'Spider-Man 3' breaks 1-day record

AJ · #1 05-06-07, 10:16 AM

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'Spider-Man 3' breaks 1-day record

Latest installment of the Web-slinger breaks opening day record in North America

May 5 2007: 4:01 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- "Spider-Man 3" sold a record $59 million worth of tickets during its first day of release across North America, and is on track to break the industry mark for an opening weekend, according to estimates issued Saturday by the film's distributor.
The highly anticipated superhero saga opened in the United States and Canada Friday, having already begun its international campaign May 1.

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The North American one-day and opening-weekend records were held by Walt Disney Co.'s July 2006 smash "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," with respective sums of $55.8 million and $135.6 million.
"Based on the first day's performance, the studio believes the film will deliver in the range of $135 million to $145 million in North America for its first three days of release," Columbia Pictures said in a statement.
The Sony Corp. (Charts) -owned studio will issue three-day estimates early Sunday.
Summer of sequels!
The first "Spider-Man," released in 2002, earned $39.4 million on its first day, $114.8 million on its first weekend, and $403 million by the end of its North American run. Two years later, "Spider-Man 2" finished with $373 million. It opened on a Wednesday -- rather than the traditional Friday -- with $40.4 million, and earned $88.2 million during the subsequent weekend.
Overseas business is similarly brisk, with Friday sales estimated at $45 million. A Columbia spokesman did not have information on the foreign earnings to date.
All three films star Tobey Maguire as the web-slinging crime fighter, and Kirsten Dunst as his girlfriend. Sam Raimi directed the trilogy.

Wow. I can't believe there are gonna be 6 spiderman movies!

Wolf · #2 05-06-07, 11:03 AM

Hahaha, I'm not surprised.

Brandon · #3 05-06-07, 12:55 PM

They make multi billions, why wouldnt they make 6, or 7 or more lol

AJ · #4 05-06-07, 01:30 PM

I think people are gonna get tired of them.

**lunchbox** · #5 05-06-07, 03:16 PM

if they just broke a record in ticket sales in the first weekend with this movie, what makes you think people are getting tired of them?

AJ · #6 05-06-07, 03:18 PM

Well, this is the 3rd one. They have AT LEAST 3 more to go. That's a lot of spidy!

Joad · #7 05-06-07, 05:05 PM

Its to be expected of this movie. I still want to see it... but, AJ has a point, 3 more spiderman movies... people may get tired of them.

Jonnymovgamer · #8 05-06-07, 09:17 PM

I don't think there will be 6 Spider-Man movies. I think a 4th one is a given and they'll go from there. Then again, they plan sequels all the time, so a 6th one is also a possibility.

Joad · #9 05-06-07, 11:38 PM

By the sound of it, the end of spiderman 3 was a cliffhanger? Eh? everyone's talking like that. I highly doubt that Toby and Kirsten are going to be in it tho, they dont wanna do it anymore, just like the Harry potter guy, Mr. (something) Radcliffe