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Street Fighter is one of the best selling franchises, and it is owned by Capcom. There are over 80 titles in this series. The series has sold 45.88 million software units for home systems.[n 1] It has also sold over 500,000 coin-op hardware units for arcades, including over 300,000 arcade units of Street Fighter II.

It is Capcom's highest-grossing franchise, and one of the highest-grossing franchises of all time, having earned $10.61 billion[1] ($27 billion inflation-adjusted). In terms of software sales, it is Capcom's third best-selling software franchise, behind Resident Evil and Monster Hunter. Street Fighter is also one of the best-selling fighting game franchises, and the highest-grossing fighting game franchise.

The Street Fighter films have also grossed more than $200 million worldwide. This makes it Capcom's second highest-grossing film franchise, after Resident Evil.

Games

Notes:

  • Retail sales figures based on official sales data from Capcom, along with data from sales trackers such as Media Create, Famitsu and NPD. Steam sales figures based on Steam API leak and Steam Spy data.
  • Gross revenue estimates based on official prices in most cases, and market research analysis estimates in some cases.
Year Platform Title Sales[2] Gross (million US$) Notes
No inflation With inflation
1987 Street Fighter 400,000 25.2 65
1987 Arcade Street Fighter
1987 PC Engine Fighting Street [3]
2006 PSP Classics Collection Remixed 400,000 25.2 37 [4]
1990 Final Fight (Street Fighter) 1,480,000 170.2 247
1990 SNES Final Fight (Street Fighter '89) 1,480,000 170.2 247 [5]
NES Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight [6]
1991 Street Fighter II 20,780,000 6597.4 14,175 [n 2]
1991 Arcade Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 60,000 1563 3358 [n 4]
1992 Arcade Street Fighter II′: Champion Edition 140,000 1882 3925 [n 5]
Street Fighter II Turbo 800 1621 [10][11]
Super Street Fighter II 100,000
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
SNES Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 6,300,000 661 1378 [n 6]
[n 7]
1993 SNES Street Fighter II Turbo 4,100,000 671 1359
Mega Drive Street Fighter II' Plus /
Special Champion Edition
1,650,000 261 529
1994 SNES Super Street Fighter II 2,000,000 251 496
2006 PSP Classics Collection Reloaded 400,000 29.2 42.4
2008 PS3/360 Super Street Fighter II
Turbo HD Remix
250,000 4 5.4
2017 Switch Ultra Street Fighter II:
The Final Challengers
500,000 26.2 26.2 [n 8]
SNES Super NES Classic Edition 5,280,000 449 449 [20]
1995 Street Fighter Alpha 435,171 27 52
1995 PS1 Street Fighter Alpha 143,809 9 16.8 US [21]
1996 Saturn Street Fighter Zero 291,362 18 33.6 JP [22]
1996 Street Fighter Alpha 2 1,058,306 65 121
1996 Saturn Street Fighter Zero 2 403,405 25 47 JP[23]
PS1 Street Fighter Alpha 2 654,901 40 75 [24][25]
1998 Street Fighter Alpha 3 1,481,570 90.2 162
1998 PS1 Street Fighter Alpha 3 1,000,000 61 110 [26]
1999 Dreamcast Street Fighter Zero 3 51,570 3.15 6 JP[27]
2002 GBA Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper 30,000 2 3 [28]
2006 PSP Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX 400,000 24 34.8 [29]
2008 Street Fighter IV 9,369,198 693.2 946
2009 PS3/360 Street Fighter IV 3,400,000 381 519.7 [30]
Steam Street Fighter IV 162,500 3.25 4 [31]
2010 PS3/360 Super Street Fighter IV 1,900,000 125.4 168.28 [32]
2011 3DS Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition 1,200,000 77 100.17 [33]
PS3/360 Super Street Fighter IV:
Arcade Edition
1,100,000 58.3 75.8 [34]
2014 PS3/360/PC Ultra Street Fighter IV 1,606,698 48.2 59.58 [n 9][38]
1997 Street Fighter EX 481,125 28 51
1997 PS1 Street Fighter EX Plus α 400,000 24.4 44 [39]
1998 PS1 Street Fighter EX2 81,125 3.2 6 US[40]
1998 Marvel vs. Street Fighter 213,597 13.2 23.7
1998 Saturn Marvel vs. Street Fighter 93,701 8 14 JP[41]
1999 PS1 Marvel vs. Street Fighter 119,896 5.2 9.1 US[42]
2012 Street Fighter X Tekken 1,967,000 174.21 222
2012 PS3/360 Street Fighter X Tekken 1,800,000 169.2 215.7 [43]
Steam Street Fighter X Tekken 167,000 5.01 6.4 [44]
2016 Street Fighter V 2,900,000 199 242.7
2016 PS4/PC Street Fighter V 2,500,000 183 223.1 [45]
2018 Steam Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition 400,000 16 16 [46]
Other 40.24 77
1995 PS1 Street Fighter: The Movie 83,338 5 10 US[47]
1997 Saturn/PS1 Street Fighter Collection 209,574 13 23.7 [48][49]
Saturn X-Men vs. Street Fighter 193,970 16 29 JP[n 10]
1999 Dreamcast Street Fighter III 86,641 6.24 [52] JP[53]
Total 45,880,000 10,610 27,330 [n 1][1]

Films

Year Title Format Sales Gross
(no inflation)
Note Gross
(with inflation)
1994 Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie 4,327,751 $66,000,000 $130,310,732
1994 Street Fighter II Movie Cinema 3,827,751 $16,000,000 [56][57] $31,590,480
1995 Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie VHS rental 500,000 $50,000,000 [58][59] $96,025,333
1994 Street Fighter 24,535,531 $132,913,521 $262,425,124
1994 Street Fighter Cinema 23,785,531 $99,423,521 [60][57] $196,302,300
1994 Street Fighter: Soundtrack Album 500,000 $8,490,000 [61][62] $16,762,699
1995 Street Fighter VHS rental 250,000 $25,000,000 [56][59] $48,012,667
2009 Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li 2,829,223 $18,667,800 $25,463,725
2009 Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li Cinema 2,692,869 $12,764,201 [63][64] $17,410,948
2009 Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li DVD 136,354 $5,903,599 [65] $8,052,776
Total 31,692,505 $217,581,321 $429,593,654

See also

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Street Fighter series software sales:
    • Software sales as of September 2017: 40 million[54][55]
    • Street Fighter sales after September 2017: 600,000
    • Super NES Classic Edition: 5.28 million[20]
  2. Street Fighter II gross revenue:
    • Arcade: $4.245 billion as of 1994
    • Consoles: $1.9093 billion as of 2008
  3. In 1992, the game captured 60% of the UK coin-op market, with individual machines taking up to £1000 per week, for an estimated total of £260 million per year.[7]
  4. Street Fighter II: The World Warrior arcade gross:
    • 1992-1993: $3.126 billion
      • Based on Street Fighter II generating £260 million in 1992 in the UK alone,[n 3] and the annual revenues in the larger Japan and US markets being larger. Generating at least £260 million annually in each of these three markets (the UK, US, and Japan) works out to at least £780 million ($1.563 billion) in 1992.
  5. Champion Edition:
    • Japan hardware sales: $257 million in 1992[8]
    • Coin revenue in quarters: $1.625 billion[9]
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Street Fighter II home software sales:[12]
    • Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (SNES) - 6.5 million
    • Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (Mega Drive) - 1.65 million
    • Street Fighter II Turbo (SNES) - 4.1 million
    • Super Street Fighter II: New Challengers (SNES) - 2 million
    • Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded (PSP) - 400,000
    • Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PSN/XBLA) - 250,000[13]
  7. Street Fighter II console gross:
    • Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (SNES) - 6.5 million units[n 6] = $661 million
      • Japan: 2.9 million units[14] at ¥10,290 ($126) each = $365.4 million
      • UK: 450,000 units at £64.99 [1] ($130) each = $59 million
      • Remaining 3.15 million units at $74.99 = $236.22 million
    • Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting (SNES) - 4.1 million[n 6] units = $671 million
    • Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (SNES) - 2 million[n 6] units = $251 million
    • Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (Mega Drive) - 1.65 million units[n 6] at $158 (mean average price) each = $261 million
    • Super Street Fighter II (Mega Drive)
    • Super Street Fighter II: Turbo Revival (GBA) - 250,000 units[n 6] at ¥5040 ($58) each = $15 million
    • Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded (PSP) - 400,000 units at £34.99 ($73 = $29.2 million
    • Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PSN/XBLA) - 250,000 units[13] at $15 [2] [3] each = $4 million
  8. Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers – 500,000 units[15]
    • Japan – 100,000 units[16] at ¥5389[17] = ¥539 million ($5 million)
    • Other – 400,000 units at $48 average price = $19.2 million
      • United Kingdom – £34.99[18] ($45)
      • United States – $39.99[19]
  9. Ultra Street Fighter IV:
    • Up until June 2016 - 1 million sales,[35] including 700,000 Steam sales[36]
    • Up until June 2018 - 1,306,698 Steam sales[37]
  10. 193,970 units[50][51] at = pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=7001 ¥8424 ($82)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/13510-world-of-warcraft-leads-industry-with-nearly-10-billion-in-revenue
  2. http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/business/million.html
  3. $59.95
  4. 400,000 units at £29.99 ($63)
  5. 1.48 million units at ¥9180 ($86)
  6. $44.95
  7. Interview with David Snook, editor of Coin Slot, published in Mega, issue 10, page 18, July 1993
  8. Ste Curran (2004), Game plan: great designs that changed the face of computer gaming, Rotovision, p. 38, ISBN 2-88046-696-2, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TXcWlWkIZ0AC&pg=PA38, retrieved 11 April 2011, "When Street Fighter II′ (pronounced street fighter two dash) was released just a short time later, it sold around 140,000 units, at ¥160,000 (c. US $1300 / £820) each. The figures were beyond massive ? they were simply unheard of. Capcom's Titanic wasn't sinking. Anything but. The game was a runaway success in its territory of choice, bringing Western gamers as much joy as it had in the East."
  9. Top 10 Biggest-Grossing Arcade Games of All Time, 2013, http://www.usgamer.net/articles/top-10-biggest-grossing-arcade-games-of-all-time, retrieved 2014-11-10
  10. Later versions in 1994: $800 million
  11. [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HqC0AAAAIAAJ&q=super+street+fighter+ii Japan Company Handbook: Second section, Issues 1-2, Toyo Keizai Shinposha, 1994, page 758] – "Sales of "Street Fighter II Turbo' aimed at 4.2 mil units, and commercial-use "Super Street Fighter II" at 100,000 units in current term."
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  13. 13.0 13.1 John Diamonon (2008-12-18). Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix achieves record breaking sales. Capcom Unity. http://www.capcom-unity.com/johndmoney/blog/2008/12/18/super_street_fighter_ii_turbo_hd_remix_achieves_record_breaking_sales. Retrieved 2009-02-14.
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  15. http://nintendoeverything.com/ultra-street-fighter-ii-ships-500000-copies-monster-hunter-xx-switch-ships-350000-units/
  16. http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/pdf/explanation/2017/1st/explanation_2017_1st_02.pdf
  17. https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=34365
  18. https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch/ULTRA-STREET-FIGHTER-II-The-Final-Challengers-1174793.html
  19. https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/ultra-street-fighter-2-the-final-challengers-switch
  20. 20.0 20.1 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  21. 143,809 units at $60
  22. Japan: 291,362 units at ¥6264 ($61)
  23. 403,405 units at ¥6264 ($61)
  24. Street Fighter Alpha 2 (PlayStation) sales:
  25. 654,901 units at ¥6264 ($61)
  26. 1 million units at ¥6264($61)
  27. 51,570 units at ¥6264($61)
  28. 30,000+ units at ¥5184($50)
  29. 400,000 units at ¥5184 ($60)
  30. 3.4 million units at ¥8629 ($112)
  31. 162,500 units at $19.99
  32. 1.9 million units at ¥5133 ($66)
  33. 1.2 million units at ¥4937 ($64)
  34. 1.1 million units at ¥4104 ($53)
  35. https://web.archive.org/web/20160909002911/www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/million.html
  36. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603155040/steamspy.com/app/45760
  37. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/07/steam-data-leak-reveals-precise-player-count-for-thousands-of-games/
  38. 1,606,698 units at $29.99
  39. 400,000 units at ¥6264 ($61)
  40. 81,125 units at $38.99
  41. 93,701 units at ¥8424 ($82)
  42. 119,896 units at $42.99
  43. 1.8 million units at ¥7190 ($94)
  44. 167,000 units at $29.99
  45. 2.5 million units at ¥7344 ($73)
  46. 400,000 units at $39.99
  47. 83,338 units at $59.95
  48. Street Fighter Collection:
    • Saturn version sales in Japan: 83,110
    • PlayStation version sales in United States: 126,464
  49. 209,574 units at ¥6264 ($61)
  50. Sega Saturn Japanese Charts(Famitsu)
  51. 1997年 テレビゲームソフト 年間売上 TOP100(ファミ通700号記事ベース). nifty.com. Retrieved on 30 October 2015.
  52. http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/business/million.html
  53. 86,641 units at ¥7344 ($72)
  54. https://web.archive.org/web/20171106065604/www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/salesdata.html
  55. http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/million.html
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  58. "Data Stream". Next Generation (Imagine Media) (24): 30. December 1996.
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  61. https://books.google.com/books?id=5QsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10
  62. https://books.google.com/books?id=sAsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30
  63. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009). Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com.
  64. https://www.statista.com/statistics/307378/average-cinema-admission-price-worldwide/
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