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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. This is a list of media franchises that have grossed $2 billion and more.
A franchise is merely a temporary business investment involving renting or leasing an opportunity, not the purchase of a business for the purpose of ownership. It is classified as a wasting asset due to the finite term of the license. Franchise fees are on average 6.7% with an additional average marketing fee of 2%. [10]
The Franchise 500 is an annual ranking of the top 500 franchising companies in the U.S. and Canada, compiled by Entrepreneur magazine through a submission and review process. [1] The ranking is based on an evaluation of each company's costs and fees, size and growth, franchisee support, brand strength, and financial strength and stability. [ 2 ]
The International Franchise Association (IFA) is a trade group focused on government and public relations efforts for the franchise industry. [1] [2] The association publishes data on franchise activity through a partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau [3] and has litigated on behalf of its members in cases that have reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
The first KFC franchise opened in the United States in 1952. [2] The first overseas franchise was established in the United Kingdom in May 1965. A large number of Caribbean and developed Western markets entered by the early 1970s. This was followed by expansion throughout the Middle East and developed Asian markets from the mid-1970s and into ...
Franchise tag, a designation of a player in the US National Football League whose contract is soon to expire that binds them to the team for one year at an enhanced salary; Sports league franchise, or League franchise, a local or regional business franchising operation under a particular sporting league in activities such as pool, darts, etc.
The chain was established in 1983 in Jakarta as a franchise of the American-based Pioneer Take Out, [1] [2] [3] has an American name and is now entirely Indonesian owned. [4] [5] The same group supplies the chain, the Sierad Group, which also supplies chicken to Wendy's and KFC. [2] Its mascot was Calfred, mainly used in the 1990s.
Three of the four highest-grossing films, including Avatar at the top, were written and directed by James Cameron.. With a worldwide box-office gross of over $2.9 billion, Avatar is proclaimed to be the "highest-grossing" film, but such claims usually refer to theatrical revenues only and do not take into account home video and television income, which can form a significant portion of a film ...