It's been a roller coaster ride for the 2007 box office, with a gangbuster Summer followed by a weak Fall and then rescued by a magical Holiday season. All in all the year proved to be the best since 2004, according to analysis provided by <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i10443bfc0d6cee6a6e99ffb9b15380e5">The Hollywood Reporter</a>
Of course, we credit the phenomenon of comic book movies, with 1 out of every 5 of the top 25 grossing films being comic-based fare.
Figures posted by Box Office Mojo show us that Sony can thank 'Spider-Man 3' for giving it another #1 momey-make for the year. The Marvel sequel banked over $336 million domestically.
The #3 movie of the year, 'Transformers', helped give Paramount one of its best years ever, with a $319 million bank.
The most exciting comic-to-film event though, was the surprise March hit '300'. Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, the visually arresting movie by Zack Snyder finished seventh and took in over $210 million.
Further down the list are Fox's 'Rise of the Silver Surfer' and Sony's 'Ghost Rider' coming in at #17 and #25 respectively.
Other comic-based films like 'TMNT' and '30 Days of Night' were strong enough to take the #1 spot on the weekends they bowed, and landed lower positions on the year's top 100.
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