,423,521) 1 Street Fighter (1994) $99,423,521 2 Street Fighter II (1994) $16,000,000 3 The Legend of Chun-Li (2009) $12,764,201

10 Final Fantasy $91,611,810 2 $45,805,905 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within ($85,131,830) 1 The Spirits Within (2001) $85,131,830 2 Kingsglaive (2016) $6,479,980

• Pokémon
  • 1998 film: "Pokemon: The First Movie (1999)". JP's Box-Office. Archived from the original on August 30, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  • 1999 film: "Pokémon the Movie 2000 (1999)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2000 film: "Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown (2000)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2001 film: "Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2002 film: "Pokémon Heroes (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2003 film: "Pokémon: Jirachi - Wish Maker (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2004 film: "Pokémon the Movie: Destiny Deoxys (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2005 film: "Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2006 film: "Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2007 film: "Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2008 film: "Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2009 film: "Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2010 film: "Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2011 film: "Top Anime Movies at Japanese Box Office: 2011". Anime News Network. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2012 film: "Japanese Box Office, September 8-9". Anime News Network. 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2021-08-09. Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Kyurem Vs Seikenshi Keldeo fell from No. 11 to No. 14 on Box Office Mojo's chart in its ninth weekend. The film features the new legendary Pokémon, Keldeo. Kunihiko Yuyama returned to direct the film after directing most of the previous films and The Slayers films. The film earned US$291,480 on 357 screens for a new total of US$44,057,737.
  • 2013 film: "Japanese Box Office, September 7-8". Anime News Network. 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2021-08-09. The Pokémon the Movie: ExtremeSpeed Genesect film fell from #13 to #15 on Box Office Mojo's chart in its ninth weekend. Kunihiko Yuyama's feature film is billed as the final chapter of Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! (Pokemon: Black and White!). It features a confrontation between the legendary Pokémon ExtremeSpeed Red Genesect and Mewtwo, who returns in this installment in an alternate form. The film earned 22,971,203 yen (US$232,560) on 345 screens for a new total of 3,062,219,686 yen (US$31,001,912).
  • 2014 film: "Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2015 film: "Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2016 film: "Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2017 film: "Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2018 film: "Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2019 film: "Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  • 2020 film: "Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

You forgot "Resident Evil" in there. Fortunewriter (talk) 06:32, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

fell free to add it in along with anything else that belongs in there 92.236.253.249 (talk) 07:38, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

References

Some film franchises

Final Fantasy and Fate/Stay Night should be here on List of films based on video games Fortunewriter (talk) 19:00, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

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• From List of highest-grossing non-English films: "2001年（平成13年）興収10億円以上番組" (PDF). Eiren (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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• From List of highest-grossing non-English films: "2002年（平成14年）興収10億円以上番組" (PDF). Eiren (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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• From List of highest-grossing non-English films: "2000年（平成12年）興収10億円以上番組" (PDF). Eiren (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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Thank you, North! Fortunewriter (talk) 08:49, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Inflation adjusted please.

List does not have true value if there is not inflation adjusted list, or at least sortable data. 31.45.212.251 (talk) 23:51, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

Requested move 22 April 2023

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List of highest-grossing films based on video games → List of highest-grossing films based on games and toys why is it just video games why not board games, card games or any other sort of game (sports should not count as they have there own page see List of highest-grossing sports films) Fan Of Lion King 🦁 (talk) 21:15, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

• Comment I've fixed your request as it was malformed. – MaterialWorks (contribs) 22:58, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose This is an unnecessary increase in scope - video game movies are in themselves a notable topic, making this article pass WP:LISTN. Films based on tabletop games should have a separate article. (I should add that video game film should almost certainly be an article, in the vein of superhero film) ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 10:57, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

I do not think other tapes of games will not justify it own page do some research the only films that would be added are Battleship,The Lego Movie and a few others Fan Of Lion King 🦁 (talk) 12:02, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

There have been numerous D&D films and a number of others as shown in the relevant category. It may not be nearly as big as the video game list but there are still enough to create a list. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 12:09, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

• Oppose Seems a bit too broad (for example, expanding it to toys would mean that things like Transformers and G.I. Joe would be included, which is a pretty different thing from Video game adaptations). I think trying to expand it might make the page too unwieldy. 98.228.137.44 (talk) 18:17, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

Here a draft I think we should to attempt to see what we could Fan Of Lion King 🦁 (talk) 20:06, 23 April 2023 (UTC)

draft:List List of highest-grossing films based on games and toys (version 1)

draft:List List of highest-grossing films based on games and toys (version 2)

• Oppose - Most reliable sources categorize this genre as "based on video games". See Variety: "“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” the biggest video game adaptation in history, topping the grosses of..." -Shivertimbers433 (talk) 23:41, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose - The proposed page would be waaaaay too broad. Video game movies (Mario) and board game movies (Clue, Battleship) are completely different. As well as "toy" based movies. Yoshiman6464 ^♫🥚 18:30, 27 April 2023 (UTC)
• Oppose - I would personally rather have two different pages, one for video games, and the other for board games. For example, these pages would be List of highest-grossing films based on video games and List of highest-grossing films based on board games. That way it doesn't cause more confusion. SlySabre (talk) 21:13, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

@SlySabre: that is what version one pf my proposal is (for toy and board games) with sports and video games not being on the page as it is here if you or anyonelse willing to work with me to development that page i would be happy to close this discussion Fan Of Lion King 🦁 (talk) 21:34, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

New page

I am currently working on Draft:List of highest-grossing films based on television series a page similar to this, if anyone wants to help Finnish come and help out P+T Fan Of Lion King 🦁 (talk) 23:15, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

Suggestion: change the source so that it changes as the month and/or year changes

So that we don't have to replace either every time they change Serouj2000 (talk) 13:26, 19 August 2023 (UTC)