These are the 10 highest-grossing media franchises

Franchises are more diverse than you might think at first glance. Not only well-known fast food chains like McDonald’s or Subway operate franchising, but also brands like Disney or Nintendo. In our ranking, we show you the ten media franchises with the highest sales.

Cooperation and distribution systems that market the goods or services of legally independent companies are considered franchises. Media franchises, in turn, include franchising businesses that were originally conceived as a book, film, or television show and then expanded into other forms of media.

These ten media franchises generate the most revenue

From video games to cult figures or from books to children’s heroes: the following examples of the best-selling franchises from the media branches make it clear how diverse franchising companies can operate. The ranking is in turn based on the sales figures of the respective companies.

10th place: Harry Potter

Hardly anyone in the world can probably count themselves among the people who do not know Harry Potter. JK Rowling’s greatest literary success has been an integral part of many children’s rooms since the first film adaptation in 2001 at the latest. The media franchise “Harry Potter” has a current turnover of approx $33 billion.

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