Supersized Superheroes - Random Trivia Answers

• A1) Spider-Man. Spider-Man 3 has taken in $885,430,303 worldwide to rank eleventh among all movies, while Spider-Man has earned $403,706,375 in the U.S. to rank seventh (Spider-Man 2 at $373,377,893 and 10th also ranks ahead of 3 at $336,530,303 and 15th through March 2008).
• A2) X-Men. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) has brought in $455,260,014 worldwide (67th) and $234,360,014 nationally (54th) and X2 (2003) has earned $406,400,000 worldwide and $214,948,780 nationally. The Fantastic Four (2005) are a distant second at $329,295,569 (149th) and $154,695,569 (153rd). I suppose it's arguable, but I don't consider the Transformers to be superheroes, otherwise they would easily lead the category.
• A3) Daredevil. Jennifer Garner played the blind orphan's love interest, Elektra Natchios, and parlayed the role into her own movie Elektra two years later.
• A4) Iron Man. Marc Worden gave his voice to The Invincible Iron Man, while Robert Downey Jr. will play Tony Stark in this year's remake.
• A5) The Flash. The movie will revolve around the third incarnation of the Flash, Wally West, who took over in 1986 from the deceased Barry Allen (not to be confused with Bart Allen, who briefly interrupted West's run).
• A6) The Incredible Hulk. Bruce Banner and his big, green alter ego will be fighting off the Abomination in theaters starting on June 13.
• A7) Wonder Woman. Silver Pictures began this project all the way back in 2001 but has had multiple writers and a director abandon ship.
• A8) Wolverine and Magneto. Gavin Hood will direct X-Men Origins: Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman, and David S. Goyer will direct X-Men Origins: Magneto, starring Ian McKellen.
• A9) Hellboy. Ron Perlman portrayed the red demon, while Guillermo del Toro turned down Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to direct the movie.
• A10) Captain America. Nick Cassavetes will be directing a 2009 remake whose casting has not been determined yet.
• A11) Superman Returns (2006). With $389,569,408 worldwide and $200,069,408 nationally, the most recent Clark Kent offering easily tops Superman (1978; $289,400,000 and $134,218,018).
• A12) Batman. The 1989 version has raked in $413,200,000 worldwide (88th) and just over a quarter billion dollars (42nd) in the U.S. Batman Begins (2005), Batman Forever (1995), and Batman Returns (1992) also rank in the top 200 both worldwide and in the U.S.