'The Avengers:' Who is your favorite superhero?

In the lunchrooms of elementary schools and office parks alike, "Marvel's The Avengers" is prompting a classic argument: Who's your favorite superhero?

In the lunchrooms of Hollywood, however, that discussion goes a little differently. It's not about who's the strongest, fastest or coolest, it's about who brings in the most money. "The Avengers" may have rocketed past the $250-million mark (in the United States) by the time you read this sentence, but the team of Thor, Iron Man, Hulk and Captain America (not to mention Black Widow and Hawkeye) is still straggling behind several superpowered super-grossers.

Here's how the recent wave of movie crusaders stacks up, according to domestic figures from BoxOfficeMojo

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