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The franchises that endure and spread on the big screen

Last Thursday, F9, another installment of the Fast and Furious saga, arrived in the local theaters. The franchise, which proposes fantastic action scenes on wheels, managed to capture the attention of the public and establish a legion of followers who flock to theaters for each new film and remain expectant for the next. As well as this one, other cinematographic proposals managed with their stories to stay in time and rank as the longest franchises on the big screen.

In 2001, the story of a policeman who infiltrated clandestine races to investigate a group of criminals who robbed trucks was released in theaters. The proposal raised just over $ 200 million in revenue and paved the way through a formula of action, speed and cars, to a successful sequence of films that over 20 years released its 10th film last week, including a spin off.

Led by Vin Diesel, the franchise Fast and furious With only two of his latest films, he accumulates more than 2,500 million dollars in collection. This commercial success ensures the necessary and more than enough fuel to continue adding films to the saga and challenge producers to exceed expectations more and more. The production of an upcoming film is already confirmed.

Spy. You cannot talk about sagas without citing the series of films starring the secret agent James Bond. Incarnated by a select group of actors such as Roger Moore, Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan, the spy starred in more than 25 adventures on the big screen, from Dr. No, released in 1962. The Franchise already accumulates more than 4,500 million dollars, including the trillion dollars raised with Skyfall, from 2012. Daniel Craig, who gave life to 007 In the later films, he prepares to say goodbye to the character on his next mission: No time to die; which premieres next September 30.

Another inevitable title when it comes to film saga and success, it comes from a galaxy far, far away. With the release of its first film in 1977, the franchise Star Wars started one of the most successful phenomena in the history of cinema, which evolved to the development of a kind of mythology and the expansion of a universe on different platforms, sustained by its millions of fans on earth. Only with the last three tapes of the nine that make up the central story, -released in 2015, 2017 and 2019-, the franchise added more than 4,000 million dollars in collection. An upcoming movie has already been announced, under the direction of Taika Waititi.

Terrifying characters also managed to go through time and scare generations, such as the psychopathic murderer Michael Myers, who stars in the series. Halloween, which has more than 10 films released over more than 40 years, since its premiere in 1978. The serial killer with blue clothes, white mask and knife in hand, which managed to accumulate more than 500 million in revenue with its tapes , will return this year in Halloween Kills, which will premiere on October 14.

Superheros. Marvel was responsible for one of the most momentous achievements in cinema in recent years. In 2010 with the premiere of Iron Man, began an adventure composed of other films starring the other superheroes, individually or jointly, which culminated in 2019 with Avengers: Endgame, which in addition to closing the Saga del Infinito, made up of more than 20 films, was ranked as the highest grossing film of all time, raising more than 2,700 million dollars. This year, the saga continues with the next release of Black widow, July 8th.


Action on wheels, secret missions, intergalactic warfare, a serial killer and adventures lived by superheroes are some of the proposals of the most extensive franchises in cinema.

Franchises

Saga: Fast and furious.
Where to watch: Not available in streaming.
Length: 10 films released, including a spin-off.

Saga: James Bond: 007.
Where to watch: Not available in streaming.
Length: 26 films released.

Saga: Star Wars.
Where to see: Disney +.
Extension: 9 in the main story of the saga.

Saga: Halloween.
Where to watch: Some tapes available on Prime Video and Netflix.
Length: 11 films released.

Saga: Marvel: The Infinity Saga.
Where to see: Disney +.
Length: 23 films released.

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