imperialscum said:

Let me put it like this. How many people watches Star Wars, let's say annually, and how many does that with Matrix?

I'd bet my next paycheck that you would be very surprised by the size and devotion of The Matrix fan base. A quick search turns up several fan forums. Those films were very bit as influential as Star Wars was When it came out.

Star Wars influenced the look of space travel & ships, long since copied. Matrix gave us the slow motion, multi-angle, POV style of action and altered reality. Also copied regularly ever since.