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Batman named top movie superhero

Published Tuesday, May 12 2009, 04:12 BST | By Tim Parks
Batman named top movie superhero
Batman has been named as the top movie superhero.

MTV News has devised a 'Power Ranking' system, which equates the box office receipts for every post-1978 film performance, Oscar nominations, and how many times the particular character has ruled the comic book charts during the last 13 years, to determine the standing of each hero.

The success of The Dark Knight landed the Caped Crusader at the top spot, while the three Spider-Man movies placed the cinematic web slinger at number two, and the combined strength of Superman’s five films was enough to round out the top three.

Recent box office champ Wolverine came in fourth on the list.
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