Comic film adaptations are big dollars and we track how they do each week to see trends and what’s working and what’s not.

2018 is a record setting year for comic film adaptations. It has topped 2017’s record year and then some. Currently, comic adaptations have earned $2.697 billion domestically, $4.558 billion internationally, $7.255 billion worldwide, with a “profit” of $6.043 billion. That’s off of 10 films. 2017, with 16 films, saw domestic earnings of $2.365 billion, international earnings of $3.755 billion, worldwide earnings of $6.120 billion, and “profits” of $4.442 billion.

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Captain Marvel dropped to second place this past weekend with a 48.5% dip and an estimated $35 million. Domestically the film has earned $321.5 million. Internationally the film also earned $52.1 million from 54 markets to bring that total to $588.8 million and a worldwide total of $910.3 million. It’s likely to cross $1 billion in the next week or two. The film needs about $14 million to move up and pass The Dark Knight which is currently #9 for all-time worldwide earnings.

Alita: Battle Angel came in at #15 this past weekend earning an estimated $500,000 to bring its domestic total to $84.9 million. The film also earned about $1.5 million over the week to bring that total to $317.7 million. It has now earned $402.6 million worldwide.

Dragon Ball Super: Broly is still bringing in the dollars though not charting on the weekend box office. It brought in about $30,000 from international markets. The film has earned $30.7 million domestically and $72.9 million internationally for a worldwide total of $103.6 million.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse slipped one spot this past weekend at the box office coming in at #21 earning an estimated $180,000 to bring its domestic total to $190.2 million. Internationally, the film earned about $1.6 million over the week to bring that to $182.7 million for a worldwide total of $372.8 million a gain of almost $2 million over the week. The film is about $230,000 behind X-Men: Origins: Wolverine which it’ll likely pass this week.

Aquaman continues to bring in the dollars though it didn’t chart over the weekend. Over the week, the film earned about $330,000 domestically to bring its domestic total to $334.9 million. Worldwide, the film has earned $1.147 billion.

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Here’s where this year’s comic films stand as far as the actual numbers.

Total Domestic Gross: $2.697 billion
Total International Gross: $4.558 billion
Worldwide Gross: $7.255 billion
Total Reported Budgets: $1.187 billion
Total “Profit”: $6.043 billion

Average Domestic Gross: $269.7 million
Average International Gross: $455.8 million
Average: Worldwide Gross: $725.5 million
Average Budget: $131.9 million
Average Profit: $671.5 million

Below is where the films released stand when it comes to being compared to this year’s averages. Those in green are above average while those below are red.