• Home video & streaming100%

est. 2007

The Big Bang Theory

began as a TV series

$4.57Bestimated lifetime revenue

Screen EmpireCinema, home video and streaming make up 100% of the revenue we could break down. We use this label at 50% or more.

No. 79 of 99, ranked by estimated lifetime revenue

What we know

Sources checked to

Estimated lifetime revenue
$4.57BMoney taken in before costs. This is not profit or company value.
Biggest source of revenue
Home video & streaming 100%of the revenue we can break down
Known company link
Warner Bros. DiscoveryPublic sources show this link, but not verified control. Warner Bros. Television owns the series; Chuck Lorre Productions participation not verified.
Where it began
2007 · a TV series
How sure is this estimate?
Reasonable estimateUseful, but some sources or details are limited.
Reasonable estimatefive checks; the lowest score sets the rating
Where the number comes from
scored 2 out of 4
What the number measures
scored 2 out of 4
How recent the estimate is
scored 4 out of 4
How much of the total is itemised
scored 4 out of 4
Double-counting risk
scored 4 out of 4

Rights and ownership

Public sources link this franchise to Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Television owns the series; Chuck Lorre Productions participation not verified.

We could not verify the full current rights picture.

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How the money mix changed

began as a TV series, 2007

Home video & streaming

biggest revenue source in this data

Home video & streaming

0% of the revenue we can break down now comes from outside home video & streaming

More ways to compare it

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Share from merchandise
0%
How varied the revenue is
0 / 100
Revenue beyond where it started
0%
Average revenue per year
$241M per year
lifetime average, not the current yearly rate
Online interest compared with revenue
not shown: search-interest data was unavailable at snapshot time
Sources and calculationsshow details
Sources for The Big Bang Theory, broken down by revenue type. Estimated lifetime revenue · checked 2026-09-03.
ChannelValueShareConfidenceSourceChecked on
Home video & streaming$4.57B100%reasonable estimateList of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia2026-09-03
Total$4.57B100%

estimated lifetime revenue · checked 2026-09-03