Spidy Trouces 'Sith'

[wildwood]

Spider-Man 3 didn't set a new box-office record by taking in $373 million internationally and $148 million in North America as originally estimated. No, it set the record with $382 million internationally and $151 million in North America, according to final figures released by Media by Numbers on Monday. The total smashed the previous record of $303 million set by the final Star Wars episode, Revenge of the Sith, in 2005. The movie also set opening weekend records in 28 other countries including Canada, Japan, South Korea, China, Italy, Mexico and Brazil. In a statement, Sony distribution chief Jeff Blake said, "We couldn't be more overwhelmed or elated by the global reception to this movie. ... This was truly a massive achievement not only for Sony Pictures, but the film industry as a whole."
The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date): 1. Spider-Man 3, Sony, $151,116,516, (New); 2. Disturbia, Paramount, $5,844,363, 4 Wks. ($60,007,779); 3. Fracture, New Line, $3,696,060, 3 Wks. ($26,728,823); 4. The Invisible, Disney, $3,261,374, 2 Wks. ($12,482,712); 5. Next, Paramount, $2,892,335, 2 Wks. ($11,958,976); 6. Lucky You, Warner Bros., $2,710,445, (New); 7. Meet The Robinsons, Disney, $2,619,654, 6 Wks. ($91,925,051); 8. Blades of Glory, Paramount, $2,409,106, 6 Wks. ($111,738,387); 9. Hot Fuzz, Focus Features, $2,219,346, 3 Wks. ($16,310,098); 10. Are We Done Yet?, Sony, $1,744,619, 5 Wks. ($46,150,924).

[Chief]

Thats a lot of doh!