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<div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4</span> <span>2008–present: Ubiquity with the MCU and DCEU, expansion to streaming services</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2008–present:_Ubiquity_with_the_MCU_and_DCEU,_expansion_to_streaming_services-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2008–2014" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2008–2014"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4.1</span> <span>2008–2014</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2008–2014-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superq%C9%99hr%C9%99man_filml%C9%99ri" title="Superqəhrəman filmləri – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Superqəhrəman filmləri" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0" title="সুপারহিরো চলচ্চিত্র – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="সুপারহিরো চলচ্চিত্র" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhiau-kip_eng-hi%C3%B4ng_ti%C4%81n-i%C3%A1%E2%81%BF" title="Chhiau-kip eng-hiông tiān-iáⁿ – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Chhiau-kip eng-hiông tiān-iáⁿ" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC%D1%8B_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0_%D1%81%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%8F%D1%9E" title="Фільмы пра супергерояў – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Фільмы пра супергерояў" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C2%B7l%C3%ADcula_de_superherois" title="Pel·lícula de superherois – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Pel·lícula de superherois" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A5%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B7%CF%81%CF%89%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE_%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1" title="Υπερηρωική ταινία – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Υπερηρωική ταινία" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%ADcula_de_superh%C3%A9roes" title="Película de superhéroes – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Película de superhéroes" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85_%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%87%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C" title="فیلم ابرقهرمانی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فیلم ابرقهرمانی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_de_super-h%C3%A9ros" title="Film de super-héros – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Film de super-héros" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superheldefilm" title="Superheldefilm – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Superheldefilm" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8A%88%ED%8D%BC%ED%9E%88%EC%96%B4%EB%A1%9C_%EC%98%81%ED%99%94" title="슈퍼히어로 영화 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="슈퍼히어로 영화" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%96%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%B4%D5%A5%D6%80_%D5%BD%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BA%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%B0%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%BD%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%B6" title="Ֆիլմեր սուպերհերոսների մասին – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ֆիլմեր սուպերհերոսների մասին" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE" title="सुपरहीरो फ़िल्म – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="सुपरहीरो फ़िल्म" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_pahlawan_super" title="Film pahlawan super – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Film pahlawan super" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_di_supereroi" title="Film di supereroi – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Film di supereroi" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%A8%D7%98_%D7%92%D7%99%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%A2%D7%9C" title="סרט גיבורי-על – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סרט גיבורי-על" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D2%9B%D0%B0%D2%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80_%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC%D1%96" title="Суперқаһармандар фильмі – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Суперқаһармандар фильмі" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supervaro%C5%86u_filma" title="Supervaroņu filma – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Supervaroņu filma" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filem_adiwira" title="Filem adiwira – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Filem adiwira" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B9_%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE" title="Супер баатартай кино – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Супер баатартай кино" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhelden_(genre)" title="Superhelden (genre) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Superhelden (genre)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%92%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB" title="スーパーヒーロー映画 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="スーパーヒーロー映画" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superqahramonlik_filmi" title="Superqahramonlik filmi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Superqahramonlik filmi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_superbohaterski" title="Film superbohaterski – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Film superbohaterski" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filme_de_super-her%C3%B3is" title="Filme de super-heróis – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Filme de super-heróis" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC" title="Супергеройский фильм – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Супергеройский фильм" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhero_movie" title="Superhero movie – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Superhero movie" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85%DB%8C_%DA%AF%DB%95%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%95%D9%BE%D8%A7%DA%B5%DB%95%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86" title="فیلمی گەورەپاڵەوان – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="فیلمی گەورەپاڵەوان" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%98%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BC" title="Суперхеројски филм – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Суперхеројски филм" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersankarielokuva" title="Supersankarielokuva – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Supersankarielokuva" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhj%C3%A4ltefilm" title="Superhjältefilm – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Superhjältefilm" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D" title="மீநாயகன் திரைப்படம் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="மீநாயகன் திரைப்படம்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a 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Superhero films typically blend elements of <a href="/wiki/Action_film" title="Action film">action</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adventure_film" title="Adventure film">adventure</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_film" title="Fantasy film">fantasy</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction_film" title="Science fiction film">science fiction</a>. The first <a href="/wiki/Film" title="Film">film</a> about a particular superhero character, often focuses on the hero's <a href="/wiki/Origin_story" title="Origin story">origin story</a> and typically introduces the hero's <a href="/wiki/Archenemy" title="Archenemy">nemesis,</a> or their main enemy. </p><p>Many superhero films are <a href="/wiki/Film_adaptation" title="Film adaptation">adaptations</a> of existing works. Superhero comics from publishers such as <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel</a>, <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Dark_Horse_Comics" title="Dark Horse Comics">Dark Horse</a> (<a href="/wiki/The_Umbrella_Academy" title="The Umbrella Academy">The Umbrella Academy</a> universe) have frequently been adapted into film. Others are based on television properties, such as films from the Japanese <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman" title="Ultraman">Ultraman</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider" title="Kamen Rider">Kamen Rider</a>,</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Sentai" title="Super Sentai">Super Sentai</a></i> franchises. Both <i><a href="/wiki/Underdog_(2007_film)" title="Underdog (2007 film)">Underdog</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Powerpuff_Girls_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Powerpuff Girls (film)">The Powerpuff Girls</a></i> are based on their respective animated television series.<sup id="cite_ref-3053f_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3053f-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Green_Hornet_(2011_film)" title="The Green Hornet (2011 film)">The Green Hornet</a></i> is based primarily on the original <a href="/wiki/The_Green_Hornet_(radio_series)" title="The Green Hornet (radio series)">radio series</a> and its 1960s <a href="/wiki/The_Green_Hornet_(TV_series)" title="The Green Hornet (TV series)">television adaptation</a>. <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">Anime</a> superhero films are often based on <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">manga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Television_show" title="Television show">television shows</a>. Some superhero films, like the <i><a href="/wiki/RoboCop_(franchise)" title="RoboCop (franchise)">RoboCop</a></i> series, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Meteor_Man_(film)" title="The Meteor Man (film)">The Meteor Man</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/Unbreakable_(film_series)" title="Unbreakable (film series)"><i>Unbreakable</i> film series</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Hancock_(film)" title="Hancock (film)">Hancock</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Darkman" title="Darkman">Darkman</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/They_Call_Me_Jeeg" title="They Call Me Jeeg">They Call Me Jeeg</a>,</i> were developed as original projects for the screen. </p><p>According to <a href="/wiki/Box_office" title="Box office">box office</a> income figures from <a href="/wiki/Box_Office_Mojo" title="Box Office Mojo">Box Office Mojo</a>, the highest-grossing superhero film franchises since 1967 include <a href="/wiki/Tsuburaya_Productions" title="Tsuburaya Productions">Tsuburaya Productions</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Ultra_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultra Series">Ultra Series</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Toei_Company" title="Toei Company">Toei Company</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider" title="Kamen Rider">Kamen Rider</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Sentai" title="Super Sentai">Super Sentai</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/New_Line_Cinema" title="New Line Cinema">New Line Cinema</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Blade_(franchise)" title="Blade (franchise)">Blade</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/20th_Century_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Century Fox">20th Century Fox</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_(film_series)" title="X-Men (film series)">X-Men</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures" title="Sony Pictures">Sony Pictures</a>' <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_(2002_film_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spider-Man (2002 film series)"><i>Spider-Man</i> trilogy</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Sam_Raimi" title="Sam Raimi">Sam Raimi</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_in_film" title="Spider-Man in film">Amazing Spider-Man duology</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/Marc_Webb" title="Marc Webb">Marc Webb</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pixar" title="Pixar">Pixar</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Incredibles_(franchise)" title="The Incredibles (franchise)">The Incredibles</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Nolan" title="Christopher Nolan">Christopher Nolan</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Trilogy" class="mw-redirect" title="The Dark Knight Trilogy">Dark Knight Trilogy</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe" title="Marvel Cinematic Universe">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a> (MCU), and the <a href="/wiki/DC_Extended_Universe" title="DC Extended Universe">DC Extended Universe</a> (DCEU). The MCU alone has earned over $28 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The MCU film <a href="/wiki/Avengers:_Endgame" title="Avengers: Endgame">Avengers: Endgame</a> (2019) is the <a href="/wiki/Highest_grossing_superhero_films" class="mw-redirect" title="Highest grossing superhero films">highest-grossing superhero film</a> to date, with over $2.7 billion worldwide. It briefly held the record for <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films" title="List of highest-grossing films">highest-grossing film of all time</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before being surpassed by <a href="/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film)" title="Avatar (2009 film)">Avatar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Superhero_film&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1939–1978:_Early_years"><span id="1939.E2.80.931978:_Early_years"></span>1939–1978: Early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Superhero_film&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1939–1978: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CaptainMarvelLobbyCard002A.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/CaptainMarvelLobbyCard002A.jpg/220px-CaptainMarvelLobbyCard002A.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/CaptainMarvelLobbyCard002A.jpg/330px-CaptainMarvelLobbyCard002A.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/CaptainMarvelLobbyCard002A.jpg/440px-CaptainMarvelLobbyCard002A.jpg 2x" data-file-width="781" data-file-height="555" /></a><figcaption><i><a href="/wiki/Adventures_of_Captain_Marvel" title="Adventures of Captain Marvel">Adventures of Captain Marvel</a></i>(<a href="/wiki/Republic_Pictures" title="Republic Pictures">Republic Pictures</a>, 1941)</figcaption></figure> <p>Superhero stories gained popularity through <a href="/wiki/Comic_book" title="Comic book">comic books</a> and were subsequently adapted into <a href="/wiki/Serial_film" title="Serial film">film serials</a>. Early examples include <i><a href="/wiki/Mandrake_the_Magician_(serial)" title="Mandrake the Magician (serial)">Mandrake the Magician</a></i> (1939), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Shadow_(serial)" title="The Shadow (serial)">The Shadow</a></i> (1940), <i><a href="/wiki/Adventures_of_Captain_Marvel" title="Adventures of Captain Marvel">Adventures of Captain Marvel</a></i> (1941), <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(serial)" title="Batman (serial)">Batman</a></i> (1943), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_(serial)" title="The Phantom (serial)">The Phantom</a></i> (1943), <i><a href="/wiki/Captain_America_(serial)" title="Captain America (serial)">Captain America</a></i> (1944), and <i><a href="/wiki/Superman_(serial)" title="Superman (serial)">Superman</a></i> (1948). </p><p>Between 1941 and 1943, <a href="/wiki/Fleischer_Studios" title="Fleischer Studios">Fleischer Studios</a> produced a series of animated short subjects based on the <a href="/wiki/Superman_(comic_book)" title="Superman (comic book)">Superman comic book</a>. </p><p>In the following decades, the decline of Saturday matinee showings of serials along with <a href="/wiki/Senate_Subcommittee_on_Juvenile_Delinquency" class="mw-redirect" title="Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency">turmoil in the comic book industry</a> slowed superhero motion picture production, with the exception of <i><a href="/wiki/Superman_and_the_Mole_Men" title="Superman and the Mole Men">Superman and the Mole Men</a></i> (1951) starring <a href="/wiki/George_Reeves" title="George Reeves">George Reeves</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(1966_film)" title="Batman (1966 film)">Batman</a></i> (1966), a big-screen extension of the <a href="/wiki/Batman_(TV_series)" title="Batman (TV series)"><i>Batman</i> television series</a> starring <a href="/wiki/Adam_West" title="Adam West">Adam West</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Superman_and_the_Mole_Men" title="Superman and the Mole Men">Superman and the Mole Men</a></i> served as a <a href="/wiki/Television_pilot" title="Television pilot">pilot</a> for the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/Adventures_of_Superman_(TV_series)" title="Adventures of Superman (TV series)">Adventures of Superman</a>.</i> Compilations of the series were later released theatrically. </p><p>In 1957, <a href="/wiki/Shintoho" title="Shintoho">Shintoho</a> produced the first <a href="/wiki/Serial_film" title="Serial film">film serial</a> featuring the <a href="/wiki/Tokusatsu" title="Tokusatsu"><i>tokusatsu</i></a> superhero character, <a href="/wiki/Super_Giant" title="Super Giant">Super Giant</a>, signaling a shift in <a href="/wiki/Japanese_popular_culture" title="Japanese popular culture">Japanese popular culture</a> toward masked superheroes in <a href="/wiki/Tokusatsu" title="Tokusatsu"><i>tokusatsu</i></a>. Along with <i><a href="/wiki/Astro_Boy" title="Astro Boy">Astro Boy</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Giant" title="Super Giant">the <i>Super Giant</i> film series</a> greatly influenced later Japanese <a href="/wiki/Tokusatsu" title="Tokusatsu"><i>tokusatsu</i></a> superhero films.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Moonlight_Mask" title="Moonlight Mask">Moonlight Mask</a> also became popular around that time, with six films retelling the story of the TV series being made.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another early Japanese superhero film was <i><a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cgon_Bat" class="mw-redirect" title="Ōgon Bat">Ōgon Bat</a></i> (1966), starring <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Chiba" title="Sonny Chiba">Sonny Chiba</a> and based on the 1931 <a href="/wiki/Kamishibai" title="Kamishibai">Kamishibai</a> superhero <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Cgon_Bat" class="mw-redirect" title="Ōgon Bat">Ōgon Bat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <b><a href="/wiki/Godzilla" title="Godzilla">kaiju monster Godzilla</a></b>, originally a villain, began to transition into a <b>superhero role</b> in subsequent films.<sup id="cite_ref-Huffington_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Huffington-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has been described as "the original radioactive superhero," due to his nuclear origin story predating <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man" title="Spider-Man">Spider-Man's</a> 1962 debut,<sup id="cite_ref-Huffington_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Huffington-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although <a href="/wiki/Godzilla" title="Godzilla">Godzilla</a> did not become a hero until <i><a href="/wiki/Ghidorah,_the_Three-Headed_Monster" title="Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster">Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster</a></i> (1964).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the 1970s, Godzilla came to be viewed as a superhero, with the magazine <i>King of the Monsters</i> in 1977 describing Godzilla as "Superhero of the '70s". <a href="/wiki/Donald_F._Glut" title="Donald F. Glut">Donald F. Glut</a> wrote that Godzilla was "the most universally popular superhero of 1977."<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The year 1966 saw the debut of the <i><a href="/wiki/Ultra_Series" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultra Series">Ultra Series</a></i> with the <a href="/wiki/Kaiju" title="Kaiju"><i>kaiju</i></a> TV show <i><a href="/wiki/Ultra_Q" title="Ultra Q">Ultra Q</a></i>. However, with the release of the original <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman_(1966_TV_series)" title="Ultraman (1966 TV series)">Ultraman</a></i>, the franchise started focusing on superheroes. In 1967, <i>Ultraman</i> started expanding to films. Early films, such as <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman:_Monster_Movie_Feature" title="Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature">Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature</a></i>, were compilations or theatrical releases of TV shows' episodes. The first original <i>Ultraman</i> film was <i><a href="/wiki/The_6_Ultra_Brothers_vs._the_Monster_Army" title="The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army">The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army,</a></i> a <a href="/wiki/Co-production_(media)" title="Co-production (media)">co-production</a> with <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The popularity of television superheroes in Japan led to the start of the <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider" title="Kamen Rider">Kamen Rider</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Sentai" title="Super Sentai">Super Sentai</a></i> franchises by famous manga artist <a href="/wiki/Shotaro_Ishinomori" title="Shotaro Ishinomori">Shotaro Ishinomori</a> in 1971 and 1975, respectively. Similarly to <i>Ultraman</i>, many early <i>Kamen Rider</i> and <i>Super Sentai</i> episodes were released as films. Original <i>Kamen Rider</i> films released before 1978 include <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider_vs._Shocker" title="Kamen Rider vs. Shocker">Kamen Rider vs. Shocker</a></i>, <i>Kamen Rider vs. Ambassador Hell</i>, <i>Kamen Rider V3 vs. Destron Mutants,</i> and <i>Five Riders vs. King Dark</i>. </p><p>Original superhero characters emerged in other, more <a href="/wiki/Comedy_film" title="Comedy film">comedy-oriented films</a>, such as the <a href="/wiki/French_cinema" class="mw-redirect" title="French cinema">French</a> <a href="/wiki/Political_satire" title="Political satire">political satire</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Freedom" title="Mr. Freedom">Mr. Freedom</a></i> (1969), the Polish <a href="/wiki/Parody_film" title="Parody film">parody</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Hydrozagadka" title="Hydrozagadka">Hydrozagadka</a></i> (1970), and the American <a href="/wiki/B_movies" class="mw-redirect" title="B movies">B movies</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Rat_Pfink_a_Boo_Boo" title="Rat Pfink a Boo Boo">Rat Pfink a Boo Boo</a></i> (1966) and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wild_World_of_Batwoman" title="The Wild World of Batwoman">The Wild World of Batwoman</a></i> (1966).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1978–1998:_Rising_popularity_with_Superman,_Kamen_Rider,_Batman,_and_Ultraman_Zearth"><span id="1978.E2.80.931998:_Rising_popularity_with_Superman.2C_Kamen_Rider.2C_Batman.2C_and_Ultraman_Zearth"></span>1978–1998: Rising popularity with <i>Superman</i>, <i>Kamen Rider</i>, <i>Batman</i>, and <i>Ultraman Zearth</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Superhero_film&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1978–1998: Rising popularity with Superman, Kamen Rider, Batman, and Ultraman Zearth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Cleanup-list plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-style" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/40px-Edit-clear.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/60px-Edit-clear.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f2/Edit-clear.svg/80px-Edit-clear.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="48" data-file-height="48" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>may contain <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">unverified</a> or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:What_Wikipedia_is_not#Wikipedia_is_not_an_indiscriminate_collection_of_information" title="Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not">indiscriminate</a> information</b> in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Embedded_lists" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Embedded lists">embedded lists</a>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Superhero_film&action=edit">clean up the lists</a> by removing items or incorporating them into the text of the article.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2022</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Following the success of <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars" title="Star Wars">Star Wars</a></i> which increased interest in <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_film" title="Fantasy film">fantasy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction_film" title="Science fiction film">science fiction</a> films, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Donner" title="Richard Donner">Richard Donner</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Superman_(1978_film)" title="Superman (1978 film)">Superman</a></i> (1978), the first major big-budget DC feature film, was a critical and commercial success. The same year, <a href="/wiki/Toei_Company" title="Toei Company">Toei Company</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_(1978_film)" title="Spider-Man (1978 film)">Spider-Man</a></i> reimagining and the first <i>Super Sentai</i> crossover film, <i>JAKQ Dengekitai vs. Gorenger</i>, were released. Other successful entries emerged throughout the 1980s, including <i>Eight Riders vs. Galaxy King</i> (1980), <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider_Super-1#Kamen_Rider_Super-1:_The_Movie" title="Kamen Rider Super-1">Kamen Rider Super-1: The Movie</a></i> (1981), <a href="/wiki/Richard_Lester" title="Richard Lester">Richard Lester</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Superman_II" title="Superman II">Superman II</a></i> (1981), <i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man:_The_Dragon%27s_Challenge" title="Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge">Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge</a></i> (1981), and <a href="/wiki/Paul_Verhoeven" title="Paul Verhoeven">Paul Verhoeven</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/RoboCop" title="RoboCop">RoboCop</a></i> (1987). These were followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider_Black:_Hurry_To_Onigashima" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamen Rider Black: Hurry To Onigashima">Kamen Rider Black: Hurry to Onigashima</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider_Black:_Terrifying!_The_Phantom_House_of_Devil_Pass" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass">Kamen Rider Black: Terrifying! The Phantom House of Devil Pass</a></i>, both released in 1988. </p><p>Other superhero films released during the 1980s include <i>Denshi Sentai Denziman: The Movie</i> (1980), <i><a href="/wiki/Flash_Gordon_(film)" title="Flash Gordon (film)">Flash Gordon</a></i> (1980), <i>Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan: The Movie</i> (1981), <i>Dai Sentai Goggle V: The Movie</i> (1982), <i><a href="/wiki/Swamp_Thing_(1982_film)" title="Swamp Thing (1982 film)">Swamp Thing</a></i> (1982), <i>Kagaku Sentai Dynaman: The Movie</i> (1983), its <a href="/wiki/The_Return_of_Swamp_Thing" title="The Return of Swamp Thing">sequel</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Superman_III" title="Superman III">Superman III</a></i> (1983), <i>Choudenshi Bioman: The Movie</i> (1984), <i><a href="/wiki/Supergirl_(1984_film)" title="Supergirl (1984 film)">Supergirl</a></i> (1984), <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman_Zoffy:_Ultra_Warriors_vs._the_Giant_Monster_Army" title="Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army">Ultraman Zoffy: Ultra Warriors vs. the Giant Monster Army</a></i> (1984), <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman_Story" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultraman Story">Ultraman Story</a></i> (1984), <i>Dengeki Sentai Changeman: The Movie</i> and <i>Dengeki Sentai Changeman: Shuttle Base! The Critical Moment!</i> (1985), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Toxic_Avenger_(1984_film)" title="The Toxic Avenger (1984 film)">The Toxic Avenger</a></i> (1985), <i>Choushinsei Flashman: The Movie</i> (1986), <i>Choushinsei Flashman: Big Rally! Titan Boy!</i> (1987), <i>Hikari Sentai Maskman: The Movie</i> (1987), <i><a href="/wiki/Superman_IV:_The_Quest_for_Peace" title="Superman IV: The Quest for Peace">Superman IV: The Quest for Peace</a></i> (1987), <i><a href="/wiki/Masters_of_the_Universe_(film)" title="Masters of the Universe (film)">Masters of the Universe</a></i> (1987), <a href="/wiki/Bollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Bollywood">Bollywood</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Mr._India_(1987_film)" title="Mr. India (1987 film)">Mr. India</a></i> (1987), <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman:_The_Adventure_Begins" title="Ultraman: The Adventure Begins">Ultraman: The Adventure Begins</a></i> (1987), <i>Kousoku Sentai Turboranger: The Movie</i> (1989), and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Punisher_(1989_film)" title="The Punisher (1989 film)">The Punisher</a></i> (1989). </p><p>The success of <a href="/wiki/Tim_Burton" title="Tim Burton">Tim Burton</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_(1989_film)" title="Batman (1989 film)">Batman</a></i> (1989) and its direct follow-up, <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Returns" title="Batman Returns">Batman Returns</a></i> (1992), spawned the <a href="/wiki/DC_Animated_Universe" title="DC Animated Universe">DC Animated Universe</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Litchenfeld286_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Litchenfeld286-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Superhero movies from the 1990s include <i><a href="/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_(1990_film)" title="Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film)">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</a></i> (1990) and its two <a href="/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_in_film#Live-action" title="Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in film">sequels</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/RoboCop_2" title="RoboCop 2">RoboCop 2</a></i> (1990), <i><a href="/wiki/Darkman" title="Darkman">Darkman</a></i> (1990), <i><a href="/wiki/Sgt._Kabukiman_N.Y.P.D." title="Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.">Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D.</a></i> (1990), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Rocketeer_(film)" title="The Rocketeer (film)">The Rocketeer</a></i> (1991), <i><a href="/wiki/Shin_Kamen_Rider:_Prologue" title="Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue">Shin Kamen Rider: Prologue</a></i> (1992), <i><a href="/wiki/RoboCop_3" title="RoboCop 3">RoboCop 3</a></i> (1993), the animated <i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Mask_of_the_Phantasm" title="Batman: Mask of the Phantasm">Batman: Mask of the Phantasm</a></i> (1993), <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider_ZO" title="Kamen Rider ZO">Kamen Rider ZO</a></i> (1993), <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider_J" title="Kamen Rider J">Kamen Rider J</a></i> (1994), <i>Gosei Sentai Dairanger: The Movie</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Shadow_(1994_film)" title="The Shadow (1994 film)">The Shadow</a></i> (1994), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Mask_(1994_film)" title="The Mask (1994 film)">The Mask</a></i> (1994), <i>Ninja Sentai Kakuranger: The Movie</i> (1994), <i><a href="/wiki/Blankman" title="Blankman">Blankman</a></i> (1994), <i>Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: The Movie</i> (1995), <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Forever" title="Batman Forever">Batman Forever</a></i> (1995), <i><a href="/wiki/Judge_Dredd_(film)" title="Judge Dredd (film)">Judge Dredd</a></i> (1995), <i><a href="/wiki/Tank_Girl_(film)" title="Tank Girl (film)">Tank Girl</a></i> (1995), <i><a href="/wiki/Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers:_The_Movie" title="Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie">Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie</a></i> (1995) and a <a href="/wiki/Turbo:_A_Power_Rangers_Movie" title="Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie">sequel</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Barb_Wire_(1996_film)" title="Barb Wire (1996 film)">Barb Wire</a></i> (1996), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_(1996_film)" title="The Phantom (1996 film)">The Phantom</a></i> (1996), <i><a href="/wiki/Black_Mask_(film)" title="Black Mask (film)">Black Mask</a></i> (1996), <i>Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Ole vs. Kakuranger</i> (1996), <i><a href="/wiki/Revive!_Ultraman" class="mw-redirect" title="Revive! Ultraman">Revive! Ultraman</a></i> (1996), <i><a href="/wiki/Gekisou_Sentai_Carranger_vs._Ohranger" class="mw-redirect" title="Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs. Ohranger">Gekisou Sentai Carranger vs. Ohranger</a></i> (1997) and <i><a href="/wiki/Steel_(1997_film)" title="Steel (1997 film)">Steel</a></i> (1997).<sup id="cite_ref-Litchenfeld287_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Litchenfeld287-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Marvel_Comics" title="Marvel Comics">Marvel Comics</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/Captain_America_(1990_film)" title="Captain America (1990 film)">Captain America</a></i> (1991) did not have a <a href="/wiki/Theatrical_release" class="mw-redirect" title="Theatrical release">theatrical release</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Corman" title="Roger Corman">Roger Corman</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fantastic_Four_(unreleased_film)" title="The Fantastic Four (unreleased film)">The Fantastic Four</a></i> (1994) was <a href="/wiki/Ashcan_copy" class="mw-redirect" title="Ashcan copy">produced solely for the legal maintenance of the film rights to the property</a><sup id="cite_ref-itop109_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-itop109-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was therefore not released theatrically or on <a href="/wiki/Home_video" title="Home video">home video.</a><sup id="cite_ref-Litchenfeld287_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Litchenfeld287-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Alex_Proyas" title="Alex Proyas">Alex Proyas</a>' <i><a href="/wiki/The_Crow_(1994_film)" title="The Crow (1994 film)">The Crow</a></i> (1994) became the first <a href="/wiki/Independent_comic" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent comic">independent comic</a> superhero film to establish a franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-Litchenfeld287_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Litchenfeld287-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film introduced a level of violence not seen in previous superhero films targeted at younger audiences and bridged a gap to the more modern <a href="/wiki/Action_film" title="Action film">action film</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Litchenfeld289_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Litchenfeld289-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The success of <i>The Crow</i> may have influenced the release of a film version of <i><a href="/wiki/Spawn_(1997_film)" title="Spawn (1997 film)">Spawn</a></i> (1997), <a href="/wiki/Image_Comics" title="Image Comics">Image Comics</a>' leading character. After Marvel bought <a href="/wiki/Malibu_Comics" title="Malibu Comics">Malibu Comics</a> (the company that owned <i><a href="/wiki/The_Men_in_Black_(comics)" title="The Men in Black (comics)">The Men in Black</a></i> comic series), Marvel and <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures" title="Columbia Pictures">Columbia Pictures</a> released the <i><a href="/wiki/Men_in_Black_(1997_film)" title="Men in Black (1997 film)">Men in Black</a></i> film in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This film was the first Marvel property to win an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Makeup_and_Hairstyling" title="Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling">Academy Award</a> and, at the time, was the highest-grossing comic book adaptation.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While commercially successful, <a href="/wiki/Joel_Schumacher" title="Joel Schumacher">Joel Schumacher</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Robin_(film)" title="Batman & Robin (film)">Batman & Robin</a></i> (1997) was critically panned for its <a href="/wiki/Camp_(style)" title="Camp (style)">campiness</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and deviation from the darker style of the series' first two films directed by Tim Burton.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some have cited it as a factor in the temporary decline of the superhero film sub-genre.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Starting with the 1990s, original <i>Ultraman</i> films became more common. In 1996, <a href="/wiki/Tsuburaya_Productions" title="Tsuburaya Productions">Tsuburaya</a> released <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman_Zearth" title="Ultraman Zearth">Ultraman Zearth</a></i>, which parodied the original TV series and later installments.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following year, the sequel titled <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ultraman_Zearth_2:_Superhuman_Big_Battle_-_Light_and_Shadow&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow (page does not exist)">Ultraman Zearth 2: Superhuman Big Battle - Light and Shadow</a></i> premiered. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1998–2008:_Further_rise_with_Blade_and_Blade_II,_X-Men,_Raimi's_Spider-Man,_Daredevil,_and_The_Dark_Knight_Trilogy"><span id="1998.E2.80.932008:_Further_rise_with_Blade_and_Blade_II.2C_X-Men.2C_Raimi.27s_Spider-Man.2C_Daredevil.2C_and_The_Dark_Knight_Trilogy"></span>1998–2008: Further rise with <i>Blade and Blade II,</i> <i>X-Men</i>, Raimi's <i>Spider-Man</i>, <i>Daredevil</i>, and <i>The Dark Knight Trilogy</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Superhero_film&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1998–2008: Further rise with Blade and Blade II, X-Men, Raimi's Spider-Man, Daredevil, and The Dark Knight Trilogy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wesley_Snipes_(41969097750)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Wesley_Snipes_%2841969097750%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Wesley_Snipes_%2841969097750%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="249" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Wesley_Snipes_%2841969097750%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/255px-Wesley_Snipes_%2841969097750%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Wesley_Snipes_%2841969097750%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/340px-Wesley_Snipes_%2841969097750%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1327" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Wesley_Snipes" title="Wesley Snipes">Wesley Snipes</a> starred as <a href="/wiki/Blade_(character)" title="Blade (character)">Blade</a> in the <i><a href="/wiki/Blade_(franchise)" title="Blade (franchise)">Blade</a></i> films.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1998, Marvel released <i><a href="/wiki/Blade_(1998_film)" title="Blade (1998 film)">Blade</a></i>, a darker superhero film blended with traditional action elements, featuring a <a href="/wiki/Blade_(character)" title="Blade (character)">title character</a> with <a href="/wiki/Vampire" title="Vampire">the powers of a vampire</a> and an arsenal of weaponry.<sup id="cite_ref-Litchenfeld289_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Litchenfeld289-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The success of <i>Blade</i> is considered the beginning of Marvel's film success, and a catalyst for further comic book film adaptations.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The popularity of the <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman_Tiga" title="Ultraman Tiga">Ultraman Tiga</a></i> TV series led to several films based on it and later installments, including <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman_Tiga_%26_Ultraman_Dyna:_Warriors_of_the_Star_of_Light" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light">Ultraman Tiga & Ultraman Dyna: Warriors of the Star of Light</a></i> (1998), <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman_Gaia:_The_Battle_in_Hyperspace" title="Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace">Ultraman Gaia: The Battle in Hyperspace</a></i> (1999) and <i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman_Tiga:_The_Final_Odyssey" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey">Ultraman Tiga: The Final Odyssey</a></i> (2000). Adam Sternbergh of <i><a href="/wiki/Vulture.com" class="mw-redirect" title="Vulture.com">Vulture.com</a></i> has stated that <i><a href="/wiki/The_Matrix" title="The Matrix">The Matrix</a></i> (1999) was influenced by comic books, <a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk" title="Cyberpunk">cyberpunk</a> fiction, Japanese <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_action_films" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong action films">Hong Kong action films</a>, reinvented the superhero film, setting the template for modern superhero blockbusters and inspiring the superhero renaissance in the early 21st century.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/John_Kenneth_Muir" title="John Kenneth Muir">John Kenneth Muir</a>, in <i>The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television</i>, describes <i><a href="/wiki/The_Matrix" title="The Matrix">The Matrix</a></i> as a revolutionary re-imagination of movie visuals, paving the way for the visuals of later superhero films. He credits it with helping to "make comic-book superheroes hip", and notes that its <a href="/wiki/Bullet_time" title="Bullet time">bullet-time</a> effect effectively demonstrated the concept of "<a href="/wiki/Faster_than_a_speeding_bullet" class="mw-redirect" title="Faster than a speeding bullet">faster than a speeding bullet</a>" on-screen.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Inspector_Gadget_(film)" title="Inspector Gadget (film)">Inspector Gadget</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_Men" title="Mystery Men">Mystery Men</a></i> would then follow to close out the decade for the sub-genre. </p><p>Following the success of the <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider_Kuuga" title="Kamen Rider Kuuga">Kamen Rider Kuuga</a></i> television series, a new era of the <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider" title="Kamen Rider">Kamen Rider</a></i> franchise began. This led to the production of annual <i>Kamen Rider</i> movies, starting with <i><a href="/wiki/Kamen_Rider_Agito:_Project_G4" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4">Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4</a></i> in 2001. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008–present:_Ubiquity_with_the_MCU_and_DCEU,_expansion_to_streaming_services"><span id="2008.E2.80.93present:_Ubiquity_with_the_MCU_and_DCEU.2C_expansion_to_streaming_services"></span>2008–present: Ubiquity with the MCU and DCEU, expansion to streaming services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Superhero_film&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2008–present: Ubiquity with the MCU and DCEU, expansion to streaming services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Avengers_Cast_2010_Comic-Con_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/The_Avengers_Cast_2010_Comic-Con_cropped.jpg/300px-The_Avengers_Cast_2010_Comic-Con_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/The_Avengers_Cast_2010_Comic-Con_cropped.jpg/450px-The_Avengers_Cast_2010_Comic-Con_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/The_Avengers_Cast_2010_Comic-Con_cropped.jpg/600px-The_Avengers_Cast_2010_Comic-Con_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1959" data-file-height="991" /></a><figcaption>The cast of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Avengers_(2012_film)" title="The Avengers (2012 film)">Marvel's The Avengers</a></i> (2012), a commercially successful superhero film and a key entry in the <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe" title="Marvel Cinematic Universe">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2008–2014"><span id="2008.E2.80.932014"></span>2008–2014</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Superhero_film&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2008–2014"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The release of <i><a href="/wiki/Iron_Man_(2008_film)" title="Iron Man (2008 film)">Iron Man</a></i> in 2008 laid the groundwork for the <a href="/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe" title="Marvel Cinematic Universe">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a>, and 2009 saw the release of <i><a href="/wiki/Watchmen_(film)" title="Watchmen (film)">Watchmen</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men_Origins:_Wolverine" title="X-Men Origins: Wolverine">X-Men Origins: Wolverine</a></i>. The 2010s saw a continuation and expansion of the box-office success of superhero films from the 2000s,<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> taking the sub-genre's success and ubiquity to new heights.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Vaughn" title="Matthew Vaughn">Matthew Vaughn</a>'s adaptation of <i><a href="/wiki/Kick-Ass_(film)" title="Kick-Ass (film)">Kick-Ass</a></i> was released in 2010, followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Iron_Man_2" title="Iron Man 2">Iron Man 2</a></i> a month later. 2011 releases included <i><a href="/wiki/The_Green_Hornet_(2011_film)" title="The Green Hornet (2011 film)">The Green Hornet</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Green_Lantern_(film)" title="Green Lantern (film)">Green Lantern</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_First_Class" title="X-Men: First Class">X-Men: First Class</a></i>. After referencing the <a href="/wiki/Avengers_Initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Avengers Initiative">"Avengers Initiative"</a> in the <i>Iron Man</i> films and <i>The Incredible Hulk</i>, Marvel released <i><a href="/wiki/Thor_(film)" title="Thor (film)">Thor</a></i> on May 6, 2011,<sup id="cite_ref-Thordate_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thordate-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Captain_America:_The_First_Avenger" title="Captain America: The First Avenger">Captain America: The First Avenger</a></i> on July 22, 2011. </p><p>While <i><a href="/wiki/Ghost_Rider:_Spirit_of_Vengeance" title="Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance">Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance</a></i> (February 17, 2012) had little audience interest,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> superhero films dominated the 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