Spiderman 3 is spitting in the face of lackluster reviews and plundering cinemas in Asia like never before. We get the news of box office conquest from the caves of Yahoo:
“It was bigger than ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘Spider-Man 2’ everywhere,” said Sony Pictures vice chairman Jeff Blake.Leading the way was Japan, where its opening-day sales of 415 million yen ($3.5 million) ranked as the biggest for a Tuesday. Films in Japan normally open on a Saturday, which is a bigger moviegoing day.
In South Korea and Hong Kong, the picture set new marks for the biggest opening day, taking in 3.2 billion won ($3.4 million) and $HK7.5 million ($960,000), respectively. Sales in Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand were the highest for any single day, opening or otherwise. Taiwan sales were the biggest for any weekday.
This is bananas. I guessed that Spider-man may be the biggest blockbuster of the summer, but after hearing some of the early reviews I have been skeptical. If the conquest of Asia is any indication of what is to follow – It may still be in the running.
Spider – Man is a beloved hero. People love his witty banter as he fights crime, and they love the way he shoots web in peoples’ faces. He is my brother’s favorite super hero and is probably in my top 5 for certain. I am still having reservations about the movie, but am glad it is doing well.
I enjoy comic book films and want to see more of them; so when they make money I am happy. But this is a double edged sword, because if shit comic book movies make money – they will keep piling up the garbage for us to sift through like junk yard dogs.
