comedyfreak
05-13-2007, 04:38 PM
Spider-Man kept up his box office heroics for a second weekend, as the worldwide total for the third film in the superhero trilogy hit $622 million, the film's distributor said on Sunday.
In its second weekend of release, "Spider-Man 3" sold an estimated $145.5 million worth of tickets, split between $60 million for North America and $85.5 million internationally, said Columbia Pictures.
The worldwide lead is likely to change next weekend when "Shrek the Third" opens and then again the following weekend when "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" sets sail.
"Spider-Man 3" enjoyed a wide margin in North America over the two new releases that rounded out the top three: the zombie thriller "28 Weeks Later" with $10 million, and the latest Lindsay Lohan flop "Georgia Rule" with $5.9 million.
After 10 days, the North American total for "Spider-Man 3" stands at $242.1 million. By contrast, 2004's "Spider-Man 2" had earned $256 million after two weekends, and 2002's "Spider-Man" $223 million. ("Spider-Man 2" got a two-day head start, opening on a Wednesday.)
The latest film suffered a steep 60 percent drop from its first weekend, compared with 49 percent for "Spider-Man 2" and 38 percent for "Spider-Man." Columbia said it was comfortable with the slide given the film's record-breaking $151 million first weekend. The previous holder of that record, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," fell 54 percent last year.
Columbia Pictures is a unit of Sony Corp .. "28 Weeks Later" was released by Fox Atomic, a unit of News Corp. "Georgia Rule" was released on behalf of producer Morgan Creek Prods. by Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal.
Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
This Wk Last Wk Title Dist. Weekend Gross Cumulative
Gross Rlse
Wks # of
Theaters
1 1 Spider-Man 3 Sony Pictures Releasing $60,000,000 $242,071,000 2 4252
2 - 28 Weeks Later 20th Century Fox Distribution $10,000,000 $10,000,000 1 2303
3 - Georgia Rule Universal Pictures Distribution $5,879,000 $5,879,000 1 2523
4 2 Disturbia Paramount Pictures $4,807,000 $66,295,000 5 3106
5 - Delta Farce Lionsgate $3,500,000 $3,500,000 1 1931
6 3 Fracture New Line Cinema $2,900,000 $30,980,000 4 2202
7 4 The Invisible Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $2,202,000 $15,546,000 3 1943
8 9 Hot Fuzz Rogue Pictures (Focus) $1,655,000 $18,930,000 4 1236
9 5 Next Paramount Pictures $1,604,000 $14,604,000 3 2017
10 7 Meet the Robinsons Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $1,600,000 $94,094,000 7 1640
11 8 Blades of Glory Paramount Pictures $1,415,000 $113,839,000 7 1436
12 - The Ex The Weinstein Company , MGM Distribution Company $1,355,000 $1,355,000 1 1009
In its second weekend of release, "Spider-Man 3" sold an estimated $145.5 million worth of tickets, split between $60 million for North America and $85.5 million internationally, said Columbia Pictures.
The worldwide lead is likely to change next weekend when "Shrek the Third" opens and then again the following weekend when "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" sets sail.
"Spider-Man 3" enjoyed a wide margin in North America over the two new releases that rounded out the top three: the zombie thriller "28 Weeks Later" with $10 million, and the latest Lindsay Lohan flop "Georgia Rule" with $5.9 million.
After 10 days, the North American total for "Spider-Man 3" stands at $242.1 million. By contrast, 2004's "Spider-Man 2" had earned $256 million after two weekends, and 2002's "Spider-Man" $223 million. ("Spider-Man 2" got a two-day head start, opening on a Wednesday.)
The latest film suffered a steep 60 percent drop from its first weekend, compared with 49 percent for "Spider-Man 2" and 38 percent for "Spider-Man." Columbia said it was comfortable with the slide given the film's record-breaking $151 million first weekend. The previous holder of that record, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," fell 54 percent last year.
Columbia Pictures is a unit of Sony Corp .. "28 Weeks Later" was released by Fox Atomic, a unit of News Corp. "Georgia Rule" was released on behalf of producer Morgan Creek Prods. by Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal.
Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
This Wk Last Wk Title Dist. Weekend Gross Cumulative
Gross Rlse
Wks # of
Theaters
1 1 Spider-Man 3 Sony Pictures Releasing $60,000,000 $242,071,000 2 4252
2 - 28 Weeks Later 20th Century Fox Distribution $10,000,000 $10,000,000 1 2303
3 - Georgia Rule Universal Pictures Distribution $5,879,000 $5,879,000 1 2523
4 2 Disturbia Paramount Pictures $4,807,000 $66,295,000 5 3106
5 - Delta Farce Lionsgate $3,500,000 $3,500,000 1 1931
6 3 Fracture New Line Cinema $2,900,000 $30,980,000 4 2202
7 4 The Invisible Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $2,202,000 $15,546,000 3 1943
8 9 Hot Fuzz Rogue Pictures (Focus) $1,655,000 $18,930,000 4 1236
9 5 Next Paramount Pictures $1,604,000 $14,604,000 3 2017
10 7 Meet the Robinsons Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $1,600,000 $94,094,000 7 1640
11 8 Blades of Glory Paramount Pictures $1,415,000 $113,839,000 7 1436
12 - The Ex The Weinstein Company , MGM Distribution Company $1,355,000 $1,355,000 1 1009