SPIDER-MAN 3 BREAKS BOX OFFICE RECORD IN NORTH AMERICA

Last updated: Sunday, May 6, 2007

SPIDER-MAN 3 BREAKS BOX OFFICE RECORD IN NORTH AMERICA

SPIDER-MAN 3 has broken North American box office records after selling $59 million (GBP29.5 million) worth of tickets on its first day of release.

Tobey Maguire stars as Spider-Man in 'Spider-Man 3'

The third installment of the comic book action movie - featuring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst - opened in cinemas across the US and Canada on Friday (04Mar07), and is already predicted to smash opening weekend records, according to estimations by the film's distributor, Columbia Pictures.

The previous record for one-day ticket sales in North America was held by 2006's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest with $55.8 million (GBP27.9 million) taken on the first day of screening. The Johnny Depp-starring movie is also the current record holder of sales for the opening weekend, with $135.6 million (GBP67.8 million).

But with the web-slinging super hero sweeping box offices across the continent in the Sam Raimi-directed film, the record for the biggest opening weekend looks likely to be changing hands within the next 24 hours.

In a statement, Columbia Pictures says, "Based on the first day's performance, the studio believes the film will deliver in the range of $135 million to $145 million in North American for its first three days of release."

Source: WENN

| Sunday, May 6, 2007

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