1
6.6(669)1h 48m• Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.
Movie Saga1968 – 2005
Herbie Collection
6 Films
5.9 Avg Rating
$280.6M Saga Box Office
5.61x Commercial Multiplier
Herbie is an anthropomorphic 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, a character that is featured in several Disney motion pictures starting with the 1968 feature film The Love Bug. He has a mind of his own and is capable of driving himself, and is a serious contender in auto racing competitions. Throughout most of the franchise, Herbie is distinguished by red, white and blue racing stripes from front to back bumper, a racing-style number "53" on the front trunk lid, doors, and engine lid, and a yellow-on-black '63 California license plate that says, "OFP 857". One exception to this is his introduction in The Love Bug, where he initially appears as a nondescript white vehicle with a gray colored fabric sunroof (a.k.a. "ragtop"), the style of sunroof offered on VW Beetles made through 1963.
Franchise Box Office Economics
Combined theatrical financials and commercial performance across all 6 installments.
Total Worldwide Gross
$280.6M
Cumulative box office receipts
Total Production Budget
$50M
Combined studio investments
Average Gross / Film
$46.8M
Average theatrical return
Commercial Multiple
5.61x
Worldwide Gross vs Budget
Films in Saga(6)
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2
6.2(455)1h 28m• Romance, Comedy, Family
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.
3
5.9(365)1h 45m• Romance, Comedy, Family
Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. But thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank, and are now trying to get them back.
4
5.4(264)1h 33m• Fantasy, Comedy, Family
The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico.
5
5.7(159)1h 28m• Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
The inimitable VW Beetle is losing all his races and destined for the scrap heap until mechanic Hank takes him over and gives him a new lease of life. Soon, Herbie is winning again, to the fury of his previous owner, who builds a menacing black bug to challenge Herbie to the ultimate race.
6
5.9(2489)1h 41m• Comedy, Family, Adventure
Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.