updated superhero movie earnings

[Brue]

I posted an out of date list on another thread but since i just killed an hour compiling this i need to share:

record earnings US adjusted for inflation 1977 - July 2009

this is somewhat skewed as to what was actually successful: newer movies have proportionally larger budgets, budgets of some movies regardless of time are exceptionally high (superman returns) and others exceptionally low (teenage mut ninja turtles), marketing cost, worldwide box office, DVD sales and broadcast revenue and merchandising have an enormous affect on profitability.

in millions

rank title adjusted us earn / budget(not adjust)
12 Dark Knight 533.3 / 185
15 Spider-man 498.9 / 139
21 Batman 448.0 / 35
24 Spider-man 2 431.9 / 200
35 Men in Black 391.3
43 Spider-man 3 351.2
61 Iron Man 318.4
70 Batman Forever 303.7
72 Incredibles 301.9
92 Batman Returns 281.7
106 Superman II 261.8
108 X-Men: The Last St 256.9
111 X2 255.9
141 Batman Begins 230.0
144 Hancock 227.9
158 The 300 219.7
159 Superman Returns 219.4 / 232
178 Teenage Mutant Nin212.1 / 13
183 The Mask 210.8
185 X-Men 209.6
251 X-Men Origins:Wolv178.3
267 Fantstic Four 173.3
282 Dick Tracy 168.6
285 Batman & Robin 167.9
327 Hulk 157.3
413 Fantastic Four:Rise 137.7
417 Superman III 136.6
426 The Incredible Hulk 134.8
456 TMNT II: The Secret127.9
466 Unbreakable 126.2
476 Superman 125.6
501 Daredevil 122.1
506 Ghost Rider 120.9
592 Watchmen 107.5
596 Blade 107.2
640 Blade 2 100.9

source the-numbers.com

[samurainoir]

Thanks for sharing Brue! That really is interesting to see the box office presented like that. There Blade sits next to Watchmen, yet because of costs, one's a "hit" and the other is considered much less successful.

I forgotten about The Mask! Loved those earliest Arcudi and Mahnke (sp?) issues.

[Brue]

I reordered them in my preference. Some I know I have in a much different order than others do.

12 Dark Knight 533.3 / 185
72 Incredibles 301.9
15 Spider-man 498.9 / 139
00 Conan the Barbarian
61 Iron Man 318.4
24 Spider-man 2 431.9 / 200
111 X2 255.9
466 Unbreakable 126.2
185 X-Men 209.6
70 Batman Forever 303.7
21 Batman 448.0 / 35
141 Batman Begins 230.0
106 Superman II 261.8 108
476 Superman 125.6
183 The Mask 210.8
108 X-Men: The Last St 256.9
92 Batman Returns 281.7
501 Daredevil 122.1
426 The Incredible Hulk 134.8
35 Men in Black 391.3
282 Dick Tracy 168.6
178 Teenage Mutant Nin212.1 / 13
596 Blade 107.2
43 Spider-man 3 351.2
251 X-Men Origins:Wolv178.3 Finally saw it!!!!!
159 Superman Returns 219.4 / 232
144 Hancock 227.9
417 Superman III 136.6
285 Batman & Robin 167.9
640 Blade 2 100.9
456 TMNT II: The Secret127.9
506 Ghost Rider 120.9
413 Fantastic Four:Rise 137.7
267 Fantstic Four 173.3
327 Hulk 157.3


592 Watchmen 107.5 HAVEN"T SEEN IT

Conan the Barbarian was released prior to 77 so wasn't on the original list