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Old 07-02-2004, 06:58 AM  
Bansheelinks
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Originally posted by loco12
Saw the first one thought it was mediocre entertainment. Then was amazed at how well it did in the US box office. In europe it did ok but nothing special.

Expect the second one to flow the same pattern. Big in the uS but average box office elsewhere.

Certainly doesn't have the worldwide pulling power of Lord Of The Rings.
True but you can say that about any series. Only Harry Potter even comes close to the world box office of LOTR. So I think its a bit unfair to compare Spider-Man series ( & the Star Wars series for that matter) to LOTR, as Spidey and Star Wars are mostly American phenomenons.

Some movies are just tailored more for North America, like "The Passion of the Christ." For instance it made nothing in Japan. They don't care:

Domestic: $370,167,453 60.8%
+ Overseas: $238,443,439 39.2%

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= Worldwide: $608,610,892


So just take Spidey for what it is............its a comic that most of us grew up with and Sam Raimi has done it proud.


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