'SPIDER-MAN' SPINS LIKE CRAZY $223 MILLION IN TWO WEEKS.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer ``Spider-Man'' continued to perform box-office heroics he·ro·ic adj. also he·ro·i·cal 1. Of, relating to, or resembling the heroes of literature, legend, or myth. 2. by setting several more industry records in its second weekend in theaters, but the web-slinger faces a silver screen showdown with Thursday's premiere of ``Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.'' The Sony Pictures Entertainment release earned a remarkable $71.4 million during its sophomore weekend, upping its overall box-office take to $223 million after just 10 days. With such stupendous stu·pen·dous adj. 1. Of astounding force, volume, degree, or excellence; marvelous. 2. Amazingly large or great; huge. See Synonyms at enormous. numbers right out of the gate, ``Spider-Man'' has already leaped into the top 30 highest-grossing films of all time. ``This film is breaking all records and just continues to show unprecedented strength,'' said Paul Dergarabedian, president of the box-office tracking firm Exhibitor Relations. ``People love this movie and it's reflected in the grosses. We've never seen anything like it.'' ``Spider-Man'' set the following box-office records over the weekend: --Became the fastest movie to reach the $200 million mark on Saturday (nine days), easily topping the previous record of 13 days set by ``Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace'' in 1999. --Had the largest second-weekend grosses for any film in history, beating out the $66.9 million total of ``The Phantom Menace MENACE. A threat; a declaration of an intention to cause evil to happen to another. 2. When menaces to do an injury to another have been made, the party making them may, in general, be held to bail to keep the peace; and, when followed by any inconvenience or ,'' which had the advantage of a four-day holiday back in 1999. --Landed in fourth place on the all-time list of highest-grossing weekends behind its own first weekend ($114.8 million), ``Harry Potter A potter is someone who makes pottery. Potter may also refer to: People
--On Saturday, became the first film to ever make $30 million in a single day during its second weekend of release. ``This is such an impressive second-weekend performance that in its own way it's as impressive as the opening weekend,'' Dergarabedian said. ``Spider-Man'' already had the distinction of having the largest opening weekend ever, the largest single-night gross ever, the highest per-screen average of any wide-release film ever, and being the fastest film to cross the $100 million mark. Some new films managed to sell tickets despite the giant shadow cast by ``Spider-Man.'' The well-reviewed adult drama ``Unfaithful,'' starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane Diane Lane (born January 22 1965) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. Biography Early life Lane was born in New York City, the daughter of Colleen Farrington, a night club singer and Playboy , was able to carve out to make or get by cutting, or as if by cutting; to cut out. - Shak. See also: Carve an audience during its debut weekend. The 20th Century Fox/New Regency Regency, in British history, the period of the last nine years (1811–20) of the reign of George III, when the king's insanity had rendered him unfit to rule and the government was vested in the prince of Wales (later George IV) as regent. release took second place for the week with a gross of $14 million. A second new release, ``The New Guy'' from Sony and Revolution Pictures, landed in third place with a gross of $9 million. But the eyes of the film industry now shift to the latest installment in the ``Star Wars'' series as it goes up against ``Spider-Man'' at the multiplex See multiplexing. . ``Attack of the Clones'' was widely expected to be the season's box office Goliath but it will now be hard-pressed to match the record numbers of ``Spider-Man.'' ``It's an interesting situation,'' Dergarabedian said. ``You've got ``Clones'' and every other film that is opening this summer in the position of being underdogs. 'Spider-Man' has so outdistanced every other movie in history in terms of its performance. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if any film can live up to it.' When it bows Thursday, ``Attack of the Clones'' will debut in fewer theaters and on fewer screens than ``Spider-Man.'' But with the franchise's huge fan base and track record with audiences, the movie is expected to have a blockbuster block·bust·er n. 1. Something, such as a film or book, that sustains widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales. 2. A high-explosive bomb used for demolition purposes. 3. opening and take over the top spot at the box office next weekend before settling in for a lengthy run. All of the previous ``Star Wars'' films are among the highest-grossing movies of all time. |
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