popeater.com — We're the first to say that Grand Canyon-sized chasms can exist between a film's commercial success and its artistic quality. Still, sometimes the two are not mutually exclusive.With Friday's release of 'Toy Story 3,' Pixar looks to continue their domination. So we thought it would be a good time to look back at cinema's most successful franchises.
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zapitaJun 20, 2010
Ta Da Da Dam, Da Da Da Dam
khastJun 21, 2010
Alternate Title:Movie franchises which have been beaten to death, resurrected and beat some more.Although...Pixar definitely is huge, and 99.9% of the time, their movies are phenomenal.
mrfanboyJun 21, 2010
Yes, but also account for the decrease in distribution costs, impact of online marketing, lowering of the window between theatrical and home release, death of the drive in, the advent of those silly 3D glasses and if you can fit it in: piracy.Could you get it done before the end of the day, that'd be great.
kbadkJun 21, 2010
why does everyone hate on cars?
scigrex14Jun 21, 2010
"The 'Twilight' for (predominantly male) fantasy geeks"I found that line very insulting consider LOTR has a depth in the story and universe that Twilight has not even come close to.
sirvaksghnJun 21, 2010
I knew that this article was gonna be stupid when Transformers was described as 'Michael Bay's thought provoking art-house film'
mscripJun 21, 2010
Careful examination of this list reveals that it's based on the average gross of each franchise. It's the number that's listed first.And if you read the intro paragraph... they pulled these numbers directly from BoxOfficeMojo.com