The 10 Most Profitable Comic Book Movies

The 10 Most Profitable Comic Book Movies

The Fiscal Times Staff  // 

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Worldwide Gross (adjusted for inflation): $983.6 million

U.S. Gross (adjusted for inflation): $468.9 million

Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 94 percent

Most agree that "Spider-Man 2," which pits Spidey against the villainous Doctor Octupus (played spectacularly by Alfred Molina), is the best of the original trilogy. While this consensus wasn't enough for it to beat the original in box office takings, it still takes eighth place.

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