Some completely missed the mark
First movie: 2001
Movies released: 10
Latest release: 'Fast X' (2023). The 11th and final movie is in the works.
First movie: 1954
Movies released: 33
Latest release: 'Godzilla: King of the Monsters' (2019)
First movie: 1977
Movies released: 9 (excluding spin-offs)
Latest release: 'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Episode IX)i' (2019).
First movie: 1968
Movies released: 9
Latest release: 'War for the Planet of the Apes' (2017)
First movie: 2001
Movies released: 8
Latest release: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2' (2011)
First movie: 1963
Movies released: 27
Latest release: 'No Time to Die' (2021).
First movie: 2000
Movies released: 10
Latest release: 'Dark Phoenix' (2019)
First movie: 1979
Movies released: 13
Latest release: 'Star Trek Beyond' (2016). But there's another movie on the way...
First movie: 1981
Movies released: 5
Latest release: 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' (2023).
First movie: 1922
Movies released: 25
Latest release: 'Some Girls Do' (1969)
First movie: 1963
Movies released: 11
Latest release: 'The Pink Panther 2' (2009)
First movie: 1988
Movies released: 8
Latest release: 'Child's Play' (2019)
First movie: 1984
Movies released: 10
Latest release: 'Children of the Corn: Runaway' (2018)
First movie: 1988
Movies released: 5
Latest release: 'A Good Day to Die Hard' (2013)
First movie: 2001
Movies released: 8 (excluding appearances in 'Avengers' movies)
Latest release: 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (2021)
First movie: 2012
Movies released: 4
Latest release: 'Avengers: Endgame' (2018)
First movie: 1979
Movies released: 12
Latest release: 'Muppets Most Wanted' (2014)
First movie: 1976
Movies released: 9
Latest release: 'Creed III' (2023)
First movie: 1977
Movies released: 14
Latest release: 'Winnie the Pooh' (2011)
First movie: 1978
Movies released: 12
Latest release: 'Halloween Ends' (2022)
First movie: 1978
Movies released: 7
Latest release: 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' (2016). Excluding 'Justice League' (2017).
First movie: 2003
Movies released: 5
Latest release: 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' (2017)
First movie: 2008
Movies released: 5
Latest release: 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2' (2012)
First movie: 1979
Movies released: 8
Latest release: 'Alien: Covenant' (2017).
First movie: 1974
Movies released: 7
Latest release: 'Texas Chainsaw 3D' (2013)
First movie: 1989
Movies released: 10 (excluding 'Justice League')
Latest release: 'The Batman' (2022)
First movie: 2001
Movies released: 4
Latest release: 'Shrek Forever After' (2010). There's also the spin-off 'Puss in Boots' (2011).
First movie: 1993
Movies released: 5
Latest release: 'Jurassic World: Dominion' (2022)
First movie: 1980
Movies released: 12
Latest release: 'Friday the 13th' (2009)
First movie: 1984
Movies released: 6
Latest release: 'Terminator: Dark Fate' (2019).
Film franchises: love 'em, or hate 'em? Well, the truth is, a large percentage of filmgoers absolutely adore them.
Devoted Tom Cruise fans are excited every time he gets back in character as Ethan Hunt, the mysterious leader of a top-secret intelligence/combat unit called the Impossible Mission Force. Ever since the first film in 2000, Cruise has been pulling off increasingly improbable stunts, and famously doing them without a double, and the seventh instalment in the franchise is no different.
For a walk down memory lane and to revisit other film series, click through the gallery and get to know the longest-running movie franchises in cinematic history.
First movie: 1984
Movies released: 9
Latest release: 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' (2010)
First movie: 2007
Movies released: 5
Latest release: 'Transformers: The Last Knight' (2017). There's also 'Bumblebee' (2018).
First movie: 1987
Movies released: 10
Latest release: 'Hellraiser: Judgment' (2018)
Long-running film franchises we love
Tom Cruise pulls off increasingly improbable stunts in seventh instalment of 'Mission: Impossible'
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Film franchises: love 'em, or hate 'em? Well, the truth is, a large percentage of filmgoers absolutely adore them.
Devoted Tom Cruise fans are excited every time he gets back in character as Ethan Hunt, the mysterious leader of a top-secret intelligence/combat unit called the Impossible Mission Force. Ever since the first film in 2000, Cruise has been pulling off increasingly improbable stunts, and famously doing them without a double, and the seventh instalment in the franchise is no different.
For a walk down memory lane and to revisit other film series, click through the gallery and get to know the longest-running movie franchises in cinematic history.