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Super Hero Movie Index
Find below a breakdown of all Super Hero movies by year and first letter.
See also: Domestic Box Office Analysis for Super Hero Movies - Top Domestic Super Hero Movies - Top International Super Hero Movies - Top Worldwide Super Hero Movies - Top Domestic Super Hero Stars - Top International Super Hero Stars - Top Worldwide Super Hero Stars
The table below lists the top-grossing Super Hero movie released in each calendar year (based on worldwide box office). Click on the year number for a list of all the Super Hero films released that year. The "Annual Stats" links will take you to a summary of the domestic film business for Super Hero movies for the year in question (this part of our archive starts in 1995). Click on the movie name to see information on the individual film.
Year | Annual Stats | Total Movies | Average Production Budget | Combined Worldwide Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
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TBD | 29 | ||||
2027 | 1 | ||||
2026 | 4 | ||||
2025 | 5 | ||||
2024 | Annual Stats | 19 | $41,250,000 | $109,680,423 | Madame Web |
2023 | Annual Stats | 19 | $160,480,000 | $3,339,116,113 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 |
2022 | Annual Stats | 25 | $195,833,333 | $3,952,497,420 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness |
2021 | Annual Stats | 17 | $174,166,667 | $3,868,595,868 | Spider-Man: No Way Home |
2020 | Annual Stats | 15 | $116,333,333 | $411,974,031 | Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) |
2019 | Annual Stats | 21 | $140,250,000 | $5,814,912,704 | Avengers: Endgame |
2018 | Annual Stats | 19 | $158,000,000 | $7,158,338,737 | Avengers: Infinity War |
2017 | Annual Stats | 13 | $188,666,667 | $4,688,363,338 | Spider-Man: Homecoming |
2016 | Annual Stats | 16 | $154,250,000 | $5,025,309,865 | Captain America: Civil War |
2015 | Annual Stats | 14 | $205,000,000 | $2,252,093,098 | Avengers: Age of Ultron |
2014 | Annual Stats | 12 | $171,666,667 | $4,074,472,716 | Guardians of the Galaxy |
2013 | Annual Stats | 9 | $115,586,667 | $2,944,451,158 | Iron Man 3 |
2012 | Annual Stats | 9 | $225,000,000 | $3,355,831,130 | The Avengers |
2011 | Annual Stats | 11 | $152,000,000 | $1,633,789,531 | Thor |
2010 | Annual Stats | 5 | $170,000,000 | $621,156,389 | Iron Man 2 |
2009 | Annual Stats | 9 | $117,666,667 | $625,873,365 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
2008 | Annual Stats | 10 | $108,875,000 | $2,756,797,793 | The Dark Knight |
2007 | Annual Stats | 7 | $133,250,000 | $1,511,059,576 | Spider-Man 3 |
2006 | Annual Stats | 4 | $126,750,000 | $923,621,182 | X-Men: The Last Stand |
2005 | Annual Stats | 4 | $84,375,000 | $829,837,335 | Batman Begins |
2004 | Annual Stats | 5 | $91,600,000 | $1,163,677,070 | Spider-Man 2 |
2003 | Annual Stats | 4 | $105,000,000 | $1,013,428,031 | X-Men 2 |
2002 | Annual Stats | 3 | $72,666,667 | $993,417,160 | Spider-Man |
2000 | Annual Stats | 3 | $49,747,702 | $544,984,506 | X-Men |
1999 | Annual Stats | 1 | $68,000,000 | $33,462,011 | Mystery Men |
1998 | Annual Stats | 1 | $45,000,000 | $131,237,688 | Blade |
1997 | Annual Stats | 2 | $70,500,000 | $240,004,243 | Batman & Robin |
1996 | Annual Stats | 1 | $45,000,000 | $17,220,599 | The Phantom |
1995 | Annual Stats | 1 | $100,000,000 | $336,529,144 | Batman Forever |
1994 | 4 | $27,000,000 | $441,952,176 | The Mask | |
1993 | 1 | $5,635,204 | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm | ||
1992 | 2 | $80,000,000 | $266,824,291 | Batman Returns | |
1990 | 2 | $47,000,000 | $195,681,465 | Dick Tracy | |
1989 | 1 | $35,000,000 | $411,348,924 | Batman | |
1987 | 1 | $17,000,000 | $36,700,000 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | |
1984 | 2 | $14,296,438 | Supergirl | ||
1983 | 1 | $39,000,000 | $80,200,000 | Superman III | |
1981 | 1 | $54,000,000 | $190,400,000 | Superman II | |
1978 | 1 | $55,000,000 | $300,200,000 | Superman | |
1966 | 1 | $1,377,800 | |||
Total | 335 | $129,251,414 | $62,314,970,722 | Avengers: Endgame |
The table below shows the highest-grossing Super Hero movie that begins with each letter of the alphabet. Click on the name of the film to go to its page. Or click on the letter at the beginning of each row for a list of all the Super Hero movies beginning with that letter.
Index | Total Movies | Average Production Budget | Combined Worldwide Box Office | No. 1 Movie |
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A | 20 | $200,001,538 | $12,428,059,673 | Avengers: Endgame |
B | 57 | $113,851,324 | $7,810,658,601 | Black Panther |
C | 13 | $143,000,000 | $3,522,061,464 | Captain America: Civil War |
D | 19 | $141,666,667 | $5,903,195,112 | The Dark Knight Rises |
E | 3 | $132,500,000 | $458,899,945 | Eternals |
F | 9 | $131,875,000 | $1,057,951,714 | Fantastic Four |
G | 18 | $175,000,000 | $3,173,827,184 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 |
H | 10 | $80,333,333 | $1,192,541,177 | Hancock |
I | 8 | $173,375,000 | $2,689,915,721 | Iron Man 3 |
J | 23 | $300,000,000 | $825,787,476 | Justice League |
K | 4 | $60,000,000 | $11,105,071 | Knights of the Zodiac |
L | 10 | $102,500,000 | $808,618,885 | Logan |
M | 19 | $97,600,000 | $1,581,384,710 | Man of Steel |
N | 6 | $67,000,000 | $44,608,247 | The New Mutants |
O | 1 | |||
P | 11 | $34,500,000 | $131,954,133 | The Punisher |
R | 7 | $576,992 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie | |
S | 49 | $109,416,667 | $10,572,829,316 | Spider-Man: No Way Home |
T | 17 | $136,875,000 | $3,712,160,566 | Thor: Ragnarok |
U | 6 | $73,243,106 | $248,099,143 | Unbreakable |
V | 5 | $113,000,000 | $1,357,627,975 | Venom |
W | 11 | $150,750,000 | $1,587,485,100 | Wonder Woman |
X | 7 | $156,857,143 | $3,183,116,329 | X-Men: Days of Future Past |
Z | 2 | $35,000,000 | $12,506,188 | Zoom |