Superheroes are true giants in the cinema. For years, they have been among the most lucrative franchises on the big screen. But which hero has been the most successful at the box office? MeinMMO reveals it to you in a ranking.
How was this list created? We looked at the box office results of superhero movies and totaled them up to compare the overall results. For the ranking, we considered the figures from Box Office Mojo. Here’s our approach:
- We tally all the box office results of the character.
- We compare them with the overall result of the other movies.
- Since not all animated films are released in theaters, we only look at live-action movies.
- We rank the movies based on box office revenue without taking inflation into account. Keep in mind that films from 5 years ago earned more than films from 20 years ago, as cinema tickets have become more expensive over time.
- Additionally, we provide you with the Euro amount based on the exchange rate of March 31, 2026 (Source: finanzen.net).
Furthermore, we exclude major team
movies from this ranking, but mention 2 as Honorable Mentions. We only count the films in the franchise that have the specific name or a variation in the title.
Honorable Mention: X-Men – 3,108,695,431 US Dollars
- approximately 2,704,875,894 Euros
- X-Men (2000): 296,339,528 US Dollars
- approximately 257,845,023 Euros
- X-Men 2 (2003): 407,711,549 US Dollars
- approximately 354,749,818 Euros
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006): 460,435,291 US Dollars
- approximately 400,624,746 Euros
- X-Men: First Class (2011): 352,616,690 US Dollars
- approximately 306,811,781 Euros
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014): 746,045,700 US Dollars
- approximately 649,134,363 Euros
- X-Men: Apocalypse (2016): 543,934,105 US Dollars
- approximately 473,277,064 Euros
- X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019): 252,442,974 US Dollars
- approximately 219,650,631 Euros
- New Mutants (2020): 49,169,594 US Dollars
- approximately 42,782,463 Euros
X-Men was the first major superhero franchise alongside Spider-Man that made a big impact in cinemas. The franchise performed quite well in those days, and even when you ignore the Wolverine and Deadpool films, the series achieved strong revenue figures.
Honorable Mention: The Avengers – 7,777,410,723 US Dollars
- approximately 6,767,125,070 Euros
- Marvel’s The Avengers (2012): 1,520,538,536 US Dollars
- approximately 1,323,020,580 Euros
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015): 1,405,018,048 US Dollars
- approximately 1,222,506,203 Euros
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018): 2,052,415,039 US Dollars
- approximately 1,785,806,325 Euros
- Avengers: Endgame (2019): 2,799,439,100 US Dollars
- approximately 2,435,791,960 Euros
The Avengers are a force to be reckoned with, and especially Infinity War and Endgame were massive phenomena in theaters, grossing nearly 5 billion US Dollars combined. It’s no surprise, as almost all MCU characters unite in both films to defeat the Titan Thanos.
Even though almost 8 billion US Dollars is an enormous number, there is a hero on this list who has earned more at the box office. Who exactly that is, you can find out on the next pages.
