Did StarWars get overshadowed by SpiderMan???

[Tekk]

Is it just me or did Star Wars kinda get pushed away a little because of all the Spider Man hype? Spider-Man is breaking every single record known to the movie industry and it still keeps on going. I thought the movie was amazing But here's Star Wars now with what I thought a MUCH bigger fan base but do I really hear that much about how great it is? Noooo. Heck....I've read reviews on the movie (and I NEVER believe them because everyone likes different things...cant expect to know whether I like a movie or not till I see it) and they say its good but its nothing new. Weird weird

In some ways I feel bad for the star wars peepz because of it. Maybe they never thought spiderman was gonna do so well.

Anyone know why they opened up Star wars on a Thursday? to try to have a big weekend

[daveleau]

Not sure why they did it. Spiderman was sold out at every time in all 3 theaters here on this side of SA. That is over 8000 tickets on opening night.

Star wars was showing in the same theater on 5 screens and only sold out one show.

Granted it was on a Thursday and we have the whole weekend ahead, I think Spidey's gambit was a smart one.

Dave

[ben-the-slacker]

Haven't seen SW yet but I gotta say Spiderman was one of the best action films that I've seen in a long time. Totally loved it

[Tekk]

Originally posted by daveleau
Not sure why they did it. Spiderman was sold out at every time in all 3 theaters here on this side of SA. That is over 8000 tickets on opening night.

Star wars was showing in the same theater on 5 screens and only sold out one show.

Granted it was on a Thursday and we have the whole weekend ahead, I think Spidey's gambit was a smart one.

Dave

Thats amazing Dave...Marvel and Sony Pictures are having a grand ol time with this one aren't they

oh and I read Toby Maguire got $4 million for this movie Kind of a shaft considering how excellent it is doing. But im sure he'll get quite a bit more for the next movie he does

[skuz]

Lucas knows about SM. That's why he required the theatres to have SW in their biggest room for 2 months.

[Sweeper]

Every showing for SW last night was either sold out or very full. The 6:30 showing sold out, and the 7:30 which I went to sold out. They had to come in and tell everyone to crunch together and not to leave any empty 1 or 2 seats so that the remainding ticket holders would have a place to sit next to each other. I think it will hold up after the weekend very well against Spiderman.

[Mike]

Yeah, I don't know why Star Wars opened on a Thursday, but Lucas and his crew do know what they are doing business wise. We'll just have to see what happens...

[TheBurningCat]

In my town we have three cinimas and all three showd nothing but star wars for two days after its opening. And they were packed most of the time. i went this afternoon 4 days later and the cinama i went to had two screens running it and they were full.

Spider man wont be released here for about two weeks.

[F/A-18 MechDood]

Toby McGuire got $3 mil for the movie. $20 mil guarantee for the sequal that starts filming the in the spring of 2003. And just bought a $3.7 mil house.