Well, there is also Blade (comics and movies), though I can't say I ever read the comics, it could be that there weren't vampire mooks in that. In WotC games, and settings where vampires aren't the focal point, they aren't hugely powerful, probably because it is difficult to have enemies that are that powerful without having them steal the show, kind of like having Christopher Lee in a large role in a movie.
Meyer's vampires are notably powerful, though, as I haven't read the books, I don't know what all their powers were, besides being mar(t)y sues.
I know that in the room next to me, there is the Queen of the Damned book, I think it is the one with an updated cover, made after the movie. Probably was my dad's, but I never bothered to read it. I hope you all will forgive me if I don't read it before continuing this discussion, I don't really want to, and I already have Dracula out from the library, as well as two William Gibson books I haven't finished yet.
And personally, I think that not being able to go about during a large portion of the day is a big weakness for vampires, Dracula didn't have to worry about becoming a mess on the carpet if a wind caught the curtains.
I think I may have made the wrong argument in this thread, as I think about it more, it isn't the power (though Dracula did have lots of powers, flavorful powers, probably due to the heavy influence of folklore), it is the complexity, he is powerful, but he has weaknesses too. Not obvious instant-death weaknesses, but things that can slow him down until they can stop him.
Since other people seem to know much more about modern vampire works, does anyone know where the rivalry between vampires and werewolves came from? I would think that the vampires could control the werewolves, as they can control wolves.