Spider-Man in film

As 2023 draws to a close, no one is sounding the death knell of the superhero movie. The Walt Disney Co.'s "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" made $845.6 million worldwide and Sony's "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" ($691 million) was one of the most acclaimed films of the year. Marvel is still mightier than any other brand in the business.

The latest - and likely last - installment in the popular "Indiana Jones" franchise lassoed the competition at the North American box office, industry estimates showed on July 2, but analysts noted the weak debut for the fan favorite.

Warner Bros.' "The Flash" sprinted to the top of North American box offices in its opening weekend, in a Friday-to-Sunday run dominated by spin-offs and sequels.

But the live-action take on the DC Comics superhero only brought in $55.1 million, according to figures released Sunday by Exhibitor Relations - earnings that analysts said were "far below estimates" for its debut.

It was Miles Morales and the Spider-Verse versus the "Transformers" at the box office this weekend and the bots came out on top.

Chinese film fans on Jan18 celebrated the return of Marvel movies to the country's cinemas after an absence of nearly four years.

Foreign films are tightly controlled in China, which imposes an annual release quota, and movies in the hugely popular Marvel franchises have been off the silver screen since the release of "Spider-Man: Far from Home" in July 2019.

The vampire movie "Morbius" topped the North American box office this weekend, albeit with an opening take seen as lackluster for a comic book superhero flick at $39.1 million, Exhibitor Relations said on April 3.

Marvel's superhero films could lose their most famous character after Sony confirmed Aug. 21 that talks over its deal to share Spider-Man with the Disney-owned studio have broken down.

Spider-Man: Homecoming" sees one of the most successful superheroes in movie history return to his comic book roots but the film's release is a landmark Hollywood event for a different reason.

The $175 million blockbuster brings together two corporate leviathans, Disney-owned Marvel and Sony, in a rare example of cooperation between rival studios on a major film.

Spider-Man: Homecoming" sees one of the most successful superheroes in movie history return to his comic book roots but the film's release is a landmark Hollywood event for a different reason.

The $175 million blockbuster brings together two corporate leviathans, Disney-owned Marvel and Sony, in a rare example of cooperation between rival studios on a major film.