The Greatest Movie Franchises of All Time
|Last May, the Harry Potter films were declared by Box Office Mojo to be the most successful film franchise of all time. It’s true that the first seven films in the series—the eight installment, The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 hits theaters Friday—grossed a mammoth $2 billion in the U.S. Critics have been particularly kind to the series as well, with some even arguing that the most recent film was better than the book.
But taking both box office and reviews into account, is Harry Potter the Greatest Movie Franchise of All Time?