As of mid-2022, "Captain Marvel" (2019) remained the highest-grossing movie with a female superhero as the leading role in the history of the so-called North American box office, which comprises the United States and Canada. The film starring Brie Larson generated almost 427 million U.S. dollars in box office revenue across the two countries. "Wonder Woman" (2017) and "Black Widow" (2021) followed with box office grosses of nearly 413 million and 184 million dollars, respectively.
Highest-grossing female superhero movies in the United States and Canada as of June 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Box Office Mojo. (June 27, 2022). Highest-grossing female superhero movies in the United States and Canada as of June 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/744392/box-office-revenue-female-superheroes/
Box Office Mojo. "Highest-grossing female superhero movies in the United States and Canada as of June 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. June 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/744392/box-office-revenue-female-superheroes/
Box Office Mojo. (2022). Highest-grossing female superhero movies in the United States and Canada as of June 2022 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/744392/box-office-revenue-female-superheroes/
Box Office Mojo. "Highest-grossing Female Superhero Movies in The United States and Canada as of June 2022 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/744392/box-office-revenue-female-superheroes/
Box Office Mojo, Highest-grossing female superhero movies in the United States and Canada as of June 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/744392/box-office-revenue-female-superheroes/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Highest-grossing female superhero movies in the United States and Canada as of June 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Box Office Mojo, June 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/744392/box-office-revenue-female-superheroes/