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| 8 || ''[[Captain America: Civil War]]'' || $1,153,304,495 || 2016 || [[Captain America]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel2016.htm|title=Captain America: Civil War (2016)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225120924/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel2016.htm|archivedate=2017-02-25|df=}}</ref> |
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| 9 || ''[[Aquaman (film)|Aquaman]]'' || $1,147,661,807 || 2018 || [[Aquaman]] || [[DC Comics|DC]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dcfilm0617.htm|title=Aquaman (2018)|last=|first=|date=|website=Box Office Mojo|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-04-03}}</ref> |
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| 10 || scope="row" style="background:#b6fcb6;" ! | ''[[Captain Marvel (film)|Captain Marvel]]'' {{†|alt=film currently playing}} || $1,110,180,047 || 2019 || [[Carol Danvers|Captain Marvel]] || Marvel||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel2018a.htm|title=Captain Marvel (2019)|website=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=2019-04-28|df=}}</ref> |
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| 11 || ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]'' || $1,084,939,099 || 2012 || rowspan="2"|[[Batman]]|| rowspan=2| DC || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=batman3.htm|title=The Dark Knight Rises (2012)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214234157/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=batman3.htm|archivedate=2012-12-14|df=}}</ref> |
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| 12 || ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]'' || $1,004,558,444 || 2008 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=darkknight.htm|title=The Dark Knight (2008)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221104243/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=darkknight.htm|archivedate=2014-02-21|df=}}</ref> |
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| 13 || ''[[Spider-Man 3]]''|| $890,871,626 || 2007 || rowspan="2"|[[Spider-Man]]|| rowspan="2"|Marvel||<ref name="boxofficemojo2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman3.htm|title=Spider-Man 3 (2007)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201023252/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman3.htm|archivedate=2009-02-01|df=}}</ref> |
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| 14 || ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming]]''|| $880,166,924 || 2017 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman2017.htm|title=Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911212620/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman2017.htm|archivedate=2017-09-11|df=}}</ref> |
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| 15 || ''[[Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice]]''|| $873,634,919 || 2016 || Batman and [[Superman]]|| DC ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=superman2015.htm|title=Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216235108/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=superman2015.htm|archivedate=2016-12-16|df=}}</ref> |
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| 16 || ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]''|| $863,756,051 || 2017 ||[[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]|| rowspan="3" | Marvel ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel17a.htm|title=Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708184851/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel17a.htm|archivedate=2017-07-08|df=}}</ref> |
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| 17 || ''[[Venom (2018 film)|Venom]]''|| $855,013,954 || 2018 ||[[Venom (Marvel Comics character)|Venom]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=venom2018.htm|title=Venom (2018)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=|archivedate=|access-date=2019-01-27|df=}}</ref> |
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| 20 || ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]''|| $821,708,551 || 2002 || Spider-Man || rowspan="7" | Marvel ||<ref name="boxofficemojo2002">{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman.htm|title=Spider-Man (2002)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214104849/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman.htm|archivedate=2014-02-14|df=}}</ref> |
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| 21 || ''[[Deadpool 2]]'' || $785,046,920 || 2018 || [[Deadpool]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=foxmarvel18.htm|title=Deadpool 2 (2018)|website=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=2019-02-07}}</ref> |
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| 22 || ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'' || $783,766,341 || 2004 || Spider-Man || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman2.htm|title=Spider-Man 2 (2004)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125225415/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman2.htm|archivedate=2009-01-25|df=}}</ref> |
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| 23 || ''[[Deadpool (film)|Deadpool]]'' || $783,112,979 || 2016 || Deadpool || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=deadpool2016.htm|title=Deadpool (2016)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309220052/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=deadpool2016.htm|archivedate=2017-03-09|df=}}</ref> |
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| 24 || ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' || $773,328,629 || 2014 || Guardians of the Galaxy || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel2014a.htm|title=Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422232245/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel2014a.htm|archivedate=2017-04-22|df=}}</ref> |
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| 25 || ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]''|| $757,930,663 || 2012 || Spider-Man ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman4.htm|title=The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222124007/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman4.htm|archivedate=2013-02-22|df=}}</ref> |
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| 26 || ''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past]]''|| $747,862,775 || 2014 ||[[X-Men]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=xmen2014.htm|title=X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20140727205433/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?i8=xmen2014.htm |archivedate=2014-07-27|df=}}</ref> |
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| 27 || ''[[Suicide Squad (film)|Suicide Squad]]''|| $746,846,894 || 2016 ||[[Suicide Squad]]|| DC ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dc2016.htm|title=Suicide Squad (2016)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128062842/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dc2016.htm|archivedate=2017-01-28|df=}}</ref> |
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| 28 || ''[[Captain America: The Winter Soldier]]''|| $714,264,267 || rowspan="2" | 2014 || Captain America || rowspan="3" | Marvel ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel14b.htm|title=Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526001719/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel14b.htm|archivedate=2017-05-26|df=}}</ref> |
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| 29 || ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]''|| $708,982,323 || Spider-Man ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=amazingspiderman2.htm|title=The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524133206/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=amazingspiderman2.htm|archivedate=2014-05-24|df=}}</ref> |
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| 30 || ''[[Doctor Strange (2016 film)|Doctor Strange]]''|| $677,718,395 || 2016 ||[[Doctor Strange]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel716.htm|title=Doctor Strange (2016)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504162200/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel716.htm|archivedate=2017-05-04|df=}}</ref> |
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| 31 || ''[[Man of Steel (film)|Man of Steel]]''|| $668,045,518 || 2013 || Superman || rowspan="2" | DC ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=superman2012.htm|title=Man of Steel (2013)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014020012/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=superman2012.htm|archivedate=2013-10-14|df=}}</ref> |
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| 32 || ''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]''|| $657,924,295 || 2017 ||[[Justice League]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dcfilm1117.htm|title=Justice League (2017)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119174046/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=dcfilm1117.htm|archivedate=2017-11-19|df=}}</ref> |
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| 33 || ''[[Big Hero 6 (film)|Big Hero 6]]''|| $657,818,612 || 2014 ||[[Big Hero 6 (comics)|Big Hero 6]]|| rowspan=2 | Marvel ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=disney2014.htm|title=Big Hero 6 (2014)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218204558/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=disney2014.htm|archivedate=2016-02-18|df=}}</ref> |
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| 34 || ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]''|| $644,571,402 || 2013 || Thor ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thor2.htm|title=Thor: The Dark World (2013)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528120109/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=thor2.htm|archivedate=2017-05-28|df=}}</ref> |
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| 35 || ''[[The Incredibles]]''|| $633,019,734 || 2004 || The Incredibles || Pixar ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=incredibles.htm|title=The Incredibles (2004)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618013312/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=incredibles.htm|archivedate=2009-06-18|df=}}</ref> |
| 35 || ''[[The Incredibles]]''|| $633,019,734 || 2004 || The Incredibles || Pixar ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=incredibles.htm|title=The Incredibles (2004)|website=Box Office Mojo|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618013312/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=incredibles.htm|archivedate=2009-06-18|df=}}</ref> |
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The following page lists the highest-grossing superhero films of all time, the highest-grossing superheroes at the box office and the biggest opening weekends for superhero films. The figures have not been adjusted for inflation.
Top 50 Highest-grossing superhero films
The four highest-grossing superhero films have been produced by Marvel Studios, within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first three Avengers films (Infinity War, The Avengers, and Age of Ultron) are the three highest-grossing of all time.
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Rank | Film | Worldwide gross | Year | Superhero | Source | Ref[1] |
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1 | Avengers: Infinity War | $2,048,359,754 | 2018 | Avengers | Marvel | [2] |
2 | The Avengers | $1,518,812,988 | 2012 | [3] | ||
3 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | $1,405,403,694 | 2015 | [4] | ||
4 | Black Panther | $1,346,913,161 | 2018 | Black Panther | [5] | |
5 | Incredibles 2 | $1,242,805,359 | The Incredibles | Pixar | [6] | |
6 | Iron Man 3 | $1,214,811,252 | 2013 | Iron Man | Marvel | [7] |
7 | Avengers: Endgame † | $1,209,000,000 | 2019 | Avengers | [8] | |
8 | Captain America: Civil War | $1,153,304,495 | 2016 | Captain America | [9] | |
9 | Aquaman | $1,147,661,807 | 2018 | Aquaman | DC | [10] |
10 | Captain Marvel † | $1,110,180,047 | 2019 | Captain Marvel | Marvel | [11] |
11 | The Dark Knight Rises | $1,084,939,099 | 2012 | Batman | DC | [12] |
12 | The Dark Knight | $1,004,558,444 | 2008 | [13] | ||
13 | Spider-Man 3 | $890,871,626 | 2007 | Spider-Man | Marvel | [14] |
14 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | $880,166,924 | 2017 | [15] | ||
15 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | $873,634,919 | 2016 | Batman and Superman | DC | [16] |
16 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | $863,756,051 | 2017 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Marvel | [17] |
17 | Venom | $855,013,954 | 2018 | Venom | [18] | |
18 | Thor: Ragnarok | $853,977,126 | 2017 | Thor | [19] | |
19 | Wonder Woman | $821,847,012 | Wonder Woman | DC | [20] | |
20 | Spider-Man | $821,708,551 | 2002 | Spider-Man | Marvel | [21] |
21 | Deadpool 2 | $785,046,920 | 2018 | Deadpool | [22] | |
22 | Spider-Man 2 | $783,766,341 | 2004 | Spider-Man | [23] | |
23 | Deadpool | $783,112,979 | 2016 | Deadpool | [24] | |
24 | Guardians of the Galaxy | $773,328,629 | 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | [25] | |
25 | The Amazing Spider-Man | $757,930,663 | 2012 | Spider-Man | [26] | |
26 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | $747,862,775 | 2014 | X-Men | [27] | |
27 | Suicide Squad | $746,846,894 | 2016 | Suicide Squad | DC | [28] |
28 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | $714,264,267 | 2014 | Captain America | Marvel | [29] |
29 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | $708,982,323 | Spider-Man | [30] | ||
30 | Doctor Strange | $677,718,395 | 2016 | Doctor Strange | [31] | |
31 | Man of Steel | $668,045,518 | 2013 | Superman | DC | [32] |
32 | Justice League | $657,924,295 | 2017 | Justice League | [33] | |
33 | Big Hero 6 | $657,818,612 | 2014 | Big Hero 6 | Marvel | [34] |
34 | Thor: The Dark World | $644,571,402 | 2013 | Thor | [35] | |
35 | The Incredibles | $633,019,734 | 2004 | The Incredibles | Pixar | [36] |
36 | Hancock | $624,386,746 | 2008 | Hancock | Vincent Ngo | [37] |
37 | Iron Man 2 | $623,933,331 | 2010 | Iron Man | Marvel | [38] |
38 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | $622,674,139 | 2018 | Ant-Man and Wasp | [39] | |
39 | Logan | $619,021,436 | 2017 | Wolverine | [40] | |
40 | Iron Man | $585,174,222 | 2008 | Iron Man | [41] | |
41 | X-Men: Apocalypse | $543,934,787 | 2016 | X-Men | [42] | |
42 | Ant-Man | $519,311,965 | 2015 | Ant-Man | [43] | |
43 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | $493,333,584 | 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Mirage | [44] |
44 | X-Men: The Last Stand | $459,359,555 | 2006 | X-Men | Marvel | [45] |
45 | Thor | $449,326,618 | 2011 | Thor | [46] | |
46 | The Wolverine | $414,828,246 | 2013 | Wolverine | [47] | |
47 | Batman | $411,348,924 | 1989 | Batman | DC | [48] |
48 | X2 | $407,711,549 | 2003 | X-Men | Marvel | [49] |
49 | Superman Returns | $391,081,192 | 2006 | Superman | DC | [50] |
50 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse † | $375,251,438 | 2018 | Spider-Man | Marvel | [51] |
Top 25 Highest-grossing superheroes film series and franchises
This is a list of the highest-grossing superhero film series and franchises at the box office. The Marvel Cinematic Universe ranks as the highest-grossing film series and franchise of all time. The Incredibles ranks as the seventh highest-grossing animated franchise.
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Highest-grossing opening weekend worldwide
The highest-grossing worldwide opening weekends only include countries where the film opened the same week. All days until the first Sunday are included in countries where the film opened before Friday. Films need to make $100 million+ to get on the list.
- ^ The Worldwide opening weekend is the sum of the domestic (US + Canada) and foreign opening weekends on the "Summary" and "Foreign" tabs in Box Office Mojo. If the domestic opening was before Friday then the preceding days on the "Daily" tab are added. The sums are listed on the record page for Worldwide Openings.
Timeline of highest-grossing superhero films
Seven films since 1978 have broken the record for highest-grossing superhero film. Batman, Spider-Man and Avengers have held the record two times each, while films based on DC properties have held it three times and films based on Marvel Comics have held it four times.
Title | Year | Record-setting gross | Superhero | Source | Ref |
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Superman | 1978 | $300,451,603 | Superman | DC | [99] |
Batman | 1989 | $411,348,924 | Batman | [48] | |
Spider-Man | 2002 | $821,708,551 | Spider-Man | Marvel | [21] |
Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | $890,871,626 | [14] | ||
The Dark Knight | 2008 | $1,004,558,444 | Batman | DC | [100] |
The Avengers | 2012 | $1,518,812,988 | Avengers | Marvel | [101] |
Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | $2,048,359,754 | [102] |
Timeline of biggest opening for superhero films
13 films since 1978 have broken the record for highest-grossing worldwide opening weekend for a superhero film. Seven of the films are based on Marvel Comics while Batman has held the record four times.
Title | Year | Record-setting gross ($ millions)[52] | Superhero | Source | Ref |
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Superman | 1978 | $7.5 | Superman | DC | [103] |
Superman II | 1981 | $14.1 | [104] | ||
Batman | 1989 | $40.5 | Batman | [105] | |
Batman Returns | 1992 | $45.7 | [106] | ||
Batman Forever | 1995 | $52.5 | [107] | ||
X-Men | 2000 | $54.5 | X-Men | Marvel | [108] |
Spider-Man | 2002 | $125.9 | Spider-Man | [109] | |
X2 | 2003 | $154.8 | X-Men | [110] | |
Spider-Man 2 | 2004 | $189.4 | Spider-Man | [111] | |
Spider-Man 3 | 2007 | $381.7 | [112] | ||
The Avengers | 2012 | $392.5 | Avengers | [101] | |
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | 2016 | $422.5 | Batman/Superman | DC | [113] |
Avengers: Infinity War | 2018 | $640.5 | Avengers | Marvel | [102] |
Highest-grossing superhero film by year
The following is a list of the highest-grossing superhero film by year since 1966. Some years have no superhero films. Batman has topped seven years, the most of any superhero. Films based on Marvel Comics have topped 18 years, the most for a source.
- TBDTo be determined
See also
- List of highest-grossing films
- List of highest-grossing media franchises
- Lists of highest-grossing films
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