Spider-Man 3 (《蜘蛛侠3》)got $29.15 million on the very first day in 16 overseas markets and beat the first two Spider-Man movies.
“The movie had the best opening day ever in some countries on Tuesday, including France, Italy and South Korea.” a man from Sony Pictures said.
“Spider-Man 3 will open during the next few days in many other countries, including the United States on Friday. We certainly hope the same thing will happen in North America,” said Jeff Blake, Sony vice chairman, on Wednesday.
2002’s Spider-Man opened with $114.8 million in its first weekend, a debut record that stood until Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest broke it last year with $135.6 million a weekend.
Spider-Man 2 opened on a Wednesday before the fourth weekend of July in 2004, and set a record of $180.1 million in its first six days.
In France, Spider-Man 3 took in $6.8 million on the opening day, more than the first days for Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 combined.
It earned $4.6 million in Germany, $4 million in Italy, $3.7 million in Japan, $3.4 million in South Korea, $1.1 million in the Philippines and $1 million each in Hong Kong and Thailand.
小题1:Spider-Man 3 ____________when it was shown on the first day. A．was not very popularB．was enjoyed by the people in CanadaC．earned more money than Spider-man 2D．got $29.15 million in America小题2:Jeff Blake hopes that ________.A．more and more people can see the movieB．Spider-man 3 will be enjoyed by childrenC．Spider-man 3 will make as much money as the first two moviesD．Spider-man 3 will be as popular in North America as it was in other places小题3:In which country did Spider-man 3 earn the most money? A．Germany.B．Italy.C．South Korea.D．America.小题4:The main idea of the passage is that ______.A．people expect to see Spider-Man 4 soonB．Spider-man 3 is more popular in South Korea than in GermanyC．Spider-man 3 cost lots of moneyD．Spider-man 3 is very popular all over the world小题5:You would probably read this passage from ______.A．a talk showB．a movie magazineC．an ad D．a notice