Harry Potter
If you were born in the ’80s or early ’90s then you grew up with Harry Potter. Upon the release of the first novel it became the go to book for people all over the globe. In fact the series became such a phenomenon that it immediately spawned a series of mega hit films. The Harry Potter film franchise racked up 8 movies with a recorded domestic value of $2.39 billion dollars. Only counting domestic box office numbers really hurts Potter as it had such a global appeal. The franchise spawned two huge stars in Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe and helped bring veteran actors like Alan Rickman into the mainstream in a big way.
Harry Potter
Transformers
Michael Bay does not care about being an enduring figure in cinema but he does know how to make buttery popcorn flicks that cash in money hand over fist. Transformers may be the most critically panned successful franchise of all time, but the audience loves every entry. Starting in 2007 with Transformers, Bay has helmed 4 titles with more on the way. So far the action figure based film franchise has earned $1.33 billion dollars domestically with big numbers over in Japan as well, who just go crazy for the big robot movies.
Transformers