Year |
Film |
Publisher |
Director |
Distributor |
Worldwide Gross |
Notes |
1920 |
The Mark of Zorro |
Argosy |
Fred Niblo |
United Artists |
|
Based on The Curse of Capistrano by Johnston McCulley |
1925 |
Don Q, Son of Zorro |
Argosy |
Donald Crisp |
United Artists |
|
Sequel to 1920 The Mark of Zorro |
1936 |
The Bold Caballero |
Argosy |
Wells Root |
Republic Pictures |
|
First Zorro talkie |
1940 |
The Mark of Zorro |
Argosy |
Rouben Mamoulian |
20th Century Fox |
|
Remake of the 1920 Zorro |
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 |
|
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 |
|
1978 |
Dr. Strange |
Marvel Comics |
Philip DeGuere |
MCA Home Video |
|
|
1980 |
Superman II |
DC Comics |
Richard Lester |
Warner Bros. |
$108,185,706 |
Sequel to 1978's Superman |
1981 |
Condorman |
Original |
Charles Jarrott |
Walt Disney Pictures |
|
|
1982 |
Swamp Thing |
DC Comics |
Wes Craven |
Embassy Pictures |
|
|
1983 |
Superman III |
DC Comics |
Richard Lester |
Warner Bros. |
$59,950,623 |
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 |
1984 |
The Toxic Avenger |
Original |
Lloyd Kaufman |
Troma Entertainment, |
$792,966 |
|
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 |
1989 |
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 |
1989 |
Batman |
DC Comics |
Tim Burton |
Warner Bros. |
$411,348,924 |
|
1989 |
The Return of Swamp Thing |
DC Comics |
Jim Wynorski |
Millimeter Films |
$192,816 |
Sequel to 1982's Swamp Thing |
1989 |
The Punisher |
Marvel Comics |
Mark Goldblatt |
Artisan Entertainment |
|
Direct-to-video in North America |
1990 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Mirage Studios |
Steve Barron |
New Line Cinema |
$201,965,915 |
|
1990 |
Darkman |
Original |
Sam Raimi |
Universal Studios |
$48,878,502 |
|
1990 |
Captain America |
Marvel Comics |
Albert Pyun |
21st Century Film Corporation |
$675,437 |
|
1991 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze |
Mirage Studios |
Michael Pressman |
New Line Cinema |
$78,656,813 |
Sequel to 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
1991 |
The Rocketeer |
Pacific Comics |
Joe Johnston |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$46,704,056 |
|
1992 |
Batman Returns |
DC Comics |
Tim Burton |
Warner Bros. |
$266,822,354 |
Sequel to 1989's Batman |
1993 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III |
Mirage Studios |
Stuart Gillard |
New Line Cinema |
$42,273,609 |
Sequel to 1991's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze |
1993 |
The Meteor Man |
Original |
Robert Townsend |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
$8,023,147 |
|
1994 |
The Fantastic Four |
Marvel Comics |
Oley Sassone |
Constantin Film |
Unreleased |
|
1994 |
The Crow |
Caliber Comics |
Alex Proyas |
Miramax Films |
$50,693,129 |
|
1994 |
Blankman |
Original |
Mike Binder |
Columbia Pictures |
$7,941,977 |
|
1994 |
The Shadow |
Street and Smith Publications |
Russell Mulcahy |
Universal Studios |
$48,063,435 |
|
1994 |
The Mask |
Dark Horse Comics |
Chuck Russell |
New Line Cinema |
$351,583,407 |
|
1995 |
Batman Forever |
DC Comics |
Joel Schumacher |
Warner Bros. |
$336,529,144 |
Sequel to 1992's Batman Returns |
1995 |
Judge Dredd |
2000 AD |
Danny Cannon |
Hollywood Pictures |
$113,493,481 |
|
1995 |
Tank Girl |
Dark Horse Comics |
Rachel Talalay |
United Artists |
$4,064,495 |
|
1995 |
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 |
1995 |
Black Scorpion |
Original |
Jonathan Winfrey |
Showtime |
Television film |
|
1995 |
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 |
1996 |
Barb Wire |
Dark Horse Comics |
David Hogan |
Universal Studios |
$3,793,614 |
|
1996 |
The Phantom |
Various |
Simon Wincer |
Paramount Pictures |
$17,323,326 |
|
1996 |
Darkman III: Die, Darkman, Die |
Original |
Bradford May |
Universal Studios |
Direct-to-video |
Sequel to 1995's Darkman II: The Return of Durant |
1997 |
Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie |
Original |
Shuki Levy & David Winning |
20th Century Fox |
$9,615,840 |
Based on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series/Characters created by Saban Entertainment |
1997 |
Black Scorpion II: Aftershock |
Original |
Jonathan Winfrey |
Showtime |
Television film |
Sequel to 1995's Black Scorpion |
1997 |
Batman & Robin |
DC Comics |
Joel Schumacher |
Warner Bros. |
$238,207,122 |
Sequel to 1995's Batman Forever |
1997 |
Spawn |
Image Comics |
Mark A.Z. Dippe |
New Line Cinema |
$87,840,042 |
|
1997 |
Steel |
DC Comics |
Kenneth Johnson |
Warner Bros. |
$1,710,972 |
|
1998 |
The Mask of Zorro |
Argosy |
Martin Campbell |
TriStar Pictures |
$250,288,523 |
Based on characters created by Johnston McCulley |
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 |
2000 |
X-Men |
Marvel Comics |
Bryan Singer |
20th Century Fox |
$296,339,527 |
|
2000 |
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV |
Original |
Lloyd Kaufman |
Troma Entertainment, |
|
Sequel to 1989's The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie |
2000 |
The Specials |
Original |
Craig Mazin |
Regent Entertainment |
$13,276 |
Comedy film |
2000 |
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 |
2002 |
Spider-Man |
Marvel Comics |
Sam Raimi |
Columbia Pictures |
$821,708,551 |
|
2003 |
Daredevil |
Marvel Comics |
Mark Steven Johnson |
20th Century Fox |
$179,179,718 |
|
2003 |
X2: X-Men United |
Marvel Comics |
Bryan Singer |
20th Century Fox |
$407,711,549 |
Sequel to 2000's X-Men |
2003 |
Hulk |
Marvel Comics |
Ang Lee |
Universal Studios |
$245,360,480 |
|
2003 |
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 |
|
2004 |
The Punisher |
Marvel Comics |
Jonathan Hensleigh |
Lionsgate |
$54,700,105 |
Reboot of The Punisher film franchise |
2004 |
Spider-Man 2 |
Marvel Comics |
Sam Raimi |
Columbia Pictures |
$783,766,341 |
Sequel to 2002's Spider-Man |
2004 |
Catwoman |
DC Comics |
Pitof |
Warner Bros. |
$82,102,379 |
|
2004 |
Blade: Trinity |
Marvel Comics |
David S. Goyer |
New Line Cinema |
$128,905,366 |
Sequel to 2002's Blade II |
2005 |
Constantine |
DC Comics/Vertigo |
Francis Lawrence |
Warner Bros. |
$230,884,728 |
|
2005 |
The Crow: Wicked Prayer |
Caliber Comics |
Lance Mungia |
Dimension Films |
|
Sequel to 2000's The Crow: Salvation |
2005 |
Elektra |
Marvel Comics |
Rob Bowman |
20th Century Fox |
$56,681,566 |
Spin-off to 2003's Daredevil |
2005 |
Son of the Mask |
Dark Horse Comics |
Lawrence Guterman |
New Line Cinema |
$57,552,641 |
Sequel to 1994's The Mask |
2005 |
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D |
Original |
Robert Rodriguez |
Dimension Films/Columbia Pictures |
$69,425,966 |
Comedy, family film |
2005 |
Batman Begins |
DC Comics |
Christopher Nolan |
Warner Bros. |
$372,710,015 |
Reboot of the Batman film franchise |
2005 |
Fantastic Four |
Marvel Comics |
Tim Story |
20th Century Fox |
$330,579,719 |
|
2005 |
Man-Thing |
Marvel Comics |
Brett Leonard |
Cinemax |
Direct-to-video |
|
2005 |
Sky High |
Original |
Mike Mitchell |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$86,369,815 |
Comedy, family film |
2005 |
The Legend of Zorro |
Argosy |
Martin Campbell |
Columbia Pictures |
$142,400,065 |
Sequel to 1998 Zorro |
2005 |
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 |
2006 |
Superman Returns |
DC Comics |
Bryan Singer |
Warner Bros. |
$391,081,192 |
Sequel to 1980's Superman II |
2006 |
My Super Ex-Girlfriend |
Original |
Ivan Reitman |
20th Century Fox |
$60,896,147 |
|
2006 |
Lightspeed |
Original |
Don E. FauntLeRoy |
Nu Image Films |
Direct-to-video |
Created by Stan Lee |
2006 |
Zoom |
Original |
Peter Hewitt |
Sony Pictures |
$12,506,188 |
|
2007 |
Ghost Rider |
Marvel Comics |
Mark Steven Johnson |
Columbia Pictures |
$228,738,393 |
|
2007 |
Spider-Man 3 |
Marvel Comics |
Sam Raimi |
Columbia Pictures |
$890,871,626 |
Sequel to 2004's Spider-Man 2 |
2007 |
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer |
Marvel Comics |
Tim Story |
20th Century Fox |
$289,047,763 |
Sequel to 2005's Fantastic Four |
2007 |
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 |
2008 |
Iron Man |
Marvel Comics |
Jon Favreau |
Paramount Pictures |
$585,174,222 |
|
2008 |
Wanted |
Top Cow Productions |
Timur Bekmambetov |
Universal Pictures |
$341,433,252 |
|
2008 |
The Incredible Hulk |
Marvel Comics |
Louis Leterrier |
Universal Studios |
$263,427,551 |
Reboot of the Hulk film franchise |
2008 |
Hancock |
Original |
Peter Berg |
Columbia Pictures |
$624,386,746 |
Comedy-drama |
2008 |
Hellboy II: The Golden Army |
Dark Horse Comics |
Guillermo del Toro |
Universal Studios |
$160,388,063 |
Sequel to 2004's Hellboy |
2008 |
The Dark Knight |
DC Comics |
Christopher Nolan |
Warner Bros. |
$1,001,921,825 |
Sequel to 2005's Batman Begins |
2008 |
Punisher: War Zone |
Marvel Comics |
Lexi Alexander |
Lionsgate |
$10,100,036 |
Reboot of The Punisher film franchise |
2008 |
The Spirit |
DC Comics |
Frank Miller |
Lionsgate |
$39,031,337 |
|
2009 |
Watchmen |
DC Comics |
Zack Snyder |
Warner Bros. |
$185,258,983 |
|
2009 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
Marvel Comics |
Gavin Hood |
20th Century Fox |
$373,062,864 |
Prequel to the X-Men film trilogy |
2010 |
Kick-Ass |
Icon Comics/Marvel Comics |
Matthew Vaughn |
Lionsgate |
$96,100,206 |
|
2010 |
Super |
Original |
James Gunn |
IFC Films / StudioCanal |
$324,138 |
IFC's most successful VOD film so far[1] |
2010 |
Iron Man 2 |
Marvel Comics |
Jon Favreau |
Paramount Pictures |
$621,751,919 |
Sequel to 2008's Iron Man |
2010 |
Jonah Hex |
DC Comics |
Jimmy Hayward |
Warner Bros. |
$10,876,396 |
|
2011 |
The Green Hornet |
Holyoke Publishing/NOW Comics |
Michel Gondry |
Columbia Pictures |
$227,478,580 |
|
2011 |
Thor |
Marvel Comics |
Kenneth Branagh |
Paramount Pictures |
$449,326,618 |
|
2011 |
X-Men: First Class |
Marvel Comics |
Matthew Vaughn |
20th Century Fox |
$348,529,513 |
Prequel to the X-Men film trilogy |
2011 |
Green Lantern |
DC Comics |
Martin Campbell |
Warner Bros. |
$219,851,172 |
|
2011 |
Captain America: The First Avenger |
Marvel Comics |
Joe Johnston |
Paramount Pictures |
$368,608,363 |
Reboot of the Captain America film franchise |
2012 |
Chronicle |
Original |
Josh Trank |
20th Century Fox |
$126,266,180 |
|
2012 |
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance |
Marvel Comics |
Neveldine/Taylor |
Columbia Pictures |
$132,563,930 |
Sequel to 2007's Ghost Rider |
2012 |
The Avengers |
Marvel Comics |
Joss Whedon |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$1,459,880,156 |
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 |
2012 |
The Amazing Spider-Man |
Marvel Comics |
Marc Webb |
Columbia Pictures |
$618,198,265 |
Reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise |
2012 |
The Dark Knight Rises |
DC Comics |
Christopher Nolan |
Warner Bros. |
|
Sequel to 2008's The Dark Knight |
2012 |
Dredd |
2000 AD |
Pete Travis |
Lionsgate |
|
Reboot of the Judge Dredd film franchise |
2013 |
Iron Man 3 |
Marvel Comics |
Shane Black |
Walt Disney Pictures |
|
Sequel to 2010's Iron Man 2 |
2013 |
Man of Steel |
DC Comics |
Zack Snyder |
Warner Bros. |
|
Reboot of the Superman film franchise |
2013 |
The Wolverine |
Marvel Comics |
James Mangold |
20th Century Fox |
|
Sequel to 2009's X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
2013 |
Thor: The Dark World |
Marvel Comics |
Alan Taylor |
Walt Disney Pictures |
|
Sequel to 2011's Thor |
2013 |
Kick-Ass 2 |
Marvel Comics |
Jeff Wadlow |
Universal Studios |
|
Sequel to 2010's Kick-Ass |
2014 |
Captain America: The Winter Soldier |
Marvel Comics |
Anthony and Joseph Russo |
Walt Disney Pictures |
|
Sequel to 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger |
2014 |
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 |
Marvel Comics |
|
Columbia Pictures |
|
Sequel to 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man |
2014 |
Ninja Turtles |
Mirage Studios |
Jonathan Liebesman |
Paramount Pictures |
|
Reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film franchise |
2014 |
X-Men: Days of Future Past |
Marvel Comics |
Matthew Vaughn |
20th Century Fox |
|
Sequel to 2011's X-Men: First Class |
2014 |
Guardians of the Galaxy |
Marvel Comics |
|
Walt Disney Pictures |
|
|