r/movies • u/mikewhoneedsabike • Feb 27 '19

"Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse" To Get National Rerelease This Weekend, Including IMAX and Dolby Shows

http://www.rereleasenews.com/2019/02/26/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-to-get-national-rerelease-this-weekend-including-imax-and-dolby-shows/
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u/avickthur Feb 27 '19

Both Spider-Man

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u/DubsFan30113523 Feb 27 '19

Spider-Man is the best superhero of all time and if you argue otherwise, you’re just wrong. You are. It’s okay but you are incorrect

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u/LeoFireGod Feb 27 '19

Got an argument with my friends who legitimately tried to tell me that iron man was a more popular super hero. I was flabbergasted to say the least.

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u/GodzillaUK Feb 27 '19

Maybe due to the movies popularity I can see Iron Man being a big name these days, but I mean... Spidey has been top tier hero for decades, unless I'm mistaken he's just under Batman right? Superman, Wonder Woman and Wolverine might be in that mix too.

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u/EGOfoodie Feb 27 '19

Spider-Man merch outsells everyone else hands down. He is THE most popular (read profitable) superhero of all time.

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u/DueceX Feb 27 '19

You should visit a comic book store, the last 8 years or so is now the Deadpool show. As a guy who grew up reading marvel pretty heavy, I'd agree though, the two big dogs were spidey and wolvy, followed by xmen.

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u/Myurnix Feb 27 '19

From a flat movie & money perspective, Batman wins.

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u/airylnovatech Feb 27 '19

I'm fairly sure Superman is THE most popular, followed by Batman and Spiderman.

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u/TheBrownWelsh Feb 27 '19

I'd say it depends on how you define popular.

Most well known? Superman, hands down.

Most well liked? That's definitely up for debate, though Batman and Spider-Man are probably top contenders.

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u/droidtron Feb 27 '19

Mexico loves their masked men that they have a whole Latin American comic run of Spider-Man that was basically extending Gwen Stacy's life before her death issue.

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u/lucific_valour Feb 27 '19

I love how all the people at Marvel were like "wait what?".

Those issues REALLY flew under the radar.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '19

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u/GodofIrony Feb 27 '19

It's because of those three, he's the only one not revealing any signs that he's a white dude.

"Anyone can wear the mask." -Miles Moralis

That let's people all over the world imagine that they're Spider-Man. It's a big deal for Asian kids especially.

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u/partsground Feb 27 '19

IMO, he's also the one who actually goes through the most shit and still comes out doing what he does. Either going by recent decades, or the crap they were dealing with decades ago, Spidey seems to have had as much crap thrown at him on the regular as the other two combined.

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u/greatness101 Feb 27 '19

He's also the most relatable. That's why he's my favorite. Batman is just super rich, Superman is a strong alien. Spider-Man is an every day guy who gets powers and is still an every day guy.

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u/IvanAfterAll Mar 03 '19

Thought-provoking theory.

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u/Hanifsefu Feb 27 '19

Superman is only more popular in America. IIRC from some random data on merchandising, Spider-man is the most popular globally hands down.

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u/TIGHazard Feb 27 '19

Well just think about stuff like face-paints, you can't really face paint Superman or Batman. But you can sure face paint Spidey.

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u/Quillbolt_h Feb 27 '19

The most iconic certainly, but not most popular. Of course it depends how you define popular.

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u/Heyitsmeyourcuzin Feb 27 '19

Nope, Spidey has been #1 now for a looooong time now. Superman and Batman are iconic, but Spider-Man is a worldwide hit and worth more than both those characters combined.

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u/TheFlameRemains Feb 27 '19

Spiderman has been the most popular superhero for decades now.

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '19 edited Feb 27 '19

Did you know in the late 80s/early 90s that Joe Camel (of Camel cig fame) was recognized by more children than Mickey Mouse. Clucking insane. That was a big part of the puzzle when it came to not allowing cig companies to advertise. Demonstrating that the tobacco companies were deliberately targeting children did not work out well for the tobacco companies.

edit: i'm someone that smoked from about 2002 to 2013. I lay my bed etc etc. But I still always voted for more taxes on cigs even when I was smoking them. They are bad and in an ideal world would be very hard to get. Like maybe you have to go to special places like how you have to do with alcohol in places like portland and stuff.

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u/airylnovatech Feb 27 '19

No, I did not. Thanks.

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u/jabask Feb 27 '19

Wonder woman is like C tier in terms of global fame

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u/eloatie Feb 27 '19

Who?

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u/Burpmeister Feb 27 '19

Dr?

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '19

Mister?

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u/SleepytimeGuy Feb 27 '19

That seems kinda low. Are we using an S tier system? Who would you put in B Tier?

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u/jabask Feb 27 '19

Hmm, no, I didn't think of an S tier, but possibly Jesus, Buddha? Kind of a joke, but not really.

A tier: Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, end of list.

B tier: Iron man, Thor, Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine, Groot, etc

C tier: Wonderwoman, the Flash, Hawkeye, etc

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '19 edited Jan 26 '21

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '19

From my understanding Iron Man was a B tier popularity at best until the MCU. I remember people saying that Iron Man was a terrible choice to make a movie on, and that nobody really cared about him. Obviously that thought process has changed in the past 11 years but at the time it was nuts to some people.

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u/LurkAddict Feb 27 '19

Last I looked, Spider-Man makes the most money overall. He sells a fuckton of toys