Spider-Man Special Briefing

From breaking box office news about Spider-Man 3 to a look back at the past movies including news, reviews, charts and commentary, this briefing provides a comprehensive overview of the Spider-Man franchise.

REVIEWS

Spider-Man 3
Superhero Swingin' in Third Movie

Spider-Man 2
Superhero Entangled and Unmasked

Spider-Man
Comics Action is a Solid Pleaser

RECENT ARTICLES
5/21/07	'Shrek' Reclaims Crown with Third Movie Spider-Man 3's third weekend.
5/21/07	'Spider-Man 3' Sticks to the Top Spider-Man 3's stays atop the foreign box office in its third weekend overseas.
5/14/07	'Spider-Man 3' Unravels but Rules Spider-Man 3's second weekend.
5/14/07	'Spider-Man 3' Spins More Gold Spider-Man 3's second weekend at the foreign box office.
5/7/07	'Spider-Man 3' Soars Into Record Books Opening Weekend record shattered.
5/7/07	'Spider-Man 3' Dominates Globe Overseas openings and records broken.
5/5/07	'Spider-Man 3' Breaks Opening Day Record Single Day, Opening Day and Single Worldwide Day records broken.

NEWS & ANALYSIS BY MOVIE
Spider-Man
5/3/02	'Spider-Man' to Swing Into the Record Books Opening weekend forecast.
5/6/02	'Spider-Man' Takes Box Office on Ultimate Spin Opening weekend record shattered.
5/12/02	'Spider-Man' Nets More Records in Second Weekend Second weekend and fastest to $200 million records broken.
5/16/02	'Star Wars' Not Likely to 'Clone' 'Spider-Man's Success Forecast comparing Attack of the Clones and Spider-Man.
5/20/02	'Spider-Man' Survives and Thrives Under 'Attack' Third weekend record broken.
5/23/02	'Spider-Man' Scales to Record Theater Count Widest release ever at 3,876 theaters.
5/26/02	'Spider-Man' Breaks $300 Million in Record Time Milestone crossed in 22 days.
5/28/02	'Clones,' 'Spider-Man' Lead Record Memorial Weekend Peter Parker crawls past Forrest Gump on All Time chart.
6/3/02	'Sum of All Fears' Detonates in First Place Spider-Man still strong in fifth weekend.
6/6/02	'Spider-Man' Swings Past 'Jurassic Park' Superhero ranks fifth on All Time chart.
6/10/02	'Bad' Business for Bruckheimer's Latest Spider-Man solid in sixth weekend.
7/8/02	'Spider-Man' Ties 'Titanic' Speed Record Webslinger reaches $400 million in 66 days.
Spider-Man 2
7/1/04	'Spider-Man 2' Amazes on Opening Day Sequel breaks record.
1/3/05	'Passion,' 'Fahrenheit' Tops in 2004 Spider-Man 2 ranks among the Ten Best box office performances.
Spider-Man 3
5/5/07	'Spider-Man 3' Breaks Opening Day Record Single Day, Opening Day and Single Worldwide Day records broken.
5/6/07	'Spider-Man 3' Soars Into Record Books Opening Weekend record shattered.
5/14/02	'Spider-Man 3' Unravels but Rules Spider-Man 3's second weekend.
5/14/07	'Spider-Man 3' Spins More Gold Spider-Man 3's second weekend at the foreign box office.
5/21/07	'Spider-Man 3' Sticks to the Top Spider-Man 3's stays atop the foreign box office in its third weekend overseas.
5/21/07	'Shrek' Reclaims Crown with Third Movie Spider-Man 3's third weekend.

SPIDER-MAN BOX OFFICE

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RECORDS BROKEN
Note: Records were broken at the time of release and may have subsequently been broken. Italics indicate current record holder.

Spider-Man
Opening Day
Single Day
Friday Gross
Saturday Gross
Sunday Gross
Opening Weekend
First $100 Million+ Opening Weekend
Top Summer Season Opening
Top May Opening Weekend
Top Second Weekend
Top Third Weekend
Fastest to $100 Million
Fastest to $200 Million
Fastest to $300 Million
3-day Opening
4-day Opening
5-day Opening
6-day Opening
Opening Week (7-day)
8-day Opening
9-day Opening
10-day Opening
Top PG-13 Rated Opening
Opening Wide Weekend Theater Average
Wide Weekend Theater Average
Widest Release
Top Grossing Movie of 2002
Biggest Opening Weekend of 2002

Spider-Man 2
Opening Day
Opening Wednesday
Monday Gross
Wednesday Gross
Fastest to $200 Million
Top July Opening Weekend
4-day Opening
5-day Opening
6-day Opening
Opening Week (7-day)
8-day Opening
9-day Opening
10-day Opening

Spider-Man 3
Opening Day
Single Day
Single Worldwide Day
Friday Gross
Saturday Gross
Sunday Gross
Opening Weekend
Top Summer Season Opening
Top May Opening Weekend
Overseas Opening
Worldwide Opening
Top PG-13 Rated Opening
Top 3-day Opening
Top 4-day Opening
Fastest to $100 Million
3-day Opening
Opening Wide Weekend Theater Average
Widest Opening Weekend
Widest Release

MOVIE PAGES
Spider-Man	Spider-Man 2	Spider-Man 3

PEOPLE PAGES - CAST
Tobey Maguire Peter Parker / Spider-Man	Kirsten Dunst Mary Jane Watson
James Franco Harry Osborn	Willem Dafoe Norman Osborn / Green Goblin
Alfred Molina Dr. Otto Octavius / Doc Ock	Thomas Haden Church Flint Marko / Sandman
Topher Grace Eddie Brock / Venom

PEOPLE PAGES - CREW
Sam Raimi Director	David Koepp Screenwriter
Alvin Sargent Screenwriter	Laura Ziskin Producer
Avi Arad Producer	Don Burgess Cinematographer
Bill Pope Cinematographer	Danny Elfman Composer
Christopher Young Composer

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All Time Box Office

Opening Weekends

Opening & Single Days

Fastest to $100, $200, $300 and $400 million

ADDITIONAL LINKS

Spider-Man 3 Official Web Site

Spider-Man Official Fan Site

Marvel.com

Sony Pictures Web Site

EXTRAS

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