A movie marathon is the perfect way to spend a relaxing weekend, especially when shared with friends. Franchise-themed marathons offer a focused and immersive experience. To help you plan your next cinematic binge, we've compiled 15 fantastic franchises, complete with their total runtimes.
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Planet of the Apes
With Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' recent release, now's the perfect time for a sci-fi binge. The 10 films in this franchise, while spanning multiple timelines, offer a captivating marathon. While a precise runtime is unavailable, a comfortable two-day binge is realistic, or you can focus on the newer prequels for a shorter, single-day watch.
Includes Digital Version Planet of the Apes Trilogy Blu-ray Collection
X-Men
Before the MCU, the X-Men franchise reigned supreme. Now including Deadpool and Wolverine, the 13 films offer a complex timeline. For a shorter binge, stick to the Wolverine storyline. Excluding Deadpool, the remaining X-Men films total just over 22 hours.
X-Men Blu-Ray Collection
Fast and Furious
Fast X brought the franchise to 13 films. This action-packed marathon, focusing on family, takes almost 23.5 hours.
Blu-Ray + Digital Fast & Furious: 10 Movie Collection
Lord of the Rings
The classic Lord of the Rings trilogy is a timeless choice. Including The Hobbit trilogy and The Rings of Power series significantly extends the marathon. The six feature films total about 19.5 hours, with the series adding nearly 18 more hours.
The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Extended & Theatrical)(4K Ultra HD)
Star Wars
The ever-expanding Star Wars universe currently boasts 11 live-action films, with more on the horizon. This marathon, focusing solely on the films, clocks in at over 25 hours.
Pirates of the Caribbean
The five Pirates of the Caribbean films, featuring Jack Sparrow, offer a fun, one-day marathon totaling a little over 12 hours.
4K UHD Pirates of the Caribbean 5-Movie Collection
Jurassic Park
With six feature films, the Jurassic Park franchise offers a concise dinosaur-themed marathon of just over 10 hours.
Out Now Jurassic World 6-Movie Collection (Standard Edition)
Indiana Jones
The five Indiana Jones films offer a manageable marathon, perfect for a single day, with a total runtime of just over 10 hours.
4K UHD + Blu-Ray Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection
The Conjuring
The extensive Conjuring universe, including nine films and five shorts, offers a thrilling horror marathon of under 14.5 hours.
The Conjuring 7-Film Blu-Ray Collection
Transformers
Eight films of explosive action make for a two-day Transformers marathon, totaling approximately 18.5 hours.
Limited Edition [Blu-Ray + 4K UHD] Transformers 6-Movie Steelbook Collection
Harry Potter
The eight core Harry Potter films offer a magical marathon of under 20 hours, excluding the Fantastic Beasts series.
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Harry Potter: 8 Film Collection [4K UHD + Blu-Ray]
Alien
Nine films strong, the Alien franchise provides a space-horror marathon of a little over 17 hours (or 14 hours excluding the Predator crossovers).
Alien: 6-Film Collection
Scream
The Scream franchise offers a fun, lighthearted horror marathon of just over 11.5 hours.
Scream: 6-Movie Collection
James Bond
With 26 films spanning decades, a complete James Bond marathon exceeds 54 hours. A more manageable option is to focus on a single Bond actor's films (e.g., Daniel Craig's films total 7 hours 40 minutes).
James Bond Collection
The Hunger Games
Five films, including the prequel, make for an engaging marathon totaling just over 11.5 hours.
