RTR UK Celebrates the Top Film Franchises of All Time!

Lovefilm.com has conducted a survey of the top film franchises of all time. RTR UK looks at who has come out on top.
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June 14, 2012 - PRLog -- To celebrate the release of Prometheus, part of the Alien franchise, online streaming and DVD rental company Lovefilm.com conducted a survey of 3,000 film fans to find out which was the UK’s most popular film franchise. Direct sales and marketing company RTR UK, which specialises in sales for the entertainment industry were not surprised by the franchises which made it into the top 10!

In 10th place was Star Trek with 2% of the vote. Despite having 11 films to this franchise and a cult worldwide following it seems that there are too many people who are turned off by sci-fi for it to make it any higher up the list. Filling the spots from 9 to 6 were Marvel’s Avengers, Batman and Alien.

Pixar’s classic, Toy Story was just outside the top 5 with 5% of the vote. A spokesperson for RTR UK said, “It really shows that with this franchise Pixar were able to transcend age groups, there are jokes in the films for adults and children alike and this is why it has had such enduring popularity.”

The Godfather trilogy was ever popular coming in 5th place with 7% of the vote. Perhaps the most surprising positioning was the Harry Potter franchise which only made fourth place with 11% of the vote despite being the highest grossing franchise of all time. “This was initially surprising to our team at RTR UK, until we saw who filled the top three spots. Then we realised there was some serious competition.”

In third place was The Lord of the Rings trilogy which had 15% of the vote. Perhaps the release of two sequels based on The Hobbit in 2012 and 2013 will help to propel this up the ranks. Still this is an enduring classic which remains popular.

In number two was Star Wars with 15% of the vote. According to Lovefilm.com less than 40 cinemas were willing to screen the first film back in 1977 but now the franchise has gone on to earn more than £2 billion at the worldwide box office. The Star Wars fans are a passionate lot but this franchise has been popular across the decades and across the ages. Some of the lines from the films are regularly quoted around the RTR UK offices!

Finally the top film franchise of all time, and a big favourite at RTR UK, are the James Bond films. They’ve been on the screen for almost 50 years and despite the variety of actors that have played the part, the endurance of the Bond franchise shows just how well-loved the character is. “We think with Daniel Craig, who we believe is one of the best Bonds ever, this franchise is going to grow and grow over the years.” A well deserved victory 007!

RTR UK is a direct sales and marketing company with headquarters in Bradford and London. For more information please visit http://www.rtrgroupuk.com
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