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List of highest-grossing superhero films

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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 (MCU). 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. Most of the films on this list are from either Marvel or DC Comics.

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Highest-grossing superhero film franchises and series

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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.

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SMarvel Cinematic Universe, DC Extended Universe, and MonsterVerse are shared universes for which some properties also have their own entries.
*US and Canada gross only.
RDistributor rentals.
Partial worldwide gross figure.

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Highest-grossing opening weekends

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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.

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Timeline of gross records

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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.

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R Distributor rentals.[h]
* US and Canada gross only.
J Japan only.

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.

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* US and Canada gross only.
R Distributor rentals.

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Highest-grossing superhero films by year

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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 thirteen years (every year of the 2010s, 2021–2024), while the Godzilla films have topped thirteen years (mostly during the 1960s–1970s), the most for a franchise. Films based on Marvel Comics have topped nineteen years, the most for a source.

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Superhero films by tickets sold

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Films must sell at least 50 million tickets to be listed. The Marvel Cinematic Universe contains the most entries on the list, with four films in total. The Avengers series is next, with three films on the list. In total, six of the films below are based on the Marvel Comics.

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Notes

  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.
  2. The film's initial 1964 Japanese release earned distribution rentals of ¥375 million[105] ($1.04 million).[106] Its 1965 US release later earned rentals of $1.3 million.[107]
  3. The film's initial 1965 Japanese release earned distribution rentals of ¥210 million[108] ($583,000).[106] Its July 1970 US release later earned $3 million.[109]
  4. In 1966, the film earned $1.7 million in US rentals.[110][111] By December 1970, it had earned $3.9 million in worldwide rentals.[112]
  5. The film's 1971 Japanese re-issue increased its distribution rentals in Japan to ¥410 million[113][114] ($1.2 million),[115] in addition to $3 million earned from its 1970 US release.[109]
  6. By June 1974, the first thirteen Godzilla films had grossed $130 million in overseas box office revenue outside of Japan,[116] averaging $10 million overseas gross per film (not including Japan).
  7. By 1977, the first thirteen Godzilla films had grossed more than $260 million worldwide,[118] averaging more than $20 million per film.
  8. The gross rental is the distributor's share of the box-office gross and was more commonly reported than the exhibition gross up to the 1970s.
  9. Within three days of its 1976 US release, the film earned $383,744 in Texas and Louisiana alone.[128]
  10. Box office territories for which the film's ticket sales data are currently known
  11. Avengers: Endgame:
    • Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay – 129,848,444[179]
    • United States and Canada – 95,268,900[180]
    • China – 86,742,449[181]
    • Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey – 19,795,480[182]
    • South Korea – 13,977,692[183]
    • Australia – 5,859,031[184]
  12. Avengers: Infinity War:
    • Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Russia, South Korea, Ukraine, United States and Canada – 144,859,977[185]
    • China – 62,908,947[181]
    • Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom – 32,816,784[186]
    • India – 17,400,000[187]
    • Poland, Serbia, Venezuela – 2,741,809[188]
    • Japan – 2,500,000[189]
    • United Arab Emirates – 733,300[190]
    • Hungary – 576,407[191]
    • Switzerland – 312,709[192]
    • Finland – 234,534[193]
  13. Spider-Man: No Way Home:
    • Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Greece, Indonesia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Venezuela – 116,426,930[194]
    • United States and Canada – 88,780,270[195][196]
    • India – 11,000,000[197]
    • France – 7,387,844[198]
    • Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia – 6,817,614[199]
    • Germany – 4,671,011[200]
    • Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru – 3,972,621[179]
    • Italy – 3,411,339[201]
    • Japan – 2,820,000[202]
  14. Avengers: Age of Ultron:
    • Brazil, Chile, Mexico, South Korea, United States and Canada – 92,038,052[185]
    • China – 36,609,750[181]
    • Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom – 17,404,252[203]
    • France and Russia – 10,362,923[204]
    • Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Ukraine, Uruguay – 7,445,289[205]
    • Germany – 2,423,753[206]
    • Switzerland – 225,824[207]
  15. The Avengers:
    • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Canada – 95,857,269[208]
    • Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico – 35,055,472[185]
    • China and Romania – 13,521,881[209]
    • Finland, Iceland, Japan, Russia, Ukraine – 7,863,137[210]
    • South Korea – 7,087,068[211]
    • France – 4,505,704[212]
    • Germany – 2,261,073[206]
    • Switzerland – 215,125[213]
  16. Incredibles 2:
    • Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, United States and Canada – 100,893,812[185]
    • Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom – 28,778,575[214]
    • China – 10,122,096[215]
    • Poland, Russia, Venezuela – 7,317,439[188]
    • Japan – 4,060,000[189]
    • Argentina – 3,530,866[216]
    • South Korea – 3,033,105[211]
    • Portugal – 606,756[217]
    • Ukraine – 474,430[218]
    • Switzerland – 247,663[192]
  17. Black Panther:
    • Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Canada – 95,947,317[219]
    • Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine, Venezuela – 26,179,100[188]
    • China – 18,405,278[220]
    • South Korea – 5,399,327[211]
    • Germany – 1,798,330[221]
    • Japan – 1,030,000[189]
    • Argentina – 932,645[216]
    • Switzerland – 202,220[192]
  18. Spider-Man: Far From Home:
    • United States and Canada – 43,340,300[180]
    • China – 39,380,000[222]
    • Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, United Kingdom – 16,787,648[223]
    • Mexico – 10,810,870[224]
    • South Korea – 8,023,606[211]
    • Brazil – 6,562,228[225]
    • Russia – 5,646,679[226]
    • Spain – 2,305,169[227]
    • Japan – 2,100,000[228]
    • India – 1,856,875[229]
    • Argentina – 1,285,785[230]
    • Turkey – 942,651[231]
    • Ukraine – 747,063[232]
    • Romania – 249,505[233]
    • Switzerland – 171,621[234]
    • Slovakia – 135,269[235]
  19. Spider-Man:
    • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Canada – 93,101,972[236]
    • Brazil, France, Spain – 20,215,161[184]
    • Argentina, Australia, Japan – 10,161,873[237]
    • China – 2,050,000[238][239]
    • South Korea – 1,125,568[211]
  20. Superman:
    • China – 37.89 million
    • Other territories – 79,982,453[241]
  21. The Dark Knight:
    • United States and Canada – 74,506,000[242]
    • Europe (excluding Russia) – 24,750,772[243]
    • Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Russia – 12,256,116[244]
    • South Korea – 4,175,526[citation needed]
  22. Spider-Man 3:
    • Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Canada – 64,501,205[245]
    • Brazil, China, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Ukraine – 24,387,326[246]
    • India – 10,000,000[197]
    • France and Italy – 9,576,880[247]
    • Germany – 3,204,588[248]
  23. Spider-Man: Homecoming:
    • United States and Canada – 37,418,200[180]
    • China – 21,891,581[249]
    • Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom – 12,776,388[250]
    • Mexico – 9,846,562[251]
    • Chile, South Korea, Venezuela – 8,872,619[252]
    • Brazil – 6,715,848[253]
    • Russia – 4,050,314[254]
    • Japan – 1,930,000[255]
    • Spain – 1,768,971[256]
    • Argentina – 1,118,453[257]
    • Norway – 192,088[258]
    • Switzerland – 115,096[259]
  24. Spider-Man 2:
    • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Canada – 75,624,995[260]
    • Brazil, Japan, Norway – 12,869,224[261]
    • France and Italy – 8,948,733[262]
    • Germany – 3,291,034[248]
    • China – 2,606,000[263][264]
    • South Korea – 2,367,704[211]
  25. The Incredibles:
    • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Canada – 61,022,168[265]
    • Brazil, Japan, Spain – 12,861,883[266]
    • Germany – 3,502,028[248]
    • Italy – 3,081,842[267]
    • South Korea – 1,155,067[211]
  26. The Amazing Spider-Man:
    • United States and Canada – 33,677,900[180]
    • China, Iceland, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Ukraine – 20,543,241[268]
    • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom – 10,125,549[269]
    • Argentina and Brazil – 6,331,883[209]
    • South Korea – 4,853,273[211]
    • France and Germany – 4,104,269[270]
    • Switzerland – 129,123[213]
  27. The Amazing Spider-Man 2:
    • Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Lithuania, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Canada – 38,959,914[271]
    • China – 14,998,134[272]
    • Mexico and Ukraine – 7,747,764[273]
    • South Korea – 4,168,353[211]
    • Brazil – 4,100,390[274]
    • Spain – 1,016,878[275]
    • Argentina – 773,416[276]
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