Take a look at the top 20 superhero movies of all time and you may notice a trend in terms of which characters are represented. Batman, for example, takes up four of the spots—with movies dating anywhere from 1989 to 2016. Of the top 20, 14 of the spots belong to characters from just five franchises. 24/7 Wall St. has the list, based on information from Box Office Mojo. The top 10, along with their lifetime gross:
- The Avengers: $623,357,910
- The Dark Knight: $534,858,444
- Avengers: Age of Ultron: $459,005,868
- The Dark Knight Rises: $448,139,099
- Iron Man 3: $409,013,994