Last week Spider-Man 3 crushed the previous record for an opening weekend gross at the box office with a massive $151 million. This week, Spider-Man continued to keep audiences tangled in his web, taking in another $60 million. While the film slowed down a bit from its momentous arrival, Spider-Man 3 still swung past all expectations. The Web-Head blew away the closest competition, 28 Weeks Later which took in $10 million, to keep his spot at the top. Spidey finished the weekend with a domestic total of $242 million and according to Variety, topped $622 million world wide.
With Ghost Rider being a huge success, and Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer on the horizon, Marvel movies keep getting more and more attention. Right now it would seem the sky's the limit. Based on the past success of these movies, and with Iron Man and the Incredible Hulk in production right now, it would appear that Marvel characters will remain a dominant force in theaters for quite some time.
Visit the official Marvel.com
Spider-Man hub for wallpapers, screen savers, buddy icons and everything you ever wanted to know/see/hear/watch about the web-head, including the
origin of Venom and the black costume and a
7.5 minute long movie preview.
There's the Spider-Man 3 movie blog for you to get your fix on behind-the-scenes videos. See
Sam Raimi,
Ted Raimi,
Bruce Campbell and many others talk about the film, and see an exclusive look at what goes on in the
the special effects trailers.
Check out a load of up close and personal images from our
Spider-Man 3 Red Carpet Premiere story and
SM3 Premiere blog
And after you've seen the movie, there's still plenty more web-swinging action waiting out there for you. Simultaneously released with the movie, Spider-Man 3, the video game based on the film, is available for every major platform. Check out the
game details and trailer here and all the screenshots for the
Xbox 360,
PS3 and
Wii, and of course
buy the game!
And for those looking to really get into the heart of soul of Spider-Man, check out the bios for
Spider-Man,
Sandman and
Venom. Also read the plethora of
Spider-Man digital comics available here and
subscribe to the current Spider-Man series here!
And don't forget, coming in June is Marvel's first family in
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
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