Superhero movies have dominated pop culture for the last decade or so, from some of the highest-grossing movies of all time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (earning some of the biggest paydays in box office history in the process) to darker, Oscar-worthy films such as The Dark Knight and Joker.
But which comic book movies do audiences love the most around the world? We’ve used Google search data to find out which movies are the favourite in each country, with some pretty differing results!
Overall, the world’s favourite superhero movie was 2018’s Black Panther, which favoured in 48 countries and was the first superhero movie ever to receive a nomination for Best Picture at the Oscars, taking over $1.3 billion at the box office, followed by Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Deadpool and Wonder Woman.
Black Panther
Favourite in 48 countries
Spider-Man
Favourite in 21 countries
Captain Marvel
Favourite in 14 countries
Deadpool
Favourite in 13 countries
Wonder Woman
Favourite in 12 countries
Average monthly search volume taken from Ahrefs Keyword Explorer. Note that some Ahrefs doesn’t hold data for some countries and for some, the search volume was too low to determine a favourite movie.