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COMIC BOOK ADAPTATION
1978-Present

TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS

RankTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersDate
1 The Dark Knight WB $533,345,358 4,366 $158,411,483 4,366 7/18/08
2 Spider-Man Sony $403,706,375 3,876 $114,844,116 3,615 5/3/02
3 Spider-Man 2 Sony $373,585,825 4,166 $88,156,227 4,152 6/30/04
4 Spider-Man 3 Sony $336,530,303 4,324 $151,116,516 4,252 5/4/07
5 Iron Man Par. $318,412,101 4,154 $98,618,668 4,105 5/2/08
6 Batman WB $251,188,924 2,201 $40,489,746 2,194 6/23/89
7 Men in Black Sony $250,690,539 3,180 $51,068,455 3,020 7/2/97
8 X-Men: The Last Stand Fox $234,362,462 3,714 $102,750,665 3,690 5/26/06
9 X2: X-Men United Fox $214,949,694 3,749 $85,558,731 3,741 5/2/03
10 300 WB $210,614,939 3,280 $70,885,301 3,103 3/9/07
11 Batman Begins WB $205,343,774 3,858 $48,745,440 3,858 6/15/05
12 Superman Returns WB $200,081,192 4,065 $52,535,096 4,065 6/28/06
13 Men in Black II Sony $190,418,803 3,641 $52,148,751 3,557 7/3/02
14 Batman Forever WB $184,031,112 2,893 $52,784,433 2,842 6/16/95
15 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Fox $179,883,157 4,102 $85,058,003 4,099 5/1/09
16 Batman Returns WB $162,831,698 2,644 $45,687,711 2,644 6/19/92
17 X-Men Fox $157,299,717 3,112 $54,471,475 3,025 7/14/00
18 Fantastic Four Fox $154,696,080 3,619 $56,061,504 3,602 7/8/05
19 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NL $135,265,915 2,377 $25,398,367 2,006 3/30/90
20 The Incredible Hulk Uni. $134,806,913 3,508 $55,414,050 3,505 6/13/08
21 Wanted Uni. $134,508,551 3,185 $50,927,085 3,175 6/27/08
22 Superman WB $134,218,018 817 $7,465,343 508 12/15/78
23 Hulk Uni. $132,177,234 3,674 $62,128,420 3,660 6/20/03
24 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Fox $131,921,738 3,963 $58,051,684 3,959 6/15/07
25 The Mask NL $119,938,730 2,516 $23,117,068 2,360 7/29/94
26 Ghost Rider Sony $115,802,596 3,620 $45,388,836 3,619 2/16/07
27 Superman II WB $108,185,706 1,878 $14,100,523 1,397 6/19/81
28 Watchmen WB $107,509,799 3,611 $55,214,334 3,611 3/6/09
29 Batman and Robin WB $107,325,195 2,942 $42,872,605 2,934 6/20/97
30 Road to Perdition DW $104,454,762 2,332 $22,079,481 1,797 7/12/02
31 Dick Tracy BV $103,738,726 2,332 $22,543,911 2,332 6/15/90
32 Daredevil Fox $102,543,518 3,474 $40,310,419 3,471 2/14/03
33 Casper Uni. $100,328,194 2,757 $16,840,385 2,714 5/26/95
34 Blade II NL $82,348,319 2,707 $32,528,016 2,707 3/22/02
35 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II NL $78,656,813 2,868 $20,030,473 2,868 3/22/91
36 Hellboy II: The Golden Army Uni. $75,986,503 3,212 $34,539,115 3,204 7/11/08
37 Constantine WB $75,976,178 3,006 $29,769,098 3,006 2/18/05
38 Sin City Dim. $74,103,820 3,230 $29,120,273 3,230 4/1/05
39 V for Vendetta WB $70,511,035 3,365 $25,642,340 3,365 3/17/06
40 Blade NL $70,087,718 2,389 $17,073,856 2,322 8/21/98
41 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Fox $66,465,204 3,002 $23,075,892 3,002 7/11/03
42 Superman III WB $59,950,623 1,763 $13,352,357 1,759 6/17/83
43 Hellboy SonR $59,623,958 3,043 $23,172,440 3,028 4/2/04
44 Annie Col. $57,059,003 1,102 $510,632 14 5/21/82
45 Spawn NL $54,870,175 2,604 $19,738,749 2,536 8/1/97
46 TMNT WB $54,149,098 3,120 $24,255,205 3,110 3/23/07
47 Blade: Trinity NL $52,411,906 2,912 $16,061,271 2,912 12/8/04
48 Dennis the Menace WB $51,270,765 2,085 $9,331,139 2,085 6/25/93
49 The Crow Mira. $50,693,129 2,119 $11,774,332 1,573 5/13/94
50 Popeye Par. $49,823,037 901 $6,310,520 901 12/12/80
51 The Rocketeer BV $46,704,056 1,903 $9,600,754 1,616 6/21/91
52 Timecop Uni. $44,853,581 2,274 $12,064,625 2,228 9/16/94
53 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III NL $42,273,609 2,087 $12,419,597 2,087 3/19/93
54 Catwoman WB $40,202,379 3,117 $16,728,411 3,117 7/23/04
55 30 Days of Night Sony $39,568,996 2,859 $15,951,902 2,855 10/19/07
56 Richie Rich WB $38,087,756 1,761 $5,830,302 1,748 12/21/94
57 Judge Dredd BV $34,693,481 2,204 $12,291,536 2,204 6/30/95
58 The Punisher Lions $33,810,189 2,649 $13,834,527 2,649 4/16/04
59 The Shadow Uni. $32,063,435 1,769 $11,713,845 1,677 7/1/94
60 From Hell Fox $31,602,566 2,334 $11,014,818 2,305 10/19/01
61 A History of Violence NL $31,504,633 1,348 $515,992 14 9/23/05
62 Mystery Men Uni. $29,762,011 2,142 $10,017,865 2,136 8/6/99
63 Flash Gordon Uni. $27,107,960 - $3,934,030 823 12/5/80
64 Elektra Fox $24,409,722 3,204 $12,804,793 3,204 1/14/05
65 Bulletproof Monk MGM $23,358,708 2,955 $8,653,542 2,955 4/16/03
66 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Uni. $21,671,241 934 n/a 934 3/30/79
67 The Spirit LGF $19,806,188 2,509 $6,463,278 2,509 12/25/08
68 The Crow: City of Angels Mira. $17,917,287 2,423 $9,785,111 2,423 8/30/96
69 The Phantom Par. $17,323,326 2,163 $5,072,346 2,159 6/7/96
70 Howard the Duck Uni. $16,295,774 1,563 $5,070,136 1,554 8/1/86
71 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace WB $15,681,020 1,511 $5,683,122 1,511 7/24/87
72 Supergirl TriS $14,296,438 1,620 $5,738,249 1,608 11/21/84
73 Josie and the Pussycats Uni. $14,271,015 2,558 $4,562,455 2,556 4/11/01
74 Virus Uni. $14,036,005 2,018 $6,013,640 2,018 1/15/99
75 Punisher: War Zone LGF $8,050,977 2,508 $4,271,451 2,508 12/5/08
76 Ghost World MGM $6,217,849 128 $98,791 5 7/20/01
77 American Splendor FL $6,010,990 272 $159,705 6 8/15/03
78 Sheena Col. $5,778,353 1,496 $2,950,114 1,496 8/17/84
79 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm WB $5,617,391 1,506 $1,189,975 1,506 12/25/93
80 Tank Girl MGM $4,064,495 1,363 $2,018,183 1,341 3/31/95
81 Barb Wire Gram. $3,793,614 1,312 $1,844,426 1,312 5/3/96
82 Steel WB $1,710,972 1,260 $870,068 1,260 8/15/97
83 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Hemd $1,368,000 579 $407,695 579 8/21/92
84 Brenda Starr Triu $67,878 48 $30,035 48 4/17/92
- Man-Thing Lions n/a - n/a - N/A
TOTAL (All Movies):$8,132,666,827----
AVERAGE (All Movies):$96,817,4622,521$29,846,8552,465-
TOTAL
(Wide Releases Only):
$8,091,894,150----
AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only):
$102,429,0402,667$32,440,8792,654-


TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS

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UPCOMING RELEASES
Title (click to view)StudioRelease Date
The Losers WB 4/9/10
Kick Ass LGF 4/16/10
Iron Man 2 Par. 5/7/10
Jonah Hex WB 6/18/10
Priest SGem 10/1/10
The Green Hornet Sony 12/22/10
Spider-Man 4 Sony 5/6/11
Thor Par. 5/20/11
Green Lantern WB 6/17/11
The First Avenger: Captain America Par. 7/22/11
The Avengers (2012) Par. 5/4/12
Sin City 2 Wein. TBD

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