Superhero movies - year by year, 2000-2017
Here's a chart of all the major comic book superhero movies since 2000, grouped by year. They're ranked in order by millions of tickets sold. RT % and IMDB scores are also shown to give 3 data points and a good feel for overall popularity.
Tix sold (M) RT % IMDB
2000 X-Men 29.2 81 7.4
2002 Spider-Man 69.5 89 7.3
2003 1. X2: X-Men United 35.6 86 7.5
2. Hulk 21.9 61 5.7
3. Daredevil 17.0 44 5.3
The first year with multiple superhero movies. X-Men tops all 3 scales.
2004 1. Spider-Man 2 60.2 93 7.3
2. Hellboy 9.6 81 6.8
3. Catwoman 6.5 9 3.3
Spider-Man is again a big hit, Hellboy earns a sequel, Catwoman flops
2005 1. Batman Begins 32.2 84 8.3
2. Fantastic Four (2005) 24.1 27 5.7
3. Elektra 3.8 10 4.8
The public was leery of another Batman movie - it didn't
beat the first crappy FF at the box office by all that much!
2006 1. X-Men: Last Stand 35.8 58 6.8
2. Superman Returns 30.5 76 6.1
Critics preferred Superman, but X-Men was king of the hill for the 3rd and last time.
2007 1. Spider-Man 3 48.9 63 6.2
2. FF 2: Silver Surfer 19.2 37 5.6
Spider-Man fades out to a reboot, FF sequel fails again - 3rd time will be a charm :p
2008 1. Dark Knight 74.5 94 9.0
2. Iron Man 44.3 94 7.9
3. Incredible Hulk 18.8 67 6.8
4. Hellboy II: Golden Army 10.6 85 7.0
Batman rules, while the MCU is born - It was a very good year.
I never realized - Hulk actually sold more tickets than Incredible Hulk.
2009 1. X-Men Orig: Wolverine 24.1 38 6.7
2. Watchmen 15.0 65 7.6
An off year - but I enjoyed Watchmen.
2010 1. Iron Man 2 39.3 72 7.0
How many years before we again see only 1 superhero movie all year?
2011 1. Thor 22.5 77 7.0
2. CA: The First Avenger 22.3 80 6.9
3. X-Men: First Class 18.2 86 7.8
4. Green Lantern 14.5 26 5.6
Three critical hits, and a flop
2012 1. Avengers 76.9 92 8.1
2. Dark Knight Rises 57.6 87 8.5
3. Amazing Spider-Man 33.7 72 7.0
Avengers and the MCU conquer the world in 5 years
2013 1. Iron Man 3 48.8 79 7.2
2. Man of Steel 34.7 55 7.1
3. Thor 2: Dark World 24.7 66 7.1
4. Wolverine 16.9 69 6.7
Iron Man rides the crest of The Avengers wave
2014 1. Guardians of the Galaxy 41.2 91 8.1
2. CA: Winter Soldier 31.2 89 7.8
3. X-Men: DoFP 28.1 91 8.0
4. Amaz. Spider-Man 2 24.4 52 6.7
3 big hits, but Sony is in trouble and ready to play "Let's make a deal"
2015 1. Avengers: Age of Ultron 53.6 76 7.5
2. Ant-Man 21.8 81 7.4
3. Fantastic Four 6.8 9 4.3
A summer blockbuster hit, a "small" surprise, and a YUGE flop
2016 1. CA: Civil War 46.7 90 8.1
2. Deadpool 42.3 84 8.1
3. BvS: Dawn of Justice 38.3 27 6.8
4. Suicide Squad 36.4 26 6.7
5. X-Men: Apocalypse 17.8 48 7.2
?. Doctor Strange (November)
6 movies in one year, things are getting crowded! Same for next year...
2017 Wolverine (Feb)
Guardians 2 (May)
Wonder Woman (June)
Spider-Man (July)
Thor: Ragnorok (Nov)
Justice League (Nov)
I predict Thor will surprise many to the upside in 2017.
My life has major plot holes.