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See which major franchises Americans love best, according to Rotten Tomatoes. canonical: https://time.com/5255643/rotten-tomatoes-movie-franchise-survey/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-04-26T17:00:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T20:05:45.482Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: These Are the Major Film Franchises Americans Love the Most og:description: The fans have spoken, but do they love Star Wars or Marvel more? og:url: https://time.com/5255643/rotten-tomatoes-movie-franchise-survey/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf3e762a024e31a62/69892e72096a94686c6a2331/avengers-infinity-war-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Mantis Tony Stark Avengers Infinity War og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Are the Major Film Franchises Americans Love the Most twitter:description: The fans have spoken, but do they love Star Wars or Marvel more? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf3e762a024e31a62/69892e72096a94686c6a2331/avengers-infinity-war-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Is the Film Franchise Americans Love the Most, According to a New Survey > Sponsored content. 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Apr 26, 2018 5:00 PM UTC  Left to Right: Spider-Man/Peter Parker (Tom Holland), Iron Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Drax (Dave Bautista), Star-Lord/Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) in Avengers: Infinity War Left to Right: Spider-Man/Peter Parker (Tom Holland), Iron Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), Drax (Dave Bautista), Star-Lord/Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) in Avengers: Infinity WarMarvel Studios by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Apr 26, 2018 5:00 PM UTC Several additions to major film franchises are hitting theaters in 2018. [_Avengers: Infinity War_](http://time.com/5227586/mcu-six-infinity-stones/) will open to a [massive box office](http://ew.com/movies/2018/04/24/avengers-infinity-war-box-office-estimate/) this weekend, and movies like [_Solo: A Star Wars Story_](http://time.com/5233238/solo-trailer-2-teases-star-wars-plot-twist/), _Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald_ and _Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom_ are set to roll out throughout the year, much to the pleasure of longtime fans. One need only to look at box office receipts to fathom the massiveness of these series’ ever-growing fandoms. To figure out which of these fictional universes is the most popular, [Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/) surveyed 1,400 movie fans on the franchises they love, the ones they’ll miss the most when the stories come to an end and the films they look forward to the most. For the purposes of the survey, Rotten Tomatoes defines franchises as film series or universes with three or more films, with at least one recent addition in the last five years. See below for the results. **MORE:** [Here are Rotten Tomatoes’ Best Reviewed Movies of 2017](http://time.com/5077684/rotten-tomatoes-certified-fresh-2017-2/) ## Favorite film franchise of all time The Marvel Cinematic Universe and The Star Wars Saga top the list of most popular film franchises. A solid 26% of those surveyed named Marvel as their top franchise, while 19% named Star Wars. ## Best film franchise protagonists The heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including characters like Black Panther, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Spider-Man and the Hulk, rank as the favorites among 28% of film franchise fans, according to the survey. Han Solo ranked second, at 13%. ## Most anticipated franchise movies this year Six additions to major film franchises are set to premiere this year, and 51% of viewers are most looking forward to _Avengers: Infinity War_, which hits theaters on April 27\. _Solo: A Star Wars Story_, coming out May 25, came in second, with 15% of those surveyed saying they anticipate it the most. _Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom_ ranked third, at 13%, and _Oceans 8_ came in a close fourth, with 12%. ## Most missed film franchise Viewers miss the days of a new Harry Potter movie coming out every summer, with 16% of survey respondents saying they would miss the summer event. The new _Fantastic Beasts_ film is set to come out in November, leaving Harry Potter fans with little to look forward to until then. 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