Ever since Christopher Reeve graced the screen in the iconic 1977 Superman: The Movie and completely captivated the audiences, it was clear that superhero movies would soon be a force to reckon with. Fast-forward forty-something years later, and superhero movies have become the new western. In the 21st Century, where society is in need of a hero, the superhero, more than ever, these movies really come of age.
9 'My Super Ex-Girlfriend' Box Office: $22,530,295 In 2006, there was no shortage of formulaic rom-coms. Ironically, they were the superhero movies of the time. Uma Thurman stars in this action romantic comedy about a man whose crazy, jealous ex-girlfriend happens to be a superhero. While the premise is novel, the film still falls into the usual rom-com tropes.
7 'The Spirit' Box Office: $19,806,188 Based on a comic by William Erwin Eisner about a private investigator who comes back from the dead to fight criminals, this movie failed to bring in an audience on one of the year's biggest movie-going days - Christmas. Perhaps in the year when The Dark Knight and Iron Man were released, The Spirit's cheesy tone didn't live up to what fans came to expect from a superhero movie.
4 'Punisher: War Zone' Box Office: $8,050,977 This reboot of the beloved Marvel story about a man who wages war with the mob after they kill his family was the last to be produced outside of Marvel Studios after two previous versions also failed to grab audiences. It's no surprise fans would have to wait seven years to see the character again in Netflix's Dare Devil.
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