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DC Comics Movies

Christopher Reeve played Superman in 4 DC Movies
Christopher Reeve played Superman in 4 DC Comics Movies
Want to know the best DC Comics Movies?  How about the worst DC Comics Movies?  Curious about DC Movie’s box office grosses or which DC Movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which DC Movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

One of the first movie pages I wrote was a Marvel Movies vs DC Comics Movies page.  Well over the years I have been keeping that page updated as new Marvel/DC superhero movie gets released.  The other day I got a request to separate the two types of movies. So that is what I have done.  If you just want to see the Marvel Movies just follow this link…. Marvel Movies Ranked.  If you want to see the DC Comics Movies just scan down.

Christian Bale and Michael Caine starred in all three Dark Knight movies.
Christian Bale and Michael Caine starred in all three Dark Knight movies.

DC Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Year Movie (Year) Rating S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2008 The Dark Knight (2008)
2019 Joker (2019)
AA Best Picture Nom
2012 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
1980 Superman II (1980)
1978 Superman (1978)
2017 Wonder Woman (2017)
2005 Batman Begins (2005)
1989 Batman (1989)
1992 Batman Returns (1992)
2006 Superman Returns (2006)
2019 Shazam! (2019)
2018 Aquaman (2018)
2013 Man of Steel (2013)
2017 Justice League (2017)
2009 Watchmen (2009)
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
1995 Batman Forever (1995)
2023 The Flash (2023)
2022 Black Adam (2022)
2016 Suicide Squad (2016)
2021 The Suicide Squad (2021)
2011 Green Lantern (2011)
1983 Superman III (1983)
2023 Blue Beetle (2023)
2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
1997 Batman & Robin (1997)
2023 Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
1966 Batman: The Movie (1966)
2020 Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
1993 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
1982 Swamp Thing (1982)
2024 Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
2004 Catwoman (2004)
1984 Supergirl (1984)
1987 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
2010 Jonah Hex (2010)
1997 Steel (1997)

DC Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort DC Movies by the stars of the movies
  • Sort DC Movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost
  • Sort DC Movies by their yearly worldwide box office rank
  • Sort DC Movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each DC movie received.
  • Sort DC Movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1 The Dark Knight (2008) Morgan Freeman &
Heath Ledger
533.30 928.5 1,746.20 1 95 08 / 02 99.7
3 Joker (2019)
AA Best Picture Nom
Joaquin Phoenix &
Robert DeNiro
335.50 457.8 1,465.70 9 73 11 / 02 98.7
4 The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Tom Hardy &
Anne Hathaway
458.10 719.4 1,718.70 2 88 00 / 00 98.6
5 Superman II (1980) Christopher Reeve &
Gene Hackman
111.20 534.6 1,119.00 3 86 00 / 00 98.3
5 Superman (1978) Gene Hackman &
Marlon Brando
134.30 717.4 1,604.20 3 83 03 / 00 98.3
6 Wonder Woman (2017) Gal Gadot &
Chris Pine
413.60 576.3 1,146.50 3 84 00 / 00 98.0
7 Batman Begins (2005) Christian Bale &
Michael Caine
205.30 401.1 727.90 8 82 01 / 00 97.7
8 Batman (1989) Michael Keaton &
Jack Nicholson
249.90 786.8 1,291.10 1 75 01 / 01 96.5
9 Batman Returns (1992) Michael Keaton &
Christopher Walken
162.80 490.5 803.70 3 75 02 / 00 96.4
10 Superman Returns (2006) Kevin Spacey 200.10 380.1 742.90 7 74 01 / 00 95.9
14 Shazam! (2019) Zachary Levi &
Mark Strong
138.60 189.1 494.00 21 77 00 / 00 95.6
11 Aquaman (2018) Jason Momoa &
Nicole Kidman
335.10 457.2 1,565.50 5 72 00 / 00 95.3
12 Man of Steel (2013) Henry Cavill &
Russell Crowe
291.00 447.5 1,027.10 5 66 00 / 00 93.3
13 Justice League (2017) Ben Affleck &
Amy Adams
229.00 319.2 916.80 10 62 00 / 00 92.0
15 Watchmen (2009) Matthew Goode 107.50 179.2 308.80 29 68 00 / 00 91.8
15 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Ben Affleck &
Amy Adams
330.40 477.4 1,261.90 8 55 00 / 00 89.3
16 Batman Forever (1995) Val Kilmer &
Jim Carrey
184.00 528.8 967.00 2 52 03 / 00 89.1
20 The Flash (2023) Ezra Miller &
Michael Keaton
108.10 125.4 310.80 24 75 00 / 00 88.2
20 Black Adam (2022) Dwayne Johnson 168.20 187.6 436.60 11 52 00 / 00 87.6
17 Suicide Squad (2016) Will Smith &
Margot Robbie
325.10 469.8 1,077.50 9 47 01 / 01 87.1
22 The Suicide Squad (2021) Margot Robbie &
Idris Elba
55.80 64.4 193.40 23 83 00 / 00 84.6
23 Green Lantern (2011) Ryan Reynolds &
Tim Robbins
116.60 183.8 346.50 24 44 00 / 00 83.4
21 Superman III (1983) Christoper Reeve &
Richard Pryor
60.00 237.9 440.20 13 39 00 / 00 83.3
22 Blue Beetle (2023) George Lopez 72.50 79.0 140.40 34 75 00 / 00 83.0
26 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) Jason Momoa &
Nicole Kidman
124.50 135.7 473.20 21 51 00 / 00 79.6
25 Batman & Robin (1997) George Clooney &
Arnold Schwarzenegger
107.30 292.3 648.70 11 26 00 / 00 75.7
27 Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) Zachary Levi &
Helen Mirren
57.50 62.7 144.00 44 68 00 / 00 75.4
28 Batman: The Movie (1966) Adam West 4.20 48.3 48.30 60 72 00 / 00 73.7
30 Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) Gal Gadot &
Chris Pine
46.50 63.4 226.20 11 66 00 / 00 72.7
29 Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) Mark Hamill 5.60 17.0 17.00 137 79 00 / 00 70.5
31 Swamp Thing (1982) Louis Jourdan 6.40 27.3 27.30 79 56 00 / 00 40.3
32 Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) Joaquin Phoenix &
Lady Gaga
58.30 58.3 207.50 36 42 00 / 00 30.7
33 Catwoman (2004) Halle Berry &
Sharon Stone
40.20 80.9 165.30 75 24 00 / 00 12.3
32 Supergirl (1984) Faye Dunaway &
Peter O'Toole
14.30 53.2 98.40 64 32 00 / 00 12.1
35 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) Christopher Reeve &
Gene Hackman
15.70 50.1 95.20 65 23 00 / 00 3.3
34 Jonah Hex (2010) Josh Brolin 10.50 16.7 17.30 128 32 00 / 00 2.8
36 Steel (1997) Judd Nelson &
Shaq
1.70 4.7 8.60 181 19 00 / 00 0.1

DC Movies World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
The Dark Knight (2008) Morgan Freeman &
Heath Ledger
1,746.20
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Tom Hardy &
Anne Hathaway
1,718.70
Superman (1978) Gene Hackman &
Marlon Brando
1,604.20
Aquaman (2018) Jason Momoa &
Nicole Kidman
1,565.50
Joker (2019)
AA Best Picture Nom
Joaquin Phoenix &
Robert DeNiro
1,465.70
Batman (1989) Michael Keaton &
Jack Nicholson
1,291.10
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) Ben Affleck &
Amy Adams
1,261.90
Wonder Woman (2017) Gal Gadot &
Chris Pine
1,146.50
Superman II (1980) Christopher Reeve &
Gene Hackman
1,119.00
Suicide Squad (2016) Will Smith &
Margot Robbie
1,077.50
Man of Steel (2013) Henry Cavill &
Russell Crowe
1,027.10
Batman Forever (1995) Val Kilmer &
Jim Carrey
967.00
Justice League (2017) Ben Affleck &
Amy Adams
916.80
Batman Returns (1992) Michael Keaton &
Christopher Walken
803.70
Superman Returns (2006) Kevin Spacey 742.90
Batman Begins (2005) Christian Bale &
Michael Caine
727.90
Batman & Robin (1997) George Clooney &
Arnold Schwarzenegger
648.70
Shazam! (2019) Zachary Levi &
Mark Strong
494.00
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) Jason Momoa &
Nicole Kidman
473.20
Superman III (1983) Christoper Reeve &
Richard Pryor
440.20
Black Adam (2022) Dwayne Johnson 436.60
Green Lantern (2011) Ryan Reynolds &
Tim Robbins
346.50
The Flash (2023) Ezra Miller &
Michael Keaton
310.80
Watchmen (2009) Matthew Goode 308.80
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) Gal Gadot &
Chris Pine
226.20
Joker: Folie à Deux (2024) Joaquin Phoenix &
Lady Gaga
207.50
The Suicide Squad (2021) Margot Robbie &
Idris Elba
193.40
Catwoman (2004) Halle Berry &
Sharon Stone
165.30
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) Zachary Levi &
Helen Mirren
144.00
Blue Beetle (2023) George Lopez 140.40
Supergirl (1984) Faye Dunaway &
Peter O'Toole
98.40
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) Christopher Reeve &
Gene Hackman
95.20
Jonah Hex (2010) Josh Brolin 17.30
Steel (1997) Judd Nelson &
Shaq
8.60

 
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2 thoughts on “DC Comics Movies”

  1. Lupino says:
    May 14, 2018 at 3:55 pm

    Christopher Reeve’s Lois Lane is dead. Margot Kidder died aged 69. Born in Canada, she became an american citizen in 2005. Miss Kidder suffered from a bipolar disorder, making her life a rollercoaster ride. She was married to John Heard (for 6 days if german news are right), had a nervous breakdown in 1996, was arrested in 2011 while protesting in front of the White House. May she have peace now.

    Reply
    1. Cogerson says:
      May 14, 2018 at 5:15 pm

      Hey Lupino….sad news indeed. I had such a crush on her from the late 1970s and early 1980s. She will always be the Lois Lane I think of when I think about that character. I was pleasantly surprised that she had stayed so busy the last 30 years…I would have thought her personal illnesses were keeping her from working…happy to see that she was very busy working. Rest in Peace Margot Kidder.

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