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Attitudes to superhero movies in the U.S. 2019, by gender
Public opinion on superhero movies in the United States as of February 2019, by gender
The graph shows information about the public opinion on superhero movies in the United States as of February 2019, sorted by gender. The data reveals that 43 percent of surveyed U.S. men said that they enjoyed superhero movies and will keep seeing them in theaters, and 35 percent of women said the same.
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The graph shows information about the public opinion on superhero movies in the United States as of February 2019, sorted by gender. The data reveals that 43 percent of surveyed U.S. men said that they enjoyed superhero movies and will keep seeing them in theaters, and 35 percent of women said the same.
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- March 2019
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- United States
- Survey time period
- February 21-24, 2019
- Number of respondents
- 2,203 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following statements comes closest to your view, even if none are exactly right?"
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- February 21-24, 2019
- Number of respondents
- 2,203 respondents
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which of the following statements comes closest to your view, even if none are exactly right?"
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Statistics on "Superhero movies"
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- Box office revenue of the most successful movie franchises in North America as of April 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)Most successful movie franchises in North America 2019
- Average box office revenue of different movie sources in North America from 1995 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) Movie sources in North America from 1995 to 2018, by average box office revenue
- All time domestic box office revenue* of the highest grossing movies based on comics in North America as of March 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)All time top 10 movies based on comics in North America
- Best-selling comic books in North America in 2018 (in thousands of units)Best-selling comic books in North America 2018
- Best-selling graphic novels in North America in 2018 (in thousands of units)Best-selling graphic novels in North America 2018
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- Combined annual domestic box office revenue of superhero movies from 1978 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Superhero movies: domestic box office revenue
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- Box office revenue of female superheroes in the United States as of February 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)Domestic box office revenue female superheroes U.S. 2019
- Box office revenue of the X-Men movie series in North America and worldwide as of 2018, by movie (in million U.S. dollars)X-Men series: domestic and global box office revenue 2018
- Box office revenue of the Hellboy series worldwide as of 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Box office revenue of Hellboy worldwide 2018
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- Public opinion on superhero movies in the United States as of February 2019, by age groupAttitudes to superhero movies in the U.S. 2019, by age group
- Share of adults who consider themselves fans of superhero movies in the United States as of February 2019, by age groupFans of superhero movies in the U.S. 2019, by age group
- How much does the comic book franchise associated with the film impact your decision to see a superhero movie?Comic book franchise impact on the decision to see a superhero movie U.S. 2018
- How much do critic reviews impact your decision to see a superhero movie?Critic reviews: impact on the decision to see a superhero movie U.S. 2018
- How much do the superheroes in the film impact your decision to see a superhero movie?Superheroes in films: impact on the decision to see a superhero movie U.S. 2018
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- Share of consumers who have watched selected Marvel Studios superhero films in the United States as of February 2018, by ageMarvel Studios movie viewership in the U.S. 2018, by age
- Viewership of Marvel’s Black Panther in its opening weekend in the United States in February 2018, by genderBlack Panther movie viewership in the U.S. 2018, by gender
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- Characters
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- Favorability of Iron Man in the United States as of April 2018 Iron Man favorability in the U.S. 2018
- Favorability of the Incredible Hulk in the United States as of April 2018 Incredible Hulk favorability in the U.S. 2018
- Favorability of the Black Panther in the United States as of April 2018 Black Panther favorability in the U.S. 2018
- Preference between Batman and Robin in the United States as of March 2017Preference between Batman and Robin in the U.S. 2017
- Representation
The most important statistics
- Share of adults who believe superhero movies don’t tend to be very diverse in the United States as of March 2019Public opinion on the diversity of superhero movies in the U.S. 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent minorities in the United States as of April 2019Representation of minorities in superhero movies U.S. 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent LGBTQ people in the United States as of April 2019Representation of LGBTQ people in superhero movies U.S. 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent African people in the United States as of April 2019, by ethnicityRepresentation of African people in superhero movies U.S. 2019, by ethnicity
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent Black people in the United States as of April 2019Representation of Black people in superhero movies U.S. 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent Muslims in the United States as of April 2019Representation of Muslims in superhero movies U.S. 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent Asian people in the United States as of April 2019Representation of Asian people in superhero movies U.S. 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent White people in the United States as of April 2018Public opinion on superhero movies having more white characters U.S. 2018
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- Representation of African people in superhero movies U.S. 2019, by age group
- Representation of women in superhero movies U.S. 2019
- Representation of minorities in superhero movies U.S. 2019, by age group
- Representation of Asian people in superhero movies U.S. 2019, by age group
- Representation of Black people in superhero movies U.S. 2019, by ethnicity
- Representation of immigrants in superhero movies U.S. 2019, by age group
- Representation of people with disabilities in superhero movies U.S. 2019
- Representation of Hispanic people in superhero movies U.S. 2019, by by age group
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- Argentina: ranking of most viewed movies 2017
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- Film industry in Japan
- Golden Globe Awards
- Academy Awards
- Film industry in Sweden
- Film industry in Finland
- Film industry in Norway
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- Mobile and the Movies: Mobile Screens' Impact on the Big Screen 2012
- Film industry in India
- LGBTQ media in the U.S.
- Movie studios in the U.S.
- Film industry in the U.S.
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Statistics on "Superhero movies"
- Highest grossing film franchises and series worldwide as of March 2019 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Box office revenue of the most successful movie franchises in North America as of April 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Average box office revenue of different movie sources in North America from 1995 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- All time domestic box office revenue* of the highest grossing movies based on comics in North America as of March 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Best-selling comic books in North America in 2018 (in thousands of units)
- Best-selling graphic novels in North America in 2018 (in thousands of units)
- Combined annual domestic box office revenue of superhero movies from 1978 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Global box office revenue of DC comics movies from 2004 to 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Box office revenue of female superheroes in the United States as of February 2019 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Box office revenue of the X-Men movie series in North America and worldwide as of 2018, by movie (in million U.S. dollars)
- Box office revenue of the Hellboy series worldwide as of 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Share of adults who have watched a superhero film in a movie theater in the past year in the United States as of February 2019, by age group
- Public opinion on superhero movies in the United States as of February 2019
- Public opinion on superhero movies in the United States as of February 2019, by age group
- Share of adults who consider themselves fans of superhero movies in the United States as of February 2019, by age group
- How much does the comic book franchise associated with the film impact your decision to see a superhero movie?
- How much do critic reviews impact your decision to see a superhero movie?
- How much do the superheroes in the film impact your decision to see a superhero movie?
- Impact of the quality of trailers on viewers’ decision to see a superhero movie in the United States as of April 2018, by age
- Opening weekend box office revenue of Marvel Movies in North America as of 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Production costs and global box office revenue of selected Marvel Comics movies from 2002 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Share of consumers who have watched selected Marvel Studios superhero films in the United States as of February 2018, by age
- Viewership of Marvel’s Black Panther in its opening weekend in the United States in February 2018, by gender
- Viewership of Marvel’s Black Panther in its opening weekend in the United States in February 2018, by ethnicity
- Contributing factors for watching Marvel’s Black Panther in the United States as of February 2018, by ethnicity
- Public preference between Marvel movies and DC Comics movies in the United States as of August 2017
- Level of familiarity with Marvel's 'Avengers' movie franchise in the United States as of February 2019, by age group
- Share of adults who can relate to characters in superhero movies in the United States as of February 2018
- Favorability of Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War characters in the United States as of April 2018
- Favorability of Spider-Man in the United States as of April 2018
- Favorability of Thor in the United States as of April 2018
- Favorability of Iron Man in the United States as of April 2018
- Favorability of the Incredible Hulk in the United States as of April 2018
- Favorability of the Black Panther in the United States as of April 2018
- Preference between Batman and Robin in the United States as of March 2017
- Favorite characters created by Stan Lee according to adults in the United States as of November 2018
- Share of adults who believe superhero movies don’t tend to be very diverse in the United States as of March 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent minorities in the United States as of April 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent LGBTQ people in the United States as of April 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent African people in the United States as of April 2019, by ethnicity
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent Black people in the United States as of April 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent Muslims in the United States as of April 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent Asian people in the United States as of April 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent White people in the United States as of April 2018
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent immigrants in the United States as of April 2019
- Share of adults who consider themselves fans of superhero movies in the United States as of February 2019
- Share of adults who consider themselves fans of superhero movies in the United States as of February 2019, by gender
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent African people in the United States as of April 2019
- Share of adults who plan to watch Avengers: Endgame in the United States as of March 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent women in the United States as of April 2019, by age group
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent African people in the United States as of April 2019, by age group
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent women in the United States as of April 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent minorities in the United States as of April 2019, by age group
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent Asian people in the United States as of April 2019, by age group
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent Black people in the United States as of April 2019, by ethnicity
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent immigrants in the United States as of April 2019, by age group
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent people with disabilities in the United States as of April 2019
- Public opinion on whether superhero movies should have more characters that represent Hispanic people in the United States as of April 2019, by age group
- Share of adults interested in seeing selected characters in Avengers: Endgame in the United States as of March 2019
- Audience distribution of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri in the United States in 2017, by age
- Most viewed films at movie theaters in Argentina in 2017 (in million spectators)
- Most viewed films at movie theaters in Mexico in 2017 (in million spectators)
- Audience distribution of Dunkirk in the United States in 2017, by age
- Favorability of selected popular Christmas movies among adults in the United States as of November 2018
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