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Bruce Hall:

1. Iron Man – Worldwide box office of $2 billion since 2008. All the modern Superman films together haven’t done this much business since 1978.

2. Captain America …just set a new April record and earned almost $200 million worldwide already. This doesn’t mean I think Captain America is the second greatest superhero, it means this is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately business, and Cap has done a lot for everyone lately.

3. Superman – He’s still Superman, after all. And thanks to Zack Snyder, everyone’s talking about him again – even if it isn’t all nice.

4. Spider-Man – The domestic totals keep dropping but since 2002, he’s been a consistently strong performer at the box office.

5. The X-Men (not including Wolverine) are not for everyone, and the numbers bear this out. But they’re steady performers, so much so that the most hated installment is also the most profitable to date. That’s nothing to wave your claws at.

6. Batman – I only put him here because he’s a wild card right now. Everyone still loves him and overall, he’s the most bankable character on this list. But now that we’ve all seen The Dark Knight Rises more than once, and the next iteration is in (arguably) uncertain hands, the Caped Crusader sits at number six.

7. Thor – Wouldn’t even be on this list were it not for The Avengers.

8. Wolverine – Works best in an ensemble. With the exception of the first three acts of The Wolverine, comic book movies just aren’t mature enough yet to do him justice.

9. The Hulk - Really?

Felix Quinonez:

1. Batman - I think Batman is still the top dog. In my opinion the route DC is taking with the so-called Man of Steel sequel says it all. People love Batman so much that he's even taking over Superman's movie. He barely took his helmet off and they're already getting him off the bench. He's the star player and is such a box office draw that he's being used to prop up interest in the sequel to tepidly received Man of Steel.

2. Iron Man - The numbers don't lie. But when you look at his first two movies, it seemed that he reached a ceiling that was still a level or two below Batman's. Yes, he was the main draw in The Avengers but the fact that all of these heroes were going to be in a movie together was also another big draw. And yes Iron Man 3 was huge but we shouldn't ignore the very real "Avengers bump."

3. Spider Man - His lowest performing movie domestically is still in the top 15 for superhero movies...ever. And I think that people overlook the fact that The Amazing Spider Man was about rebuilding the brand and not breaking records, the same way that Batman Begins was. Peter Parker will always be one of the most accessible characters because unlike other comic book heroes, the viewers/readers see themselves in him. Because of his nerdy/outsider status, young people will always gravitate to him and this keeps Spider man perpetually relevant.

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