List of American superhero films
This is a list of superhero films produced by American film studios by year to date.
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Animated
Year | Film | Publisher | Director | Distributor | Worldwide gross | Notes |
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1982 | Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All | Original | Danilo Bruni | Filmation | N/A | Television film Based on the series of the same name. |
Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase | Various | CBS Television Distribution | Based on the character of the same name. | |||
1985 | The Secret of the Sword | Atlantic Releasing | $6,500,000 | Based on the two characters. | ||
1986 | The Transformers: The Movie | Hasbro | Nelson Shin | Sunbow Entertainment | $5,849,647 | Based on the toy line of the same name by Hasbro. |
1988 | BraveStarr: The Movie | Original | Tom Tataranowicz | Taurus Entertainment | N/A | Based on the toy franchise of the same name. |
1993 | Jonny's Golden Quest | Don Lusk, Paul Sommer | Warner Bros. Television Distribution | Television film Based on the character of the same name. | ||
1995 | Jonny Quest vs. The Cyber Insects | Mario Piluso | Warner Bros. Television Distribution | Television film Based on the character of the same name. | ||
2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins | Tad Stones | Walt Disney Pictures | Direct-to-video Based on the television series of the same name. | ||
2002 | The Powerpuff Girls Movie | Craig McCracken | Warner Bros. | $16,426,471 | Based on The Powerpuff Girls TV series. | |
Inspector Gadget's Last Case | Michael Maliani | DIC Entertainment | N/A | 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 | Steve Loter | Walt Disney Television | Based around Kim Possible. | ||
2004 | The Big Superhero Wish | Gary Conrad, Sarah Frost | Nickelodeon | Television special A special to The Fairly Oddparents. | ||
The Incredibles | Brad Bird | Walt Disney Pictures | $631,442,092 | Made by Pixar. | ||
2005 | Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico | Ron Hughart | Warner Bros. | N/A | Direct-to-video Based on the show of the same name. | |
Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama | Steve Loter | Walt Disney Television Animation | Television film Based around Kim Possible. | |||
Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever | Ezekiel Norton | DIC Entertainment | Direct-to-video Part of the Inspector Gadget franchise. | |||
2007 | Mosaic | POW! Entertainment | Roy Allen Smith | Anchor Bay Entertainment | Direct-to-video Created by Stan Lee. | |
TMNT | Mirage Studios | Kevin Munroe | Warner Bros., The Weinstein Company, Imagi Animation Studios | $95,608,995 | Alternative sequel to 1991's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze. | |
The Condor | POW! Entertainment | Steven E. Gordon | Anchor Bay Entertainment | N/A | Direct-to-video Created by Stan Lee. | |
Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix | Original | Sebastian O. Montes III, Scooter Tidwell | Cartoon Network Studios | Television film Based on Ben 10 TV series. | ||
Phantom Planet | Butch Hartman | Nickelodeon | The series finale to Danny Phantom. | |||
2008 | Turok: Son of Stone | Valiant Comics | Curt Geda, Dan Riba, Frank Squillace, Tad Stones | Classic Media | Direct-to-video | |
2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Original | Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman | Paramount Pictures | $381.5 | Made by DreamWorks Animation. |
Garfield's Pet Force | Andrews McMeel Universal | Mark A.Z. Dippé, Kyung Ho Lee | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | N/A | Direct-to-video Based on the comic strip of the same name. | |
Astro Boy | Various | David Bowers | Summit Entertainment | $44,093,014 | Imagi Animation Studios film loosely based on the manga series of the same name. | |
Turtles Forever | Mirage Studios | Roy Burdine Lloyd Goldfine |
4Kids Entertainment | N/A | Television film Crossover event, between the 1987 series and 2003 series. | |
2010 | Megamind | Original | Tom McGrath | Paramount Pictures | $317,415,120 | Made by DreamWorks Animation. |
2012 | Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens | Victor Cook | Warner Bros. Television | N/A | Television film Based on Ben 10 TV series. | |
The Amazing Adventures of the Living Corpse | Dynamite Entertainment | Justin Paul Ritter | Shoreline Productions | [7] | ||
2014 | Stan Lee's Mighty 7: Beginnings | Pow! Entertainment | N/A | PGS Entertainment | Aired on Hub Network. | |
2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Nickelodeon | Paul Tibbitt | Paramount Pictures | $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 Studios | N/A | Limited theater release/widespread video release First superhero film with a solo female lead released in theaters since Elektra. | |
Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery | Original | Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone | Warner Home Video | Direct-to-video Second superhero film based on rock band Kiss, crossover with Scooby-Doo franchise | ||
2017 | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie | Scholastic Corporation | David Soren | 20th Century Fox | $125,364,252 | Made by Dreamworks Animation |
2018 | Incredibles 2 | Original | Brad Bird | Walt Disney Pictures | $1,242,693,333 | Sequel to Pixar's The Incredibles. |
Henchmen | Adam Wood | Entertainment One | $1,469 | Limited theater release, Based on the short film Henchmen: Ill Suited. | ||
TBA | Relatively Super[8] | Sonny Dyon | QiCo Films | TBA | Television film | |
Super Day Care[9] | TBA | Skydance Media | Co-production with Outlier Society Productions. | |||
Legion of 5[10] | POW! Entertainment | Rainmaker Entertainment | ||||
Mighty Mouse | Terrytoons | Paramount Pictures | Based on the Mighty Mouse TV series. Made by Paramount Animation. |
Cinematic Serial
Year | Serial | Publisher | Director | Distributor | Notes |
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1936 | Flash Gordon | King Features Syndicate | Frederick Stephani, Ray Taylor | Universal Pictures | A 13-chapter serial based on the Flash Gordon comic strip character. |
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 | Columbia Pictures | A 15-chapter black-and-white serial based upon the Spider pulp magazine character. | |
The Lone Ranger | Original | William Witney/John English | Republic Pictures | A 15-chapter black-and-white serial | |
1939 | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Original | A 15-chapter black-and-white serial | ||
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 | Republic Pictures | A 15-chapter black-and-white serial. | |
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. |
1943 | The Masked Marvel | Original | Spencer Gordon Bennet | Republic Pictures | A 12-chapter black-and-white serial. |
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See also
- List of films based on DC Comics
- List of films based on Marvel Comics
- List of television series and films based on Dark Horse Comics publications
- List of television series and films based on Image Comics publications
- List of films based on comic strips
- List of films based on radio series
- List of television programs based on comics
- List of superhero television series
- List of highest-grossing superhero films
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- Kit, Borys (14 September 2017). "Michael B. Jordan, 'Megamind' Writers Team for 'Super Day Care' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- Staff, Comingsoon (18 April 2008). "Stan Lee Launching Legion of 5". Comingsoon. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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