All 89 movies based on Marvel comics, ranked
There have been 89 theatrically released movies based on a Marvel comic property to date.From "Howard the Duck" to "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," the quality has ebbed and flowed.Here's how all the Marvel movies — so far — compare.It's been 40 years since audiences saw their very first theatrical movie based on a Marvel comic — would you believe that 1986's "Howard the Duck" was the first major motion picture based on a character from Marvel?Since that inauspicious start, Marvel has become one of the most recognizable and successful brands in the movie business (though the studio was going through a rough patch until "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" was released this summer).The Marvel Cinematic Universe alone has grossed over $30 billion worldwide, and that's not including mega-hits like "X-Men," "Men in Black," or the "Spider-Verse" films.While most of these movies made significant chunks of change at the box office, not all were beloved by critics. Here's how each film was received by critics, from worst to best, according to Rotten Tomatoes.89.
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There have been 89 theatrically released movies based on a Marvel comic property to date.From "Howard the Duck" to "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," the quality has ebbed and flowed.Here's how all the Marvel movies — so far — compare.It's been 40 years since audiences saw their very first theatrical movie based on a Marvel comic — would you believe that 1986's "Howard the Duck" was the first major motion picture based on a character from Marvel?Since that inauspicious start, Marvel has become one of the most recognizable and successful brands in the movie business (though the studio was going through a rough patch until "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" was released this summer).The Marvel Cinematic Universe alone has grossed over $30 billion worldwide, and that's not including mega-hits like "X-Men," "Men in Black," or the "Spider-Verse" films.While most of these movies made significant chunks of change at the box office, not all were beloved by critics. Here's how each film was received by critics, from worst to best, according to Rotten Tomatoes.89. "Fantastic Four" (2015)Rotten Tomatoes score: 9%"Fantastic Four" is the second on-screen iteration of the famed Marvel family consisting of Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Miles Teller), his love interest Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Kate Mara), her brother Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Michael B. Jordan), and their friend Ben Grimm/The Thing (Jamie Bell).After they travel to a different dimension and acquire fantastic, if gruesome, powers, they face off against Doctor Doom, played by Toby Kebbell, a former friend turned homicidal maniac."A poorly constructed, ineptly executed, flatfooted piece of Branded Product that plays as though it were written by a piece of software fed every superhero movie script to date and instructed to synthesize them," wrote Flavorwire's Jason Bailey.88.
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- There have been 89 theatrically released movies based on a Marvel comic property to date.From "Howard the Duck" to "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," the quality has ebbed and flowed.Here's how all the Marvel movies — so far — compare.It's been 40 years since audiences saw their very first theatrical movie based on a Marvel comic — would you believe that 1986's "Howard the Duck" was the first major motion picture based on a character from Marvel?Since that inauspicious start, Marvel has become one of the most recognizable and successful brands in the movie business (though the studio was going through a rough patch until "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" was released this summer).The Marvel Cinematic Universe alone has grossed over $30 billion worldwide, and that's not including mega-hits like "X-Men," "Men in Black," or the "Spider-Verse" films.While most of these movies made significant chunks of change at the box office, not all were beloved by critics. Here's how each film was received by critics, from worst to best, according to Rotten Tomatoes.89.
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