How Much Money Will Each Superhero Movie Of 2018 Make?

While 2017 proved to be a great year for superhero films, this year looks to be even bigger. Marvel Studios will kick things off with next month's Black Panther, the biggest budget superhero movie ever to feature a predominantly black cast, before bringing fans Avengers: Infinity War in the summer, along with the highly anticipated debut of Evangeline Lilly's Wasp with July's Ant-Man and the Wasp. Those are only the Marvel Studios offerings; Fox is set to debut three Marvel films this year, as well, including Deadpool 2, while Sony jump-starts their own Marvel universe with the Tom Hardy-led Venom. And DC, while only releasing one film this year, is still very much in the game with December's Aquaman, which aims to make the character more than a punchline. With so many superhero movies on deck, we take a look at their box office prospects based on social media buzz, trailer views, and the success of their predecessors.

10. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Release Date: December 14th

Possible Box Office: $350 million.

Sony hasn't had the best of luck with their own Spider-Man properties, leading to the unprecedented deal between Marvel Studios and Sony, but that isn't stopping them from taking risks at the box office this year. Along with the Tom Hardy-led Venom, the studio will be releasing their first ever animated Spider-Man film with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. There's one big difference between this film and all other Spidey films, though, as this film will feature the character of Miles Morales. With this being an animated feature and opening so close to Aquaman, it's hard to know how well it'll do at the box office, but a $60 million opening could be within reach -- depending upon word of mouth, of course. Should it perform like other Sony animated flicks, such as Hotel Transylvania, it could end its run with $180 domestically and a worldwide cumulative of $350-$400 million.

9. The New Mutants

Release Date: April 13th

Possible Box Office: $490 million

Fox's New Mutants will be expanding the X-Men universe in April. This will mark a new venture for the studio, as they're introducing a new group of young mutants from a still relatively new director in Josh Boone. With a cast that includes Anya Taylor-Joy (Split) and Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), the film has plenty of promise and should easily pull in a younger audience. However, as past X-films have shown, that doesn't necessarily equate to box office pull. Judging from past films, New Mutants should hit between $45-$55 million in its opening weekend, but how far it'll go after that remains to be seen. $100 million domestically is all but a certainty, but $200 million? That will depend on word of mouth and competition from other films - which will be intense only a few weeks before Avengers: Infinity War. Buzz will be a must to keep his X-film afloat. Final estimate: $490-$520 million cumulative total.

8. X-Men: Dark Phoenix

Release Date: November 2nd

Possible Box Office: $550 million

Unlike New Mutants, buzz surrounding X-Men: Dark Phoenix has been rather low and that's ultimately because the last installment proved to be a major misstep for the franchise. That film earned just $543 million at the worldwide box office and failed to crack $200 million stateside. Working against the feature, too, is the looming deal between Fox and Disney as the two studios work out all the final kinks in the deal throughout the course of the year, leaving many uninterested in continuing with Fox's take on the X-characters. With Fox yet to reveal footage, it's hard to say how fans will react to the film, but as it stands Dark Phoenix should open to $55-$65 million and more than likely end its run with $550-$600 worldwide.

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7. Aquaman

Release Date: December 21st

Possible Box Office: $685 million

Being the last superhero flick of 2018 could prove to work in Aquaman's favor; however, it's important not to forget the struggles DC and Warner Bros. have faced at the box office with recent films. While Wonder Woman proved to be a phenomenon at the box office last year, Justice League, which properly introduced Jason Momoa's Aquaman to viewers, failed to live up to expectations. With that in mind, it's best to err on the side of caution when considering Aquaman's prospects. The film has a proven director behind the lens and its star has never been more popular; still, making fans care about Aquaman could prove to be difficult. Aquaman will likely follow Man of Steel's performance and finish just under $700 million -- closer to $685 million --- at the worldwide box office, with at least $200 million domestically and a $80-$90 million opening weekend.

6. Venom

Venom snarling on a wall in Venom: Lethal Protector

Release Date: October 5th

Possible Box Office: $685 million

Sony and Marvel may be playing nice now and allowing Spider-Man to join the Avengers on the big screen but, that won't be stopping them from creating their own Spider-Man universe. Kicking things off will be the Tom Hardy-led Venom which is also rumored to include the fan-favorite Carnage. There's very little known regarding the film, and we've yet to see any footage, however, buzz surrounding the project has been minimal thus far. Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean it'll fail. Even the poorly received Amazing Spider-Man films were able to clear $700 at the worldwide box office. With that in mind, a $60-$70 million opening seems likely leading up to a $685-$710 million global haul.

5. Incredibles 2

Release Date: June 15th

Possible Box Office: $750 million

Fans have been waiting a long time for a sequel to The Incredibles and the short teaser trailer released in December has only helped to grow the buzz. In fact, the teaser trailer quickly became the most-viewed animated movie trailer ever with more than 113 million views. While excitement is high, the long journey to the big screen could prove to hurt the box office; thankfully for the film, though, there's hardly any competion. The first film cleared $600 million at the global box office. The sequel should easily follow suite, or maybe even do much better. All in all, a $750-$800 million finish seems probable.

4. Ant-Man and the Wasp

Release Date: July 6th

Possible Box Office: $810 million

The first Ant-Man did decent business at the box office -- earning $519 worldwide -- despite many factors working against it, including the loss of original director, Edgar Wright. With the sequel, though, there are many factors working in the film's favor. Not only is Evangeline Lilly set to suit up as the Wasp, but the film will also bring in the original Wasp with Michelle Pfeiffer playing Janet van Dyne, as well as Dr. Bill Foster/Goliath (Laurence Fishburne). Also working in the film's favor is that it's coming so soon after Avengers: Infinity War. Taking all of this into consideration, Ant-Man and the Wasp should improve upon its predecessor and open around $90-$100 million and finish with $810 million globally.

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3. Black Panther

Release Date: February 16th

Possible Box Office: $820 million

The first superhero movie of 2017 is none other than Black Panther. To date, all 17 films within the Marvel Cinematic Universe have debuted at number one and Black Panther looks set to continue that trend. Early estimates have the film all but sure to open around $90 million, but they don't rule out a $100 million plus opening. The first trailer for the film raked up 89 million views within the first twenty-four hours, and the film easily topped social media buzz and even dubbed a new hashtag with #BlackPantherSoLit. Taking all of that into account, along with Thor: Ragnarok's impressive run at the box office back in November, Black Panther should easily crack $100 million in its opening weekend and finish around $300 million stateside and possibly $820 million at the global box office.

2. Deadpool 2

Release Date: June 1st

Possible box office: $860 million

Prior to the release of Deadpool, many feared the film would fail to find an audience given its R-rating and the inability to capture the younger demographic. The film, however, went on to smash expectations and earned just under $800 million at the global box office. While anticipation for the film is high, especially with the inclusion of both Cable (Josh Brolin) and Domino (Zazie Beetz), sequels can be tricky and don't always successfully surpass expectations set by fans (Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2, for example). Taking all of that into account, the second film should follow closely to its predecessor and open with at least $150 million -- a little above the first film's opening -- and finish with around $860 million worldwide.

1. Avengers: Infinity War

Release Date: May 4th

Possible Box Office: $1.4 billion

If there's one film comic book fans are excited about this year, it's Avengers: Infinity War. The first trailer for the film was released back in November and, unsurprisingly, went on to break records with a colossal 230 million views in its first 24 hours, beating out the likes of IT and The Fate of the Furious. Should the film perform like its predecessors -- Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron -- the film should easily amass $1 billion at the worldwide box office, however, like we saw with Age of Ultron, word of mouth could keep the film from hitting $2 billion. Still, Infinity War should open north of $200 million stateside and prove to be another success for Marvel Studios. Final prediction? $230 million opening weekend with a final total of $500 million stateside and $950 internationally for $1.4 billion worldwide.