Pirates of the Caribbean
Disney unknowingly launched a mega film franchise when they built the Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride so many years ago. The first film released in 2003 and became a surprise hit at the box office and a critical darling thanks to Johnny Depp’s lovable Jack Sparrow. Since then we have gotten three more sequels with a fifth entry coming in 2016. The series has racked up $1.29 billion dollars at the domestic box office and the fifth film, filled with an All Star cast that includes Javier Bardem, looks to easily add big numbers to that total.
Pirates of the Caribbean
Star Trek
If you want to learn a thing or two in video production training, pay attention to what J.J. Abrams has done with the Star Trek franchise. Perhaps the longest enduring franchise on this list, alongside rival Star Wars, Trek has seen several reboots along the way. The first film aired in 1979 and we saw a reboot in 2009 with Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto taking the lead roles of Kirk and Spock respectively. Now JJ is aiming for a third entry into the series and we have little doubt that the film will be anything but a box office darling. So far there have been 12 films released in the Trek canon to the tune of $1.24 billion dollars and this does not count any revenue created from the long running and critically successful television series.
Star Trek