Spider-Man raked in the highest domestic growth of 2002, beating well-established franchises “Lord of the Rings” and “Star Wars” (“All Time Worldwide Opening”). admissions-1.64 billion moviegoers-in 2002, according to the 2006 U.S. The nation, still reeling from the horrors of 9/11, flooded the theaters the following year, hitting a record high for U.S. The trailer, which featured Spider-Man trapping a helicopter of bank robbers in a web strung up between the Twin Towers, was quickly pulled out of circulation along with posters featuring the towers reflected in his eyes. 11, 2001 would have seen a trailer for “Spider-Man,” which would be released in the following May. Those who went to the movies to escape the ubiquitous news coverage on Sept. The superhero industry’s response to the unjust tragedy was felt immediately. Its effects would ripple throughout the next decade and continues to impact the world today.

The industry returned the favor by reflecting the world around us, giving us not what we deserve, but what we need: hope, assurance, conflict, resurrection, and more questions than we bargained for.ĩ/11 was undeniably a paradigm shift. What caused the sudden increase of adaptations, and the growing audience of fanboys and fangirls? In a post-9/11 world, people turned to superheroes. Studios have already laid out plans for caped crusaders for the next four years-a total of 18 movies have been announced from big boys Marvel Studios and DC Comics to be released from 2017-2020. We have undeniably entered the glorious era of movies as cape-wearing figures bash super villains and cleanse the world of evil on screens five stories high. Now, thanks to the rise of superhero movies in the 21 st century, names like Iron Man, Captain America, Batman, and Superman not only conjure images of ink lines and primary colors, but also of real-life faces to go with them. Entrenched in the Great Depression and on the cusp of another World War, America needed both a savior and a distraction. Superheroes have been household names since the birth of comic books in the 1930’s.

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