“Black Panther,” the 18th release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series and the latest of dozens of movies based on Marvel Comics characters, is expected to rake in more than $150 million this coming weekend in its US debut.
Here is a list of movies based on Marvel Comics properties released over the past two decades, with their domestic opening weekend box office and their final global totals:
2017: “Thor: Ragnarok” (Disney): $122.7 million, $852.7 million; “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (Sony): $117 million, $880.2 million; “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” (Disney): $146.5 million, $863.6 million; “Logan” (20th Century Fox): $88.4 million, $616.8 million.
2016: “Doctor Strange” (Disney): $85.1 million, $677.6 million; “X-Men: Apocalypse” (Fox): $65.8 million, $544.1 million; “Captain America: Civil War” (Disney): $179.1 million, $1.2 billion; “Deadpool” (Fox): $132.4 million, $783.6 million.
2015: “Fantastic Four” (Fox): $25.7 million, $169.1 million; “Ant-Man” (Disney): $57.2 million, $519.3 million; “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (Disney): $191.3 million, $1.4 billion.
2014: “Guardians of the Galaxy” (Disney): $94.3 million, $773.3 million; “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (Fox): $90.8 million, $747.9 million; “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (Sony): $91.6 million, $709 million; “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (Disney): $95 million, $714.3 million.
2013: “Thor: The Dark World” (Disney): $85.7 million, $644.6 million; “The Wolverine” (Fox): $53.1 million, $415.4 million; “Iron Man 3” (Disney): $174.1 million, $1.2 billion.
2012: “The Amazing Spider-Man” (Sony): $62 million, $767.5 million; “Marvel’s The Avengers” (Disney): $207.4 million, $1.5 billion; “Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance” (Sony): $22.1 million, $149.2 million.
2011: “Captain America: The First Avenger” (Paramount): $65.1 million, $370.6 million; “X-Men: First Class” (Fox): $55.1 million, $353.9 million; “Thor” (Paramount): $65.7 million, $448.7 million; “Iron Man 2” (Paramount): $128.1 million, $623.7 million.
2009: “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (Fox): $85.1 million, $374.3 million.
2008: “Punisher: War Zone” (Lionsgate): $4.3 million, $10.2 million; “The Incredible Hulk” (Universal): $55.4 million, $263.3 million; “Iron Man” (Paramount): $102.1 million, $582 million.
2007: “Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer” (Fox): $58.1 million, $286.6 million; “Spider-Man 3” (Sony): $151.1 million, $890.9 million; “Ghost Rider” (Sony): $45.4 million, $231.1 million.
2006: “X-Men: The Last Stand” (Fox): $102.8 million, $457.4 million.
2005: “Fantastic Four” (Fox): $56.1 million, $328.5 million; “Elektra” (Fox): $12.8 million, $55.9 million.
2004: “Blade: Trinity” (New Line Cinema): $16.1 million, $107.2 million; “Spider-Man 2” (Sony): $88.2 million, $786.9 million; “The Punisher” (Lionsgate): $13.8 million, $47.6 million.
2003: “The Hulk” (Universal): $62.1 million, $245.2 million; “X2: X-Men United” (Fox): $85.6 million, $406.5 million; “Daredevil” (Fox): $40.3 million, $181.6 million.
2002: “Spider-Man” (Sony): $114.8 million, $821.6 million; “Blade II” (New Line Cinema): $32.5 million, $121.5 million.
2000: “X-Men” (Fox): $54.5 million, $295.3 million.
1998: “Blade” (New Line Cinema): $17.1 million, $114.3 million.
Grand totals: $9.9 billion; $24.5 billion
