{"id":6471,"date":"2016-09-06T12:42:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T12:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=6471"},"modified":"2021-08-12T15:53:04","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T14:53:04","slug":"batman-vs-superman-vs-iron-man-vs-spider-man-which-superhero-has-made-the-most-money-at-the-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/09\/06\/batman-vs-superman-vs-iron-man-vs-spider-man-which-superhero-has-made-the-most-money-at-the-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Batman vs Superman vs Iron Man vs Spider Man: Which superhero has made the most money at the movies?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Superheroes are big business. <em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em>, which came out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/products\/evanschriscaptainame\">DVD<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/store\/products\/evanschriscaptainame-15f41fee-14ff-483d-a1d4-952017d463b2\">Blu-Ray<\/a> this week, is currently the highest grossing movie of 2016, both <em>Avengers <\/em>movies made over $1 billion at the worldwide box office, and even less well-reviewed outings like <em>Batman vs Superman <\/em>and <em>Suicide Squad <\/em>earned insane amounts of money.<\/p>\n<p>But which superhero has made the most money at the box office? Using worldwide box office statistics from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/\">boxofficemojo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-numbers.com\/\">The Numbers<\/a>, we decided to find out&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em>(P.S: we haven\u2019t included cameo appearances in our calculations!)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/R8MIGe47XWx68\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/superman-ok-R8MIGe47XWx68\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>9 &#8211; Superman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Total: \u00a31,962,595,583 (\u00a31.9 billion)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest grossing: Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice &#8211; \u00a3656 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowest grossing: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace &#8211; \u00a38.4 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A surprise entry at the bottom of our list, the Man of Steel\u2019s box office power has been limited by lower box office figures for his older movies and less-than-stellar reviews for his newer outings (as well as <em>Superman IV!)<\/em>. Still, \u00a31.9 billion is nothing to be ashamed of!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/NNDMPSGpq7TP2\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/taylor-kitsch-gambit-remy-lebeau-NNDMPSGpq7TP2\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>8 &#8211; Wolverine<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Total: \u00a32,023,756,138 (\u00a32 billion)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest grossing: X-Men: Days of Future Past (\u00a3560 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowest grossing: X-Men (\u00a3222 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite possessing the best sideburns in the biz, Wolverine creeps in at number 8. Like Superman, Wolverine suffers from his older movies not grossing as much as modern superhero films. It\u2019s telling that his highest grossing movie is also his newest, <em>Days of Future Past<\/em> (not including cameos).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/reQnTH3DEuW8U\" width=\"480\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/reQnTH3DEuW8U\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>7 &#8211; The Incredible Hulk<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Total: \u00a32,574,534,622 (\u00a32.5 billion)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest grossing: The Avengers (\u00a31.1 billion)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowest grossing: Hulk (\u00a3183,964,250)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hulk smashes his way to 7<sup>th<\/sup> even though his two solo efforts aren\u2019t considered classics of the genre &#8211; although they\u2019re both better than people remember, especially the 2008 film with Edward Norton. It\u2019s his appearances in <em>The Avengers <\/em>movies that bump his figures up to an impressive \u00a32.5 billion.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/Ajyi28ZdneUz6\" width=\"480\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/the-avengers-thor-wink-Ajyi28ZdneUz6\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>6\u00a0&#8211; Thor<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Total: \u00a33,012,256,640 (\u00a33 billion)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest grossing: \u00a0The Avengers (\u00a31,139,320,940)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowest grossing: Thor (\u00a3335,892,211)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everyone\u2019s favourite son of Asgard is a big money-maker. Thor also benefits from <em>The Avengers <\/em>bump but his solo efforts haven\u2019t done too badly either, with <em>Thor <\/em>pulling in \u00a3335m and <em>The Dark World <\/em>oh-so-close to earning over \u00a3500m worldwide. Thor could still end up near the top next year if <em>Ragnarok <\/em>does well.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/l0NwGpoOVLTAyUJSo\" width=\"480\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/batmanvsuperman-batman-v-superman-bat-signal-l0NwGpoOVLTAyUJSo\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>5 &#8211; Batman<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Total: \u00a33,450,880,488 (\u00a33.4 billion)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest grossing: The Dark Knight Rises (\u00a3815 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowest grossing: Batman &amp; Robin (\u00a3179 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Admit it: you thought he\u2019d be near the top didn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Bruce Wayne has to settle for 5<sup>th<\/sup> place despite having some huge movies under his belt: <em>The Dark Knight <\/em>earned \u00a3775m worldwide, <em>The Dark Knight Rises <\/em>\u00a3815m and <em>Dawn of Justice <\/em>\u00a3656m. Even his older films pulled in decent figures.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Bats falls down because he isn\u2019t part of the Marvel universe. It\u2019s not all doom and gloom though: he\u2019s the only superhero to win an Oscar, and the only superhero to headline two movies which earned over $1 billion worldwide. There\u2019s always his new standalone movies and <em>Justice League<\/em> next year too&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/VSe6e3019bJrG\" width=\"480\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/everyone-hey-VSe6e3019bJrG\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>4 &#8211; Spider-Man<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Total: \u00a33,845,215,415 (\u00a33.8 billion)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest grossing: Captain America: Civil War (\u00a3866 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowest grossing: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (\u00a3532 million)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beating Brucey by a cool \u00a3400 million, Spider-Man is the most consistent box office draw in this post. All of his films have earned\u00a0more than \u00a3500 million worldwide, although his most popular film is actually <em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em> (with <em>Spider-Man 3 <\/em>second with \u00a3669 million).<\/p>\n<p>If Sony and Marvel had worked out a deal for him to appear alongside <em>The Avengers <\/em>sooner, there\u2019s no doubt Spidey would top this list.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/l0GtHKNRABmEA1rTa\" width=\"480\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/agentm-captain-america-civil-war-hypetrain-l0GtHKNRABmEA1rTa\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>3\u00a0&#8211; Captain America<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Total: \u00a33,872,884,237 (\u00a33.8 billion)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest grossing \u201d\u201c The Avengers (\u00a31,139,320,940)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowest grossing &#8211; Captain America: The First Avenger (\u00a3277,842,588)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Even though he had a slow start with <em>The First Avenger, <\/em>which is the second lowest grossing Marvel movie of them all (just ahead of <em>The Incredible Hulk<\/em>), Captain America has fought his way back to become the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> highest grossing superhero ever.<\/p>\n<p>As well as appearing in <em>The Avengers,<\/em> the brilliant <em>The Winter Soldier <\/em>(arguably the best solo Marvel movie) earned over \u00a3500 million worldwide while <em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em> (which is out now on DVD and Blu-Ray) earned over \u00a3866 million and is currently the highest grossing movie of 2016.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/C1O49USbBwn0Q\" width=\"480\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/cheezburger-the-avengers-black-widow-mace-C1O49USbBwn0Q\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>2\u00a0&#8211; Black Widow<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Total: \u00a34,062,848,966 (\u00a34 billion) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest grossing: The Avengers (\u00a31,139,320,940)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowest grossing: Iron Man 2 (\u00a3467,807,317)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Despite not having a solo movie, Scarlett Johansson\u2019s Black Widow is the second highest grossing superhero. Her appearances in both <em>Avengers <\/em>movies and <em>Captain America: Civil War<\/em> are responsible for most of her box office earnings, although co-starring roles in <em>Iron Man 2<\/em> and <em>Captain America: The Winter Soldier <\/em>earned nearly \u00a31 billion worldwide too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/11LEGdgWsqFHck\" width=\"480\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/iron-man-movie-robert-downey-jr-11LEGdgWsqFHck\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>1\u00a0&#8211; Iron Man<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Total: \u00a34,877,245,109 (\u00a34.8 billion)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest grossing: The Avengers (\u00a31,139,320,940)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowest grossing: Iron Man (\u00a3438,746,848)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Who else? <em>Iron Man <\/em>was the unexpectedly brilliant origin of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Robert Downey Jr\u2019s Tony Stark arguably kicking off the current superhero craze.<\/p>\n<p>His box office earnings only went up from there, with his third solo effort earning over \u00a3900 million worldwide. Iron Man&#8217;s appearances in the next two <em>Avengers <\/em>films should secure his top slot for a few years yet.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You can find all of the movies in this post on the musicMagpie Store, with amazing prices and FREE delivery on all orders!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.musicmagpie.co.uk\/film-tv\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5210\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/SHOP-NOW.png\" alt=\"SHOP NOW\" width=\"299\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you need to make some space in your movie collection, or just need some cash, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/entertainment\/sell-dvds\/\">sell DVDs<\/a> for CASH with musicMagpie. 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