Spidey Still Reigns Supreme!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chris Wallace]

No comic movie has yet been able to top SPidey's opening weekend. Not even the Man of Steel! Woo-hoo!

 

[myfingershurt]

i know, i would have been very pissed if superman beat it. But doesn't spidey I have the biggest opening weekend of all time? I know it has some "greatest all time money-making" record, but i dont know which one.

 

[Tails]

Here are all kinds of alltime box office records. SM1 has opening weekend record. But SM1 and SM2 have several other records.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/

 

[Chris Wallace]

Sweet.

 

[Bat Attack]

So awesome!

 

[tzarinna]

LoL boxoffice mojo, cute

 

[Jasmine]

Excellent!

 

[Splicer]

Go Spidey, go!

 

[CConn]

It's not terribly shocking the record's held. It was really a fantastic box office performance. Now lets just see if it can hold for 15 years like B89's record did.

 

[tzarinna]

It's not terribly shocking the record's held. It was really a fantastic box office performance. Now lets just see if it can hold for 15 years like B89's record did.

Great song, Race Car Ya Yas, love Cake

 

[Chris Wallace]

It's not terribly shocking the record's held. It was really a fantastic box office performance. Now lets just see if it can hold for 15 years like B89's record did.

The market wasn't loaded w/high-profile comic book movies from 1990-1994; not like it's been these last 4 years. W/all the hype surrounding "Superman Returns" I just knew it was gonna take Spidey down. But then again, thus far it hasn't even outperformed X3.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Here are all kinds of alltime box office records. SM1 has opening weekend record. But SM1 and SM2 have several other records.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/

That's a lot of records. But I think now that every time a studio releases a major comic book property, they're expecting "Spider-Man" numbers.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

At this point, i think the only superhero movie that could beat Spider-Man...is Spider-Man.

I think SM3 has an excellent shot.

Hell, the SM3 trailer got a bigger response from the audience when i went to see Superman Returns than the entire SR movie did itself!

 

[Chris Wallace]

My cousin said the same thing. I have actually considered going to see "Superman Returns" just to catch the Spidey trailer. But I refuse to put money into a film I have no interest in.

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

My cousin said the same thing. I have actually considered going to see "Superman Returns" just to catch the Spidey trailer. But I refuse to put money into a film I have no interest in.

Have you down-loaded it yet? It's almost better on the computer because you can watch it over and over again.

While you're at it down-load Ghost Rider too. That movie looks awesome as well!

 

[Chris Wallace]

I don't have Quicktime or I would've.

 

[CConn]

That's a lot of records. But I think now that every time a studio releases a major comic book property, they're expecting "Spider-Man" numbers.

Which is extremely foolish of them, IMO. I think it's quite clear by now the Spider-Man movies are the definite exception rather than the rule. Still, that's not necessarily a bad thing; superhero movies can still make a solid $150-250 million.

 

[Chris Wallace]

As long as they don't spend that much making & promoting it they're ok. Some look like they did, though.

 

[November Rain]

do all these sale figures really matter that much to people?

 

[Chris Wallace]

Ask the studios.
And yes they matter, if for no other reason that the more money the movie makes, the more likely a sequel will be made. Hopefully a bigger, better sequel.

 

[November Rain]

surely there is a cut off point as to what is considered a sucessful movie or not.

after that, why would making a sequel be any more likely?

i mean there are plenty of films in both the superhero genre and both normal genres that are not only better than spidey but have had sequels without toping its statistic

sure it matters a lil for the companies but why should any of us be caring? i don't get that.

 

[Chris Wallace]

For fans of both Spidey & his movies (the latter of which you are obviously not) it's a sense of vindication; bragging rights, almost.

 

[November Rain]

being a fan of anything is beside the point. I just dont see how comparison of sales is an indication of the quality of an artform.

i mean the last thing i think about when i watch or think about a film is how many other people watched it or whatever. Especially when there are plenty of other proper reasons within a film to enjoy it.

meh, it's almost like you aren't allowed to like something unless it made xxx amount of money.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Also, more money means more freedom. If a movie just barely clears its budget, the studio may greenlight a sequel but put restrictions on both the budget & what the director can do. When you pull Spidey-type numbers you can pretty much write your own ticket & the bean counters & bigwigs can't say anything.

 

[webhead731]

I'm glad it's still #1 for that area.