Want to know the best Marvel Movies and DC Movies? How about the worst Marvel Movies and DC Movies? Curious about Marvel Movies and DC Movies’ box office grosses or which Marvel Movies and DC Movies picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Marvel Movies and DC Movies got the best reviews from critics and audiences…how about which ones got the worst reviews? Well, you have come to the right place…. because we have all of that information.
As a kid I remember always hearing about which comic book company was the best. Many of my friends were in the DC comic camp. Batman, Superman, Flash, Green Lantern and of course the classic Saturday morning cartoon, Justice League of America (1973-1986), were the strengths of their argument. My favorite superhero was Spider-Man, who was and still is one of Marvel comics most popular superheroes….so that put me in the less crowded camp of Marvel. As an adult the same argument seems to be still being asked…only now it is which comic company is bringing the best superhero movies to the big screen.
This Marvel Movies vs DC Movies page will look at the DC/Marvel movies that have released in theaters and will be ranked by box office grosses, critical reception and award recognition. Also included in this page are 10 possibly interesting facts about DC/Marvel comics and movies. Finally, there is a Marvel Movies vs DC Movies section that compares each companies’ average results.
Marvel Movies vs DC Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (0 to 5 stars) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards. (Main stat table follows)
Marvel Movies vs DC Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Marvel Movies vs DC Movies by either Marvel or DC.
- Sort Marvel Movies vs DC Movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Marvel Movies vs DC Movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
- Sort Marvel Movies vs DC Movies by worldwide yearly box office rank
- Sort Marvel Movies vs DC Movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Marvel Movie and DC Movie received.
- Sort Marvel Movies vs DC Movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | The Dark Knight (2008) | DC Movies & Christian Bale |
533.30 | 800.8 | 1,506.0 | 1 | 95 | 08 / 02 | 99.7 | |
| 2 | Black Panther (2018) AA Best Picture Nom |
Marvel Movies & Chadwick Boseman |
700.00 | 828.3 | 1,593.6 | 1 | 80 | 07 / 03 | 99.2 | |
| 3 | Spider-Man 2 (2004) | Marvel Movies & Tobey Maguire |
373.60 | 648.5 | 1,360.5 | 2 | 88 | 03 / 01 | 99.0 | |
| 4 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) | Marvel Movies & Hailee Steinfeld |
359.00 | 359.0 | 845.5 | 3 | 90 | 01 / 00 | 98.9 | |
| 5 | Iron Man (2008) | Marvel Movies & Robert Downey, Jr. |
318.40 | 478.1 | 878.6 | 2 | 89 | 02 / 00 | 98.9 | |
| 6 | Avengers: Endgame (2019) | Marvel Movies & Robert Downey Jr. |
858.40 | 1,010.2 | 3,290.8 | 1 | 89 | 01 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 7 | Joker (2019) AA Best Picture Nom |
DC Movies & Robert DeNiro |
335.50 | 394.8 | 1,264.1 | 9 | 73 | 11 / 02 | 98.8 | |
| 8 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) | Marvel Movies & Nicolas Cage |
190.20 | 225.1 | 444.4 | 15 | 87 | 01 / 01 | 98.8 | |
| 9 | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) | Marvel Movies & Zoe Saldana |
335.20 | 442.3 | 1,023.0 | 2 | 88 | 02 / 00 | 98.8 | |
| 10 | The Dark Knight Rises (2012) | DC Movies & Christian Bale |
458.10 | 620.4 | 1,482.2 | 2 | 88 | 00 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 11 | Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) | Marvel Movies | 804.60 | 852.9 | 1,999.4 | 1 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 98.7 | |
| 12 | Avengers: Infinity War (2018) | Marvel Movies & Chris Evans |
678.80 | 803.3 | 2,421.6 | 2 | 87 | 01 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 13 | Logan (2017) | Marvel Movies & Hugh Jackman |
226.30 | 271.9 | 738.2 | 11 | 86 | 01 / 00 | 98.6 | |
| 14 | The Avengers (2012) | Marvel Movies & Samuel L. Jackson |
623.40 | 844.2 | 2,047.3 | 1 | 86 | 01 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 15 | Superman II (1980) | DC Movies & Christopher Reeve |
111.20 | 461.1 | 965.0 | 3 | 86 | 00 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 16 | Superman (1978) | DC Movies & Christopher Reeve |
134.30 | 618.7 | 1,383.4 | 3 | 83 | 03 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 17 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) | Marvel Movies & Chris Pratt |
358.80 | 358.8 | 839.3 | 5 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 18 | Thor: Ragnarok (2017) | Marvel Movies & Chris Hemsworth |
315.10 | 378.6 | 1,026.6 | 8 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 19 | X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) | Marvel Movies & Jennifer Lawrence |
233.90 | 308.7 | 987.1 | 9 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 20 | The Batman (2022) | DC Movies & Robert Pattinson |
369.30 | 378.1 | 785.7 | 7 | 82 | 03 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 21 | Captain America: Civil War (2016) | Marvel Movies & Chris Evans |
405.10 | 504.8 | 1,433.6 | 3 | 85 | 00 / 00 | 98.2 | |
| 23 | Wonder Woman (2017) | DC Movies & Gal Gadot |
413.60 | 497.0 | 988.8 | 3 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 22 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) | Marvel Movies & Simu Liu |
224.50 | 238.0 | 443.0 | 2 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 24 | Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) | Marvel Movies & Tom Holland |
334.20 | 401.6 | 1,057.8 | 6 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 98.1 | |
| 25 | Spider-Man (2002) | Marvel Movies & Tobey Maguire |
403.70 | 750.3 | 1,527.2 | 1 | 82 | 02 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 26 | Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) | Marvel Movies & Tom Holland |
390.50 | 459.6 | 1,332.0 | 7 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 98.0 | |
| 28 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) | Marvel Movies & Chris Evans |
259.80 | 342.8 | 942.4 | 4 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 27 | Batman Begins (2005) | DC Movies & Christian Bale |
205.30 | 345.9 | 627.8 | 8 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.9 | |
| 29 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) | Marvel Movies & Angela Bassett |
453.80 | 464.6 | 874.3 | 3 | 78 | 04 / 01 | 97.8 | |
| 30 | Doctor Strange (2016) | Marvel Movies & Benedict Cumberbatch |
232.60 | 289.9 | 844.6 | 13 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 97.8 | |
| 31 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) | Marvel Movies & Chris Pratt |
389.80 | 468.5 | 1,037.8 | 5 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 32 | X-Men 2 (2003) | Marvel Movies & Halle Berry |
214.90 | 384.3 | 728.9 | 6 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 97.6 | |
| 33 | X-Men: First Class (2011) | Marvel Movies & Jennifer Lawrence |
146.40 | 199.0 | 480.7 | 17 | 81 | 00 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 34 | Deadpool (2016) | Marvel Movies & Ryan Reynolds |
365.10 | 455.0 | 978.4 | 5 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 35 | Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) | Ryan Reynolds & Hugh Jackman |
636.70 | 636.7 | 1,337.8 | 2 | 79 | 00 / 00 | NP | 97.2 |
| 36 | Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) | Marvel Movies & Chris Evans |
176.70 | 240.1 | 503.8 | 12 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 37 | DeadPool 2 (2018) | Marvel Movies & Ryan Reynolds |
318.50 | 376.9 | 868.8 | 6 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.9 | |
| 39 | Ant-Man (2015) | Marvel Movies & Paul Rudd |
180.20 | 230.4 | 664.0 | 14 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 38 | Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) | Marvel Movies & Mark Ruffalo |
451.00 | 576.7 | 1,787.0 | 3 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 96.8 | |
| 40 | Batman (1989) | DC Movies & Michael Keaton |
249.90 | 678.5 | 1,113.4 | 1 | 75 | 01 / 01 | 96.8 | |
| 41 | Batman Returns (1992) | DC Movies & Michael Keaton |
162.80 | 423.0 | 693.1 | 3 | 75 | 02 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 42 | Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) | Marvel Movies & Paul Rudd |
216.60 | 256.4 | 736.6 | 9 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 43 | Iron Man 3 (2013) | Marvel Movies & Robert Downey Jr. |
397.10 | 526.5 | 1,593.4 | 3 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 44 | X-Men (2000) | Marvel Movies & Hugh Jackman |
157.30 | 314.6 | 592.7 | 8 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 96.6 | |
| 45 | Superman Returns (2006) | DC Movies & Kevin Spacey |
200.10 | 327.8 | 640.7 | 7 | 74 | 01 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 46 | The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) | Marvel Movies & Andrew Garfield |
262.00 | 354.9 | 1,018.7 | 7 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.3 | |
| 47 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) | Marvel Movies & Benedict Cumberbatch |
411.30 | 421.1 | 974.8 | 4 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 48 | Black Widow (2021) | Marvel Movies & Scarlett Johansson |
183.70 | 194.7 | 399.6 | 4 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 49 | Captain Marvel (2019) | Marvel Movies & Brie Larson |
426.80 | 502.3 | 1,327.8 | 6 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 50 | Aquaman (2018) | DC Movies & Jason Momoa |
335.10 | 396.5 | 1,357.5 | 5 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 51 | Thor (2011) | Marvel Movies & Chris Hemsworth |
181.00 | 246.1 | 610.8 | 10 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 52 | Iron Man 2 (2010) | Marvel Movies & Robert Downey Jr. |
312.40 | 426.9 | 852.5 | 3 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 95.6 | |
| 53 | Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) | Marvel Movies & Christian Bale |
343.30 | 351.4 | 779.0 | 8 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 54 | The Incredible Hulk (2008) | Marvel Movies & Edward Norton |
134.80 | 202.4 | 395.5 | 18 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.8 | |
| 55 | Thor: The Dark World (2013) | Marvel Movies & Chris Hemsworth |
206.40 | 273.6 | 855.0 | 12 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.6 | |
| 56 | Venom (2018) | Marvel Movies & Tom Hardy |
213.50 | 252.7 | 1,011.7 | 13 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 94.3 | |
| 57 | Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) | Marvel Movies & Tom Hardy |
213.60 | 226.4 | 531.7 | 3 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.2 | |
| 58 | Man of Steel (2013) | DC Movies & Henry Cavill |
291.00 | 385.9 | 885.8 | 5 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 59 | Shazam! (2019) | DC Movies & Zachary Levi |
138.60 | 163.1 | 426.0 | 21 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
| 60 | Spider-Man 3 (2007) | Marvel Movies & Tobey Maguire |
336.50 | 527.3 | 1,395.9 | 1 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 93.7 | |
| 61 | X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) | Marvel Movies & Hugh Jackman |
234.40 | 384.0 | 752.6 | 4 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 62 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) | Marvel Movies & Emma Stone |
202.90 | 267.7 | 935.5 | 12 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 63 | Justice League (2017) | DC Movies & Ben Affleck |
229.00 | 275.2 | 790.7 | 10 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 93.0 | |
| 64 | The Wolverine (2013) | Marvel Movies & Hugh Jackman |
132.60 | 175.8 | 550.0 | 22 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 65 | X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) | Marvel Movies & Michael Fassbender |
155.40 | 193.7 | 677.9 | 17 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 91.7 | |
| 66 | Eternals (2021) | Marvel Movies & Angelina Jolie |
164.90 | 174.8 | 422.9 | 6 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 67 | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) | DC Movies & Ben Affleck |
330.40 | 411.7 | 1,088.3 | 8 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 90.6 | |
| 68 | Batman Forever (1995) | DC Movies & Val Kilmer |
184.00 | 456.1 | 834.0 | 2 | 52 | 03 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 69 | Watchmen (2009) | DC Movies & Matthew Goode |
107.50 | 154.5 | 266.3 | 29 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 70 | Hulk (2003) | Marvel Movies & Eric Bana |
132.20 | 236.3 | 438.6 | 14 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 89.7 | |
| 71 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) | Marvel Movies & Paul Rudd |
214.50 | 214.5 | 463.6 | 8 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 89.6 | |
| 72 | Suicide Squad (2016) | DC Movies & Will Smith |
325.10 | 405.2 | 929.2 | 9 | 47 | 01 / 01 | 88.5 | |
| 73 | Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) | Marvel Movies & Chris Evans |
131.90 | 206.7 | 452.9 | 17 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 88.5 | |
| 74 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) | Marvel Movies & Hugh Jackman |
179.90 | 258.6 | 536.2 | 13 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 76 | Blade II (2002) | Marvel Movies & Wesley Snipes |
82.30 | 153.1 | 288.1 | 31 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 75 | Blade (1998) | Marvel Movies & Wesley Snipes |
70.10 | 161.1 | 301.5 | 28 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 77 | The Flash (2023) | DC Movies & Ezra Miller |
108.10 | 108.1 | 268.0 | 25 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 87.7 | |
| 78 | Daredevil (2003) | Marvel Movies & Ben Affleck |
102.50 | 183.3 | 320.3 | 27 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 86.7 | |
| 79 | Black Adam (2022) | DC Movies & Dwayne Johnson |
168.20 | 172.1 | 400.6 | 11 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 86.5 | |
| 80 | Superman III (1983) | DC Movies & Christopher Reeve |
60.00 | 205.2 | 379.6 | 13 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 84.9 | |
| 81 | Fantastic Four (2005) | Marvel Movies & Chris Evans |
154.70 | 260.6 | 556.8 | 13 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 82 | The Suicide Squad (2021) | DC Movies & Idris Elba |
55.80 | 59.1 | 177.4 | 23 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 84.6 | |
| 83 | Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020) | DC Movies & Margot Robbie |
84.20 | 98.8 | 232.7 | 3 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 84.0 | |
| 84 | Blue Beetle (2023) | DC Movies & George Lopez |
72.50 | 72.5 | 128.8 | 35 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 85 | Ghost Rider (2007) | Marvel Movies & Nicolas Cage |
115.80 | 181.4 | 358.4 | 25 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 82.0 | |
| 86 | Green Lantern (2011) | DC Movies & Ryan Reynolds |
116.60 | 158.5 | 298.9 | 24 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 87 | Venom: The Last Dance (2024) | Tom Hardy | 137.90 | 137.9 | 468.2 | 16 | 50 | 00 / 00 | NP | 80.3 |
| 87 | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) | Jason Momoa & Nicole Kidman |
124.50 | 124.5 | 434.1 | 21 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 88 | Batman & Robin (1997) | DC Movies & George Clooney |
107.30 | 252.1 | 559.4 | 11 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 77.4 | |
| 89 | Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) | DC Movies & Helen Mirren |
57.50 | 57.5 | 132.1 | 45 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 74.6 | |
| 90 | Batman: The Movie (1966) | DC Movies & Adam West |
4.20 | 41.6 | 41.6 | 60 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 73.5 | |
| 91 | Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) | DC Movies & Gal Gadot |
46.50 | 54.6 | 195.1 | 11 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 71.5 | |
| 92 | The Marvels (2023) | Brie Larson & Samuel L. Jackson |
84.50 | 84.5 | 199.7 | 32 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 70.9 | |
| 93 | X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) | Marvel Movies & James McAvoy |
65.80 | 77.5 | 297.1 | 43 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 64.1 | |
| 94 | Blade: Trinity (2004) | Marvel Movies & Ryan Reynolds |
52.40 | 91.0 | 223.8 | 59 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 95 | Morbius (2022) | Marvel Movies & Jared Leto |
71.80 | 73.5 | 165.5 | 26 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 50.8 | |
| 97 | Swamp Thing (1982) | DC Movies & Louis Jourdan |
6.40 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 79 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 37.3 | |
| 98 | The Punisher (2004) | Marvel Movies & John Travolta |
33.80 | 58.7 | 95.0 | 83 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 34.4 | |
| 99 | The New Mutants (2020) | Marvel Movies & Maisie Williams |
22.70 | 26.7 | 51.3 | 14 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 32.6 | |
| 100 | Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) | Joaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga |
58.30 | 58.3 | 204.8 | 30 | 42 | 00 / 00 | NP | 30.5 |
| 100 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011) | Marvel Movies & Nicolas Cage |
51.80 | 70.4 | 180.2 | 67 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 25.8 | |
| 101 | Fantastic Four (2015) | Marvel Movies & Miles Teller |
56.10 | 71.8 | 214.8 | 50 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 12.2 | |
| 102 | Supergirl (1984) | DC Movies & Faye Dunaway |
14.30 | 45.9 | 84.9 | 64 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 9.6 | |
| 103 | Catwoman (2004) | DC Movies & Halle Berry |
40.20 | 69.8 | 142.5 | 75 | 24 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 104 | Elektra (2005) | Marvel Movies & Jennifer Garner |
24.40 | 41.1 | 95.5 | 107 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | |
| 105 | Howard the Duck (1986) | Marvel Movies & Tim Robbins |
16.30 | 47.3 | 110.3 | 52 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 7.6 | |
| 106 | Punisher: War Zone (2008) | Marvel Movies & Ray Stevenson |
8.10 | 12.1 | 15.2 | 150 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 6.4 | |
| 107 | Madame Web (2024) | Marvel Movies & Dakota Johnson |
43.80 | 43.8 | 100.3 | 34 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 4.0 | |
| 108 | Jonah Hex (2010) | DC Movies & Josh Brolin |
10.50 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 128 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 2.4 | |
| 109 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) | DC Movies & Christopher Reeve |
15.70 | 43.2 | 82.1 | 65 | 23 | 00 / 00 | 2.4 | |
| 110 | Captain America (1990) Direct To Video Release |
Marvel Movies & Melinda Dillon |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 256 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.5 | |
| 111 | Steel (1997) | DC Movies & Shaq |
1.70 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 181 | 19 | 00 / 00 | 0.1 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Marvel Movies vs DC Movies
1. DC (Detective Comics) was formed in 1934. Marvel Comics was formed in 1939. Currently these two companies have a 80% share of the comic book market.
2. DC’s first big successes were when they introduced Superman in 1938 and Batman in 1939. Marvel’s first big successes were the introductions of the Fantastic Four in 1961, Spiderman in 1962 and the X-Men in 1963.
3. DC’s first superhero big screen adaptation was 1966’s Batman the Movie starring Adam West as Batman. Marvel’s first big screen movie was 1986’s Howard the Duck which was produced by George Lucas.
4. DC had the first big successes on the big screen. The Superman franchise that started in 1978 and their Batman franchise that started in 1989 became some of the biggest box office hits of all-time.. Marvel had to wait until 2002’s Spiderman before they got to experience the massive box office success that DC had been receiving.
5. Since 2002…..Marvel has become the king of the superhero box office…..although DC has the successful Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy in their corner….Marvel can boast the Iron Man franchise, The Avengers franchise, the Captain America franchise, the Thor franchise and X-Men franchise.
6. Only two superhero movie have been nominated for a Best Picture Oscar® nomination (Joker & Black Panther)……..there have been two superhero movies that have earned Worst Picture of the year awards…..1986’s Howard the Duck and 2004’s Catwoman.
7. Want to know how big Marvel movies have become? The Disney company bought the rights of the Marvel movies and other Marvel properties for 4.4 billion dollars in 2009.
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Hey Coge…….I have not ever seen any of these movies, from start to finish….or paid attention, on purpose……BUT, I have 4 grandsons in particular, ages 10,9, 6 & 5 who have all seen every single one of these Super Hero movies, at least once, possibly, a few times each. And believe me, I can tell you all about them. They crack me up, because if I ask a question, they are SHOCKED that I would not know all about these Heroes!!!……..Gramma, you don’t KNOW who Spiderman’s girlfriend is?? I need to take notes!!
Hey fpherj48 …I am amazed that you have not seen any of these movies….but I am glad your grandkids are trying to get you “in the know” when it comes to superhero movies. I greatly appreciate you stopping by and commenting especially with the subject matter holding no interest for you.
Yay for The Avengers being number one! Why am I not surprised? I found this amazing page via the Sunshine Times which by the way is one heck of a newspaper! Have I mentioned that your tables look longer and leaner when viewed via the iPhone? Gotta love technology and this page! 🙂
Hey Sunshine625…..yes the power of the Sunshine Times is indeed very strong. Glad that one of your favorites did so well in the rankings….I just bought The Avengers 3D and it is awesome. Glad my hubs look longer and leaner on your mobile phone….maybe one day I will figure all of this tech stuff out.
Very cool and interesting page, as a kid I was a Marvel guy, but back in the 80s most people were Marvel collectors that I knew of. DC Comics was shunned big time, because I guess my generation could not relate to the extremely black and white characters that permeated DC’s line up at the time.
The only comic I liked and could relate to from DC were the Batman comics during the 80s. The X-Men and Spider-Man were my comics of choice.
As for movies, I also lean towards Marvel. DC has had two good movie properties…The Original Superman and the Batman properties by both Burton and Nolan. Other than that, DC has been disappointing and have no clue what to do with their other A-list characters.
I would love to see Justice League hit the theaters, as well as the Flash and I guess a reboot of The Green Lantern…DC has no clue on whether they will reboot the GL franchise or continue with a sequel.
Marvel has mapped out their game plan since The Hulk and Iron Man films (Marvel Studios that is)…DC still seem to be clutching at straws on what to do and how to make things work….minus the Batman franchise…Superman Returns, according to DC/Warner…was a huge disappointment for some reason.
If we are talking about DC Comics and Marvel Comics first big comic successes, it would only be fair to include Marvel Comics first publication name of Timely Comics since DC Comics was known as National Periodical Publications when Superman was introduced before it incorporated the name Detective Comics/DC.
In that case, Timely/Marvel Comic’s first successful comics was Captain America, Sub-Mariner, and The Human Torch (android version) during the Golden Age.
Anyways, great hub with loads of amazing facts…it really just depends on what you like…both DC and Marvel have put out stellar films in their journey…though, I have to admit that The Dark Knight is perhaps my all time favorite comic book movie to date.
Hey rabbit75….I bow to your comic expertise…..I guess I should have mentioned Marvel first successes before Stan Lee created his superheroes of the 1960s. I agree with you about the state of DC movies….if Man of Steel is disappointing next summer…I wonder where they go to next as it seems to early to reboot Batman already.
I was never really sure why Superman Returns was so disappointing to the producers….not many movies cross the 200 million dollar mark..granted people did not seem to want to watch another chapter…..but I think Nolan will do that with the new franchise.
I am glad your favorite movie reached the top spot on my charts….I think by the end of the year The Dark Knight Rises will be right there as well.
I love the Nolan Batman series and Dark Knight is one of my all time favorite superhero films. I often wonder if it would have done nearly as well in the box office if Heath Ledger had not passed away so soon before the films release. He was an amazing actor and I enjoyed so many of this past film. There are always those factors that go into box office results beyond how good a film is.
Hey Domenick Dicce …thanks for the comment. I am sure that Heath Ledger’s death helped the box office….but I think that performance of his was the main draw….I think the success of The Dark Knight was like a perfect storm…..as all positive factors reached at the same time…Heath’s performance, Heath’s death, people discovering Batman Begins on DVD and coming up for the 2nd chapter and the fact that Christopher Nolan turned into the new Spielberg. I guess we will never know….but the 3rd chapter did pretty well with out Heath.
Awesome post! I never thought to compare DC vs. Marvel in terms of movie income and awards. I personally like Marvel but Batman has always been a favorite from DC. Even being a fan though, Batman and Robin is easily one of the worst movies in general ever made.
Keep up the good and interesting articles!
Hey BeyondGS ….I agree with you….I am a Marvel person myself….but Batman almost makes me a DC person….I have seen all 8 Batman movies many times…..ok maybe I have only seen Batman and Robin once(it truly is a horrible movie) and most of them are awesome. Seems that the movies should stick with only one sequel….with the exception of The Dark Knight Rises….usually the 3rd in the series is pretty weak…Superman 3 terrible, X-Men 3 weak, Spiderman 3 way too busy…..but it is amazing what movie makes these producers do….lol. Thanks for the visit and the comment.