Superhero movies: domestic box office revenue
In 2020, the superhero movies ‘The Birds of Prey', 'Joker' and 'Wonder Woman 1984', among others, collected a combined box office revenue of nearly 141 million U.S. dollars. This figure includes the box office revenues generated by the 'Iron Man' re-release, as well as the 2020 revenues for 'Black Panther' and 'Wonder Woman'. Superhero movies have grown immensely popular in the last few years, not just in the United States but on a global level. DC’s ‘Aquaman’ grossed almost 1.15 billion U.S. dollars worldwide in 2018, and movies from the X-Men series continued to perform well in theaters across the world.
Marvel has become synonymous with the word ‘blockbuster’, and the release of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ in spring 2019 was one of the biggest things to happen in the movie world at that time. The movie broke multiple records, and now holds the title of being the all-time highest grossing movie based on a comic, generating 858.37 million U.S. dollars at the domestic box office. ‘Endgame’ also topped the ranking of most successful movies of all time based on box office revenue, knocking James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ into second place.
Superhero movies: the latest trend in cinema
A survey held in the United States in early 2019 showed that most respondents were fans of superhero movies and said that they would continue to go to see them in movie theaters. But seeing superhero movies is no longer just about enjoying the action and the effects that such productions are known for, but also the ongoing narrative running from movie to movie, the costumes, merchandise, and the comics which inspired the film adaptations.Marvel has become synonymous with the word ‘blockbuster’, and the release of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ in spring 2019 was one of the biggest things to happen in the movie world at that time. The movie broke multiple records, and now holds the title of being the all-time highest grossing movie based on a comic, generating 858.37 million U.S. dollars at the domestic box office. ‘Endgame’ also topped the ranking of most successful movies of all time based on box office revenue, knocking James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ into second place.
