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Contents

1 Live-action

2 Animated

3 See also

4 References

List of American superhero filmsFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of superhero films produced by American film studios by year to the present.

Live-action

Year Film Publisher Director DistributorWorldwide

GrossNotes

1951Superman and the

Mole MenDC Comics Lee Sholem

Lippert

Pictures Inc.

Based on

Adventures

of Superman

TV series

1966 Batman DC ComicsLeslie H.

Martinson

20th Century

Fox

$1,700,000

(est.US/ Canada

rentals)[1]

Based on

Batman TV

series

1977Abar, the First

Black SupermanOriginal Frank Packard

Mirror

Releasing

1978

Superman DC Comics Richard Donner Warner Bros. $300,218,018

Dr. Strange Marvel Comics Philip DeGuereMCA Home

VideoTelevision film

Kiss Meets the

Phantom of the

Park

Hanna-Barbera Gordon Hessler NBC Television film

Based on the

rock band

Kiss

1979

Captain America Marvel Comics Rod Holcomb CBS Television film

Captain America II:

Death Too Soon Marvel Comics Ivan Nagy CBS Television film

Sequel to

1979'sCaptain

America



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 JarrottWalt Disney

Pictures$287,434

1982 Swamp Thing DC Comics Wes CravenEmbassy

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'sSuperman

The Toxic Avenger Original Lloyd KaufmanTromaEntertainment,

$800,000

1986 Howard the Duck Marvel Comics Willard HuyckUniversal

Pictures$37,962,774

1987Superman IV: TheQuest for Peace

DC Comics Sidney J. Furie Warner Bros. $15,681,020Sequel to1983's

Superman III

1989

The Toxic AvengerPart II

Original Lloyd KaufmanTromaEntertainment,

$792,966

Sequel to

1984's TheToxicAvenger

The Toxic Avenger

Part III: The LastTemptation of

Toxie

Original Lloyd KaufmanTromaEntertainment,

$363,561

Sequel to1989's The

ToxicAvenger Part

II

Batman DC Comics Tim Burton Warner Bros. $411,348,924

The Return ofSwamp Thing

DC Comics Jim WynorskiMillimeterFilms

$192,816

Sequel to

1982'sSwamp Thing

The Punisher Marvel Comics Mark GoldblattArtisanEntertainment

$287,434

Direct-to-

video in NorthAmerica

Teenage MutantMirage Comics Steve Baron

New Line$201,965,915



1990

Ninja Turtles Cinema

Darkman Original Sam RaimiUniversalStudios

$48,878,502

Captain America Marvel Comics Albert Pyun

21st Century

FilmCorporation

$675,437

1991

Teenage Mutant

Ninja Turtles II:The Secret of the

Ooze

Mirage ComicsMichaelPressman

New LineCinema

$78,656,813

Sequel to1990'sTeenage

Mutant NinjaTurtles

The GuyverChuang YiPublishing

Steve WangNew LineCinema

The Rocketeer Pacific Comics Joe JohnstonWalt Disney

Pictures$62,000,000

1992 Batman Returns DC Comics Tim Burton Warner Bros. $266,822,354

Sequel to

1989'sBatman

1993

Teenage Mutant

Ninja Turtles IIIMirage Comics Stuart Gillard

New Line

Cinema$42,273,609

Sequel to

1991'sTeenage

Mutant NinjaTurtles II

The Meteor Man OriginalRobert

Townsend

Metro-

Goldwyn-Mayer

$8,023,147

1994

The Fantastic Four Marvel Comics Oley SassoneConstantinFilm

Unreleased

The Crow Caliber Comics Alex ProyasMiramax

Films$144,693,129

Blankman Original Mike BinderColumbiaPictures

$7,941,977

The Shadow

Street and

Smith

PublicationsRussell Mulcahy Universal

Studios$48,063,435

The MaskDark HorseComics

Chuck RussellNew LineCinema

$351,583,407

Guyver: Dark HeroChuang Yi

PublishingSteve Wang

New Line

Cinema

Sequel to1991's The

Guyver



1995

Batman Forever DC Comics Joel Schumacher Warner Bros. $336,529,844

Sequel to

1992's

BatmanReturns

Judge Dredd IPC Media Danny CannonHollywood

Pictures$113,493,481

Tank GirlDark Horse

ComicsRachel Talalay United Artists $4,064,495

Mighty Morphin

Power Rangers:

The Movie

Original Bryan Spicer20th Century

Fox$66,433,194

Based on

Mighty

MorphinPower

Rangers TV

series/

Characterscreated by

Saban

Entertainment

Black Scorpion OriginalJonathan

WinfreyShowtime Television film

Darkman II: TheReturn of Durant

Original Bradford MayUniversalStudios

Direct-to-videoSequel to1990's

Darkman

1996

The Crow: City of

AngelsCaliber Comics Tim Pope

Miramax

Films$17,917,287

Sequel to

1994's The

Crow

Barb WireDark Horse

ComicsDavid Hogan

Universal

Studios$3,793,614

Prey of the Jaguar Original David DeCoteauHITEntertainment

The Phantom Various Simon WincerParamountPictures

$17,323,326

Darkman III: Die

Darkman DieOriginal Bradford May

Universal

StudiosDirect-to-video

Sequel to1995's

Darkman II:

The Return of

Durant

Black Scorpion II:

AftershockOriginal

Jonathan

WinfreyShowtime Television film

Sequel to

1995's Black

Scorpion

Sequel to



1997

Batman & Robin DC Comics Joel Schumacher Warner Bros. $238,207,1221995's

BatmanForever

Spawn Image ComicsMark A.Z.Dippe

New LineCinema

$87,840,042

Steel DC Comics Kenneth Johnson Warner Bros. $1,710,972

Star Kid Original Manny CotoTrimarkPictures

$7,029,025

1998 Blade Marvel ComicsStephenNorrington

New LineCinema

$131,183,530

1999 Mystery MenDark Horse

ComicsKinka Usher

Universal

Pictures$33,461,011 Comedy film

2000

The Crow:

SalvationCaliber Comics Bharat Nalluri

Dimension

Films

Sequel to

1996's The

Crow: City ofAngels

X-Men Marvel Comics Bryan Singer20th CenturyFox

$296,339,527

Citizen Toxie: The

Toxic Avenger PartIV

Original Lloyd KaufmanTroma

Entertainment,

Sequel to

1989's The

Toxic

Avenger PartIII: The Last

Temptation

of Toxie

The Specials Original Craig MazinRegent

Entertainment$13,276 Comedy film

Unbreakable OriginalM. Night

Shyamalan

Touchstone


Psychological

thriller

2002

Blade II Marvel ComicsGuillermo delToro

New LineCinema

$155,010,032Sequel to1998's Blade

Spider-Man Marvel Comics Sam RaimiColumbia


2003

Daredevil Marvel ComicsMark Steven

Johnson

20th Century

Fox$179,179,718

X2: X-Men United Marvel Comics Bryan Singer20th Century

Fox$407,711,549

Sequel to

2000's X-Men

Hulk Marvel Comics Ang LeeUniversal

Studios$245,360,480

The League of



ExtraordinaryGentlemen

WildStorm/DCComics

StephenNorrington

20th CenturyFox

$179,265,204

2004

HellboyDark Horse

Comics

Guillermo del

Toro

Columbia

Pictures$99,318,987

The Punisher Marvel ComicsJonathanHensleigh

Lionsgate $54,700,105Reboot of ThePunisher film

franchise

Spider-Man 2 Marvel Comics Sam RaimiColumbia


Sequel to

2002's

Spider-Man

Catwoman DC Comics Pitof Warner Bros. $82,102,379

Blade: Trinity Marvel Comics David S. GoyerNew Line

Cinema$128,905,366

Sequel to

2002's BladeII

2005

Elektra Marvel Comics Rob Bowman20th Century

Fox$56,681,566

Spin-off to2003's

Daredevil

ConstantineDC

Comics/Vertigo

Francis

LawrenceWarner Bros. $230,884,728

The Crow: WickedPrayer

Caliber Comics Lance MungiaDimensionFilms

Sequel to

2000's TheCrow:

Salvation

Son of the MaskDark HorseComics

LawrenceGuterman

New LineCinema

$57,552,641

Sequel to

1994's The

Mask

The Adventures of

Sharkboy and

Lavagirl in 3-DOriginal

Robert

Rodriguez

Dimension

Films/

Columbia

Pictures

$69,425,967Comedy,

family film

Batman Begins DC ComicsChristopher

NolanWarner Bros. $374,218,673

Reboot of theBatman film

franchise

Fantastic Four Marvel Comics Tim Story20th Century

Fox$330,579,719

Man-Thing Marvel Comics Brett Leonard Cinemax Direct-to-video

Sky High Original Mike MitchellWalt Disney

Pictures$86,369,815

Comedy,

family film

V for VendettaDC

Comics/VertigoJames McTeigue Warner Bros. $132,511,035



2006

X-Men: The Last

StandMarvel 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 OriginalDon E.

FauntLeRoy

Nu Image

FilmsDirect-to-video

Created by

Stan Lee

Zoom Original Peter Hewitt Sony Pictures $12,506,188

2007

Ghost Rider Marvel ComicsMark Steven

Johnson

Columbia


Spider-Man 3 Marvel Comics Sam RaimiColumbia


Sequel to2004's

Spider-Man 2

Fantastic Four:

Rise of the Silver

Surfer

Marvel Comics Tim Story20th Century

Fox$289,047,763

Sequel to

2005's

Fantastic

Four

Underdog VariousFrederik 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 FavreauParamount


WantedTop Cow

Productions

Timur

Bekmambetov

Universal


The Incredible Hulk Marvel Comics Louis LeterrierUniversal

Studios$263,427,551

Reboot of the

Hulk filmfranchise

Hancock Original Peter BergColumbia


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 ComicsChristopherNolan

Warner Bros. $1,004,558,444

Sequel to

2005'sBatman

Begins



Punisher: War Zone Marvel Comics Lexi Alexander Lionsgate $10,100,036Reboot of The

Punisher filmfranchise

The Spirit DC Comics Frank Miller Lionsgate $39,031,337

2009

Watchmen DC Comics Zack Snyder Warner Bros. $185,258,983

Push Original Paul McGuiganSummit

Entertainment$48,808,215

X-Men Origins:

WolverineMarvel 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 GunnIFC Films /

StudioCanal$327,716

IFC's most

successful

VOD film so

far[2]

Iron Man 2 Marvel Comics Jon FavreauParamount

Pictures $623,933,331

Sequel to

2008's Iron

Man

Jonah Hex DC Comics Jimmy Hayward Warner Bros. $10,903,312

2011

The Green HornetHolyokePublishing/

NOW Comics

Michel GondryColumbia


Thor Marvel ComicsKenneth

Branagh

Paramount


X-Men: First Class Marvel Comics Matthew Vaughn20th 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 TrostImage

Entertainment

Captain America:

The First AvengerMarvel Comics Joe Johnston

Paramount


Reboot of theCaptain

America film

franchise



2012

Chronicle Original Josh Trank20th CenturyFox

$126,636,097

Superhero

movie in the'found-

footage' genre

Ghost Rider: Spirit

of VengeanceMarvel Comics Neveldine/Taylor

Columbia


Sequel to

2007's Ghost

Rider

The Avengers Marvel Comics Joss Whedon

Walt DisneyStudios

Motion

Pictures

$1,518,594,910

In continuity

with 2008's

Iron Man and

The

IncredibleHulk, 2010's

Iron Man 2,

and 2011's

Thor and

Captain

America: The

First Avenger

The Amazing

Spider-Man Marvel Comics Marc WebbColumbia

Pictures $752,216,557

Reboot of the

Spider-Man

film franchise

The Dark Knight

RisesDC Comics

Christopher

NolanWarner Bros. $1,084,439,099

Sequel to

2008's TheDark Knight

DreddRebellion

DevelopmentsPete 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 IronMan 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 Mangold20th CenturyFox

$414,828,246

Sequel to the

X-Men film

trilogy

UniversalSequel to



Kick-Ass 2 Marvel Comics Jeff Wadlow Studios $59,556,104 2010's Kick-Ass

Super Buddies Original Robert Vince

Walt Disney

Studios Home

Entertainment

Direct to Video

7th installment

in the Air

Buddiesfranchise

Thor: The Dark

WorldMarvel Comics Alan Taylor

Walt Disney

Studios

Motion

Pictures

$629,972,697Sequel to

2011's Thor

2014

Captain America:The Winter Soldier

Marvel ComicsAnthony andJoseph Russo

Walt Disney

StudiosMotion

Pictures

Sequel to

2011's

Captain

America: The

First Avenger

The Amazing

Spider-Man 2Marvel Comics Marc Webb

Columbia

Pictures

Sequel to

2012's The

Amazing

Spider-Man

X-Men: Days of

Future PastMarvel Comics Bryan Singer

20th Century

Fox

Sequel to2011's X-

Men: FirstClass and the

X-Men film

trilogy

Teenage Mutant

Ninja TurtlesMirage Comics

Jonathan

Liebesman

Paramount

Pictures

Reboot of the

TeenageMutant Ninja

Turtles film

franchise

Guardians of theGalaxy

Marvel Comics James Gunn

Walt Disney

StudiosMotion

Pictures

2015

The Fantastic Four Marvel Comics Josh Trank20th Century

Fox

Reboot of the

Fantastic

Four filmfranchise

Avengers: Age of

UltronMarvel Comics Joss Whedon

Walt Disney

Studios

Motion

Pictures

Sequel to

2012's The

Avengers



Ant-Man Marvel Comics Edgar Wright

Walt Disney

Studios

MotionPictures

2016

Third Captain

America filmMarvel Comics

Anthony and

Joseph Russo

Walt Disney

Studios

Motion

Pictures

Sequel to2014's

Captain

America: The

Winter

Soldier

Untitled Man ofSteel sequel

DC Comics Zack SnyderWarner Bros.Pictures

Crossover

team up with

Superman,

Batman and

Wonder

Woman;

sequel to

2013's Manof Steel;

X-Men: Apocalypse Marvel Comics Bryan Singer20th Century

Fox

Sequel to X-

Men: Days of

Future Past

The Amazing

Spider-Man 3Marvel Comics

Columbia

Pictures

Sequel to

2014's The

Amazing

Spider-Man 2

2017

Untitled TheWolverine sequel

Marvel Comics20th CenturyFox

Sequel to TheWolverine

Untitled The

Fantastic Four

sequel

Marvel Comics20th Century

Fox

Sequel to the

reboot of the

Fantastic

Four film

franchise

2018The Amazing

Spider-Man 4[3]Marvel Comics

Columbia

Pictures

Sequel to

2016's The

Amazing

Spider-Man 3

Animated

Year Film Publisher DistributorWorldwide

GrossNotes



1993Batman: Mask of thePhantasm

DC Comics Warner Bros. $5,617,391Based on Batman: The AnimatedSeries TV series

1998Batman & Mr.

Freeze: SubZeroDC Comics Warner Bros.

Direct-to-

video

Based on Batman: The Animated

Series TV series

2000Batman Beyond:

Return of the JokerDC Comics Warner Bros.

Direct-to-

video

Based on Batman Beyond TV

series

2002The Powerpuff Girls

MovieOriginal Warner Bros. $16,426,471

Based on The Powerpuff Girls TV

series

2003Batman: Mystery of

the BatwomanDC Comics Warner Bros.

Direct-to-

video

Based on The New Batman

Adventures TV series

2004 The Incredibles OriginalWalt DisneyPictures

$631,442,092 Pixar Animation Studios

2005The Batman vs.Dracula

DC Comics Warner Bros.Direct-to-

videoBased on The Batman TV series

2006

Hellboy: Sword of

Storms

Dark Horse

Comics

IDT

Entertainment

Direct-to-

videoSeries

Ultimate AvengersMarvelComics

LionsgateDirect-to-

videoMarvel Animation

Superman: BrainiacAttacks


videoBased on Superman: TheAnimated Series TV series

Ultimate Avengers 2Marvel

ComicsLionsgate

Direct-to-

video

Marvel Animation/sequel to

Ultimate Avengers.

Teen Titans: Trouble

in TokyoDC Comics Warner Bros.

Direct-to-

videoBased on Teen Titans TV series

2007

MosaicPOWEntertainment

Anchor BayDirect-to-

videoCreated by Stan Lee

The Invincible IronMan

MarvelComics

LionsgateDirect-to-


Hellboy: Blood and

Iron

Dark Horse

Comics

IDT

Entertainment

Direct-to-

video Series

TMNTMirage

Comics

Warner Bros.,

The WeinsteinCompany

$95,608,995Sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja

Turtles III

The CondorPOW

EntertainmentAnchor Bay

Direct-to-

videoCreated by Stan Lee

Doctor Strange: TheSorcerer Supreme

MarvelComics

LionsgateDirect-to-


Superman:Doomsday


videoDC Universe Animated OriginalMovies



2008

Justice League: The

New FrontierDC Comics Warner Bros.

Direct-to-

video

DC Universe Animated Original

Movies

Batman: GothamKnight


video


Movies/Anthology film/set betweenBatman Begins and The DarkKnight

Next Avengers:Heroes of Tomorrow

MarvelComics

LionsgateDirect-to-


2009

Hulk VsMarvel

ComicsLionsgate

Direct-to-

videoMarvel Animation, Crossover event

Wonder Woman DC Comics Warner Bros.Direct-to-

video


Movies

Green Lantern: FirstFlight



Superman/Batman:Public Enemies



2010

Planet HulkMarvel

Comics LionsgateDirect-to-

video Marvel Animation

Justice League:

Crisis on Two EarthsDC Comics Warner Bros.

Direct-to-

video


Movies

Batman: Under the

Red HoodDC Comics Warner Bros.

Direct-to-

video


Movies

Superman/Batman:Apocalypse


video

DC Universe Animated OriginalMovies/sequel to

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Megamind OriginalParamountPictures

$317,415,120 DreamWorks Animation

2011

All-Star Superman DC Comics Warner Bros.Direct-to-


Thor: Tales of

Asgard

Marvel

ComicsLionsgate

Direct-to-


Green Lantern:

Emerald KnightsDC Comics Warner Bros.

Direct-to-

video


Movies/Anthology film

Batman: Year One DC Comics Warner Bros.Direct-to-


2012

Justice League:Doom



Superman vs. The

EliteDC Comics Warner Bros.

Direct-to-

video


Movies



Batman: The DarkKnight Returns Part

1


video


Movies

2013

Batman: The Dark

Knight Returns Part2


video


Movies/sequel to Batman: TheDark Knight Returns Part 1

Iron Man: Rise of

Technovore

Marvel

Comics

Sony Pictures

Entertainment

Direct-to-

videoMadhouse

Iron Man & Hulk:

Heroes United

Marvel

Comics

MarvelAnimation

Studios

Direct-to-


Superman: Unbound DC Comics Warner Bros.Direct-to-

video


Movies

Justice League: TheFlashpoint Paradox



2014

Justice League: War DC Comics Warner Bros.Direct-to-


Avengers

Confidential: BlackWidow & Punisher

Marvel

Comics

Sony Pictures

Entertainment

Direct-to-

videoMadhouse

Son of Batman DC Comics Warner Bros.Direct-to-

video


Movies

Big Hero 6Marvel

Comics

Walt Disney

PicturesMarvel Animation

Iron Man & CaptainAmerica: Heroes

United

MarvelComics

MarvelAnimation

Studios

Direct-to-video

Marvel Animation

See also

List of films based on English-language comics

References

1. ^ "Big Rental Pictures of 1966", Variety, 4 January 1967 p 8

2. ^ Pond, Steve. "As VOD Explodes, a Flaw Exposed: You Can't Measure It"

(http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/and-top-vod-rental-who-knows-26214?page=0,2). The Wrap.

Retrieved 28 April 2011.

3. ^ http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=81740



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