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Marvel Mid-Range
'Fantastic Four' vs. 'X-Men' vs. 'Daredevil' vs. 'Hulk'
| Movie Summary |  Fantastic Four |  X-Men |  Daredevil |  Hulk |  Ghost Rider |  Fantastic Four 2 |
| Genre | Action / Adventure | Action / Adventure | Action / Adventure | Action / Adventure | Action Horror | Action / Adventure |
| Studio | Fox | Fox | Fox | Universal | Sony / Columbia | Fox |
| Release Date | July 8, 2005 | July 14, 2000 | February 14, 2003 | June 20, 2003 | February 16, 2007 | June 15, 2007 |
| Domestic Gross | $154,696,080 | $157,299,717 | $102,543,518 | $132,177,234 | $115,802,596 | $131,921,738 |
| Production Budget | $100 million | $75 million | $78 million | $137 million | $110 million | $130 million |
| Running Time | 2 hrs. 3 min. | 1 hr. 44 min. | 1 hr. 37 min. | 2 hrs. 15 min. | 1 hr. 50 min. | 1 hr. 29 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG-13 | PG |
| MPAA Reason | sequences of intense action, and some suggestive content | sci-fi action violence | action/violence and some sensuality | sci-fi action violence, some disturbing images, brief partial nudity | horror violence and disturbing images | sequences of action violence, some mild language and innuendo |
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| Domestic Summary | Fantastic Four | X-Men | Daredevil | Hulk | Ghost Rider | Fantastic Four 2 |
| Total Gross | $154,696,080 | $157,299,717 | $102,543,518 | $132,177,234 | $115,802,596 | $131,921,738 |
| Opening Weekend* | $56,061,504 | $54,471,475 | $40,310,419 | $62,128,420 | $45,388,836 | $58,051,684 |
| Theaters | 3,602 | 3,025 | 3,471 | 3,660 | 3,619 | 3,959 |
| Average | $15,563 | $18,007 | $11,613 | $16,974 | $12,541 | $14,663 |
| Opening % of Total | 36.2% | 34.6% | 39.3% | 47.0% | 39.2% | 44.0% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -59.4% | -56.9% | -55.1% | -69.7% | -55.8% | -65.5% |
| Widest Release | 3,619 | 3,112 | 3,474 | 3,674 | 3,620 | 3,963 |
| Close Date | December 29, 2005 | n/a | July 17, 2003 | October 16, 2003 | April 29, 2007 | October 18, 2007 |
| In Release | 175 days / 25 weeks | n/a | 154 days / 22 weeks | 119 days / 17 weeks | 77 days / 11 weeks | 126 days / 18 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | ||||||
| Worldwide Summary | Fantastic Four | X-Men | Daredevil | Hulk | Ghost Rider | Fantastic Four 2 |
| Worldwide Gross | $330,579,719 | $296,339,527 | $179,179,718 | $245,360,480 | $228,738,393 | $289,047,763 |
| Foreign Gross | $175,883,639 | $139,039,810 | $76,636,200 | $113,183,246 | $112,935,797 | $157,126,025 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 53.2% | 46.9% | 42.8% | 46.1% | 49.4% | 54.4% |
| Domestic Gross | $154,696,080 | $157,299,717 | $102,543,518 | $132,177,234 | $115,802,596 | $131,921,738 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 46.8% | 53.1% | 57.2% | 53.9% | 50.6% | 45.6% |
| People Summary | Fantastic Four | X-Men | Daredevil | Hulk | Ghost Rider | Fantastic Four 2 |
| Actor: Chris Evans | #3 | - | - | - | - | #4 |
| Actor: Ioan Gruffudd | #1 | - | - | - | - | #2 |
| Actor: Jessica Alba | #1 | - | - | - | - | #3 |
| Actor: Sam Elliott | - | - | - | #1 | #2 | - |
| Composer: John Ottman | #3 | - | - | - | - | #4 |
| Director: Mark Steven Johnson | - | - | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Director: Tim Story | #1 | - | - | - | - | #2 |
| Producer: Avi Arad | #9 | #8 | #14 | #11 | #13 | #12 |
| Producer: Bernd Eichinger | #1 | - | - | - | - | #2 |
| Producer: Chris Columbus | #7 | - | - | - | - | #8 |
| Producer: Kevin Feige | #12 | #11 | #16 | #14 | - | #15 |
| Producer: Ralph Winter | #6 | #5 | - | - | - | #7 |
| Producer: Stan Lee | #15 | #14 | #20 | #17 | #19 | #18 |
| Writer: Mark Steven Johnson | - | - | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Writer: Michael France | #1 | - | - | #2 | - | - |
| Genres & Franchises | Fantastic Four | X-Men | Daredevil | Hulk | Ghost Rider | Fantastic Four 2 |
| Brand: Marvel Comics | #15 | #14 | #21 | #18 | #20 | #19 |
| Genre: Comic Book Adaptation | #26 | #25 | #42 | #32 | #36 | #33 |
| Genre: Superhero | #24 | #23 | #38 | #31 | #34 | #32 |
| Genre: Superhero - Origin | #7 | - | - | #10 | #12 | - |
| Showdown: 'Hulk' Vs. 'Hulk' | #1 | - | - | #3 | - | #4 |
| Showdown: Comic Book Comp Combat | #2 | #1 | - | - | - | #4 |
| Showdown: Marvel Mid-Range | #2 | #1 | #6 | #3 | #5 | #4 |
| Showdown: President's Day Comic Book Battle | - | - | #2 | - | #1 | - |
| Chart Rankings | Fantastic Four | X-Men | Daredevil | Hulk | Ghost Rider | Fantastic Four 2 |
| All Time Domestic | #230 | #220 | #502 | #316 | #416 | #320 |
| All Time Worldwide | #246 | #300 | - | #388 | #427 | #311 |
| Yearly 2003 | - | - | #27 | #14 | - | - |
| Yearly 2007 | - | - | - | - | #27 | #18 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2003 | - | - | #14 | #6 | - | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends 2007 | - | - | - | - | #13 | #10 |
| Yearly PG-13 Rated 2003 | - | - | #15 | #7 | - | - |
| Worldwide Yearly 2003 | - | - | #28 | #15 | - | - |
| Worldwide Yearly 2007 | - | - | - | - | #24 | #17 |
| Opening Weeks | #111 | #118 | #246 | #100 | #191 | #110 |
| Opening Day Gross | #90 | #94 | - | #70 | - | #80 |
| Single Day Gross | #299 | #317 | - | #211 | #531 | #267 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #96 | #100 | - | #66 | - | #84 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #132 | #152 | - | #111 | #210 | #143 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | - | - | - | #114 | - | #113 |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #139 | #85 | - | #109 | - | #171 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #124 | #81 | - | #100 | - | #150 |
| Friday to Saturday Drops on Opening Weekends | - | - | - | #173 | - | #189 |
| Opening Weekends | #104 | #115 | #209 | #85 | #168 | #95 |
| Opening Weekends - February | - | - | #10 | - | #4 | - |
| Opening Weekends - July | #21 | #22 | - | - | - | - |
| Opening Weekends - June | - | - | - | #7 | - | #11 |
| Opening Weekends - Summer | #69 | #78 | - | #56 | - | #63 |
| Opening Weekends - Winter | - | - | #10 | - | #4 | - |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #100 | #112 | #196 | #81 | #156 | #92 |
| Top 7-Day Grosses | #121 | #128 | - | #108 | - | #120 |
| Top 5-Day Grosses | - | - | - | #100 | - | #113 |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | - | - | #265 | - | #267 | - |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | - | - | #265 | - | #267 | - |
| Independence Day Weekends | - | - | - | #104 | - | #183 |
| President's Day 4-Day Holiday Weekend Openers | - | - | #4 | - | #2 | - |
| President's Day 4-Day Holiday Weekends | - | - | #4 | - | #2 | - |
| Second Weekends | #196 | #188 | - | - | - | - |
| Biggest 2nd Weekend Drops | - | - | - | #69 | - | #169 |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #537 | #495 | #461 | #630 | #473 | #603 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #1110 | #1040 | #984 | #1262 | #1002 | #1221 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #1622 | #1513 | #1438 | #1832 | #1464 | #1774 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #3413 | #3244 | #3124 | #3767 | #3167 | #3665 |
| Rated PG-13 | #124 | #119 | - | #152 | #197 | - |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends | #67 | #74 | #126 | #58 | #106 | - |
| Widest Releases | #161 | #535 | #241 | #132 | #160 | #55 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #158 | #584 | #225 | #124 | #143 | #53 |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Openings | #82 | - | #122 | #66 | #77 | - |
| Widest PG-13 Rated Releases | #89 | - | #134 | #71 | #88 | - |
| Fastest to $100 million | #131 | #133 | - | #124 | - | #147 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #178 | #173 | - | - | - | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #376 | #374 | #94 | #383 | #242 | #360 |
| BOM Users' Grades | #514 | #154 | #634 | #649 | #589 | #512 |
| BOM Users' Grades (2007 Releases) | - | - | - | - | #152 | #121 |
| BOM Users' Grades (2003 Releases) | - | - | #129 | #134 | - | - |
| Yearly (Wide) 2003 | - | - | #28 | #15 | - | - |
| Yearly (Wide) 2007 | - | - | - | - | #27 | #18 |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2003 | - | - | #14 | #6 | - | - |
| Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2007 | - | - | - | - | #13 | #10 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #114 | #75 | #256 | #81 | #251 | #140 |
| Single Day Friday Gross Adjusted | #88 | #55 | #175 | #52 | - | #105 |
| Single Day Monday Gross Adjusted | - | #135 | - | #180 | - | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #140 | #98 | #243 | #99 | #244 | #174 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross Adjusted | - | #101 | - | #95 | - | - |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time Adjusted | - | #83 | - | #146 | - | - |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | #71 | - | #121 | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - February | - | - | #5 | - | #6 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - July | #20 | #16 | - | - | - | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - June | - | - | - | #8 | - | #15 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #104 | #80 | #208 | #70 | #210 | #111 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Summer | #72 | #55 | - | #50 | - | #76 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Winter | - | - | #6 | - | #7 | - |
| Rated PG-13 Adjusted | #133 | #100 | - | #157 | - | - |
| Rated PG-13, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #71 | #58 | #125 | #52 | #127 | - |
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