Stan Lee

Stan Lee
By Edward Liu (Stan "The Man" Lee) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Best known as an Executive Producer based on credits in that role in 51 films, with $32,657,717,707 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #1)
Best-known technical roles: Spider-Man: No Way Home (Story Creator), Avengers: Endgame (Story Creator), Avengers: Endgame (Executive Producer), Black Panther (Story Creator), Black Panther (Executive Producer)
Best-known acting roles: Himself (Avengers: Endgame), (Black Panther), School Bus Driver (Avengers: Infinity War), Himself (Captain Marvel), Military Veteran (Avengers: Age of Ultron)
Born: December 28, 1922
Died: November 12, 2018
                                    

  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Acting Credits
  4. Technical Credits

Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorCameo46$11,918,856,523$18,676,555,082$30,595,411,605
Inverviewee2$343,240$118$343,358
Documentary Subject2$0$0$0
In Technical RolesExecutive Producer51$12,753,616,565$19,904,101,142$32,657,717,707
Story Creator24$8,472,306,952$12,534,969,077$21,007,276,029
Character Creator1$183,651,655$196,099,476$379,751,131

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2018 Preview: July

July 1st, 2018

Ant-Man and the Wasp

June was amazing, with two absolute monster hits and a solid $100 million hit. By the end of the month, 2018’s lead over 2017 will be well over $500 million, or close to 10%. Even if 2018 only managed to maintain this lead in terms of raw numbers for the rest of the year, it will be a massive jump at the box office. As for July, there are a couple of potential monster hits, Ant-Man and the Wasp and Mission: Impossible—Fallout, plus four potential $100 million hits. Last July, there was only one monster hit, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and three $100 million hits. I don’t think 2018 will match 2017 at the top, but 2018 appears to have more depth and that should put it a little ahead over the full month. More...

2018 Preview: April

April 1st, 2018

Avengers: Infinity War

Well, March has ended and it was a very disappointing month. Black Panther made more than any of the new releases did. The only potential big hit that didn’t miss expectations was Ready Player One. Because of this, 2018 lost its lead over 2017 and is now over $100 million behind last year’s pace. April is usually a terrible month, because it is a dumping ground, especially late in the month. No studio wants to compete with the first monster hit of the Summer. This year, the first monster hit of the summer, Avengers: Infinity War, opens in April. It will make more during its opening weekend than any other April release will make in total. It might make more opening day than any other April release will make in total. The only film that has a real chance to earn more than $100 million is Rampage, a video game adaptation. Last April, The Fate of the Furious earned more than $1.2 billion worldwide, but “only” earned $225.76 million of that domestically. Infinity War should earn more than that opening weekend. The second biggest hit of last April was Smurfs: The Lost Village and Going in Style, both of which earned $45.02 million. If 2018 doesn’t retake the lead by the end of the month, then 2018 is in trouble at the box office. More...

2018 Preview: February

February 1st, 2018

Black Panther

2018 got off to a good start and January more or less held its ground when compared to 2017. There were some misses, but surprise holdovers made up the difference. Looking forward, February will be dominated by Black Panther. In fact, it will very likely make more during its opening weekend than the second place film, Fifty Shades Freed, will likely make in total. Black Panther likely won’t break records, but it could come close, while Fifty Shade Freed and Peter Rabbit both have a 50/50 shot at $100 million. Last February, The Lego Batman Movie both earned $175 million, while Fifty Shades Darker earned over $100 million. Black Panther will easily beat any film from last February; in fact, it could earn more than the top two films earned combined. As long as the rest of the box office isn’t a complete disaster, February should help 2018 earn a significant edge over 2017 in the year-over-year comparisons. More...

The Numbers Turns 20: New at The Numbers: People Records and Weekly Breakdowns

October 19th, 2017

The Numbers

The Numbers celebrates is 20th anniversary this week and we have previously looked at the history of the site and its present size and scope. We wrap things up with a look at the future. The future will involve a lot more new features and this week we introduce two of the most recent two: Box Office Records for people and Weekly Breakdowns in the Annual Summaries. More...

Home Market Releases for July 18th, 2017

July 18th, 2017

Stalker

Last week, The Fate of the Furious scared away all of the competition. This week, the competition is still scared, as there’s very little in the way of top notch releases. Kong: Skull Island is by far the biggest new release of the week, while the next two biggest are The Promise and Free Fire. As for the best releases of the week, The Expanse: Season Two is a contender, but ultimately the Pick of the Week goes to the Stalker Criterion Collection Blu-ray. More...

2017 Preview: July

July 1st, 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming

I hate it when the first of the month lands on a Saturday. By the time this story goes live, we will still have almost no box office data for Despicable Me 3, so we won’t know if June ended on a positive note. Fortunately, Wonder Woman beat expectations and might end up as the biggest hit of the summer, at least for a little while. July begins with Spider-Man: Homecoming, which should make at least $300 million and is the last film being released this summer that has a shot at being a $400 million hit domestically. It is very likely that nothing else this month will come within $100 million of that movie, so that could help its legs. There are a few potential $100 million hits, including War for the Planet of the Apes, Dunkirk, and a couple of other long shots. Last July had a similar feel with The Secret Life of Pets topping the list with well over $300 million, while there were five other $100 million hits. This July would have to beat expectations substantially to match this performance. I’m not confident 2017 will be able to maintain its pace at the box office. I’m worried at least one big film will struggled and 2017 will end the month behind 2016’s pace. More...

2015 Preview: August

August 1st, 2015

Fantastic Four

It is still a little too soon to tell how July will finish, as we don't have any numbers for the final weekend at the time of writing. We know Minions was a monster hit and that Ant-man will be a financial success. However, until we see how Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation does, it will be impossible to call the month a true success. If Rogue Nation bombed this weekend, then the month is only a partial success. It would also mean the summer of 2015 could be coming to an abrupt end. As for August, only Fantastic Four has a better than 50/50 chance of reaching $100 million; although some people think Straight Outta Compton also has a shot at that milestone. Besides those two, only a couple of other films even have a realistic shot at becoming midlevel hits. Worse still, last August was amazing with Guardians of the Galaxy breaking records. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles also did better than expected with a domestic haul of nearly $200 million. No release this August is going to match that figure. There's a good chance the top two releases combined won't do so. Fortunately, 2015 has a sizable lead over 2014, so even a soft month will keep 2015 ahead in the year-over-year comparison. More...

2014 Preview: May

May 1st, 2014

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 poster

It has been a great year so far and April was again a strong month. The box office was led by Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as it became the second film of the year to reach $200 million, while Rio 2 is on pace to become the seventh $100 million hit of the year. Big picture, 2014 has already hit $3 billion, which isn't a record for this time of the year, but it is $250 million ahead of 2013. That streak ends in May. Don't get me wrong. There are six films opening this month that at least have a shot at $100 million and two of those should earn more than $200 million and there are two others that at least have a shot at that milestone. Leading the way is The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which is looking to top The Winter Soldier and become the second biggest hit of the year so far. Its main competition this month is X-men: Days of Future Past, while Godzilla also has a shot at $200 million. Unfortunately, this month last year, Iron Man 3 earned more than $400 million, while two other films took in $200 million and seven films in total reached the century mark. That is going to be really hard to replicate this year and 2014 will likely lose some of its lead over 2013. Fortunately, 2014 has such a big lead that unless the box office really slumps, it will end the month with at least a small lead over 2013. More...

Analysis: That Music You Hear? It's Probably By Hans Zimmer

September 22nd, 2013


Top-grossing people in technical roles

Last week I unveiled our new People Records section and talked about some of top performers across different types of acting, from the blockbusting superstars to the unsung heroes, to the cameo kings and queens. We've added some more charts to the record section this week, this time covering technical roles, and once more there's a lot of data to be mined. More...

Analysis: Superstars, Side Kicks and Cameo Kings

September 14th, 2013


Top-grossing actors and actresses in leading roles

Over the past two or so years, we've been working on one of the biggest projects we've ever undertaken: building out our database of acting and technical credits to include complete information on every acting role and significant technical credit for movies for which we have box office information. While work on this vast task continues (and will, of course, continue as long as films are being made), we have enough coverage of the industry now to start doing some serious analysis. Over the next month or two, I'll be looking at some of the things we've found and we'll be rolling out new features at The Numbers that take advantage of the dataset. This week, I'll look into how we are categorizing acting roles, and discuss the first charts in our new People Records section. More...

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jun 16, 2023Stan Lee Himself
Aug 2, 2019Madness in the Method Himself
Apr 26, 2019Avengers: Endgame Himself $858,373,000$1,930,539,285$2,788,912,285
Mar 8, 2019Captain Marvel Himself $426,829,839$702,746,255$1,129,576,094
Dec 14, 2018Spider-Man: Into The S… Stan $190,173,195$185,291,432$375,464,627
Oct 5, 2018Venom Dapper Dog Walker $213,511,408$642,569,645$856,081,053
Jul 27, 2018Teen Titans Go! To The… Himself $29,790,236$21,830,357$51,620,593
Jul 6, 2018Ant-Man and the Wasp Himself $216,648,740$406,495,920$623,144,660
Apr 27, 2018Avengers: Infinity War School Bus Driver $678,815,482$1,369,544,272$2,048,359,754
Feb 16, 2018Black Panther $700,059,566$636,434,754$1,336,494,320
Nov 3, 2017Thor: Ragnarok Man on Sakaar $315,058,289$535,424,489$850,482,778
Jul 7, 2017Spider-Man: Homecoming Yelling Man $334,201,140$544,070,151$878,271,291
May 5, 2017Guardians of the Galax… Astronaut $389,813,101$479,274,862$869,087,963
Nov 4, 2016Doctor Strange Man on Bus $232,641,920$443,701,254$676,343,174
Sep 2, 2016Yoga Hosers Dispatcher $38,767$38,767
May 27, 2016X-Men: Apocalypse Himself $155,442,489$387,095,057$542,537,546
May 6, 2016Captain America: Civil… Fed-Ex Driver $408,084,349$743,815,237$1,151,899,586
Feb 12, 2016Deadpool Strip Club DJ $363,070,709$418,876,982$781,947,691
Jul 17, 2015Ant-Man Bartender $180,202,163$338,656,286$518,858,449
May 1, 2015Avengers: Age of Ultron Military Veteran $459,005,868$936,311,111$1,395,316,979
Nov 7, 2014Big Hero 6 Fred’s Dad $222,527,828$424,735,177$647,263,005
Aug 1, 2014Guardians of the Galaxy Xandarian Ladie's… $333,714,112$437,168,283$770,882,395
May 6, 2014Jay & Silent Bob's Sup… Himself
May 2, 2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Graduation Guest $202,853,933$506,142,403$708,996,336
Apr 4, 2014Captain America: The W… Smithsonian Guard $259,746,958$454,654,931$714,401,889
Nov 8, 2013Thor: The Dark World Mental Ward Patient $206,362,140$438,240,376$644,602,516
May 3, 2013Iron Man 3 Beauty Pageant Judge $408,992,272$806,400,000$1,215,392,272
Nov 6, 2012With Great Power: The … Himself
Jul 3, 2012The Amazing Spider-Man Librarian $262,030,663$495,859,604$757,890,267
May 4, 2012The Avengers Random Citizen $623,357,910$891,742,301$1,515,100,211
Apr 6, 2012Comic-Con Episode IV: … Himself $34,665$34,665
UnknownPizza Man Himself
Jul 22, 2011Captain America: The F… General $176,654,505$193,915,271$370,569,776
May 6, 2011Thor Stan the Man $181,030,624$268,295,994$449,326,618
May 7, 2010Iron Man 2 Himself $312,433,331$308,723,058$621,156,389
Jun 13, 2008The Incredible Hulk Milwaukee Man Dri… $134,806,913$130,766,946$265,573,859
May 30, 2008Bigger, Stronger, Faster* Himself $308,575$118$308,693
May 2, 2008Iron Man Hugh Hefner $318,604,126$266,567,421$585,171,547
Jun 15, 2007Fantastic Four: Rise o… Rejected Wedding … $131,921,738$157,558,953$289,480,691
May 4, 2007Spider-Man 3 Man in the Street $336,530,303$558,329,927$894,860,230
May 26, 2006X-Men: The Last Stand Waterhose Man $234,362,462$224,898,484$459,260,946
UnknownMan-Thing Missing Person Ph…
Jul 8, 2005Fantastic Four Willie Lumpkin $154,696,080$178,436,670$333,132,750
Aug 11, 2004The Princess Diaries 2… Three Stooges Wed… $95,149,435$39,564,000$134,713,435
Jun 30, 2004Spider-Man 2 Man Dodging Debris $373,524,485$421,173,072$794,697,557
Jun 20, 2003Hulk Security Guard $132,177,234$112,854,445$245,031,679
Feb 14, 2003Daredevil Old Man at Crossing $102,543,518$80,239,000$182,782,518
May 3, 2002Spider-Man Man in Times Square $403,706,375$418,000,000$821,706,375
Jul 14, 2000X-Men Hot Dog Vendor $157,299,717$139,572,650$296,872,367
Oct 20, 1995Mallrats Himself $2,108,367$2,108,367
 
Averages $277,190,692$444,679,886$695,358,067
Totals 50 $11,919,199,763$18,676,555,200$30,595,754,963

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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jul 8, 2022Thor: Love and Thunder Story by $343,256,830$417,671,251$760,928,081
May 6, 2022Doctor Strange in the Multi… Story by $411,331,607$540,893,379$952,224,986
Dec 17, 2021Spider-Man: No Way Home Story based on the comic book by $814,115,070$1,093,721,184$1,907,836,254
Jul 9, 2021Black Widow Character Creator $183,651,655$196,099,476$379,751,131
Jul 2, 2019Spider-Man: Far From Home Story based on the M…
Executive Producer
$390,532,085$741,575,437$1,132,107,522
Apr 26, 2019Avengers: Endgame Story by
Executive Producer
$858,373,000$1,930,539,285$2,788,912,285
Mar 8, 2019Captain Marvel Executive Producer $426,829,839$702,746,255$1,129,576,094
Dec 14, 2018Spider-Man: Into The Spider… Executive Producer $190,173,195$185,291,432$375,464,627
Oct 5, 2018Venom Executive Producer $213,511,408$642,569,645$856,081,053
Jul 6, 2018Ant-Man and the Wasp Based on “Ant-Man …
Executive Producer
$216,648,740$406,495,920$623,144,660
Apr 27, 2018Avengers: Infinity War Story based on “Th…
Executive Producer
$678,815,482$1,369,544,272$2,048,359,754
Feb 16, 2018Black Panther Based on the comic by
Executive Producer
$700,059,566$636,434,754$1,336,494,320
Nov 3, 2017Thor: Ragnarok Executive Producer $315,058,289$535,424,489$850,482,778
Jul 7, 2017Spider-Man: Homecoming Story based on the M…
Executive Producer
$334,201,140$544,070,151$878,271,291
May 5, 2017Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Executive Producer $389,813,101$479,274,862$869,087,963
Mar 3, 2017Logan Executive Producer $226,277,068$387,925,247$614,202,315
Nov 4, 2016Doctor Strange Executive Producer $232,641,920$443,701,254$676,343,174
May 27, 2016X-Men: Apocalypse Executive Producer $155,442,489$387,095,057$542,537,546
May 6, 2016Captain America: Civil War Executive Producer $408,084,349$743,815,237$1,151,899,586
Feb 12, 2016Deadpool Executive Producer $363,070,709$418,876,982$781,947,691
Aug 7, 2015Fantastic Four Executive Producer $56,117,548$111,731,639$167,849,187
Jul 17, 2015Ant-Man Executive Producer $180,202,163$338,656,286$518,858,449
May 1, 2015Avengers: Age of Ultron Executive Producer $459,005,868$936,311,111$1,395,316,979
Aug 1, 2014Guardians of the Galaxy Executive Producer $333,714,112$437,168,283$770,882,395
May 23, 2014X-Men: Days of Future Past Executive Producer $233,921,534$513,941,241$747,862,775
May 2, 2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Story Creator $202,853,933$506,142,403$708,996,336
Apr 4, 2014Captain America: The Winter… Executive Producer $259,746,958$454,654,931$714,401,889
Nov 8, 2013Thor: The Dark World Executive Producer $206,362,140$438,240,376$644,602,516
Jul 26, 2013The Wolverine Executive Producer $132,556,852$283,900,000$416,456,852
May 3, 2013Iron Man 3 Executive Producer $408,992,272$806,400,000$1,215,392,272
Jul 3, 2012The Amazing Spider-Man Based on the comicbo…
Executive Producer
$262,030,663$495,859,604$757,890,267
May 4, 2012The Avengers Based on the Marvel Comics by $623,357,910$891,742,301$1,515,100,211
Apr 6, 2012Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan… Executive Producer $34,665$34,665
Feb 17, 2012Ghost Rider: Spirit of Veng… Executive Producer $51,774,002$97,443,353$149,217,355
Jul 22, 2011Captain America: The First … Executive Producer $176,654,505$193,915,271$370,569,776
Jun 3, 2011X-Men: First Class Executive Producer $146,408,305$209,000,000$355,408,305
May 6, 2011Thor Executive Producer
Story Creator
$181,030,624$268,295,994$449,326,618
May 7, 2010Iron Man 2 Executive Producer
Based on the Marvel …
$312,433,331$308,723,058$621,156,389
May 1, 2009X-Men Origins: Wolverine Executive Producer $179,883,157$194,942,603$374,825,760
Jun 13, 2008The Incredible Hulk Story Creator
Executive Producer
$134,806,913$130,766,946$265,573,859
May 2, 2008Iron Man Story Creator
Executive Producer
$318,604,126$266,567,421$585,171,547
Jun 15, 2007Fantastic Four: Rise of the… Story Creator
Executive Producer
$131,921,738$157,558,953$289,480,691
May 4, 2007Spider-Man 3 Executive Producer
Story Creator
$336,530,303$558,329,927$894,860,230
Feb 16, 2007Ghost Rider Executive Producer $115,802,596$113,742,993$229,545,589
May 26, 2006X-Men: The Last Stand Executive Producer $234,362,462$224,898,484$459,260,946
Jul 8, 2005Fantastic Four Story Creator
Executive Producer
$154,696,080$178,436,670$333,132,750
Jan 14, 2005Elektra Executive Producer $24,409,722$32,414,911$56,824,633
Dec 8, 2004Blade: Trinity Executive Producer $52,397,389$78,955,776$131,353,165
Jun 30, 2004Spider-Man 2 Executive Producer
Story Creator
$373,524,485$421,173,072$794,697,557
Apr 16, 2004The Punisher Executive Producer $33,664,370$20,869,404$54,533,774
Jun 20, 2003Hulk Based on the comicbo…
Executive Producer
$132,177,234$112,854,445$245,031,679
May 2, 2003X-Men 2 Executive Producer $214,949,694$191,398,936$406,348,630
Feb 14, 2003Daredevil Executive Producer $102,543,518$80,239,000$182,782,518
May 3, 2002Spider-Man Executive Producer
Story Creator
$403,706,375$418,000,000$821,706,375
Mar 22, 2002Blade 2 Executive Producer $81,676,888$72,661,713$154,338,601
Jul 14, 2000X-Men Based on the Marvel …
Executive Producer
$157,299,717$139,572,650$296,872,367
Aug 21, 1998Blade Executive Producer $70,141,876$61,095,812$131,237,688
 
Averages $268,985,677$420,542,342$682,150,083
Totals 57 $15,332,183,570$23,550,371,136$38,882,554,706


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jul 8, 2022Thor: Love and Thunder $144,165,1074,375$343,256,830$760,928,08145.1%
May 6, 2022Doctor Strange in the … $187,420,9984,534$411,331,607$952,224,98643.2%
Dec 17, 2021Spider-Man: No Way Home $260,138,5694,336$814,115,070$1,907,836,25442.7%
Jul 2, 2019Spider-Man: Far From Home $92,579,2124,634$390,532,085$1,132,107,52234.5%
Apr 26, 2019Avengers: Endgame $357,115,0074,662$858,373,000$2,788,912,28530.8%
Jul 6, 2018Ant-Man and the Wasp $75,812,2054,206$216,648,740$623,144,66034.8%
Apr 27, 2018Avengers: Infinity War $257,698,1834,474$678,815,482$2,048,359,75433.1%
Feb 16, 2018Black Panther $202,003,9514,084$700,059,566$1,336,494,32052.4%
Jul 7, 2017Spider-Man: Homecoming $117,027,5034,348$334,201,140$878,271,29138.1%
May 2, 2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2 $91,608,3374,324$202,853,933$708,996,33628.6%
Jul 3, 2012The Amazing Spider-Man $62,004,6884,318$262,030,663$757,890,26734.6%
May 4, 2012The Avengers $207,438,7084,349$623,357,910$1,515,100,21141.1%
May 6, 2011Thor $65,723,3383,963$181,030,624$449,326,61840.3%
May 7, 2010Iron Man 2 $128,122,4804,390$312,433,331$621,156,38950.3%
Jun 13, 2008The Incredible Hulk $55,414,0503,508$134,806,913$265,573,85950.8%
May 2, 2008Iron Man $102,118,6684,154$318,604,126$585,171,54754.4%
Jun 15, 2007Fantastic Four: Rise o… $58,051,6843,963$131,921,738$289,480,69145.6%
May 4, 2007Spider-Man 3 $151,116,5164,324$336,530,303$894,860,23037.6%
Jul 8, 2005Fantastic Four $56,061,5043,619$154,696,080$333,132,75046.4%
Jun 30, 2004Spider-Man 2 $88,156,2274,166$373,524,485$794,697,55747.0%
Jun 20, 2003Hulk $62,128,4203,674$132,177,234$245,031,67953.9%
May 3, 2002Spider-Man $114,844,1163,876$403,706,375$821,706,37549.1%
Jul 14, 2000X-Men $54,471,4753,112$157,299,717$296,872,36753.0%
 
Averages $130,053,0854,148$368,361,172$913,359,82742.9%
Totals 23 $8,472,306,952$21,007,276,029