All 89 movies based on Marvel comics, ranked

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.