Ranking Every Superhero Movie Since 2000

by Vanessa Tottle

I want to rank every live-action superhero movie made since 2000 through this year. The movie has to have had a theatrical release to qualify. It’s an ambitious goal, so I broke things down into categories to make it easier.

Films Based Around a Male Superhero
51. Jonah Hex
50. Zoom
49. The Crow: Wicked Prayer
48. Son of the Mask
47. Thor: The Dark World
46. Green Lantern
45. Man-Thing
44. The Green Hornet
43. The Incredible Hulk
42. Superman Returns
41. The Crow: Salvation
40. The Spirit
39. Ghost Rider
38. Kick-Ass 2
37. Daredevil
36. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
35. Iron Man 2
34. R.I.P.D.
33. Super
32. Spider-Man 3
31. Punisher: War Zone
30. The Legend of Zorro
29. Ghost Rider: The Spirit of Vengeance
28. The Punisher
27. Iron Man 3
26. Blade: Trinity
25. Wanted
24. Iron Man
23. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
22. Captain America: The First Avenger
21 .The Amazing Spider-Man
20. Kick-Ass
19. Jumper
18. Spider-Man
17. The Dark Knight
16. Blade 2
15. Spider-Man 2
14. The Wolverine
13. Thor
12. Man of Steel
11. Hulk
10. Hancock
9. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
8. Batman Begins
7. Hellboy
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
5. V for Vendetta
4. Constantine
3. Dredd
2. Unbreakable
1. The Dark Knight Rises

Ensembles Dominated by Male Superheroes
12. Fantastic Four
11. X-Men: The Last Stand
10. Sky High
9. Push
8. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
7. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
6. X-Men
5. X-Men: First Class
4. The Avengers
3. Chronicle
2. X2: X-Men United
1. Watchmen

Ensembles Dominated by Female Superheroes
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Films Based Around a Dog Superhero
2. Super Buddies
1. Underdog

Films Based Around a Female Superhero
2. Catwoman
1. Elektra

If Black Widow gets a solo movie, we’ll be one ahead of dogs, you guys!