List of highest-grossing superhero films

The four highest-grossing superhero films have been produced by Marvel Studios and Kevin Feige.

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 superhero movies at the worldwide box office

The four highest-grossing superhero films have been produced by Marvel Studios. The three Avengers films (Infinity War, The Avengers, and Age of Ultron) are the three highest-grossing of all time.

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RankFilmWorldwide grossYearSuperheroSourceRef[1]
1Avengers: Infinity War$2,046,626,1582018AvengersMarvel[2]
2The Avengers$1,518,812,9882012[3]
3Avengers: Age of Ultron$1,405,403,6942015[4]
4Black Panther$1,346,908,5462018Black Panther[5]
5Incredibles 2 film currently playing$1,221,308,010The IncrediblesPixar[6]
6Iron Man 3$1,214,811,2522013Iron ManMarvel[7]
7Captain America: Civil War$1,153,304,4952016Captain America[8]
8The Dark Knight Rises$1,084,939,0992012BatmanDC[9]
9The Dark Knight$1,004,558,4442008[10]
10Spider-Man 3$890,871,6262007Spider-ManMarvel[11]
11Spider-Man: Homecoming$880,166,9242017[12]
12Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice$873,634,9192016Batman and SupermanDC[13]
13Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2$863,756,0512017Guardians of the GalaxyMarvel[14]
14Thor: Ragnarok$853,977,126Thor[15]
15Wonder Woman$821,847,012Wonder WomanDC[16]
16Spider-Man$821,708,5512002Spider-ManMarvel[17]
17Spider-Man 2$783,766,3412004[18]
18Deadpool$783,112,9792016Deadpool[19]
19Guardians of the Galaxy$773,328,6292014Guardians of the Galaxy[20]
20The Amazing Spider-Man$757,930,6632012Spider-Man[21]
21X-Men: Days of Future Past$747,862,7752014X-Men[22]
22Suicide Squad$746,846,8942016Suicide SquadDC[23]
23Deadpool 2 film currently playing$734,244,8002018DeadpoolMarvel[24]
24Captain America: The Winter Soldier$714,264,2672014Captain America[25]
25The Amazing Spider-Man 2$708,982,323Spider-Man[26]
26Doctor Strange$677,718,3952016Doctor Strange[27]
27Man of Steel$668,045,5182013SupermanDC[28]
28Justice League$657,924,2952017Justice League[29]
29Big Hero 6$657,818,6122014Big Hero 6Marvel[30]
30Thor: The Dark World$644,571,4022013Thor[31]
31The Incredibles$633,019,7342004The IncrediblesPixar[32]
32Hancock$624,386,7462008HancockVincent Ngo[33]
33Iron Man 2$623,933,3312010Iron ManMarvel[34]
34Ant-Man and the Wasp film currently playing$621,983,4742018Ant-Man[35]
35Logan$619,021,4362017Wolverine[36]
36Iron Man$585,174,2222008Iron Man[37]
37X-Men: Apocalypse$543,934,7872016X-Men[38]
38Ant-Man$519,311,9652015Ant-Man[39]
39Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles$493,333,5842014Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesMirage[40]
40X-Men: The Last Stand$459,359,5552006X-MenMarvel[41]
41Thor$449,326,6182011Thor[42]
42The Wolverine$414,828,2462013Wolverine[43]
43Batman$411,348,9241989BatmanDC[44]
44X2: X-Men United$407,711,5492003X-MenMarvel[45]
45Superman Returns$391,081,1922006SupermanDC[46]
46Batman Begins$374,218,6732005Batman[47]
47X-Men Origins: Wolverine$373,062,8642009WolverineMarvel[48]
48Captain America: The First Avenger$370,569,7742011Captain America[49]
49X-Men: First Class$353,624,124X-Men[50]
50Batman Forever$336,529,1441995BatmanDC[51]

Highest-grossing superheroes

The shared universes Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Extended Universe are not included in the list but many of their films are listed under the superhero or team in the film title. Spin-offs are not included in the original film series.

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Superheroes grossing over $1 billion at the box office[§] (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")
Rank Series Total worldwide box office No. of films Average of films Highest-grossing film

Highest-grossing opening weekend

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.

RankFilmGross[52] ($ millions)YearSuperheroSourceRef[lower-alpha 1]
1Avengers: Infinity War$640.52018AvengersMarvel[53]
2Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice$422.52016Batman/SupermanDC[54]
3The Avengers$392.52012AvengersMarvel[55]
4Avengers: Age of Ultron$392.42015[56]
5Spider-Man 3$381.72007Spider-Man[57]
6Captain America: Civil War$379.52016Captain America[58]
7Iron Man 3$372.52013Iron Man[59]
8Black Panther$371.42018Black Panther[60]
9Deadpool 2$300.4Deadpool[61]
10Justice League$278.82017Justice LeagueDC[62]
11Suicide Squad$267.02016Suicide Squad[63]
12Deadpool$264.7DeadpoolMarvel[64]
13X-Men: Days of Future Past$262.92014X-Men[65]
14Spider-Man: Homecoming$256.52017Spider-Man[66]
15Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2$252.5Guardians of the Galaxy[67]
16The Dark Knight Rises$248.92012BatmanDC[68]
17Logan$247.42017WolverineMarvel[69]
18Incredibles 2$235.82018The IncrediblesPixar[70]
19Thor: Ragnarok$231.82017ThorMarvel[71]
20Wonder Woman$228.3Wonder WomanDC[72]
21Iron Man 2$220.82010Iron ManMarvel[73]
22Venom$205.52018Venom[74]
23Man of Steel$202.02013SupermanDC[75]
24Iron Man$201.22008Iron ManMarvel[76]
25The Dark Knight$199.7BatmanDC[77]
26Thor: The Dark World$195.12013ThorMarvel[78]
27Spider-Man 2$189.42004Spider-Man[79]
28The Amazing Spider-Man$188.22012[80]
29Hancock$182.52008HancockVincent Ngo[81]
30X-Men: The Last Stand$179.02006X-MenMarvel[82]
31Doctor Strange$172.82016Doctor Strange[83]
32Captain America: The Winter Soldier$170.22014Captain America[84]
33X-Men: Apocalypse$166.62016X-Men[85]
34Ant-Man and the Wasp$161.72018Ant-Man[86]
35Guardians of the Galaxy$160.72014Guardians of the Galaxy[87]
36X-Men Origins: Wolverine$158.22009Wolverine[88]
37X2: X-Men United$154.82003X-Men[89]
38The Wolverine$139.62013Wolverine[90]
39The Amazing Spider-Man 2$137.82014Spider-Man[91]
40Spider-Man$125.92002[92]
41X-Men: First Class$116.12011X-Men[93]
42Ant-Man$113.62015Ant-Man[94]
43Superman Returns$106.72006SupermanDC[95]
  1. ↑ 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.

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Title Year Record-setting gross Superhero Source Ref
Superman 1978 $300,218,018 Superman DC [96]
Batman 1989 $411,348,924 Batman [44]
Spider-Man 2002 $821,708,551 Spider-Man Marvel [17]
Spider-Man 3 2007 $890,871,626 [11]
The Dark Knight 2008 $1,004,558,444 Batman DC [97]
The Avengers 2012 $1,518,812,988 Avengers Marvel [98]
Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $2,046,626,158 [99]

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
Superman 1978 $7.5 Superman DC [100]
Superman II 1981 $14.1 [101]
Batman 1989 $40.5 Batman [102]
Batman Returns 1992 $45.7 [103]
Batman Forever 1995 $52.5 [104]
X-Men 2000 $54.5 X-Men Marvel [105]
Spider-Man 2002 $125.9 Spider-Man [106]
X2: X-Men United 2003 $154.8 X-Men [107]
Spider-Man 2 2004 $189.4 Spider-Man [108]
Spider-Man 3 2007 $381.7 [109]
The Avengers 2012 $392.5 Avengers [98]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 $422.5 Batman/Superman DC [110]
Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $640.5 Avengers Marvel [99]

See also

References

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