List of films based on Dark Horse Comics properties

Below is a list of feature films based on characters and concepts that have appeared in Dark Horse Comics publications, including its various imprints. It includes live-action and animated films, direct-to-video releases, and television movies.

Live-action films

Year Title Production studio Notes
1994 The Mask New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment Received 1 Oscar nomination.
Timecop Universal Studios / Largo Entertainment / JVC Entertainment Inc.
1995 Tank Girl United Artists
1996 Barb Wire PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment Propaganda Films
1999 Virus Universal Studios Mutual Film Company / Valhalla Motion Pictures
Mystery Men Dark Horse Entertainment / Golar / Lloyd Levin Productions
2000 G-Men from Hell Sawmill Entertainment Direct to video.
2003 American Splendor Good Machine / HBO Films / Dark Horse Entertainment Received 1 Oscar nomination.
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision Universal Studios Direct to video sequel.
2004 Hellboy Columbia Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment Revolution Studios
Alien vs. Predator 20th Century Fox Brandywine Productions / Davis Entertainment
2005 Son of the Mask New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment A sequel to The Mask.
Sin City Dimension Films / Troublemaker Studios Written, produced and co-directed by Frank Miller.
2007 300 Warner Bros. / Virtual Studios / Legendary Pictures Frank Miller served as executive producer.
Atmosphere Pictures / Hollywood Gang
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem 20th Century Fox A sequel to Alien vs. Predator.
Brandywine Productions / Davis Entertainment
2008 Hellboy II: The Golden Army Universal Studios / Dark Horse Entertainment A sequel to Hellboy. Received 1 Oscar nomination.
2013 R.I.P.D. Universal Studios / Dark Horse Entertainment
2014 300: Rise of an Empire Warner Bros. / Cruel and Unusual Films / Legendary Pictures A prequel to 300.
Atmosphere Pictures / Hollywood Gang
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Dimension Films / AR Films / Troublemaker Studios / Aldamisa Productions / Miramax A sequel to Sin City.

Animated films

Year Title Production studio Notes
2006 Hellboy: Sword of Storms' Revolution Studios The first of the Hellboy Animated series. Premiered on Cartoon Network October 28, 2006.
2007 Hellboy: Blood and Iron IDT Entertainment The second in the Hellboy Animated series. Premiered on Cartoon Network March 17, 2007.

Television films

Year Title Production studio Notes
2004 The B.P.R.D. Declassified FX Network Live-action special, run length of 22 minutes, aired on March 22nd, 2004.
2006 The Amazing Screw-On Head Sci-Fi Channel Animated pilot, run length of 22 minutes, aired on August 20th, 2006.

Reception

Box office performance

Title Distributor(s) Release date
(United States)		 Budget
(in millions)		 Box office gross[1]
Opening weekend
(North America)		 North America Worldwide
The Mask New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment July 29, 1994 $23 $23,117,068 $119,938,730 $351,583,407
Timecop Universal Studios / Largo Entertainment / JVC Entertainment Inc. September 16, 1994 $27 $12,064,625 $44,853,581 $101,646,581
Tank Girl United Artists March 31, 1995 $25 $2,018,183 $4,064,495 $4,064,495
Barb Wire Gramercy Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment May 3, 1996 $9 $1,844,426 $3,793,614 $3,793,614
Virus Universal Pictures January 15, 1999 $75 $6,013,640 $14,036,005 $30,652,005
Mystery Men July 30, 1999 $68 $10,017,865 $29,762,011 $33,461,011
G-Men from Hell Sawmill Entertainment July 22, 2000 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
American Splendor Good Machine / HBO Films / Dark Horse Entertainment August 15, 2003 $2 $159,705 $6,010,990 $8,000,000
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision Universal Pictures September 30, 2003 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Hellboy Columbia Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment April 2, 2004 $66 $23,172,440 $59,623,958 $99,318,987
Alien vs. Predator 20th Century Fox August 13, 2004 $60 $38,291,056 $80,282,231 $172,544,654
Son of the Mask New Line Cinema / Dark Horse Entertainment February 18, 2005 $84 $7,511,675 $17,018,422 $57,600,000
Sin City Dimension Films / Troublemaker Studios April 1, 2005 $40 $29,120,273 $74,103,820 $158,753,820
300 Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Virtual Studios March 9, 2007 $65 $70,885,301 $210,614,939 $456,068,181
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem 20th Century Fox December 25, 2007 $40 $10,059,425 $41,797,066 $128,884,494
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment July 11, 2008 $85 $34,539,115 $75,986,503 $185,258,983
R.I.P.D. Universal Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment July 19, 2013 $130 $12,691,415 $33,618,855 $78,477,749
300: Rise of an Empire Warner Bros. Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Virtual Studios March 7, 2014 $110 $45,038,460 $106,580,051 $331,114,051
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Dimension Films / Troublemaker Studios August 22, 2014 $65 $6,317,683 $13,754,898 $39,407,616

Critical and public reception

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
The Mask 77% (52 reviews)[2] 56 (12 reviews)[3] B+[4]
Timecop 43% (40 reviews)[5] 48 (17 reviews)[6] B+[4]
Tank Girl 38% (37 reviews)[7] B[4]
Barb Wire 28% (36 reviews)[8] 40 (14 reviews)[9]
Virus 09% (47 reviews)[10] 19 (17 reviews)[11] C[4]
Mystery Men 60% (153 reviews)[12] 65 (24 reviews)[13] C+[4]
G-Men from Hell
American Splendor 94% (181 reviews)[14] 90 (42 reviews)[15]
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision
Hellboy 81%(197 reviews)[16] 72 (37 reviews)[17] B-[4]
Alien vs. Predator 21% (141 reviews)[18] 29 (21 reviews)[19] B[4]
Son of the Mask 06% (104 reviews)[20] 20 (26 reviews)[21] B-[4]
Sin City 78% (245 reviews)[22] 74 (40 reviews)[23] B[4]
300 60% (226 reviews)[24] 51 (35 reviews)[25] A-[4]
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem 12% (69 reviews)[26] 29 (14 reviews)[27] C[4]
Hellboy II: The Golden Army 86% (242 reviews)[28] 78 (36 reviews)[29] B[4]
R.I.P.D. 13% (90 reviews)[30] 25 (27 reviews)[31] C+[4]
300: Rise of an Empire 42% (170 reviews)[32] 48 (34 reviews)[33] B-[4]
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 43% (161 reviews)[34] 46 (38 reviews)[35] B-[4]
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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Box Office Mojo > Search". Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ "THE MASK (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Mask". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Cinemascore". Cinemascore. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ "TIMECOP (1994)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Timecop". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  7. ↑ "TANK GIRL (1995)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  8. ↑ "BARB WIRE (1996)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Timecop". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ "VIRUS (1999)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Virus". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  12. ↑ "MYSTERY MEN (1999)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Mystery Men". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  14. ↑ "AMERICAN SPLENDOR (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  15. ↑ "American Splendor". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  16. ↑ "HELLBOY (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Hellboy". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  18. ↑ "AVP - ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (2004)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  19. ↑ "AVP: Alien vs. Predator". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  20. ↑ "SON OF THE MASK (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Son of the Mask". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  22. ↑ "SIN CITY (2005)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Sin City". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  24. ↑ "300 (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  25. ↑ "300". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  26. ↑ "ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM (AVP 2) (2007)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  27. ↑ "AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  28. ↑ "HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (HELLBOY 2) (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Hellboy II: The Golden Army". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  30. ↑ "R.I.P.D. (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  31. ↑ "R.I.P.D.". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  32. ↑ "300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  33. ↑ "300: Rise of an Empire". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  34. ↑ "FRANK MILLER'S SIN CITY: A DAME TO KILL FOR (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Sin City: A Dame To Kill For". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

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