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Notes

1.      The Pokémon Company no longer mentions how much the franchise has earned on their website, as of May 2019.

2.      See The Pokémon Company § Licensed merchandise.

3.      See List of highest-grossing arcade games.

4.     See List of highest-grossing mobile games § List

5.      Pokémon video games:

o   Up until 2006 – $15 billion[1]

o   Japan retail sales during 2007–2009 – ¥49 billion ($524 million)

§  2007 – ¥13 billion[2]

§  2008 – ¥15 billion[3]

§  2009 – ¥21 billion[4]

o   Arcade game earnings during 2007–2021 – $536 million+[c]

o   Virtual Console digital sales in 2009 – $4.2 million[5]

o   Japan sales during 2010–2012 – $594 million

§  2010 – $302 million[6]

§  2011 – $74 million[7]

§  2012 – $218 million[8]

o   Pokémon Go mobile game – $7.252 billion[d]

o   Other mobile games – $133.6 million

§  Pokémon Duel, Pokémon Shuffle Mobile, Magikarp Jump – $48.6 million[9]

§  Pokémon Quest – $10 million[10]

§  Pokémon Masters – $75 million[11]

6.      See List of Pokémon films § Box office performance

7.      Pokemon home entertainment media (home video, music, novels, manga) sales:

o   Pokémon: The First Movie anime film VHS sales in the United States during 2000 – $58.8 million[12]

o   Pokémon anime VHS and DVD sales in Japan up until 2004 – ¥3 billion[13] ($28 million)

o   Japan home entertainment media (home video, music, novels, manga) sales between January 2017 and June 2018 – ¥2,563,357,348 ($23,213,943)

§  2017 – ¥1,744,502,029[14]

§  January–June 2018 – ¥818,855,319[15]

o   United States DVD and Blu-ray releases during 2017–2019 – $38 million[16]

8.      Pokémon game strategy guide book sales in Japan as of 2004 – ¥15.4 billion[13] ($142 million)

9.      Pokémon Jet aircraft sales in Japan as of 2004 – ¥300 million[13] ($3 million)

10.   Mickey Mouse & Friends retail sales:

o   Up until 1989 – $448 million[19]

o   1990–1997 – $8 billion[20]

o   1999 – ¥162.33 billion[21] ($1.425 billion)[22]

o   2000 – ¥120 billion[23] ($1.114 billion)[24]

o   2001 – ¥85.58 billion[25] ($704 million)

o   2002–2007 – $27.8 billion

§  $4.7 billion in 2002.[26] $5.8 billion in 2003.[27] $5.3 billion in 2004.[28] $6 billion in 2005.[29] $6 billion in 2007.[30]

o   2008 – $930 million

§  ¥88,122.32 million ($853 million) in Japan.[31] $77 million in the United States.[32]

o   2009 – $1.116 billion

§  ¥96,827.8 million ($1,035 million) in Japan.[33] $81 million in the United States.[32]

o   2010 – $9 billion[34]

o   2011 – $2.07 billion

§  ¥105.35 billion ($1.32 billion) in Japan.[35] $750 million in North America.[36]

o   2012 – $4.122 billion[37]

o   2013–2017 – $21.029 billion

§  $4.568 billion in 2013.[37] $4.719 billion in 2014.[38] $4.262 billion in 2015. $4.247 billion in 2016.[39] $3.233 billion in 2017.[40]

o   2018 – $3.265 billion[41]

o   2019 – ¥124 billion[42][43] ($1,138 million)

11.   [44][45][46][47][48]

12.   1991 VHS release of Fantasia earned $209 million in sales.[49] $84 million DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2001.[50]

13.   Winnie the Pooh retail sales:

o   Up until 1997 – $7 billion[20]

o   1998 – $3.3 billion[51]

o   1999 – ¥96.39 billion ($846 million)[21][22]

o   2000s – $44.025 billion

§  $6 billion in 2000.[52] $5 billion in 2001.[53] $7 billion in 2002.[54] $5.6 billion in 2003.[27] $5.3 billion in 2004.[28] $6 billion in 2005.[29] $6.9 billion in 2006.[55] $1 billion in 2007.[56] ¥65,629.56 million ($635 million) in 2008.[31] ¥55,195 million ($590 million) in 2009.[33]

o   2010 – $5.7 billion[34]

o   2011 – $1.766 billion

§  $1.09 billion in North America.[36] ¥53.96 billion ($676 million) in Japan.[35]

o   2012 – $3.17 billion[37]

o   2013–2017 – $12.72 billion

§  $2.808 billion in 2013.[37] $2.732 billion in 2014.[57] $2.74 billion in 2015.[39] $2.791 billion in 2016. $1.649 billion in 2017.[40]

o   2018 – $1.675 billion[41]

o   2019 – ¥32.4 billion[42][43] ($297 million)

14.   $6.6 billion franchise revenue up until May 1987.[62] $42 billion up until 2014.[63]

15.   $32 billion up until 2014.[63] $2.842 billion in 2015.[39] $3.049 billion in 2016. $2.403 billion in 2017.[40] $1.923 billion in 2018.[41]

16.  See List of highest-grossing films § Highest-grossing franchises and film series

17.   Star Wars home entertainment revenue:

o   VHS sales, DVD rentals and digital sales up until January 2016 – $2.691 billion[64]

o   Blu-ray and DVD sales up until 2017 – $6 billion[65]

o   2018 video sales – $127 million[66]

o   The Rise of Skywalker (2019) – $177 million[67]

o   2020 releases – $73 million[68]

18.   Star Wars video games:

o   Up until July 2015 – $3 billion[69]

o   August–December 2015 – $1 billion[70]

o   Mobile (2016–2019) – $1.01 billion[71]

19.   Star Wars television revenue:

o   Clone Wars (as of 2015) – $4.5 million[69]

o   The Force Awakens (2015) – $269.79 million[72]

o   Television rights (2016) – $275 million[73]

o   The Last Jedi (2017) – $163.5 million[74]

o   The Rise of Skywalker (2019) – $231 million[67]

20.   $300 million up until 2001.[75] $1 billion in 2002.[76] $1.3 billion in 2003.[75] $2 billion in 2004.[77] $3 billion in 2005.[76] $3.4 billion in 2006.[78] $4 billion in 2007.[79] $4 billion in 2008.[80] $3.7 billion in 2009.[81] $4.4 billion in 2010.[34] $1.6 billion in 2011.[36] $3 billion in 2012.[82] $2.885 billion in 2013.[37] $2.568 billion in 2014.[57] $2.635 billion in 2015.[39] $2.724 billion in 2016. $2.133 billion in 2017.[40] $1.686 billion in 2018.[41]

21.   See Anpanman § Retail sales

22.   ¥2 billion[85] ($19.35 million).

23.   Marvel Cinematic Universe box office:

o   MCU films – $23.391 billion[q]

o   Inhumans – $3.5 million[86]

24.  Avengers merchandise sales:

o   $332 million in 2012.[257] $325 million in 2013.[156] $1 billion in 2014.[258] $1.004 billion in 2015.[39] $1.242 billion in 2016. $1.227 billion in 2017.[40] $1.798 billion in 2018.[41]

25.   Marvel merchandise sales:

o   Iron Man – $300 million (2010)[87]

o   Avengers – $6.928 billion (2012–2018)[y]

26.   Marvel Cinematic Universe home entertainment:

o   Up until April 2018 – $5 billion[88]

o   May 2018 to February 2021 – $492 million[89]

o   Black Widow Disney+ Premier Access streaming and digital downloads. $125 million Up until August 15, 2021.[90]

27.   Mario video game revenue:

o   Up until 2018 – $30 billion[91]

o   Mario Kart Tour (2019 to April 2021) – $200 million[92]

o   Dr. Mario World (2019) – $4.8 million[93]

28.   Mario licensed merchandise sales:

o   Donkey Kong – $8.5 million royalties (as of 1983)[94]

o   Super Mario Bros. – $4.505 billion

§  Japan (2005, 2007–2008, 2010, 2012) – ¥280.1 billion+ ($3.51 billion)

§  2005 – ¥11.8 billion[95]

§  2007 – ¥135 billion[96]

§  2008 – ¥46.7 billion[31]

§  2010 – ¥45.6 billion[97]

§  2012 – ¥41 billion[98]

§  Japan (2013) – ¥37,052 million[99] ($380 million)

§  Overseas (as of 2016) – $400 million[100]

§  Japan (2018–2019) – ¥67 billion[43][101][42] ($615 million)

29.   Harry Potter merchandise:

o   1997–2016 – $7.308 billion[103]

o   2017–2018 – $1.01 billion[104]

30.   $3.9 billion Harry Potter home entertainment revenue up until 2014.[105] $66 million Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them DVD and Blu-ray sales since 2017.[106]

31.   Harry Potter video games:

o   Up until 2014 – $1.5 billion[105]

o   Mobile games (2018 to January 2021) – $346 million[107]

32.   Transformers:

o   Up until 2011 – ¥2 trillion[109] ($25 billion)

o   Retail sales (2012–2018) – $2.979 billion

§  2012–2013 – $618 million[37]

§  2014 – $410 million[57]

§  2015 – $430 million[39]

§  2016 – $446 million[39]

§  2017 – $652 million[40]

§  2018 – $423 million[104]

o   Box office (2014–2019) – $1.572 billion[q]

33.   Transformers merchandise sales:

o   1984–1992 – $1 billion US toy sales[110]

o   2006 – $100 million[111]

o   2007–2016 – $10 billion[112]

o   2017 – $652 million[40]

o   2018 – $423 million[104]

34.   Transformers home entertainment:

o   June 2007 to June 2014 – $740 million[113]

o   September 2014 to February 2020 – $134 million[114]

35.   Barbie became a media franchise starting in 1987, with the debut of the Barbie animated film series. Earlier Barbie toy sales prior to 1987 are not included here.

36.   $1.6 billion between 1987 and 1994.[115] $1.9 billion in 1997.[116] $1.52 billion in 2002.[117] $3.6 billion in 2003.[118] $1.498 billion during 2005–2006.[119] $669 million in 2007.[120] $3.3 billion in 2008.[121] $2.7 billion in 2010.[34] $1 billion in 2011.[122] $1,275.3 million sales in 2012.[123] $3 billion in 2013.[124] $1,934.5 million during 2014–2015.[125] $1 billion in 2016.[126] $3,203.61 million during 2017–2019.[123]

37.   See Barbie (film series) § Films

38.   $1 billion licensed merchandise sales for Sony Pictures during 1999–2001.[129] $2.7 billion in 2002.[130] $1.3 billion in 2003.[131] $339 million during 2005–2006.[119] $389 million in 2007.[120] $590 million in 2010.[132] $325 million in 2011.[36] $1.285 billion in 2012. $1.333 billion in 2013.[37] $1.453 billion in 2014.[57] $1.512 billion in 2015.[39] $1.551 billion in 2016. $1.402 billion in 2017.[40] $1.075 billion in 2018.[41] $791 million Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) merchandise sales.[133]

39.   Box office gross of Spider-Man films:

o   1977 film – $9 million[134]

o   2002–2019 films – $7.227 billion[135]

40.   Spider-Man video games:

o   1982–2003 – $1 billion[136]

o   Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million[137]

o   Spider-Man (2018) – $600 million+[138]

41.   Spider-Man home video revenue:

o   Spider-Man (2002) – $690,919,075 (video sales and rentals)

§  Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $690 million[139]

§  2012 (DVD & Blu-ray sales) – $919,075[140]

o   Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $187,989,563 (video sales)

§  Up until 2006 (DVD & VHS) – $185,260,344[141]

§  2007–2012 (DVD & Blu-ray) – $2,729,219[142]

o   Later Spider-Man films and compilations (2007–2019) – $596 million (DVD & Blu-ray sales)[143]

42.   Spider-Man comic sales – $1,074,187,801

o   Up until April 2014 – 360 million copies[144]– $978,282,666

§  Amazing Spider-Man sales between 1966 and 2011 – 140,298,400 copies – $296,953,780[145]

§  Spider-Woman sales between 1979 and 1982 – 4,271,694 copies – $2,350,480[146]

§  Ultimate Spider-Man sales between 2000 and 2009 – 16,306,921 copies – $68,606,541[147]

§  2012–2013 – 7,523,100 copies – $34,530,834[148]

§  January–April 2014 – 1,531,991 copies – $7,538,028[148]

§  Other 190,067,894 copies, at average $2.99 price[145] – $568,303,003

o   May–December 2014 – $14,782,534[148][149]

o   2015 – $21,306,211[150]

o   2016 – $19,443,889[151]

o   2017 – $16,970,754[152]

o   2018 – $23,401,747[153]

43.   Batman retail sales:

o   Up until 2012 – $16 billion[155]

o   Merchandise sales during 2013–2018 – $5.017 billion

§  2013 – $494 million[156]

§  2014 – $578 million[156]

§  2015 – $982 million[39]

§  2016 – $1.1 billion[40]

§  2017 – $1.024 billion[40]

§  2018 – $839 million[104]

o   Home video sales between September 2012 and January 2020 – $312 million[157]

44.   $650 million VHS and DVD sales for Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin up until 2005.[158] $562 million DVD and Blu-ray sales for films released since 2008.[159]

45.   Batman television revenue:

o   1960s TV series – $300 million[160]

o   1989 film – $40 million[161]

46.   See List of Dragon Ball video games § Commercial reception

47.   See Dragon Ball § Merchandise

48.   See List of Dragon Ball anime § Commercial reception

49.   See List of Dragon Ball films § Box office performance

50.   Dragon Ball franchise:

o   Up until 2018 – $23 billion[162]

o   2019–2020 – $4.72 billion

§  Video game revenue – $2.194 billion[au]

§  Merchandise sales – $2.096 billion[av]

§  Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) – $321 million[aw]

§  Dragon Ball Super: Broly international box office (outside Japan) – $88 million[ax]

51.   Estimates for the Dragon Ball franchise's lifetime revenue go up to $30 billion.[163]

52.   See List of best-selling manga § At least 100 million copies.

53.   See Dragon Ball (manga) § Reception

54.   See Dragon Ball (manga) § Reception

55.   See Dragon Ball Super § Manga reception

56.   Dragon Ball tankōbon manga volume sales:

o   Dragon Ball manga sales – 260 million+ copies[ba]- $2,214,565,898

§  Japan sales – 160 million+ copies up until 2016[bb][164] – ¥82,122,000,000 ($1,019,726,394)

§  Tankōbon sales up until 2000 – 126 million copies,[165] ¥400 price[166][167] – ¥50,400 million ($632 million)

§  Kanzenban sales during 2002–2012 – 30.63 million copies,[168][165] ¥933 price[169][170] – ¥28,577,790,000 ($358,160,507)

§  Kanzenban sales during 2013–2014 – 2.87 million copies,[171][168] ¥933 price[169][170] – ¥2,677,710,000 ($25,274,581)

§  Kanzenban sales during 2015–2016 – 500,000 copies,[164][171] ¥933 price[169][170] – ¥466,500,000 ($4,287,964)

§  Overseas sales – 119,603,554+ copies sold overseas,[bc] $9.99 price[172] – $1,194,839,504

o   Dragon Ball Super (Japan sales) – 3,289,401 copies,[bd] ¥400 price[173][174] – ¥1,315,760,400 ($8,004,811)

57.   Dragon Ball home entertainment media revenue:

o   Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime earnings (overseas sales/licensing and domestic licensing) between April 2003 and September 2020 – $1.033 billion[aw]

o   Toei Animation's Dragon Ball anime DVD and Blu-ray sales – $1.119 billion[aw]

o   Movie's only Home Video Sales $66 million+[ax]

o   Dragon Ball Z anime DVD and Blu-ray sales in the United States – 30 million units[175]

58.   Dragon Ball trading card sales:

o   Carddass sales – 2 billion Dragon Ball Carddass trading cards sold, at ¥20 price,[176] grossing approximately ¥40 billion ($501.31 million).

o   Dragon Ball Heroes card sales – ¥50 billion[177] ($460 million)

59.   Dragon Ball music sales in Japan – ¥3,744,412,530 ($46,928,076)

o   "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" (Hironobu Kageyama single) – 1.3 million copies,[178] ¥937 price[179] – ¥1,218.1 million

o   Dragon Ball Z soundtrack album – 200,000 copies,[180] ¥2,935 price[181] – ¥587,000,000

o   "Hitori ja Nai" (Deen single) – 352,390 copies, ¥1,020 price[182] – ¥359,437,800

o   "Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku" (Field of View single) – 528,150 copies,[183] ¥975 price[184] – ¥514,946,250

o   "Don't You See!" (Zard single) – 602,760 copies, ¥1,020 price[185] – ¥614,815,200

o   "Blue Velvet" (Shizuka Kudo single) – 267,000 copies,[186] ¥1,000 price[187] – ¥267,000,000

o   "Kokoro no Hane" (AKB48 single) – 145,328 copies, ¥1,260 price[188] – ¥183,113,280

60.   Toy Story and Toy Story 2 generated $6.6 billion up until 2009.[202] Toy Story 3 (2010) generated nearly $10 billion up until 2014.[203] $1 billion in 2015.[204] ¥19.4 billion ($178 million) in 2019.[42][43]

61.   $10 billion up until 2011.[207] $2.527 billion in 2012. $2.3 billion in 2013.[37] $2.025 billion in 2014.[57] $1 billion in 2015.[204] $588 million in 2016. $674 million in 2017.[40]

62.   Cars series grossed $1.408 billion.[208] Planes series grossed $391 million.[209]

63.   Cars series grossed $537 million.[210] Planes series grossed $117 million.[211] ‘’Cars Toons’’ $11.5 million[212]

64.   Middle-earth (The Lord of the Rings) franchise is reported to have grossed $19.827 billion in total revenue as of January 2018.[213]

65.   Over ¥1 trillion[216][217] ($9.64 billion)[218]

66.   Yu-Gi-Oh licensed merchandise sales:

o   Up until January 2012 – $5 billion[219]

o   Licensed merchandise sales outside Asia during 2015–2018 – $920 million

§  $120 million in 2015.[220] $200 million in 2016.[221] $300 million in 2017.[222] $300 million in 2018.[223]

67.   ¥100 billion[216] ($964 million)[224]

68.   See Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links § Reception

69.   Yu-Gi-Oh video games:

o   Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul and Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards (GBA) – $60 million (United States)[225]

o   Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses (PS2) – $33 million (United States)[226]

o   Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (mobile) – $284 million[bt]

70.   Peanuts retail sales:

o   1990 – $448 million[19]

o   Late 1990s – $1 billion[228]

o   2000–2008 – ¥125.94 billion ($1,218 million)

§  2000 – ¥65 billion[23]

§  2003 – ¥40 billion[23]

§  2008 – ¥20.94 billion[229]

o   2010 – $2 billion[87]

o   2011 – $600 million[36]

o   2012 – $1.141 billion[37]

o   2013–2017 – $6.887 billion

§  $1.167 billion in 2013.[37] $1.194 billion in 2014.[57] $1.5 billion in 2015.[230] $1.468 billion in 2016. $1.558 billion in 2017.[40]

o   2018 – $1.662 billion[41]

o   2019 – ¥79.36 billion[42][43] ($728 million)

71.   Peanuts filmography

72.   $13 billion retail sales up until 2014.[232] $933 million in 2015. $915 million in 2016.[233] $565 million licensed merchandise sales in 2017.[40]

73.   Home Entertainment Sales up until 2005

74.   See Super Sentai § Merchandise

75.   See Power Rangers § Feature films

76.   $4.6 billion up until 2011.[237] $725 million during 2012–2013.[37] $390 million in 2014,[57] $396 million in 2015,[39] $707 million during 2016–2017,[40] and $255 million in 2018.[104]

77.   The Simpsons video games:

o   The Simpsons: Road Rage – $41 million[240]

78.   See List of highest-grossing musicals § Highest-grossing musical theatre productions.

79.   See List of highest-grossing musicals § Highest-grossing musical film series and film franchises.

80.   $6 billion up until 1994.[249] $1 billion during 2003–2005.[250] $475 million during 2009–2012.[251] $850 million in 2013.[37] $1.026 billion in 2014.[57] $1.021 billion in 2015.[39] $1.093 billion in 2016. $823 million in 2017.[40] $912 million in 2018.[104]

81.   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films:

o   Up until 1993 – $724 million+ (box office and VHS sales & rentals)[252]

o   2007 to February 2021 – $986 million (box office and DVD & Blu-ray sales)[253]

82.   Avengers DVD and Blu-ray sales:

o   Marvel Animated Features films – $18 million[259][260][261]

o   MCU live-action films – $441 million[89]

83.   Looney Tunes franchise retail sales:

o   Looney Tunes series – $8.477 billion

§  $3.5 billion up until 1996.[263] $603 million in 2010.[87] $624 million in 2012. $617 million in 2013.[37] $628 million in 2014.[57] $639 million in 2015.[39] $645 million in 2016. $624 million in 2017.[40] $597 million in 2018.[104]

o   Space Jam – $6 billion[264]

84.   See List of Looney Tunes feature films § Box office.

85.   $12 billion up until 2015.[266] $907 million in 2016. $712 million in 2017.[40] $759 million in 2018.[104]

86.   In October 2015, it was projected that the James Bond franchise would be worth an estimated £13 billion ($19.9 billion) after the release of Spectre.[269]

87.   James Bond DVD and Blu-ray sales:

o   DVD sales up until 2015 – £2 billion[269] ($3.06 billion)

o   DVD and Blu-ray sales between January 2016 and January 2021 – $38 million[271]

88.   James Bond video games:

o   United States sales (1997–2004) – $351 million[215]

o   GoldenEye 007 sales in Europe (1998) – €19 million+ ($21.5 million+)[273]

89.   $5 billion merchandise sales up until 2014.[274] $1.573 billion licensed merchandise sales in 2015.[39] $1.598 billion in 2016. $1.404 billion in 2017.[40] $1.013 billion in 2018.[41]

90.   Frozen DVD and Blu-ray sales:

o   United States – $498 million[275]

o   Japan (2014) – $81 million[276]

91.   $30 million pre-Broadway gross revenue.[277] $155 million Broadway gross revenue.[278]

92.   Sailor Moon anime's home entertainment media revenue:

o   VHS sales in Japan – 20 volumes sold 6,000,000 units up until 1995,[280] at ¥6,890 price,[281][282] grossing approximately ¥41,340 million ($518 million).

93.   Sailor Moon video game sales up until 1995 – 10 releases with 200,000–300,000 sales each,[280] grossing approximately ¥16,718.4 million ($210 million).

o   8 home console releases – ¥9,504 price,[283][284][285] ¥15,206,400,000 revenue.

o   2 Game Boy releases – ¥3,780 price,[286] ¥1,512,000,000 revenue.

94.   Sailor Moon manga sold 35 million tankōbon volumes,[287] at ¥400 price,[288] grossing approximately ¥14,000 million ($175.46 million).

95.   Arcade and software revenue up until 2016

96.   "Space Invaders" (Player One) – 100,000 units in Australia,[289] grossed approximately $522,000.[290]

97.   Warcraft video games:

o   Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness – $34.5 million[244]

o   World of Warcraft – $11.32 billion

§  2004 – €28.5 million[291] ($35 million)

§  2005 – €314 million[291] ($391 million)

§  2006–2008 – $2.797 billion[292]

§  2009–2010 – $2.478 billion[293]

§  2011 – $1 billion[294]

§  2012 – $986 million[295]

§  2013 – $1.041 billion[296]

§  2014 – $728 million[297]

§  2015 – $814 million[298]

§  2017–2018 – $1.05 billion[255]

o   Hearthstone – $1.6 billion

§  Up until 2017 – $1 billion[299]

§  2018 – $600 million[300]

98.   League of Legends:

o   2012 – $200 million[313]

o   2013 – $624 million[314]

o   2014 – $946 million[297]

o   2015 – $1.628 billion[298]

o   2016 – $1.7 billion[315]

o   2017–2018 – $4 billion[255]

o   2019 – $1.5 billion[195]

o   2020 – $1.75 billion[197]

99.   See Superman in film § Box office performance

100.                 Superman DVD and Blu-ray sales:

o   Superman films – $443 million

§  North America – $343 million[348]

§  Man of Steel (2013) overseas sales – $100 million[349]

o   Smallville (DVD) – $100 million[350]

101.                 Superman comic sales – 600 million copies[351]

o   1960–1987 – 165,693,146 copies – $49,241,585[352]

o   1993–1996 – 13,023,420 copies – $20,869,974[148]

o   2009–2013 – 9,592,700 copies – $40,137,364[148]

o   Other 411,690,734 copies, at average $2.99 price[148] – $1,230,955,295

102.                 Superman television revenue:

o   Superman II – $10 million licensing[353]

o   Smallville – $418,096,456[354]

103.                 Superman VHS sales and rentals:

o   Superman – $1 million sales[355]

o   Superman II – $65 million sales and rentals[356]

o   Superman III – $36.4 million rentals[357]

o   Superman IV – $8.1 million rentals[358]

104.                  $7.8 billion franchise revenue up until December 1998.[359]

105.                  $3.5 billion retail sales up until 1998.[359] Licensed merchandise sold $150 million in 2010,[87] $275 million during 2012–2013,[37] $148 million in 2014,[57] $149 million in 2015,[39] $159 million in 2016, $180 million in 2017,[40] and $192 million in 2018.[104]

106.                  $450 million during 2005–2006.[119] £1 billion ($1.56 billion) between 2007 and 2009.[363] $1.2 billion in 2010.[87] $390 million in 2011.[36] $998 million in 2012. $926 million in 2013.[37] $935 million in 2014.[57] $960 million in 2015.[39] $985 million in 2016. $726 million in 2017.[40] $727 million in 2017.[104]

107.                  See Thomas & Friends (franchise) § Films and specials

108.                  The merchandise sources (including The Licensing Letter) don't give numbers for The Muppets, but only for Sesame Street. This would imply that they're including The Muppets merchandise under the Sesame Street franchise.

109.                  $1 billion up until 1997.[364] $494 million during 2005–2006.[119] $525 million in 2010.[365] $900 million in 2010.[87] $515 million in 2011.[36] $893 million in 2012. $923 million in 2013.[37] $792 million in 2014.[366] $792 million in 2015.[39] $775 million in 2016. $724 million in 2017.[40] $700 million in 2018.[104]

110.                  See Monster Strike (anime) § Films

111.                 Jurassic Park franchise:

o   Up until 1999 – $5 billion[373]

o   Box office and home video sales (July 2001 to February 2021) – $3.676 billion[374]

o   Merchandise sales (2017–2018) – $706 million[104]

112.                 Jurassic Park merchandise:

o   Up until 1999 – $1.5 billion[373]

o   2017–2018 – $706 million[104]

113.                  $545 million up until 1999.[373] $332 million between December 2001 and February 2021.[374]

114.                  $250 million in 2011.[380] $1.849 billion in 2012. $1.882 billion in 2013.[37] $1.16 billion in 2014.[57] $1.065 billion in 2015.[39] $1.277 billion in 2016. $814 million in 2017.[40]

115.                  Angry Birds 2 grossed $332.5 million.[382] Angry Birds Evolution grossed over $30 million.[383]

116.                 Ice Age:

o   Up until April 2016 – $6 billion[428]

o   Ice Age: Collision Course (June 2016) – $420 million[429]

117.                  $1 million up until 2012.[437] $300 million in 2013.[37] $407 million in 2014.[57] $549 million in 2015.[39] $700 million in 2016. $679 million in 2017.[40] $731 million in 2018.[40]

118.                 Tamagotchi licensed merchandise sales:

o   Up until 1999 – $1 billion[439]

o   Japan sales between 2005 and 2012 – ¥166.109 billion ($2,082 million)

§  2005–2007 – ¥97.13 billion[419]

§  2008 – ¥6.779 billion[31]

§  2010–2012 – ¥62.2 billion[419]

119.                 Tamagotchi digital pet sales – 82 million units up until September 2017, about ¥2,916 price[440]

o   Up until March 2012 – 78 million units[441] – ¥227,448 million ($2,851 million)

o   Between April 2013 and September 2017 – 4 million units – ¥11,664 million ($107 million)

120.                  Japan console game sales between 2005 and 2008 – 2,434,062 units, ¥5,040 price[442] – ¥12,267,672,480 ($153,748,621).

121.                 Mortal Kombat franchise:

o   Up until 2000 – $5 billion[461]

o   Deadly Alliance (2002) video game – $54 million[240]

o   Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge (2020) DVD and Blu-ray sales – $2.6 million[462]

122.                 Mortal Kombat video games:

o   Up until 1995 – $4 billion[463]

o   Deadly Alliance (2002) – $54 million[240]

123.                  See Mortal Kombat (film series) § Box office performance

124.                 Care Bears retail sales:

o   1980s – $2 billion[464]

o   2000s–2010s – $3 billion[465]

125.                 Care Bears films at box office:

o   The Care Bears Movie – $34 million[466]

o   Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation and The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland – $18 million[467]

126.                  $260 million in 2012.[37] $650 million in 2013.[469] $1 billion in 2014.[470] $1.2 billion in 2015.[471] $456 million merchandise sales in 2016. $660 million in 2017.[40] $690 million in 2018.[104]

127.                 My Little Pony box office gross:

o   My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) – $6 million[472]

o   My Little Pony: Equestria Girls (2013) – $483,752[473]

o   My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks (2014) – $347,511[474]

o   My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games (2015) – $194,807[475]

o   My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) – $60.3 million[476]