Below are the top 10 superhero films in the world in total world gross with the year shown in bracket: -
- The Dark Knight (2008) – USD $1,001,921,825
- Spider-Man 3 (2007) – USD $890,871,626
- Spider-Man (2002) – USD $821,708,551
- Spider-Man 2 (2004) – USD $783,964,497
- The Incredibles (2004) – USD $631,442,092
- Iron Man (2008) – USD $585,133,287
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) – USD $459,226,008
- Batman (1989) – USD $413,388,924
- X2: X-Men United (2003) – USD $407,557,613
- Superman Returns (2006) – USD $391,081,192
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Hancock is a superhero movie starring Will Smith, Jason Bateman, and Charlize Theron.
SPOILER WARNING: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Will Smith in the movie "Hancock"
John Hancock (Will Smith) is an alcoholic superhero whom everyone loves to hate. Although he has saved many lives, Hancock has destroyed buildings, trains, roads, cars and many others to get his job done. The last time he captured several criminals, it cost the city nearly $9 million to fix the damages. His image is further tainted with videos of him saving lives butt-naked spreading around in YouTube.
When Hancock saves Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) from being run over by a train, Ray invites Hancock to come over to his house for some spaghetti meatballs. Hancock then meets Ray’s wife, Mary Embrey (Charlize Theron) and son, Aaron (Jae Head). Hancock seems to be attracted to Mary someway.
Before Hancock flies off, Ray offers to help Hancock to change his image and to get the public to like Hancock. In doing so, Hancock has to spend time in jail in order to prove to the city that they need him when he’s not around. Even in jail, Hancock creates trouble by stuffing a criminal’s head into another criminal’s butt.
Finally, after more than two weeks in jail, the Chief Inspector calls for Hancock to help them to solve a huge bank job in which four heavily armed robbers have taken many as hostages and the cops have failed miserably to even get near to the bank. Hancock arrives in a black Velcro costume that has everyone amused. Before he flies off, he tells the Chief, “Good job”, a phrase taught by Ray during his jail time. It is amusing how he wrongly uses the phrase throughout the bank job robbery.
Later Hancock learns that Ray’s wife, Mary also possesses the superhuman strength and speed he has and is technically his wife. He also learns that he’s actually not an alien, but a member of an ancient race which have been referred to as angels and gods throughout history. They are at least 3000 years old and are the last remaining couple of the race which eventually died out because of their weakness which causes them to lose their powers when in close proximity to one another. Members of this race were created in pairs, and are inevitably drawn towards each other. Ray’s Wife is revealed to be the other half of Hancock, and that they are ‘fated’ to be together. Ray’s Wife and Hancock have a brief fight scene and during this scene tornado and other weather disturbances wreak havoc on the city.
Hancock begins to lose his powers as he grows closer to Ray’s wife, and his feelings grow, which has almost caused him his life when he is shot by a robber in a convenience store. In the hospital, Hancock and Mary are assaulted by a group of prisoners who vowed to take revenge on Hancock and have escaped the prison. Mary is heavily injured by gunshots while Hancock tries to fend off the criminals. In the end, in order to save her life from a mortal wound, he leaves her proximity to restore both his powers and hers, healing her.
The movie ends with Ray, Mary and Aaron leading a normal life while Hancock is contented being a superhero.
Overall, the movie is humorous, almost like My Super Ex-Girlfriend, but slightly funnier albeit containing tonnes of excessive languages and scenes.
My ratings: 7 out of 10.
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