List of highest-grossing superhero films


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.

Highest-grossing superhero films

The top seven highest-grossing superhero films and nine out of the top ten highest-grossing superhero films have been produced by Marvel Studios, within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame are the only two superhero films to surpass a $2 billion worldwide gross, with Avengers: Endgame being the second highest-grossing film of all time. The top 15 are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time. Most of the films on this list are from either Marvel or DC Comics.
RankFilmWorldwide grossYearSuperheroSource
1Avengers: Endgame$2,799,439,1002019AvengersMarvel
2Avengers: Infinity War$2,048,359,7542018AvengersMarvel
3Spider-Man: No Way Home $1,926,899,3102021Spider-ManMarvel
4The Avengers$1,518,812,9882012AvengersMarvel
5Avengers: Age of Ultron$1,402,809,5402015AvengersMarvel
6Black Panther$1,346,913,1712018Black PantherMarvel
7Deadpool & Wolverine$1,338,073,6452024Deadpool and WolverineMarvel
8Incredibles 2$1,242,805,3592018The IncrediblesPixar
9Iron Man 3$1,215,577, 2052013Iron ManMarvel
10Captain America: Civil War$1,153,304,4952016Captain AmericaMarvel
11Aquaman$1,148,161,8072018AquamanDC
12Spider-Man: Far From Home$1,131,927,9962019Spider-ManMarvel
13Captain Marvel$1,131,416,4462019Captain MarvelMarvel
14The Dark Knight Rises$1,081,041,2872012BatmanDC
15Joker$1,078,751,3112019JokerDC
16The Dark Knight$1,006,222,2052008BatmanDC
17Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness$955,775,8042022Doctor StrangeMarvel
18Spider-Man 3$893,122,6032007Spider-ManMarvel
19Spider-Man: Homecoming$880,166,9242017Spider-ManMarvel
20Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice$873,634,9192016Batman and SupermanDC
21Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2$863,756,0512017Guardians of the GalaxyMarvel
22Black Panther: Wakanda Forever$859,208,8362022Black PantherMarvel
23Venom$856,085,1512018VenomMarvel
24Thor: Ragnarok$853,983,8792017ThorMarvel
25Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3$845,555,7772023Guardians of the GalaxyMarvel
26Wonder Woman$823,970,6822017Wonder WomanDC
27Spider-Man$821,708,5512002Spider-ManMarvel
28Spider-Man 2$788,976,4532004Spider-ManMarvel
29Deadpool 2$785,046,9202018DeadpoolMarvel
30Deadpool$783,112,9792016DeadpoolMarvel
31Guardians of the Galaxy$773,328,6292014Guardians of the GalaxyMarvel
32The Batman$770,836,1632022BatmanDC
33Thor: Love and Thunder$760,928,0812022ThorMarvel
34The Amazing Spider-Man$757,930,6632012Spider-ManMarvel
35Suicide Squad$746,846,8942016Suicide SquadDC
36X-Men: Days of Future Past$746,045,7002014X-MenMarvel
37Captain America: The Winter Soldier$714,421,5032014Captain AmericaMarvel
38The Amazing Spider-Man 2$708,982,3232014Spider-ManMarvel
39Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse$690,516,6732023Spider-ManMarvel
40Doctor Strange$677,718,3952016Doctor StrangeMarvel
41Man of Steel$668,045,5182013SupermanDC
42Justice League$657,924,2952017Justice LeagueDC
43Big Hero 6$657,818,6122014Big Hero 6Marvel
44Thor: The Dark World$644,571,4022013ThorMarvel
45The Incredibles$631,607,0532004The IncrediblesPixar
46Hancock$624,386,7462008HancockVincent Ngo
47Iron Man 2$623,933,3312010Iron ManMarvel
48Ant-Man and the Wasp$622,674,1392018Ant-Man and WaspMarvel
49Logan$619,021,4362017WolverineMarvel
50Superman$616,823,8032025SupermanDC

Highest-grossing superhero film franchises and series

This is a list of the highest-grossing superhero film series at the box office. The Marvel Cinematic Universe ranks as the highest-grossing film series of all time grossing over $31.1 billion. Avengers has the best average with an average of $1.9 billion per film. A series must have at least two released films to qualify for this list.






Highest-grossing opening weekends

This list charts films the 50 biggest worldwide openings. Since films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the movie's release. Figures prior to the year 2002 are not available.
Since many American films do not open in all markets at the same time, the 'opening' gross varies depending on when it was released in the US-Canada market. For example, for films like Captain Marvel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice which opened in the US-Canada market and in most other major markets during the same weekend, the 'opening' is the total gross of the film during that weekend. On the other hand, for films like Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War which opened in several markets a week ahead of their respective releases in the US-Canada market, the 'opening' is the sum of the opening grosses in the markets where they were released first and the opening in the US-Canada market. In the latter case, the opening grosses from territories after the initial overseas opening are not included in the 'opening' of the film. In all cases, if a film opens in a market after its release in the US-Canada market, that opening is not included in the 'opening' of the film.
RankFilmGross YearSuperheroSource
1Avengers: Endgame$1,223.62019AvengersMarvel
2Avengers: Infinity War$640.52018AvengersMarvel
3Spider-Man: No Way Home$600.92021Spider-ManMarvel
4Captain Marvel$456.72019Captain MarvelMarvel
5Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness$4502022Doctor StrangeMarvel
6Deadpool & Wolverine$444.72024Deadpool/WolverineMarvel
7Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice$422.52016Batman/SupermanDC
8The Avengers$392.52012AvengersMarvel
9Avengers: Age of Ultron$392.42015AvengersMarvel
10Spider-Man 3$381.72007Spider-ManMarvel
11Captain America: Civil War$379.52016Captain AmericaMarvel
12Iron Man 3$372.52013Iron ManMarvel
13Black Panther$371.42018Black PantherMarvel
14Thor: Love and Thunder$303.32022ThorMarvel
15Deadpool 2$300.42018DeadpoolMarvel
16Spider-Man: Far From Home$295.82019Spider-ManMarvel
17Justice League$278.82017Justice LeagueDC
18Suicide Squad$267.02016Suicide SquadDC
19Deadpool$264.72016DeadpoolMarvel
20X-Men: Days of Future Past$262.92014X-MenMarvel
21Spider-Man: Homecoming$256.52017Spider-ManMarvel
22Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2$252.52017Guardians of the GalaxyMarvel
23The Dark Knight Rises$248.92012BatmanDC
24Joker$248.42019JokerDC
25Logan$247.42017WolverineMarvel
26Incredibles 2$235.82018The IncrediblesPixar
27Thor: Ragnarok$231.82017ThorMarvel
28Wonder Woman$228.32017Wonder WomanDC
29Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania$225.32023Ant-Man/WaspMarvel
30Iron Man 2$220.82010Iron ManMarvel
31Superman$2202025SupermanDC
32The Fantastic Four: First Steps$216.72025Fantastic FourMarvel
33Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse$208.62023Miles MoralesMarvel
34Venom$207.42018VenomMarvel
35Man of Steel$202.02013SupermanDC
36Iron Man$201.22008Iron ManMarvel
37Godzilla$2002014GodzillaToho
38The Dark Knight$199.72008BatmanDC
39Thor: The Dark World$195.12013ThorMarvel
40Captain America: Brave New World$192.42025FalconMarvel
41Spider-Man 2$189.42004Spider-ManMarvel
42The Amazing Spider-Man$188.22012Spider-ManMarvel
43Hancock$182.52008HancockVincent Ngo
44X-Men: The Last Stand$179.02006X-MenMarvel
45Doctor Strange$172.82016Doctor StrangeMarvel
46Captain America: The Winter Soldier$170.22014Captain AmericaMarvel
47Aquaman$166.82018AquamanDC
48X-Men: Apocalypse$166.62016X-MenMarvel
49Thunderbolts*$162.12025ThunderboltsMarvel
50Eternals$161.72021EternalsMarvel
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Timeline of gross records

Highest-grossing superhero films

At least seventeen films since 1964 have held the record for highest-grossing superhero film. Spider-Man has held the record twice, Batman and the Avengers have held it three times each, and Godzilla held it at least six times. Films based on DC Comics have held the record four times, films based on Marvel Comics have held it five times, and Toho films held it at least six times.
TitleYearRecord-setting grossSuperheroSource
Ghidorah1964$1,040,000 GodzillaToho
Ghidorah1965$2,340,000GodzillaToho
Invasion of Astro-Monster1970$3,583,000GodzillaToho
Batman: The Movie1970$3,900,000BatmanDC
Invasion of Astro-Monster1971$4,200,000GodzillaToho
Godzilla films1974$10,000,000+ each GodzillaToho
Godzilla vs. Megalon1976$20,000,000GodzillaToho
Godzilla vs. Gigan1977$20,000,000GodzillaToho
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla1977$20,000,000GodzillaToho
Godzilla films1977$20,000,000+ each GodzillaToho
Superman1978$43,697,365SupermanDC
Superman1979$134,218,018SupermanDC
Superman1980$260,000,000SupermanDC
Superman1981$300,218,018SupermanDC
Batman1989$411,348,924BatmanDC
The Matrix1999$463,517,383NeoWarner
Spider-Man2002$821,708,551Spider-ManMarvel
Spider-Man 32007$890,871,626Spider-ManMarvel
The Dark Knight2008$1,004,558,444BatmanDC
The Avengers2012$1,518,812,988AvengersMarvel
Avengers: Infinity War2018$2,048,359,754AvengersMarvel
Avengers: Endgame2019$2,797,800,564AvengersMarvel





Highest-grossing opening weekends

Fifteen films since 1965 have held the record for highest-grossing worldwide opening weekend for a superhero film. Seven of the films are based on Marvel Comics, while six films are based on DC Comics. Batman has held the record four times, while Superman, Spider-Man and the Avengers have held the record three times each.
TitleYearRecord-setting grossSuperheroSource
Ghidorah1965$200,000 GodzillaToho
Godzilla vs. Megalon1976$383,744+ GodzillaToho
Superman1978$7,465,343SupermanDC
Superman II1981$14,100,523SupermanDC
Batman1989$40,489,746BatmanDC
Batman Returns1992$45,687,711BatmanDC
Batman Forever1995$52,784,433BatmanDC
Spider-Man2002$125,900,000Spider-ManMarvel
X22003$154,800,000X-MenMarvel
Spider-Man 22004$189,400,000Spider-ManMarvel
Spider-Man 32007$381,700,000Spider-ManMarvel
The Avengers2012$392,500,000AvengersMarvel
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice2016$422,500,000Batman/SupermanDC
Avengers: Infinity War2018$640,500,000AvengersMarvel
Avengers: Endgame2019$1,223,600,000AvengersMarvel



Highest-grossing superhero films 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 six years, while Godzilla has topped twelve years, the most of any superhero. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has topped fourteen years, the most for a franchise. Films based on Marvel Comics have topped twenty three years, the most for a source.


Superhero films by tickets sold

Films must sell at least 50 million tickets to be listed. The Marvel Cinematic Universe contains the most entries on the list, with eight films in total. The Avengers series is next, with four films on the list. In total, thirteen of the films below are based on the Marvel Comics.
FilmYearKnown ticket sales Territories with known ticket sales dataSuperheroSourceNotes
Avengers: Endgame2019WorldwideAvengersMarvel
Avengers: Infinity War2018WorldwideAvengersMarvel
Spider-Man: No Way Home2021WorldwideSpider-ManMarvel
Avengers: Age of Ultron2015WorldwideAvengersMarvel
The Avengers2012WorldwideAvengersMarvel
Incredibles 22018WorldwideThe IncrediblesPixar
Black Panther2018WorldwideBlack PantherMarvel
Spider-Man: Far From Home2019WorldwideSpider-ManMarvel
Spider-Man2002WorldwideSpider-ManMarvel
The Dark Knight Rises2012121,771,548WorldwideBatmanDC
Superman: The Movie1978117,872,453WorldwideSupermanDC
The Dark Knight2008115,688,414US, Canada, Europe, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, South KoreaBatmanDC
Spider-Man 32007WorldwideSpider-ManMarvel
Spider-Man: Homecoming2017WorldwideSpider-ManMarvel
Spider-Man 22004WorldwideSpider-ManMarvel
The Incredibles2004WorldwideThe IncrediblesPixar
The Amazing Spider-Man2012WorldwideSpider-ManMarvel
The Amazing Spider-Man 22014WorldwideSpider-ManMarvel