‘Spider-Man 3 — biggest ever
Yes, Spider-Man 3 had the biggest opening weekend of alllll tiiiiiiimes:
Landing on the same early May slot as the original, Spider-Man 3 spun an estimated $148 million on over 10,000 screens at 4,252 locations,...
SPIDEY 3 has biggest opening day ever
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...
A little bit more on Spidey 3
In our review of SPIDER-MAN 3 we noted that the Venom storyline didn't seem to be developed as much as it should. Reading this interview with director Sam Raimi at CBR supplied some clues...
Arad: Fanboys like a beautiful, passionate woman
Wired interviews Avi Arad, tagging him "the Man Who Launched the Superhero Craze", and mentions he was on the 10 City Spider-Man premiere tour, but not that he doesn't actually work for Marvel any...
REVIEW: A Spider-Man is Born
SPIDER-MAN 3 is a touching musical about a young couple whose struggles to keep their relationship going increase as they face the challenges of career, money and maturing in a fast paced world where...
300 rippling abs hits Cannesfilm market; war brewing?
We know that Beat readers must be as sick of our 300 coverage as we are by now, but the trades just can't keep loving up this movie, which is seen by many as...
IRON MAN waits in the wings
While Marvel is assured of a record year at the box office with Spidey 3, and FF 2, the real excitement begins WITH IRON MEN, the first Marvel-financed superhero movie. To keep...
Spider-Man 3 already setting records
Opening internationally, in advance of its US premiere tomorrow, SPIDEY 3 has already broken records on two continents:
"Spider-Man 3" cast a worldwide web with a blockbuster first day, hauling in $29.15 million in...
One more Eisner docu screening
WILL EISNER: PORTRAIT OF A SEQUENTIAL ARTIST had its world premiere last Thursday at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, and a special screening and post-reception for Will's family and friends on...
RONIN news made larger
Variety sent out a NEWS FLASH yesterday that Sylvain "STOMP THE YARD" White will make RONIN, the new Frank Miller project, but that's funny because we already reported that like 2 1/2 months ago....
Speaking of Spidey…
USATODAY explores the unbearable lightness of being Sam Raimi:
"This was the franchise he was meant to do," Franco says. "It lets him do the action, some humor, some scary stuff, all in one genre....
Vess views STARDUST
Over at his Blog, Charles Vess reports on his first viewing of the Stardust movie:
Nervous couldn’t half describe how I was feeling at that moment. What if I found myself cringing at what had...
