Which film do you think made more money at the box office: Spider-Man 3 or Batman (1989)? The original Superman or Captain America: Civil War? Here is a list of every DC and Marvel comic-based film released in cinemas*, ranked by their global box office takings.
(There’s also videos of either trailers or scenes from each film, in case you need to jog your memory).
- 1. The Avengers (2012) Marvel: $1.6 Billion
- 2. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) Marvel: $1.4 Billion
- 3. Superman (1978) DC: $1.26 Billion
- 4. Iron Man 3 (2013) Marvel: $1.25 Billion
- 5. Spider-Man (2002) Marvel: $1.19 Billion
- 6. The Dark Knight (2008) DC: $1.17 Billion
- 7. Captain America: Civil War (2016) Marvel: $1.15 Billion
- 8. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) DC: $1.14 Billion
- 9. Spider-Man 3 (2007) Marvel: $1.09 Billion
- 10. Spider-Man 2 (2004) Marvel: $1.06 Billion
- 11. Superman II (1981) DC: $874 Million
- 12. Batman (1989) DC: $873 Million
- 13. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) DC: $872 Million
- 14. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Marvel: $799 Million
- 15. The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) Marvel: $796 Million
- 16. Deadpool (2016) Marvel: $782 Million
- 17. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) Marvel: $771 Million
- 18. Suicide Squad (2016) DC: $745 Million
- 19. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Marvel: $737 Million
- 20. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) Marvel: $730 Million
- 21. Iron Man (2008) Marvel: $687 Million
- 22. Man of Steel (2013) DC: $671 Million
- 23. Thor: The Dark World (2013) Marvel: $668 Million
- 24. Iron Man 2 (2010) Marvel: $666 Million
- 25. Batman Forever (1995) DC: $652 Million
- 26. Doctor Strange (2016) Marvel: $648 Million
- 27. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Marvel: $588 Million
- 28. X-Men United (X2) (2003) Marvel: $569 Million
- 29. Batman Returns (1992) DC: $542 Million
- 30. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) Marvel: $534 Million
Part two continues here.
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*Some notes: This list is correct at the date of publication. Amounts are in USD$. The totals are the worldwide box office grosses, adjusted using today’s ticket prices so the comparisons are fair. This list only includes live action films – not animated series. All films chosen were based on originating in Marvel and DC Comics, not just made by DC and Marvel studios – hence Sony Pictures and 20th Century Fox’s inclusion.
[Sources: Movie Rankings, IMDB]