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What caused this Spider-Man film to perform so strongly?

Posted by: SenJohnBlutarsky on Dec 27, 15:02

At Delta House, we occasionally watch comic book/superhero films and like some (Dark Knight, Black Panther, Joker) but are not intense fans.  What fueled this one?  Was it building pressure from a multi-installment story line?  A release of pandemic pressure for a certain audience?  Star power?  Lack of competition?  Heralded special effects?  Inexplicable luck?

It seemed pre-loaded (not driven by reviews).  We are simply curious.  Stork would probably know but no one has seen him for nearly a week and we figure he is watching Spider-Man 'round the clock, subsisting on Coke, Dr. Pepper, popcorn, nonpareils (which he calls 'them round chocolate things with the sprinkles, ya moron!'), and pep pills until next semester begins.

Thank you.

What caused this Spider-Man film to perform so strongly? SenJohnBlutarsky Dec 27, 15:02

I've always found it curious that Spiderman keeps getting rebooted again and again, and always finds a way to make truckloads of money {nm} slappydavid Dec 27, 15:16

It was combination of a few factors. This is the first film that fells "like an event" and not watered down or compromised. {nm} VictorY Dec 27, 15:16

The film also delivers for fans big, and doesn't tell them to just accpet changes that limits their own fandom. {nm} VictorY Dec 27, 15:18

A long list of factors, to varying degrees.... notfabio Dec 27, 15:24

It has 3 generations of Spider-Man characters. {nm} Antibody Dec 27, 15:24

I don't think this has ever been done before, combine 3 different timelines/universe into one. {nm} Antibody Dec 27, 15:30

Star Trek: First Contact did 2 generations. {nm} Antibody Dec 27, 15:34

I meant Generations {nm} Antibody Dec 27, 15:35

X-MEN Days of Future Past is probably the closest comparison almost doubled X-Men First Class (but barely nudged higher than X-Men 3) {nm} notfabio Dec 27, 15:43

Huge interest, 1st trailer huge views/likes, 2nd trailer huge views/likes, 1st day of sales 42M (1-2M behind only EG all time) {nm} ad48 Dec 27, 15:46

3 Spideys, all villains back, then reviews were good (which was the only thing holding it back under 200M OW {nm} ad48 Dec 27, 15:47

Should we screen it at Delta House if we have not seen the two predecessors? Or should we find the others first? Thank you. {nm} SenJohnBlutarsky Dec 27, 16:19

You should watch the previous two to get the full impact. Helps to have knowledge from the Maguire and Garfield films as well. {nm} Antibody Dec 27, 16:41

Sounds like an enormous investment for a comic book movie, but maybe. Thanks! {nm} SenJohnBlutarsky Dec 27, 17:36





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