Table:
Year | Film | Publisher | Director | Distributor | Worldwide Gross | Notes
1951 | Superman and the Mole Men | DC Comics | Lee Sholem | Lippert Pictures Inc. |  | Based on Adventures of Superman TV series
1966 | Batman | DC Comics | Leslie H. Martinson | 20th Century Fox | $1,700,000 (est. / US/ Canada rentals) | Based on Batman TV series
1977 | Abar, the First Black Superman | Original | Frank Packard | Mirror Releasing |  | 
1978 | Superman | DC Comics | Richard Donner | Warner Bros. | $300,218,018 | 
1978 | Dr. Strange | Marvel Comics | Philip DeGuere | MCA Home Video | Television film | 
1978 | Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park | Hanna-Barbera | Gordon Hessler | NBC | Television film | Based on the rock band Kiss
1980 | Superman II | DC Comics | Richard Lester | Warner Bros. | $108,185,706 | Sequel to 1978's Superman
1980 | Hero at Large | Original | Martin Davidson | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $15,934,737 | 
1981 | Condorman | Original | Charles Jarrott | Walt Disney Pictures | $287,434 | 
1982 | Swamp Thing | DC Comics | Wes Craven | Embassy Pictures | $287,434 | 
1983 | Superman III | DC Comics | Richard Lester | Warner Bros. | $70,656,090 | Sequel to 1980's Superman II
1984 | Supergirl | DC Comics | Jeannot Szwarc | TriStar Pictures, Warner Bros. | $14,296,438 | Spin-off to 1978's Superman
1984 | The Toxic Avenger | Original | Lloyd Kaufman | Troma Entertainment, | $800,000 | 
1986 | Howard the Duck | Marvel Comics | Willard Huyck | Universal Pictures | $37,962,774 | 
1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | DC Comics | Sidney J. Furie | Warner Bros. | $15,681,020 | Sequel to 1983's Superman III
1989 | The Toxic Avenger Part II | Original | Lloyd Kaufman | Troma Entertainment, | $792,966 | Sequel to 1984's The Toxic Avenger
1989 | The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie | Original | Lloyd Kaufman | Troma Entertainment, | $363,561 | Sequel to 1989's The Toxic Avenger Part II
1989 | Batman | DC Comics | Tim Burton | Warner Bros. | $411,348,924 | 
1989 | The Return of Swamp Thing | DC Comics | Jim Wynorski | Millimeter Films | $192,816 | Sequel to 1982's Swamp Thing
1989 | The Punisher | Marvel Comics | Mark Goldblatt | Artisan Entertainment | $287,434 | Direct-to-video in North America
1990 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Mirage Comics | Steve Baron | New Line Cinema | $201,965,915 | 
1990 | Darkman | Original | Sam Raimi | Universal Studios | $48,878,502 | 
1990 | Captain America | Marvel Comics | Albert Pyun | 21st Century Film Corporation | $675,437 | 
1991 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze | Mirage Comics | Michael Pressman | New Line Cinema | $78,656,813 | Sequel to 1990's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1991 | The Guyver | Chuang Yi Publishing | Steve Wang | New Line Cinema |  | 
1991 | The Rocketeer | Pacific Comics | Joe Johnston | Walt Disney Pictures | $62,000,000 | 
1992 | Batman Returns | DC Comics | Tim Burton | Warner Bros. | $266,822,354 | Sequel to 1989's Batman
1993 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III | Mirage Comics | Stuart Gillard | New Line Cinema | $42,273,609 | Sequel to 1991's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II
1993 | The Meteor Man | Original | Robert Townsend | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $8,023,147 | 
1994 | The Fantastic Four | Marvel Comics | Oley Sassone | Constantin Film | Unreleased | 
1994 | The Crow | Caliber Comics | Alex Proyas | Miramax Films | $144,693,129 | 
1994 | Blankman | Original | Mike Binder | Columbia Pictures | $7,941,977 | 
1994 | The Shadow | Street and Smith Publications | Russell Mulcahy | Universal Studios | $48,063,435 | 
1994 | The Mask | Dark Horse Comics | Chuck Russell | New Line Cinema | $351,583,407 | 
1994 | Guyver: Dark Hero | Chuang Yi Publishing | Steve Wang | New Line Cinema |  | Sequel to 1991's The Guyver
1995 | Batman Forever | DC Comics | Joel Schumacher | Warner Bros. | $336,529,844 | Sequel to 1992's Batman Returns
1995 | Judge Dredd | IPC Media | Danny Cannon | Hollywood Pictures | $113,493,481 | 
1995 | Tank Girl | Dark Horse Comics | Rachel Talalay | United Artists | $4,064,495 | 
1995 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie | Original | Bryan Spicer | 20th Century Fox | $66,433,194 | Based on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series/ / Characters created by Saban Entertainment
1995 | Black Scorpion | Original | Jonathan Winfrey | Showtime | Television film | 
1995 | Darkman II: The Return of Durant | Original | Bradford May | Universal Studios | Direct-to-video | Sequel to 1990's Darkman
1996 | The Crow: City of Angels | Caliber Comics | Tim Pope | Miramax Films | $17,917,287 | Sequel to 1994's The Crow
1996 | Barb Wire | Dark Horse Comics | David Hogan | Universal Studios | $3,793,614 | 
1996 | Prey of the Jaguar | Original | David DeCoteau | HIT Entertainment |  | 
1996 | The Phantom | Various | Simon Wincer | Paramount Pictures | $17,323,326 | 
1996 | Darkman III: Die Darkman Die | Original | Bradford May | Universal Studios | Direct-to-video | Sequel to 1995's Darkman II: The Return of Durant
1997 | Black Scorpion II: Aftershock | Original | Jonathan Winfrey | Showtime | Television film | Sequel to 1995's Black Scorpion
1997 | Batman & Robin | DC Comics | Joel Schumacher | Warner Bros. | $238,207,122 | Sequel to 1995's Batman Forever
1997 | Spawn | Image Comics | Mark A.Z. Dippe | New Line Cinema | $87,840,042 | 
1997 | Steel | DC Comics | Kenneth Johnson | Warner Bros. | $1,710,972 | 
1997 | Star Kid | Original | Manny Coto | Trimark Pictures | $7,029,025 | 
1998 | Blade | Marvel Comics | Stephen Norrington | New Line Cinema | $131,183,530 | 
1999 | Mystery Men | Dark Horse Comics | Kinka Usher | Universal Pictures | $33,461,011 | Comedy film
2000 | The Crow: Salvation | Caliber Comics | Bharat Nalluri | Dimension Films |  | Sequel to 1996's The Crow: City of Angels
2000 | X-Men | Marvel Comics | Bryan Singer | 20th Century Fox | $296,339,527 | 
2000 | Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger Part IV | Original | Lloyd Kaufman | Troma Entertainment, |  | Sequel to 1989's The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie
2000 | The Specials | Original | Craig Mazin | Regent Entertainment | $13,276 | Comedy film
2000 | Unbreakable | Original | M. Night Shyamalan | Touchstone Pictures | $248,118,121 | Psychological thriller
2002 | Blade II | Marvel Comics | Guillermo del Toro | New Line Cinema | $155,010,032 | Sequel to 1998's Blade
2002 | Spider-Man | Marvel Comics | Sam Raimi | Columbia Pictures | $821,708,551 | 
2003 | Daredevil | Marvel Comics | Mark Steven Johnson | 20th Century Fox | $179,179,718 | 
2003 | X2: X-Men United | Marvel Comics | Bryan Singer | 20th Century Fox | $407,711,549 | Sequel to 2000's X-Men
2003 | Hulk | Marvel Comics | Ang Lee | Universal Studios | $245,360,480 | 
2003 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | WildStorm/DC Comics | Stephen Norrington | 20th Century Fox | $179,265,204 | 
2004 | Hellboy | Dark Horse Comics | Guillermo del Toro | Columbia Pictures | $99,318,987 | 
2004 | The Punisher | Marvel Comics | Jonathan Hensleigh | Lionsgate | $54,700,105 | Reboot of The Punisher film franchise
2004 | Spider-Man 2 | Marvel Comics | Sam Raimi | Columbia Pictures | $783,766,341 | Sequel to 2002's Spider-Man
2004 | Catwoman | DC Comics | Pitof | Warner Bros. | $82,102,379 | 
2004 | Blade: Trinity | Marvel Comics | David S. Goyer | New Line Cinema | $128,905,366 | Sequel to 2002's Blade II
2005 | Elektra | Marvel Comics | Rob Bowman | 20th Century Fox | $56,681,566 | Spin-off to 2003's Daredevil
2005 | Constantine | DC Comics/Vertigo | Francis Lawrence | Warner Bros. | $230,884,728 | 
2005 | The Crow: Wicked Prayer | Caliber Comics | Lance Mungia | Dimension Films |  | Sequel to 2000's The Crow: Salvation
2005 | Son of the Mask | Dark Horse Comics | Lawrence Guterman | New Line Cinema | $57,552,641 | Sequel to 1994's The Mask
2005 | The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D | Original | Robert Rodriguez | Dimension Films/ / Columbia Pictures | $69,425,967 | Comedy, family film
2005 | Batman Begins | DC Comics | Christopher Nolan | Warner Bros. | $374,218,673 | Reboot of the Batman film franchise
2005 | Fantastic Four | Marvel Comics | Tim Story | 20th Century Fox | $330,579,719 | 
2005 | Man-Thing | Marvel Comics | Brett Leonard | Cinemax | Direct-to-video | 
2005 | Sky High | Original | Mike Mitchell | Walt Disney Pictures | $86,369,815 | Comedy, family film
2005 | V for Vendetta | DC Comics/Vertigo | James McTeigue | Warner Bros. | $132,511,035 | 
2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Marvel Comics | Brett Ratner | 20th Century Fox | $459,359,555 | Sequel to 2003's X2: X-Men United
2006 | Superman Returns | DC Comics | Bryan Singer | Warner Bros. | $391,081,192 | Alternative sequel to 1980's Superman II
2006 | Lightspeed | Original | Don E. FauntLeRoy | Nu Image Films | Direct-to-video | Created by Stan Lee
2006 | Zoom | Original | Peter Hewitt | Sony Pictures | $12,506,188 | 
2007 | Ghost Rider | Marvel Comics | Mark Steven Johnson | Columbia Pictures | $228,738,393 | 
2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Marvel Comics | Sam Raimi | Columbia Pictures | $890,871,626 | Sequel to 2004's Spider-Man 2
2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | Marvel Comics | Tim Story | 20th Century Fox | $289,047,763 | Sequel to 2005's Fantastic Four
2007 | Underdog | Various | Frederik Du Chau | Walt Disney Pictures | $65,270,477 | 
2008 | Superhero Movie | Original | Craig Mazin | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | $71,237,351 | Spoof film
2008 | Iron Man | Marvel Comics | Jon Favreau | Paramount Pictures | $585,174,222 | 
2008 | Wanted | Top Cow Productions | Timur Bekmambetov | Universal Pictures | $341,433,252 | 
2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Marvel Comics | Louis Leterrier | Universal Studios | $263,427,551 | Reboot of the Hulk film franchise
2008 | Hancock | Original | Peter Berg | Columbia Pictures | $624,386,746 | Comedy-drama
2008 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | Dark Horse Comics | Guillermo del Toro | Universal Studios | $160,388,063 | Sequel to 2004's Hellboy
2008 | The Dark Knight | DC Comics | Christopher Nolan | Warner Bros. | $1,004,558,444 | Sequel to 2005's Batman Begins
2008 | Punisher: War Zone | Marvel Comics | Lexi Alexander | Lionsgate | $10,100,036 | Reboot of The Punisher film franchise
2008 | The Spirit | DC Comics | Frank Miller | Lionsgate | $39,031,337 | 
2009 | Watchmen | DC Comics | Zack Snyder | Warner Bros. | $185,258,983 | 
2009 | Push | Original | Paul McGuigan | Summit Entertainment | $48,808,215 | 
2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Marvel Comics | Gavin Hood | 20th Century Fox | $373,062,864 | Prequel to the X-Men film trilogy
2009 | Defendor | Original | Peter Stebbings | Sony Pictures, Darius Films, Alliance Films | $44,462 | 
2010 | Kick-Ass | Icon Comics/Marvel Comics | Matthew Vaughn | Lionsgate | $96,188,903 | 
2010 | Super | Original | James Gunn | IFC Films / StudioCanal | $327,716 | IFC's most successful VOD film so far
2010 | Iron Man 2 | Marvel Comics | Jon Favreau | Paramount Pictures | $623,933,331 | Sequel to 2008's Iron Man
2010 | Jonah Hex | DC Comics | Jimmy Hayward | Warner Bros. | $10,903,312 | 
2011 | The Green Hornet | Holyoke Publishing/ / NOW Comics | Michel Gondry | Columbia Pictures | $227,817,248 | 
2011 | Thor | Marvel Comics | Kenneth Branagh | Paramount Pictures | $449,326,618 | 
2011 | X-Men: First Class | Marvel Comics | Matthew Vaughn | 20th Century Fox | $353,624,124 | Prequel to the X-Men film trilogy
2011 | Green Lantern | DC Comics | Martin Campbell | Warner Bros. | $219,851,172 | 
2011 | Vs | Original | Jason Trost | Image Entertainment |  | 
2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Marvel Comics | Joe Johnston | Paramount Pictures | $370,569,774 | Reboot of the Captain America film franchise
2012 | Chronicle | Original | Josh Trank | 20th Century Fox | $126,636,097 | Superhero movie in the 'found-footage' genre
2012 | Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance | Marvel Comics | Neveldine/Taylor | Columbia Pictures | $132,563,930 | Sequel to 2007's Ghost Rider
2012 | The Avengers | Marvel Comics | Joss Whedon | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $1,518,594,910 | In continuity with 2008's Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, 2010's Iron Man 2, / and 2011's Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger
2012 | The Amazing Spider-Man | Marvel Comics | Marc Webb | Columbia Pictures | $752,216,557 | Reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise
2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | DC Comics | Christopher Nolan | Warner Bros. | $1,084,439,099 | Sequel to 2008's The Dark Knight
2012 | Dredd | Rebellion Developments | Pete Travis | Lionsgate | $35,626,525 | Reboot of the Judge Dredd film franchise
2013 | Iron Man 3 | Marvel Comics | Shane Black | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $1,215,439,994 | Sequel to 2010's Iron Man 2
2013 | Man of Steel | DC Comics | Zack Snyder | Warner Bros. | $668,045,518 | Reboot of the Superman film franchise
2013 | R.I.P.D. | Dark Horse Comics | Robert Schwentke | Universal Pictures | $78,324,220 | 
2013 | The Wolverine | Marvel Comics | James Mangold | 20th Century Fox | $414,828,246 | Sequel to the X-Men film trilogy
2013 | Kick-Ass 2 | Marvel Comics | Jeff Wadlow | Universal Studios | $59,556,104 | Sequel to 2010's Kick-Ass
2013 | Super Buddies | Original | Robert Vince | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment | Direct to Video | 7th installment in the Air Buddies franchise
2013 | Thor: The Dark World | Marvel Comics | Alan Taylor | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | $629,972,697 | Sequel to 2011's Thor
2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Marvel Comics | Anthony and Joseph Russo | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |  | Sequel to 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger
2014 | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 | Marvel Comics | Marc Webb | Columbia Pictures |  | Sequel to 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man
2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Marvel Comics | Bryan Singer | 20th Century Fox |  | Sequel to 2011's X-Men: First Class and the X-Men film trilogy
2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Mirage Comics | Jonathan Liebesman | Paramount Pictures |  | Reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film franchise
2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Marvel Comics | James Gunn | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |  | 
2015 | The Fantastic Four | Marvel Comics | Josh Trank | 20th Century Fox |  | Reboot of the Fantastic Four film franchise
2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Marvel Comics | Joss Whedon | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |  | Sequel to 2012's The Avengers
2015 | Ant-Man | Marvel Comics | Edgar Wright | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |  | 
2016 | Third Captain America film | Marvel Comics | Anthony and Joseph Russo | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |  | Sequel to 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2016 | Untitled Man of Steel sequel | DC Comics | Zack Snyder | Warner Bros. Pictures |  | Crossover team up with Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman; sequel to 2013's Man of Steel;
2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | Marvel Comics | Bryan Singer | 20th Century Fox |  | Sequel to X-Men: Days of Future Past
2016 | The Amazing Spider-Man 3 | Marvel Comics |  | Columbia Pictures |  | Sequel to 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2017 | Untitled The Wolverine Sequel | Marvel Comics |  | 20th Century Fox |  | Sequel to The Wolverine
2017 | Untitled The Fantastic Four Sequel | Marvel Comics |  | 20th Century Fox |  | Sequel to the reboot of the Fantastic Four film franchise
2018 | The Amazing Spider-Man 4 | Marvel Comics |  | Columbia Pictures |  | Sequel to 2016's The Amazing Spider-Man 3

Question: how many films are under the publisher caliber comics?
Answer: 4

Question: which film made the most worldwide gross income?
Answer: The Avengers

Question: name the film from 2008 under the publisher dc comics that grossed over $10,000,000 and was distributed by lionsgate.
Answer: The Spirit

Question: which 2012 superhero film did not gross at least 100,000,000?
Answer: Dredd

Question: which live-action american superhero movie was released before the 1966 batman movie?
Answer: Superman and the Mole Men

Question: what was the first superhero movie to gross over 300,000,000?
Answer: Superman

Question: who is the most used distributor?
Answer: 20th Century Fox

Question: what is the number of live-action american superhero movies released in 1978?
Answer: 3

Question: how many superhero movies have been television films?
Answer: 4

Question: which live-action american superhero movie had the largest gross?
Answer: The Avengers

Question: how many live-action american superhero movies were released in 2013?
Answer: 7

Question: who directed the punisher?
Answer: Mark Goldblatt