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Spider-Man 3's final talley, $150 million |
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Written by Russ Britt, McClatchy-Tribune
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Tuesday, 08 May 2007 |
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The final tally on "Spider-Man 3" propelled the Sony Pictures blockbuster even higher than projected, as the latest offering from the franchise cleared the $150 million mark, studio officials reported Monday.
"Spider-Man 3" snared $151.1 million in its web as it turned out about $3 million higher than the estimates released Sunday morning. Sony said it made another $231 million in the 107 territories where it played across the world during the weekend, bringing its cumulative total to $382 million worldwide.
"Spider-Man 3" shattered the previous record for three-day openings over the weekend, which was held by last year's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," the second installment in that series. That film made $135.6 million.
The third "Pirates" film, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" will have a chance to one up "Spider-Man 3" later this month when it opens Memorial Day weekend. In between, "Shrek The Third" will hit screens.
"Spider-Man 3" was also the most expensive so far in the franchise. Sony spent $258 million on the Marvel Comics-based sequel compared with $200 million for 2004's "Spider-Man 2" and $139 million for "Spider-Man," released in 2002.
Fourteen sequels are scheduled to hit screens between Friday's debut of "Spider-Man 3" — the unofficial kickoff to the movie summer season — and the arrival of "Mr. Bean's Holiday" over Labor Day weekend.
Not only is that the second-highest number of summer sequels ever, but also it is the greatest concentration of third installments hitting the big screen at once.
Along with "Spider-Man," five other franchises will become trilogies between now and late August: "Shrek The Third," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," "Ocean's Thirteen," "The Bourne Ultimatum" and "Rush Hour 3." | Only registered users can write comments.
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