List of American superhero films

This is a list of superhero films produced by American film studios by year to the present.

Live-action

Year	Film	Publisher	Director	Distributor	Worldwide gross	Notes
1920	The Mark of Zorro	Grosset & Dunlap, et al.	Fred Niblo/Theodore Reed	United Artists		A silent film based on the 1919 Zorro story "The Curse of Capistrano".
1925	Don Q, Son of Zorro		Donald Crisp	United Artists		Sequel to the 1920 silent film The Mark of Zorro.
1936	The Bold Caballero		Wells Root	Republic Pictures		The first talking Zorro film.
1937	Zorro Rides Again		William Witney	Republic Pictures		A 12-chapter black-and-white serial based upon the Zorro literary character.
1938	The Spider's Web	Popular Publications	James W. Horne/Ray Taylor	Columbia Pictures		A 15-chapter black-and-white serial based upon the Spider pulp magazine character.
1939	Zorro's Fighting Legion	Grosset & Dunlap, et al.	William Witney/John English	Republic Pictures		A 12-chapter black-and-white serial based upon the Zorro literary character.
1940	The Mark of Zorro	Grosset & Dunlap, et al.	Rouben Mamoulian	20th Century Fox		A remake of the 1920 film.
	The Shadow	Street & Smith	James W. Horne	Columbia Pictures		A 15-chapter black-and-white serial based upon the Shadow classic radio series and pulp magazine character.
	Mysterious Doctor Satan	Original	William Witney/John English	Republic Pictures		A 15-chapter black-and-white serial.
	The Green Hornet	Holyoke Publishing/NOW Comics	Ford Beebe/Ray Taylor	Universal Studios		A 13-chapter black-and-white serial based on the Green Hornet radio series.
1941	Adventures of Captain Marvel	Fawcett Comics	William Witney/John English	Republic Pictures		A 12-chapter black-and-white serial adapted from the Captain Marvel comic book character.
1941	The Green Hornet Strikes Again!	Holyoke Publishing/NOW Comics	Ford Beebe/John Rawlins	Universal Studios		A 15-chapter black-and-white serial based on the Green Hornet radio series.
1943	Batman	DC Comics	Lambert Hillyer	Columbia Pictures		A 15-chapter black-and-white serial adapted from the Batman comic book character.
1943	The Masked Marvel	Original	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Republic Pictures		A 12-chapter black-and-white serial.
1944	Captain America	Marvel Comics	Elmer Clifton/John English			A 15-chapter black-and-white serial film loosely based on the Captain America comic book character.
1947	Son of Zorro	Grosset & Dunlap, et al.	Spencer Gordon Bennet/Fred C. Brannon			A 13-chapter black-and-white serial based upon the Zorro literary character.
1948	Superman	DC Comics	Spencer Gordon Bennet/Thomas Carr	Columbia Pictures		A 15-chapter black-and-white serial film based on the Superman comic book character.
1949	Batman and Robin	DC Comics	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Columbia Pictures		A 15-chapter black-and-white serial adapted from the Batman comic book character.
1949	Ghost of Zorro	Grosset & Dunlap, et al.	Fred C. Brannon	Republic Pictures		A 12-chapter black-and-white serial based upon the Zorro literary character.
1950	Atom Man vs. Superman	DC Comics	Spencer Gordon Bennet	Columbia Pictures		A 15-chapter black-and-white serial film based on the Superman comic book character.
1951	Superman and the Mole Men	DC Comics	Lee Sholem	Lippert Pictures		Basis for the Adventures of Superman TV series.
1958	The Sign of Zorro	Grosset & Dunlap, et al.	Lewis R. Foster/Norman Foster	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures		This film was edited from eight episodes of the Disney hit TV series.
1966	Batman	DC Comics	Leslie H. Martinson	20th Century Fox	$1,700,000	Based on the Batman TV series. Worldwide gross based on estimated USA/Canada rentals.^[1]
1974	The Mark of Zorro	Grosset & Dunlap, et al.	Don McDougall	ABC	Television film	A remake of the 1940 film made into a TV film.
1977	Abar, the First Black Superman	Original	Frank Packard	Mirror Releasing
1977	Spider-Man	Marvel Comics	E. W. Swackhamer	CBS	Television film
1978	Dr. Strange	Marvel Comics	Philip DeGuere	Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
	Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park	Hanna-Barbera	Gordon Hessler	NBC		Based on the rock band Kiss.
	Superman	DC Comics	Richard Donner	Warner Bros.	$300,218,018	First modern superhero film
1979	Captain America	Marvel Comics	Rod Holcomb	CBS	Television film
1979	Captain America II: Death Too Soon	Marvel Comics	Iván Nagy	CBS	Television film	Sequel to 1979's Captain America.
1980	Hero at Large	Original	Martin Davidson	MGM	$15,934,737
1980	Superman II	DC Comics	Richard Lester	Warner Bros.	$108,185,706	Sequel to 1978's Superman.
1981	Condorman	Original	Charles Jarrott	Walt Disney Pictures
1981	Zorro, The Gay Blade	Grosset & Dunlap, et al.	Peter Medak	20th Century Fox
1982	Swamp Thing	DC Comics	Wes Craven	Embassy Pictures
1983	Superman III	DC Comics	Richard Lester	Warner Bros.	$70,656,090	Sequel to 1980's Superman II.
1984	The Toxic Avenger	Original	Lloyd Kaufman	Troma Entertainment	$800,000
	Supergirl	DC Comics	Jeannot Szwarc	TriStar Pictures, Warner Bros.	$14,296,438	Spin-off of 1978's Superman.
	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension	Original	W. D. Richter	20th Century Fox	$6,254,148
1986	Howard the Duck	Marvel Comics	Willard Huyck	Universal Studios	$37,962,774
1987	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	DC Comics	Sidney J. Furie	Warner Bros.	$15,681,020	Sequel to 1983's Superman III.
1988	The Incredible Hulk Returns	Marvel Comics	Nicholas J. Corea	NBC	Television film	Based on The Incredible Hulk TV series.
1989	The Toxic Avenger Part II	Original	Lloyd Kaufman	Troma Entertainment	$792,966	Sequel to 1984's The Toxic Avenger.
	The Trial of the Incredible Hulk	Marvel Comics	Bill Bixby	NBC	Television film	Sequel to 1988's The Incredible Hulk Returns.
	The Return of Swamp Thing	DC Comics	Jim Wynorski	Millimeter Films	$192,816	Sequel to 1982's Swamp Thing.
	Batman	DC Comics	Tim Burton	Warner Bros.	$411,348,924
	The Punisher	Marvel Comics	Mark Goldblatt	Artisan Entertainment	Direct-to-video
	The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie	Original	Lloyd Kaufman	Troma Entertainment	$363,561	Sequel to 1989's The Toxic Avenger Part II.
1990	The Death of the Incredible Hulk	Marvel Comics	Bill Bixby	NBC	Television film	Sequel to 1989's The Trial of the Incredible Hulk.
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Mirage Studios	Steve Barron	New Line Cinema	$201,965,915
	Darkman	Original	Sam Raimi	Universal Studios	$48,878,502
	Captain America	Marvel Comics	Albert Pyun	21st Century Film Corporation	$675,437
1991	The Guyver	Chuang Yi	Steve Wang	New Line Cinema
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze	Mirage Studios	Michael Pressman	New Line Cinema	$78,656,813	Sequel to 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
	The Rocketeer	Pacific Comics	Joe Johnston	Walt Disney Pictures	$62,000,000
1992	Batman Returns	DC Comics	Tim Burton	Warner Bros.	$266,822,354	Sequel to 1989's Batman.
1992	Doctor Mordrid	Original	Albert Band Charles Band	Full Moon Entertainment	Direct-to-video	Based on an old Doctor Strange script.
1993	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III	Mirage Studios	Stuart Gillard	New Line Cinema	$42,273,609	Sequel to 1991's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze.
1993	The Meteor Man	Original	Robert Townsend	MGM	$8,023,147
1994	The Fantastic Four	Marvel Comics	Oley Sassone	Constantin Film	Unreleased
	Guyver: Dark Hero	Chuang Yi	Steve Wang	New Line Cinema	Direct-to-video	Sequel to 1991's The Guyver.
	The Crow	Caliber Comics	Alex Proyas	Miramax	$144,693,129
	The Shadow	Street & Smith	Russell Mulcahy	Universal Studios	$48,063,435
	The Mask	Dark Horse Comics	Chuck Russell	New Line Cinema	$351,583,407
	Blankman	Original	Mike Binder	Columbia Pictures	$7,941,977
1995	Tank Girl	Dark Horse Comics	Rachel Talalay	United Artists	$4,064,495
	Darkman II: The Return of Durant	Original	Bradford May	Universal Studios	Direct-to-video	Sequel to 1990's Darkman.
	Batman Forever	DC Comics	Joel Schumacher	Warner Bros.	$336,529,844	Sequel to 1992's Batman Returns.
	Judge Dredd	Time Inc. UK	Danny Cannon	Hollywood Pictures	$113,493,481
	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie	Original	Bryan Spicer	20th Century Fox	$66,433,194	Based on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series. Characters created by Saban Entertainment.
	Black Scorpion	Original	Jonathan Winfrey	Showtime	Television film
1996	Barb Wire	Dark Horse Comics	David Hogan	Gramercy Pictures	$3,794,000
	The Phantom	Various	Simon Wincer	Paramount Pictures	$17,323,326
	Darkman III: Die Darkman Die	Original	Bradford May	Universal Studios	Direct-to-video	Sequel to 1995's Darkman II: The Return of Durant.
	The Crow: City of Angels	Caliber Comics	Tim Pope	Miramax	$17,917,287	Sequel to 1994's The Crow.
1997	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	Original	Shuki Levy and David Winning	20th Century Fox	$8,363,899	Based on the Power Rangers Turbo TV series. Characters created by Saban Entertainment.
	Black Scorpion II: Aftershock	Original	Jonathan Winfrey	Showtime	Television film	Sequel to 1995's Black Scorpion.
	Batman & Robin	DC Comics	Joel Schumacher	Warner Bros.	$238,207,122	Sequel to 1995's Batman Forever.
	Spawn	Image Comics	Mark A.Z. Dippé	New Line Cinema	$87,840,042
	Steel	DC Comics	Kenneth Johnson	Warner Bros.	$1,710,972
	Justice League of America	DC Comics	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	CBS	Television film
1998	Star Kid	Original	Manny Coto	Trimark Pictures	$7,029,025
	The Mask of Zorro	Grosset & Dunlap, et al.	Martin Campbell	Columbia Pictures	$250,288,523
	Blade	Marvel Comics	Stephen Norrington	New Line Cinema	$131,183,530
	Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Marvel Comics	Ron Hardy	20th Century Fox Television	Television film	Pilot for a proposed TV series that was not optioned.
1999	Mystery Men	Dark Horse Comics	Kinka Usher	Universal Studios	$33,461,011
2000	The Crow: Salvation	Caliber Comics	Bharat Nalluri	Dimension Films	Direct-to-video	Sequel to 1996's The Crow: City of Angels.
	X-Men	Marvel Comics	Bryan Singer	20th Century Fox	$296,339,527
	Witchblade	Top Cow Productions	Ralph Hemecker	TNT	Television film	Followed by the Witchblade TV series.
	The Specials	Original	Craig Mazin	Here Media	$13,276
	Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV		Lloyd Kaufman	Troma Entertainment		Sequel to 1989's The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie.
	Unbreakable		M. Night Shyamalan	Touchstone Pictures	$248,118,121
2002	Blade II	Marvel Comics	Guillermo del Toro	New Line Cinema	$155,010,032	Sequel to 1998's Blade.
2002	Spider-Man		Sam Raimi	Columbia Pictures	$821,708,551
2003	Daredevil		Mark Steven Johnson	20th Century Fox	$179,179,718
	X2: X-Men United		Bryan Singer	20th Century Fox	$407,711,549	Sequel to 2000's X-Men.
	Hulk		Ang Lee	Universal Studios	$245,360,480
	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen	DC Comics/WildStorm	Stephen Norrington	20th Century Fox	$179,265,204
2004	Hellboy	Dark Horse Comics	Guillermo del Toro	Columbia Pictures	$99,318,987
	The Punisher	Marvel Comics	Jonathan Hensleigh	Lionsgate	$54,700,105	Reboot of The Punisher film franchise.
	Spider-Man 2	Marvel Comics	Sam Raimi	Columbia Pictures	$783,766,341	Sequel to 2002's Spider-Man.
	Catwoman	DC Comics	Pitof	Warner Bros.	$82,102,379
	Blade: Trinity	Marvel Comics	David S. Goyer	New Line Cinema	$128,905,366	Sequel to 2002's Blade II.
2005	Elektra	Marvel Comics	Rob Bowman	20th Century Fox	$56,681,566	Spin-off of 2003's Daredevil.
	Constantine	DC Comics/Vertigo	Francis Lawrence	Warner Bros.	$230,884,728
	Son of the Mask	Dark Horse Comics	Lawrence Guterman	New Line Cinema	$57,552,641	Sequel to 1994's The Mask.
	Man-Thing	Marvel Comics	Brett Leonard	Cinemax	Direct-to-video
	The Crow: Wicked Prayer	Caliber Comics	Lance Mungia	Dimension Films	Direct-to-video	Sequel to 2000's The Crow: Salvation.
	The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D	Original	Robert Rodriguez	Dimension Films, Columbia Pictures	$69,425,967
	Batman Begins	DC Comics	Christopher Nolan	Warner Bros.	$374,218,673	Reboot of the Batman film franchise.
	Fantastic Four	Marvel Comics	Tim Story	20th Century Fox	$330,579,719
	Sky High	Original	Mike Mitchell	Walt Disney Pictures	$86,369,815
	The Legend of Zorro	Grosset & Dunlap, et al.	Martin Campbell	Columbia Pictures	$142,400,065	Sequel to 1998's The Mask of Zorro.
2006	V for Vendetta	DC Comics/Vertigo	James McTeigue	Warner Bros.	$132,511,035
	X-Men: The Last Stand	Marvel Comics	Brett Ratner	20th Century Fox	$459,359,555	Sequel to 2003's X2: X-Men United.
	Superman Returns	DC Comics	Bryan Singer	Warner Bros.	$391,081,192	Alternative sequel to 1980's Superman II.
	Lightspeed	Original	Don E. FauntLeRoy	Nu Image	Direct-to-video	Created by Stan Lee.
	My Super Ex-Girlfriend		Ivan Reitman	20th Century Fox	$60,984,606
	Special		Hal Haberman and Jeremy Passmore	Magnolia Pictures		2006 USA limited release.
	Zoom		Peter Hewitt	Sony Pictures Entertainment	$12,506,188
2007	Ghost Rider	Marvel Comics	Mark Steven Johnson	Columbia Pictures	$228,738,393
	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer		Tim Story	20th Century Fox	$289,047,763	Sequel to 2005's Fantastic Four.
	Spider-Man 3		Sam Raimi	Columbia Pictures	$890,871,626	Sequel to 2004's Spider-Man 2.
	Underdog	Various	Frederik Du Chau	Walt Disney Pictures	$65,270,477
2008	Jumper	Original	Doug Liman	20th Century Fox	$222,231,186
	Superhero Movie	Original	Craig Mazin	MGM	$71,237,351
	Iron Man	Marvel Comics	Jon Favreau	Paramount Pictures	$585,174,222	Start of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	The Incredible Hulk	Marvel Comics	Louis Leterrier	Universal Studios	$263,427,551	Reboot of the Hulk film franchise. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	Hancock	Original	Peter Berg	Columbia Pictures	$624,386,746
	Hellboy II: The Golden Army	Dark Horse Comics	Guillermo del Toro	Universal Studios	$160,388,063	Sequel to 2004's Hellboy.
	The Dark Knight	DC Comics	Christopher Nolan	Warner Bros.	$1,004,558,444	Sequel to 2005's Batman Begins.
	Punisher: War Zone	Marvel Comics	Lexi Alexander	Lionsgate	$10,100,036	Reboot of The Punisher film franchise.
	The Spirit	DC Comics	Frank Miller	Lionsgate	$39,031,337
2009	Push	Original	Paul McGuigan	Summit Entertainment	$48,808,215
	Watchmen	DC Comics	Zack Snyder	Warner Bros.	$185,258,983
	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	Marvel Comics	Gavin Hood	20th Century Fox	$373,062,864	Prequel to the X-Men film trilogy.
	Defendor	Original	Peter Stebbings	Sony Pictures Entertainment, Darius Films, Alliance Films	$44,462
2010	Kick-Ass	Marvel Comics/Icon Comics	Matthew Vaughn	Lionsgate	$96,188,903
	Iron Man 2	Marvel Comics	Jon Favreau	Paramount Pictures	$623,933,331	Sequel to 2008's Iron Man. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	Jonah Hex	DC Comics	Jimmy Hayward	Warner Bros.	$10,903,312
	Super	Original	James Gunn	IFC Films, StudioCanal	$327,716	IFC's most successful VOD film so far.^[2]
2011	The Green Hornet	Holyoke Publishing/NOW Comics	Michel Gondry	Columbia Pictures	$227,817,248
	Thor	Marvel Comics	Kenneth Branagh	Paramount Pictures	$449,326,618	Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	X-Men: First Class	Marvel Comics	Matthew Vaughn	20th Century Fox	$353,624,124	Prequel to the X-Men film trilogy.
	Green Lantern	DC Comics	Martin Campbell	Warner Bros.	$219,851,172
	Captain America: The First Avenger	Marvel Comics	Joe Johnston	Paramount Pictures	$370,569,774	Reboot of the Captain America film franchise. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	Vs	Original	Jason Trost	Image Entertainment
	Power Rangers Samurai: Clash of the Red Rangers – The Movie		Jonathan Tzachor	Saban Brands	Television film	Based on the Power Rangers Samurai TV series. Characters created by Saban Brands.
2012	Chronicle		Josh Trank	20th Century Fox	$126,636,097	Superhero film in the found footage genre.
	Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance	Marvel Comics	Neveldine/Taylor	Columbia Pictures	$132,563,930	Sequel to 2007's Ghost Rider.
	The Avengers		Joss Whedon	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	$1,518,594,910	In continuity with 2008's Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, 2010's Iron Man 2, and 2011's Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	The Amazing Spider-Man		Marc Webb	Columbia Pictures	$752,216,557	Reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise.
	The Dark Knight Rises	DC Comics	Christopher Nolan	Warner Bros.	$1,084,439,099	Sequel to 2008's The Dark Knight.
	Dredd	Rebellion Developments	Pete Travis	Lionsgate	$35,626,525	Reboot of the Judge Dredd film franchise.
2013	Iron Man 3	Marvel Comics	Shane Black	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	$1,215,439,994	Sequel to 2010's Iron Man 2. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	Man of Steel	DC Comics	Zack Snyder	Warner Bros.	$668,045,518	Reboot of the Superman film franchise. Start of the DC Extended Universe.
	The Wolverine	Marvel Comics	James Mangold	20th Century Fox	$414,828,246	Sequel to the X-Men film trilogy.
	Kick-Ass 2	Marvel Comics	Jeff Wadlow	Universal Studios	$60,795,985	Sequel to 2010's Kick-Ass.
	Super Buddies	Original	Robert Vince	Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment	Direct-to-video	Seventh installment in the Air Buddies franchise.
	Thor: The Dark World	Marvel Comics	Alan Taylor	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	$644,783,140	Sequel to 2011's Thor. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
2014	Captain America: The Winter Soldier		Anthony and Joseph Russo	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	$714,766,572	Sequel to 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	The Amazing Spider-Man 2		Marc Webb	Columbia Pictures	$708,982,323	Sequel to 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man.
	X-Men: Days of Future Past		Bryan Singer	20th Century Fox	$748,121,534	Sequel to 2011's X-Men: First Class and the X-Men film trilogy.
	Guardians of the Galaxy		James Gunn	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	$774,176,600	Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Mirage Studios	Jonathan Liebesman	Paramount Pictures	$485,004,754	Reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film franchise.
2015	Avengers: Age of Ultron	Marvel Comics	Joss Whedon	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	$1,405,413,868	Sequel to 2012's The Avengers. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	Ant-Man		Peyton Reed	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	$519,445,163	Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	Fantastic Four		Josh Trank	20th Century Fox	$167,977,596	Reboot of the Fantastic Four film franchise.
	American Hero	Original	Nick Love	Screen Media Films
2016	Deadpool	Marvel Comics	Tim Miller	20th Century Fox	$782,612,155	Spin-off of the X-Men film series.
	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	DC Comics	Zack Snyder	Warner Bros.	$873,260,194	Follow-up to 2013's Man of Steel. Reboot of the Batman film franchise. Part of the DC Extended Universe.
	Captain America: Civil War	Marvel Comics	Anthony and Joseph Russo	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	$1,153,304,495	Reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise. Sequel to 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	X-Men: Apocalypse	Marvel Comics	Bryan Singer	20th Century Fox	$543,934,787	Sequel to 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past.
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows	Mirage Studios	Dave Green	Paramount Pictures	$245,623,848	Sequel to 2014's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
	Suicide Squad	DC Comics	David Ayer	Warner Bros.	$745,600,054	Based on Suicide Squad created by John Ostrander. Part of the DC Extended Universe.
	Max Steel	Original	Stewart Hendler	Open Road Films	$3,818,664	Live-action reboot of the Max Steel franchise.
	Doctor Strange	Marvel Comics	Scott Derrickson	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures	$579,676,769	Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
2017	Power Rangers	Original	Dean Israelite	Lionsgate		Reboot of the Power Rangers film franchise.
	Logan	Marvel Comics	James Mangold	20th Century Fox		Sequel to 2013's The Wolverine. Part of the X-Men film series.
	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2	Marvel Comics	James Gunn	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures		Sequel to 2014's Guardians of the Galaxy. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	Wonder Woman	DC Comics	Patty Jenkins	Warner Bros.		Based on Wonder Woman created by William Moulton Marston. Part of the DC Extended Universe.
	Spider-Man: Homecoming	Marvel Comics	Jon Watts	Sony Pictures Entertainment		Solo reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	Thor: Ragnarok	Marvel Comics	Taika Waititi	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures		Sequel to 2013's Thor: The Dark World. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	Justice League	DC Comics	Zack Snyder	Warner Bros.		Sequel to 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Part of the DC Extended Universe.
2018	Black Panther	Marvel Comics	Ryan Coogler	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures		Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	The Flash	DC Comics	Rick Famuyiwa	Warner Bros.		Based on The Flash created by Gardner Fox. Part of the DC Extended Universe.
	Avengers: Infinity War	Marvel Comics	Anthony and Joseph Russo	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures		Sequel to 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	Ant-Man and the Wasp	Marvel Comics	Peyton Reed	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures		Sequel to 2015's Ant-Man. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	Aquaman	DC Comics	James Wan	Warner Bros.		Based on Aquaman created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Part of the DC Extended Universe.
2019	Captain Marvel	Marvel Comics		Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures		Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
	Shazam	DC Comics		Warner Bros.		Part of the DC Extended Universe.
	Untitled Justice League sequel	DC Comics	Zack Snyder	Warner Bros.		Sequel to 2017's Justice League. Part of the DC Extended Universe.
	Untitled Avengers sequel	Marvel Comics	Anthony and Joseph Russo	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures		Sequel to 2018's Avengers: Infinity War. Part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
2020	Cyborg	DC Comics		Warner Bros.		Based on Cyborg created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. Part of the DC Extended Universe.
2020	Green Lantern Corps	DC Comics		Warner Bros.		Reboot of 2011's Green Lantern. Part of the DC Extended Universe.

Animated

Year	Film	Publisher	Director	Distributor	Worldwide gross	Notes
1989	X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men	Marvel Comics	Ray Lee	Disney–ABC Domestic Television	Television pilot	It was a part of the Marvel Action Universe television block.
1992	Solarman	Marvel Comics	John Gibbs	Fox Kids	Television pilot	Pilot of a cancelled animated series.
1993	Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	DC Comics	Eric Radomski Bruce Timm	Warner Bros.	$5,617,391	Based on Batman: The Animated Series.
1998	Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero		Boyd Kirkland		Direct-to-video	Based on Batman: The Animated Series.
2000	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker		Curt Geda			Based on the Batman Beyond TV series.
2000	Gen¹³	Wildstorm Comics	Kevin Altieri	Touchstone Pictures
2002	The Powerpuff Girls Movie	Original	Craig McCracken	Warner Bros.	$16,426,471	Based on The Powerpuff Girls TV series.
2003	Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman	DC Comics	Curt Geda	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	Based on The New Batman Adventures TV series.
2004	The Incredibles	Original	Brad Bird	Walt Disney Pictures	$631,442,092	Made by Pixar.
2005	The Batman vs. Dracula	DC Comics	Michael Goguen	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	Based on The Batman TV series.
2006	Hellboy: Sword of Storms	Dark Horse Comics	Phil Weinstein Tad Stones	IDT Entertainment		Based on the Hellboy Animated TV series.
	Ultimate Avengers: The Movie	Marvel Comics	Curt Geda Steven E. Gordon	Lionsgate		Made by Marvel Animation.
	Superman: Brainiac Attacks	DC Comics	Curt Geda	Warner Bros.		Based on Superman: The Animated Series TV series.
	The Amazing Screw-On Head	Dark Horse Comics	Chris Prynoski	Sci-fi Channel	Television pilot
	Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther	Marvel Comics	Will Meugniot Richard Sebast	Lionsgate	Direct-to-video	Made by Marvel Animation. Sequel to Ultimate Avengers: The Movie.
	Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo	DC Comics	David Slack	Warner Bros.	Television film	Based on the Teen Titans TV series.
2007	Mosaic	POW! Entertainment	Roy Allen Smith	Anchor Bay Entertainment	Created by Stan Lee.
	The Invincible Iron Man	Marvel Comics	Patrick Archibald Jay Oliva	Lionsgate	Made by Marvel Animation.
	Hellboy: Blood and Iron	Dark Horse Comics	Victor Cook Tad Stones	IDT Entertainment	Based on the Hellboy Animated TV series.
	TMNT	Mirage Studios	Kevin Munroe	Warner Bros., The Weinstein Company	$95,608,995	Alternative sequel to 1991's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze.
	The Condor	POW! Entertainment	Steven E. Gordon	Anchor Bay Entertainment	Direct-to-video	Created by Stan Lee.
	Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme	Marvel Comics	Patrick Archibald Richard Sebast Jay Oliva	Lionsgate		Made by Marvel Animation.
	Superman: Doomsday	DC Comics	Bruce Timm Lauren Montgomery Brandon Vietti	Warner Bros.		Loosely based on "The Death of Superman" storyline.
2008	Justice League: The New Frontier		Dave Bullock			Based on DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke.
	Batman: Gotham Knight		see list Shoujirou Nishimi (pt. 1) Futoshi Higashide (pt. 2) Hiroshi Morioka (pt. 3) Yasuhiro Aoki (pt. 4) Toshiyuki Kubooka (pt. 5) Jong-Sik Nam (pt. 6)			Collection of six shorts. Set between 2005's Batman Begins and 2008's The Dark Knight.
	Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow	Marvel Comics	Jay Oliva	Lionsgate		Made by Marvel Animation.
	Turok: Son of Stone	Western Publishing	Curt Geda Dan Riba Frank Squillace Tad Stones	Classic Media
2009	Turtles Forever	Mirage Studios	Roy Burdine Lloyd Goldfine	4Kids Entertainment		Crossover event.
	Hulk Versus	Marvel Comics	Sam Liu	Lionsgate		Made by Marvel Animation. Crossover event.
	Wonder Woman	DC Comics	Lauren Montgomery	Warner Bros.		Loosely based on the plot "Gods and Mortals" written by George Pérez.
	Green Lantern: First Flight		Lauren Montgomery			Adaptation of the DC Comics' Green Lantern mythology written by Alan Burnett.
	Superman/Batman: Public Enemies		Sam Liu			Based on the "Superman/Batman: Public Enemies" storyline by Jeph Loeb.
	Astro Boy	Various	David Bowers	Summit Entertainment	$44,093,014	Imagi Animation Studios film loosely based on the manga series of the same name.
2010	Planet Hulk	Marvel Comics	Sam Liu	Lionsgate	Direct-to-video	Made by Marvel Animation.
	Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths	DC Comics	Lauren Montgomery Sam Liu	Warner Bros.		Adapted from an unused movie plot meant to bridge Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Loosely based on the "JLA: Earth 2" series by Grant Morrison.
	Batman: Under the Red Hood		Brandon Vietti			Loosely based on the "Batman: Under the Hood" storyline by Judd Winick.
	Superman/Batman: Apocalypse		Lauren Montgomery			Sequel to Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. Based on "Superman/Batman: The Supergirl from Krypton" storyline by Jeph Loeb.
	Megamind	Original	Tom McGrath	Paramount Pictures	$317,415,120	Made by DreamWorks Animation.
2011	All-Star Superman	DC Comics	Sam Liu	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	Based on the "All-Star Superman" series by Grant Morrison.
	Thor: Tales of Asgard	Marvel Comics	Sam Liu	Lionsgate		Made by Marvel Animation.
	Green Lantern: Emerald Knights	DC Comics	Christopher Berkeley Lauren Montgomery Jay Oliva	Warner Bros.		Collection of six shorts. Coincided with the release of 2011's Green Lantern.
	Batman: Year One	DC Comics	Sam Liu Lauren Montgomery			Based on the "Batman: Year One" storyline by Frank Miller.
	Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United	Image Comics	Chris Graham Kenji Ono		Television film	Crossover with Ben 10 TV series.
2012	Justice League: Doom	DC Comics	Lauren Montgomery		Direct-to-video	Loosely based on the "JLA: Tower of Babel" storyline by Mark Waid.
	Superman vs. The Elite		Michael Chang			Based on the "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?" storyline by Joe Kelly.
	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1		Jay Oliva			Based on "The Dark Knight Returns" series by Frank Miller.
2013	Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2		Jay Oliva			Based on "The Dark Knight Returns" series by Frank Miller. Sequel to Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1.
	Iron Man: Rise of Technovore	Marvel Comics	Hiroshi Hamasaki	Sony Pictures Entertainment		Made by Madhouse.
	Iron Man and Hulk: Heroes United	Marvel Comics	Eric Radomski Leo Riley	Marvel Animation		Made by Marvel Animation.
	Superman: Unbound	DC Comics	James Tucker	Warner Bros.		Based on the "Superman: Brainiac" storyline by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank.
	Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox		Jay Oliva			Based on the "Flashpoint" storyline by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert.
2014	Justice League: War		Jay Oliva			Based on "The New 52's Justice League: Origin" storyline by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee.
	JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time		Giancarlo Volpe
	Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher	Marvel Comics	Kenichi Shimizu	Sony Pictures Entertainment		Made by Madhouse.
	Stan Lee's Mighty 7: Beginnings	Pow! Entertainment		PGS Entertainment	Television film	Aired on Hub Network.
	Son of Batman	DC Comics	Ethan Spaulding	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	Based on the "Batman and Son" storyline by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert.
	Batman: Assault on Arkham	DC Comics	Jay Oliva Ethan Spaulding	Warner Bros.		Based on the universe of the Batman: Arkham video game franchise. Sequel to 2013's Batman: Arkham Origins and prequel to 2009's Batman: Arkham Asylum.
	Iron Man and Captain America: Heroes United	Marvel Comics	Leo Riley	Marvel Animation
	Big Hero 6	Marvel Comics	Don Hall Chris Williams	Walt Disney Pictures	$657,818,612	Walt Disney Animation Studios film loosely based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name.
2015	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Nickelodeon	Paul Tibbitt	Paramount Pictures	$323,436,538	Hybrid film with both live-action and animation. Based on the SpongeBob SquarePants TV series. Sequel to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.
	Barbie in Princess Power	Mattel	Ezekiel Norton	Universal Studios	Limited theater release/Widespread video release	First superhero film with a solo female lead released in theaters since Elektra.
	Justice League: Throne of Atlantis	DC Comics	Ethan Spaulding	Warner Bros.	Direct-to-video	Based on The New 52's Aquaman crossover storyline "Throne of Atlantis" written by Geoff Johns and the sequel to 2014's Justice League: War.
	Batman vs. Robin		Jay Oliva			Based on The New 52's "Night of the Owls" storyline written by Scott Snyder.
	Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts		Butch Lukic			Written by Heath Corson.
	Justice League: Gods and Monsters		Sam Liu			This film is not based on before any written storyline. It was written by Alan Burnett and Bruce Timm.
	Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem		Butch Lukic
2016	Batman: Bad Blood		Jay Oliva			Based on "Batman R.I.P." storyline written by Grant Morrison.
	Justice League vs. Teen Titans		Sam Liu
	Batman: The Killing Joke		Sam Liu			Based on "Batman: The Killing Joke" storyline written by Alan Moore.
	DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year		Cecilia Aranovich			Based on "DC Super Hero Girls" franchise.
	Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues	Nick Barrucci, Juan Collado, Bob Emmer, Garson Foos	Dynamite Entertainment	Shout Factory
	Batman Unlimited: Mech vs. Mutants	DC Comics	Curt Ceda	Warner Bros.
	Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell	Marvel Comics	Mitch Schauer	Marvel Animation		It premiered at New York Comic Con.
	Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders	DC Comics	Rick Morales	Warner Bros.		Based on the Batman TV series. Will be in theaters one night only.
2017	Justice League Dark		Jay Oliva			Based on an old script for Guillermo del Toro's Dark Universe.
	The Lego Batman Movie		Chris McKay			Spin-off of the 2014 film The Lego Movie.
	Teen Titans: The Judas Contract				Direct-to-video	It was originally going to premiere in 2007.
	Batman and Harley Quinn				Direct-to-video	Original story by Bruce Timm
2018	The Incredibles 2	Original	Brad Bird	Walt Disney Pictures		Sequel to Pixar's The Incredibles.
2018	Animated Spider-Man	Marvel Comics	Bob Persichetti	Sony Pictures Animation		This will co-exist with existing Spider-Man and Marvel Cinematic Universe movies but not be a part of them.

References

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↑ Pond, Steve. "As VOD Explodes, a Flaw Exposed: You Can't Measure It". The Wrap. Retrieved 28 April 2011.

Lists of films by genre

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List of American superhero films

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Animated

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