The film industry has developed and evolved drastically over the past years. Specifically, film series, have been around for several decades. The corporate mentality is to look at films as “products” thereby naming a series of films a “franchise." But these so called “products” or “movie series” have become the new face of the film industry. Here is a list of the top ten best movie series:
10. Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings series is one that is admired for multiple reasons, as director Peter Jackson certainly did a fantastic job of bringing Middle Earth to life. Frodo's journey from The Shire to Mount Doom in an attempt to destroy the Ring took the audience on one of the most accelerating adventures in cinematic history, all the while keeping in sync with the original book.
9. Indiana Jones
The Indiana Jones series has been a very popular one for years in the film industry. Mostly because of the life of Indiana Jones, though it is fictional, is the more exciting and fascinating than we could imagine. Also, the character of Jones himself is very appealing the audience. A kind, hardworking archeologist just trying to learn more about the world has always attracted many.
8. Ice Age
With nearly $3 billion in worldwide revenue, Ice Age is the second highest grossing animated movie series behind Shrek. Combined with a twist of comedy and wittiness, Ice Age has always been a great family movie.
7. Hunger Games
The beauty of the series comes from the plot itself. An underdog’s journey to rebel against a dangerous tyranny. What’s there not to love about this story? Though the first book was released in 2008, the Hunger Games series has shaped pop culture and has brought some of the most famous stars in Hollywood into the spotlight.
6. Marvel
In 2008, Marvel Studios released Iron Man into the world, unleashing a fan base like no other. Years later we are over twenty movies in (e.g. Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War — Part 1, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel and Avengers: Infinity War — Part 2 all scheduled for the next few years) and for now, there seems to be no end. Overall, the Marvel series has shown us that with some hard work and passion, a superhero movie series can evolve to become one of the biggest movie franchises ever.
5. Batman
At this point, we have seen nearly a quarter of a century of Batman movies produced by Warner Bros., starring with Tim Burton and Michael Keaton’s 1989 original to the latest Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice. And the appeal and fascination continues.
4. Transformers
Michael Bay’s franchise escalated to the top of the ratings for the best movie series ever when introduced in 2007, allowing Shia Lebouf and Megan Fox to become household names. News of the next movie named Transformers: The Last Knight made fans ecstatic.
3. Star Wars
For years, the star wars series has provided us with some of the best movies of all time. Not only that, but it has also created one of the biggest fan bases ever. The fan base’s potential was proven after the latest star wars movie (The Force Awakens) released. After critics were raving over the recent movie, the newest movie’s trailer was released. And fans couldn’t be more thrilled.
2. Twilight
Stephanie Meyer teen vampire book fathomed a huge cult following amongst young adults. A year later, one of the best movie series of all time, brought to life by a fantastic cast, was born. Maybe not to everyone, but the romantic love triangle between Bella, Edward and Jacob pulled at fans’ heartstrings all across the world, essentially propelling the stars to tremendous fame that they know today.
1.Harry Potter ![]()
This is a given. The Harry Potter series is no doubt the best movie series ever! J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter books were always projected to become one of the best movie series of all time. Seven books, eight movies, two amusement parks and millions of dollars later the world’s favorite wizard has proven his potential. With legendary actors in its cast, alongside some new faces, the wizarding world was first introduced to the Muggle world in 2001. Seventeen years later, the movie “Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them” is releasing. And Harry Potter fans couldn’t be more excited. I know I am!
