To the surprise of no one, ‘Spider-Man 3′ set a new record for biggest opening day:
Spider-Man 3 cast the widest web ever—over 10,000 screens at 4,252 theaters—and nabbed the all-time biggest gross for a single day: an estimated $59 million on Friday.
The previous title holder, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, drew $55.8 million on 8,500 screens at 4,133 theaters, contributing to a record-breaking $135.6 million weekend last July.
Distributor Sony projected Saturday morning that Spider-Man 3 would generate from $135 million to $145 million for the weekend (Friday to Sunday). The studio claimed a $258 million production budget for the Marvel Comics sequel, compared to $200 million for Spider-Man 2 and $139 million for Spider-Man.
If you can get past Peter’s Batman and Robin-esque jazz club jig and Harry’s Butler (Mr. Exposition) the movie was a lot of fun! I really enjoyed it.
Broke Pirates record, and it wasn’t even a holiday weekend. Wowza!
I thought the Butler was cute! Plus a convenient plot device for Harry to get over his s–t (a lot like the controversial throw-Matt-Damon-Against-a-wall-rather-than-bore-everyone-with-actual-psychoanalysis scene in Good Will Hunting).
And Bryce Dallas Howard as Gwen. God. As if our crush on her wasn’t bad enough!
My only problem was giant Sandman. I think the Sandman is cooler as he’s done in the comics. More down-to-earth size-wise, but very adaptable.
I want to see votes for favorite fight! I think the first Harry vs. Spidey was the best, but that’s not to say the others weren’t pretty awesome.
Symbio-Peter versus Bad Hat Harry, fer sure.
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Does every villain in the movies HAVE to find out that Peter Parker is Spider-man?
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“Does every villain in the movies HAVE to find out that Peter Parker is Spider-man?”
Yes … that sets up the “Join me, Spider-Man” segment of the script. That’s the obligatory scene where the villain explains that they are opposite sides of the coin … whatever that means.