Home›Film-Originated Franchises›Country›United StatesBrowse ByUnited StatesCountry names where a media franchise was actually created. Wikipedia describes Star Wars as "an American media franchise created by George Lucas," a national origin that shaped its early distribution and marketing even as it later became a worldwide phenomenon. This dimension groups franchises that share the same country of origin.FactsUnited StatesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1954 1United StatesFilter Results43 entriesMediumAllAnimation (5)Comics (2)Film (39)Television (2)Video Games (2)Start YearAll1928 (1)1930 (1)1933 (1)1940 (1)1960 (1)1967 (1)1974 (2)1975 (1)1976 (1)1977 (1)1978 (1)1979 (1)1980 (1)1981 (1)1984 (3)1985 (1)1986 (1)1994 (1)1995 (1)1996 (1)2000 (2)2001 (2)2002 (3)2003 (1)2004 (2)2005 (1)2008 (2)2009 (1)2010 (1)2013 (3)2015 (1)2016 (1)Country of OriginAllUnited States (40)StatusAllConcluded (2)Hiatus (2)Ongoing (24)CreatorAllAndy Mooney (1)Brad Bird (1)Chris Buck (1)Chris Sanders (1)Chris Wedge (1)Dan O'Bannon (1)Dean DeBlois (1)Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris (1)Gale Anne Hurd (1)Gary Scott Thompson (1)George Lucas (1)Harold Ramis (1)Hugh Harman (1)James Cameron (2)James Wan (2)Jennifer Lee (1)Joe Camp (1)John G. Avildsen (1)Joseph Barbera (1)Kevin Williamson (1)Kim Henkel (1)Leigh Whannell (1)Len Wiseman (1)Leon Schlesinger (1)Marlon Wayans (1)Merian C. Cooper (1)Pierre Coffin (1)Rob Minkoff (1)Robert Zemeckis (1)Roger Allers (1)Ronald Shusett (1)Rudolf Ising (1)Shawn Wayans (1)Steven Spielberg (2)Tobe Hooper (1)Tom McGrath (1)Vicky Jenson (1)Victor Miller (1)Walt Disney (1)Wes Craven (1)William Hanna (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 43A Nightmare on Elm StreetUnited StatesAlienUnited StatesAvatar (franchise)United StatesBack to the FutureUnited StatesBarbershop (franchise)United StatesBenjiUnited StatesBig Trouble in Little ChinaUnited StatesDC Extended UniverseUnited StatesDespicable Me (franchise)United StatesDisney PrincessUnited StatesFriday the 13th (franchise)United StatesFrozen (franchise)United StatesGhostbustersUnited StatesHalloweenUnited StatesIce AgeUnited StatesIndiana JonesUnited StatesJaws (franchise)United StatesKing Kong (franchise)United StatesKung Fu PandaUnited StatesLilo & Stitch (franchise)United StatesLooney TunesUnited StatesMadagascar (franchise)United StatesMarvel Cinematic UniverseUnited StatesMickey MouseUnited StatesMinions (film series)United StatesPirates of the CaribbeanUnited StatesRockyUnited StatesSaw (franchise)United StatesScary Movie (film series)United StatesScream (franchise)United StatesShrekUnited StatesSing (franchise)United StatesStar WarsUnited StatesTerminatorUnited StatesThe Conjuring UniverseUnited StatesThe Fast and the FuriousUnited StatesThe IncrediblesUnited StatesThe Lion King (franchise)United StatesThe Little Shop of HorrorsUnited StatesThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre (franchise)United StatesTom and JerryUnited StatesToy StoryUnited StatesUnderworld (film series)United StatesSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Godzilla, lead sectionQuote, Wikipedia: Godzilla, lead sectionGodzilla is a giant monster, or daikaiju, that first appeared in the 1954 film of the same name.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.