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COMIC BOOKS COME TO LIFE
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1978-Present*

Rank

Title

Studio

Total Gross / Theaters

Opening / Theaters

Release

1

Spider-Man Sony

$403,706,375

3,876

$114,844,116

3,615

5/3/02

2

Batman

WB

$251,188,924

2,201

$40,489,746

2,194

6/23/89

3

Men in Black

Sony

$250,690,539

3,180

$51,068,455

3,020

7/2/97

4

X2: X-Men United

Fox

$214,949,694

3,749

$85,558,731

3,741

5/2/03

5

Men in Black II

Sony

$190,418,803

3,641

$52,148,751

3,557

7/3/02

6

Batman Forever

WB

$184,031,112

2,893

$52,784,433

2,842

6/16/95

7

Batman Returns

WB

$162,831,698

2,640

$45,687,711

2,640

6/19/92

8

X-Men

Fox

$157,299,718

3,112

$54,471,475

3,025

7/14/00

9

Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles

NL

$135,265,915

2,377

$25,398,367

2,006

3/30/90

10

Superman

WB

$134,218,018

-

$7,465,343

508

12/15/78

11

Hulk

Uni.

$132,177,234

3,674

$62,128,420

3,660

6/20/03

12

The Mask

NL

$119,938,730

2,516

$23,117,068

2,360

7/29/94

13

Superman II

WB

$108,185,706

1,878

$14,100,523

1,397

6/19/81

14

Batman & Robin

WB  

$107,325,195

2,942

$42,872,606

2,934

6/20/97

15

Road to Perdition

DW

$104,454,762

2,332

$22,079,481

1,797

7/12/02

16

Dick Tracy

Dis.

$103,738,726

2,332

$22,543,911

2,332

6/15/90

17

Daredevil

Fox

$102,543,518

3,474

$40,310,419

3,471

2/14/03

18

Casper

Uni.

$100,328,194

2,757

$22,091,975

2,714

5/26/95

19

Blade II NL

$82,348,319

2,707

$32,528,016

2,707

3/22/02

20

Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles II

NL

$78,656,813

2,868

$20,030,473

2,868

3/22/91

21

Blade

NL

$70,095,974

2,389

$17,073,856

2,322

8/21/98

22

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Fox

$66,465,204

3,002

$23,075,892

3,002

7/11/03

23

Hellboy

Sony

$60,000,000

3,043

$23,172,440

3,028

4/2/04

24

Superman III

WB

$59,950,623

1,763

$13,352,357

1,759

6/17/83

25

Annie

Col.

$57,059,003

1,102

$510,632

14

5/21/82

26

Spawn

NL  

$54,969,564

2,604

$21,210,131

2,536

8/1/97

27

Dennis the Menace

WB

$51,270,765

2,085

$9,331,139

2,085

6/25/93

28

The Crow

Dim.

$50,691,685

2,119

$11,774,332

1,573

5/13/94

29

Popeye

Par.

$49,823,037

-

$6,310,520

901

12/12/80

30

The Rocketeer

Dis.

$46,704,056

1,903

$9,600,754

1,616

6/21/91

31

Timecop

Uni.

$44,853,581

2,274

$12,064,625

2,228

9/16/94

32

Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles III

NL

$42,273,609

2,087

$12,419,597

2,087

3/19/93

33

Richie Rich

WB

$38,059,575

1,761

$5,830,302

1,748

12/21/94

34

Judge Dredd

Dis.

$34,693,581

2,204

$12,291,536

2,204

6/30/95

35

The Punisher

Lions

$33,500,000

2,649

$13,834,527

2,649

4/16/04

36

The Shadow

Uni.  

$32,063,435

1,769

$11,713,845

1,677

7/1/94

37

From Hell

Fox

$31,602,566

2,334

$11,014,818

2,305

10/19/01

38

Mystery Men

Uni.

$29,762,011

2,142

$10,017,865

2,136

8/6/99

39

Flash Gordon

Uni.

$27,107,960

-

$3,934,030

823

12/5/80

40

Bulletproof Monk

MGM

$23,358,708

2,955

$8,653,542

2,955

4/16/03

41

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Uni.

$21,671,241

-

$4,624,901

934

3/30/79

42

The Crow: City of Angels

Dim.

$17,917,287

2,423

$8,176,966

2,423

8/30/96

43

The Phantom

Par.

$17,323,216

2,163

$5,072,346

2,159

6/7/96

44

Howard the Duck

Uni.

$16,295,774

1,563

$5,070,136

1,554

8/1/86

45

Superman IV:
The Quest for Peace

WB

$15,681,020

1,511

$5,683,122

1,511

7/24/87

46

Supergirl

Tri.

$14,296,438

1,620

$5,738,249

1,608

11/21/84

47

Josie and the Pussycats

Uni.

$14,271,015

2,558

$4,562,455

2,556

4/11/01

48

Virus

Uni.

$14,036,005

2,018

$5,226,620

2,018

1/15/99

49

Ghost World

MGM

$6,215,672

128

$98,791

5

7/20/01

50

Sheena

Col.

$5,778,353

1,496

$2,950,114

1,496

8/17/84

51

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

WB

$5,617,391

1,506

$1,189,975

1,506

12/25/93

52

Tank Girl

MGM

$4,047,846

1,363

$2,018,183

1,341

3/31/95

53

Barb Wire

Gram.

$3,793,614

1,312

$1,844,426

1,312

5/3/96

54

Steel

WB

$1,710,972

1,260

$870,068

1,260

8/15/97

55

Little Nemo

Hem.

$1,368,000

579

$407,695

579

8/21/92

56

Brenda Starr

Triu.

$67,878

48

$30,035

48

4/15/92

UPCOMING / IN  THE WORKS

-

Spider-Man 2

Sony

-

-

-

-

6/30/04

-

Catwoman

WB

-

-

-

-

7/23/04

-

Man-Thing

Lions

-

-

-

-

Oct. '04

-

Blade: Trinity

NL

-

-

-

-

12/10/04

-

Elektra

Fox

-

-

-

-

2/18/05

-

Batman Begins

WB

-

-

-

-

6/17/05

-

Fantastic Four

Fox

-

-

-

-

7/1/05

-

The Green Hornet

Mira.

-

-

-

-

Aug. '05

-

Ghost Rider

Sony

-

-

-

-

2005

-

X-Men 3

Fox

-

-

-

-

5/5/06

-

Superman

WB

-

-

-

-

Sum. '06

-

Spider-Man 3

Sony

-

-

-

-

5/4/07

Total: $4,188,694,652
Average: $74,798,119
(Hellboy and Punisher total grosses are projections.)

Italics = Four-day weekend.

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