Marvel at the movies: From 'Blade' to 'Spider-Man' to 'The Avengers'
As the heroes prepare to assemble, we look back on previous films
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July 21, 2011 at 4:48AM EST Reply to CommentAround $8 billion in receipts. Cap should pull another half bill. The Avengers at least that. Pretty impressive for some silly comic book characters, wouldn't you say? I think the success of the films proves the genius of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the creators of most of these characters.
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July 28, 2011 at 8:31PM EST Reply to CommentYou left out some, including the Men in Black movies, which have a combined worldwide gross of over a billion.
Larry Aplleton Those were not superhero movies. They were based on a comic book series but the publisher was Aircel, not Marvel.
August 7, 2011 at 3:28PM ESTLarry Appleton
August 7, 2011 at 3:29PM EST Reply to CommentThey did leave out The Punisher starring Dolf Lundgren from the early 90s though.
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August 21, 2011 at 1:27AM EST Reply to CommentWhat about Howard the Duck?