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MONEY FIGHT!
Do you ever wonder how much money Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark have and how much of it goes into their superpower-free crimefighting gadgets? I think about it daily and, no, I am not ten years old. Furthermore, Sasquatch would totally beat the Chupacabra in a fight. But getting back to Batman and Iron Man’s immense wealth, Money Market put together some estimates of the pertinent numbers. So how does DC’s wealthy, playboy, child-collecting Gothamite stack up to Marvel’s genius, billionaire, playboy philanthropist?
The infographics below give the breakdown of costs (although they left out some expenses like research and development). Bottom line: Iron Man outspends Batman by nearly a billion dollars. Not surprising when you consider that Wayne Enterprises has an estimated worth of $7 billion while Stark’s personal wealth is estimated to be $9.3 billion while his company, Stark Industries, is estimated to be worth $20.3 billion. I can’t believe I’m talking about this as if they were real.
Speaking of things which actually exist, today I learned Kevlar Nomex Groin Armor costs $1,000. After I smash my Hello Kitty bank against the wall and start a Kickstarter for the other $996.50, I’ll be one piece of armor closer to being Batman. In fact, I might start early and just deflect all the bullets with my groin. Like usual.
[Picture sources: Popped Culture, Money Market, First Showing]
Spider-Man: still poor.
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Both are actually way cheaper than I would have guessed.
pretty sure right in batman begins fox says the bat-armor costs 300,000. these numbers are silly for things that don’t even exist, yo.
true and they also bought in bulk to hide the fact that they were not being used…. I wonder how much US Tax payer money would have been used to help make billionaires vigilantes.
Wayne Manor isn’t a “cost” for Batman since he inherited it. However property taxes and maintenance are probably 7 figures every year.
I know zero things about economics and money things, but the standout number for me is the 1 mil for the graphite cowl. Is that assuming he buys them in bulk as Alfred suggests in “Begins”? Even then that number seems ridiculous for what it is.
Also he had built that super computer that taps into all the cell phone’s. That prolly didn’t come cheap. And all the extra camo tumblers he had. Also his sweet lambo he trashed to save that douche.
Also the clean nuke reactor basically made him broke
the super sport is 2.4 million, so what makes you think that the hyper sport will be less???