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  1. DMC

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    #1 DMC, Jun 22, 2005
    http://www.forbes.com/digitalentertainment/2005/06/20/batman-movies-superheroes-cx_de_0620batman.html

    Plenty of moviegoers had to leave those theaters a little sad that they can't fly through a city and crack muggers' heads. But don't despair--if Batman is to be believed, you can still save the day even if you're only human. Unlike Superman or Marvel Comics' (nyse: MVL - news - people ) X-Men, Batman doesn't have any superpowers. He survives on martial arts training, intense drive and a cave full of pretty serious psychoses.

    OK, so he also has a couple billion dollars. Batman's alter ego, Bruce Wayne, is an old-money heir and the owner of Wayne Enterprises, a massive international-technology conglomerate. In our Forbes Fictional Fifteen, we estimated his net worth at $6.3 billion. If he were a real guy, he'd be the 28th richest person in America, right behind News Corp.'s (nyse: NWS - news - people ) Rupert Murdoch.

    Wayne uses his riches and corporate connections to equip himself with the latest and greatest in military hardware, and uses those tools to help him fight villains like the Joker, the Riddler, and Ra's Al Ghul.

    But you don't have to be a billionaire to become a caped crusader. Using commercially available training, technology and domestic help, the average guy could conceivably equip himself to become a real-world superhero, provided he's got at least a couple million to spare.
     
  2. Uberpower

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    #2 Uberpower, Jun 22, 2005
    Cool article, here is the breakdown.

    The Bottom Line
    Final Cost: $3,365,449

    The Training: $30,000
    The Suit: $1,585
    The Belt: $290
    The Car: $2,000,000
    The Cave: $24,000
    The Alter Ego: $1,109,574
    The Butler: $200,000

    The most interesting aspect (for me) is this:

    The Training
    Cost: $30,000

    You'd better be ready to defend yourself if you plan to take on all the thugs and super-villains that call Gotham home.

    In the new movie, young Bruce Wayne goes to Tibet on the mother of all study-abroad trips and ends up learning the martial arts from a group of vigilante ninjas called the League of Shadows. But similar training is available to those not lucky enough to get plucked out of obscurity by Liam Neeson.

    A good place to start would be an internship at the birthplace of kung fu, the Shaolin Temple in Henan, China. One month of training at the prestigious Tagou school costs about $740, including a private room and training with a personal coach. It'll take a while to get good enough to stop the Joker's worst thugs, though, so count on spending at least three years and about 30 grand for the trip.
     
  3. gougoul

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    #3 gougoul, Jun 22, 2005
    Funny stat indeed.
     
  4. bottomline

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    #4 bottomline, Jun 22, 2005
    I thought the suit was 200-300K? Didn't they say that IN the movie?
     
  5. Carlo_Costache ancora

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    #5 Carlo_Costache ancora, Jun 22, 2005
    to hell with an FXX, im doing this!
     
  6. Dino Martini

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    #6 Dino Martini, Jun 22, 2005
    Ill just take the murci roadster and pocket the rest. Thanks
     

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