Like Asia, Spider-Man 3 is doing very good business Europe. From 23rd April to 27th April, the movie was premiered in London, Rome, Berlin, Madrid, Moscow, Stockholm, and Paris. The movie has done very well in France, Italy, Belgium and Egypt.
Variety.com reports:
In France, first-day reports for Spidey were boffo, with the film racing to $6.8 million off 778 engagements, beating the mark set by the last pic in the "Star Wars" franchise.
According to Gallic box office compiler CBO, the first-day admissions figure of 175,334 is the highest ever for the Paris region, comfortably ahead of "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith," which did 124,664 admissions at 52 in 2005.
And the pic broke Italy's all-time opening-day record by scoring $4 million on 900 screens for its May 1, bow.
That pulverized the existing record of $2.5 million held by "The Da Vinci Code," and tripled the day-one takes of Spidey's two previous installments.
Sony spent some $3.3 million on marketing "Spider-Man 3" in Italy, about the same amount it invested to launch the franchise's previous installments. A splashy Rome bow on April 24, with stars and helmer Sam Raimi in tow, gave the pic a big boost.
"This is a nice surprise, which bodes well for what promises to be Italy's biggest summer ever," Sony Pictures Italia topper Paulo Simoes tells Variety.
In Germany, Spider-Man 3 collected $4.6 million on its first day. The movie also did well in Belgium.
In this third episode, spiderman will be fighting with his inner demon along with three villains: venom, sandman, and goblin. Not only Spider-Man, Peter Parker’s relationship with Mary Jane faces a major challenge as Gwen Stacy, another admirer of Peter, appears in this episode. Like the previous two episodes, Spider-Man 3 would not disappoint the movie goers. With special effects, fight scenes and stunt works it is an entertaining movie.
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