'Spider-Man 2' Set to Gross Up to $155M

[NFS4]

Unofficial estimates Sunday put the gross for "Spider-Man 2" in the $150 million to $155 million range since the film opened Wednesday, which would shatter the record for best Wednesday-Sunday opening set in May by "Shrek 2" with $129 million...

At around $90 million, the movie's estimated Friday-Sunday haul would fall well short of the record $114.8 million opening weekend of "Spider-Man" two years ago. The original "Spider-Man" opened on Friday, though, while the sequel debuted Wednesday, and millions of fans already had seen it before the weekend. "Spider-Man," which opened in early May, also didn't have the handicap of a Sunday holiday.

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/ap/20040704/108897816000.html

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

My god - that's amazing revenue. I imagine that is in the ballpark of what it cost to make the movie. I really liked it, and as far as I'm concerned this is good news.

 

[Triumph]

It really wasn't that good.

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: Triumph
It really wasn't that good.

I thought it was.

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: glen

Originally posted by: Triumph
It really wasn't that good.

I thought it was.

I agree with Triumph. It wasn't the greatest superhero movie ever.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: glen

Originally posted by: Triumph
It really wasn't that good.

I thought it was.

it was a decent movie.

 

[Rudee]

I'll watch it when it comes out on video. I swear I was the oldest guy in the theatre when I watched the first one. Too many noisy kids ruined it.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Triumph

I agree with Triumph. It wasn't the greatest superhero movie ever.

At least you've found an ally!

Seriously, I wasn't THAT blown away by Spiderman 2, but I do think it's probably the best-ever superhero movie.

I thought Batman was really overrated and lacked everything but atmosphere, which it had in spades - the characters and plot were just blah. All the Batman sequels were horrible.

The Superman movies are hard to get through now, and weren't great even at the time.

IMO the X-Men films are pretty good, but not as good as Spiderman 1 and 2.

The Hulk was underrated IMO, but often dull, and again not as strong as the Spiderman films.

I don't think Spiderman 2 is one of history's greatest movies, but I do think it tops the superhero genre.

 

[Triumph]

I third Triumph's sentiment!

Batman 1 was fantastic in every respect imaginable, although I agree with you on most of your other points. I certainly enjoyed SM2, but it just wasn't as sensational as everyone makes it out to be.

 

[Pepsei]

It wasn't that good. Due to the hype, I was expecting something short of perfect.

However, it is better than most of tripe that came out this year.

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
It wasn't that good. Due to the hype, I was expecting something short of perfect.

However, it is better than most of tripe that came out this year.

Ain't that the truth. SM2 and Garfield have been the only jems amongst an incredibly lackluster summer movie selection.

 

[Martin]

I haven't seen it, but if its anything like the original, then I won't even bother. I didn't even finish watching the first one.

 

[brunswickite]

Originally posted by: Triumph

Originally posted by: Pepsei
It wasn't that good. Due to the hype, I was expecting something short of perfect.

However, it is better than most of tripe that came out this year.

Ain't that the truth. SM2 and Garfield have been the only jems amongst an incredibly lackluster summer movie selection.

Garfield?!!!?

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: Triumph

Originally posted by: Pepsei
It wasn't that good. Due to the hype, I was expecting something short of perfect.

However, it is better than most of tripe that came out this year.

Ain't that the truth. SM2 and Garfield have been the only jems amongst an incredibly lackluster summer movie selection.

i've posted 2 or 3 threads complaining about the lack of good movies this summer and was shot down every time.

it has been a bad summer for movies.