George Lucas’ 3D-ifying of “The Phantom Menace” raked in a surprising amount of money at the box office last week, prompting us to look back at the high-grossing movie trilogies of all times. Ground rules: Franchises with more than three films like "Mission Impossible" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" are not included. Rereleases are included in the box office totals, like last year's reissue of "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" in 3D. And box office ...
more George Lucas’ 3D-ifying of “The Phantom Menace” raked in a surprising amount of money at the box office last week, prompting us to look back at the high-grossing movie trilogies of all times. Ground rules: Franchises with more than three films like "Mission Impossible" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" are not included. Rereleases are included in the box office totals, like last year's reissue of "Toy Story" and "Toy Story 2" in 3D. And box office totals are domestic grosses and are not adjusted for inflation. Click on the photo to see how the biggest trilogies ranked, and which movie in each series earned the most money.
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