Marvel Comics is a publisher of American comic books and related media. It counts among its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Daredevil, and Deadpool, and such teams as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Most of Marvel's fictional characters are depicted in a shared fictional universe, with most locations mirroring real-life places. Many major characters are based in New York City. [1] [2]
Films based on Marvel Comics properties have included theatrically released film serials, live action and animated feature films, direct-to-video releases, and television films.
Live-action feature films and shorts produced by Marvel Studios are set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) unless otherwise noted.
Year | Title | Production studio(s) | Notes | |
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1986 | Howard the Duck | Universal Pictures | Co-produced by Lucasfilm | |
1998 | Blade | New Line Cinema | ||
2000 | X-Men | 20th Century Fox | ||
2002 | Blade II | New Line Cinema | ||
Spider-Man | Columbia Pictures | Nominated for 2 Oscars | ||
2003 | Daredevil | 20th Century Fox | Co-produced by Regency Enterprises | |
X2 | ||||
Hulk | Universal Pictures | |||
2004 | The Punisher | Artisan Entertainment | Distributed by Lionsgate Films in the U.S. and Canada and Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International in other territories | |
Spider-Man 2 | Columbia Pictures | Won 1 Oscar, nominated for 2 more | ||
Blade: Trinity | New Line Cinema | |||
2005 | Elektra | 20th Century Fox | Co-produced by Regency Enterprises | |
Fantastic Four | ||||
2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | |||
2007 | Ghost Rider | Columbia Pictures | Produced in association with Marvel Studios; not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe | |
Spider-Man 3 | ||||
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | 20th Century Fox | |||
2008 | Iron Man | Marvel Studios | Distributed by Paramount Pictures; nominated for 2 Oscars | |
The Incredible Hulk | Distributed by Universal Pictures | |||
Punisher: War Zone | Lionsgate Films | Not part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; produced in association with Marvel Studios under the Marvel Knights banner; distributed by Columbia Pictures outside the United States | ||
2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | 20th Century Fox | ||
2010 | Iron Man 2 | Marvel Studios | Distributed by Paramount Pictures; nominated for 1 Oscar | |
2011 | Thor | Distributed by Paramount Pictures | ||
X-Men: First Class | 20th Century Fox | |||
Captain America: The First Avenger | Marvel Studios | Distributed by Paramount Pictures | ||
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Columbia Pictures | Produced under the Marvel Knights banner | ||
2012 | The Avengers | Marvel Studios | First Marvel Studios film distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; nominated for 1 Oscar | |
The Amazing Spider-Man | Columbia Pictures | |||
2013 | Iron Man 3 | Marvel Studios | Nominated for 1 Oscar | |
The Wolverine | 20th Century Fox | |||
Thor: The Dark World | Marvel Studios | |||
2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Nominated for 1 Oscar | ||
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Columbia Pictures | |||
X-Men: Days of Future Past | 20th Century Fox | Nominated for 1 Oscar | ||
Guardians of the Galaxy | Marvel Studios | Nominated for 2 Oscars | ||
2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | |||
Ant-Man | ||||
Fantastic Four | 20th Century Fox | |||
2016 | Deadpool | |||
Captain America: Civil War | Marvel Studios | |||
X-Men: Apocalypse | 20th Century Fox | |||
Doctor Strange | Marvel Studios | Nominated for 1 Oscar | ||
2017 | Logan | 20th Century Fox | Nominated for 1 Oscar | |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Marvel Studios | Nominated for 1 Oscar | ||
Spider-Man: Homecoming | Columbia Pictures / Marvel Studios | Distributed by Sony Pictures | ||
Thor: Ragnarok | Marvel Studios | |||
2018 | Black Panther | Won 3 Oscars, nominated for 4 more | ||
Avengers: Infinity War | Nominated for 1 Oscar | |||
Deadpool 2 | 20th Century Fox | |||
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Marvel Studios | |||
Venom | Columbia Pictures | |||
2019 | Captain Marvel | Marvel Studios | ||
Avengers: Endgame | Nominated for 1 Oscar | |||
Dark Phoenix | 20th Century Fox | |||
Spider-Man: Far From Home | Columbia Pictures / Marvel Studios | Distributed by Sony Pictures | ||
2020 | The New Mutants | 20th Century Studios | ||
2021 | Black Widow | Marvel Studios | Released simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ | |
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Nominated for 1 Oscar | |||
Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Columbia Pictures | |||
Eternals | Marvel Studios | |||
Spider-Man: No Way Home | Columbia Pictures / Marvel Studios | Distributed by Sony Pictures; nominated for 1 Oscar. | ||
2022 | Morbius | Columbia Pictures | ||
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Marvel Studios | |||
Thor: Love and Thunder | ||||
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Won 1 Oscar, nominated for 4 more | |||
2023 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | |||
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Nominated for 1 Oscar | |||
The Marvels | ||||
2024 | Madame Web | Columbia Pictures | ||
Deadpool & Wolverine | Marvel Studios | |||
Venom: The Last Dance | Columbia Pictures | |||
Kraven the Hunter | ||||
Upcoming | ||||
2025 | Captain America: Brave New World | Marvel Studios | Post-production [3] [4] [5] | |
Thunderbolts* | ||||
The Fantastic Four: First Steps |
Year | Title | Production studio(s) | Original appearance | Length | Notes |
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1944 | Captain America | Republic Pictures | Theatrical | 15 minutes per chapter | 15-chapter serial; Marvel was then known as Timely Comics |
1978 | Spider-Man | Toei Company | Theatrical | 24 minutes | Toei Manga Matsuri festival Summer 1978 |
2011 | The Consultant | Marvel Studios / Ebeling Group | Blu-ray ( Thor ) | 4 minutes | Marvel One-Shots |
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer | Blu-ray ( Captain America: The First Avenger ) | 4 minutes | |||
2012 | Item 47 | Marvel Studios / M3 Creative | Blu-ray ( The Avengers ) | 12 minutes | |
2013 | Agent Carter | Marvel Studios | Blu-ray ( Iron Man 3 ) and digital download | 15 minutes | |
2014 | All Hail the King | Blu-ray ( Thor: The Dark World ) and digital download | 14 minutes | ||
2016 | Team Thor | Blu-ray ( Captain America: Civil War ) | 4 minutes | ||
2017 | Team Thor: Part 2 | Blu-ray ( Doctor Strange ) | 5 minutes | ||
No Good Deed | 20th Century Fox | Theatrically with Logan and free online (YouTube) | 4 minutes | ||
2018 | Team Darryl | Marvel Studios | Blu-ray ( Thor: Ragnarok ) | 6 minutes | Marvel One-Shots |
2019 | Peter's To-Do List | Columbia Pictures / Marvel Studios | Blu-ray ( Spider-Man: Far From Home ) | 3 minutes | |
2021 | Deadpool and Korg React | Maximum Effort | Online (YouTube) | 4 minutes |
Year | Title | Production studio(s) | Notes |
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2010 | Kick-Ass | Marv Films / Plan B Entertainment | Distributed by Lionsgate Films in the U.S. and Canada and Universal Pictures in other territories |
2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Distributed by Universal Pictures | |
2015 | Kingsman: The Secret Service | Marv Films / Cloudy Productions / Shangri-La Entertainment / TSG Entertainment | Distributed by 20th Century Fox |
2017 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Marv Films / Cloudy Productions / TSG Entertainment | |
2021 | The King's Man | Marv Studios / Cloudy Productions | Distributed by 20th Century Studios; prequel to the Kingsman film series |
2024 | Argylle | Apple Original Films / Marv Studios / Cloudy Productions | Distributed by Universal Pictures and Apple Original Films; spin-off to the Kingsman film series [6] [7] [8] |
Upcoming | |||
TBA | Stuntnuts: The Movie | Marv Studios / Zebbo Productions | Spin-off to the Hit-Girl & Kick-Ass film series; Post-production [9] |
Stuntnuts Does School Fight | Spin-off to the Hit-Girl & Kick-Ass film series; Completed [9] | ||
Year | Title | Production studio(s) | Notes |
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1997 | Men in Black | Columbia Pictures / Amblin Entertainment / Parkes + MacDonald Productions | Won 1 Oscar, nominated for 2 more |
2002 | Men in Black II | ||
2012 | Men in Black 3 | Columbia Pictures / Amblin Entertainment / P+M Image Nation / Hemisphere Media Capital | |
2019 | Men in Black: International | Columbia Pictures / Amblin Entertainment / Parkes + MacDonald Productions / Image Nation / Tencent Pictures | Spin-off of the Men in Black film series |
Year | Title | Production studio(s) | Notes |
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1993 | Hardcase | Malibu Films | 6-minute short film; VHS released by Wizard to promote the launch of the Ultraverse line |
Firearm | 35-minute short film; VHS released with Firearm comic book issue #0 |
Year | Title | Production studio(s) | Notes |
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1978 | Dr. Strange | Universal Television | Pilot episode for an unproduced TV series |
1979 | Captain America | ||
Captain America II: Death Too Soon | |||
1988 | The Incredible Hulk Returns | New World Television / Bixby-Brandon Productions | Backdoor pilots for unproduced Thor and Daredevil series', respectively. [10] [11] |
1989 | The Trial of the Incredible Hulk | ||
The Punisher | New World Pictures | Direct-to-video in U.S.; limited theatrical release internationally | |
1990 | The Death of the Incredible Hulk | New World Television / Bixby-Brandon Productions | |
Captain America | 21st Century Film Corporation | Co-produced by Jadran Film; direct-to-video in U.S.; limited theatrical release internationally | |
1994 | The Fantastic Four | Constantin Film | Unreleased. Available in bootleg recordings and on YouTube. [12] |
1996 | Generation X | New World Television | Pilot episode for an unproduced TV series |
1998 | Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. | 20th Century Fox Television | Pilot episode for an unproduced TV series |
2005 | Man-Thing | Lionsgate Films / Artisan Entertainment | Television premiere in U.S. on Syfy channel; limited theatrical release internationally; originally intended for direct-to-video and U.S. theatrical release. [13] [14] |
The following films were television series episodes released as theatrical feature films, television films or direct-to-video movies.
Year | Title | Series | Production studio(s) | Notes |
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1977 | Spider-Man | The Amazing Spider-Man | Charles Fries Productions / Dan Goodman Productions / Columbia Pictures Television | Backdoor pilot episode of The Amazing Spider-Man TV series; limited theatrical release internationally |
1977 | The Incredible Hulk | The Incredible Hulk | Universal Television | Backdoor pilot episodes of The Incredible Hulk TV series; limited theatrical releases internationally |
Return of the Incredible Hulk | ||||
1978 | The Incredible Hulk: Married | First aired as a two-hour special; shown in two parts in syndication; titled The Bride of the Incredible Hulk for some video releases | ||
Spider-Man Strikes Back | The Amazing Spider-Man | Charles Fries Productions / Dan Goodman Productions / Columbia Pictures Television | Composite of the two-part episode Deadly Dust; limited theatrical release in some European and South American markets; VHS release in 1980. | |
1981 | Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge | Composite of the two-part episode The Chinese Web; limited theatrical release in Australia, Brazil, and some European markets; [15] VHS release in 1982. | ||
2007 | Blade: House of Chthon | Blade: The Series | New Line Television | Released on DVD in unrated expanded format with harsher language and frontal nudity |
2017 | Inhumans | Inhumans | ABC Studios / Marvel Television | The two first episodes of the series, Behold... The Inhumans and Those Who Would Destroy Us, debuted in IMAX theaters, [16] and ran for two weeks before its television premiere on ABC; [17] episodes were billed as "The First Chapter" of Inhumans: A Marvel Television Series; [18] part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe |
Year | Title | Series | Production studio(s) | Notes |
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1997 | Nightman: World Premiere | Night Man | Alliance Films | Two-part pilot from Night Man series aired as television film |
Year | Title | Production studio(s) | Notes |
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2014 | Big Hero 6 | Walt Disney Animation Studios | CGI animation; won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. |
2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Sony Pictures Animation | CGI animation; won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. |
2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | CGI animation; nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. | |
Upcoming | |||
TBA | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse | Sony Pictures Animation | CGI animation; in production [19] [20] [21] [22] |
Year | Title | Production studio(s) | Notes |
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2017 | Baymax Returns | Disney Television Animation | First episode of Big Hero 6: The Series; premiered on Disney XD and Disney Channel. |
Year | Title | Production studio(s) | Notes |
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2013 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload | Arc Productions | Released on Disney.com; short film [26] |
2015 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled | Released on Disney XD; short films [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] | |
2017 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat | The Lego Group | |
2018 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Black Panther: Trouble in Wakanda | ||
2019 | Lego Marvel Spider-Man: Vexed by Venom | ||
2020 | Lego Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum | ||
2021 | Lego Marvel Avengers: Loki in Training | ||
2022 | Lego Marvel Avengers: Time Twisted | Released on YouTube; short film [33] | |
2023 | Lego Marvel Avengers: Code Red | Released on Disney+; short film [34] [35] | |
2024 | Lego Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition |
Year | Title | Production studio(s) | Notes |
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2010 | Marvel Super Heroes 4D (London) | Threshold Animation Studios | Part of an attraction at Madame Tussauds. |
2012 | Marvel Super Heroes 4D (New York) | ||
2013 | Marvel Super Heroes 4D (Las Vegas) | ||
Marvel Super Heroes 4D (Bali) | |||
2017 | Marvel Super Heroes 4D (Sentosa) [36] | ||
2019 | Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts | Marvel Animation / Marvel Entertainment | Premiered on Marvel HQ YouTube Channel; 22 minutes |
Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham | Sony Pictures Animation | Prequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; 4 minutes | |
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron | Marvel Animation / Marvel Entertainment | Premiered on Marvel HQ YouTube Channel; 44 minutes | |
Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands | Premiered on Marvel HQ YouTube Channel; 22 minutes | ||
Marvel Rising: Operation Shuri | Premiered on Marvel HQ YouTube Channel; 22 minutes | ||
Marvel Rising: Playing with Fire | Premiered on Marvel HQ YouTube Channel; 44 minutes | ||
2023 | The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story | Sony Pictures Animation | Prequel to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse; 6 minutes |
Year | Title | Production studio(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2017 | #TBT to That Time Archer Met Kingsman | 20th Television | Animated crossover short film between Kingsman and FX's Archer ; 2 minutes |
Title | Distributor(s) | Release date (United States) | Budget (millions) | Box office gross [37] | |||
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Opening weekend (North America) | North America | Other territories | Worldwide | ||||
Howard the Duck | Universal Pictures | August 1, 1986 | $37 | $5,070,136 | $16,295,774 | $21,667,000 | $37,962,774 |
Blade | New Line Cinema | August 21, 1998 | $45 | $17,073,856 | $70,087,718 | $61,095,812 | $131,183,530 |
X-Men | 20th Century Fox | July 14, 2000 | $75 | $54,471,475 | $157,299,717 | $139,039,810 | $296,339,527 |
Blade II | New Line Cinema | March 22, 2002 | $54 | $32,528,016 | $82,348,319 | $72,661,713 | $155,010,032 |
Spider-Man | Sony Pictures | May 3, 2002 | $139 | $114,844,116 | $403,706,375 | $418,002,176 | $821,708,551 |
Daredevil | 20th Century Fox | February 14, 2003 | $78 | $40,310,419 | $102,543,518 | $76,636,200 | $179,179,718 |
X2 | May 2, 2003 | $110 | $85,558,731 | $214,949,694 | $192,761,855 | $407,711,549 | |
Hulk | Universal Pictures | June 20, 2003 | $137 | $62,128,420 | $132,177,234 | $113,183,246 | $245,360,480 |
The Punisher | Lionsgate Films | April 16, 2004 | $33 | $13,834,527 | $33,810,189 | $20,889,916 | $54,700,105 |
Spider-Man 2 | Sony Pictures | June 30, 2004 | $200 | $88,156,227 | $373,585,825 | $415,390,628 | $788,976,453 |
Blade: Trinity | New Line Cinema | December 8, 2004 | $65 | $16,061,271 | $52,411,906 | $76,493,460 | $128,905,366 |
Elektra | 20th Century Fox | January 14, 2005 | $43 | $12,804,793 | $24,409,722 | $32,271,844 | $56,681,566 |
Fantastic Four | July 8, 2005 | $100 | $56,061,504 | $154,696,080 | $175,883,639 | $330,579,719 | |
X-Men: The Last Stand | May 26, 2006 | $210 | $102,750,665 | $234,362,462 | $224,997,093 | $459,359,555 | |
Ghost Rider | Sony Pictures | February 16, 2007 | $110 | $45,388,836 | $115,802,596 | $112,935,797 | $228,738,393 |
Spider-Man 3 | May 4, 2007 | $258 | $151,116,516 | $336,530,303 | $554,341,323 | $890,871,626 | |
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | 20th Century Fox | June 15, 2007 | $130 | $58,051,684 | $131,921,738 | $169,991,393 | $301,913,131 |
Iron Man | Paramount Pictures | May 2, 2008 | $140 | $98,618,668 | $318,412,101 | $266,762,121 | $585,174,222 |
The Incredible Hulk | Universal Pictures | June 13, 2008 | $150 | $55,414,050 | $134,806,913 | $128,620,638 | $263,427,551 |
Punisher: War Zone | Lionsgate Films | December 5, 2008 | $35 | $4,271,451 | $8,050,977 | $2,049,059 | $10,100,036 |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine | 20th Century Fox | May 1, 2009 | $150 | $85,058,003 | $179,883,157 | $193,179,707 | $373,062,864 |
Iron Man 2 | Paramount Pictures | May 7, 2010 | $200 | $128,122,480 | $312,433,331 | $311,500,000 | $623,933,331 |
Thor | May 6, 2011 | $150 | $65,723,338 | $181,030,624 | $268,295,994 | $449,326,618 | |
X-Men: First Class | 20th Century Fox | June 3, 2011 | $160 | $55,101,604 | $146,408,305 | $207,215,819 | $353,624,124 |
Captain America: The First Avenger | Paramount Pictures | July 22, 2011 | $140 | $65,058,524 | $176,654,505 | $193,915,269 | $370,569,774 |
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Sony Pictures | February 17, 2012 | $57 | $22,115,334 | $51,774,002 | $80,789,928 | $132,563,930 |
The Avengers | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | May 4, 2012 | $220 | $207,438,708 | $623,357,910 | $895,455,078 | $1,518,812,988 |
The Amazing Spider-Man | Sony Pictures | July 3, 2012 | $230 | $62,004,688 | $262,030,663 | $495,900,000 | $757,930,663 |
Iron Man 3 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | May 3, 2013 | $200 | $174,144,585 | $409,013,994 | $805,797,258 | $1,214,811,252 |
The Wolverine | 20th Century Fox | July 26, 2013 | $120 | $53,113,752 | $132,550,960 | $282,271,394 | $414,828,246 |
Thor: The Dark World | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | November 8, 2013 | $170 | $85,737,841 | $206,362,140 | $438,209,262 | $644,571,402 |
Captain America: The Winter Soldier | April 4, 2014 | $170 | $95,023,721 | $259,766,572 | $454,497,695 | $714,264,267 | |
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Sony Pictures | May 2, 2014 | $255 | $91,608,337 | $202,853,933 | $506,128,390 | $708,982,323 |
X-Men: Days of Future Past | 20th Century Fox | May 23, 2014 | $200 | $90,823,660 | $233,921,534 | $513,941,241 | $747,862,775 |
Guardians of the Galaxy | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | August 1, 2014 | $170 | $94,320,883 | $333,176,600 | $440,152,029 | $773,328,629 |
Big Hero 6 | November 7, 2014 | $165 | $56,215,889 | $222,527,828 | $435,300,000 | $657,827,828 | |
Avengers: Age of Ultron | May 1, 2015 | $250 | $191,271,109 | $459,005,868 | $946,397,826 | $1,405,403,694 | |
Ant-Man | July 17, 2015 | $130 | $57,225,526 | $180,202,163 | $339,109,802 | $519,311,965 | |
Fantastic Four | 20th Century Fox | August 7, 2015 | $120 | $25,685,737 | $56,117,548 | $111,765,333 | $167,882,881 |
Deadpool | February 12, 2016 | $58 | $132,434,600 | $363,070,709 | $420,042,270 | $783,112,979 | |
Captain America: Civil War | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | May 6, 2016 | $250 | $179,139,142 | $408,084,349 | $745,220,146 | $1,153,304,495 |
X-Men: Apocalypse | 20th Century Fox | May 27, 2016 | $178 | $65,769,562 | $155,442,489 | $388,491,616 | $543,934,105 |
Doctor Strange | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | November 4, 2016 | $165 | $85,058,311 | $232,641,920 | $445,076,475 | $677,718,395 |
Logan | 20th Century Fox | March 3, 2017 | $97 | $88,411,916 | $226,277,068 | $390,518,532 | $616,795,600 |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | May 5, 2017 | $200 | $146,510,104 | $389,813,101 | $473,942,950 | $863,756,051 |
Spider-Man: Homecoming | Sony Pictures | July 7, 2017 | $175 | $117,027,503 | $334,201,140 | $545,965,784 | $880,166,924 |
Inhumans | IMAX Entertainment | September 1, 2017 | — | $1,500,000 | $1,521,787 | $1,330,495 | $2,852,282 |
Thor: Ragnarok | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | November 3, 2017 | $180 | $122,744,989 | $315,058,289 | $538,918,837 | $853,977,126 |
Black Panther | February 16, 2018 | $200 | $202,003,951 | $700,059,566 | $646,853,595 | $1,346,913,161 | |
Avengers: Infinity War | April 27, 2018 | $316 | $257,698,183 | $678,815,482 | $1,369,544,272 | $2,048,359,754 | |
Deadpool 2 | 20th Century Fox | May 18, 2018 | $110 | $125,507,153 | $324,591,735 | $460,455,185 | $785,046,920 |
Ant-Man and the Wasp | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | July 6, 2018 | $162 | $75,812,205 | $216,648,740 | $406,025,399 | $622,674,139 |
Venom | Sony Pictures | October 5, 2018 | $100 | $80,255,756 | $213,515,506 | $642,569,655 | $856,085,161 |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | December 14, 2018 | $90 | $35,363,376 | $190,241,310 | $185,299,521 | $375,540,831 | |
Captain Marvel | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | March 8, 2019 | $152 | $153,433,423 | $426,829,839 | $701,444,955 | $1,128,274,794 |
Avengers: Endgame | April 26, 2019 | $356 | $357,115,007 | $858,373,000 | $1,937,901,401 | $2,797,800,564 | |
Dark Phoenix | 20th Century Fox | June 7, 2019 | $200 | $32,828,348 | $65,845,974 | $186,597,000 | $252,442,974 |
Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony Pictures | July 2, 2019 | $160 | $92,579,212 | $390,532,085 | $741,395,911 | $1,131,927,996 |
The New Mutants | 20th Century Studios | August 28, 2020 | $67 | $7,037,017 | $23,855,569 | $24,819,497 | $48,675,066 |
Black Widow | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | July 9, 2021 | $200 | $80,366,312 | $183,651,665 | $195,979,696 | $379,631,351 |
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | September 3, 2021 | $150 | $75,388,688 | $224,543,292 | $207,700,000 | $432,243,292 | |
Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Sony Pictures | October 1, 2021 | $110 | $90,033,210 | $213,550,366 | $288,500,000 | $502,050,366 |
Eternals | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | November 5, 2021 | $200 | $85,021,497 | $164,870,234 | $237,194,665 | $402,064,899 |
Spider-Man: No Way Home | Sony Pictures | December 17, 2021 | $200 | $260,138,569 | $814,115,070 | $1,107,732,041 | $1,921,847,111 |
Morbius | April 1, 2022 | $75–83 | $39,005,895 | $73,865,530 | $93,595,431 | $167,460,961 | |
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | May 6, 2022 | $200 | $187,420,998 | $411,331,607 | $544,444,197 | $955,775,804 |
Thor: Love and Thunder | July 8, 2022 | $200 | $144,165,107 | $343,256,830 | $417,671,251 | $760,928,081 | |
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | November 11, 2022 | $250 | $181,339,761 | $453,829,060 | $405,378,853 | $859,207,913 | |
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | February 17, 2023 | $200 | $106,109,650 | $214,506,909 | $261,566,271 | $476,073,180 | |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | May 5, 2023 | $250 | $118,414,021 | $358,995,815 | $486,559,962 | $845,555,777 | |
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Sony Pictures | June 2, 2023 | $100 | $120,663,589 | $381,593,754 | $309,304,156 | $690,897,910 |
The Marvels | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | November 10, 2023 | $274.8 | $46,110,859 | $84,500,223 | $121,636,602 | $206,136,825 |
Madame Web | Sony Pictures | February 14, 2024 | $80 | $15,335,860 | $43,817,106 | $56,681,658 | $100,498,764 |
Deadpool & Wolverine | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | July 26, 2024 | $200 | $211,435,291 | $636,745,858 | $701,327,524 | $1,338,073,382 |
Venom: The Last Dance | Sony Pictures | October 25, 2024 | $120 | $51,012,404 | $139,510,000 | $336,000,000 | $475,510,000 |
Kraven the Hunter | December 13, 2024 | $110 | $11,001,109 | $11,821,406 | $15,000,000 | $26,821,406 | |
Total | $11,429 | $6,920,501,658 | $18,997,205,181 | $28,216,107,071 | $47,213,318,134 | ||
Average | $152.959 | $92,682,272 | $254,657,874 | $376,529,120 | $631,187,074 |
Film | Critical | Public | |
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Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | |
Howard the Duck | 13% (83 reviews) [38] | 28 (21 reviews) [39] | B− [40] |
The Punisher (1989) | 25% (16 reviews) [41] | 63 (4 reviews) [42] | — |
Captain America (1990) | 12% (17 reviews) [43] | — | — |
The Fantastic Four | 27% (11 reviews) [44] | — | — |
Blade | 58% (109 reviews) [45] | 47 (25 reviews) [46] | A− [47] |
X-Men | 82% (174 reviews) [48] | 64 (33 reviews) [49] | A− [50] |
Blade II | 57% (150 reviews) [51] | 52 (28 reviews) [52] | B+ [47] |
Spider-Man | 90% (249 reviews) [53] | 73 (38 reviews) [54] | A− [40] |
Daredevil | 43% (228 reviews) [55] | 42 (35 reviews) [56] | B [57] |
X2 | 85% (247 reviews) [58] | 68 (37 reviews) [59] | A [50] |
Hulk | 63% (239 reviews) [60] | 54 (40 reviews) [61] | B− [57] |
The Punisher (2004) | 29% (172 reviews) [62] | 33 (36 reviews) [63] | B+ [64] |
Spider-Man 2 | 93% (276 reviews) [65] | 83 (41 reviews) [66] | A− [40] |
Blade: Trinity | 24% (167 reviews) [67] | 38 (30 reviews) [68] | B+ [47] |
Elektra | 11% (165 reviews) [69] | 34 (35 reviews) [70] | B [57] |
Man-Thing | 14% (7 reviews) [71] | — | — |
Fantastic Four (2005) | 28% (214 reviews) [72] | 40 (35 reviews) [73] | B [57] |
X-Men: The Last Stand | 57% (239 reviews) [74] | 58 (38 reviews) [75] | A− [76] |
Ghost Rider | 27% (140 reviews) [77] | 35 (20 reviews) [78] | B [57] |
Spider-Man 3 | 63% (263 reviews) [79] | 59 (40 reviews) [80] | B+ [40] |
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | 37% (172 reviews) [81] | 45 (33 reviews) [82] | B [57] |
Iron Man | 94% (282 reviews) [83] | 79 (38 reviews) [84] | A [85] |
The Incredible Hulk | 67% (240 reviews) [86] | 61 (38 reviews) [87] | A− [88] |
Punisher: War Zone | 29% (111 reviews) [89] | 30 (24 reviews) [90] | B− [64] |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine | 38% (259 reviews) [91] | 40 (39 reviews) [92] | B+ [50] |
Iron Man 2 | 72% (305 reviews) [93] | 57 (40 reviews) [94] | A [95] |
Thor | 77% (296 reviews) [96] | 57 (40 reviews) [97] | B+ [98] |
X-Men: First Class | 86% (299 reviews) [99] | 65 (38 reviews) [100] | B+ [101] |
Captain America: The First Avenger | 80% (276 reviews) [102] | 66 (43 reviews) [103] | A− [104] |
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | 19% (120 reviews) [105] | 34 (22 reviews) [106] | C+ [57] |
Marvel's The Avengers | 91% (368 reviews) [107] | 69 (43 reviews) [108] | A+ [109] |
The Amazing Spider-Man | 71% (339 reviews) [110] | 66 (42 reviews) [111] | A− [112] |
Iron Man 3 | 79% (331 reviews) [113] | 62 (44 reviews) [114] | A [115] |
The Wolverine | 71% (262 reviews) [116] | 61 (46 reviews) [117] | A− [118] |
Thor: The Dark World | 67% (290 reviews) [119] | 54 (44 reviews) [120] | A− [98] |
Captain America: The Winter Soldier | 90% (311 reviews) [121] | 70 (48 reviews) [122] | A [123] |
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | 51% (315 reviews) [124] | 53 (50 reviews) [125] | B+ [126] |
X-Men: Days of Future Past | 90% (334 reviews) [127] | 75 (44 reviews) [128] | A [76] |
Guardians of the Galaxy | 92% (339 reviews) [129] | 76 (53 reviews) [130] | A [131] |
Big Hero 6 | 90% (229 reviews) [132] | 74 (39 reviews) [133] | A [134] |
Avengers: Age of Ultron | 76% (378 reviews) [135] | 66 (49 reviews) [136] | A [109] |
Ant-Man | 83% (341 reviews) [137] | 64 (44 reviews) [138] | A [139] |
Fantastic Four (2015) | 9% (262 reviews) [140] | 27 (40 reviews) [141] | C− [57] |
Deadpool | 85% (348 reviews) [142] | 65 (49 reviews) [143] | A [144] |
Captain America: Civil War | 91% (430 reviews) [145] | 75 (53 reviews) [146] | A [109] |
X-Men: Apocalypse | 47% (349 reviews) [147] | 52 (48 reviews) [148] | A− [149] |
Doctor Strange | 89% (389 reviews) [150] | 72 (49 reviews) [151] | A [152] |
Logan | 93% (430 reviews) [153] | 77 (51 reviews) [154] | A− [155] |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | 85% (425 reviews) [156] | 67 (48 reviews) [157] | A [158] |
Spider-Man: Homecoming | 92% (400 reviews) [159] | 73 (51 reviews) [160] | A [161] |
Thor: Ragnarok | 93% (440 reviews) [162] | 74 (51 reviews) [163] | A [98] |
Black Panther | 96% (532 reviews) [164] | 88 (55 reviews) [165] | A+ [166] |
Avengers: Infinity War | 85% (492 reviews) [167] | 68 (54 reviews) [168] | A [169] |
Deadpool 2 | 84% (422 reviews) [170] | 66 (51 reviews) [171] | A [144] |
Ant-Man and the Wasp | 87% (446 reviews) [172] | 70 (56 reviews) [173] | A− [174] |
Venom | 30% (363 reviews) [175] | 35 (46 reviews) [176] | B+ [177] |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | 97% (403 reviews) [178] | 87 (50 reviews) [179] | A+ [180] |
Captain Marvel | 79% (552 reviews) [181] | 64 (56 reviews) [182] | A [183] |
Avengers: Endgame | 94% (557 reviews) [184] | 78 (57 reviews) [185] | A+ [186] |
Dark Phoenix | 22% (388 reviews) [187] | 43 (52 reviews) [188] | B− [149] |
Spider-Man: Far From Home | 90% (459 reviews) [189] | 69 (55 reviews) [190] | A [191] |
The New Mutants | 36% (139 reviews) [192] | 43 (20 reviews) [193] | — |
Black Widow | 79% (462 reviews) [194] | 68 (58 reviews) [195] | A− [196] |
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | 92% (343 reviews) [197] | 71 (52 reviews) [198] | A [199] |
Venom: Let There Be Carnage | 58% (282 reviews) [200] | 49 (48 reviews) [201] | B+ [202] |
Eternals | 47% (417 reviews) [203] | 52 (62 reviews) [204] | B [205] |
Spider-Man: No Way Home | 93% (432 reviews) [206] | 71 (60 reviews) [207] | A+ [180] |
Morbius | 15% (285 reviews) [208] | 35 (55 reviews) [209] | C+ [210] |
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | 74% (465 reviews) [211] | 60 (65 reviews) [212] | B+ [213] |
Thor: Love and Thunder | 63% (449 reviews) [214] | 57 (64 reviews) [215] | B+ [216] |
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | 84% (450 reviews) [217] | 67 (62 reviews) [218] | A [219] |
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | 46% (411 reviews) [220] | 48 (61 reviews) [221] | B [222] |
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | 82% (407 reviews) [223] | 64 (63 reviews) [224] | A [225] |
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | 95% (385 reviews) [226] | 86 (60 reviews) [227] | A [40] |
The Marvels | 62% (368 reviews) [228] | 50 (57 reviews) [229] | B [230] |
Madame Web | 11% (265 reviews) [231] | 26 (51 reviews) [232] | C+ [233] |
Deadpool & Wolverine | 78% (409 reviews) [234] | 56 (58 reviews) [235] | A [236] |
Venom: The Last Dance | 40% (204 reviews) [237] | 41 (46 reviews) [238] | B– [239] |
Kraven the Hunter | 14% (118 reviews) [240] | 35 (40 reviews) [241] | C [242] |
Title | Distributor(s) | Release date (United States) | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | Budget (in millions) | Worldwide box office |
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Kick-Ass | Lions Gate Entertainment | April 16, 2010 | 76% (268 reviews) [243] | 66 (38 reviews) [244] | B [245] | $30 | $96,188,903 |
Kick-Ass 2 | Universal Pictures | August 16, 2013 | 32% (211 reviews) [246] | 41 (35 reviews) [247] | B+ [245] | $28 | $60,795,985 |
Kingsman: The Secret Service | 20th Century Fox | February 13, 2015 | 75% (263 reviews) [248] | 60 (50 reviews) [249] | B+ [245] | $81 | $414,351,546 |
Kingsman: The Golden Circle | September 22, 2017 | 51% (308 reviews) [250] | 44 (44 reviews) [251] | B+ [245] | $104 | $410,902,662 | |
The King's Man | 20th Century Studios | December 22, 2021 | 42% (159 reviews) [252] | 44 (37 reviews) [253] | B+ [245] | $100 | $125,897,478 |
Argylle | Universal Pictures Apple Original Films | February 2, 2024 | 33% (301 reviews) [254] | 35 (56 reviews) [255] | C+ [256] | $200 [257] | $96,221,061 [258] |
Title | Distributor(s) | Release date (United States) | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | Budget (in millions) | Worldwide box office |
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Men in Black | Columbia Pictures | July 2, 1997 | 92% (89 reviews) [259] | 71 (22 reviews) [260] | B+ [245] | $90 | $589,390,539 |
Men in Black II | July 3, 2002 | 39% (197 reviews) [261] | 49 (37 reviews) [262] | B+ [245] | $140 | $441,818,803 | |
Men in Black 3 | May 25, 2012 | 68% (251 reviews) [263] | 58 (38 reviews) [264] | B+ [245] | $215 | $624,026,776 | |
Men in Black: International | June 14, 2019 | 23% (318 reviews) [265] | 38 (51 reviews) [266] | B [245] | $110 | $253,890,701 |
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B+ CinemaScore and an A- for those under 25