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Superman 2025 and the DCU

So usually, the rule for a film series to be considered a franchise (and added to the highest grossing superhero film franchises and series section of this article) they must have at least two films released. In the case of the DCU, if Superman can somehow make more than $1,361,130,530 (which is how much the lowest grossing franchise on the list, TMNT, made), should it be included on the list since even though there would only be one film in the franchise at that point, there will already be another project in the DCU, Creature Commandos. The reason I ask this is because a film franchise article needs at least three projects released before it can be published, but we made an exception for the DCU and already made a DCU article. Does that apply here? Jstewart2007 (talk) 22:56, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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well Spider Man does not appear in it and despite many of their movies beings bombs, they would still be 15th. Guardians of the Galaxy also has its own place despite being part of the MCU Braganza (talk) 22:26, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Same applies for Aquaman and the DCEU

@InfiniteNexus and Betty Logan: Braganza (talk) 22:33, 28 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

† Background shading indicates that at least one film in the series is playing in the week commencing 3 January 2025 in theaters around the world.

Top 20 superhero film franchises and series at the box office (The films in each franchise can be viewed by selecting "show")

Rank	Series	Total worldwide gross	No. of films	Average of films	Highest-grossing film

1

Marvel Cinematic Universe^S †

$31,167,671,702

34

$916,696,227

Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,501,328)

The Infinity Saga

$22,589,262,908

23

$982,141,866

Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,501,328)

	Phase Three	$13,506,562,880	11	$1,227,869,353	Avengers: Endgame ($2,797,501,328)
1	Avengers: Endgame (2019)	$2,797,501,328
2	Avengers: Infinity War (2018)	$2,048,359,754
3	Black Panther (2018)	$1,347,280,838
4	Captain America: Civil War (2016)	$1,153,337,496
5	Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)	$1,132,679,685
6	Captain Marvel (2019)	$1,128,274,794
7	Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)	$880,918,840
8	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)	$863,756,051
9	Thor: Ragnarok (2017)	$853,983,879
10	Doctor Strange (2016)	$677,796,076
11	Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)	$622,674,139

	Phase Two	$5,269,487,547	6	$878,247,925	Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1,402,809,540)
1	Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)	$1,402,809,540
2	Iron Man 3 (2013)	$1,214,811,252
3	Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)	$773,350,147
4	Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)	$714,421,503
5	Thor: The Dark World (2013)	$644,783,140
6	Ant-Man (2015)	$519,311,965

	Phase One	$3,813,212,481	6	$635,535,414	The Avengers ($1,518,815,515)
1	The Avengers (2012)	$1,518,815,515
2	Iron Man 2 (2010)	$623,933,331
3	Iron Man (2008)	$585,796,247
4	Thor (2011)	$449,326,618
5	Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)	$370,569,774
6	The Incredible Hulk (2008)	$264,770,996

The Multiverse Saga †

$8,578,408,794

11

$779,855,345

Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1,922,598,800)

	Phase Four	$5,712,571,367	7	$816,081,624	Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1,922,598,800)
1	Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)	$1,922,598,800
2	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)	$955,775,804
3	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)	$859,208,836
4	Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)	$760,928,081
5	Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)	$432,243,292
6	Eternals (2021)	$402,064,899
7	Black Widow (2021)	$379,751,655

	Phase Five †	$2,865,837,427	4	$716,459,357	Deadpool & Wolverine ($1,338,073,645)
1	Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)	$1,338,073,645
2	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)	$845,555,777
3	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)	$476,071,180
4	The Marvels (2023)	$206,136,825

2

Spider-Man †

$11,133,189,744

16

$695,824,359

No Way Home ($1,922,598,800)

	Marvel Cinematic Universe	$3,936,197,325	3	$1,312,065,775	No Way Home ($1,922,598,800)
1	No Way Home (2021)	$1,922,598,800
2	Far From Home (2019)	$1,132,679,685
3	Homecoming (2017)	$880,918,840

	Raimi series	$2,511,239,929	3	$837,079,976	Spider-Man 3 ($895,735,062)
1	Spider-Man 3 (2007)	$895,735,062
2	Spider-Man (2002)	$825,776,725
3	Spider-Man 2 (2004)	$789,728,142

	Sony's Spider-Man Universe^S †	$2,150,970,557	6	$358,495,093	Venom ($856,085,151)
1	Venom (2018)	$856,085,151
2	Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)	$506,863,592
3	Venom: The Last Dance (2024) †	$475,500,000
4	Morbius (2022)	$167,460,961
5	Madame Web (2024)	$100,498,764
6	Kraven the Hunter (2024) †	$44,562,089

	The Amazing Spider-Man series	$1,468,416,364	2	$734,208,182	The Amazing Spider-Man ($758,682,352)
1	The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)	$758,682,352
2	The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)	$709,734,012

	Spider-Verse	$1,066,365,569	2	$533,182,785	Across the Spider-Verse ($690,824,738)
1	Across the Spider-Verse (2023)	$690,824,738
2	Into the Spider-Verse (2018)	$375,540,831

3	Avengers	$7,777,410,723	4	$1,944,352,681	Endgame ($2,799,439,100)
1	Endgame (2019)	$2,799,439,100
2	Infinity War (2018)	$2,052,415,039
3	The Avengers (2012)	$1,520,538,536
4	Age of Ultron (2015)	$1,405,018,048

4

X-Men

$7,422,190,386

14

$530,156,456

Deadpool & Wolverine ($1,338,073,645)

	Main series	$3,059,525,837	7	$437,075,120	Days of Future Past ($746,045,700)
1	Days of Future Past (2014)	$746,045,700
2	Apocalypse (2016)	$543,934,105
3	The Last Stand (2006)	$460,435,291
4	X2 (2003)	$407,711,549
5	First Class (2011)	$352,616,690
6	X-Men (2000)	$296,339,528
7	Dark Phoenix (2019)	$252,442,974

	Deadpool series* †*	$2,906,582,409	3	$968,860,803	Deadpool & Wolverine ($1,338,073,645)
1	Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)	$1,338,073,645
2	Deadpool 2 (2018)	$785,896,609
3	Deadpool (2016)	$782,612,155

	Wolverine series	$1,406,912,546	3	$468,970,849	Logan ($619,021,436)
1	Logan (2017)	$619,021,436
2	The Wolverine (2013)	$414,828,246
3	Origins: Wolverine (2009)	$373,062,864

	The New Mutants (2020)	$49,169,594

5	DC Extended Universe^S	$7,191,680,912	15	$479,445,394	Aquaman ($1,148,528,393)
1	Aquaman (2018)	$1,148,528,393
2	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)	$873,637,528
3	Wonder Woman (2017)	$822,854,286
4	Suicide Squad (2016)	$746,846,894
5	Man of Steel (2013)	$668,045,518
6	Justice League (2017)	$657,926,987
7	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)	$434,381,226
8	Black Adam (2022)	$393,452,111
9	Shazam! (2019)	$365,971,656
10	The Flash (2023)	$271,433,313
11	Birds of Prey (2020)	$205,358,461
12	Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)	$169,601,036
13	The Suicide Squad (2021)	$168,717,425
14	Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)	$134,138,006
15	Blue Beetle (2023)	$130,788,072

6

Batman †

$7,050,316,471

18

$391,684,248

The Dark Knight Rises ($1,081,169,825)

	The Dark Knight trilogy	$2,462,179,755	3	$820,726,585	The Dark Knight Rises ($1,081,169,825)
1	The Dark Knight Rises (2012)	$1,081,169,825
2	The Dark Knight (2008)	$1,007,336,937
3	Batman Begins (2005)	$373,672,993

	Joker series †	$1,280,858,569	2	$640,429,285	Joker ($1,074,458,282)
1	Joker (2019)	$1,074,458,282
2	Folie à Deux (2024) †	$206,400,287

	Burton/Schumacher series	$1,253,192,682	4	$313,298,171	Batman ($411,556,825)
1	Batman (1989)	$411,556,825
2	Batman Forever (1995)	$336,567,531
3	Batman Returns (1992)	$266,832,411
4	Batman & Robin (1997)	$238,235,915

	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)	$873,637,528

	The Batman (2022)	$772,319,315

	The Lego Batman Movie (2017)	$311,950,384

	Catwoman (2004)	$82,102,379

	Mask of the Phantasm (1993)	$5,617,391

	DC Universe Animated Original Movies	$4,501,125	2	$2,250,563	The Killing Joke ($4,462,034)
1	The Killing Joke (2016)	$4,462,034
2	Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)	$39,091

	1960s TV series	$3,957,343	2	$1,978,672	Batman: The Movie ($3,900,000)
1	Batman: The Movie (1966)^^R*	$3,900,000
2	Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016)	$57,343

7

Godzilla

$3,256,019,239

38

$85,684,717

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($567,621,868)

	MonsterVerse	$1,957,742,317	4	$489,435,579	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($571,250,016)
1	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)	$571,250,016
2	Godzilla (2014)	$529,076,069
3	Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)	$470,116,094
4	King of the Monsters (2019)	$387,300,138

Toho films

$919,262,628

33

$27,856,443

Godzilla Minus One ($114,809,252)

	Shōwa era	$500,000,000	15	$33,333,333	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla ($34,122,958)
1	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)	$34,122,958
2	Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)	$20,000,000
3	Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)	$20,000,000
4	Godzilla / Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1954)	$4,850,000
5	Godzilla Raids Again (1955)	TBD
6	King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)	TBD
7	Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)	TBD
8	Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)	TBD
9	Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)	TBD
10	Ebirah, Horror of the Deep (1966)	TBD
11	Son of Godzilla (1967)	TBD
12	Destroy All Monsters (1968)	TBD
13	All Monsters Attack (1969)	TBD
14	Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)	TBD
15	Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)	TBD

	Reiwa era	$197,670,856	5	$39,534,171	Godzilla Minus One ($114,809,252)
1	Godzilla Minus One (2023)	$114,809,252
2	Shin Godzilla (2016)	$78,053,145
3	Planet of the Monsters (2017)	$3,285,291
4	The Planet Eater (2018)	$1,523,168
5	City on the Edge of Battle (2018)	TBD

	Heisei era	$133,916,395	7	$19,130,914	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II ($36,000,000)
1	Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (1993)	$36,000,000
2	Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)	$24,800,000
3	Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992)^R	$20,000,000
4	Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)^R	$20,000,000
5	The Return of Godzilla / Godzilla 1985 (1984)	$15,116,395
6	Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)^R	$11,000,000
7	Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)^R	$7,000,000

	Millennium era	$87,675,377	6	$14,612,563	Godzilla 2000 ($25,037,390)
1	Godzilla 2000 (1999)	$25,037,390
2	Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)	$18,623,382
3	Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)	$14,122,958
4	Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)	$10,724,345
5	Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)	$10,000,000
6	Final Wars (2004)	$9,167,302

	Godzilla (1998)	$379,014,294

8	Thor	$2,710,127,907	4	$677,531,977	Ragnarok ($855,301,806)
1	Ragnarok (2017)	$855,301,806
2	Love and Thunder (2022)	$760,928,081
3	The Dark World (2013)	$644,571,402
4	Thor (2011)	$449,326,618

9

Superman

$2,554,837,548

9

$283,870,839

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($873,634,919)

	DC Extended Universe	$1,541,680,437	2	$770,840,219	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($873,634,919)
1	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)	$873,634,919
2	Man of Steel (2013)	$668,045,518

Original series

$622,048,041

5

$124,409,608

Superman ($300,451,603)

	Christopher Reeve films	$607,751,603	4	$151,937,901	Superman ($300,451,603)
1	Superman (1978)	$300,451,603
2	Superman II (1980)	$190,400,000
3	Superman III (1983)	$80,200,000
4	The Quest for Peace (1987)	$36,700,000

	Supergirl (1984)^*	$14,296,438

	Superman Returns (2006)	$391,081,192

	Death of Superman/Reign of the Supermen (2018)	$27,878

10

MonsterVerse^S

$2,523,695,129

5

$504,739,026

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($571,250,016)

	Godzilla vs Kong series	$1,041,366,110	2	$520,683,055	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($571,250,016)
1	Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)	$571,250,016
2	Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)	$470,116,094

	Godzilla series	$915,676,207	2	$457,838,104	Godzilla ($529,076,069)
1	Godzilla (2014)	$529,076,069
2	King of the Monsters (2019)	$386,600,138

	Kong: Skull Island (2017)	$566,652,812

11	Guardians of the Galaxy	$2,482,661,975	3	$827,553,992	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ($863,756,051)
1	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)	$863,756,051
2	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)	$845,555,777
3	Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)	$773,350,147

12	Iron Man	$2,425,306,783	3	$808,435,594	Iron Man 3 ($1,214,811,252)
1	Iron Man 3 (2013)	$1,215,577,205
2	Iron Man 2 (2010)	$623,933,331
3	Iron Man (2008)	$585,796,247

13	Captain America	$2,239,880,457	3	$746,626,819	Civil War ($1,155,046,416)
1	Civil War (2016)	$1,155,046,416
2	The Winter Soldier (2014)	$714,264,267
3	The First Avenger (2011)	$370,569,774

14	Black Panther	$2,209,134,919	2	$1,104,567,460	Black Panther ($1,349,926,083)
1	Black Panther (2018)	$1,349,926,083
2	Wakanda Forever (2022)	$859,208,836

15	Sony's Spider-Man Universe †	$2,150,970,557	6	$358,495,093	Venom ($856,085,151)
1	Venom (2018)	$856,085,151
2	Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)	$506,863,592
3	Venom: The Last Dance (2024) †	$475,500,000
4	Morbius (2022)	$167,460,961
5	Madame Web (2024)	$100,498,764
6	Kraven the Hunter (2024) †	$44,562,089

16	The Incredibles	$1,875,825,093	2	$937,912,547	Incredibles 2 ($1,242,805,359)
1	Incredibles 2 (2018)	$1,242,805,359
2	The Incredibles (2004)	$633,019,734

17	The Matrix	$1,795,011,841	4	$448,752,960	The Matrix Reloaded ($741,847,937)
1	The Matrix Reloaded (2003)	$741,847,937
2	The Matrix (1999)	$466,621,824
3	The Matrix Revolutions (2003)	$427,344,325
4	The Matrix Resurrections (2021)	$159,197,755

18	Doctor Strange	$1,633,494,199	2	$816,747,100	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($955,775,804)
1	Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)	$955,775,804
2	Doctor Strange (2016)	$677,718,395

19	Ant-Man	$1,618,057,284	3	$539,352,428	Ant-Man and the Wasp ($622,674,139)
1	Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)	$622,674,139
2	Ant-Man (2015)	$519,311,965
3	Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)	$476,071,180

20	Aquaman	$1,582,177,557	2	$791,088,779	Aquaman ($1,148,485,886)
1	Aquaman (2018)	$1,148,485,886
2	The Lost Kingdom (2023)	$433,691,671

^SMarvel Cinematic Universe, DC Extended Universe, MonsterVerse and Sony's Spider-Man Universe are shared universes for which some properties also have their own entries.
^*US and Canada gross only.
^RDistributor rentals.
^†Partial worldwide gross figure.

I was thinking something like that Braganza (talk) 10:27, 29 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's because while it's possible to have an Aquaman film that's not an MCU film or a Guardians of the Galaxy film that's not an MCU film, an SSU, by definition, is automatically a film in the Spider-Man franchise, so you can't make an SSU film that's not a Spider-Man film. See Talk:List of highest-grossing superhero films/Archive 1#Sony's Spider-Man Universe for more discussion. 98.228.137.44 (talk) 00:25, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

that is speculative so far Braganza (talk) 09:29, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

For what it's worth, the issue was discussed at Talk:List of highest-grossing films/Archive 19#Inclusion of Venom and Morbius in Spider-Man total gross as well. 98.228.137.44 (talk) 21:23, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

i am not arguing to exclude them from Spider Man Braganza (talk) 19:03, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]