Mad Max (franchise) Mad Max (franchise) Mad Max is an Australian dystopian action media franchise created by George Miller and Byron Kennedy. It began in 1979 with "Mad Max", and was followed by three films: "Mad Max 2" (1981), "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" (1985) and "" (2015). Mel Gibson starred in the first three films and Tom Hardy took over as Max in the fourth film. The series follows the adventures of Max Rockatansky, a police officer in a future Australia which is experiencing societal collapse due to war and critical resource shortages. When his wife and child are murdered by a vicious
Mad Max 2 refer to the Max character at all, and all shied away from the fact that the film was a sequel. For the majority of viewers, their first inkling of "Road Warrior" being a sequel to "Mad Max" was when they saw the black and white, archival footage from the previous film, during the prologue. The film was a commercial success, earning $3.7 million in rentals in Australia. As "The Road Warrior" in North America, it was a greater success. The film earned $11.3 million in rentals and $23.6 million in grosses. Vestron Video capitalized by releasing "Mad Max" on video