List of films based on Marvel Comics

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Below is a list of films based on Marvel Comics characters and properties including its various imprints. It includes live action and animated films, direct-to-video releases, and television movies.

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Live-action films [edit]

Year Title Production studio(s) Notes
1944 Captain America Republic Pictures Serial; Marvel was then known as Timely Comics
1986 Howard the Duck Universal Pictures Co-produced by Lucasfilm
1989 The Punisher New World Pictures Unreleased in the U.S. and Sweden
1990 Captain America 21st Century Film Corporation Direct-to-video
1994 The Fantastic Four New Horizons Unreleased
1998 Blade New Line Cinema
2000 X-Men 20th Century Fox
2002 Blade II New Line Cinema
Spider-Man Columbia Pictures Nominated for 2 Oscars
2003 Daredevil 20th Century Fox Co-produced by Regency Enterprises
X2
Hulk Universal Pictures
2004 The Punisher Artisan Entertainment Distributed by Lions Gate in the U.S. and Columbia Pictures internationally
Spider-Man 2 Columbia Pictures Won 1 Oscar, nominated for 2 more
Blade: Trinity New Line Cinema
2005 Elektra 20th Century Fox Co-produced by Regency Enterprises
Man-Thing Lions Gate / Artisan Entertainment Direct to video; released as a feature outside the U.S.
Fantastic Four 20th Century Fox
2006 X-Men: The Last Stand
2007 Ghost Rider Columbia Pictures
Spider-Man 3
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 20th Century Fox
2008 Iron Man Marvel Studios Distributed by Paramount Pictures. Nominated for 2 Oscars
The Incredible Hulk Distributed by Universal Pictures
Punisher: War Zone Lionsgate Entertainment Distributed by Columbia Pictures outside the U.S.
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine 20th Century Fox
2010 Iron Man 2 Marvel Studios Distributed by Paramount Pictures. Nominated for 1 Oscar.
2011 Thor Distributed by Paramount Pictures.
X-Men: First Class 20th Century Fox
Captain America: The First Avenger Marvel Studios Distributed by Paramount Pictures
2012 Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Columbia Pictures
Marvel's The Avengers Marvel Studios Distribution by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.1. Nominated for 1 Oscar.
The Amazing Spider-Man Columbia Pictures
2013 Iron Man 3 Marvel Studios Distribution by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Forthcoming
2013 The Wolverine 20th Century Fox Post-production[1]
Thor: The Dark World Marvel Studios Post-production,[2] Distribution by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Marvel Studios Filming,[3] Distribution by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Columbia Pictures Filming[4]
X-Men: Days of Future Past 20th Century Fox Filming[5]
Announced
2014 Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel Studios In development,[6] Distribution by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2015 Untitled Fantastic Four reboot 20th Century Fox In development[7]
Untitled The Avengers sequel Marvel Studios In development,[8][9] Distribution by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Ant-Man

From Marvel Imprints [edit]

From Icon Comics
2010 Kick-Ass Lionsgate
Marv Films
Plan B Entertainment
Distributed by Universal Pictures outside the U.S.
2013 Kick-Ass 2 Universal Studios Post-Production[10]
From Malibu Comics
1997 Men in Black Columbia Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Parkes / MacDonald Productions
Men in Black was originally published by Aircel Comics, until the company was bought out by Malibu Comics.
2002 Men in Black II Columbia Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Parkes / MacDonald Productions
2012 Men in Black 3
Amblin Entertainment
Parkes / MacDonald ImageNation

Animated films [edit]

Year Title Production studio(s) Notes
1980 Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned Toei Animation Animes; television movies loosely based on The Tomb of Dracula and The Monster of Frankenstein respectively
1981 Kyofu Densetsu: Kaiki! Furankenshutain
2006 Ultimate Avengers MLG Productions Direct-to-video; distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Ultimate Avengers 2
2007 The Invincible Iron Man
Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme
2008 Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow
2009 Hulk Vs
2010 Planet Hulk
2011 Thor: Tales of Asgard
2013 Iron Man: Rise of Technovore Madhouse Anime, direct-to-video; distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Forthcoming
2013 Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United[11] Marvel Animation CGI and hand drawn animation
2014 Big Hero 6[12][13] Walt Disney Animation Studios CGI animation

Animated short films [edit]

Year Title Production studio(s) Notes
2011 Marvel Super Heroes 4D Threshold Animation Studios Part of an attraction at Madame Tussauds

Television films [edit]

Year Title Production company Notes
1978 Dr. Strange Universal Television Pilot episode for an unproduced TV series
1979 Captain America
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
1988 The Incredible Hulk Returns New World Television / Bixby-Brandon Productions Revival attempts of the The Incredible Hulk TV series
1989 The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
1990 The Death of the Incredible Hulk
1991 Power Pack New World Television Unreleased
1996 Generation X
1998 Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 20th Century Fox Television Pilot episode for an unproduced TV series
2013 Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel[14] Disney Television Animation / Marvel Entertainment

Television episodes released as films [edit]

The following were released in select foreign countries as feature films without receiving a domestic release.

Year Title Production company Notes
1977 The Amazing Spider-Man Charles Fries Productions, Columbia Pictures (distributor) Pilot episode of the The Amazing Spider-Man TV series edited to make a feature length film.
The Incredible Hulk Universal Television Pilot episodes of the The Incredible Hulk TV series.
Return of the Incredible Hulk
1978 The Incredible Hulk: Married The Incredible Hulk TV series episodes re-edited.
Spider-Man Strikes Back Charles Fries Productions The Amazing Spider-Man TV series episodes re-edited.
1979 Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge

Box office grosses [edit]

Title [15] Distributor Release Date Opening Domestic Worldwide (in Million)
Howard the Duck Universal August 1, 1986 $5,070,136 $16,295,774 $38.0
Blade New Line August 21, 1998 $17,073,856 $70,087,718 $131.2
X-Men Fox July 14, 2000 $54,471,475 $157,299,717 $296.3
Blade II New Line March 22, 2002 $32,528,016 $82,348,319 $155.0
Spider-Man Sony May 3, 2002 $114,844,116 $403,706,375 $821.7
Daredevil Fox February 14, 2003 $40,310,419 $102,543,518 $179.2
X2: X-Men United Fox May 2, 2003 $85,558,731 $214,949,694 $407.7
Hulk Universal June 20, 2003 $62,128,420 $132,177,234 $245.4
The Punisher Lionsgate April 16, 2004 $13,834,527 $33,810,189 $54.7
Spider-Man 2 Sony June 30, 2004 $88,156,227 $373,585,825 $783.8
Blade: Trinity New Line December 8, 2004 $16,061,271 $52,411,906 $128.9
Elektra Fox January 14, 2005 $12,804,793 $24,409,722 $56.7
Fantastic Four Fox July 8, 2005 $56,061,504 $154,696,080 $330.6
X-Men: The Last Stand Fox May 26, 2006 $102,750,665 $234,362,462 $459.4
Ghost Rider Sony February 16, 2007 $45,388,836 $115,802,596 $228.7
Spider-Man 3 Sony May 4, 2007 $151,116,516 $336,530,303 $890.9
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Fox June 15, 2007 $58,051,684 $131,921,738 $289.0
Iron Man Paramount May 2, 2008 $98,618,668 $318,412,101 $585.2
The Incredible Hulk Universal June 13, 2008 $55,414,050 $134,806,913 $263.4
Punisher: War Zone Lionsgate December 5, 2008 $4,271,451 $8,050,977 $10.1
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Fox May 1, 2009 $85,058,003 $179,883,157 $373.1
Iron Man 2 Paramount May 7, 2010 $128,122,480 $312,433,331 $623.9
Thor Paramount May 6, 2011 $65,723,338 $181,030,624 $449.3
X-Men: First Class Fox June 3, 2011 $55,101,604 $146,408,305 $353.6
Captain America: The First Avenger Paramount July 22, 2011 $65,058,524 $176,654,505 $368.6
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Sony / Warner Bros. February 17, 2012 $22,115,334 $51,774,002 $132.6
Marvel's The Avengers Disney May 4, 2012 $207,438,708 $623,357,910 $1,511.8
The Amazing Spider-Man Sony July 3, 2012 $62,004,688 $262,030,663 $752.2
Iron Man 3 Disney May 3, 2013 $175,300,000 $294,762,000 $980.3
Total Grosses $5,031,781,658 $10,956.9
Average Grosses $64,469,216 $179,706,488 $376.6

See also [edit]

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ As part of the deal transferring the distribution rights of Marvel's The Avengers and Iron Man 3 from Paramount Pictures to the Walt Disney Company, the Paramount logo appears on the films' promotional materials and merchandising. Also, Paramount earns 8% of The Avengers income and 9% of Iron Man 3's income.[16]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Bentley, David (November 22, 2012). "Filming wraps on The Wolverine, first trailer due early 2013". Coventry Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2012-11-25. 
  2. ^ Alexander, Jaimie (December 14, 2012). "Heading back to Los Angeles after wrapping up on THOR 2 :) farewell Asgard, I will miss you xo". Twitter. Retrieved April 15, 2013. 
  3. ^ "Marvel Studios Begins Production on Captain America: The Winter Soldier!". April 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-10. 
  4. ^ "The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Scheduled for May 2, 2014". ComingSoon.net. August 6, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-06. 
  5. ^ "First Look at Sir Patrick Stewart on the X-Men: Days of Future Past Set". ComingSoon.net. April 14, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013. 
  6. ^ "'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Movie: Marvel Announces Newest Film At Comic-Con". July 14, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2012. 
  7. ^ "FANTASTIC FOUR Reboot Gets A 2015 Release Date!". Dec. 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-07. 
  8. ^ "The Avengers 2 Release Date Confirmed For May 2015". Aug. 16, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-16. 
  9. ^ Goldberg, Matt (October 15, 2012). "ANT-MAN Set for November 6, 2015; IRON MAN 3 and THOR: THE DARK WORLD Confirmed for 3D; Disney Announces More Release Dates and Changes". Collider.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2012. 
  10. ^ "New Kick-Ass 2 Set Pics Shows Jim Carrey Suited Up For Colonel Stars Action". OnTheFlix. September 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-23. 
  11. ^ http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/10/04/iron-man-hulk-heroes-united-first-look-at-marvel-animations-debut-movie-exclusive/
  12. ^ Nicholson, Max. "Confirmed: Disney Animating Marvel's Big Hero 6 – IGN". IGN Entertainment. Retrieved October 27, 2012. 
  13. ^ http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/02/23/disney-and-marvels-big-hero-6-animated-movie-given-november-2014-release-date/
  14. ^ "Marvel Super Heroes Teaming with Phineas and Ferb". ign.com. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012. 
  15. ^ Box Office Mojo Franchises – Marvel Comics
  16. ^ Graser, Marc (October 11, 2011). "Why Par, not Disney, gets 'Avengers' credit". Variety. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2011. 

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