List of American superhero films

This a list of Superhero films produced by American film studios from 1951 to the present.

Live-action

Year	Film	Publisher	Distributor	Worldwide Gross	Notes
1951	Superman and the Mole Men	DC Comics	Lippert Pictures Inc.		Based on Adventures of Superman TV series
1966	Batman	DC Comics	20th Century Fox		Based on Batman TV series
1978	Superman	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$300,218,018
1980	Superman II	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$108,185,706	1978's sequel
1983	Superman III	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$59,950,623	1980's sequel
1984	Supergirl	DC Comics	TriStar Pictures, Warner Bros.	$14,296,438	Spin-off to 1978's Superman
1987	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$15,681,020	1983's sequel
1989	Batman	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$411,348,924
	The Punisher	Marvel Comics	Artisan Entertainment		Direct-to-video in North America
1990	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Mirage Studios	New Line Cinema	$201,965,915
	Darkman	Original	Universal Studios	$48,878,502
	Captain America	Marvel Comics	21st Century Film Corporation	$10,173,000
1991	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze	Mirage Studios	New Line Cinema	$78,656,813	1990's sequel
	The Rocketeer	Pacific Comics	Walt Disney Pictures	$46,704,056
1992	Batman Returns	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$266,822,354	1989's sequel
1993	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III	Mirage Studios	New Line Cinema	$42,273,609	1991's sequel
1994	The Fantastic Four	Marvel Comics	Constantin Film		Unreleased
	The Shadow	Street and Smith Publications	Universal Studios	$48,063,435
1995	Batman Forever	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$336,529,144	1992's sequel
	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie	Original	20th Century Fox	$66,433,194	Based on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series/Characters created by Saban Entertainment
	Darkman II: The Return of Durant	Original	Universal Studios	Direct-to-video	1990's sequel
1996	The Phantom	Various	Paramount Pictures	$17,323,326
	Darkman III: Die, Darkman, Die	Original	Universal Studios	Direct-to-video	1995's sequel
1997	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	Original	20th Century Fox	$9,615,840	Based on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series/Characters created by Saban Entertainment
	Batman & Robin	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$238,207,122	1995's sequel
	Spawn	Image Comics	New Line Cinema	$87,840,042
	Steel	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$1,710,972
1998	Blade	Marvel Comics	New Line Cinema	$131,183,530
1999	Mystery Men	Dark Horse Comics	Universal Pictures	$33,461,011	Comedy film
2000	X-Men	Marvel Comics	20th Century Fox	$296,339,527
	The Specials	Original	Regent Entertainment	$13,276	Comedy film
	Unbreakable	Original	Touchstone Pictures	$248,118,121	Psychological thriller
2002	Blade II	Marvel Comics	New Line Cinema	$155,010,032	1998's sequel
	Spider-Man	Marvel Comics	Columbia Pictures	$821,708,551
2003	Daredevil	Marvel Comics	20th Century Fox	$179,179,718
	X2: X-Men United	Marvel Comics	20th Century Fox	$407,711,549	2000's sequel
	Hulk	Marvel Comics	Universal Studios	$245,360,480
	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen	WildStorm/DC Comics	20th Century Fox	$179,265,204
2004	Hellboy	Dark Horse Comics	Columbia Pictures	$99,318,987
	The Punisher	Marvel Comics	Lionsgate Films	$54,700,105
	Spider-Man 2	Marvel Comics	Columbia Pictures	$783,766,341	2002's sequel
	Catwoman	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$82,102,379
	Blade: Trinity	Marvel Comics	New Line Cinema	$128,905,366	2002's sequel
2005	Elektra	Marvel Comics	20th Century Fox	$56,681,566	Spin-off to 2003's Daredevil
	Batman Begins	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$372,710,015	Reboot of Batman
	Fantastic Four	Marvel Comics	20th Century Fox	$330,579,719
	Sky High	Original	Walt Disney Pictures	$86,369,815	Comedy, family film
	V for Vendetta	Vertigo/DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$132,511,035
2006	X-Men: The Last Stand	Marvel Comics	20th Century Fox	$459,359,555	2003's sequel
	Superman Returns	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$391,081,192	1987's sequel
	My Super Ex-Girlfriend	Original	20th Century Fox	$60,896,147
	Lightspeed	Original			Stan Lee
	Zoom	Original	Sony Pictures	$12,506,188
2007	Ghost Rider	Marvel Comics	Columbia Pictures	$228,738,393
	Spider-Man 3	Marvel Comics	Columbia Pictures	$890,871,626	2004's sequel
	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	Marvel Comics	20th Century Fox	$289,047,763	2005's sequel
	Underdog		Walt Disney Pictures	$65,270,477
2008	Superhero Movie	Original	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures	$71,237,351	Spoof film
	Iron Man	Marvel Comics	Paramount Pictures	$585,174,222
	The Incredible Hulk	Marvel Comics	Universal Studios	$263,427,551	Reboot of Hulk
	Hancock	Original	Columbia Pictures	$624,386,746	Comedy-drama
	Hellboy II: The Golden Army	Dark Horse Comics	Universal Studios	$160,388,063	2004's sequel
	The Dark Knight	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$1,001,921,825	2005's sequel
	Punisher: War Zone	Marvel Comics	Lionsgate Films	$10,100,036	Reboot of The Punisher
	The Spirit	DC Comics	Lionsgate Films	$39,031,337
2009	Watchmen	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$185,258,983
	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Marvel Comics	20th Century Fox	$373,062,864	Prequel to the X-Men film trilogy
2010	Kick-Ass	Icon Comics/Marvel Comics	Lionsgate	$95,739,032
	Iron Man 2	Marvel Comics	Paramount Pictures	$621,730,345	2008's sequel
	Jonah Hex	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$10,547,117
2011	The Green Hornet	Holyoke Publishing/NOW Comics	Columbia Pictures		Post-production
	Thor	Marvel Comics	Paramount Pictures		Post-production
	X-Men: First Class	Marvel Comics	20th Century Fox		Prequel to the X-Men film trilogy
	Green Lantern	DC Comics	Warner Bros.		Post-production
	Captain America: The First Avenger	Marvel Comics	Paramount Pictures		filming

Animated

Year	Film	Publisher	Distributor	Worldwide Gross	Notes
1993	Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	$5,617,391	Based on Batman: The Animated Series TV series
1997	Larry-Boy! And the Fib from Outer Space!	Original	Big Idea Productions	Direct-to-Video	Series
1998	Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	Based on Batman: The Animated Series TV series
1999	Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed	Original	Big Idea Productions	Direct-to-Video	Series
2000	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	Based on Batman Beyond TV series
2003	Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	Based on The New Batman Adventures TV series
2004	The Incredibles	Original	Walt Disney Pictures	$631,442,092	Pixar Animation Studios
2005	The Batman vs. Dracula	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	Based on The Batman TV series
2006	Hellboy: Sword of Storms	Dark Horse Comics	IDT Entertainment	Direct-to-video	Series
	Ultimate Avengers	Marvel Comics	Lions Gate	Direct-to-video	Marvel Animation
	Superman: Brainiac Attacks	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	Based on Superman: The Animated Series TV series
	Ultimate Avengers 2	Marvel Comics	Lions Gate	Direct-to-video	Marvel Animation
	Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	Based on Teen Titans TV series
2007	Mosaic	POW Entertainment	Anchor Bay	Direct-to-video	Stan Lee
	The Invincible Iron Man	Marvel Comics	Lions Gate	Direct-to-video	Marvel Animation
	Hellboy: Blood and Iron	Dark Horse Comics	IDT Entertainment	Direct-to-video	Series
	The Condor	POW Entertainment	Anchor Bay	Direct-to-video	Stan Lee
	TMNT	Mirage Studios	Warner Bros.	$95,608,995	Series
	Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme	Marvel Comics	Lions Gate	Direct-to-video	Marvel Animation
	Superman: Doomsday	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	DC Universe Animated Original Movies
2008	Justice League: The New Frontier	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	DC Universe Animated Original Movies
	Batman: Gotham Knight	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	DC Universe Animated Original Movies/Anthology film
	Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow	Marvel Comics	Lions Gate	Direct-to-video	Marvel Animation
2009	Hulk Vs	Marvel Comics	Lions Gate	Direct-to-video	Marvel Animation, Crossover event
	Wonder Woman	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	DC Universe Animated Original Movies
	Green Lantern: First Flight	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	DC Universe Animated Original Movies
	Superman/Batman: Public Enemies	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	DC Universe Animated Original Movies
2010	Planet Hulk	Marvel Comics	Lions Gate	Direct-to-video	Marvel Animation
	Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	DC Universe Animated Original Movies
	Batman: Under the Red Hood	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	DC Universe Animated Original Movies
	Superman/Batman: Apocalypse	DC Comics	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	DC Universe Animated Original Movies

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