Box Office Report: May 4-6

The easy summary for this past weekend at the box office is that there was “Spider-Man 3,” then there was every other movie. Looking at the chart reveals that the superhero dominated the box office unlike any movie in Hollywood history. Records were broken left and right, as I feel safe in saying that the box office receipts of every other movie in release last weekend didn’t come close to adding up to the $151.1 million Spidey did over the three-day period.

Among its records: Biggest Friday opening ever, biggest Saturday ever, biggest Sunday ever, fastest to $100 million, and biggest IMAX opening ever. The record for largest weekend was just set last July, when “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” opened to $135.6 million. Now Captain Jack and Co. will have to aim at an even tougher target when the third “Pirates” film opens May 25.

Amazingly, counting worldwide grosses, “Spider-Man 3” has already easily recouped its gigantic $258 million budget, and will be taking over the worldwide chart’s top spot from “300” this week.

1. “Spider-Man 3”
(Weekend domestic gross - $151.1 million)
(Worldwide gross - $381.7 million)
(Budget - $258 million)
2. “Disturbia”
(Weekend domestic gross - $5.8 million)
(Worldwide gross - $66.9 million)
(Budget - $20 million)
3. “Fracture”
(Weekend domestic gross - $3.7 million)
(Worldwide gross - $30.9 million)
(Budget - N/A)
4. “The Invisible”
(Weekend domestic gross - $3.3 million)
(Worldwide gross - $12.5 million)
(Budget - N/A)
5. “Next”
(Weekend domestic gross - $2.9 million)
(Worldwide gross - $17.2 million)
(Budget - N/A)
6. “Lucky You”
(Weekend domestic gross - $2.7 million)
(Worldwide gross - $2.7 million)
(Budget - N/A)
7. “Meet the Robinsons”
(Weekend domestic gross - $2.6 million)
(Worldwide gross - $137.4 million)
(Budget -N/A)
8. “Blades of Glory”
(Weekend domestic gross - $2.4 million)
(Worldwide gross - $122.0 million)
(Budget - $61 million)
9. “Hot Fuzz”
(Weekend domestic gross - $2.2 million)
(Worldwide gross - $65.6 million)
(Budget -N/A)
10. “Are We Done Yet?”
(Weekend domestic gross - $1.7 million)
(Worldwide gross - $50.5 million)
(Budget - N/A)

2007 Year-To-Date
1. “300”
(Worldwide gross - $436.3 million)
(Budget - $65 million)
2. “Spider-Man 3”
(Worldwide gross - $381.7 million)
(Budget - $258 million)
3. “Ghost Rider”
(Worldwide gross - $224.6 million)
(Budget - $110 million)
4. “Wild Hogs”
(Worldwide gross - $215.5 million)
(Budget - N/A)
5. “Mr. Bean’s Holiday”
(Worldwide gross - $158.6 million)
(Budget - N/A)
6. “Norbit”
(Worldwide gross - $157.2 million)
(Budget - $60 million)
7. “Music and Lyrics”
(Worldwide gross - $142.3 million)
(Budget - N/A)
8. “Meet the Robinsons”
(Worldwide gross - $137.4 million)
(Budget - N/A)
9. “Blades of Glory”
(Worldwide gross - $122.0 million)
(Budget - $61 million)
10. “Bridge to Terabithia”
(Worldwide gross - $110.9 million)
(Budget - N/A)