Being Batman
D | Wednesday, June 22, 2005

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Forbes has published an article where they calculated the real life cost of "Being Batman." (slideshow with photos gives the actual costs) In other words, how much would it cost for me to become Batman? According to Forbes, if Bruce Wayne were real, he would be worth around 6 billion dollars, making him the 28th richest man in America. Just for fun, you should also check out this link where Forbes ranks the top 15 richest fictional characters including such legends as Scrooge McDuck, Lex Luthor, Willy Wonka, Goldfinger, and Gatsby.

So what would it take to be Batman? Here's the breakdown.

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

TOTAL
Final Cost: $3,365,449

That's not so bad. Granted Forbes was taking some mighty large liberties with the suit (like buying off the rack, yikes) but I still can't believe it was so cheap. And Alfred, damn, you are expensive. Seriously Al, you're like family, you think we'd get a discount.

D | 6/22/2005 09:11:00 AM |   Post your comment

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