The Top 10 Movie Franchises of All Time

8) Transformers (8 of 10)

8) Transformers (8 of 10)

Worldwide Gross: $3.77 billion

The Transformers franchise basically dates back to 1986, when The Transformers: The Movie was released. It was an animated feature, which marked Orson Welles’ final role, but it only managed to make a paltry $5.85 million worldwide, so it hardly made a contribution to the overall franchise.

What is worth factoring is the fact Transformers and ‘financially successful’ go like two peas in a pod. The highest grossing film of the franchise was, 2011’s Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which brought in a spectacular $1.12 billion worldwide.