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Posted July 15, 2024 by Mike Tyrkus in Features
 
 

Ten Highest-Grossing Super Hero Movies

Since Deadpool & Wolverine is hitting theaters this week, we figured we would go ahead and list the ten highest-grossing super hero movies ever made, at least so far. We constructed the list using original domestic box office totals and those that have been adjusted for inflation (according to data and synopses procured from Box Office Mojo and The Numbers). So, take a look at what landed on this list and share your thoughts in the comment section below.

 

10. Captain Marvel (2019)

Original Domestic Gross: $426.8 Million
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $502.3 Million

Captain Marvel

Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.

9. The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Original Domestic Gross: $448.1 Million
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $606.9 Million

The Dark Knight Rises

Eight years after the Joker’s reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.

8. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

Original Domestic Gross: $453.8 Million
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $464.2 Million

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T’Challa.

7. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Original Domestic Gross: $459.0 Million
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $587.1 Million

Avengers: Age of Ultron

When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it’s up to Earth’s mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.

6. The Dark Knight (2008)

Original Domestic Gross: $534.2 Million
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $801.6 Million

The Dark Knight

When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.

5. The Avengers (2012)

Original Domestic Gross: $623.4 Million
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $844.2 Million

The Avengers

Earth’s mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.

4. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Original Domestic Gross: $678.8 Million
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $803.3 Million

Avengers: Infinity War

The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.

3. Black Panther (2018)

Original Domestic Gross: $700.1 Million
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $828.4 Million

Black Panther

T’Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country’s past.

2. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Original Domestic Gross: $814.8 Million
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $854.9 Million

Spider-Man: No Way Home

With Spider-Man’s identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

1. Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Original Domestic Gross: $858.4 Million
Adjusted Domestic Gross: $1.0 Billion

Avengers: Endgame

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos’ actions and restore balance to the universe.

Mike Tyrkus

Mike Tyrkus

Editor in Chief at CinemaNerdz.com
An independent filmmaker, co-writer and director of over a dozen short films, the Editor in Chief of CinemaNerdz.com has spent much of the last three decades as a writer and editor specializing in biographical and critical reference sources in literature and the cinema, beginning in February 1991 reviewing films for his college newspaper. He was a member of the Detroit Film Critics Society, as well as the group's webmaster and one-time President for over a decade until the group ceased to exist. His contributions to film criticism can be found in Magill's Cinema Annual, VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (of which he was the editor for nearly a decade until it too ceased to exist), the International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, and the St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia (on which he collaborated with editor Andrew Sarris). He has also appeared on the television program Critic LEE Speaking alongside Lee Thomas of FOX2 and Adam Graham, of The Detroit News. He currently lives in the Detroit area with his wife and their dogs.