Yet Universals finalHulktitle, starring Edward Norton was considered not entirely unsuccessful and just edged out 2003sHulkstarring Eric Bana.
Nonetheless, Nortons Bruce Banner would eventually be replaced by Mark Ruffalo.
20.Captain America: The First Avenger(2011) $176,654,505.
18.Thor(2011) $181,030,624: The stand-alone film that showedIron Manwasnt a fluke.
17.Thor: The Dark World(2013) $206,362,140: Dark Elves!
Marvel smartly shook up theThorfranchise format with a more comedic effort for the third film.
15.Doctor Strange(2016) $232,641,920.
14.Captain America: The Winter Soldier(2014) $259,766,572.
Represented a solid leveling up for Cap.
13.Iron Man 2(2010) $312,433,331.
Franchise director Jon Favreau walked away for the third film.
11.Iron Man(2008) $318,412,101.
10.Guardians of the Galaxy(2014) $333,176,600.
Remember whenGuardianswas considered a risky idea?
This proved Marvel could score with little-known characters and a title thats more comedy than drama.
9.Spider-Man: Homecoming(2017) $334,201.
The highest-grossing entry remains Sam Ramis 2002sSpider-Man($403,000).
7.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
2(2017) $389,813,101.
6.Captain America: Civil War(2016) $408,084,349.
5.Iron Man 3(2013) $409,013,994.
Yup, we were surprised too.
4.Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015) $459,005,868.
Like Favreau, director Joss Whedon stepped aside after his sequel underperformed his original.
3.Marvels The Avengers(2012) $623,357,910.
A success on every level and the first Marvel production to generate $1 billion in global ticket sales.
WhedonsThe Avengersproved an ambitious ensemble could actually work (plus holds up quite well upon repeat viewing).
Still, the No.
1 slot goes to…
1.Black Panther(2018) $700,059,566.
An all-quadrant hit with topical social relevance thrown in Black Pantherhas racked up $1.3 billion worldwide.
Of course, theres always somebody who tweets, But what about ticket sales adjusted for inflation?
