By Charles Apple
The Spokesman-Review
Two decades ago Tuesday, the first big Marvel superhero comic book movie, “X-Men,” went into wide release in the U.S.
Marvel properties had some success in the past – an “Incredible Hulk” TV series ran for seven seasons beginning in 1978 and “Blade,” featuring Wesley Snipes as a vampire hero, was a minor hit in 1998 – “X-Men” went on to spawn nine sequels or prequels – 10, if you count the one that’s been hit with multiple delays over the past two years.
“X-Men” pulled in $296 million worldwide, triggering a rush to put more Marvel comics onto the big screen and resulting in the series of Avengers movies that have been so popular over the past 12 years.
Here’s a look at all 77 feature-length Marvel comics feature films:
Feb, 5, 1944
Captain America
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15-part serial
Aug. 1, 1986
Howard the Duck
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Co-produced by George Lucas’ production company
Oct. 5, 1989
The Punisher
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Limited international release
July 22, 1990
Captain America
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Not released in the U.S. until shown on cable TV in 1992
1994
The Fantastic Four
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Produced by Roger Corman, never released
July 2, 1997
Men in Black
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From Malibu Comics, which Marvel bought in 1994
Aug. 21, 1998
Blade
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July 14, 2000
X-Men
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March 22, 2002
Blade II
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May 3, 2002
Spider-Man
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Took in $662 million
July 3, 2002
Men in Black II
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Feb. 14, 2003
Daredevil
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May 2, 2003
X2: X-Men United
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June 20, 2003
Hulk
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April 16, 2004
The Punisher
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June 30, 2004
Spider-Man 2
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Won an Academy Award
Dec. 8, 2004
Blade: Trinity
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Jan. 14, 2005
Elektra
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July 8, 2005
Fantastic Four
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May 26, 2006
X-Men: The Last Stand
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Feb. 16, 2007
Ghost Rider
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May 4, 2007
Spider-Man 3
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Final Spider-Man film featuring Tobey Maguire
June 15, 2007
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
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May 2, 2008
Iron Man
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First in what fans now call Marvel Cinematic Universe
June 13, 2008
The Incredible Hulk
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Rebooted Hulk character after 2003 movie
Dec. 5, 2008
Punisher: War Zone
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May 1, 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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April 16, 2010
Kick-Ass
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May 7, 2010
Iron Man 2
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May 6, 2011
Thor
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June 3, 2011
X-Men: First Class
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July 22, 2011
Captain America: The First Avenger
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Feb. 17, 2012
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
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May 4, 2012
The Avengers
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First Marvel release by Disney took in $720 million
May 25, 2012
Men in Black 3
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July 3, 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man
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Rebooted the Spider-Man franchise after 3 movies
May 3, 2013
Iron Man 3
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July 26, 2013
The Wolverine
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Aug. 16, 2013
Kick-Ass 2
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Nov. 8, 2013
Thor: The Dark World
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April 4, 2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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May 2, 2014
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
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May 23, 2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past
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Aug. 1, 2014
Guardians of the Galaxy
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Nominated for two Academy Awards
Nov. 7, 2014
Big Hero 6
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First animated feature-length Marvel comics movie
Feb. 13, 2015
Kingsman: The Secret Service
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May 1, 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron
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July 17, 2015
Ant-Man
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Aug. 7, 2015
Fantastic Four
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Unsuccessful reboot of Fantastic Four franchise
Feb. 12, 2016
Deadpool
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May 6, 2016
Captain America: Civil War
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May 27, 2016
X-Men: Apocalypse
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Nov. 4, 2016
Doctor Strange
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March 3, 2017
Logan
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May 5, 2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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July 7, 2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming
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Spider-Man franchise rebooted once again
Sept. 22, 2017
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
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Nov. 3, 2017
Thor: Ragnarok
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Feb. 16, 2018
Black Panther
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Won 3 Oscars and took in $715 million
April 27, 2018
Avengers: Infinity War
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Took in $679 million
May 18, 2018
Deadpool 2
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July 6, 2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp
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Oct. 5, 2018
Venom
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Dec. 14, 2018
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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Animated movie unrelated to live-action Spider-Man films
March 8, 2019
Captain Marvel
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April 26, 2019
Avengers: Endgame
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$897.2 million in tickets sold: No. 16 all-time bestseller
June 7, 2019
Dark Phoenix
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June 14, 2019
Men in Black: International
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Spin-off from the Men in Black series of films
July 2, 2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home
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Aug. 28, 2020
The New Mutants
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Sept. 18, 2020
The King’s Man
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Release in November 2019 has been delayed twice
Nov. 6, 2020
Black Widow
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Originally scheduled for May 1, 2020
Feb. 12, 2021
The Eternals
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Originally scheduled for Nov. 6, 2020
March 19, 2021
Morbius
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Originally scheduled for July 10, 2020
May 7, 2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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Production suspended because of Covid-19
June 23, 2021
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
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Originally scheduled for Oct. 2, 2020
Oct. 7, 2022
Untitled Spider-Verse sequel
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Production began last month