Top 10 Hollywood film franchises

The trend of carrying forward a legacy on the silver screen has been going on for a long time now and there are some Hollywood franchises like 'Star Wars', 'James Bond' and many others which have been entertaining the audience for decades.

With the addition of new film franchises, like 'Harry Potter', 'Mission: Impossible' and others, cinemagoers can binge on these films while at home. Check out Hollywood's top 10 franchises here.

Famous writer J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series has given way to two popular film franchises; 'Harry Potter' and 'Fantastic Beasts' which have been showered with love by the audience for years and years. While the Harry Potter story has come to an end on the silver screen, it's prequel 'Fantastic Beasts' Eddie Redmayne in the lead role has carried the baton of the wizarding world ahead with great success. The first instalment of Harry Potter which came out in 2001 came to an end in 2011 with a quite dramatic ending, leaving the audience on the edge of their seats.

One of the oldest and popular franchises in the history of world cinema 'Star Wars' recently came to an end when it's final instalment released last year. The 4-decade old franchise which is touted as the original space opera of Hollywood has left behind a legacy which cannot be erased from the history. The saga of the most popular family in a galaxy far which started in 1977 ended on a high note leaving the fans all emotional.

One of the longest-running franchise in Hollywood which started in 1962 has managed to entertain the audience over the for a long time now and it's upcoming instalment 'No Time to Die' has already got everyone excited. The popular franchise which revolves around the adventurous life of a British spy James Bond has seen many talented actors step into the shoes of the titular character and with 'No Time to Die' being Daniel Craig's last outing as Bond 007, the question that has grabbed everyone's attention is 'Who will be the next Bond?'

Peter Jackson's three-film adventure-fantasy franchise 'The Lord of the Rings' which starred an ensemble star cast left the audience on the edge of their seats. The enormous success of 'The Lord of the Rings' inspired the makers to come up with a prequel series 'The Hobbit' which too were based on Peter Jackson’s Middle Earth book franchise.

The modern era street racing film franchise which has been entertaining the audience since 2001 is all set to release its next instalment next year. The multi-starrer franchise is quite popular for its intriguing plots and high octane action sequences with additional car racing scenes which add the extra punch to it. With the makers all set to release the ninth instalment soon, fans are quite excited to see their favourite star do some stunning action sequences on the silver screen once again.

The mutant saga which began in 2000 has reached newer heights with each film of the franchise. From several characters with their own special ability, X-Men gave cinemagoers something new which left them all impressed. The franchise has its own multiple spin-offs as well like the Wolverine and Deadpool films. With the makers planning to take the franchise to the next level with more interesting instalments in the coming years, the X-Men franchise looks to become more interesting.

Popular Hollywood actor Tom Cruise needs no introduction as he has several blockbusters under his belt. But one of the most talked-about characters that he has essayed on the silver screen is of Ethan Hunt in the famous spy franchise 'Mission: Impossible'. Cruise, who first starred in the first instalment in 1996 has managed to leave the audience on the edge of their seats every time he has stepped into the shoes of Ethan Hunt by doing daredevil stunts on the celluloid. With two more instalments announced by the makers of the franchise, fans have their eye set on Cruise to see how he takes these instalments to newer heights.

With five entertaining and unmissable installments of the popular dinosaur franchise already managing to leave an everlasting mark in the history of Hollywood, the makers are all set to take the franchise to the next level with its upcoming film 'Jurassic World: Dominion'. The exciting franchise which brought the extinct world of dinosaurs back to life in 1990 for the first time is touted as one of the most popular franchises in Hollywood.

Popular ex-couple Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson starred together in the romantic fantasy franchise of 'Twilight Saga' which revolved around vampires. Their stellar performance along with the impeccable chemistry left stunned and the film turned into a popular franchise with five instalments. Not only that but it is also touted as one of the most successful Hollywood franchises at the box office.

Robert Downey Jr. who is known for the portrayal of Iron Man in Marvel Cinematic Universe has also stepped into the shoes of a fictional character Sherlock Holmes in the thrilling franchise which is all set to have its third instalment out soon. As per reports making rounds on the internet, the third instalment is expected to release around Christmas next year. Downey has even bagged several prestigious awards for his role and has left the audience quite excited as he is all set to return on the silver screen once again as Holmes.