List of American superhero films

This is a list of superhero films produced by American film studios by year.

DC and Marvel

• List of films based on DC Comics publications
• List of films based on Marvel Comics publications

Independents

• List of television series and films based on Archie Comics publications
• List of television series and films based on Boom! Studios publications
• List of television series and films based on Dark Horse Comics publications
• List of television series and films based on Harvey Comics publications
• List of television series and films based on IDW Publishing publications
• List of television series and films based on Image Comics publications
• List of television series and films based on Oni Press publications

Live-action

Live-action feature films

Year	Film	Publisher	Director	Distributor	Worldwide gross	Notes
1937	The Shadow Strikes[1]	Street & Smith	Lynn Shores	Grand National Films Inc.	—	Film featuring The Shadow character.
1938	International Crime[1]		Charles Lamont			Film featuring The Shadow character.
1945	Dick Tracy	Detroit Mirror	William Berke	RKO Pictures		Film featuring the character Dick Tracy.
1946	The Shadow Returns'[1]	Street & Smith	Phil Rosen, William Beaudine	Monogram Pictures		Part of The Shadow franchise.
	Behind the Mask'[1]		Phil Karlson			Film featuring The Shadow character.
	Dick Tracy vs. Cueball	Detroit Mirror	Gordon Douglas, James Anderson	RKO Pictures		Film featuring the character Dick Tracy
	The Missing Lady'[1]	Street & Smith	Phil Karlson	Monogram Pictures		Part of The Shadow franchise.
1947	Dick Tracy's Dilemma	Detroit Mirror	John Rawlins	RKO Pictures		Film featuring the character Dick Tracy
	Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome					Part of the Dick Tracy franchise.
1956	The Lone Ranger[2]	WXYT (AM)	Stuart Heisler	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($1,550,000)	Film based on The Lone Ranger television series.
1958	The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold[2]		Lesley Selander	Amazon MGM Studios (United Artists)	—	Sequel to The Lone Ranger.
	Invisible Avenger'[1]	Street & Smith	James Wong Howe, Ben Parker, John Sledge	Paramount Pictures (Republic Pictures)		Part of The Shadow franchise.
1966	Rat Pfink a Boo Boo	Original	Ray Dennis Steckler	Craddock Films
	The Wild World of Batwoman		Jerry Warren	ADPProductions		Film unrelated to the Batman franchise.
	Doctor Satan's Robot		Various	Paramount Pictures (Republic Pictures)		Part of the Mysterious Doctor Satan franchise.
1967	Fearless Frank		Philip Kaufman	Trans American Films
1970	Hercules in New York[3]		Arthur Allan Seidelman	RAF Industries	Theatrical ($300,000)
1974	Black Belt Jones[4]		Robert Clouse	Warner Bros.	—
1975	Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze'[1]	Street & Smith	Michael Anderson			Film based on the pulp comic Doc Savage.
	Dolemite[5]	Original	D'Urville Martin	Dimension Pictures	Theatrical ($12,000,000)
1976	The Human Tornado[5]		Cliff Roquemore	Dimension Pictures	—	Sequel to Dolemite.
1977	Star Wars[6]		George Lucas	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($775.8,000,000)
	Abar, the First Black Superman		Frank Packard	Mirror Releasing	—	A blaxploitation film
	Exo-Man		Richard Living	Universal Pictures (NBC)
1978	Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park		Gordon Hessler	Hanna-Barbera, Universal Pictures (NBC)		Television film Based on the rock band Kiss, and not on pre-existing comic
1980	Hero at Large[7]		Martin Davidson	Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Theatrical ($15,934,737)
	Flash Gordon	King Features Syndicate	Mike Hodges	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($27,107,960)	Based on the comic strip by Alex Raymond
	Super Fuzz	Original	Sergio Corbucci	Amazon MGM Studios (AVCO Embassy)	—
	The Empire Strikes Back[6]		Irvin Kershner	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($549,000,000)	Sequel to Star Wars
1981	Raiders of the Lost Ark[8]		Steven Spielberg	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($389.9,000,000)	Film featuring the character Indiana Jones. Part of the Indiana Jones franchise.
	Condorman		Charles Jarrott	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($4,500,000)
	The Cannonball Run[9]		Hal Needham	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($160,000,000)	Actor Dom DeLuise plays superhero Captain Chaos.
	Zorro, The Gay Blade[10]	Argosy	Peter Medak		Theatrical ($5.1,000,000)	Film featuring the character Zorro.
	The Legend of the Lone Ranger[2]	WXYT (AM)	William A. Fraker	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($12,617,845)	Film based on the Lone Ranger radio show.
1982	The Beastmaster[11]	Original	Don Coscarelli	Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Theatrical ($14.1,000,000)
	Tron		Steven Lisberger	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($33,001,374)
	Conan the Barbarian[12]	Weird Tales	John Milius	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($79.1,000,000)	Film featuring the character Conan the Barbarian.
	Swamp Thing[13]	Vertigo/DC	Wes Craven	Amazon MGM Studios (Embassy Pictures)	Theatrical ($2.5,000,000)
	Modesty Blaise[14]	Hall Syndicate	Reza Badigi	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (ABC)	—	Film based on the comic strip by Peter O'Donnell.
1983	Hercules[15]	Original	Luigi Cozzi	Amazon MGM Studios (The Cannon Group, Inc.)	Theatrical ($11,000,000)	Film starring Lou Ferrigno.
	Return of the Jedi[6]		Richard Marquand	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($475.1,000,000)	Sequel to The Empire Strikes Back
1984	The Toxic Avenger[13]		Lloyd Kaufman	Troma Entertainment	Theatrical ($800,000)
	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom[8]		Steven Spielberg	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($333.1,000,000)	Prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark. Part of the Indiana Jones franchise.
	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension		W. D. Richter	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios), Sherwood Productions	Theatrical ($6,254,148)
	The Brother from Another Planet		John Sayles	Cinecom	Theatrical ($4,000,000)
	Cannonball Run II[9]		Hal Needham	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($56.3,000,000)	Dom Deluise reprises his role as superhero Captain Chaos.
	Ghostbusters[16]		Ivan Reitman	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($295.2,00,000)
	Conan the Destroyer[12]	Weird Tales	Richard Fleischer	Universal Pictures	($31,000,000)	Sequel to Conan the Barbarian.
	Sheena[17]	Fiction House	John Guillermin	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($5,778,353)	Film featuring the character Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
	The Terminator[18]	Original	James Cameron	Amazon MGM Studios (Orion Pictures)	Theatrical
1985	Red Sonja	Oriental Stories	Richard Fleischer	Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Theatrical ($6.9,000,000)	Film featuring the character Red Sonja
	The Adventures of Hercules[15]	Original	Luigi Cozzi	Amazon MGM Studios (The Cannon Group, Inc.)	—	Sequel to Hercules
	Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins[19]	Warren Murphy, Richard Sapir	Guy Hamilton	Amazon MGM Studios (Orion Pictures)	Theatrical ($14.4,000,000)	Film based on The Destroyer novel series.
1986	The Wraith	Original	Mike Marvin	New Century Vista Film Company	Theatrical ($3,500,000)
The Greatest American Heroine	—		Stephen J. Cannell Productions	—	Failed pilot for a revival of the television series The Greatest American Hero.
Eliminators[20]	Peter Manoogian		Empire International Pictures	Theatrical ($4,601,256)
Captain EO[21]	Francis Ford Coppola		Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($23.7,000,000)	Film based on an attraction at Disneyland.
Kung Fu: The Movie[22]	Richard Lang		Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television Studios)	—	Continuation of the television series Kung Fu
1987	RoboCop		Paul Verhoeven	Amazon MGM Studios (Orion Pictures)	Theatrical ($53,424,681)
	Wild Thing[23]		Max Reid	Amazon MGM Studios (Atlantic Entertainment Group)	Theatrical ($84,000)
	Masters of the Universe	Mattel	Gary Goddard	Amazon MGM Studios (The Cannon Group, Inc.)	Theatrical ($17,000,000)	Based on a toy franchise and television series of the same name
	The Princess Bride[24]	Harcourt	Rob Reiner	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($30.9,000,000)	Film based on The Princess Bride novel.
	The Spirit	Register and Tribune Syndicate	Michael Schultz	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (ABC)	—	Television film The film served as a pilot for a planned TV series.
	The Return of the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman	Original	Ray Austin	Universal Pictures (NBC)		Continuation of the television series The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman.
1988	Moonwalker		Various	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($67,000,000)
1989	The Return of Swamp Thing[13]	Vertigo/DC	Jim Wyrnorski	Warner Bros. (Millimeter Films)
	Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman	Original	Alan J. Levi	Universal Pictures (NBC)	—	Continuation of the television series The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman
	Nick Knight[25]		Farhad Mann	Barry Weitz Films, Robirdie Pictures, New World Pictures		Failed pilot for a television series. Inspiration for the television series Forever Knight.
	The Toxic Avenger Part II[13]		Lloyd Kaufman	Troma Entertainment	Theatrical ($792,966)	Sequel to 1984's The Toxic Avenger
	The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie[13]				Theatrical ($363,561)	Sequel to 1989's The Toxic Avenger Part II
	Ghostbusters II[16]		Ivan Reitman	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($215.4,000,000)	Sequel to Ghostbusters. Part of the Ghostbusters franchise.
	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade[8]		Steven Spielberg	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($474.2,000,000)	Sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark. Part of the Indiana Jones franchise.
	Robot Ninja[26]		J.R. Bookwalter	—	Theatrical ($15,000)	Film featuring Batman's Burt Ward.
1990	Dick Tracy	Detroit Mirror	Warren Beatty	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	Theatrical ($162,000,000.7)	Film based on the comic Dick Tracy
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles[27]	Mirage Studios	Steve Barron	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($201,965,915)
	RoboCop 2	Original	Irvin Kershner	Amazon MGM Studios (Orion Pictures)	Theatrical ($45,681,173)	Sequel to a 1987 film
	Darkman[13]		Sam Raimi	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($48,878,502)
	Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.[27]		Michael Herz	Troma Entertainment	—
1991	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze	Mirage Studios	Michael Pressman	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($78,656,813)	Sequel to a 1990 film
	Terminator 2: Judgment Day[18]	Original	James Cameron	Sony Pictures (TriStar Pictures)	Theatrical ($520.9,000,000)	Sequel to The Terminator.
	The Rocketeer[10]	Pacific Comics	Joe Johnston	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($62,000,000)
	Suburban Commando[28]	Original	Burt Kennedy	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($8,000,000)	Film starring Hulk Hogan.
	Knight Rider 2000[29]		Alan J. Levi	Universal Pictures (NBC)	—	Film based on the television series Knight Rider
	Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time[11]		Sylvio Tabet	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($869,325)	Sequel to The Beastmaster
	The Guyver[27]	Tokuma Shoten, Kadokawa Shoten	Screaming Mad George, Steve Wang	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($3,000,000)	Film based on the manga Bio Booster Armor Guyver by Yoshiki Takaya.
1992	Doctor Mordrid[27]	Original	Albert Band, Charles Band	Full Moon Entertainment	—	Direct-to-video Based on an old Doctor Strange script
	3 Ninjas[30]		Jon Turteltaub	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	Theatrical ($29,000,000)
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer[31]		Fran Rubel Kuzui	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($16.6,000,000)	Film that inspired the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
	Army of Darkness[32]		Sam Raimi	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($21.5,000,000)	Part of the Evil Dead franchise.
	Universal Soldier[33]		Roland Emmerich	Sony Pictures (TriStar Pictures)	Theatrical ($95,000,000)
1993	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III	Mirage Studios	Stuart Gillard	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($42,273,609)5	Sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
	The Meteor Man[34]	Original	Robert Townsend	Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Theatrical ($8,023,147)
	Super Mario Bros.[8]	Nintendo	Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Hollywood Pictures)	Theatrical ($38.9,000,000)	Film based on the Super Mario video game.
	RoboCop 3	Original	Fred Dekker	Amazon MGM Studios (Orion Pictures)	Theatrical ($10,696,210)	Sequel to 1990's RoboCop 2
	3 Ninjas Knuckle Up[30]		Shin Sang-ok	Sony Pictures (TriStar Pictures)	Theatrical ($407,618)	Part of the 3 Ninjas film series.
	Demolition Man[35]		Marco Brambilla	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($159.1,000,000)
	Last Action Hero[36]		John McTiernan	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($137.3,000,000)
1994	The Crow[27]	Caliber Comics	Alex Proyas	Paramount Pictures (Miramax)	Theatrical ($144,693,129)
	Double Dragon	Technōs Japan	James Yukich	Universal Pictures (Gramercy Pictures)	Theatrical ($4.2,000,000)	Film based on the Double Dragon video game series.
	Street Fighter	Capcom	Steven E. de Souza	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($99.4,000,000)	Film based on the Street Fighter video game franchise.
	Bionic Ever After?	Original	Steven Stafford	Paramount Pictures (CBS)	—	Continuation of the television series The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman.
	Shrunken Heads[37]		Richard Elfman	Paramount Pictures (Paramount Home Entertainment)	Theatrical ($800,000)	A Full Moon Features film.
	Guyver: Dark Hero	Tokuma Shoten, Kadokawa Shoten	Steve Wang	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	—	Sequel to The Guyver.
	The Shadow'[1]	Street & Smith	Russell Mulcahy	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($48,063,435)
	Blankman[27]	Original	Mike Binder	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($7,941,977)
	3 Ninjas Kick Back[30]		Charles T. Kanganis	Sony Pictures (TriStar Pictures)	Theatrical ($11,798,854)	Part of the 3 Ninjas film series.
	Dark Angel: The Ascent[38]		Linda Hassani	Full Moon Features	—
	Hercules and the Amazon Women[3]		Bill L. Norton	Universal Pictures (Universal Television)		Part of the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys franchise.
	Hercules and the Lost Kingdom[3]		Harley Cokeliss
	Hercules and the Circle of Fire[3]		Doug Lefler
	Hercules in the Underworld[3]		Bill L. Norton
	Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur[3]		Josh Becker
	Knight Rider 2010[29]		Sam Pillsbury	Universal Pictures (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)		Television film based on the television series Knight Rider.
1995	Darkman II: The Return of Durant[13]		Bradford May	Universal Pictures (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)	Theatrical ($4,000,000)	Direct-to-video Sequel to 1990's Darkman
	Mortal Kombat	Midway Games	Paul W. S. Anderson	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($122.2,000,000)	Film based on the Mortal Kombat video game franchise.
	Judge Dredd	Rebellion Developments	Danny Cannon	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Hollywood Pictures)	Theatrical ($113,493,481)
	Fist of the North Star[39]	Shueisha	Tony Randel	First Look Studios	Theatrical ($6.6,000,000	Film based on the manga Fist of the North Star
	Black Scorpion[27]	Original	Jonathan Winfrey	Paramount Pictures (Showtime)	—	Television film
	Baywatch the Movie: Forbidden Paradise[40]		Douglas Schwartz	Artisan Entertainment		Part of the Baywatch franchise.
	Highlander II: The Quickening[41]		Russell Mulcahy	Westinghouse Broadcasting	Theatrical ($15.6,000,000)	Sequel to Highlander
	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie[27]		Bryan Spicer	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($66,433,194)	Based on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series Characters created by Saban Entertainment
	The Demolitionist		Robert Kurtzman	Two Moon Releasing	Theatrical ($1,000,000)
1996	The Phantom	Strip	Simon Wincer	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($17,323,326)
	Darkman III: Die Darkman Die[13]	Original	Bradford May	Universal Pictures (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)	—	Direct-to-video Sequel to 1995's Darkman II: The Return of Durant
	Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus[11]		Gabrielle Beaumont	Universal Pictures (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)		Part of The Beastmaster film series.
	Solo[42]		Norberto Barba	Sony Pictures	Theatrical ($5,107,669)
	Theodore Rex[43]		Jonathan Betuel	New Line Cinema	Theatrical ($33.5,000,000)
	The Crow: City of Angels	Caliber Comics	Tim Pope	Paramount Pictures (Miramax)	Theatrical ($17,917,287)	Sequel to 1994 film
	Vampirella[13]	Warren Publishing	Jim Wynorski	Concorde Pictures	—	[44]
1997	Mortal Kombat Annihilation	Midway Games	John R. Leonetti	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($51.3,000,000)	Sequel to Mortal Kombat
	Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie	Original	Shuki Levy and David Winning	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($8,363,899)	Prequel to the Power Rangers Turbo TV series Characters created by Saban Entertainment
	Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery[45]		Jay Roach	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($67.7,000,000)	Parody of James Bond and Jason King.
	Black Scorpion II: Aftershock		Jonathan Winfrey	Paramount Pictures (Showtime)	—	Television film Sequel to 1995's Black Scorpion
	Orgazmo[27]		Trey Parker	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($602,302)
	Warriors of Virtue[46]		Ronny Yu	Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Theatrical ($6,524,620)
	Drive[47]		Steve Wang	—	—
1998	Star Kid		Manny Coto	Lionsgate Films (Trimark Pictures)	Theatrical ($7,029,025)
	The Mask of Zorro[10]		Martin Campbell	Sony Pictures (TriStar Pictures)	Theatrical ($250,288,523)
	3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain[30]		Sean McNamara		Theatrical ($375,805)	Part of the 3 Ninjas film series.
	The Chosen One: Legend of the Raven[48]		Lawrence Lanoff	Troma Entertainment	—
	Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms[33]		Jeff Woolnough	Paramount Pictures (Showtime Networks)		Part of the Universal Soldier franchise.
	Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business[33]
1999	Inspector Gadget		David Kellogg	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($134,403,112)	Based on the 1983 TV series of the same name
	Heat Vision and Jack		Ben Stiller	Red Hour Productions	—	Failed television pilot.
	The Matrix[49]		The Wachowskis	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($466,000,000.6)
	Universal Soldier: The Return[33]		Mic Rogers	Sony Pictures (TriStar Pictures)	Theatrical ($10.7,000,000)	Part of the Universal Soldier franchise.
	Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace[6]		George Lucas	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($1.027,000,000)	Prequel to the original Star Wars films.
	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me[45]		Jay Roach	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($312,000,000)	Second installment of the Austin Powers film series.
	Alien Arsenal		David DeCoteau	Full Moon Features	—	Loose remake of the film Laserblast.
2000	Up, Up and Away		Robert Townsend	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Disney Channel)		Television film
	The Crow: Salvation	Caliber Comics	Bharat Nalluri	Dimension Films		Direct-to-video Sequel to 1996's The Crow: City of Angels
	Knights of Justice	Big Bang Comics	Phillip Cable	—		Television film
	Dungeons & Dragons[50]	TSR, Inc.	Courtney Solomon	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($33.8,000,000)	Film based on the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
	The Specials	Original	Craig Mazin	Fluid Entertainment, Regent Entertainment	Theatrical ($13,276)
	Charlie's Angels[51]		McG	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($264.1,000,000)	Film based on the television series Charlie's Angels.
	Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV[13]		Lloyd Kaufman	Troma Entertainment	—	Sequel to 1989's The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
	Unbreakable[7]		M. Night Shyamalan	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	Theatrical ($248,118,121)
	Pitch Black[52]		David Twohy	Universal Pictures (Focus Features)	Theatrical ($53.2,000,000)
	Highlander: Endgame[41]		Doug Aarniokoski	Paramount Pictures (Miramax)	Theatrical ($15.8,000,000)	Part of the Highlander franchise.
2001	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider[53]	Eidos	Simon West	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($247.7,000,000)	Film based on the Tomb Raider video game franchise.
	The One[54]	Original	James Wong	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures), Revolution Studios	Theatrical ($72,689,126)
	Cornman: American Vegetable Hero		Barak Epstein	WorldWide International Picture Studios	—	Homage/Parody of superhero movies.
	The Double-D Avenger		William Winckler	Bio-Tide Films, Elite Entertainment, King Records, William Winckler Productions
	Earth vs. the Spider[13]		Scott Ziehl	Sony Pictures (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)		Horror parody of Spider-Man.
	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back		Kevin Smith	Paramount Pictures (Miramax)	Theatrical ($33.8,000,000)	Parody featuring the characters Jay and Silent Bob.
	Spy Kids[55]		Robert Rodriguez	Dimension Films	Theatrical ($147.9,000,000)
	Pootie Tang[56]		Louis C.K.	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($3.3,000,0000	Film adapted from a sketch by The Chris Rock Show.
	Electra Woman and Dyna Girl		—	Warner Bros. (The WB)	—	Unaired pilot based on the television series Electra Woman and Dyna Girl.
2002	Terror Toons		Joe Castro	Brain Damage Films	Theatrical ($2,300)
	Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones[6]		George Lucas	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($653.8,000,000)	Part of the Star Wars franchise.
	Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams[55]		Robert Rodriguez	Dimension Films	Theatrical ($119.7,000,000)	Sequel to Spy Kids.
	The Tuxedo[57]		Kevin Donovan	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Pictures)	Theatrical ($104.4,000,000)
	Undercover Brother[58]		Malcolm D. Lee	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($41.6,000,000)
	The Master of Disguise[59]		Perry Andelin Blake	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($43.4,000,000)
	Austin Powers in Goldmember[45]		Jay Roach	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($296.7,000,000)	Third installment of the Austin Powers film series.
2003	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen[54]	America's Best Comics	Stephen Norrington	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($179.3,000,000)	Film based on the comic book The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
	The Medallion[60]	Original	Gordon Chan	Sony Pictures (TriStar Pictures & Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($34.3,000,000)
	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle[51]		McG	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($259.2,000,000)	Sequel to Charlie's Angels
	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines[18]		Jonathan Mostow	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($433.4,000,000)	Part of the Terminator franchise.
	Agent Cody Banks[61]		Harald Zwart	Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($58.8,000,000)
	The Hebrew Hammer[62]		Jonathan Kesselman	Paramount Pictures (Comedy Central), Strand Releasing	Theatrical ($82,157)
	Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life[53]	Eidos	Jan de Bont	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($160.1,000,000)	Sequel to Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
	Inspector Gadget 2	Original	Alex Zamm	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	—	Direct-to-video sequel to 1999's Inspector Gadget
	The Lone Ranger[2]	WXYT (AM)	Jack Bender	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)		Part of the Lone Ranger franchise.
	Chimera	CrossGen	Jeff Sheetz	Independent
	SpiderBabe	Original	Johnny Crash	E.I. Independent		Erotic parody of Spider-Man.
	Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding[40]		Douglas Schwartz	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Television)		Part of the Baywatch franchise.
	The Black Ninja[34]		Clayton Prince	MTI Home Video, Singa Home Entertainment		Independent film by actor Clayton Prince.
	Ultrachrist!		Kerry Douglas Dye	LeisureSuit Media
	The Matrix Reloaded[49]		The Wachowskis	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($741.,000,000.8)	Sequel to The Matrix.
	The Matrix Revolutions[49]				Theatrical ($427,000,000.3)	Part of The Matrix franchise.
	Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over[55]		Robert Rodriguez	Dimension Films	Theatrical ($197,000,000)	Part of the Spy Kids film series.
	Kill Bill: Volume 1[63]		Quentin Tarantino	Paramount Pictures (Miramax)	Theatrical ($180.9,000,000)
	Underworld[53]		Len Wiseman	Sony Pictures (Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($95.7,000,000)
2004	Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2		Bob Clark	Sony Pictures (Triumph Films)	Theatrical ($9,219,388)	Sequel to 1999's Baby Geniuses
	Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes		Mike Donahue	Ariztical Entertainment	—
	Comic Book: The Movie		Mark Hamill	Paramount Pictures (Miramax)		Mockumentary about a comic book fan.
	Van Helsing[64]	Constable & Robinson	Stephen Sommers	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($300.2,000,000)	Film based on different classic horror movie franchises.
	Resident Evil: Apocalypse[53]	Capcom	Alexander Witt	Sony Pictures (Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($129.3,000,000)	Part of the Resident Evil film series.
	My Name Is Modesty[14]	Hall Syndicate	Scott Spiegel	Paramount Pictures (Miramax)	—	Film based on the comic strip by Peter O'Donnell.
	Kill Bill: Volume 2[63]	Original	Quentin Tarantino		Theatrical ($152.2,000,000)	Sequel to Kill Bill: Volume 1.
	Thunderbirds[65]		Jonathan Frakes	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($28.3,000,000)	Film based on the television series Thunderbirds
	The Chronicles of Riddick[52]		David Twohy		Theatrical ($115.8,000,000)	Sequel to Pitch Black.
	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow[66]		Kerry Conran	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($58,000,000)
	Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London[61]		Kevin Allen	Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), Walt Disney Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($28.8,000,000)	Sequel to Agent Cody Banks.
	The Librarian: Quest for the Spear[67]		David Titcher	Warner Bros. (TNT)	—	First installment of The Librarian film series.
	D.E.B.S.[68]		Angela Robinson	Samuel Goldwyn Films	Theatrical ($97,446)
2005	The Crow: Wicked Prayer	Caliber Comics	Lance Mungia	Dimension Films	—	Direct-to-video Sequel to 2000's The Crow: Salvation
	Painkiller Jane	Event Comics	Sanford Bookstaver	Universal Pictures (Universal Television)		Film based on the comic book series Painkiller Jane.
	Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God[50]	TSR, Inc.	Gerry Lively	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)	Theatrical ($1.7,000,000)	Sequel to the Dungeons & Dragons film.
	The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D	Original	Robert Rodriguez	Dimension Films, Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($69,425,967)
	Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith[6]		George Lucas	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($868.4,000,000)	Part of the Star Wars franchise.
	The Legend of Zorro[10]		Martin Campbell	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($142,400,065)	Sequel to the 1998 film The Mask of Zorro
	Sky High[54]		Mike Mitchell	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($86,369,815)
	Æon Flux		Karyn Kusama	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($52,000,000.3)	Film based on the animated series Æon Flux.
	Die You Zombie Bastards!		Caleb Emerson	Image Entertainment	Theatrical ($86,369,815)
	Serenity[69]		Joss Whedon	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($40.4,000,000)	Continuation of the television series Firefly
	Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire[70]		Aaron Norris	Paramount Pictures (CBS Media Ventures)	—	Continuation of the original television series Walker, Texas Ranger.
2006	Gargantarama	AC Comics	—	—		Direct-to-video First superhero film with a giant female monster, since Attack of the 50 Foot Woman
	Lightspeed	POW! Entertainment	Don E. FauntLeRoy		Nu Image	Television film Created by Stan Lee
	My Super Ex-Girlfriend	Original	Ivan Reitman	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($60,984,606)
	Ultraviolet		Kurt Wimmer	Sony Pictures (Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($31,070,211)
	Special[7]		Hal Haberman and Jeremy Passmore	Magnolia Pictures	—	2006 U.S. limited release
	Zoom		Peter Hewitt	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($12,506,362)
	Underworld: Evolution[53]		Len Wiseman	Sony Pictures (Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($113.4,000,000)	Part of the Underworld film series.
	The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines[67]		Jonathan Frakes	Warner Bros. (TNT)	—	Second installment of The Librarian film series.
2007	Bunny Whipped[71]		Rafael Riera	ThinkFilm	—	Direct-to-video
	Underdog		Frederik Du Chau	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($65,270,477)	Based on the 1960s TV series of the same name
	El Muerto	Los Cornex	Brian Cox	Peninsula Films, Three Lion Productions	—
	Ben 10: Race Against Time	Original	Alex Winter	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)		Television film Based on the Cartoon Network series
	The Junior Defenders		Keith Spiegel	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($172,000)
	Highlander: The Source[41]		Brett Leonard	Lionsgate Films	Theatrical ($213,205)	Part of the Highlander franchise.
	Transformers	Hasbro	Michael Bay	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($709,000,000.7)	Film based on the Transformers franchise.
	Resident Evil: Extinction[53]	Capcom	Russell Mulcahy	Sony Pictures (Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($147.7,000,000)	Part of the Resident Evil film series.
2008	Jumper	Original	Doug Liman	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($222,231,186)
	Superhero Movie		Craig Mazin	Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Theatrical ($71,237,351)
	Hancock[34]		Peter Berg	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($624,386,746)
	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull[8]		Steven Spielberg	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($790.7,000,000)	Part of the Indiana Jones franchise.
	Get Smart[72]		Peter Segal	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($230.7,000,000)	Film based on the television series Get Smart.
	Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control[72]		Gil Junger	Warner Bros. (Warner Premiere)	—	Spin-off of the film Get Smart
	The Spirit	Register and Tribune Syndicate	Frank Miller	Lionsgate Films	Theatrical ($39,031,337)
	The Forbidden Kingdom[73]	Wu Cheng'en	Rob Minkoff	Lionsgate Films, The Weinstein Company	Theatrical ($128,000,000)	Film based on the story Journey to the West.
	The Adventures of Food Boy	Original	Dane Cannon	Cold Spark Films	—
	Knight Rider[74]		Steve Shill	Universal Pictures (NBCUniversal Syndication Studios)	Film based on the television series Knight Rider
	The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice[67]		Jonathan Frakes	Warner Bros. (TNT)	Third and final installment of The Librarian film series.
	Speed Racer[75]	Shueisha	The Wachowskis	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($93.9,000,000)	Film based on the Speed Racer franchise.
2009	Push	Original	Paul McGuigan	Lionsgate Films (Summit Entertainment)	Theatrical ($48,858,618)
	Super Capers		Ray Griggs	Lionsgate Films (Roadside Attractions)	Theatrical ($30,955)
	Defendor[7]		Peter Stebbings	Sony Pictures (Sony Pictures Classics), Darius Films, Alliance Films	Theatrical ($44,462)	A Canadian-American film
	Paper Man		Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney	MPI Media Group	Theatrical ($13,514)	Actor Ryan Reynolds plays imaginary superhero Captain Excellent.
	Black Dynamite[76]		Scott Sanders	Apparition, Sony Pictures (Destination Films)	Theatrical ($296,557)	Parody of blaxploitation films co-written and starring actor Michael Jai White.
	Ben 10: Alien Swarm		Alex Winter	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)	—	Television film Based on the Cartoon Network series
	Wolvesbayne[77]		Griff Furst	Active Entertainment
	Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li	Capcom	Andrzej Bartkowiak	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($12.8,000,000)	Film based on the Street Fighter video game franchise.
	Dragonball Evolution[78]	Shueisha	James Wong		Theatrical ($58.2,000,000)	Film based on the Dragon Ball franchise.
	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Hasbro	Michael Bay	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($836,000,000.3)	Sequel to Transformers
	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra[79]		Stephen Sommers	Paramount Pictures, Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Theatrical ($302.5,000,000)	Film based on the toyline G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
	Underworld: Rise of the Lycans[53]	Original	Patrick Tatopoulos	Sony Pictures (Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($91.4,000,000)	Prequel to Underworld.
	Universal Soldier: Regeneration[33]	Original	John Hyams	Sony Pictures (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)	Theatrical ($844,000)	Part of the Universal Soldier franchise.
	G-Force[80]		Hoyt Yeatman	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($292.8,000,000)
	Princess of Mars[81]	A.C. McClurg	Mark Atkins	The Asylum	—	Film based on the novel A Princess of Mars.
2010	Super[7]	Original	James Gunn	IFC Films, StudioCanal	Theatrical ($593,933)	IFC's most successful VOD film so far[82]
	Ghost of Garganta	AC Comics	—	—	—	Direct-to-video, Sequel to a 2006 film
	Boy Wonder[7]	Original	Michael Morissey	Lightning Entertainment	—
	The A-Team[83]		Joe Carnahan	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($177.2,000,000)	Film based on the television series The A-Team.
	The Last Airbender[84]		M. Night Shyamalan	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($319.7,000,000)	Film based on the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
	Machete[85]		Robert Rodriguez, Ethan Maniquis	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($44.1,000,000)	Film featuring the character Machete.
	Tron: Legacy		Joseph Kosinski	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($400,062,763)	Sequel to Tron
	The Sorcerer's Apprentice[86]		Jon Turteltaub	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($215.3,000,000)	Film loosely based on a segment from the movie Fantasia
	The Book of Eli[87]		Hughes Brothers	Warner Bros., Lionsgate Films (Summit Entertainment)	Theatrical ($157.1,000,000)
2011	The Green Hornet	Holyoke Publishing, NOW Comics	Michel Gondry	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($227,817,248)
	Dylan Dog: Dead of Night[39]	Sergio Bonelli Editore	Kevin Munroe	Freestyle Releasing	Theatrical ($5.8,000,000)	Film based on the comic Dylan Dog
	I Am Number Four	HarperCollins	D.J. Caruso	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Touchstone Pictures)	Theatrical ($149,878,437)	Based on the novel of the same name
	Transformers: Dark of the Moon	Hasbro	Michael Bay	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($1,000,000.124)	Part of the Transformers film series.
	Conan the Barbarian[12]	Weird Tales	Marcus Nispel	Lionsgate Films	Theatrical ($63,000,000.3)	Film featuring the character Conan the Barbarian.
	Priest[88]	Daewon C.I.	Scott Stewart	Sony Pictures (Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($78,300,000)	Film based on the comic Priest.
	Pizza Man	Original	Joe Eckardt	Lionsgate Films (Anchor Bay Entertainment)	Theatrical ($3,000,000)
	Three Inches		Harley Peyton	Syfy	—	Failed pilot.
	Immortals		Tarsem Singh	Relativity Media, Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($226,000,000.5)	Film featuring characters from Greek mythology.
	All Superheroes Must Die		Jason Trost	Image Entertainment	—	Also known as Vs Sequel All Superheroes Must Die 2: The Last Superhero was released in 2016.
	Spy Kids: All the Time in the World[55]		Robert Rodriguez	The Weinstein Company	Theatrical ($85.6,000,000)	Part of the Spy Kids film series.
	Cross[89]		Patrick Durham	Sony Pictures	—	First of an independent film series.
2012	Chronicle		Josh Trank	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($126,636,097)
	Rise of the Black Bat^[citation needed]	Standard Comics	Scott Patrick	TomCat Films	Direct-to-video	Co-production with Brett Kelly Entertainment and Dudez Productions.
	Dredd	Rebellion Developments	Pete Travis	Lionsgate Films	Theatrical ($41,467,606)	Reboot of the Judge Dredd film franchise
	Underworld: Awakening[53]	Original	Mans Marlind, Bjorn Stein	Sony Pictures (Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($160.1,000,000)	Part of Underworld
	Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter[90]	Grand Central Publishing	Timur Bekmambetov	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($116.4,000,000)	Film based on the novel Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter.
	Resident Evil: Retribution[53]	Capcom	Paul W. S. Anderson	Sony Pictures (Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($240.2,000,000)	Part of the Resident Evil film series.
	John Carter[81]	A.C. McClurg	Andrew Stanton	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($284.1,000,000)	Film based on A Princess of Mars.
	Somebody's Hero	Original	Darin Beckstead	Amazon MGM Studios	—
	Avenging Force: The Scarab	Standard Comics	Brett Kelly	Dudez Productions		Direct-to-video
	Elf-Man	Original	Ethan Wiley	Lionsgate Films (Anchor Bay Entertainment)		Direct-to-video A Christmas superhero comedy film
	Alter Egos		Jordan Galland	Phase 4 Films, SModcast		Film is distributed by the podcast, SModcast, co-hosted by Kevin Smith.
	The Amazing Bulk		Lewis Schoenbrun	Wild Eye Releasing	Theatrical ($14,000)	Mockbuster of the film The Incredible Hulk.
	Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning[33]		John Hyams	Foresight Unilimite, Magnolia Pictures	Theatrical ($1.4,000,000)	Part of the Universal Soldier franchise.
2013	Pacific Rim[91]		Guillermo del Toro	Warner Bros. Pictures	Theatrical ($411,000,000)
	Atlantic Rim		Jared Cohn	The Asylum	—	Direct-to-video A mockbuster ripoff to Pacific Rim
	Super Buddies		Robert Vince	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)		Direct-to-video Seventh installment in the Air Buddies franchise
	Sparks		Chris Folino, Todd Burows	Sideshow Productions
	The Lone Ranger	WXYT (AM)	Gore Verbinski	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($260,000,000.5)	Film based on the Lone Ranger radio show.
	G.I. Joe: Retaliation[79]	Hasbro	Stephen Sommers	Paramount Pictures, Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Theatrical ($302.5,000,000)	Sequel to G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra.
	Riddick[52]	Original	David Twohy	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($98.3,000,000)	Part of The Chronicles of Riddick franchise.
	Machete Kills[85]		Robert Rodriguez	Open Road Films	Theatrical ($17.5,000,000)	Sequel to Machete.
2014	RoboCop		José Padilha	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures), Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Theatrical ($242,688,965)	First reboot to the RoboCop franchise
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Mirage Studios	Jonathan Liebesman	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($485,004,754)	Reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film franchise
	Birdman	Original	Alejandro González Iñárritu	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Searchlight Pictures)	Theatrical ($103,000,000.2)
	Hercules	Radical Studios	Brett Ratner	Paramount Pictures, Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Theatrical ($(244.8,000,000}	Film based on the graphic novel Hercules
	I, Frankenstein	Kevin Grevioux	Stuart Beattie	Lionsgate Films	Theatrical ($76.8,000,000)	Film based on a digital-only graphic novel.
	Transformers: Age of Extinction	Hasbro	Michael Bay	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($1,000,000.104)	Part of the Transformers film series.
	The Equalizer[92]	Original	Antoine Fuqua	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($192.3,000,000)	Film based on the television series The Equalizer.
2015	American Hero		Nick Love	Screen Media	Theatrical ($1,000,000)
	Star Wars: The Force Awakens[6]		J.J. Abrams	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Lucasfilm)	Theatrical ($2.068,000,000)	Part of the Star Wars franchise.
	Avengers Grimm		Jeremy M. Inman	The Asylum	—	Mockbuster of the film Avengers: Age of Ultron and the television series Once Upon a Time.
	Lazer Team		Matt Hullum	Rooster Teeth	Theatrical ($1,600,000)	Co-produced by YouTube Red and Fullscreen Films
	Terminator Genisys[18]		Alan Taylor	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($440.6,000,000)	Part of the Terminator franchise.
2016	Code 8	Jeff Chan	—	—	—	Short film, released on YouTube
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows	Mirage Studios	Dave Green	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($245,623,848)	Sequel to 2014's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
	Hectic Knife	Original	Greg DeLiso	Troma Entertainment	—	a Superhero parody
	Max Steel	Mattel	Stewart Hendler	Open Road Films	Theatrical ($6,272,403)	Live-action reboot of the toyline franchise
	Resident Evil: The Final Chapter[53]	Capcom	Paul W. S. Anderson	Sony Pictures (Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($312.2,000,000)	Part of the Resident Evil film series.
	All Superheroes Must Die 2: The Last Superhero[93][94][95]	Original	Jason Trost	—	—	Sequel to 2011's All Superheroes Must Die, released on YouTube[96]
	Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel		—			Sequel to Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes.
	Underworld: Blood Wars[53]		Anna Foerster	Sony Pictures (Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($81.1,000,000)	Part of the Underworld film series.
	Ghostbusters: Answer the Call[16]		Paul Feig	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($229.1,000,000)	Reboot of Ghostbusters. Part of the Ghostbusters franchise.
	Yoga Hosers[97]		Kevin Smith	Invincible Pictures	Theatrical ($38,784)	Part of the True North trilogy.
	Midnight Special[98]		Jeff Nichols	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($7.68,000,000)
2017	Split		M. Night Shyamalan	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($276,921,998)	Standalone sequel to 2000's Unbreakable Co-produced with Blumhouse Productions
	iBoy		Adam Randall	Netflix, XYZ Films	—
	Power Rangers	Hasbro	Dean Israelite	Lionsgate Films	Theatrical ($142,099,154)	Reboot of the Power Rangers film franchise
	Transformers: The Last Knight		Michael Bay	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($605,000,000.4)	Part of the Transformers film series.
	Ghost in the Shell[99]	Kodansha	Rupert Sanders		Theatrical ($169.8,000,000)	Film based on the Ghost in the Shell franchise.
	Sleight	Original	J. D. Dillard	WWE Studios, BH Tilt	Theatrical ($3,989,705)	Co-produced with Diablo Entertainment
	Star Wars: The Last Jedi[6]		Rian Johnson	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Lucasfilm)	Theatrical ($1.333,000,000,000)	Sequel to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Part of the Star Wars franchise.
	Baywatch[40]		Seth Gordon	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($177.9,000,000)	Film based on the television series Baywatch.
	The VelociPastor[100]		Brendan Steere	Wild Eye Releasing	—
	Lazer Team 2		Matt Hullum and Daniel Fabelo	Rooster Teeth	Theatrical ($19,996)	Co-produced by YouTube Red and Fullscreen Films
	Sign Gene		Emilio Insolera	Pluin Productions	Theatrical ($25,000)
2018	Tomb Raider[53]	Eidos	Roar Uthaug	Warner Bros., Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Theatrical ($274.7,000,000)	Film based on the Tomb Raider video game franchise.
	Pacific Rim Uprising[91]	Original	Steven S. DeKnight	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($290.9,000,000)	Sequel to Pacific Rim
	Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe	Valiant Comics	Aaron Schoenke	Paramount Pictures (ComicBook.com)	—	Based on the Valiant characters. Originally a series for Comicbook.com and film for YouTube.
	Avengers Grimm: Time Wars	Original	Maximilian Elfeldt	The Asylum		Sequel to Avengers Grimm. Mockbuster of the film Avengers: Infinity War and the television series Once Upon a Time.
	Higher Power		Matthew Charles Santoro	Magnet Releasing		Co-produced with Di Bonaventura Pictures and Defy Media
	The Darkest Minds		Jennifer Yuh Nelson	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($41,142,379)	Based on a novel of the same name Co-produced with 21 Laps Entertainment
	The Equalizer 2[92]		Antoine Fuqua	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($190.4,000,000)	Sequel to The Equalizer.
	Hornet		James Kondelik, Jon Kondelik	The Asylum	—	Direct-to-video A mockbuster ripoff to Bumblebee.
	Bumblebee	Hasbro	Travis Knight	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($468,000,000)	Spin-off from the Transformers film series.
	Kin[101]	Original	Jonathan and Josh Baker	Lionsgate Films (Summit Entertainment)	Theatrical ($10.3,000,000)
2019	Glass	Original	M. Night Shyamalan	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Buena Vista International), Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($246,999,039)	Sequel to 2000's Unbreakable and 2017's Split Co-produced with Blumhouse Productions
	Alita: Battle Angel[102]	Shueisha	Robert Rodriguez	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($405,000,000)	Film based on the manga Battle Angel Alita.
	Kim Possible[10]	Original	Adam Stein, Zach Lipovsky	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Disney Channel)	—	Live-action adaptation of the animated series Kim Possible.
	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker[6]		J.J. Abrams	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Lucasfilm)	Theatrical ($1.074,000,000,000)	Sequel to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Part of the Star Wars franchise.
	Fast Color		Julia Hart	Lionsgate Films (Codeblack Films)	Theatrical ($76,916)	Co-produced with LD Entertainment and Original Headquarters
	El Chicano		Ben Hernandez Bray	Briarcliff Entertainment	Theatrical ($1,404,646)	The film has been called the "first Latino superhero movie" Co-produced with WarParty Films
	Brightburn[13]		David Yarovesky	Sony Pictures (Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($32,893,421)	Co-produced with Stage 6 Films, Troll Court Entertainment and The H Collective A superhero horror film
	Freaks		Adam Stein, Zach Lipovsky	Well Go USA Entertainment	Theatrical ($335,050)	Co-produced with Amazing Incorporated and Wise Daughter Films
	Jay and Silent Bob Reboot		Kevin Smith	Saban Films	Theatrical ($4,691,248)	Parody featuring the characters Jay and Silent Bob Sequel to Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
	Terminator: Dark Fate[18]		Tim Miller	Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($261.1,000,000)	Part of the Terminator franchise.
	Undercover Brother 2[58]		Leslie Small	Universal Pictures (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)	—	Sequel to Undercover Brother.
	Charlie's Angels[51]		Elizabeth Banks	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($73.3,000,000)	Part of the Charlie's Angels franchise.
2020	Sonic the Hedgehog	Sega Sammy Group	Jeff Fowler	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($320,954,026)	Hybrid film with both live-action and animation Based on a franchise of the same name Co-produced with Sega and Original Film
	Bloodshot	Valiant Comics	David S.F. Wilson	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($33,502,835)	Based on a character of the same name Co-produced with Original Film
	Project Power	Original	Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost	Netflix	—	Co-produced with Screen Arcade and Supermarché
	Secret Society of Second-Born Royals		Anna Mastro	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Disney+)		Produced by Disney Channel
	Archenemy		Adam Egypt Mortimer	RLJE Films	Theatrical ($136,240)	Co-produced with Voltage Pictures and SpectreVision
	Fatman[103]		Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms	Saban Films	Theatrical (($1.7,000,000)
	The Unhealer[104]		Martin Guigui	Shout Factory	—
	Monster Hunter	Capcom	Paul W. S. Anderson	Sony Pictures (Screen Gems)	Theatrical ($42,145,959)	Based on a video game of the same name Co-produced with Constantin Film, Tencent Pictures, Toho and AB2 Digital Pictures
	We Can Be Heroes	Original	Robert Rodriguez	Netflix	—	Co-produced with Double R Productions
2021	Flora & Ulysses	Candlewick Press	Lena Khan	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Disney+)		Based on a children's novel of the same name
	Lazarus	Original	R.L. Scott	Samuel Goldwyn Films		Co-produced with Phoenix Rising Films, Overdog Entertainment and Wonder Studios
	Mortal Kombat	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Simon McQuoid	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($83.7,000,000)	Film based on the Mortal Kombat video game franchise.
	Thunder Force	Original	Ben Falcone	Netflix	—	Co-produced with On the Day Productions
	Snake Eyes[79]	Hasbro	Robert Schwentke	Paramount Pictures, Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Theatrical ($36,871,324)	Prequel to G.I. Joe Co-produced with Skydance Media, Entertainment One and Di Bonaventura Pictures
	The Green Knight[105]	Frederic Madden	David Lowery	A24	Theatrical ($20,000,000)	Film based on the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
	Free Guy[106]	Original	Shawn Levy	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Theatrical ($3331.5,000,000)
	Malignant		James Wan	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Theatrical ($34,891,791)
	Ghostbusters: Afterlife[16]		Jason Reitman	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($204.4,000,000)	Continuation of the original Ghostbusters films. Sequel to Ghostbusters II. Part of the Ghostbusters franchise.
	The Matrix Resurrections[49]		Lana Wachowski	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($156,000,000.6)	Part of The Matrix franchise.
2022	Fistful of Vengeance[107]		Roel Reine	Netflix	—	Follow-up to the television series Wu Assassins.
	The Hyperions		Jon McDonald	The Daily Wire, Saban Films
	Everything Everywhere All at Once[108]		Daniels	A24	Theatrical ($100.9,000,000)
	Dracula: The Original Living Vampire		Maximilian Elfeldt	The Asylum	—	Direct-to-video A mockbuster ripoff to Morbius.
	Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Sega Sammy Group	Jeff Fowler	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($29,800,000)	Hybrid film with both live-action and animation Sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog. Co-produced with Sega & Original Film.
	Corrective Measures	Arcana Studio	Sean O'Reilly	Tubi	—
	Firestarter[109]	Viking Press	Keith Thomas	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($14.9,000,000)	Adaptation of the novel Firestarter by Stephen King.
	Secret Headquarters	Original	Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman	Paramount Pictures (Paramount+)	—	Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Films
	Samaritan	Mythos Comics	Julius Avery	Amazon MGM Studios		Produced by Balboa Productions
	Violent Night[103]	Original	Tommy Wirkola	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($25.7,000,000)
2023	Teen Wolf: The Movie		Russell Mulcahy	Paramount Pictures (Paramount+)	—	Based on the film and TV series Teen Wolf.
	Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves[50]	Hasbro	Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($350,562)	Based on the Tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
	Renfield[110]	Constable & Robinson	Chris McKay	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($3,140,000)	Film based on the Dracula film series.
	Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always	Hasbro	Charlie Haskell	Netflix	—	Continuation of the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series.
	Knights of the Zodiac	Shueisha	Tomasz Bagiński	Sony Pictures (Stage 6 Films)	Theatrical ($4,472,573)	Based on a manga Saint Seiya A Japanese-American co-production.
	Transformers: Rise of the Beasts	Hasbro	Steven Caple Jr.	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($346,188,071)	Sequel to Bumblebee Spin-off from the Transformers film series.
	Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny[8]	Original	James Mangold	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures & Lucasfilm)	Theatrical ($24,000,000)	Fifth and final installment of the Indiana Jones film series.
	The Equalizer 3[92]		Antoine Fuqua	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($13,100,000)	Sequel to The Equalizer 2.
	Spy Kids: Armageddon[55]		Robert Rodriguez	Netflix	—	Reboot to the Spy Kids film series.
2024	The Thundermans Return		Trevor Kirschner	Paramount Pictures (Paramount+)		Continuation of the television series The Thundermans.
	Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire[16]		Gil Kenan	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Theatrical ($114,426,978)	Sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
	The People's Joker		Vera Drew	Altered Innocence	—	A Parody film to Joker
	Borderlands[111]	Gearbox Software	Eli Roth	Lionsgate Films (Summit Entertainment)	Theatrical ($32,687,932)	Based on a video game of the same name
	The Crow	Caliber Comics	Rupert Sanders	Lionsgate Films	Theatrical ($21,105,349)	Reboot of the same name Co-produced with Media Capital Technologies, FilmNation Entertainment, Hassell Free Productions, Electric Shadow Co, Davis Films, Pressman Film, 30West and Ashland Hill Media Finance.

Upcoming

Year	Film	Publisher	Director	Distributor	Notes
2024	Sonic the Hedgehog 3	Sega Sammy Group	Jeff Fowler	Paramount Pictures	Hybrid film with both live-action and animation Sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Co-produced with Sega & Original Film
2025	Tron: Ares	Original	Joachim Rønning	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Sequel to Tron: Legacy
	Mortal Kombat 2	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Simon McQuoid	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Sequel to Mortal Kombat.
2026	Street Fighter	Capcom	Kitao Sakurai	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Reboot of the same name.
	The Mandalorian & Grogu	Original	Jon Favreau	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Lucasfilm)	A Sequel and Spin-off to The Mandalorian.
	Masters of the Universe	Mattel	Travis Knight	Amazon MGM Studios	Based on a franchise of the same name Reboot of the same name
	Highlander	Original	Chad Stahelski	Lionsgate Films (Summit Entertainment)	Reboot of the same name
TBA	Legend of the White Dragon		Aaron Schoenke	Falling Forward Films
	The Toxic Avenger		Macon Blair	Legendary Pictures	Reboot of the same name
	Henry Danger: The Movie		Joe Menendez	Paramount Pictures (Paramount+)	Continuation of the television series Henry Danger.
	Untitled Star Wars film		Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Lucasfilm)
	Naruto	Shueisha	Destin Daniel Cretton	Lionsgate Films	Based on a manga and anime of the same name.
	My Hero Academia		Shinsuke Sato	Netflix	Based on a manga of the same name Co-produced with Legendary Entertainment and Toho Pictures
	Incorruptible	Boom! Studios	Jeymes Samuel
	Irredeemable
	Untitled The Crow Sequel	Caliber Comics	TBA	TBA	Sequel to The Crow
	Untitled Bloodshot Sequel	Valiant Comics			Sequel to Bloodshot
	Harbinger		Paul Downs Colaizzo	Paramount Pictures	Based on the comic book of the same name Produced by Original Film and DMG Entertainment
	Harbinger Wars		TBA	TBA	A crossover between Harbinger and Bloodshot
	Faith				Based on the comic book of the same name Produced by Original Film and DMG Entertainment
	Shadowman		Reginald Hudlin
	Red Sonja	Dynamite Entertainment	M. J. Bassett	Millennium Media	Reboot of the same name
	Painkiller Jane		TBA	Lotus Entertainment	Reboot of the same name
	Barbarella		Edgar Wright	Sony Pictures	Reboot of the same name
	Django/Zorro^[broken anchor]		TBA	TBA	Crossover sequel to Django Unchained & The Legend of Zorro.
	Black	Black Mask Studios	Warner Bros.	Produced by Studio 8
	Green Hornet and Kato	Holyoke Publishing, NOW Comics	Leigh Whannell	Universal Pictures	Reboot of the same name Co-produced with Amasia Entertainment
	Gundam	Bandai Namco Holdings	Jim Mickle	TBA	Based on a character of the same name Produced by Legendary Pictures
	Untitled Voltron film	World Events Productions	Rawson Marshall Thurber	Amazon MGM Studios	Based on Voltron.
	ThunderCats	Original	Adam Wingard	Warner Bros.	Based on the television series of the same name
	Untitled Matrix film		Drew Goddard		Part of The Matrix franchise.
	Captain Planet		TBA		Based on the television series of the same name
	Hercules		Guy Ritchie	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Reboot of the same name Produced by AGBO
	Untitled Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover^[broken anchor]	Hasbro	TBA	Paramount Pictures	A Crossover between Transformers & G.I. Joe.
	G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant			Paramount Pictures, Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Third installment of the G.I. Joe film series.
	Untitled Snake Eyes follow-up film				a follow-up to Snake Eyes Co-produced with Skydance Media, Entertainment One and Di Bonaventura Pictures
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin	Mirage Studios		Paramount Pictures	Based on the comic book of the same name.
	RoboCop Returns	Original	Abe Forsythe	Amazon MGM Studios (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)	Second reboot to the RoboCop franchise
	Untitled Hancock Sequel		Peter Berg	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Sequel to Hancock
	Untitled Chronicle Sequel		TBA	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Sequel to Chronicle Co-produced with Davis Entertainment
	Mega Man	Capcom	Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman	Netflix	Based on a video game franchise of the same name Produced by Chernin Entertainment
	One-Punch Man	Shueisha	Justin Lin	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	Based on a manga of the same name Co-produced with Arad Productions and Perfect Storm Entertainment
	Tiger & Bunny	Bandai Namco Holdings	TBA	Open Road Films	Based on a franchise of the same name Co-produced with Imagine Entertainment and Bandai Namco Arts
	Astro Boy	Kobunsha		Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Based on a manga of the same name Produced by Animal Logic
	Overwatch	Activision Blizzard		TBA	Based on a video game of the same name Co-produced with Activision Blizzard Studios
	Miraculous	Original	Jeremy Zag	Lionsgate Films	Based on an animated series Co-produced with TF1 Studios, Skydance Media, Cross Creek Pictures, and ZAG Inc.
	Rebel's Run	Arkhaven Comics	Scooter Downey	Viral Films Media	Based on the characters of Arkhaven Comics
	Untitled Austin Powers fourth film	Original	Jay Roach	Warner Bros. (New Line Cinema)	Fourth installment of the Austin Powers film series.
	Untitled Violent Night sequel		TBA	Universal Pictures	Sequel to Violent Night.
	Untitled Free Guy sequel			Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Studios)	Sequel to Free Guy.
	Tarzan			Sony Pictures	A "total reinvention" of the character.

Movie serials

Year	Serial	Publisher	Director	Distributor	Notes
1936	Flash Gordon	King Features Syndicate	Frederick Stephani, Ray Taylor	Universal Pictures	A 13-chapter serial based on the Flash Gordon comic strip character
1937	Dick Tracy	Detroit Mirror	Alan James, Ray Taylor	Paramount Pictures (Republic Pictures)	A 15-chapter serial based on the comic strip Dick Tracy.
1938	Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars	King Features Syndicate	Ford Beebe, Robert F. Hill, Frederick Stephani	Universal Pictures	A 15-chapter serial based on the Flash Gordon comic strip character
	The Spider's Web	Popular Publications	James W. Horne/Ray Taylor	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	A 15-chapter black-and-white serial based upon the Spider pulp magazine character
	Dick Tracy Returns	Detroit Mirror	William Witney, John English	Paramount Pictures (Republic Pictures)	Film featuring the comic character Dick Tracy.
	The Lone Ranger[2]	WXYT (AM)			A 15-chapter serial based on the Lone Ranger character.
1939	The Lone Ranger Rides Again[2]
	Dick Tracy's G-Men	Detroit Mirror			A 15-chapter serial featuring the character Dick Tracy.
1940	The Green Hornet	Holyoke Publishing, NOW Comics	Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor	Universal Pictures	A 13-chapter black-and-white serial based on the Green Hornet radio series
	Mysterious Doctor Satan	Original	William Witney, John English	Paramount Pictures (Republic Pictures)	A 15-chapter black-and-white serial.
	The Shadow'[1]	Street & Smith	James W. Horne	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	A 15-chapter seriesl featuring The Shadow character.
1941	The Green Hornet Strikes Again!	Holyoke Publishing, NOW Comics	Ford Beebe, John Rawlins	Universal Pictures	A 15-chapter black-and-white serial based on the Green Hornet radio series
	The Spider Returns	Popular Publications	James W. Horne	Sony Pictures (Columbia Pictures)	15-chapter serial based on the Spider pulp comics.
	Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.	Detroit Mirror	William Witney, John English	Paramount Pictures (Republic Pictures)	A 15-chapter serial featuring the character Dick Tracy.
1943	The Masked Marvel	Original	Spencer Gordon Bennet		A 12-chapter black-and-white serial

Animated

Year	Film	Publisher	Director	Distributor	Worldwide gross	Notes
1978	Star Wars Holiday Special[6]	Original	Steve Binder	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Television)	—	Part of the Star Wars franchise.
1982	Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All		Danilo Bruni	Filmation		Television film Based on the series of the same name
	Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase		Various	Paramount Pictures (CBS Television Distribution)		Based on the character of the same name
1985	The Secret of the Sword			Amazon MGM Studios (Atlantic Entertainment Group)	Theatrical ($6,500,000)	Based on the two characters.
	He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special		Bob Forward, Don Heckman	Westinghouse Broadcasting	—
	Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer		Kimio Yabuki	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($4,000,000.9)	Part of the Rainbow Brite media franchise.
1986	The Adventures of the American Rabbit		Fred Wolf, Nobutaka Nishizawa	Amazon MGM Studios (Clubhouse Pictures)	Theatrical ($1,268,443)
	GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords		Ray Patterson, Don Lusk, Alan Zaslove		Theatrical ($1.3,0000,0000)	Film featuring two Tonka toylines.
	The Transformers: The Movie	Hasbro	Nelson Shin	De Laurentiis Entertainment Group	Theatrical ($5.000,000.8)	Film based on The Transformers television series.
1987	G.I. Joe: The Movie[79]		Don Jurwich	Celebrity Home Entertainment	—	Continuation of the television series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
1988	BraveStarr: The Movie	Original	Tom Tataranowicz	Taurus Entertainmen		Based on the toy franchise of the same name
1992	Defenders of Dynatron City	Lucasfilm Games	—	DIC Entertainment		Failed pilot for a television series based on the video game Defenders of Dynatron City.
	Battletoads	Rare	Kent Butterworth			Failed pilot for a television series based on the video game Battletoads.
1993	Jonny's Golden Quest	Original	Don Lusk, Paul Sommer	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television Distribution)		Television film Based on the character of the same name
1995	Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects		Mario Piluso			Television film Based on the character of the same name
	Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken[112]		Various	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)		Pilot for the television series Gargoyles.
	Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins	Midway Games	—	New Line Cinema		Prequel to the Mortal Kombat film.
	Toy Story[10]	Original	John Lasseter	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($394,436,586,4)	Made by Pixar
1997	Hercules[3]		John Musker, Ron Clements	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($252,000,000.7)	Film featuring the character Heracles.
1998	Hercules and Xena - The Animated Movie: The Battle for Mount Olympus[3]		Lynne Naylor	Universal Pictures (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)	—	Part of the Hercules: The Legendary Journeys franchicse.
1999	The Iron Giant[113]	Faber and Faber	Brad Bird	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($31.3,000,000)	Film based on the novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.
	Tarzan[114]	A.C. McClurg	Kevin Lima, Chris Buck	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($448.2,000,000)	Film featuring the character Tarzan.
	Hercules: Zero to Hero[10]	Original	Bob Kline, Tad Stones, Phil Wenstein	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)	—	Sequel to Hercules.
	Toy Story 2[10]		John Lasseter	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($512,000,000)	Sequel to Toy Story
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins[10]		Tad Stones	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)	—	Part of the Toy Story franchise.
2001	Osmosis Jones[115]		Various	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($14,000,000)	Live-action animated film
2002	The Powerpuff Girls Movie[53]		Craig McCracken	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($16,426,471)	Based on The Powerpuff Girls TV series
	Buffy: The Animated Series[53]		—	Fox	—	Failed pilot for an animated series based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
	Inspector Gadget's Last Case		Michael Maliani	DIC Entertainment		Television film Based on the character of the same name
	Groove Squad		Patrick A. Ventura			A made-for-TV film that once aired on Nickelodeon
2003	Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time[10]		Steve Loter	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Buena Vista Television)		Part of the Kim Possible franchise.
	The Animatrix[49]		Various	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)		Part of The Matrix franchise.
	Those Who Walk in Darkness	Grand Central Publishing	—	Lightyear Entertainment		Film based on the novel Those Who Walk in Darkness by John Ridley.
	G.I. Joe: Spy Troops[79]	Hasbro	Dale Carman	Paramount Pictures (Paramount Home Entertainment)		Part of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero franchise.
2004	The Big Superhero Wish	Original	Gary Conrad, Sarah Frost	Paramount Pictures (Nickelodeon)		Television special A special to The Fairly Oddparents
	The Incredibles[10]		Brad Bird	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($631,442,092)	Made by Pixar
	Lady Death: The Motion Picture	Chaos! Comics	Andy Orjuela	A.D. Vision	—	Film based on the comic book Lady Death by Brian Pulido.
	Max Steel: Endangered Species	Mattel	Sean Frewer	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)		Part of the Max Steel franchise.
	Van Helsing: The London Assignment[64]	Constable & Robinson	Sharon Bridgeman	Universal Pictures (Universal Pictures Home Entertainment)		Prequel to the film Van Helsing
	The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury[52]	Original	Peter Chung			Part of The Chronicles of Riddick franchise.
	G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom[79]	Hasbro	Dale Carman	Paramount Pictures (Paramount Home Entertainment)		Sequel to G.I. Joe: Spy Troops.
2005	Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico	Original	Ron Hughart	Warner Bros.		Direct-to-video Based on the show of the same name
	Mr. Incredible and Pals[10]		Various	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)		Part of The Incredibles franchise.
	Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever		Ezekiel Norton	DIC Entertainment		Direct-to-video Part of the Inspector Gadget franchise
	Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama[10]		Steve Loter	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Buena Vista Television)		Part of the Kim Possible franchise.
	The Golden Blaze		Bryon E. Casrson	Kidtoon Films
	Tarzan II	A.C. McClurg	Brian Smith	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment)		Sequel to Tarzan.
	Max Steel: Forces of Nature	Mattel	Sean Sullivan	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)		Part of the Max Steel franchise.
2006	Max Steel: Countdown
2007	Mosaic	POW! Entertainment	Roy Allen Smith	Lionsgate Films (Anchor Bay Entertainment)		Direct-to-video Created by Stan Lee
	TMNT	Mirage Studios	Kevin Munroe	Warner Bros., The Weinstein Company	Theatrical ($95,608,995)	Alternative sequel to 1991's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
	Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters[116]	Original	Various	First Look Pictures	Theatrical ($5.5,000,000)	Film based on the television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
	The Condor	POW! Entertainment	Steven E. Gordon	Lionsgate Films (Anchor Bay Entertainment)	—	Direct-to-video Created by Stan Lee
	Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix	Original	Sebastian O. Montes III, Scooter Tidwell	Warner Bros. (Cartoon Network Studios)		Television film Based on Ben 10 TV series
	Phantom Planet		Butch Hartman	Paramount Pictures (Nickelodeon)		The series finale to Danny Phantom
	Veritas, Prince of Truth		Arturo Ruiz-Esparza	Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment, Lightyear Entertainment
	Max Steel: Dark Rival	Mattel	William Lau	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)		Part of the Max Steel franchise.
2008	Turok: Son of Stone	Valiant Comics	Curt Geda, Dan Riba, Frank Squillace, Tad Stones	Universal Pictures (Classic Media)		Direct-to-video
	Kung Fu Panda[117]	Original	John Stevenson, Mark Osborne	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($631,000,000.7)
	Star Wars: The Clone Wars[6]		Dave Filoni	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($68.3,000,000)	Part of the Star Wars franchise.
	Bolt		Chris Williams	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($310,000,000)
2009	Garfield's Pet Force	Andrews McMeel Universal	Mark A.Z. Dippé, Kyung Ho Lee	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)	—	Direct-to-video Based on the comic strip of the same name
	Astro Boy	Various	David Bowers	Lionsgate Films (Summit Entertainment)	Theatrical ($44,093,014)	Imagi Animation Studios film loosely based on the manga series of the same name
	Monsters vs. Aliens	Original	Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($381.5,000,000)
	The Haunted World of El Superbeasto	MVCreations	Rob Zombie	Lionsgate Films (Anchor Bay Entertainment)	Theatrical ($10,000,000)	Film based on the comic by Rob Zombie.
	Turtles Forever	Mirage Studios	Roy Burdine Lloyd Goldfine	4Kids Entertainment	—	Television film Crossover event, between the 1987 series and 2003 series
	Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space	Original	Various	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)		Part of the Monsters vs. Aliens
2010	Toy Story 3[10]		Lee Unkrich	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($1,067,000,000)	Sequel to Toy Story 2
	Megamind		Tom McGrath	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($317,415,120)
	Despicable Me		Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($543.2,000,000)
	Kung-Fu Magoo		Andres Couturier	Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment	Theatrical ($2.6,000,000)	Film featuring the animated character Mr. Magoo.
	Kung Fu Panda Holiday[117]		Tim Johnson	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	—	Part of the Kung Fu Panda franchise.
2011	Kung Fu Panda 2[117]		Jennifer Yuh Nelson		Theatrical ($665.7,000,000)	Sequel to Kung Fu Panda.
	Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension[10]		Various	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Disney Television Animation)	—	Film features the superhero Perry the Platypus.
	Puss in Boots[118]		Chris Miller	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($555,000,000)	Part of the Shrek franchise.
2012	Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens	Victor Cook	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)	—	Television film Based on Ben 10 TV series
	The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse	Dynamite Entertainment	Justin Paul Ritter		Shoreline Productions	[119]
	ParaNorman[120]	Original	Sam Fell, Chris Butler	Universal Pictures (Focus Features)	Theatrical ($107.1,000,000)
	Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos[118]		Raman Hui	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	—	Part of the Puss in Boots franchise.
	Rise of the Guardians	William Joyce	Peter Ramsey		Theatrical ($306,000,000.9}	Film based on the book The Guardians of Childhood.
2013	Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie	Original	Steve Stark	Phase 4 Films	Theatrical ($69,000)	Adaptation from the comic book Bluntman and Chronic by Kevin Smith, originally from his film Chasing Amy.
	Despicable Me 2		Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($970.8,000,000)	Sequel to the film Despicable Me.
	Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising	Hasbro	Duane Capizzi, Marsha Griffin, Steven Melching	Lionsgate Films (Entertainment One)	—	Conclusion of the Transformers: Prime television series.
	Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon	Original	Michael Goguen	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)		Part of the Scooby-Doo franchise.
2014	Stan Lee's Mighty 7: Beginnings	Pow! Entertainment	Lee Ningning	Cinedigm, PGS Entertainment		Aired on Hub Network
2015	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Nickelodeon	Paul Tibbitt	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($323,436,538)	Hybrid film with both live-action and animation Based on the SpongeBob SquarePants TV series Sequel to The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
	Barbie in Princess Power	Mattel	Ezekiel Norton	Universal Pictures	—	Limited theater release/widespread video release First superhero film with a solo female lead released in theaters since Elektra
	Minions	Original	Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda		Theatrical ($1,159,398,397)	Spin off to the film Despicable Me.
	Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery		Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)	—	Direct-to-video Second superhero film based on rock band Kiss, crossover with Scooby-Doo franchise
	Sanjay's Super Team		Sanjay Patel	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)
	Red Sonja: Queen of Plagues	Dynamite Entertainment	Gail Simone	Shout! Factory		Film based on the comic Red Sonja.
2016	Zoolander: Super Model[121]	Aaron Augenblick	Original	Augenblick Studios / Insurge Pictures / Red Hour Productions		Film based on the Zoolander film series.
	Kung Fu Panda 3[117]	Jennifer Yuh Nelson		Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($521.1,000,000)	Third instalment of the Kung Fu Panda film series.
2017	Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie	Scholastic Corporation	David Soren		Theatrical ($125,364,252)
	Despicable Me 3	Original	Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($1.035,000,000)	Third installment of the Despicable Me film series.
2018	Incredibles 2[10]		Brad Bird	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($1,242,693,333)	Sequel to Pixar's The Incredibles
	Henchmen		Adam Wood	Lionsgate Films (Entertainment One)	Theatrical ($1,469)	Limited theater release Based on the short film Henchmen: Ill Suited
2019	The Secret Life of Pets 2[122]		Chris Renaud	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($446.3,000,000)	Sequel to The Secret Life of Pets. The film features the character, Snowball, as a superhero.
	Toy Story 4[10]		Josh Cooley	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($1,073,000,000)	Sequel to Toy Story 3
	Steven Universe: The Movie[123]		Various	Warner Bros. (Cartoon Network Studios)	—	Continuation of the television series Steven Universe.
2020	Scoob!	Hanna-Barbera	Tony Cervone	Warner Bros.	Theatrical ($24,900,000)	Made by Warner Animation Group Reboot to the Scooby-Doo Franchise
	Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Ethan Spaulding	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)	—	Film based on the Mortal Kombat video game franchise.
	Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie	Original	Henrique Jardim and John McIntyre	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Television)	Theatrical ($50,743)	Television film, released theatrically in UAE Based on Ben 10 TV series
	Carmen Sandiego: To Steal or Not to Steal[124]	Broderbund / The Learning Company	Jos Humphrey	Netflix	—	Interactive spin-off film of the Carmen Sandiego television series.
	Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe[10]	Original	Bob Bowen	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Disney Platform Distribution)		Film featuring the superhero Perry the Platypus
2021	Paw Patrol: The Movie	Spin Master	Cal Brunker	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($144,327,371)	Based on Paw Patrol Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies
	Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Ethan Spaulding	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)	—	Sequel to the film Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge.
2022	The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild	Original	John C. Donkin	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Disney+)		Spin-off of the Ice Age franchise.
	Lightyear[10]		Angus MacLane	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Theatrical ($20,700,000)	Made by Pixar Prequel to Toy Story
	Minions: The Rise of Gru		Kyle Balda	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($4,082,593)	Sequel to Minions Spin off to the film Despicable Me.
	Santaman		Bret Stern	Film Mode Entertainment	—	A Superhero take on Santa Claus.
	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie	Mirage Studios	Andy Suriano Ant Ward	Netflix		Based on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies
	Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	Rick Morales	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)		Sequel to the film Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms.
	Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm[116]	Original	Various			Film based on the television series Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish[118]		Joel Crawford	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($431.3,000,000)	Sequel to Puss in Boots
2023	The Trident		Matt Flynn		—	Part of the Puss in Boots franchise.
	The Super Mario Bros. Movie[8]	Nintendo	Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($788,000,000)	Film based on the Super Mario video game.
	Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken	Original	Kirk DeMicco	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($5,600)
	Nimona	HarperCollins	Nick Bruno and Troy Quane	Netflix	—	Based on the graphic novel of the same name.
	The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart[125]	Original	Jackson Publick	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)		Finale for the television series The Venture Bros.
	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem[126]	Mirage Studios	Jeff Rowe	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($10.2 Million)	Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Point Grey Pictures
	The Monkey King	Original	Anthony Stacchi	Netflix	—
	Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie	Spin Master	Cal Brunker	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($202,231,360)	Based on Paw Patrol Sequel to Paw Patrol: The Movie Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies
	Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match	Warner Bros. Games	Ethan Spaulding	Warner Bros. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)	—	Sequel to the film Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind.
2024	The Tiger's Apprentice	HarperCollins	Raman Hui	Paramount Pictures (Paramount+)		Based on a book of the same name.
	Megamind vs. the Doom Syndicate	Original	Eric Fogel	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation Television)		Sequel to Megamind.
	Kung Fu Panda 4		Mike Mitchell	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Theatrical ($480,306,475)	Fourth instalment of the Kung Fu Panda film series.
	Ultraman: Rising	Tsuburaya Productions	Shannon Tindle, John Aoshima	Netflix	—	A freature film in the Ultraman franchise.
	Despicable Me 4	Original	Chris Renaud	Universal Pictures	Theatrical ($25,474,000)	Fourth installment of the Despicable Me film series.
	Ryan's World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure		Albie Hecht	Falling Forward Films, PocketWatch, Sunlight Entertainment	Theatrical ($420,049)	a feature film for Ryan's World Live-action-animated.
	Transformers One	Hasbro	Josh Cooley	Paramount Pictures	Theatrical ($1,504,063)	Animated Movie the Transformers film series Made by Paramount Animation.

Upcoming

Year	Film	Publisher	Director	Distributor	Notes
2025	Dog Man	Scholastic Corporation	Peter Hastings	Universal Pictures (DreamWorks Animation)	Based on the book of the same name.
2026	Aang: The Last Airbender	Nickelodeon	Lauren Montgomery	Paramount Pictures	Based on the Avatar: The Last Airbender series. Made by Paramount Animation.
	Untitled The Super Mario Bros. Movie Film	Nintendo	TBA	Universal Pictures	Sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
	Toy Story 5	Original	Andrew Stanton	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Sequel to Toy Story 4
	Untitled Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie Sequel	Spin Master	Cal Brunker	Paramount Pictures	Based on Paw Patrol Sequel to Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies
	Untitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Sequel	Mirage Studios	Jeff Rowe		Sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Co-produced by Nickelodeon Movies and Point Grey Pictures
2027	Untitled Minions: The Rise of Gru Sequel	Original	TBA	Universal Pictures	Sequel to Minions: The Rise of Gru Spin off to the film Despicable Me.
TBA	Incredibles 3		Brad Bird	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (Walt Disney Pictures)	Sequel to Pixar's Incredibles 2
	Rogue Trooper	Rebellion Developments	Duncan Jones	TBA	Based on the comic book of the same name.
	Relatively Super[127]	Original	Sonny Dyon	QiCo Films	Television film
	Super Day Care[128]	TBA	Skydance Media	Co-production with Outlier Society Productions
	Legion of 5[129]		POW! Entertainment	Rainmaker Entertainment
	Mighty Mouse		Terrytoons	Paramount Pictures	Based on the Mighty Mouse TV series Made by Paramount Animation

See also

• List of Indian superhero films
• List of superhero productions created by Toei
• List of films based on comics
• List of films based on comic strips
• List of films based on English-language comics
• List of films based on French-language comics
• List of films based on manga
• List of films based on radio series
• List of films based on video games
• List of television programs based on comics
• List of superhero television series
• List of highest-grossing superhero films
• List of films based on Plup Magazine
• List of martial arts films
• List of mixed martial arts films
• List of ninja films
• List of sword and sorcery films
• Lists of science fiction films
  • List of science fiction action films
  • List of science fiction comedy films
  • List of science fiction horror films
• List of apocalyptic films
• List of dystopian films
• List of extraterrestrial films

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External links

• List of American superhero films at IMDb