What could beat Spidey?
So for those keeping count, now that three of the six biggest summer blockbusters of the year have been released, here is the updated top 5 highest grossing opening weekends of all time...
1. Spider-Man 3 - $151.1 million 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - $135.6 million 3. Shrek the Third - $121.6 million 4. Spider-Man - $114.8 million 5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - $112.5 millionIs their any movie either being made or talked about that could possibly beat that huge opening from Spider-Man 3? Looking at those coming out this year, the only possible contenders would be Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Live Free or Die Hard, The Simpsons and Transformers. However, I've said all along the Transformers won't have a chance not just because Michael Bay is directing (although that is part of it) but because it has that big disadvantage of not being a sequel.... Potter sure has a chance though, especially with the last book in the series coming out around the same time. Die Hard I would have to say no with that shitty trailer but to be fair the subject matter was never going to get the kids in for such a huge opening to beat Spider-Man. If The Simpsons was released three to four years ago you have to believe it would have had an absolutely fantastic chance, but alas it's not as popular as it once was and the trailers have done little to impress so far. Looking ahead to next year... The Dark Knight is going to be huge, no question about it. The success of Batman Begins has totally banished the memory of Batman & Robin which no doubt kept many casual movie-goers away, and that thing has been selling like hotcakes on DVD. Not to mention.... THE JOKER will be in the trailer. The uber popular Indiana Jones series returning with Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg helming again sure has a chance. That movie now has the second-generation fans much like Die Hard has but this can go for the current kid market, where Die Hard can't. And then of course there's next year's Harry Potter and that series just keeps growing and growing. Is there anything that could knock Spider-Man 3 off it's perch that you could think of that's not mentioned here? If Halo, The Hobbit or a new Star Wars movie ever gets made do they have a chance? How about James Cameron's first movie since Titanic with the futuristic Avatar? Or what about a total fantasy flick like Batman vs. Superman or an Avengers movie with Iron Man and Spider-Man or something? There's no doubt something will beat it someday, but just exactly which movie is interesting to think about, though it will probably end up being Spider-Man 4!