Top Earning Superhero Movies

No adjustment in this list for inflation or ticket pricing. (For an example of the effect of inflation adjustment, the Tim Burton Batman from 1989 earned $411 million, adjusted for inflation, that converts into $762 million in 2012 dollars; another example, Superman I from 1978 earned $300 million converts to 1.058 Billion in 2012)

List Updated December 12, 2012

1. The Avengers (2012 Marvel Studios) $1,511,757,910 Billion
2. Dark Knight Rises (2012 Warners) 1,081,036,828 Billion
3. The Dark Knight (2008 Warners Bros) $1,004,558,444 Billion
4. Spiderman 3 (2007 Sony) $890.9 Million
5. Spiderman (2002 Sony) $821.7 Million
6. Spiderman 2 (2004 Sony) $783.8 Million
7. Amazing Spider-Man $678,526,210 ($251,426,210 Domestic)
8. The Incredibles (2004 Buena Vista - Pixar) $631.4 Million
9. Hancock (2008 Sony) $624.4 Million
10. Iron Man 2 (2010 Paramount) $623.9 Million
11. Iron Man (2008 Paramount) $585.2 Million
12. X-Men The Last Stand (2006 Fox) $459.4 Million
13. Thor (2011 Paramount) $449.3 Million
14. Batman (1989 Warner Bros) $411.3 Million
15. X-Men 2 X-Men United (Fox 2003) $407.7 Million
16. Superman Returns (2006 Warner Bros) $391.1 Million
17. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Fox 2009) $373.1 Million
18. Batman Begins (2005 Warner Bros) $372.7 Million
19. Captain America The First Avenger (2011 Paramount) $368.6 Million
20. X-Men First Class (Fox 2011) $353.6 Million
21. The Mask (New Line 1994) $351.6 Million
22. Batman Forever (Warner Bros 1995) $336.5 Million
23. Fantastic Four (Fox 2005) $330.6 Million
24. Megamind (Paramount/Dreamworks 2010) $321.9 Million
25. Superman (Warner Bros 1978) $300.2 Million
26. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Fox 2007) $289 Million

The Sources:

Box Office Mojo

The-Numbers.com

Nikki Finke Deadline Hollywood

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Original Page May 2012 | Updated Aug 8, 2012