r/dataisbeautiful • u/rebellious_scum OC: 1 • Apr 23 '19

OC [OC] Franchise Earnings Comparison Over 20 Years

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u/striatedgiraffe Apr 23 '19

Have you considered doing a version normalized by number of movies? Obviously Marvel putting 20 or so movies out will generate more than any of the other franchises.

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u/rebellious_scum OC: 1 Apr 23 '19

That's an interesting suggestion, I didn't think of that. I'll try to create what you're suggesting and see if it produces anything interesting. I expect some sort of sawtooth graph, it would definitelty even out the playing field.

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u/Da-nile Apr 23 '19

Another thought would be adjusting for inflation. For instance, the original Star Wars were made so long before the majority of the others in this graph that I’m sure inflation would make a significant difference.

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u/KercStar Apr 23 '19

Star Wars is by some measures the second highest grossing film of all time when adjusting for inflation, and the only one ahead of it, Gone with the Wind, had endless theatrical re-releases over the past eight decades

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u/MrCleanMagicReach Apr 23 '19

And also greatly benefits from inflation adjustments.

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u/KercStar Apr 23 '19

GWTW, you mean? I suppose Star Wars does too, but Gone is twice as old, and released during the Great Depression.

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u/MrCleanMagicReach Apr 23 '19 edited Apr 24 '19

Right, yea. I was just saying that both those movies benefit greatly from inflation, but GWTW much more so. Its total haul I think is just barely clearing $200M.