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At least seventeen films since 1964 have held the record for highest-grossing superhero film. Spider-Man has held the record twice, Batman and the Avengers have held it three times each, and Godzilla held it at least six times.
- 20 Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2
- 19 Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
- 18 Spider-Man: Homecoming
- 17 Spider-Man 3
- 16 Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness
- 15 The Dark Knight
- 14 Joker
- 13 The Dark Knight Rises
- 12 Captain Marvel
- 11 Spider-Man: Far from Home
The second film in the Guardians of the Galaxytrilogy may not have been many people's favorite of the three, but it was the highest-grossing. This deep dive into the parentage of Guardians leader Peter Quill (you can call him Star-Lord) managed to pull in over $863 million dollars worldwide, with an impressive $146 million of that coming in its fir...
The first appearance of a DC film in this list is courtesy of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which features the first on-screen meeting of the two most popular DC comics characters. While the film did an impressive $873 million at the worldwide box office, it was a disappointment considering the monumental moment in the history of the characte...
The first of 4 Spider-Man movies on this list, and the first of 7 films that features the character at all, Spider-Man is a major box office draw. Long the highest-grossing superhero, sales of Spider-Man merchandise are higher than sales of Batman and Superman merchandise combined. So it's unsurprising that the wall-crawler features so prominently ...
Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 3 is a mixed bag. While the filmmaker's first two Spider-Man movies helped cement the superhero genre as themodern blockbuster trend, the third entry ended up being the unplanned finale to a trilogy and was widely lamented by critics and fans alike. Still, that disappointment doesn't seem to have hat damaged its earning poten...
Another hit for director Sam Raimi. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness showed the power of the MCU and rode off the character's popularity following apperances in Avengers: Infinity War and Spider-Man: No Way Home, the sequel to the first Doctor Strange saw a major boost in take sales. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness grossed $9...
Few movies attain both the level of acclaim and financial success that The Dark Knight has. Christopher Nolan's landmark 2008 Batman movie, which followed in the footsteps of Batman Begins, is still widely considered to be one of the greatest comic book movies ever made and perhaps one of the best movies of its decade. Riding a wave of praise and b...
This is the only entry on this list that falls into a grey area. Joker is not technically a superhero movie by some definitions. It is focused almost entirely on a villain, and Bruce Wayne only appears for mere moments as a child. Be that as it may, the Joker is the hero of this movie, and given its DC Comics source material, the film earned its pl...
The Dark Knight Rises arrived in theaters in the summer of 2012, providing fans with a sequel to The Dark Knight, as well as a conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. Though the film couldn't live up to its predecessor as far as critics were concerned, it did manage to top it at the box office, taking in $1.07 billion globally. After the ...
Captain Marvelwas many things for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was the first female-fronted solo title in the franchise. It marked Brie Larson's debut as the iconic character. It was the first movie in the MCU to be co-directed by a woman, with Anna Boden at the helm alongside Ryan Fleck. It was also a tremendous success. The 90s-set superhero...
Not only is Spider-Man: Far From Home one of the highest-grossing superhero movies in history, it was, at the time of release, the highest-grossing film in Sony Pictures' history (and would later be dethroned by another entry from the wall-crawler). The spot was previously reserved for 007 himself, with Daniel Craig's third solo-outing as James Bon...
This chart contains the top 100 Super Hero movies based on the cumulative worldwide box office. See our Super Hero Theatrical Market Charts for more overviews regarding the domestic theatrical box office performance of Super Hero movies.
- Avengers: Endgame (2019) Box office: $2.796 billion. Directors: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo. Where does one begin? When it comes to Avengers: Endgame, that question is not so much an expression of wanton enthusiasm as a practical challenge in evaluating the destination toward which Kevin Feige and company have been steering story and viewer alike for the past 11 years and 21 films.
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Box office: $2.05 billion. Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo. Avengers: Infinity War is epic in a way that has been often aspired to but never fully grasped when it comes to the translation from comic book panel to the Big Screen.
- The Avengers (2012) Box office: $1.52 billion. Director: Joss Whedon. Nestled amongst the gaudy box office numbers of Joss Whedon’s blockbuster is a much simpler achievement.
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Box office: $1.41 billion. Director: Joss Whedon. The second Avengers film was warmly received when it initially arrived, but then suffered a bit of immediate blowback, with many superhero genre geeks asserting themselves that although it was undeniably an entertaining film, it represented something of a step back from Joss Whedon’s record-smashing original.
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- 'Aquaman' (2018) 2018s underwater adventure, Aquaman, stands as DC's highest-grossing film. The Jason Mamoa-starring action movie may not be the most critically acclaimed of the superhero franchise, but that doesn't mean it didn't do incredibly well for itself.
- 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016) Captain America: Civil War kicked off Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with one hell of a bang. Harsh truths, broken friendships, and a highly anticipated welcome to the MCU all came hand in hand.
- 'Iron Man 3' (2013) Where would we be without Iron Man? 2008s release of Iron Man brought on the incredible adventure that would become the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- 'The Incredibles 2' (2018) The Incredibles 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to its 2004 predecessor that holds a very nostalgic place in the hearts of millions worldwide.
Jan 1, 2020 · Superhero movies have been popular in the past decade, making them money. These are the highest grossing superhero films according to Box Office Mojo.
Oct 25, 2016 · Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy as Professor X, Ian McKellen and Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Peter Dinklage as Bolivar Trask, and of course, Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.
