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On screen, Spider-Man will fight with venom, sandman and goblin; off screen, he will fight with pirates and the green guy named Shrek. Yes readers, Spider-Man 3 has done magnificent business in all the countries so far but pretty soon it would face intense competition in USA from Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, and Shrek the Third. The other two movies are going to be launched pretty soon.

Stuff.co.nz reports

But no one expects the film will have any trouble dominating ticket sales in North America, at least until Shrek the Third opens on May 18, followed a week later by another trilogy-closer, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

Spider-Man 3 could "very likely" break the three-day opening record of $135.6 million set exactly a year ago by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, said industry analyst Brandon Gray, president and publisher of Box Office Mojo.

Comparisons with Spider-Man 2 are difficult because it opened on a Wednesday. But the "Pirates" sequel beat the old three-day record of $US115 million set by the first "Spider-Man." That figure would be about $130 million in today's money after adjusting for ticket price inflation, according to Gray.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End will be released in USA on May 25 and Shrek the Third on May 18^th. Before the tussle of the two movies in theatres, their trailers have started fighting over drawing more viewers on tv screens. The trailer of Spider-Man 3 is broadcast in between NBC’s popular mini-series, Heroes. On the other hand, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End trailer is aired in between another famous mini-series Dancing with the Stars broadcast by ABC channel.   

Spider-Man, Shrek and Pirates of the Caribbean, all these three movies have two episodes which have been very successful. The third episodes of all these movies are going to be launched at the same month. It is going to be a battle of three. The movie goes would go crazy over deciding which movie they should watch in theatres.

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