est. 1984
Terminator
began as a film
$3Bestimated 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.
- Box office69%
- Home video & streaming4.5%
- Unattributed26%
No. 98 of 99, ranked by estimated lifetime revenue
What we know
Sources checked to
- Estimated lifetime revenue
- $3BMoney taken in before costs. This is not profit or company value.
- Biggest source of revenue
- Box office 69%of the revenue we can break down
- Who controls it
- Still unresolvedThe rights have moved through several companies and the current split cannot be stated reliably from the available evidence.
- Where it began
- 1984 · a film
- How sure is this estimate?
- Solid estimateThe sources are strong across all five checks.
Solid estimatefive checks; the lowest score sets the rating
- Where the number comes from
- scored 2 out of 4
- What the number measures
- scored 3 out of 4
- How recent the estimate is
- scored 4 out of 4
- How much of the total is itemised
- scored 3 out of 4
- Double-counting risk
- scored 4 out of 4
Rights and ownership
The current rights holder is unclear
The rights have moved through several companies and the current split cannot be stated reliably from the available evidence.
See the source ↗How the money mix changed
began as a film, 1984
Box office
biggest revenue source in this data
Box office
6% of the revenue we can break down now comes from outside box office
More ways to compare it
We calculate these numbers from the records above. The formulas are on the Receipts page. If the data is not strong enough, we leave a number out.
- Share from merchandise
- 0%
- How varied the revenue is
- 11 / 100
- Revenue beyond where it started
- 6%
- Average revenue per year
- $71.4M 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 detailshide details
| Channel | Value | Share | Confidence | Source | Checked on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box office | $2.07B | 69% | solid estimate | List of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia | 2026-09-03 |
| Home video & streaming | $136M | 4.5% | solid estimate | List of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia | 2026-09-03 |
| Unattributed | — | 26% | — | difference vs. the whole-franchise total | 2026-09-03 |
| Total | $3B | 100% |
estimated lifetime revenue · checked 2026-09-03