On this weeks Show we review the biggest selling Media Franchises of all time and talk Christmas presents for family, friends, secret santa gifts, children and adults we got you covered. These media franchises has something for everyone including the hardest to buy person ever!
These franchises cover Merchandise, toys, clothing, video games, books, comic books, collectables, and more.
Franchises:
Pokémon 1996 est. $100 billion - Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures
- Licensed merchandise – $67.145 billion
- Video games – $19.533 billion
- Card game – $12.13 billion
- Box office – $1.756 billion
- Manga magazine – $1.452 billion
- Home entertainment – $863 million
- Manga volumes – $72.4 million
Hello Kitty 1974 est. $86 billion - Shintaro Tsuji Sanrio
- Merchandise sales – $85.832 billion
- Manga magazine – $23 million
- Music CD sales – $3 million
- Cartoon character - Yuko Shimizu
Winnie the Pooh 1924 est. $76 billion - The Walt Disney Company
- Retail sales – $76.19 billion
- DVD & Blu-ray – $59 million
- Box office – $460 million
- Book - A. A. Milne E. H. Shepard
Mickey Mouse & Friends 1928 est. $74 billion - The Walt Disney Company
- Retail sales – $73.115 billion
- Box office – $457.4 million
- VHS & DVD – $280 million
- Comic books – $460,000
Star Wars 1977 est. $70 billion - George Lucas Lucasfilm & The Walt Disney Company
- Merchandise sales – $42.217 billion
- Box office – $10.312 billion
- Home video – $9.057 billion
- Video games – $6.03 billion
- Book sales – $1.82 billion
- TV revenue – $280 million
Anpanman 1973 est. $56 billion - Manga Takashi Yanase Froebel-kan
- Retail sales – $56.404 billion
- Box office – $67 million
- Museum – $25 million
Disney Princess 2000 est. $46 billion - The Walt Disney Company
- Retail sales – $46.331 billion
- Home entertainment – $14.7 million
Jump Comics (Shōnen Jump) 1968 est. $40 billion Manga Shueisha Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga)
- Manga magazines – $27.003 billion
- Manga volumes – $12.811 billion
- Video games – $217.3 million
- Manga Shueisha Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga)
Mario 1981 est. $38 billion - Nintendo
- Video games – $32.4 billion
- Licensed merchandise – $4.323 billion
- Manga magazine – $1.599 billion
- Box office – $21 million
Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) 2008 est. $35 billion - Film Marvel Studios & The Walt Disney Company
- Box office – $22.594 billion
- Merchandise sales – $7.228 billion
- Home entertainment – $5.254 billion
- Comic volumes – $520,000
Wizarding World of Harry Potter 1997 est. $32 billion - J. K. Rowling (books) & Warner Bros. (AT&T)
- Box office – $9.194 billion
- Merchandise sales – $8.318 billion
- Book sales – $7.743 billion
- Home entertainment – $3.966 billion
- Video games – $1.555 billion
- TV revenue – $1 billion
- Stage play – $108 million
Transformers (Diaclone / Microman) 1984 est. $30 billion - Hasbro
- Merchandise sales – $12.203 billion
- Box office – $4.853 billion
- Home entertainment – $874 million
Spider-Man 1962 est. $29 billion - Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Marvel Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company & Sony (films)
- Merchandise sales – $15.88 billion
- Box office – $7.236 billion
- Home video sales – $2.232 billion
- Video games – $1.65 billion
- Comic sales – $1.074 billion
- TV revenue – $880 million
- Pachinko sales – $308 million
- Broadway musical – $212 million
Batman 1939 est. $28 billion - Bob Kane & Bill Finger DC Entertainment
- Retail sales – $21.329 billion
- Home video – $1.212 billion
- Box office – $6.059 billion
- TV revenue – $340 million
Dragon Ball 1984 est. $27 billion - Manga Akira Toriyama Akira Toriyama (Bird Studio), Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga), Toei Animation (anime) & Bandai Namco (games)
- Merchandise sales – $7.687 billion
- Manga magazines – $7.025 billion
- Video games – $6.226 billion
- Manga volumes – $2.222 billion
- Home entertainment – $2.077 billion
- Trading card sales – $961 million
- Box office – $817 million
- Music sales – $47 million
Gundam 1979 est. $26.9 billion - Anime Yoshiyuki Tomino & Sunrise Bandai Namco Holdings
- Retail sales – $26.387 billion
- Manga magazine – $200 million
- Pachinko sales – $185 million
- Anime box office – $140 million
Barbie 1987 est. $24.7 billion - Ruth Handler & Mattel
- Merchandise sales – $22.724 billion
- Home video sales – $1.988 billion
- Box office – $5.1 million
Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) 1983 est. $22.5 billion - Shueisha (Hitotsubashi Group) (manga)
- Pachinko & arcades – $18.332 billion
- Manga magazine – $2.508 billion
- Manga volumes – $1.24 billion
- Console games – $373 million
- Anime DVD & Blu-ray – $37 million
- Licensed merchandise – $26.2 million
- Anime box office – $32 million
Toy Story 1995 est. $21.8 billion - Disney & Pixar
- Retail sales – $17.6 billion
- Box office – $3.044 billion
- TV revenue – $633 million
- VHS sales – $290 million
- DVD & Blu-ray sales – $250 million
Cars 2006 est. $21.8 billion - Disney & Pixar
- Merchandise sales – $19.114 billion
- Box office – $2.026 billion
- DVD & Blu-ray sales – $654 million
One Piece 1997 est. $20.9 billion
Manga magazine – $8.825 billion
Merchandise sales – $5.757 billion
Manga volumes – $2.707 billion
Video games – $1.89 billion
Home entertainment – $1.285 billion
Anime box office – $433 million
Yu-Gi-Oh! 1996 est. $20.3 billion
Call of Duty 2003 $20 billion
Middle-earth The Lord of the Rings 1937 $19.9 billion
James Bond 1953 est. $19.9 billion
Super Sentai Power Rangers 1975 est. $16.8 billion
Dora the Explorer 2000 est. $15.8 billion
The Simpsons 1987 est. $15.8 billion
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