Box Office History for Super Hero Movies

Ticket Sales and Market Share by Year

Top-Grossing Movies 1995-2013, Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

Rank	Movie	Release Date	Genre	MPAA Rating	Total Gross	Inflation-Adjusted Gross
1	Marvel's The Avengers	May 4, 2012	Adventure	PG-13	$623,279,547	$623,279,547
2	The Dark Knight	Jul 18, 2008	Action	PG-13	$533,345,358	$585,975,751
3	Spider-Man	May 3, 2002	Adventure	PG-13	$403,706,375	$548,234,646
4	Spider-Man 2	Jun 30, 2004	Adventure	PG-13	$373,524,485	$474,574,584
5	The Dark Knight Rises	Jul 20, 2012	Action	PG-13	$448,139,099	$448,139,099
6	Iron Man 3	May 3, 2013	Action	PG-13	$396,702,239	$396,702,239
7	Spider-Man 3	May 4, 2007	Adventure	PG-13	$336,530,303	$385,933,732
8	Iron Man	May 2, 2008	Action	PG-13	$318,604,126	$350,090,559
9	Batman Forever	Jun 16, 1995	Action	PG-13	$184,031,112	$333,734,131
10	Iron Man 2	May 7, 2010	Adventure	PG-13	$312,433,331	$312,433,333
11	X-Men: The Last Stand	May 26, 2006	Action	PG-13	$234,362,462	$282,308,374
12	X2	May 2, 2003	Action	PG-13	$214,949,694	$281,251,390
13	The Amazing Spider-Man	Jul 3, 2012	Adventure	PG-13	$262,030,663	$262,030,663
14	Hancock	Jul 1, 2008	Action	PG-13	$227,946,274	$250,486,923
15	Superman Returns	Jun 28, 2006	Adventure	PG-13	$200,120,000	$241,060,582
16	X-Men	Jul 14, 2000	Action	PG-13	$157,299,717	$230,258,770
17	Fantastic Four	Jul 8, 2005	Action	PG-13	$154,696,080	$190,413,110
18	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	May 1, 2009	Action	PG-13	$179,883,157	$189,237,082
19	Batman & Robin	Jun 20, 1997	Action	PG-13	$107,325,195	$184,458,109
20	Thor	May 6, 2011	Action	PG-13	$181,030,624	$181,030,624
21	Captain America: The First Avenger	Jul 22, 2011	Action	PG-13	$176,654,505	$176,654,505
22	Hulk	Jun 20, 2003	Action	PG-13	$132,177,234	$172,925,832
23	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	Jun 15, 2007	Action	PG	$131,921,738	$151,286,545
24	The Incredible Hulk	Jun 13, 2008	Adventure	PG-13	$134,806,913	$148,137,401
25	X-Men: First Class	Jun 3, 2011	Action	PG-13	$146,408,305	$146,408,305
Complete List

Year by Year Market Share

Year	Movies in Release	Market Share	Gross	Tickets Sold	Inflation- Adjusted Gross	Top-Grossing Movie	Gross that Year
1995	1	3.48%	$183,997,904	42,298,369	$335,003,082	Batman Forever	$183,997,904
1996	1	0.31%	$17,220,599	3,896,063	$30,856,819	The Phantom	$17,220,599
1997	2	1.67%	$108,994,757	23,746,135	$188,069,389	Batman & Robin	$107,308,328
1998	1	1.03%	$70,001,065	14,925,600	$118,210,752	Blade	$70,001,065
1999	1	0.41%	$29,762,011	5,858,664	$46,400,619	Mystery Men	$29,762,011
2000	3	3.31%	$247,346,509	45,889,890	$363,447,929	X-Men	$157,299,717
2001	1	0.06%	$4,965,347	877,270	$6,947,978	Unbreakable	$4,965,347
2002	3	5.41%	$496,763,171	85,501,406	$677,171,136	Spider-Man	$403,706,375
2003	4	5.52%	$516,114,945	85,591,202	$677,882,320	X2	$214,948,780
2004	5	6.09%	$554,478,414	89,287,988	$707,160,865	Spider-Man 2	$373,524,485
2005	5	2.95%	$263,260,417	41,070,268	$325,276,523	Fantastic Four	$154,695,569
2006	4	5.06%	$468,644,002	71,548,704	$566,665,736	X-Men: The Last Stand	$234,362,462
2007	3	6.07%	$584,253,232	84,920,528	$672,570,582	Spider-Man 3	$336,530,303
2008	8	13.47%	$1,339,822,118	186,604,752	$1,477,909,636	The Dark Knight	$531,001,578
2009	6	2.93%	$311,996,031	41,599,470	$329,467,802	X-Men Origins: Wolverine	$179,883,157
2010	3	2.98%	$312,724,064	39,635,497	$313,913,136	Iron Man 2	$312,433,331
2011	5	7.05%	$719,474,648	90,728,204	$718,567,376	Thor	$181,030,624
2012	4	12.46%	$1,333,551,220	170,313,053	$1,348,879,380	Marvel's The Avengers	$623,279,547
2013	1	8.78%	$396,702,239	49,962,498	$395,702,984	Iron Man 3	$396,702,239

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