Oct 10, 2019 horror movies are notorious for cliffhanger endings that lead to neverending sequels, prequels, spinoffs, and reboots. What is the longest running film series of all time. It earned just over twice its budget making it a success, and curiously, the next sequel son of shaft is set to arrive in 2019 making this one of the longest running active film series in. Movie franchises are the jewel in the studio crown, but the constant search for. Dil wale dulhaniya le jayenge has been running non stop since 1995 and is still running at a theatre in mumbai, india. However, most people also know that sequels get increasingly worse as more of them are released, and that leads most film series to peter out after 3 or so films. Here are 16 other movies thatll have you in your seat for at least 180 minutes. The first horror movie was shot by georges melies in the late 1890s since then, thousands of filmmakers have followed his lead. The james bond film series is the longest running franchise in history. The 10 longest hollywood movies ever made world of reel. Her efforts finally yielded the eighth longest running broadway show in history, a 2008 movie that over half a billion dollars worldwide, and now a sequel. Top 10 longest animated movie series the most cartoon sequels.
The longest running horror movie franchises of all time. The longest running best picture nominee was cleopatra 1963 at just over 4 hours. That kind of success happens once in a lifetime, but nevertheless, the studio tried to catch lightning in a bottle six years later with a sequel titled shock treatment. Not counting sequels written by the original authors son. List of films with longest production time wikipedia. The xmen series is the seventh highest grossing film franchise of all time.
Here, by sequel, i consider only movies where characters are portrayed by the same actors as in the original. The simpsons creator confirms movie sequel at disney. If youre into science fiction, action, super powers, awesome cgi, and even more awesome real effects, this is the series for you. What is the longest running movie series by number of sequels made. The 10 worst movie franchises that should have ended. Writers would take preexisting songs, usually from a major musical act, and build a.
Top 10 hollywood classics you never knew had sequels. The next two in line confirm the love that the united states had for westerns during the early and m. But the irishman isnt the only movie that runs for more than three hours. Ahead of the 2019 tony awards on june 9, stacker compiled a list of the longest running broadway shows to find out which have had some of the greatest impacts on the theater. Sep 18, 2019 in honor of the new rambo installment, take a look at the longest running movie franchises to date.
An energetic mix of parody, farce, slapstick and double entendres, they are seen as classic examples of british humour. Before disney released a simpsons movie sequel, the studio will first handle the movie version of the fox animated series bobs burgers. In movie land, sequels are nothing newbut when it comes to live theatre, we usually favor revival productions over the continuation of a story. Some releases for cinematic films are extended cuts or directors cuts, are ranked according to the longest verified running time, and may differ from the running time in the imdb. Every movie studio dreams of producing a film franchise that goes on for. The 10 longest running horror series and how many movies are. The jason bourne series continues with success and so does the star trek series. Sep 07, 2018 wong fei hung, the movies about the legendary cantonese martial artist and medical doctor clocks in with a staggering 89 films, from 1949 to 1997. Longest running horror movie franchises best scary movie. Lampoons class reunion 1982, national lampoons movie madness. We may think sequels are the things of current greedy movie producers but sequels have been around a long time. The longest running movie series ever, without any reboots. The cast of the harry potter filmsdaniel radcliff, rupert grint, emma watson, etc. In this video, counts down our picks for the top 10 longest running movie franchises.
Wong fei hung, the movies about the legendary cantonese martial artist and medical doctor clocks in with a staggering 89 films, from 1949 to. With the longawaited alien prequel sequel covenant very nearly upon us, its time to once again dig up one of scifis longest running. Using data pulled from the internet broadway database in may 2019, stacker ranked 25 of the longest running broadway shows by the number of performances. Directed by tom holland, the movie was a horrorthriller that became a box office hit, inspiring a series of sequels that revolved around the evil doll known as chucky. The 12 longest running film franchises every movie studio dreams of producing a film franchise that goes on for years or even decades and quite a few have done just that. Movie franchises with the most number of sequels explore talent. The longestrunning movie franchises of all time digital spy.
This makes it scorseses longest movie ever, at a full 30 minutes longer than this threehour epic the wolf of wall street. Four stars 1500 min 25 hr 1 day, 1 hour 1967 24 hour psycho. Jul 08, 2008 the carry on films were a long running series of lowbudget british comedy films, directed by gerald thomas and produced by peter rogers. Mar 18, 2018 im only counting consecutive sequels as in not jumping 40 years from star wars iv to star wars viii because there are 7 other films between, the logical step from vi to vii has 32 years apart, but 3 prequels between. The film was also abandoned briefly during the partition of india. However, taking back the house was meant to take place in between the first and second movies which came out in 1990 and 1992 respectively although any continuity between that and the originals is absent. A 151hour long experimental film by french director gerard courant. Diwali dulhaniya le jayenge one of the most romantic movies ever. Individual sequels are relatively common, but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments.
Marty 1955 was the shortest best picture winner at 91 minutes 1 hour, 31 minutes, followed by annie hall 1977 at 93 minutes. While most cinematic films have a broad theatrical release in multiple locations through normal distribution channels, some of the longest films are experimental in nature. This motivates me to ask what is the longest gap between release date of a movie and its sequel. Disney movies list of years, running time, ratings. The series with the longest continued storylines are star wars 6, the land before time, star trek 11, and friday the thirteenth 12. Directed by aditya chopra and produced by father yash chopra, this movie was released on 20 october 1995 and had an estimated box office collection of rs 1.
Following the release of the newest sequel logan in 2017, the xmen movie marathon will feature a huge nine movies to enjoy. The 10 worst movie franchises that should have ended earlier. Many of the films at the bottom have so many remakes and sequels through the years that it is too difficult for me to take the time to trace, so if you have an exact number for dracula films or phantom of the opera etc. Andrei rublev his reflection on medieval russia and the role of the christian artist is his longest. What are some general similarities between movie sequels that were better than the original. I still dont think anything beats land before time though. The longest movie to ever win an academy award was russias war and peace 1968 at 414 minutes, winner of best foreign language film. However, most people also know that sequels get increasingly worse as more of them are released, and that leads most film series to peter out. An inevitable factor with any horror movie, given the right time and circumstances, is the subject of sequels. The sequels, for a few dollars more 1965 and the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Top 10 longest running movies of bollywood latest articles. May 12, 2010 star wars is my guess and it looks like there is going out to be out standing for many reasons. Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiplefilm work for example, the three colours series. It is considered to be the longest film ever released. Six films, including a remake and sequel to the remake, a quasiremake next generation, and a movie that might have well of been remake 3. If the movie story line and characters are keep fresh, the sequels can still be entertaining. Apr 29, 2018 how many animated sequels are in the most prolific movie franchise in the world. What 8 broadway musicals received the sequel treatment. The godzilla franchise takes the title as the film series with the most sequels 29 movies total, but what other movies come close. Well there is the thin man movies with william powell and myrna loy which had six movies193447. Filming spanned four years in order to work around the ensemble. For this list, weve picked those film franchises with at least. Refine see titles to watch instantly, titles you havent rated, etc. Longest running horror movie franchises screenrant.
Here are some of the longest running movies of bollywood which will be our all time favorites. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 2001, hpat the chamber of secrets 2002, hpat the prisoner of azkaban 2004, hpat the goblet of fire 2005, hpat the order of the phoenix 2007, hpat the halfblood prince 2009, hpat the deathly hallows. Easily the most repetitive series, at least in my book, but good nonetheless. The various films have seen godzilla both as the protagonist and the antagonist, with many other monsters brought in along the way. Apr, 2016 released on 20th october 1995, ddlj as it is fondly known is the longest running film in the history of indian cinema.
The godzilla franchise is one of the longest running in film history. This is a list of films whose running time exceeds 300 minutes five hours. Oct 05, 2009 the longest running movie star young clint with his father, clinton eastwood sr. Lampoons class reunion 1982, national lampoons movie. Jun 10, 2015 in honor of this weeks jurassic world, here are the top ten best movie sequels. Horror movies are notorious for cliffhanger endings that lead to neverending sequels, prequels, spinoffs, and reboots. Title year length rating swiss family robinson rumored na mins. What is the longest time interval between a movie and its. Below, youll find some of the most influential and longestrunning horror movie franchises of all time. Nov 15, 20 official site of the week magazine, offering commentary and analysis of the days breaking news and current events as well as arts, entertainment, people and gossip, and political cartoons. Longest running horror movie franchises best scary movie series. A film series or movie series is a collection of related films in succession that share the same. Join as we count down our picks for the top 10 longest running movie franchises.
The longest running horror movie franchises of all time alex aronson. The writer was production editor of the malay mail before retiring in 2006. Every movie studio dreams of producing a film franchise that goes on for years or even decades and quite a few have done just that. Wong fei hung, the movies about the legendary cantonese martial artist and medical doctor clocks in with a staggering 89 films, from 1949 to 1997. This story of a dinosaurlike monster reawakened by the radioactivity of an atomic bomb has been stretched and manipulated over and over again. What is the longest theatrical run in the history of. In the original movie, catherine hicks starred as a widow who bought a doll for her 6yearold son, not knowing that the doll was possessed by the soul of a serial killer. James bond has had 21 movies, and godzilla has had 28, but most of them are unrelated, so i they just loosely fall under the definition of a sequel. What is the longest running movie series by number of sequels.
Some other examples of long gaps that come to mind are. Jacques aboucaya, vincent adatte, fabrice adde, laure adler. Whether to further the plot, introduce new concepts and ideas, or just essentially make the same movie over and over again, sequels are a big part of the horror movie culture. Probably the longest running movie sequel is the james bond franchise for over 50 years. The less said about the sequels and the remakes the better. Phantom strider checks out what he considers the top 10 worst animated sequels of all time. The bobbsey twins 1904 to 1979 72 books plus an additional series of 30 books published between 1987 and 1992 the boxcar children 1923 to present 152 mainseries as of 2019 and. What is the longest running movie series by number of. Actors whove played the same character the most times. The 10 longest running horror series and how many movies.
Filming spanned four years in order to work around the ensemble cast members schedules. Shockingly it doesnt include anything from disney, pixar or dreamworks. From star wars to the bourne franchise, enjoy your new movie marathon. A never ending movie that will make you want to have a vacation after you watch it. Lets see james bond has 20 star trek has 10, right.
Anyway, since i was referring to sequels or at least movies that are actually connected in some way, they dont really count as the movies dont have anything to do with one another, thats no different to including all the movies with national lampoons or wes craven presents in the title. A film series or movie series 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. Four decades later, the film is still shown in limited theaters and has become the longest running theatrical release in history. Horror movies are notorious for cliffhanger endings that lead to neverending sequels, prequels, spinoffs.
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