faba Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Spider-Man 3' Nets Record $59M in 1 Day By DAVID GERMAIN, AP Movie Writer document.write(getElapsed("20070505T171804Z"));36 minutes agoUPDATED 21 MINUTES AGO LOS ANGELES - Hollywood's biggest superhero now has the biggest box-office debut. "Spider-Man 3" took in a record $59 million domestically on opening day Friday, breaking the previous all-time high of $55.8 million for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" in its first day last summer. Sony Pictures, the studio behind the "Spider-Man" franchise, also reported Saturday that the movie took in an additional $45 million overseas on Friday for a worldwide total of $104 million, a record for single-day grosses globally. Sony spokesman Steve Elzer said executives at the studio declined to comment until estimates for the full weekend are available Sunday morning. By then, the "Spider-Man" franchise could reclaim the record for best three-day opening ever. The first "Spider-Man" pulled in $114.8 million domestically in its debut weekend in 2002, a record that stood until "Dead Man's Chest" shattered it with $135.6 million last July. In a news release, Sony said it expects "Spider-Man 3" will come in around the $135 million to $145 million range for its first weekend. "That's why they call him the amazing Spider-Man," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers. "Just five years ago, these are numbers we thought we'd never see." "Spider-Man 3" opened to record numbers in some countries as early as Tuesday and expanded to other locations over the next few days. Elzer said figures for the film's total worldwide haul since Tuesday would not be released until Sunday. The film, which cost $258 million to make, already had a record going into the weekend. It opened in 4,252 theaters domestically, topping the previous record of 4,163 set by "Shrek 2" in 2004. "It certainly doesn't hurt to have that much shelf space devoted to `Spider-Man,'" Dergarabedian said. "Spider-Man 3" stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, who becomes the web-slinging superhero after a bite from a mutant spider endows him with special powers. The new film reunites Maguire with director Sam Raimi and co-stars Kirsten Dunst as Peter's girlfriend Mary Jane and James Franco as his old friend Harry, now a sworn enemy who blames Spidey for his father's death. Along with two new villains (Thomas Haden Church and Topher Grace), Spider-Man battles inner demons after an alien entity turns his red-and-blue suit black and he's tempted to use his powers for evil. var rand = ""+Math.random()+(new Date()).getTime();var article_name=escape(getArticleTitle());var document_url=escape(document.URL); function getArticleTitle() { var metas; if (document.all) { metas = document.all.tags("meta"); } else if (document.documentElement) { metas = document.getElementsByTagName("meta"); } if (typeof(metas) != "undefined") { for (var i = 0 ; i < metas.length ; i++) { myMeta = metas.item(i); if (myMeta.name.toLowerCase() == "title") { return trim(myMeta.content); } } } return ""; } Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbok Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 it passed pirates of the caribean and knightlys hot bod... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Should be sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Meh, I wonder if the movie is worth going to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Meh, I wonder if the movie is worth going to see it. 1 & 2 were fantastic....3 is going to be just as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 1 & 2 were fantastic....3 is going to be just as good. x-men 1 and 2 were great, 3 sucked except for the "I'm the juggernaught, bitch" scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVM Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 1 & 2 were fantastic....3 is going to be just as good. I went and saw it last night with 3 friends....we got to the theather 15 minutes early the first time, it was sold out...so we bought tickets for the 830 showing, went in at 8 and there were no seats outside of the front row. But as for the movie, it was great...its nice to watch a 2 1/2 hour movie that doesn't get dull, especially when most movies seem to top out around an hour 15. I loved it with the exception of the lack of closure at the end, but lets be honest, they are already looking at making a 4th, which i can already assume what it'll be about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I saw it last night...thought it was a very good movie. Alot of action since you have 3 villains. Some of the fight scenes were fast-moving and I couldn't see everything but all in all it was alot of fun and I think Tobey did his best as Spidey in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I saw it last night...thought it was a very good movie. Alot of action since you have 3 villains. Some of the fight scenes were fast-moving and I couldn't see everything but all in all it was alot of fun and I think Tobey did his best as Spidey in this one. Are you pissed that it made more than Superman did in its entirety, in the first weekend? lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Are you pissed that it made more than Superman did in its entirety, in the first weekend? lol. WRONG! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 WRONG! Never let the truth get in the way of some good old ball breaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Never let the truth get in the way of some good old ball breaking. "wrong" is a quote from superman, the only scene in the movie that was worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 "wrong" is a quote from superman, the only scene in the movie that was worthwhile. hahahaha!!! I obviously didn't see the movie! I thought you were defending Superman somehow! My bad. Besides this whole thing is silly. We all know Aqua Man is the baddest mofo around. Once the impact of global warming kicks in he will finally get his recognition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsis Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 hahahaha!!! I obviously didn't see the movie! I thought you were defending Superman somehow! My bad. Besides this whole thing is silly. We all know Aqua Man is the baddest mofo around. Once the impact of global warming kicks in he will finally get his recognition. HAHAHA potw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasonJet Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 hahahaha!!! I obviously didn't see the movie! I thought you were defending Superman somehow! My bad. Besides this whole thing is silly. We all know Aqua Man is the baddest mofo around. Once the impact of global warming kicks in he will finally get his recognition. I think Vince Chase would be a damn good Aqua Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I think Vince Chase would be a damn good Aqua Man. The part is not available! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alk Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 What was up with EMO Peter Parker? That was some funny $hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patsyfan Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 What was up with EMO Peter Parker? That was some funny $hit. He is all emo because of the ****ty draft the Jets had, lololol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I'll just wait until a crackhead pops up at the corner and sells his bootleg movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I saw it thursday night. Didn't really know what to make of it. Had some great action scenes and some parts were good, but the writing was terrible and some of it was downright cheesy. A tad too long too. Not garbage, but definitely not as good as Spiderman or Spiderman 2. I think 2 was the best of the series. Maguire is a terrible actor. Watching him attempt to cry was hilarious. Venom was cool as hell though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Can you really compare how much money a movie makes today vs. previous years??? The price of the movies go up every year, so of course a blockbuster will break records. How about some real info, like how many tickets are sold. But they dont want to discuss that, since attendance has been declining for years. Going to the movies sucks. Too many a-holes ruining my good time. And the screen sucks. And the popcorn is stale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetheelz Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Are you pissed that it made more than Superman did in its entirety, in the first weekend? lol. Not at all. Just because one film makes more than another has no bearing on my personal favorite of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetman67 Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I saw it Friday Night with my Fiance and Kids. I thought it was a very good film. I had read that the acting was terrible. The acting was not great, but it was good. special effects were very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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