'SPIDEY 3' HEATS UP BOX OFFICE.Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ box office buzz And we're off! I look at the summer movie season as a box office derby. The Oscars have been handed out, we've seen plenty of art-house films, so let's roll The catchphrase "let's roll" has been used extensively as a term to move and start an activity, attack, mission or project. For a period of time after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the phrase in the United States came to symbolize heroism and initiative in a tough situation. out the big budget blockbusters for 18 straight weeks! We'll watch them either do a big belly flop belly flop n. Informal A dive in which the front of the body hits flat against a surface, especially of water. bel , rewrite the record books or something in between. It's always such fun water-cooler talk (does anyone still have water coolers?), don't you think? So many of the movies seem sure to draw droves of moviegoers to the multiplex See multiplexing. . I think by summer's end some fans might be forced to check into rehab to treat buttered popcorn addictions! FOR THE RECORD: The record the movie biz seems to care about most is biggest opening weekend -- ever. If achieved, it gives a studio some serious bragging rights and countless marketing opportunities. Sony owned the record with the $114.8 million debut of 2002's "Spider-Man" until last summer, when Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean This article is about the franchise. For other, more specific uses, see Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). For real pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest" took in a record-shattering $135 million. Sony could regain the crown with "Spider-Man 3" since the flick has opened in a record 4,252 theaters. Stay tuned. PRICEY Pricey Term used for an unrealistically low bid price or unrealistically high offer price. pricey Of, relating to, or being an unrealistically high offer. An offer to sell a security at $50 when the current market price is $47 is pricey. SPIDEY: Although it could be even higher, the production budget of "Spider-Man 3" is widely reported to be in excess of $250 million, and that doesn't even include the gazillions spent on advertising and marketing. But hey, the investment should pay off handsomely: the first two Spidey films took in a combined $1.6 billion worldwide. My prediction: Spidey will net around $140 million. (Check back next week to see if I choke on spider webs!) UNLUCKY THEM: The Eric Bana-Drew Barrymore poker drama "Lucky You" is just NOT enjoying the luck of the draw. First, its release date gets pushed back a year, and now it's the only major wide-release to open up against Spidey this weekend. SPIDEY MARATHON: OK, who's gonna watch "Spider-Man" at 3 a.m. or some other ungodly hour? The Arclight Hollywood The ArcLight Hollywood is a 14-screen multiplex located at 6360 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, California in the United States of America. All 14 screens feature stadium seating and carry a THX certification for optimal sound and picture presentation. thinks plenty of fans will. At midnight Thursday, the second Spidey sequel began back-to-back screenings that will run for 24 hours Adv. 1. for 24 hours - without stopping; "she worked around the clock" around the clock, round the clock . An added bonus for the over-21 crowd at the midnight show: cocktails served! FOREIGN AFFAIRS foreign affairs pl.n. Affairs concerning international relations and national interests in foreign countries. : Even before its debut on U.S. soil, Spidey is slinging his web around the world after premiering in 16 foreign lands on Tuesday. greg.hernandez@dailynews.com (818) 713-3758 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) no caption (Spider-Man) |
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