What is Movie series?
A '''film series''' or '''movie series''' (which is also referred to as a '''film franchise''' or '''movie franchise''') is a collection of related films in succession that share the same [[fictional universe]], or are marketed as a series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmsite.org/series-part1-AtoB.html|title=Greatest Movie Series - Film Franchises of All-Time|publisher=[[filmsite.org]]|quote=A film series is a collection of related movies released in succession over a period of time, for instance, the Tarzan movies. Usually, films in a series include common elements, such as characters (i.e., the Frankenstein films), actors/actresses (Astaire & Rogers), or names in a title (the Pink Panther films), etc. Sometimes, a film series is based upon the same director (i.e., Robert Rodriguez' Mariachi Trilogy, or Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy), or it can be based upon the studio (i.e., Hammer's Dracula films).|access-date=April 1, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==Description== Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work – for example, the ''[[Three Colours]]'' series – but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made. Individual [[sequel]]s are relatively common, but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments. The 25 films (as of 2021) of the [[List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films|Marvel Cinematic Universe]] form the [[List of highest-grossing film series|highest grossing]] film series even when adjusted for inflation, surpassing [[Wizarding World|J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World]] (10 films) ''[[Star Wars]]'' (11 films), [[James Bond in film|Ian Fleming's James Bond]] (25 films), and [[Middle-earth in film|J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth]] (6 films) series.<ref>{{cite web|title = Movie Franchises - Box Office History|work = [[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|publisher = Nash Information Services, LLC|url = http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/series/franchisesW.php|