Joss Whedon Filmography: Major Movies and Their Box Office Performance
Joss Whedon directed The Avengers in 2012, which grossed over 1.5 billion dollars worldwide and became the third highest-grossing film of that year. His follow-up, Avengers: Age of Ultron, earned 1.4 billion dollars globally in 2015, cementing his role as a key architect of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He also wrote and directed the 2017 superhero film Wonder Woman, which grossed over 820 million dollars worldwide and received positive reviews for its direction and screenplay. His earlier independent film Buffy the Vampire Slayer, released in 1992, was a commercial failure at the box office but later gained a cult following. The 2005 science fiction film Serenity, a continuation of his TV series Firefly, earned approximately 25 million dollars domestically on a 39 million dollar budget. His 2013 horror film The Cabin in the Woods, co-written with Drew Goddard, grossed 42 million dollars worldwide and is now considered a modern cult classic.
Whedon's directorial work extends to television movies and limited series. His 2020 Netflix film Bad Batch was released directly to streaming and received mixed critical reception. His 2021 HBO Max series Wonder Woman 1984 underperformed at the box office, earning 169 million dollars worldwide against a 200 million dollar production budget. His 2022 film Justice League for HBO Max was a director's cut of the 2017 theatrical release and was viewed as a response to fan dissatisfaction with the theatrical version. His 2023 independent film The Nevers pilot film was released as a movie version after the series was canceled. His upcoming projects include a reboot of Big Honkin Happy Hell for Amazon Studios, though details remain limited.
Joss Whedon Television Series: From Buffy to The Avengers and Beyond
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired on The WB and UPN from 1997 to 2003, running for seven seasons and 144 episodes. The series was produced by Mutant Enemy Productions and Kuzui Enterprises, and it averaged 4.5 million viewers in its final season. Angel, the spin-off series, ran for five seasons on The WB from 1999 to 2004, totaling