12 Marvel Movies That Went Seriously Wrong

Marvel characters have produced some of the biggest movies in box-office history, but the familiar logo or superhero name has never guaranteed success. Some films drew weak reviews, some struggled to earn back enormous production and marketing costs, and others simply fell far short of expectations.

This slideshow looks at some of the more troubled movies based on Marvel Comics characters, including films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as X-Men, Fantastic Four, Punisher, and Sony-produced Marvel adaptations. The box-office figures below are worldwide theatrical grosses, while production budgets are reported estimates and generally do not include marketing expenses.

• Director: Peyton Reed
• Cast: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Michael Douglas
• Budget: About $200 million
• Worldwide Box Office: $476.1 million
• Tomatometer: 46%

• Director: Nia DaCosta
• Cast: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Gary Lewis, and Samuel L. Jackson
• Budget: About $270 million
• Worldwide Box Office: $206.1 million
• Tomatometer: 62%

• Director: Louis Leterrier
• Cast: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, and Ty Burrell
• Budget: About $137.5 million
• Worldwide Box Office: $265.6 million
• Tomatometer: 68%

• Director: Simon Kinberg
• Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, and Jessica Chastain
• Budget: $200 million
• Worldwide Box Office: $246.4 million
• Tomatometer: 22%

• Director: Julius Onah
• Cast: Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Tim Blake Nelson, Carl Lumbly, and Giancarlo Esposito
• Budget: About $180 million
• Worldwide Box Office: $415.1 million
• Tomatometer: 46%

• Director: Chloé Zhao
• Cast: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, Kit Harington, Salma Hayek, and Angelina Jolie
• Budget: About $200 million
• Worldwide Box Office: $402.1 million
• Tomatometer: 48%

• Director: Lexi Alexander
• Cast: Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julie Benz, Colin Salmon, Doug Hutchison, and Wayne Knight
• Budget: $35 million
• Worldwide Box Office: $10.2 million
• Tomatometer: 29%

• Director: Josh Trank
• Cast: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, and Toby Kebbell
• Budget: $120 million
• Worldwide Box Office: $167.8 million
• Tomatometer: 9%

• Director: Josh Boone
• Cast: Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga, and Adam Beach
• Budget: About $67 million
• Worldwide Box Office: $47.5 million
• Tomatometer: 36%

• Director: Daniel Espinosa
• Cast: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson
• Budget: About $75 million
• Worldwide Box Office: $167.5 million
• Tomatometer: 15%

• Director: Gavin Hood
• Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Dominic Monaghan, Lynn Collins, and Ryan Reynolds
• Budget: $150 million
• Worldwide Box Office: $374.8 million
• Tomatometer: 37%

• Director: Rob Bowman
• Cast: Jennifer Garner, Goran Višnjić, Will Yun Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, and Terence Stamp
• Budget: Reported at $43 million to $65 million
• Worldwide Box Office: About $57 million
• Tomatometer: 11%