Despite its recent slump, Disney’s ambitious Marvel Cinematic Universe has largely been a powerful theatrical juggernaut ever since Robert Downey Jr.’s quippy Iron Man first zoomed into theaters back in 2008, setting the stage for Phases One, Two, and Three of the MCU, as well as the broader Infinity War saga that kept fans coming back for more big, cosmic CGI brawls for over a decade. Naturally, all four Avengers movies land in the top 10 (one of them is even the second highest-grossing movie of all time), while only one non-Marvel superhero movie makes an appearance — and it's animated! And sorry, DC fans: Not a single movie in the top 10 biggest superhero movie opening weekends is a DC flick, though Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and The Dark Knight (2008) take the 13th, 14th, and 15th spots, respectively.
Author: Erica Russell
Published at: 2025-07-15 20:58:59
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