Epic Movie Franchises

The best film series to hit the box office.

Bad Boys - The best way to strike movie gold is to create a franchise that can stand the test of time. This feat, while not easy to achieve, has been accomplished repeatedly over the years. From Bad Boys to SAW, here are our favorites.Lasting power in the film industry is hard to come by, and the Bad Boys franchise seemed to achieve this with ease. From 1995 to today — Martin Lawrence confirmed that a Bad Boys 3 is under way! — the momentum just seems to keep gaining with this one. By Moriba Cummings(Photo: Columbia Pictures)
Men In Black - It's no secret that Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are a match made in sci-fi movie heaven, and their trilogy performance continues to prove that. The duo managed to return for 2012's Men In Black III an entire decade after the release of its previous installment! The blockbuster raked in almost $200 million at the box office.(Photo: Columbia Pictures)
Rush Hour - Who would've thought that Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker would make for such an iconic comedy duo? From 1998 to 2007, the pair continued to make viewers laugh with their back and forth humor — and, of course Tucker's voice. Proving just how much the world couldn't get enough of Rush Hour, the film garnered almost a billion dollars collectively since its debut in 1998.(Photo: New Line Cinema)Aliens - With the endless selection of science fiction horrors at our fingertips today, it’s easy to get lost in the rubble. However, the popular Alien franchise was the originator, scaring folks with those sharp-toothed creatures since 1979. Scoring more than $550 million at the box office, this collection of films is still a sic-fi/horror staple today.(Photo: Twentieth Century FOX) 

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Bad Boys - The best way to strike movie gold is to create a franchise that can stand the test of time. This feat, while not easy to achieve, has been accomplished repeatedly over the years. From Bad Boys to SAW, here are our favorites.Lasting power in the film industry is hard to come by, and the Bad Boys franchise seemed to achieve this with ease. From 1995 to today — Martin Lawrence confirmed that a Bad Boys 3 is under way! — the momentum just seems to keep gaining with this one. By Moriba Cummings(Photo: Columbia Pictures)

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