It's hard to see the franchise standing pat, though.
In fifth place is Emma Watson, whose net worth comes from a combination of high-profile acting roles in films like Beauty and the Beast (for which she received a ￡2m upfront fee) and the Harry Potter franchise, which is estimated to have bolstered the 28-year-old's fortune by ￡43m.
Because the franchise signed Cousins for only one year, the Warriors don't have his full Bird rights, meaning they can't go over the cap to re-sign him.
As most will know, the DC Extended Universe has suffered a rocky road since Man of Steel released in 2013, and with Wonder Woman being the highest rated film in its franchise, it should be no surprise that Warner Bros.
That's an awful lot of responsibility for a hero who's never been mentioned by name in the franchise thus far, and although they've certainly got star power in the title role — Brie Larson took home an Oscar for her work in Room not that long ago — it isn't unreasonable to argue that Captain Marvel is, in its own way, just as big a gamble as Avengers 4.
As a franchise, the Lakers have always worked best when celebrity drove its success — and there's not a bigger household name in basketball than No.
17 LeBron James has changed teams, leaving hometown franchise Cleveland Cavaliers for the sunnier climes that life as a Los Angeles Laker will bring.
Instead of acknowledging what both have done, you need to see if there are things one can do for your franchise that the other can't.
We can only focus on what we could do to get better every day as the Lakers franchise.
"Dirk knows this, and we've talked about it — that we have to move the franchise forward the right way," Carlisle said.
Nowitzki, a former NBA MVP who turned 40 in June, is set to become the first player in league history to play 21 consecutive seasons for the same franchise.
Bryant was asked whether James has to lead the Lakers back to a championship in order to be viewed in the same light as Bryant, who won five championships during his 20-year career with the franchise.
The show won't come cheap: Amazon is reportedly paying around $250 million for the rights to the franchise, with the production costs estimated to reach $500 million.
James joined the Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA's richest and most high-profile franchise, valued at more than $3 billion by Forbes.
This is what the Mission Impossible franchise should really be about.
"Our franchise has been really fortunate to have some truly great, historic players to represent the franchise.
First Group's chief executive resigned last month amid reported losses of ￡326million, and Virgin Trains was forced to hand back control of the east coast mainline last Sunday after overbidding for the franchise.
The New Orleans Pelicans earned their first series sweep in franchise history — and their first series win in a decade — after knocking off the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday.
Twenty-first century grown-ups who bemoan the hegemony of fantasy-based franchise movies — which is to say most of us, at one time or another — have only our own youthful enthusiasms to blame.
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