Spider-man smashes records with $114 million Posted by Scott Manning on May 05, 2002 | Comments (0)

“Spider-Man,” the highly anticipated comic-book superhero saga, wove a golden web and launched the lucrative summer movie season with a record three-day gross of $114 million over the weekend, according to studio estimates. The film smashed the old three-day record of $90.3 million, set last November by “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” “Harry Potter’s” single-day mark also fell.

Exhibitor support was enormous, with “Spider-Man” unspooling in an amazing 3,615 theaters on a rumored 7,500 screens through double- and triple-booking in some venues. (Distributors confirm only play dates and not print runs.) “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” bowed with a record 3,672 theaters and 8,100 screens in November.Full Story...