All 89 movies based on Marvel comics, ranked

Tom Holland and Zendaya attend the "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" photocall in Madrid.Pablo Cuadra/Getty ImagesThere have been 89 theatrically released movies based on a Marvel comic property to date.From "Howard the Duck" to "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," the quality has ebbed and flowed.Here's how all the Marvel movies — so far — compare.It's been 40 years since audiences saw their very first theatrical movie based on a Marvel comic — would you believe that 1986's "Howard the Duck" was the first major motion picture based on a character from Marvel?Since that inauspicious start, Marvel has become one of the most recognizable and successful brands in the movie business (though the studio was going through a rough patch until "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" was released this summer).The Marvel Cinematic Universe alone has grossed over $30 billion worldwide, and that's not including mega-hits like "X-Men," "Men in Black," or the "Spider-Verse" films.While most of these movies made significant chunks of change at the box office, not all were beloved by critics. Here's how each film was received by critics, from worst to best, according to Rotten Tomatoes.89. "Fantastic Four" (2015)20th Century FoxRotten Tomatoes score: 9%"Fantastic Four" is the second on-screen iteration of the famed Marvel family consisting of Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic (Miles Teller), his love interest Sue Storm/Invisible Woman (Kate Mara), her brother Johnny Storm/Human Torch (Michael B. Jordan), and their friend Ben Grimm/The Thing (Jamie Bell).After they travel to a different dimension and acquire fantastic, if gruesome, powers, they face off against Doctor Doom, played by Toby Kebbell, a former friend turned homicidal maniac."A poorly constructed, ineptly executed, flatfooted piece of Branded Product that plays as though it were written by a piece of software fed every superhero movie script to date and instructed to synthesize them," wrote Flavorwire's Jason Bailey.88. "Madame Web" (2024)Dakota Johnson in "Madame Web."SonyRotten Tomatoes score: 10%"Madame Web" stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic living in New York City who somehow gains clairvoyance.She teams up with three young women — Julia (Sydney Sweeney), Anya (Isabela Merced), and Mattie (Celeste O'Connor) — who each have spider-powers in their future to take down a mysterious foe, Ezekiel Sims (Tahar Rahim)."Even Johnson has her limits, and 'Madame Web' blows so far past them that you can practically guess which scenes were shot last based on the degree to which its star has given up," wrote Allison Wilmore for Vulture.87. "Elektra" (2005)20th Century FoxRotten Tomatoes score: 11%After dying at the end of "Daredevil," Elektra, played by Jennifer Garner, is revived by her mentor, Stick, to become a force for good. Eventually, she abandons this lifestyle and becomes a contract killer until an evil organization known as The Hand attempts to kill her.Tim Robey of The Telegraph called the film "Studio dross of the lowest grade."86. "Howard the Duck" (1986)"Howard the Duck."UniversalRotten Tomatoes score: 14%As you might've guessed from the title, Howard is a duck. Specifically, a resident of the planet Duckworld, which is like Earth, but inhabited by ducks. When Howard finds himself on Earth in the state of Ohio, he must team up with a woman, Beverly Switzler (Lea Thompson), to try to get home."Sound the horns, light the speakers, and cue the marching band, because 'Howard the Duck' is here ... and bad movie historians could not ask for a more mallard-droit venture than this," wrote Michael Burkett of the Orange County Register.84 (tie). "Morbius" (2022)Jared Leto as Michael Morbius in "Morbius."Courtesy of Sony PicturesRotten Tomatoes score: 15%In "Morbius," Jared Leto stars as Dr. Michael Morbius, a highly intelligent doctor dying from a rare blood disease. In his quest to find a cure, he accidentally turns himself into a "living vampire," a being with enhanced strength, sonar capabilities, a psychic connection with bats ... and the unending desire to drink blood."'Morbius,' at best, will be remembered as the latest effort on Sony's part to make its nascent Sinister Six franchise happen. And, like 'fetch,' it's hard to see that happening," wrote Liz Shannon Miller of Consequence.84 (tie). "Kraven the Hunter" (2024)Aaron Taylor-Johnson in "Kraven the Hunter."Sony PicturesRotten Tomatoes score: 15%What seems to be the final film in Sony's ill-advised SSU (Sony's Spider-Man Universe) is "Kraven the Hunter," which stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the titular Kraven. In the film, Kraven works to free his brother Dmitri (Fred Hechinger) from the villainous Rhino (Alessandro Nivola)."'Kraven the Hunter' is a terrible movie, but you almost feel sorry for it," wrote Peter Howell of The Toronto Star.83. "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance" (2011)Columbia PicturesRotten Tomatoes score: 18%Nicolas Cage returns as stuntman-turned-flaming-skeleton Johnny Blaze, who has been in hiding since

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