The Most Valuable Movie Franchises of All Time

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33. Billy Jack
> Domestic ticket sales: $223,000,000 (Inflation-adjusted: $1,256,175,568)
> Years running: 7 (1967-1974)
> Total movies: 3

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

32. Exorcist
> Domestic ticket sales: $322,436,443 (Inflation-adjusted: $1,282,608,679)
> Years running: 50 (1973-2023)
> Total movies: 6

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Film Distribution Company

31. Lady and the Tramp
> Domestic ticket sales: $93,600,000 (Inflation-adjusted: $1,284,069,525)
> Years running: 46 (1955-2001)
> Total movies: 2

Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

30. Planet of the Apes
> Domestic ticket sales: $793,882,111 (Inflation-adjusted: $1,383,770,909)
> Years running: 49 (1968-2017)
> Total movies: 9

Source: Courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures

29. The Lion King
> Domestic ticket sales: $965,423,326 (Inflation-adjusted: $1,453,199,211)
> Years running: 30 (1994-2024)
> Total movies: 5

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