All X-Men movies ranked by Box Office

The X-Men The franchise ranks among the most successful at the box office, begging the question of how each individual film ranks in the series. The chronological order of the US X-Men Kino is admittedly confusing, primarily due to the multiple timelines the series focuses on. This could be argued to be made more confusing thanks to Deadpool & WolverineWhat retroactive classes the X-Men As a series that can be ranked among the MCU’s box office franchise.

That said, Fox’s perplexing timeline X-Men Movies did not impact how well they performed commercially. When stacked against other Hollywood franchises and their worldwide grosses, the X-Men franchise is the eighth most successful of all time. This is only set to continue with upcoming Marvel movies, as Marvel Studios is currently developing a X-Men Movie in the MCU. However, focusing only on the Fox movies, the question remains of how these X-Men Movies rank against one another for their total worldwide grossness.

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Dark Phoenix – $246 million

Release date: June 7, 2019

The lowest-grossing main line X-Men Movie is 2019s Dark Phoenix. The film was the fourth in Fox’s prequel series X-Men timeline, and was described as the studio’s course correcting for the way it mishandled the Phoenix saga in X-Men: The Last Stand. Although it contained the promising cast assembled in the previous prequel movies, Dark Phoenix was critically panned upon release and now ranks as the worst-reviewed mainline X-Men Movie. Of course, this critical failure was hand-in-hand with Dark Phoenixs commercial flop.

Domestically, the film earned $65 million in its theatrical run, with $32 million of that figure in its opening weekend. The movie did not have legs at the domestic box office, and Dark Phoenix It is not much better in international markets. Despite tripling the domestic total, Dark PhoenixThe gross of $180 million in overseas territories is still not enough to warrant the film a success. With a worldwide total of $246 million, Dark Phoenix Sits at the bottom of the pile for main line X-Men Movies.

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X-Men – $296 million

Release date: July 14, 2000

Given that X-Men Was one of the pioneers of the so-called Golden Age of superhero cinema, it is not surprising that it is one of the lowest-grossing movies in the franchise. The popularity of the X-Men Franchise only came as a result of X-Mens strong critical reception, growing over time from 2000 onwards. This is not to say that X-Men It was a failure, however, as the film had a relatively small budget that saw its worldwide haul as a success and the Kickstarter of the eighth-highest-grossing movie franchise in history.

in domestic areas, X-Men Earned more than double its production budget. The $75 million the film cost was offset by its $157 million gross in North America and Canada. Worldwide, the film’s success was even more obvious. The $157 million was combined with an international total of $139 million to see the film earn X-Men A total of $296 million. This means that X-Men grossed only four times its production budget, which explains why 20th Century Fox continued to produce installments in the franchise for almost two decades.

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X-Men: First Class – $355 million

Release date: June 3, 2011

After the original X-Men trilogy and the lukewarm critical reception to X-Men: The Last StandThe franchise was soft-rebooted with a prequel movie. the film, X-Men: First ClassFocused on the younger versions of Professor X and Magneto as they tried to build a safe haven for mutants. Despite earning more than 2000s X-Men, First class is less of an outright success due to the inflated budget. That said, the numbers domestically and internationally proved to be positive enough for Fox, considering it spawned another trilogy of mutant-led movies.

cozy, X-Men: First Class Earned around $146 million, which is a bit short of its $160 million budget. Thankfully, the prequel was more successful in international markets, earning $209 million to give X-Men: First Class A worldwide haul of $255 million. This means that First class Probably broke even, because the benchmark is usually set to double the production budget of a film. Notably. X-Men: First Class had a strong domestic liberation. This probably factored into Fox’s decision to produce a sequel to it and the original trilogy, X-Men: Days of Future Past, With both being considered among the best ranked x-People films.

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X2: X-Men United – $406 million

Release date: May 2, 2003

The fourth-highest-grossing X-Men Movie of all time is the sequel to the 2000s X-Men, X2: X-Men United. The aforementioned business success of X-MenAlong with a strong critical reaction, 20th Century Fox immediately commissioned a sequel, with director Bryan Singer researching stories for a sequel just five months after X-Mens release. X2: X-Men United was released three years after the first, in May 2003, to an even stronger critical reception. Not only that, but X2Its commercial success surpassed that of its predecessor.

Like the first movie, X2: X-Men United Had a higher domestic total than an international one. The film’s $125 million budget was almost entirely recouped in the US. The international numbers for X2 They weren’t quite as strong, though not far off, earning $191 million. Combined, this means X2: X-Men United Grossed $406 million, over triple its production budget.

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X-Men: The Last Stand – $459 million

Release date: May 26, 2006

like X2, X-Men: The Last Stand was ordered by Fox almost immediately after the success of its predecessor. Ironically, however, X-Men: The Last Stand Received a more negative critical reception than the previous two movies while earning more than both. however, X-Men: The Last Stand Had a bigger budget than the first two and was considered the most expensive movie in history at the time of its release. This fact marks THe last stand As less of a success overall – also due to the weak old X-Men Scenes that saw his reviews were more negative – despite earning more than both X-Men And X2: X-Men United.

in all territories, X-Men: The Last Stand was more successful than X2Although not by much. When taking into account the $85 million increase in budget, X-Men: The Last Stand‘s box office gross does not look as promising. Regardless, the film still earned $234 million domestically, with an international gross of $224 million. This took X-Men 3s Worldwide total to $ 459 million, almost 2.5 times its production budget. While this total is still more than X-Men And X2The higher budget and weak critical reception saw the X-Men Franchise somewhat rebooted with 2011’s X-Men: First class.

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X-Men: Apocalypse – $542 million

Release date: May 27, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse was the third movie in Fox’s prequel series, focusing on the team fighting the titular villain, Apocalypse. X-Men: Apocalypse is considered somewhat of a critical disappointment in comparison to First class And days of future past, Given that both its predecessors earned much better reviews. That said, the film was still a commercial success, if not quite a complete home run for 20th Century Fox. Throw away spin-offs and one-character movies, X-Men: Apocalypse is the second-highest-grossing film in the franchise.

Against a budget of $178 million, X-Men: Apocalypse Earned $155 million domestically. While this is an admirable haul, the film’s international box office was far more successful. in other areas, X-Men: Apocalypse grossed $387 million for a worldwide total of $542 million. This reversed the course of the original trilogy; X-Men Films tend to perform better domestically than internationally, with the reverse starting with X-Men: First Class.

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X-Men: Days of Future Past –

Release date: May 23, 2014

The crown jewel of X-Men Movies at the worldwide box office is also the highest reviewed of the major films, X-Men: Days of Future Past. This film combined the characters of First class with that of the original X-Men trilogy, bringing both stories together in a time-travel narrative that many consider to be the best in the franchise. Evidently, the film’s earnings reflect this, despite rewatches highlighting some harsh realities about X-Men: Days of Future Past.

cozy, X-Men: Days of Future Past Earned $233 million, just $1 million shy of beating it X-Men: The Last Stand As the top-grossing X-Men Movie in North America and Canada. international, The film’s $513 million haul easily sees it ranked as the best-performing X-Men Movie outside of domestic markets, beating out X-Men: Apocalypse With almost $150 million. This success saw X-Men: Days of Future Past Earning a worldwide total of $747 million, over triple the budget, marking the film as the highest-grossing mainline X-Men Movie of all time.