Every Billion Dollar Comic Book Movie Ranked Worst To Best

11. Aquaman (2018)

Box Office: $1.148 billion

Aquaman might be the silliest comic book movie ever and it's undoubtedly the most mad-cap of all the releases that have surpassed a billion at the box office. But that's absolutely part of its charm. In fact, that's pretty much most of its charm.

James Wan's beautifully realised world of Atlantis frames a story that owes a lot to the likes of Tron, The Never-Ending Story, Thor, Black Panther and even Crocodile Dundee, but it never feels particularly derivative. Perhaps thanks to the world-building and the charisma that Jason Momoa drips all over the place.

The script is a little... numb at times and the narrative bridging work is notably absent, but everything hurtles along so quickly and exhilaratingly that it's not so much of a problem. It's not the most cerebral of movies, but it's one of those that popcorn was absolutely made for.