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> GENRES

SUPERHERO
1978-Present

Rank

Title

Studio

Total Gross / Theaters

Opening / Theaters

Release

1

Spider-Man Sony

$403,706,375

3,876

$114,844,116

3,615

5/3/02

2

Batman

WB

$251,188,924

2,201

$40,489,746

2,194

6/23/89

3

X2: X-Men United

Fox

$214,949,694

3,749

$85,558,731

3,741

5/2/03

4

Batman Forever

WB

$184,031,112

2,893

$52,784,433

2,842

6/16/95

5

Batman Returns

WB

$162,831,698

2,640

$45,687,711

2,640

6/19/92

6

X-Men

Fox

$157,299,718

3,112

$54,471,475

3,025

7/14/00

7

Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles

NL

$135,265,915

2,377

$25,398,367

2,006

3/30/90

8

Superman

WB

$134,218,018

-

$7,465,343

508

12/15/78

9

Hulk

Uni.

$132,177,234

3,674

$62,128,420

3,660

6/20/03

10

Superman II

WB

$108,185,706

1,878

$14,100,523

1,397

6/19/81

11

Batman & Robin

WB  

$107,325,195

2,942

$42,872,606

2,934

6/20/97

12

Daredevil

Fox

$102,543,518

3,474

$40,310,419

3,471

2/14/03

13

Unbreakable

Dis-

$95,011,339

2,708

$30,330,771

2,708

11/22/00

14

The Mask of Zorro

Sony

$94,095,523

2,515

$22,525,855

2,515

7/17/98

15

Blade II NL

$82,348,319

2,707

$32,528,016

2,707

3/22/02

16

Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles II

NL

$78,656,813

2,868

$20,030,473

2,868

3/22/91

17

Blade

NL

$70,095,974

2,389

$17,073,856

2,322

8/21/98

18

Superman III

WB

$59,950,623

1,763

$13,352,357

1,759

6/17/83

19

Spawn

NL  

$54,969,564

2,604

$21,210,131

2,536

8/1/97

20

The Crow

Mira.

$50,691,685

2,119

$11,774,332

1,573

5/13/94

21

The Rocketeer

Dis.

$46,704,056

1,903

$9,600,754

1,616

6/21/91

22

Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles III

NL

$42,273,609

2,087

$12,419,597

2,087

3/19/93

23

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Fox

$38,187,431

2,409

$13,104,788

2,409

6/30/95

24

Judge Dredd

Dis.

$34,693,581

2,204

$12,291,536

2,204

6/30/95

25

Darkman

Uni.

$33,878,502

1,833

$8,054,860

1,786

8/24/90

26

The Shadow

Uni.  

$32,063,435

1,769

$11,713,845

1,677

7/1/94

27

Mystery Men

Uni.

$29,762,011

2,142

$10,017,865

2,136

8/6/99

28

Flash Gordon

Uni.

$27,107,960

-

$3,934,030

823

12/5/80

29

The Crow:
City of Angels

Mira.

$17,917,287

2,423

$8,176,966

2,423

8/30/96

30

The Phantom

Par.

$17,323,216

2,163

$5,072,346

2,159

6/7/96

31

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Fox

$16,624,456

1,981

$4,515,541

1,959

7/31/92

32

Hero at Large

MGM

$15,934,737

-

$1,850,725

486

2/8/80

33

Superman IV:
The Quest for Peace

WB

$15,681,020

1,511

$5,683,122

1,511

7/24/87

34

Iron Monkey

Mira.

$14,694,904

1,235

$6,014,653

1,235

10/12/01

35

Supergirl

Tri.

$14,296,438

1,620

$5,738,249

1,608

11/21/84

36

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

Uni-

$12,617,845

-

$2,945,600

1,018

5/22/81

37

Black Mask

Art.

$12,504,289

988

$4,449,692

979

5/14/99

38

The Powerpuff Girls

WB  

$11,412,414

2,340

$3,583,114

2,340

7/3/02

39

Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie

Fox

$8,363,899

2,113

$3,301,135

2,113

3/28/97

40

The Meteor Man

MGM

$8,016,708

1,060

$2,643,091

1,060

8/6/93

41

Blankman

Col.

$7,941,977

1,615

$3,715,480

1,615

8/19/94

42

Sheena

Col.

$5,778,353

1,496

$2,950,114

1,496

8/17/84

43

Batman:
Mask of the Phantasm

WB

$5,617,391

1,506

$1,189,975

1,506

12/25/93

44

Tank Girl

MGM

$4,047,846

1,363

$2,018,183

1,341

3/31/95

45

Barb Wire

Gram.

$3,793,614

1,312

$1,844,426

1,312

5/3/96

46

Steel

WB

$1,710,972

1,260

$870,068

1,260

8/15/97

47

Orgazmo

Oct.

$602,302

94

$210,073

94

10/23/98

48

The Specials

Reg.

$13,276

2

$10,131

2

9/22/00

-

Hellboy

Sony

-

-

-

-

4/2/04

-

The Punisher

Lions

-

-

-

-

4/16/04

UPCOMING / IN  THE WORKS

-

Spider-Man 2

Sony

-

-

-

-

6/30/04

-

Catwoman

WB

-

-

-

-

7/23/04

-

The Incredibles

Dis.

-

-

-

-

11/5/04

-

Blade: Trinity

NL

-

-

-

-

12/10/04

-

Elektra

Fox

-

-

-

-

2/18/05

-

Batman Begins

WB

-

-

-

-

6/17/05

-

Fantastic Four

Fox

-

-

-

-

7/1/05

-

The Green Hornet

Mira.

-

-

-

-

Aug. '05

-

X-Men 3

Fox

-

-

-

-

5/5/06

-

Superman

WB

-

-

-

-

Sum. '06

-

Spider-Man 3

Sony

-

-

-

-

5/4/07

Total: $3,159,106,476
Average: $65,814,718

Italics = Four-day weekend.

NOTE: If there are any movies from 1978-Present that you think should be on this list, feel free to email us.

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