Spidey Knocks Out Harry Potter at Box Office

RasputinAXP writes "According to this Yahoo article, Spider-Man picked up an Amazing $114 million dollars at the box office, squishing Harry Potter's $90.3 million like a bug. More coverage is available at Box Office Prophets' new Weekend Wrapup, including analysis."

Comments

Where's the Jon Katz review?

[Pave Low]

this movie would have been perfect for Katz to pontificate about the ramifcations from 9/11 on the setting of the movie to how Peter Parker was really just like a Columbine geek, but with superpowers.

Spiderman's Response

[DarkHelmet]

Spider sense... tingling.
Harry Potter... bitchslapped.

Re:Spiderman's Response

[SuiteSisterMary]

Spider-man! Spider-man! Makes more money than Rowling can. Gets to lay Kirsten Dunst! Sequel assured, in a few months. Watch out! Here comes the Spider-man! In Summer, 2002, movies were showing.
George Lucas: What happen??
Rick McCallum: Somebody set up us the blockbuster.
Rick McCallum: We get phone call.
George Lucas: What?
Rick McCallum: Main screen turn on.
George Lucas: It's you!!
Sam Raimi: How are you gentlemen??
Sam Raimi: All your demographic are belong to us!
George Lucas: What you say??
Sam Raimi: You are on the way to bankruptcy.
Sam Raimi: You have no chance to make up for Phantom Menace, make your sequel!
Sam Raimi: Ha ha ha!
George Lucas: Take off every merchandise.
Rick McCallum: You know what you doing??
George Lucas: For great profit
Geroge Lucas: move merchandise.

Re:Testament to the decline of Western culture

[Rogerborg]

• You do realize you're financing the MPAA and RIAA, don't you?

Now now, less of the hyperbole. I won't have financed the RIAA until I've done my fiduciary duty by buying the soundtrack as well. :p

Re:Not surprising....

[r00tarded]

actually most of the marketing i saw was in the 80's when i was about six and addicted to the cartoon. those tricky bastards.