Film series

 ( Filmmaking ) 

A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series. It is a type of series fiction.

This article explains what film series are and gives brief examples of movie series. The body shows a list of the most popular film series and franchises in the United States and Canada.

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Description Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work—for example, the Three Colours series—but in most cases the success of the original film (or an original series in the case of the Skywalker Saga) inspires further films to be made. Individual are relatively common but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments.

As of 2024, the 34 films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe form the highest-grossing film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing Wizarding World (11 films), Star Wars (12 films), Ian Fleming's James Bond (27 films), and J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth (6 films) series.

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Box office

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See also

• Lists of feature film series
• Highest-grossing franchises and film series
• List of highest-grossing media franchises

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Works cited

• Stuart Galbraith IV (1996). 9780786400324, McFarland. ISBN 9780786400324
• (2025). 9780819570871, Wesleyan University Press. . ISBN 9780819570871
• Charles Solomon (2025). 9781423199021, Disney Editions. ISBN 9781423199021

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