List of highest-grossing media franchises

11-30-2018 • https://en.wikipedia.org

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Media franchises that have grossed over $3 billion (USD)

Franchise Year of inception Total revenue (USD) Revenue breakdown (est.) Original media Creator(s) Owner(s)

Care Bears	1981	est. $3.06 billion	Retail sales – $3 billion[606] Box office – $52 million[id]	Greeting card	American Greetings	American Greetings
Hamtaro	1997	est. $3.11 billion	Retail sales – $3.109 billion[ic]	Manga	Ritsuko Kawai	Shogakukan (Hitotsubashi Group)
Les Misérables	1980	est. $3.12 billion	Musical theatre – $2.6 billion[488] Box office – $442 million[605] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $82 million[605]	Musical theatre	Alain Boublil Victor Hugo	Cameron Mackintosh Overseas
Tomb Raider	1996	est. $3.12 billion	Video games – $2.08 billion[d] Box office – $705 million[602] Pachinko sales – $300 million[be] DVD rentals – $36.6 million[603]	Video game	Core Design	Square Enix
Astro Boy	1952	est. $3.15 billion	Merchandise sales – $3 billion[598] Manga sales – $100.3 million[ib] Box office – $42 million[601] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $10.2 million[601]	Manga	Osamu Tezuka	Tezuka Productions
Avatar	2009	est. $3.34 billion	Box office – $2.788 billion[595] DVD & Blu-ray sales – $399 million[596] Merchandise sales – $153 million[597]	Film	James Cameron	20th Century Fox
The Wicked Years	1995	est. $3.5 billion	Musical theatre – $3.499 billion[hy]	Novel	Gregory Maguire	HarperCollins