With the passing of Comic-Con last weekend and The Dark Knight Rises opening this Friday, it’s as fine a time as any to grab a calculator and figure out which is actually the biggest comic book-based movie franchise of all …

Who releases a movie on a Tuesday? Well, it happens. Typically because there’s a holiday near it, er, somewhere in the world. If Brits are wondering why The Amazing Spider-Man opened yesterday, on a very ordinary working day, it’s because …