Best, top 10 sci fi franchise in 2022.
Combining posters for Optimus Prime in
Transformers, The Terminator, and Avatar Science fiction, also known as sci-fi,
is a vast and diverse literary genre that includes a number of subgenres. All of
these subgenres, however, ultimately deal with the idea of futuristic scientific
technologies and how they might influence daily life and the future.
It might be
a science-fiction fantasy hybrid like Star Wars, or it might be a dystopian tale
like Hunger Games about a bleak future. Given its ubiquity across all forms of
media, including novels, movies, and video games, it is the most fascinating
fictional literature there is. Any list of the highest-grossing movies from any
year will likely have a substantial percentage of sci-fi movies, as can be seen
by looking at the chart. In the last 50 years or more, a lot of sci-fi
franchises have emerged; the list below examines the most prosperous ones.
10.
$1.6 billion for The Matrix
Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Joe
Pantiliner, and Keanu Reeves in The Matrix The Matrix took the odd idea of
mankind existing inside a simulation and turned it into a successful action
franchise, making Keanu Reeves the household name he is today. With a concept
that is as original as they come, the movies introduced a number of themes and
components that are now regarded as classics, including the red pill, blue pill
motif and the CGI-heavy action scenes, particularly the slow-motion sequences.
The second and third movies, which were made back-to-back and released in the
same year, each made over a billion dollars, and a fourth, eagerly awaited movie
is currently in development.
9. $2 billion for The Terminator
The Terminator
established the action movie genre and cemented the careers of both director
James Cameron and star Arnold Schwarzenegger. It is one of the very few movies
to have a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes. If response from reviewers and the
public is any indication, the most recent movies leave a lot to be desired. The
second movie, arguably one of the best sequels ever, brought in over $500
million at the box office, which is nothing short of amazing for a 1991 movie.
This marked the series' peak box office earnings.
8. $2.1 billion for Planet of
the Apes
The first Planet of the Apes movie, which was released in 1968 and was
a critical and commercial success, was based on the novel La Planète des singes
by French author Pierre Boulle. This film launched an entire series of movies
and other related media. There were then four sequels, and even though they
weren't nearly as popular as the first, they kept the series going. Tim Burton,
who also helmed the 2001 remake of the original movie Alice in Wonderland, also
brought the franchise back in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which
started a new trilogy.
7. $2.3 Billion for Star Trek
Star Trek character
standing atop debris in a black coat while the USS Enterprise flies in the
backdrop. Star Trek and Star Wars jointly represent the entire subgenre of
space-based science fiction, despite the two having quite different themes. Both
franchises' initial movies were released around the same time, and while Star
Wars has now surpassed Star Trek in almost every way, both franchises remain
important parts of popular culture. With 13 films now released, all of which
have made respectable sums of money, the Star Trek movies more than make up for
any lack of individual success.
6. $2.8 Billion for Avatar Avatar
is currently
not considered a "franchise," despite the fact that several sequels are in the
works, yet its box office success dwarfs that of many other venerable and
long-running series. Even while it is exceedingly doubtful that the sequels
would surpass the original movie's ludicrous success, it is still reasonable to
anticipate that they will make a respectable sum of money. James Cameron's
Avatar, the first movie to earn more than $2 billion, was a visual effects
industry milestone that immersed viewers in the world of Pandora and its blue
inhabitants.
5. $2.9 Billion for The Hunger Games
The success of Suzanne
Collins's Hunger Games series of books has been one of the greatest factors in
the recent surge in popularity of young adult literature. It featured the tale
of the corrupt nation of Panem and its young citizens, who were made to take
part in a death game in the style of a battle royale in a dystopian future. The
films' commercial success sent lead actress Jennifer Lawrence into the Guinness
Book of World Records as the highest-grossing action movie heroine of 2015.
4.
$4.8 billion for Transformers
The Rotten Tomatoes score for the Transformers
movies has been steadily declining from the first one, from 58 percent for
2009's Transformers to 15 percent for The Last Knight. The viewership numbers
also reflect this reduction, despite the fact that the spin-off movie Bumblebee
received far more positive reviews. Regardless of the ratings, this sci-fi
franchise about extraterrestrial intelligent robots with the ability to change
into automobiles has consistently made hundreds of millions of dollars. The
third and fourth submissions each have a $1 billion valuation.
3. $5 billion for
Jurassic Park/World
The long-extinct prehistoric animals known as dinosaurs are
fascinating to almost everyone, so when Steven Spielberg brought them to life on
the big screen, it didn't take long for it to become a global cultural
phenomenon. When it was first released in 1993, Jurassic Park made over $900
million, making it the most successful movie ever. Following the release of two
sequels, the series took a 14-year sabbatical before making a comeback in 2015
with Jurassic World. Together with its follow-up, Fallen Kingdom, the two movies
brought in around $3 billion.
2. Star Wars brought in $10.3 billion.
Despite the
fact that it is typically categorized as science fiction, Star Wars creator
George Lucas has publicly stated that the movie is more of a space opera and
fantasy. Given that, it is debatable whether or not it really belongs on our
list, but it is too iconic to leave off. When Star Wars was first published in
1977, it swept the globe and quickly established itself as one of the most
grandiose and vast stories ever told. With the exception of one, all four of the
franchise's most recent films have earned over $1 billion, and in the case of
The Force Awakens, even $2 billion.
1. Marvel Studios has made $22.6 billion.
The MCU, like Star Wars, cannot be categorized solely as a sci-fi series. Tony
Stark and his futuristic innovations like nanotechnology are on the one hand,
and a genuine God of Thunder and a Sorcerer Supreme are on the other. Although
not everyone is a fan, there is no denying that the MCU is a shining example of
what well-organized and structured storytelling looks like, and its incredible
box office success is testimony of that. With over $22 billion in revenue across
23 films, it has outperformed all other franchises by a wide margin.
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