List of films based on DC Comics publications

"DC films" redirects here. For the production company active from 2016 to 2022, see DC Films.

DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book publishers. It produces material featuring numerous well-known superhero characters, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Aquaman, and Green Arrow. Most of this material takes place in a shared fictional universe, which also features teams such as the Justice League, the Suicide Squad, and the Teen Titans.

Film adaptations based on DC Comics properties have included serials, live action and animated feature films, direct-to-video releases, television films, and documentary films.

Live-action films

Feature films

Live-action feature films produced by DC Studios are set within the DC Universe (DCU) unless otherwise noted.

Year	Title	Production studio(s)	Notes
1951	Superman and the Mole Men	Lippert Pictures	First feature film based on a DC Comics character. Served as a backdoor pilot for the 1950s Adventures of Superman television series and was later split into a two-parter episode to close off the series' first season.
1966	Batman	20th Century Fox/Greenlawn Productions	Related to the 1960s Batman television series.
1978	Superman	Dovemead Film Export A.G./International Film Productions	Won 1 Special Oscar, nominated for 3 more.
1980	Superman II		Director's cut titled Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut was released on home video in 2006.[1]
1982	Swamp Thing	Embassy Pictures
1983	Superman III	Cantharus Productions N.V./Dovemead Films
1984	Supergirl	Artistry Ltd/Cantharus Productions/Pueblo Film Group	Spin-off to the 1978 Superman film.
1987	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	Golan-Globus/Cannon Films
1989	The Return of Swamp Thing	Lightyear Entertainment
	Batman	Warner Bros./PolyGram Filmed Entertainment	Won 1 Oscar.
1992	Batman Returns		Nominated for 2 Oscars.
1995	Batman Forever		Nominated for 3 Oscars.
1997	Batman & Robin
	Steel	Warner Bros./Quincy-David Salzman Entertainment
2004	Catwoman	Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures/Di Novi Pictures/Frantic Films/Maple Shade Films	Not directly based on the character of the same name.
2005	Constantine	Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures/The Donners' Company/Batfilm Productions/3 Arts Entertainment	Loosely based on the Hellblazer comic.
	Batman Begins	Warner Bros./DC Comics/Legendary Pictures/Syncopy Inc./Patalex III Productions	Nominated for 1 Oscar.
2006	Superman Returns	Warner Bros./DC Comics/Legendary Pictures/Bad Hat Harry Productions	Alternate trilogy conclusion only to Superman and Superman II. Nominated for 1 Oscar.
2008	The Dark Knight	Warner Bros./DC Comics/Legendary Pictures/Syncopy Inc.	Won 2 Oscars, nominated for 6 more.
2009	Watchmen	Warner Bros./Paramount Pictures/DC Comics/Legendary Pictures/Lawrence Gordon Productions/Cruel and Unusual Films	Based on the limited series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.
2010	Jonah Hex	Warner Bros./DC Entertainment/Legendary Pictures/Weed Road Pictures	Loosely based on the character of the same name.
2011	Green Lantern	Warner Bros./DC Entertainment/De Line Pictures
2012	The Dark Knight Rises	Warner Bros./DC Entertainment/Legendary Pictures/Syncopy Inc.
2013	Man of Steel	Warner Bros./DC Entertainment/Legendary Pictures/Cruel and Unusual Films/Syncopy Inc.	Set in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).
2016	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	Warner Bros./DC Entertainment/RatPac Entertainment/Cruel and Unusual Films/Atlas Entertainment	Set in the DCEU. An R-rated extended version, the Ultimate Edition, was released on home video the same year.[2]
	Suicide Squad	Warner Bros./DC Films/RatPac Entertainment/Atlas Entertainment	Set in the DCEU. Won 1 Oscar.
2017	Wonder Woman	Warner Bros./DC Films/RatPac Entertainment/Atlas Entertainment/Cruel and Unusual Films/Tencent Pictures/Wanda Media	Set in the DCEU.
	Justice League	Warner Bros./DC Films/RatPac Entertainment/Atlas Entertainment/Cruel and Unusual Films	Set in the DCEU. Zack Snyder's Justice League, an extended director's cut dubbed the "Snyder Cut", was released on HBO Max in 2021.[3][4]
2018	Aquaman	Warner Bros./DC Films/The Safran Company	Set in the DCEU.
2019	Shazam!	New Line Cinema/DC Films/The Safran Company/Mad Ghost Productions
	Joker	Warner Bros./DC Films/Village Roadshow Pictures/Bron Creative/Joint Effort Productions	Won 2 Oscars, nominated for 9 more.
2020	Birds of Prey	Warner Bros./DC Films/LuckyChap Entertainment/Kroll & Co. Entertainment/Clubhouse Pictures	Set in the DCEU.
	Wonder Woman 1984	Warner Bros./DC Films/The Stone Quarry/Mad Ghost Productions/Atlas Entertainment	Set in the DCEU. Released simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max in the United States.
2021	The Suicide Squad	Warner Bros./DC Films/Atlas Entertainment/The Safran Company
2022	The Batman	Warner Bros./DC Films/6th and Idaho Productions/Dylan Clark Productions	Nominated for 3 Oscars.
	Batgirl	Warner Bros./DC Films/Burr! Productions	Set in the DCEU. Only shown in exclusive screenings in August 2022.[5] The film was set to be released on HBO Max, before it was shelved in 2022.[6]
	Black Adam	New Line Cinema/DC Films/Seven Bucks Productions/FlynnPictureCo.	Set in the DCEU.
2023	Shazam! Fury of the Gods	New Line Cinema/DC Films/The Safran Company/Mad Ghost Productions
	The Flash	Warner Bros./DC Films/The Disco Factory/Double Dream
	Blue Beetle	Warner Bros./DC Films/S&K Pictures/The Safran Company
	Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	Warner Bros./DC Films/The Safran Company/Atomic Monster
2024	Joker: Folie à Deux	Warner Bros./Joint Effort
2025	Superman	Warner Bros./DC Studios/Troll Court Entertainment/The Safran Company	First film set in the DCU.
Upcoming
2026	Supergirl	Warner Bros./DC Studios	Post-production.[7][8]

Serials and short films

Year	Title	Production studio	Notes	Chapters
1941	Adventures of Captain Marvel	Republic Pictures	Published at that time by Fawcett Comics	12
1942	Spy Smasher			12
1943	Batman	Columbia Pictures		15
1946	Hop Harrigan			15
1947	The Vigilante			15
1948	Superman			15
	Congo Bill			15
1949	Batman and Robin			15
1950	Atom Man vs. Superman			15
1952	Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom		Published at that time by Quality Comics	15
1954	Stamp Day for Superman	United States Department of the Treasury		1

From DC imprints

Vertigo

Main article: Vertigo

Year	Title	Production studio	Distributor	Notes
2006	V for Vendetta	Virtual Studios/Silver Pictures/Anarchos Productions/Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg/Fünfte Babelsberg Film GmbH	Warner Bros.	Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd.
2007	Stardust	Marv Films/Ingenious Film Partners	Paramount Pictures	Based on the original miniseries[a] by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess.
2010	The Losers	DC Comics/Dark Castle Entertainment/StudioCanal	Warner Bros.	Based on the series by Andy Diggle and Jock.
2019	The Kitchen	New Line Cinema/DC Vertigo/Bron Creative/Michael De Luca Productions		Based on the original miniseries by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle.

Paradox Press

Main article: Paradox Press

Year	Title	Production studio	Distributor	Notes
2002	Road to Perdition	The Zanuck Company	DreamWorks Pictures/20th Century Fox	Based on the series by Max Allan Collins. Won 1 Oscar, nominated for 5 more.
2005	A History of Violence	New Line Productions/BenderSpink/München & Company	New Line Cinema	Based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke. Nominated for 2 Oscars.

WildStorm

Main article: WildStorm

Year	Title	Production studio	Distributor	Notes
2003	The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen	20th Century Fox/Angry Films/International Production Company/JD Productions	20th Century Fox	Based on the series[b] by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill.
2010	Red	DC Entertainment/Homage Entertainment/Di Bonaventura Pictures/Cheyenne Enterprises/DMG Entertainment	Summit Entertainment	Based on the miniseries by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner.
2013	Red 2	DC Entertainment/Di Bonaventura	Summit Entertainment/Lionsgate

Television films

Year	Title	Notes
1974	Wonder Woman	Pilot episode for an unproduced TV series.
1975	The New Original Wonder Woman	Pilot episode for the 1975 Wonder Woman television series.
1997	Justice League of America	Pilot episode for an unproduced TV series.

Episodes as films

Year	Title	Notes
1990	The Flash	Episodes of the 1990s The Flash television series released as direct-to-video films.
1991	The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster
	The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade

Animated films

For the shared universe related to some 1990s and 2000s animated TV shows, see DC Animated Universe. For a line of original animated films, see DC Universe Animated Original Movies. For a shared universe involving some of the original films, see DC Animated Movie Universe.

All the feature films are produced by Warner Bros. Animation, except as indicated.

Theatrically released films

Movies produced for a theatrical release to cinemas.

Year	Title	Notes
1993	Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	Set in the DCAU. Related to Batman: The Animated Series.
2018	Teen Titans Go! To the Movies	Set in the universe of the Teen Titans Go! TV series.
2022	DC League of Super-Pets	CGI animation. Produced by Warner Animation Group
Upcoming
2025	Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires	Theatrical release in Mexico[14][15]
2028	Dynamic Duo	A hybrid of live-action motion capture, stop-motion animation and CG animation. Produced by DC Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, and 6th & Idaho.[16]

Direct-to-video and streaming films

The following movies are produced primarily for release to home video and streaming. Limited theatrical screenings are noted when applicable.

Year	Title	Notes
1998	Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero	Set in the DCAU. Related to Batman: The Animated Series.
2000	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker	Set in the DCAU. Related to the Batman Beyond TV series.
2003	Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman	Set in the DCAU. Related to The New Batman Adventures TV series.
2005	The Batman vs. Dracula	Set in the universe of The Batman TV series. Released first on television.
2006	Superman: Brainiac Attacks	Somewhat related to Superman: The Animated Series, but not considered to be in continuity with the DCAU.
	Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo	Set in the universe of the Teen Titans TV series. Released first on television.
2007	Superman: Doomsday	First film in DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Loosely based on The Death of Superman.
2008	Justice League: The New Frontier	Based on the DC: The New Frontier by Darwyn Cooke storyline.
	Batman: Gotham Knight	Collection of six shorts set between the events of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight,[17] which are part of the universe of The Dark Knight trilogy of live-action films.
2009	Wonder Woman	Loosely based on the Gods and Mortals by George Pérez.
	Green Lantern: First Flight	Stand-alone, unrelated to Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. Adaptation of the DC Comics Green Lantern mythology.
	Superman/Batman: Public Enemies	Based on Superman/Batman: Public Enemies storyline by Jeph Loeb.
2010	Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths	Adapted from an unused film plot meant to bridge Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. Loosely based on JLA: Earth 2 series by Grant Morrison.
	Batman: Under the Red Hood	Loosely based on the Batman: Under the Hood storyline by Judd Winick.
	Superman/Batman: Apocalypse	Sequel to Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. Based on the Superman/Batman: The Supergirl from Krypton storyline by Jeph Loeb.
2011	All-Star Superman	Based on the All-Star Superman series by Grant Morrison.
	Green Lantern: Emerald Knights	Collection of six shorts.
	Batman: Year One	Based on the Batman: Year One storyline by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli.
2012	Justice League: Doom	Loosely based on the JLA: Tower of Babel storyline by Mark Waid.
	Superman vs. The Elite	Based on the What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way? storyline by Joe Kelly.
	The Dark Knight Returns – Part 1	Based on The Dark Knight Returns series by Frank Miller.
2013	The Dark Knight Returns – Part 2
	Superman: Unbound	Based on the Superman: Brainiac storyline by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank.
	Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox	First film set in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Based on Flashpoint storyline by Geoff Johns and Andy Kubert.
2014	JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time
	Justice League: War	Second film set in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Based on The New 52's Justice League: Origin story by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee.
	Son of Batman	Third film set in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Based on the Batman and Son storyline by Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert.
	Batman: Assault on Arkham	Set in the universe of the Batman: Arkham video game franchise.
2015	Justice League: Throne of Atlantis	Fourth film set in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Based on the Throne of Atlantis, The New 52's Aquaman crossover story by Geoff Johns.
	Batman vs. Robin	Fifth film set in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Partially based on The New 52's Batman crossover story, Court of Owls by Scott Snyder.
	Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts	First film set in the universe of Batman Unlimited, a line of action figures.
	Justice League: Gods and Monsters	Set in the same universe as the companion microseries of shorts Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles.
	Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem	Second film set in the universe of Batman Unlimited, a line of action figures.
2016	Batman: Bad Blood	Sixth film set in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
	Batman: The Killing Joke	Based on the one-shot graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. Also received limited theatrical release[18]
	Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders	First animated film set in the universe of the 1960s Batman TV series. Also received limited theatrical release[18]
	DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High	Set in the DC Super Hero Girls animated shorts universe. Released first on television.
	Justice League vs. Teen Titans	Seventh film set in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
	DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year	Set in the DC Super Hero Girls animated shorts universe.
	Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants	Third film set in the universe of Batman Unlimited, a line of action figures.
2017	Justice League Dark	Eighth film set in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
	Teen Titans: The Judas Contract	Ninth film set in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Based on The Judas Contract story arc by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.
	DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games	Set in the DC Super Hero Girls animated shorts universe.
	Batman and Harley Quinn	Somewhat related to The New Batman Adventures, but considered to be DCAU adjacent.
	Batman vs. Two-Face	Second animated film set in the universe of the 1960s Batman TV series.
2018	Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold	First crossover with Scooby-Doo. Related to the Batman: The Brave and the Bold TV series.
	Batman: Gotham by Gaslight	Based on Gotham by Gaslight, a one-shot story by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola which became, retroactively, the first official Elseworlds publication.
	Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay	Tenth film set in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
	Batman Ninja	Anime produced by Kamikaze Douga, YamatoWorks and Barnum Studio.
	The Death of Superman	Eleventh film in DC Animated Movie Universe. Based on The Death of Superman storyline.
	DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis	Set in the DC Super Hero Girls animated shorts universe.
2019	Reign of the Supermen	Twelfth film in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Based on the Reign of the Supermen storyline.
	Justice League vs. the Fatal Five	Related to Justice League Unlimited, though it's canonicity is considered to be open-ended.
	Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Based on the Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book by James Tynion IV and Freddie Williams II.
	Batman: Hush	Thirteenth film in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Based on the Batman: Hush storyline by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee.
	Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans	A crossover film between Teen Titans Go! and the original Teen Titans animated series.
	Wonder Woman: Bloodlines	Fourteenth film in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
2020	Superman: Red Son	Based on the Superman: Red Son comic book by Mark Millar.
	Justice League Dark: Apokolips War	Fifteenth film in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
	Superman: Man of Tomorrow	Sixteenth film in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
	Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!	Feature Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow. Second crossover with Scooby-Doo.
2021	Batman: Soul of the Dragon
	Justice Society: World War II	Seventeenth film in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
	Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One	Eighteenth and nineteenth films in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Based on Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale.
	Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two
	Injustice	Based on Injustice: Gods Among Us video game by NetherRealm Studios, and the tie-in comics by Tom Taylor.
2022	Catwoman: Hunted	Somewhat related to Young Justice, but considered to be canon-adjacent.
	Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse	A crossover film between Teen Titans Go! and DC Super Hero Girls animated series.
	Green Lantern: Beware My Power	Twentieth film in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
	Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons
2023	Legion of Super-Heroes	Twenty-first film in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
	Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham	Based on Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham comic series by Mike Mignola and Richard Pace.
	Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One	Based on RWBY/Justice League comic series by Marguerite Bennett, Aneke and Mirka Andolfo.
	Justice League: Warworld	Twenty-second film in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
	Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!	Third crossover with Scooby-Doo.
	Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part Two	Based on DC/RWBY comic series by Marguerite Bennett, Soo Lee and Meghan Hetrick.[19]
	Merry Little Batman	[20]
2024	Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One	Twenty-third, twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth and last films in the DC Animated Movie Universe. Based on Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.[21]
	Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two
	Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three
	Watchmen Chapter I	Produced in association with Paramount Pictures. Based on the limited series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.[22][23]
	Watchmen Chapter II
2025	Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League	Anime produced by Kamikaze Douga, YamatoWorks and Barnum Studio. Sequel to Batman Ninja.[24]
Upcoming
TBA	The Jurassic League	Based on The Jurassic League comic book by Juan Gedeon, Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer.[25]

Episodes as films

Television series episodes released as direct-to-video films.

Year	Title	Notes
1996	Superman: The Last Son of Krypton	Television movies; each one is a compilation of three episodes of respectively the first and second seasons of Superman: The Animated Series.
1997	The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest
1999	Batman Beyond: The Movie	Compilation of the first two episodes of the Batman Beyond TV series.
2001	Justice League: Secret Origins	Television movies; each one is a compilation of respectively the first three and the last three episodes of the Justice League TV series.
2004	Justice League: Starcrossed
2017	Vixen: The Movie	Set in the Arrowverse. Both features are re-releases of both seasons of the original series with new content added.
2018	Freedom Fighters: The Ray
	Constantine: City of Demons – The Movie	Set in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
2019	DC Super Hero Girls: Sweet Justice	Television movie; compilation of the first four episodes of DC Super Hero Girls.
2020	Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons: The Movie	Stand-alone.
2022	Aquaman: King of Atlantis	Stand-alone sequel to Aquaman. The miniseries was re-edited as a 2-hour film for its release on home media.[26][27][28]

Lego versions

All films are direct-to-video, except as indicated.

Year	Title	Production studio	Notes
2013	Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite	TT Animation	Based on the video game Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.
2014	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered	Warner Bros. Animation	Television movie.
2015	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League
	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Attack of the Legion of Doom
2016	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Cosmic Clash
	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Gotham City Breakout
2017	The Lego Batman Movie	Animal Logic	Theatrical release; spin-off of The Lego Movie.
	Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain	Warner Bros. Animation
2018	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash
	Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High
	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman – Rage of Atlantis
2019	Lego DC: Batman - Family Matters
2020	Lego DC Shazam! Magic and Monsters

Short films

Theatrical

Year	Title	Production studio	Collection	Notes
1941	Superman (a.k.a. The Mad Scientist)	Fleischer Studios	Superman	Nominated for 1 Oscar.[29] In public domain.
	The Mechanical Monsters			In public domain.
1942	Billion Dollar Limited
	The Arctic Giant
	The Bulleteers
	The Magnetic Telescope
	Electric Earthquake
	Volcano
	Terror on the Midway
	Japoteurs	Famous Studios
	Showdown
	Eleventh Hour
	Destruction, Inc.
1943	The Mummy Strikes
	Jungle Drums
	The Underground World
	Secret Agent
2018	#TheLateBatsby	Warner Bros. Animation	DC Super Hero Girls	Appeared in front of Teen Titans Go! To the Movies.

Direct-to-video

Year	Title	Production studio	Collection	Notes
2003	Chase Me	Warner Bros. Animation		Included in Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. Silent film; part of the DCAU.
2008	Have I Got a Story for You	Studio 4°C	Batman: Gotham Knight	Loosely canon to The Dark Knight Trilogy.
	Crossfire	Production I.G
	Field Test	Bee Train
	In Darkness Dwells	Madhouse
	Working Through Pain	Studio 4°C
	Deadshot	Madhouse
2009	Tales of the Black Freighter	Warner Bros. Animation		Included in the Watchmen home video release.
2010	Joker's Playhouse			A one-off special short, produced as part of Fisher-Price's Imaginext product line.
	The Spectre		DC Showcase	Included in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.
	Jonah Hex			Included in Batman: Under the Red Hood.
	Green Arrow			Included in Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.
	Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam			Included in DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection.
2011	Catwoman			Included in Batman: Year One.
2015	Nightwing and Robin			Included in Justice League: Throne of Atlantis. Part of the DCAMU.
	Constantine: John Con Noir	Cool Town Claymation		Part of the promotion of the TV series Constantine.
2019	Sgt. Rock	Warner Bros. Animation	DC Showcase	Included in Batman: Hush.
	Death			Included in Wonder Woman: Bloodlines.
2020	The Phantom Stranger			Included in Superman: Red Son.
	Adam Strange			Included in Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
	Batman: Death in the Family			Interactive movie. Follow-up to Batman: Under the Red Hood. Based on Batman: A Death in the Family storyline by Jim Starlin and Jim Aparo.
2021	Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth!			Included in Justice Society: World War II.
	The Losers			Included in Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One.
	Blue Beetle			Included in Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two.
2022	Constantine: The House of Mystery			An long-form animated short. Sequel to Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.

Reception

Box office

Title	Distributor(s)	Release date (United States)	Budget (millions)	Box office gross[30]
				Opening weekend (North America)	North America	Worldwide
Superman	Warner Bros.	December 10, 1978	$55	$6,535,784	$134,218,018	$300,218,018
Superman II		June 19, 1981	$54	$14,100,523	$108,185,706	$216,385,706
Swamp Thing	Embassy Pictures	February 19, 1982	$2.5	—	—	—
Superman III	Warner Bros.	June 17, 1983	$39	$13,352,357	$59,950,623	$80,250,623
Supergirl	TriStar Pictures	November 21, 1984	$35	$5,738,249	$14,296,438	$14,296,438
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	Warner Bros.	July 24, 1987	$17	$5,683,122	$15,681,020	$30,281,020
The Return of Swamp Thing	Millimeter Films	May 12, 1989	—	—	$192,816	$192,816
Batman	Warner Bros.	June 23, 1989	$35	$40,489,746	$251,409,241	$411,569,241
Batman Returns		June 19, 1992	$80	$45,687,711	$162,924,631	$266,934,688
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm		December 25, 1993	$6	$1,189,975	$5,635,204	$5,848,204
Batman Forever		June 16, 1995	$100	$52,784,433	$184,069,126	$336,567,158
Batman & Robin		June 20, 1997	$125	$42,872,605	$107,353,792	$238,253,988
Steel		August 15, 1997	$16	$870,068	$1,710,972	$1,801,972
Catwoman		July 23, 2004	$100	$16,728,411	$40,202,379	$82,402,379
Constantine		February 18, 2005	$100	$29,769,098	$75,976,178	$230,884,728
Batman Begins		June 28, 2005	$150	$48,745,440	$206,863,479	$375,298,946
Superman Returns		June 20, 2006	$204	$52,535,096	$200,081,192	$391,081,192
The Dark Knight		July 18, 2008	$185	$158,411,483	$534,987,076	$1,029,266,147
Watchmen		March 6, 2009	$130	$55,214,334	$107,509,799	$185,382,813
Jonah Hex		June 18, 2010	$47	$5,379,365	$10,547,117	$10,903,312
Green Lantern		June 17, 2011	$200	$53,174,303	$116,601,172	$237,201,172
The Dark Knight Rises		July 20, 2012	$230	$160,887,295	$448,149,584	$1,114,085,030
Man of Steel		June 14, 2013	$225	$116,619,362	$291,045,518	$670,145,518
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice		March 25, 2016	$250	$166,007,347	$330,360,194	$874,362,803
Batman: The Killing Joke		July 26, 2016	$3.5	—	$3,775,000	$4,462,034
Suicide Squad		August 5, 2016	$175	$133,682,248	$325,100,054	$749,200,054
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders		October 10, 2016	—	—	$56,711	$56,711
The Lego Batman Movie		February 10, 2017	$80	$53,003,578	$175,936,671	$312,336,671
Wonder Woman		June 2, 2017	$149	$103,251,471	$412,845,172	$823,970,682
Batman and Harley Quinn		August 14, 2017	—	—	$6,448	$6,448
Justice League		November 17, 2017	$300	$93,842,239	$229,024,295	$661,326,987
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies		July 27, 2018	$10	$10,411,189	$29,790,236	$52,390,236
Aquaman		December 21, 2018	$160	$67,873,522	$335,104,314	$1,152,028,393
Shazam!		April 5, 2019	$100	$53,505,326	$140,480,049	$367,799,011
Joker		October 4, 2019	$55	$96,202,337	$335,477,657	$1,078,958,282
Birds of Prey		February 7, 2020	$84.5	$33,010,017	$84,172,791	$205,372,791
Wonder Woman 1984		December 25, 2020	$200	$16,700,000	$46,801,036	$169,601,036
The Suicide Squad		August 6, 2021	$185	$26,205,415	$55,817,425	$168,717,425
The Batman		March 4, 2022	$185–200	$134,008,624	$369,345,583	$772,245,583
DC League of Super-Pets		July 29, 2022	$90	$23,003,441	$93,657,117	$207,557,117
Black Adam		October 21, 2022	$260	$67,004,323	$168,152,111	$393,452,111
Shazam! Fury of the Gods		March 17, 2023	$125	$30,111,158	$57,638,006	$134,038,006
The Flash		June 16, 2023	$200	$55,043,679	$108,133,313	$271,333,313
Blue Beetle		August 18, 2023	$104	$25,030,225	$72,488,072	$130,788,072
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom		December 22, 2023	$215	$27,686,211	$124,481,226	$434,381,226
Joker: Folie à Deux		October 4, 2024	$200	$37,678,467	$58,300,287	$206,400,287
Superman		July 11, 2025	$225	$125,021,735	$317,911,895	$553,211,895
Total			$5.507 billion	$2,325,993,652	$7,022,957,779	$16,085,759,318

Critical and public reception

Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore[31]
Batman (1966)	81% 6.3/10 (36 reviews)[32]	71 (4 reviews)[33]	—
Superman (1978)	88% 7.9/10 (120 reviews)[34]	82 (21 reviews)[35]	—
Superman II	88% 7.6/10 (109 reviews)[36]	83 (16 reviews)[37]	—
Swamp Thing	61% 5.6/10 (41 reviews)[38]	50 (10 reviews)[39]	—
Superman III	29% 4.6/10 (59 reviews)[40]	44 (13 reviews)[41]	—
Supergirl	21% 3.9/10 (112 reviews)[42]	42 (12 reviews)[43]	—
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	10% 3.1/10 (52 reviews)[44]	24 (17 reviews)[45]	C[31]
The Return of Swamp Thing	44% 3.9/10 (9 reviews)[46]	39 (9 reviews)[47]	—
Batman (1989)	77% 7.1/10 (142 reviews)[48]	69 (21 reviews)[49]	A[31]
Batman Returns	82% 6.9/10 (93 reviews)[50]	68 (23 reviews)[51]	B[31]
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	81% 6.9/10 (52 reviews)[52]	65 (18 reviews)[53]	—
Batman Forever	40% 5.2/10 (70 reviews)[54]	51 (23 reviews)[55]	A–[31]
Batman & Robin	12% 3.8/10 (97 reviews)[56]	28 (21 reviews)[57]	C+[31]
Steel	12% 3.2/10 (26 reviews)[58]	28 (12 reviews)[59]	B[31]
Catwoman	8% 3.2/10 (197 reviews)[60]	27 (35 reviews)[61]	B[31]
Constantine	46% 5.5/10 (227 reviews)[62]	50 (41 reviews)[63]	B[31]
Batman Begins	85% 7.7/10 (293 reviews)[64]	70 (41 reviews)[65]	A[31]
Superman Returns	74% 7/10 (267 reviews)[66]	72 (40 reviews)[67]	B+[31]
The Dark Knight	94% 8.6/10 (347 reviews)[68]	84 (39 reviews)[69]	A[31]
Watchmen	65% 6.4/10 (311 reviews)[70]	56 (39 reviews)[71]	B[31]
Jonah Hex	12% 3.6/10 (154 reviews)[72]	33 (32 reviews)[73]	C+[31]
Green Lantern	25% 4.7/10 (248 reviews)[74]	39 (39 reviews)[75]	B[31]
The Dark Knight Rises	87% 8/10 (382 reviews)[76]	78 (45 reviews)[77]	A[31]
Man of Steel	57% 6.2/10 (340 reviews)[78]	55 (47 reviews)[79]	A–[31]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	29% 5/10 (439 reviews)[80]	44 (51 reviews)[81]	B[31]
Batman: The Killing Joke	36% 5.7/10 (44 reviews)[82]	—	—
Suicide Squad	26% 4.8/10 (394 reviews)[83]	40 (53 reviews)[84]	B+[31]
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders	94% 7.9/10 (18 reviews)[85]	—	—
The Lego Batman Movie	89% 7.5/10 (313 reviews)[86]	75 (48 reviews)[87]	A–[31]
Wonder Woman	93% 7.7/10 (480 reviews)[88]	76 (50 reviews)[89]	A[31]
Batman and Harley Quinn	50% 5.8/10 (12 reviews)[90]	—	—
Justice League	39% 5.3/10 (411 reviews)[91]	45 (52 reviews)[92]	B+[31]
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies	91% 7.2/10 (133 reviews)[93]	69 (25 reviews)[94]	B+[31]
Aquaman	65% 6/10 (414 reviews)[95]	55 (50 reviews)[96]	A–[31]
Shazam!	90% 7.3/10 (421 reviews)[97]	71 (53 reviews)[98]	A[31]
Joker	68% 7.3/10 (603 reviews)[99]	59 (58 reviews)[100]	B+[31]
Birds of Prey	78% 6.8/10 (445 reviews)[101]	60 (59 reviews)[102]	B+[31]
Wonder Woman 1984	58% 6.1/10 (455 reviews)[103]	60 (57 reviews)[104]	B+[31]
Zack Snyder's Justice League	71% 6.7/10 (314 reviews)[105]	54 (45 reviews)[106]	—
The Suicide Squad	90% 7.5/10 (386 reviews)[107]	72 (53 reviews)[108]	B+[31]
The Batman	85% 7.7/10 (523 reviews)[109]	72 (68 reviews)[110]	A–[31]
DC League of Super-Pets	73% 6.3/10 (148 reviews)[111]	56 (28 reviews)[112]	A–[31]
Black Adam	38% 5.1/10 (294 reviews)[113]	41 (52 reviews)[114]	B+[31]
Shazam! Fury of the Gods	49% 5.8/10 (257 reviews)[115]	47 (49 reviews)[116]	B+[31]
The Flash	63% 6.4/10 (387 reviews)[117]	56 (54 reviews)[118]	B[31]
Blue Beetle	78% 6.4/10 (274 reviews)[119]	61 (46 reviews)[120]	B+[31]
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom	34% 4.9/10 (208 reviews)[121]	42 (43 reviews)[122]	B[31]
Joker: Folie à Deux	31% 5/10 (362 reviews)[123]	45 (62 reviews)[124]	D[31]
Superman (2025)	83% (470 reviews)[125]	68 (58 reviews)[126]	A−[31]
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From DC imprints

Vertigo

Title	Distributor(s)	Release date	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore[31]	Budget (million)	Box office
V for Vendetta	Warner Bros.	March 17, 2006	73% (248 reviews)[127]	62 (39 reviews)[128]	B+[31]	$54	$132,511,035
Stardust	Paramount Pictures	August 10, 2007	77% (196 reviews)[129]	66 (33 reviews)[130]	A–[31]	$70–88.5	$137,022,245
The Losers	Warner Bros.	April 23, 2010	49% (167 reviews)[131]	44 (32 reviews)[132]	B[31]	$25	$29,863,840
The Kitchen		August 9, 2019	23% (230 reviews)[133]	35 (42 reviews)[134]	B–[31]	$38	$15,980,032

Paradox Press

Title	Distributor(s)	Release date	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore[31]	Budget (million)	Box office
Road to Perdition	DreamWorks/20th Century Fox	July 12, 2002	81% (216 reviews)[135]	72	B+[31]	$80	$181,001,478
A History of Violence	New Line Cinema	May 16, 2005	87% (214 reviews)[136]	81	C+[31]	$32	$60,740,827

WildStorm

Title	Distributor(s)	Release date	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore[31]	Budget (million)	Box office
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen	20th Century Fox	July 11, 2003	17% (185 reviews)[137]	30	B−[31]	$78	$179,265,204
RED	Summit Entertainment	October 15, 2010	72% (211 reviews)[138]	60	A−[31]	$58	$199,006,387
RED 2		July 19, 2013	44% (151 reviews)[139]	47	B+[31]	$84	$148,075,565

See also

• List of television series based on DC Comics publications
• List of video games based on DC Comics
• List of films based on Marvel Comics publications
• List of television series based on Marvel Comics publications
• Batman in film
• Superman in film
• DC Extended Universe
• List of unproduced DC Comics projects
  • List of unproduced films based on DC Comics imprints

Notes

1. In 1997, the first edition of Stardust was published by DC's Vertigo imprint, before the novel's release on June 24, 1999.^[9][10]
2. The first edition of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was published on March 10, 1999,^[11] after Wildstorm was purchased by DC in 1998.^[12][13]