Captain America: The First Avenger
Domestic Total Gross: $176,654,505 Distributor: Paramount Release Date: July 22, 2011 Genre: Action / Adventure Runtime: 2 hrs. 5 min. MPAA Rating: PG-13 Production Budget: $140 million
Row Title (click to view) Studio Release Gross* / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date^ 1
The Dark Knight Rises
WB
$448,139,099
4,404
$160,887,295
4,404
7/20/12
2
Iron Man 2
Par.
$312,433,331
4,390
$128,122,480
4,380
5/7/10
3
The Dark Knight
WB
$533,345,358
4,366
$158,411,483
4,366
7/18/08
4
Marvel's The Avengers
BV
$623,357,910
4,349
$207,438,708
4,349
5/4/12
5
The Amazing Spider-Man
Sony
$262,030,663
4,318
$62,004,688
4,318
7/3/12
6
Iron Man 3
BV
$400,353,801
4,253
$174,144,585
4,253
5/3/13
7
Spider-Man 3
Sony
$336,530,303
4,324
$151,116,516
4,252
5/4/07
8
Man of Steel
WB
$152,777,618
4,207
$116,619,362
4,207
6/14/13
9
Spider-Man 2
Sony
$373,585,825
4,166
$88,156,227
4,152
6/30/04
10
Iron Man
Par.
$318,412,101
4,154
$98,618,668
4,105
5/2/08
11
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Fox
$179,883,157
4,102
$85,058,003
4,099
5/1/09
12
Superman Returns
WB
$200,081,192
4,065
$52,535,096
4,065
6/28/06
13
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Par.
$150,201,498
4,007
$54,713,046
4,007
8/7/09
14
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Fox
$131,921,738
3,963
$58,051,684
3,959
6/15/07
15
Thor
Par.
$181,030,624
3,963
$65,723,338
3,955
5/6/11
16
Batman Begins
WB
$205,343,774
3,858
$48,745,440
3,858
6/15/05
17
Green Lantern
WB
$116,601,172
3,816
$53,174,303
3,816
6/17/11
18
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Uni.
$102,491,776
3,778
$40,457,770
3,760
8/1/08
19
Cowboys & Aliens
Uni.
$100,240,551
3,754
$36,431,290
3,750
7/29/11
20
X2: X-Men United
Fox
$214,949,694
3,749
$85,558,731
3,741
5/2/03
21
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Par.
$122,141,307
3,734
$40,501,814
3,719
3/28/13
22
X-Men: The Last Stand
Fox
$234,362,462
3,714
$102,750,665
3,690
5/26/06
23
Hulk
Uni.
$132,177,234
3,674
$62,128,420
3,660
6/20/03
24
X-Men: First Class
Fox
$146,408,305
3,692
$55,101,604
3,641
6/3/11
25
Ghost Rider
Sony
$115,802,596
3,620
$45,388,836
3,619
2/16/07
26
Spider-Man
Sony
$403,706,375
3,876
$114,844,116
3,615
5/3/02
27
Watchmen
WB
$107,509,799
3,611
$55,214,334
3,611
3/6/09
28
Fantastic Four
Fox
$154,696,080
3,619
$56,061,504
3,602
7/8/05
29
The Green Hornet
Sony
$98,780,042
3,584
$33,526,876
3,584
1/14/11
30
The Incredible Hulk
Uni.
$134,806,913
3,508
$55,414,050
3,505
6/13/08
31
Daredevil
Fox
$102,543,518
3,474
$40,310,419
3,471
2/14/03
32
The Mummy Returns
Uni.
$202,019,785
3,553
$68,139,035
3,401
5/4/01
33
The Wolfman
Uni.
$61,979,680
3,223
$31,479,235
3,222
2/12/10
34
The Mummy
Uni.
$155,385,488
3,411
$43,369,635
3,210
5/7/99
35
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Par.
$37,762,677
3,170
$15,580,278
3,170
9/17/04
36
Hidalgo
BV
$67,303,450
3,065
$18,829,435
3,063
3/5/04
37
X-Men
Fox
$157,299,717
3,112
$54,471,475
3,025
7/14/00
38
The Losers
WB
$23,591,432
2,936
$9,406,348
2,936
4/23/10
39
Batman and Robin
WB
$107,325,195
2,942
$42,872,605
2,934
6/20/97
40
Batman Forever
WB
$184,031,112
2,893
$52,784,433
2,842
6/16/95
41
The Punisher
Lions
$33,810,189
2,649
$13,834,527
2,649
4/16/04
42
Batman Returns
WB
$162,831,698
2,644
$45,687,711
2,644
6/19/92
43
The Mask of Zorro
Sony
$94,095,523
2,515
$22,525,855
2,515
7/17/98
44
Red Tails
Fox
$49,876,377
2,573
$18,782,154
2,512
1/20/12
45
Push
Sum.
$31,811,527
2,313
$10,079,109
2,313
2/6/09
46
Judge Dredd
BV
$34,693,481
2,204
$12,291,536
2,204
6/30/95
47
Batman
WB
$251,188,924
2,201
$40,489,746
2,194
6/23/89
48
The Phantom
Par.
$17,323,326
2,163
$5,072,346
2,159
6/7/96
49
Superman III
WB
$59,950,623
1,763
$13,352,357
1,759
6/17/83
50
The Rocketeer
BV
$46,704,056
1,903
$9,600,754
1,616
6/21/91
51
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
WB
$15,681,020
1,511
$5,683,122
1,511
7/24/87
52
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
WB
$5,617,391
1,506
$1,189,975
1,506
12/25/93
53
Superman II
WB
$108,185,706
1,878
$14,100,523
1,397
6/19/81
54
Superman
WB
$134,218,018
817
$7,465,343
508
12/15/78
55
The Wolverine
Fox
n/a
0
n/a
0
7/26/13
Averages: $166,169,677 3,255 $58,227,757 3,274
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