Year |
Film |
Publisher |
Director |
Distributor |
Worldwide Gross |
Notes |
1951 |
Superman and the Mole Men |
DC Comics |
Lee Sholem |
Lippert Pictures Inc. |
|
Based on Adventures of Superman TV series |
1966 |
Batman |
DC Comics |
Leslie H. Martinson |
20th Century Fox |
$1,700,000 (est.
US/ Canada rentals)[1] |
Based on Batman TV series |
1977 |
Abar, the First Black Superman |
Original |
Frank Packard |
Mirror Releasing |
|
|
1978 |
Superman |
DC Comics |
Richard Donner |
Warner Bros. |
$300,218,018 |
|
Dr. Strange |
Marvel Comics |
Philip DeGuere |
MCA Home Video |
Television film |
|
Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park |
Hanna-Barbera |
Gordon Hessler |
NBC |
Television film |
Based on the rock band Kiss |
1980 |
Superman II |
DC Comics |
Richard Lester |
Warner Bros. |
$108,185,706 |
Sequel to 1978's Superman |
Hero at Large |
Original |
Martin Davidson |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
$15,934,737 |
|
1981 |
Condorman |
Original |
Charles Jarrott |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$287,434 |
|
1982 |
Swamp Thing |
DC Comics |
Wes Craven |
Embassy Pictures |
$287,434 |
|
1983 |
Superman III |
DC Comics |
Richard Lester |
Warner Bros. |
$70,656,090 |
Sequel to 1980's Superman II |
1984 |
Supergirl |
DC Comics |
Jeannot Szwarc |
TriStar Pictures, Warner Bros. |
$14,296,438 |
Spin-off to 1978's Superman |
The Toxic Avenger |
Original |
Lloyd Kaufman |
Troma Entertainment, |
$800,000 |
|
1986 |
Howard the Duck |
Marvel Comics |
Willard Huyck |
Universal Pictures |
$37,962,774 |
|
1987 |
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace |
DC Comics |
Sidney J. Furie |
Warner Bros. |
$15,681,020 |
Sequel to 1983's Superman III |
1989 |
The Toxic Avenger Part II |
Original |
Lloyd Kaufman |
Troma Entertainment, |
$792,966 |
Sequel to 1984's The Toxic Avenger |
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
|
Original |
Lloyd Kaufman |
Troma Entertainment, |
$363,561 |
Sequel to 1989's The Toxic Avenger Part II |
Batman |
DC Comics |
Tim Burton |
Warner Bros. |
$411,348,924 |
|
The Return of Swamp Thing |
DC Comics |
Jim Wynorski |
Millimeter Films |
$192,816 |
Sequel to 1982's Swamp Thing |
The Punisher |
Marvel Comics |
Mark Goldblatt |
Artisan Entertainment |
$287,434 |
Direct-to-video in North America |
1990 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Mirage Comics |
Steve Baron |
New Line Cinema |
$201,965,915 |
|
Darkman |
Original |
Sam Raimi |
Universal Studios |
$48,878,502 |
|
Captain America |
Marvel Comics |
Albert Pyun |
21st Century Film Corporation |
$675,437 |
|
1991 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze |
Mirage Comics |
Michael Pressman |
New Line Cinema |
$78,656,813 |
Sequel to 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
The Guyver |
Chuang Yi Publishing |
Steve Wang |
New Line Cinema |
|
|
The Rocketeer |
Pacific Comics |
Joe Johnston |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$62,000,000 |
|
1992 |
Batman Returns |
DC Comics |
Tim Burton |
Warner Bros. |
$266,822,354 |
Sequel to 1989's Batman |
1993 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III |
Mirage Comics |
Stuart Gillard |
New Line Cinema |
$42,273,609 |
Sequel to 1991's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II |
The Meteor Man |
Original |
Robert Townsend |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
$8,023,147 |
|
1994 |
The Fantastic Four |
Marvel Comics |
Oley Sassone |
Constantin Film |
Unreleased |
|
The Crow |
Caliber Comics |
Alex Proyas |
Miramax Films |
$144,693,129 |
|
Blankman |
Original |
Mike Binder |
Columbia Pictures |
$7,941,977 |
|
The Shadow |
Street and Smith Publications |
Russell Mulcahy |
Universal Studios |
$48,063,435 |
|
The Mask |
Dark Horse Comics |
Chuck Russell |
New Line Cinema |
$351,583,407 |
|
Guyver: Dark Hero |
Chuang Yi Publishing |
Steve Wang |
New Line Cinema |
|
Sequel to 1991's The Guyver |
1995 |
Batman Forever |
DC Comics |
Joel Schumacher |
Warner Bros. |
$336,529,844 |
Sequel to 1992's Batman Returns |
Judge Dredd |
IPC Media |
Danny Cannon |
Hollywood Pictures |
$113,493,481 |
|
Tank Girl |
Dark Horse Comics |
Rachel Talalay |
United Artists |
$4,064,495 |
|
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie |
Original |
Bryan Spicer |
20th Century Fox |
$66,433,194 |
Based on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series/
Characters created by Saban Entertainment |
Black Scorpion |
Original |
Jonathan Winfrey |
Showtime |
Television film |
|
Darkman II: The Return of Durant |
Original |
Bradford May |
Universal Studios |
Direct-to-video |
Sequel to 1990's Darkman |
1996 |
The Crow: City of Angels |
Caliber Comics |
Tim Pope |
Miramax Films |
$17,917,287 |
Sequel to 1994's The Crow |
Barb Wire |
Dark Horse Comics |
David Hogan |
Universal Studios |
$3,793,614 |
|
Prey of the Jaguar |
Original |
David DeCoteau |
HIT Entertainment |
|
|
The Phantom |
Various |
Simon Wincer |
Paramount Pictures |
$17,323,326 |
|
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die |
Original |
Bradford May |
Universal Studios |
Direct-to-video |
Sequel to 1995's Darkman II: The Return of Durant |
1997 |
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock |
Original |
Jonathan Winfrey |
Showtime |
Television film |
Sequel to 1995's Black Scorpion |
Batman & Robin |
DC Comics |
Joel Schumacher |
Warner Bros. |
$238,207,122 |
Sequel to 1995's Batman Forever |
Spawn |
Image Comics |
Mark A.Z. Dippe |
New Line Cinema |
$87,840,042 |
|
Steel |
DC Comics |
Kenneth Johnson |
Warner Bros. |
$1,710,972 |
|
Star Kid |
Original |
Manny Coto |
Trimark Pictures |
$7,029,025 |
|
1998 |
Blade |
Marvel Comics |
Stephen Norrington |
New Line Cinema |
$131,183,530 |
|
1999 |
Mystery Men |
Dark Horse Comics |
Kinka Usher |
Universal Pictures |
$33,461,011 |
Comedy film |
2000 |
The Crow: Salvation |
Caliber Comics |
Bharat Nalluri |
Dimension Films |
|
Sequel to 1996's The Crow: City of Angels |
X-Men |
Marvel Comics |
Bryan Singer |
20th Century Fox |
$296,339,527 |
|
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger Part IV |
Original |
Lloyd Kaufman |
Troma Entertainment, |
|
Sequel to 1989's The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie |
The Specials |
Original |
Craig Mazin |
Regent Entertainment |
$13,276 |
Comedy film |
Unbreakable |
Original |
M. Night Shyamalan |
Touchstone Pictures |
$248,118,121 |
Psychological thriller |
2002 |
Blade II |
Marvel Comics |
Guillermo del Toro |
New Line Cinema |
$155,010,032 |
Sequel to 1998's Blade |
Spider-Man |
Marvel Comics |
Sam Raimi |
Columbia Pictures |
$821,708,551 |
|
2003 |
Daredevil |
Marvel Comics |
Mark Steven Johnson |
20th Century Fox |
$179,179,718 |
|
X2: X-Men United |
Marvel Comics |
Bryan Singer |
20th Century Fox |
$407,711,549 |
Sequel to 2000's X-Men |
Hulk |
Marvel Comics |
Ang Lee |
Universal Studios |
$245,360,480 |
|
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen |
WildStorm/DC Comics |
Stephen Norrington |
20th Century Fox |
$179,265,204 |
|
2004 |
Hellboy |
Dark Horse Comics |
Guillermo del Toro |
Columbia Pictures |
$99,318,987 |
|
The Punisher |
Marvel Comics |
Jonathan Hensleigh |
Lionsgate |
$54,700,105 |
Reboot of The Punisher film franchise |
Spider-Man 2 |
Marvel Comics |
Sam Raimi |
Columbia Pictures |
$783,766,341 |
Sequel to 2002's Spider-Man |
Catwoman |
DC Comics |
Pitof |
Warner Bros. |
$82,102,379 |
|
Blade: Trinity |
Marvel Comics |
David S. Goyer |
New Line Cinema |
$128,905,366 |
Sequel to 2002's Blade II |
2005 |
Elektra |
Marvel Comics |
Rob Bowman |
20th Century Fox |
$56,681,566 |
Spin-off to 2003's Daredevil |
Constantine |
DC Comics/Vertigo |
Francis Lawrence |
Warner Bros. |
$230,884,728 |
|
The Crow: Wicked Prayer |
Caliber Comics |
Lance Mungia |
Dimension Films |
|
Sequel to 2000's The Crow: Salvation |
Son of the Mask |
Dark Horse Comics |
Lawrence Guterman |
New Line Cinema |
$57,552,641 |
Sequel to 1994's The Mask |
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D |
Original |
Robert Rodriguez |
Dimension Films/
Columbia Pictures |
$69,425,967 |
Comedy, family film |
Batman Begins |
DC Comics |
Christopher Nolan |
Warner Bros. |
$374,218,673 |
Reboot of the Batman film franchise |
Fantastic Four |
Marvel Comics |
Tim Story |
20th Century Fox |
$330,579,719 |
|
Man-Thing |
Marvel Comics |
Brett Leonard |
Cinemax |
Direct-to-video |
|
Sky High |
Original |
Mike Mitchell |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$86,369,815 |
Comedy, family film |
V for Vendetta |
DC Comics/Vertigo |
James McTeigue |
Warner Bros. |
$132,511,035 |
|
2006 |
X-Men: The Last Stand |
Marvel Comics |
Brett Ratner |
20th Century Fox |
$459,359,555 |
Sequel to 2003's X2: X-Men United |
Superman Returns |
DC Comics |
Bryan Singer |
Warner Bros. |
$391,081,192 |
Alternative sequel to 1980's Superman II |
Lightspeed |
Original |
Don E. FauntLeRoy |
Nu Image Films |
Direct-to-video |
Created by Stan Lee |
Zoom |
Original |
Peter Hewitt |
Sony Pictures |
$12,506,188 |
|
2007 |
Ghost Rider |
Marvel Comics |
Mark Steven Johnson |
Columbia Pictures |
$228,738,393 |
|
Spider-Man 3 |
Marvel Comics |
Sam Raimi |
Columbia Pictures |
$890,871,626 |
Sequel to 2004's Spider-Man 2 |
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer |
Marvel Comics |
Tim Story |
20th Century Fox |
$289,047,763 |
Sequel to 2005's Fantastic Four |
Underdog |
Various |
Frederik Du Chau |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$65,270,477 |
|
2008 |
Superhero Movie |
Original |
Craig Mazin |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
$71,237,351 |
Spoof film |
Iron Man |
Marvel Comics |
Jon Favreau |
Paramount Pictures |
$585,174,222 |
|
Wanted |
Top Cow Productions |
Timur Bekmambetov |
Universal Pictures |
$341,433,252 |
|
The Incredible Hulk |
Marvel Comics |
Louis Leterrier |
Universal Studios |
$263,427,551 |
Reboot of the Hulk film franchise |
Hancock |
Original |
Peter Berg |
Columbia Pictures |
$624,386,746 |
Comedy-drama |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army |
Dark Horse Comics |
Guillermo del Toro |
Universal Studios |
$160,388,063 |
Sequel to 2004's Hellboy |
The Dark Knight |
DC Comics |
Christopher Nolan |
Warner Bros. |
$1,004,558,444 |
Sequel to 2005's Batman Begins |
Punisher: War Zone |
Marvel Comics |
Lexi Alexander |
Lionsgate |
$10,100,036 |
Reboot of The Punisher film franchise |
The Spirit |
DC Comics |
Frank Miller |
Lionsgate |
$39,031,337 |
|
2009 |
Watchmen |
DC Comics |
Zack Snyder |
Warner Bros. |
$185,258,983 |
|
Push |
Original |
Paul McGuigan |
Summit Entertainment |
$48,808,215 |
|
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
Marvel Comics |
Gavin Hood |
20th Century Fox |
$373,062,864 |
Prequel to the X-Men film trilogy |
|
Defendor |
Original |
Peter Stebbings |
Sony Pictures, Darius Films, Alliance Films |
$44,462 |
|
2010 |
Kick-Ass |
Icon Comics/Marvel Comics |
Matthew Vaughn |
Lionsgate |
$96,188,903 |
|
Super |
Original |
James Gunn |
IFC Films / StudioCanal |
$327,716 |
IFC's most successful VOD film so far[2] |
Iron Man 2 |
Marvel Comics |
Jon Favreau |
Paramount Pictures |
$623,933,331 |
Sequel to 2008's Iron Man |
Jonah Hex |
DC Comics |
Jimmy Hayward |
Warner Bros. |
$10,903,312 |
|
2011 |
The Green Hornet |
Holyoke Publishing/
NOW Comics |
Michel Gondry |
Columbia Pictures |
$227,817,248 |
|
Thor |
Marvel Comics |
Kenneth Branagh |
Paramount Pictures |
$449,326,618 |
|
X-Men: First Class |
Marvel Comics |
Matthew Vaughn |
20th Century Fox |
$353,624,124 |
Prequel to the X-Men film trilogy |
Green Lantern |
DC Comics |
Martin Campbell |
Warner Bros. |
$219,851,172 |
|
Vs |
Original |
Jason Trost |
Image Entertainment |
|
|
Captain America: The First Avenger |
Marvel Comics |
Joe Johnston |
Paramount Pictures |
$370,569,774 |
Reboot of the Captain America film franchise |
2012 |
Chronicle |
Original |
Josh Trank |
20th Century Fox |
$126,636,097 |
Superhero movie in the 'found-footage' genre |
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance |
Marvel Comics |
Neveldine/Taylor |
Columbia Pictures |
$132,563,930 |
Sequel to 2007's Ghost Rider |
The Avengers |
Marvel Comics |
Joss Whedon |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
$1,518,594,910 |
In continuity with 2008's Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, 2010's Iron Man 2,
and 2011's Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger |
The Amazing Spider-Man |
Marvel Comics |
Marc Webb |
Columbia Pictures |
$752,216,557 |
Reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise |
The Dark Knight Rises |
DC Comics |
Christopher Nolan |
Warner Bros. |
$1,084,439,099 |
Sequel to 2008's The Dark Knight |
Dredd |
Rebellion Developments |
Pete Travis |
Lionsgate |
$35,626,525 |
Reboot of the Judge Dredd film franchise |
2013 |
Iron Man 3 |
Marvel Comics |
Shane Black |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
$1,215,439,994 |
Sequel to 2010's Iron Man 2 |
Man of Steel |
DC Comics |
Zack Snyder |
Warner Bros. |
$668,045,518 |
Reboot of the Superman film franchise |
R.I.P.D. |
Dark Horse Comics |
Robert Schwentke |
Universal Pictures |
$78,324,220 |
The Wolverine |
Marvel Comics |
James Mangold |
20th Century Fox |
$414,828,246 |
Sequel to the X-Men film trilogy |
Kick-Ass 2 |
Marvel Comics |
Jeff Wadlow |
Universal Studios |
$59,556,104 |
Sequel to 2010's Kick-Ass |
Super Buddies |
Original |
Robert Vince |
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
Direct to Video |
7th installment in the Air Buddies franchise |
Thor: The Dark World |
Marvel Comics |
Alan Taylor |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
$629,972,697 |
Sequel to 2011's Thor |
2014 |
Captain America: The Winter Soldier |
Marvel Comics |
Anthony and Joseph Russo |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
|
Sequel to 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger |
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 |
Marvel Comics |
Marc Webb |
Columbia Pictures |
|
Sequel to 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man |
X-Men: Days of Future Past |
Marvel Comics |
Bryan Singer |
20th Century Fox |
|
Sequel to 2011's X-Men: First Class and the X-Men film trilogy |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Mirage Comics |
Jonathan Liebesman |
Paramount Pictures |
|
Reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film franchise |
Guardians of the Galaxy |
Marvel Comics |
James Gunn |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
|
|
2015 |
The Fantastic Four |
Marvel Comics |
Josh Trank |
20th Century Fox |
|
Reboot of the Fantastic Four film franchise |
Avengers: Age of Ultron |
Marvel Comics |
Joss Whedon |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
|
Sequel to 2012's The Avengers |
Ant-Man |
Marvel Comics |
Edgar Wright |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
|
|
2016 |
Third Captain America film |
Marvel Comics |
Anthony and Joseph Russo |
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
|
Sequel to 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier |
Untitled Man of Steel sequel |
DC Comics |
Zack Snyder |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
|
Crossover team up with Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman; sequel to 2013's Man of Steel; |
X-Men: Apocalypse |
Marvel Comics |
Bryan Singer |
20th Century Fox |
|
Sequel to X-Men: Days of Future Past |
The Amazing Spider-Man 3 |
Marvel Comics |
|
Columbia Pictures |
|
Sequel to 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 |
2017 |
Untitled The Wolverine Sequel |
Marvel Comics |
|
20th Century Fox |
|
Sequel to The Wolverine |
Untitled The Fantastic Four Sequel |
Marvel Comics |
|
20th Century Fox |
|
Sequel to the reboot of the Fantastic Four film franchise |
2018 |
The Amazing Spider-Man 4[3] |
Marvel Comics |
|
Columbia Pictures |
|
Sequel to 2016's The Amazing Spider-Man 3 |