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Spidey Nets Record $59 Million on First Day

17.07 | 6:13

biggest box-office debut.

"Spider-Man 3" took in a record $59 million domestically on opening day Friday, breaking the previous all-time high of $55.8 first day last summer.

Sony Pictures, the studio behind the "Spider-Man" franchise, million overseas on Friday for a worldwide total of $104 million, a record for single-day grosses globally.

Sony spokesman Steve Elzer said executives at the studio available Sunday morning.

By then, the "Spider-Man" franchise could reclaim the record for best three-day opening ever.

The first "Spider-Man" pulled in $114.8 million domestically in its debut weekend in 2002, a record million last July.

In a news release, Sony said it expects "Spider-Man 3" will weekend.

"That's why they call him the amazing Spider-Man," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers. "Just five years ago, these are numbers we thought we'd never see."

days.

Elzer said figures for the film's total worldwide haul since Tuesday would not be released until Sunday.

The film, which cost $258 million to make, already had a record going into the weekend. It opened in 4,252 theaters domestically, topping the previous record of 4,163 set by "Shrek 2" in 2004.

"It certainly doesn't hurt to have that much shelf space devoted to `Spider-Man,"' Dergarabedian said.

"Spider-Man 3" stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, who spider endows him with special powers. The new film reunites Harry, now a sworn enemy who blames Spidey for his father's death.

Along with two new villains (Thomas Haden Church and Topher evil.

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