Franchise box office profile

Child's Play

Movies, worldwide grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings for this movie franchise.

Total gross$176.0Mworldwide gross

Movies5mapped titles

Average$35.2Mper title

Timeline1988–2004release years

Franchise profile

Child's Play box office performance

Explore franchise grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings in one place.

Child's Play is tracked in the FilmDB Box Office dataset as a movie franchise or connected series. This profile brings together its mapped titles, worldwide gross, yearly activity, genre coverage, studio connections and movie-level financial rankings for easier discovery.

Highest grossing

Top Child's Play movies by worldwide gross

The strongest mapped titles in the current FilmDB Box Office dataset.

1998 Bride of Chucky $50.7M 1988 Child's Play $44.2M 1990 Child's Play 2 $35.8M 2004 Seed of Chucky $24.8M 1991 Child's Play 3 $20.6M

Movies by year

Franchise box office performance by release year.

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YearMoviesWorldwide gross

2004 1 $24.8M › 1998 1 $50.7M › 1991 1 $20.6M › 1990 1 $35.8M › 1988 1 $44.2M ›

5-year total $176.0M 5-year average $35.2M

Movies by genre

Breakdown of franchise box office by genre.

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GenreMoviesWorldwide gross

HHorror 5 $176.0M › CComedy 2 $75.5M › TThriller 1 $20.6M ›

Connected studios

Studios and distributors represented in this franchise.

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StudioMoviesFranchise gross

UPUniversal Pictures 3 $107.0M › UAUnited Artists 1 $44.2M › DKDavid Kirschner Productions 1 $24.8M ›

Performance insights

Child's Play box office breakdown

Key performance metrics, ROI leaders, budget gaps and recent releases from the mapped franchise movie set.

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Best ROI

Highest return on investment.

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1Child's Play 4.91x 2Child's Play 2 2.75x 3Seed of Chucky 2.07x 4Bride of Chucky 2.03x 5Child's Play 3 1.58x

ROI = Worldwide Gross ÷ Budget

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Recent releases

Latest mapped releases in Child's Play.

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Seed of Chucky 2004 $24.8M

Bride of Chucky 1998 $50.7M

Child's Play 3 1991 $20.6M

Child's Play 2 1990 $35.8M

Child's Play 1988 $44.2M

◎Total worldwide gross$176.0M ▦Total movies5 ◷Years active5 ◇Avg. gross per movie$35.2M

Child's Play movies

Sorted by worldwide gross with linked studios, years, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.

#	Movie	Year	Worldwide	Budget	Gross - budget	ROI	Studio / Distributor
1	Bride of Chucky WW Financial Hidden	1998	$50.7M	$25.0M	$25.7M	2.03x	Universal Pictures
2	Child's Play WW Financial Hidden	1988	$44.2M	$9.0M	$35.2M	4.91x	United Artists
3	Child's Play 2 WW Financial Hidden	1990	$35.8M	$13.0M	$22.8M	2.75x	Universal Pictures
4	Seed of Chucky WW Financial Hidden	2004	$24.8M	$12.0M	$12.8M	2.07x	David Kirschner Productions
5	Child's Play 3 WW Financial Hidden	1991	$20.6M	$13.0M	$7.6M	1.58x	Universal Pictures

Bride of Chucky 1998 · WW Budget $25.0M · Universal Pictures

$50.7M ROI 2.03x

Child's Play 1988 · WW Budget $9.0M · United Artists

$44.2M ROI 4.91x

Child's Play 2 1990 · WW Budget $13.0M · Universal Pictures

$35.8M ROI 2.75x

Seed of Chucky 2004 · WW Budget $12.0M · David Kirschner Productions

$24.8M ROI 2.07x

Child's Play 3 1991 · WW Budget $13.0M · Universal Pictures

$20.6M ROI 1.58x

Child's Play box office FAQ

Helpful answers about this franchise box office profile.

What does the Child's Play franchise profile show?

The profile groups movies currently mapped to this franchise and summarizes worldwide gross, release count, yearly activity, genre spread, related studios and ranked movie links.

Why might the Child's Play total change?

Totals can change when movies are added, remapped, corrected, or when source data updates worldwide gross, budget or franchise grouping values.

Are every reboot and spin-off included?

Only movies explicitly mapped to the franchise are included. Reboots, spin-offs and shared-universe titles may require manual review before inclusion.