"Spider-Man" movie breaks box office records with $109 million in its opening weekend!
Major entertainment media outlets across the United States published this as their front-page headline.
Even non-entertainment media outlets eagerly chased the hot topic.
"Spider-Man" claims the top spot!
Page Pictures achieves another success, with its first film costing over $100 million earning the best opening weekend box office in history!
"Spider-Man" peaks upon debut!
Headlines such as these were abundant. If praise were expressed as a percentage, today alone would garner at least over 90% acclaim.
The California Entertainment News published an article stating: "With great power comes great responsibility. This seemingly simple heroism, however, does not diminish the brilliance of'Spider-Man' itself. Focusing on the ordinary Peter Parker, the intertwining of family, love, and friendship enriches the film emotionally and resonates with the audience. On the other hand, in terms of special effects, as the first film in the'Spider-Man' series, the free movement between skyscrapers is stunning, making scenes that could only exist in comics feel tangible. It is through this that the proposition of 'with great power comes great responsibility' finds such a sincere and authentic interpretation."
As one of Page Pictures' loyal sycophants, the Los Angeles Entertainment News also followed up with an article.
The Los Angeles Entertainment News published: "Unlike Batman's brooding sorrow, or Superman's innate extraordinariness, and not like the internal conflicts of 'X-Men', Spider-Man's hero design is different. A common hero, a good neighbor, seems to resonate more with people. The scene where Spider-Man kisses the heroine upside down, I believe, is a dream for many female viewers."
The articles from these two loyal sycophants were extremely fawning, much to the annoyance of many of their peers.
But what of it?
Many people actually enjoyed the fawning tone of the Los Angeles Entertainment News and the California Entertainment News.
That day, the newspapers of both media outlets sold like hotcakes!
"They all say we've disgraced the media profession, shamelessly fawning over Page Pictures, but… who cares? As long as it makes money, I'd even sing praises to terrorists."
Robert, the owner of the Los Angeles Entertainment News, deeply disdained the envious and jealous behavior of his peers.
The shareholders of the California Entertainment News also strongly agreed.
The media needs to be fair, but… media people need to eat!
As expected.
Although other media outlets envied and disdained the fawning tone of the Los Angeles Entertainment News and the California Entertainment News, their own newspapers, in today's reports, were no less fawning than the sycophants.
Again, they need to eat!
The integrity of the media, haha, is precisely that there is no integrity, especially in entertainment media!
Entertainment media only reports what the audience wants to see. The so-called truthfulness of reported content only covers facts that the public is willing to believe… Moviegoers, upon hearing the news today, were also greatly shocked, with many exclaiming disbelief.
"Of course, I'm surprised!"
A high school student on the street, facing an interview from a TV station, immediately said, "When I heard this news this morning, I almost dropped my jaw."
"Oh my god!"
"Over $109 million in its opening weekend? Are you sure this isn't April Fools' Day?!"
"Don't let my age fool you, I've seen countless good, intense, and bad films, but'Spider-Man' is truly great, especially the scene where Peter Parker hangs upside down in the city center—it's just so cool!"
The high school student showed no shyness, instead, he was exceptionally excited, speaking voluminously in front of the camera.
The reporter was also sweating profusely.
He wanted to leave, but the high school student kept talking about Spider-Man.
Somewhere in New York.
Another street interview outside a cinema.
A man in his 30s said solemnly, "I'm now waiting for'Spider-Man 2'! After watching the first one, don't you want to see the second one immediately? Although I know it's not possible right now, I'm still very impatient."
"Spider-Man comics were my favorite comics when I was a teenager, and he's my most beloved superhero."
"Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker, how should I put it? Well, he's not handsome, a bit shy, and looks weak, but I just feel that this is what Spider-Man should be."
Everyone loves the underdog!
Film is an art that allows people to dream!
When audiences watch movies, they naturally dream, hoping to find joy and resonance in the film.
Clearly, Tobey Maguire's portrayal of Spider-Man perfectly fulfilled the dreams of the vast majority of the audience!
Who doesn't love a wall-crawling Spider-Man?!
Thanks to "Spider-Man" achieving the highest opening weekend box office in history, even though today is Monday, a weekday, many people still flocked to cinemas to buy tickets and watch the movie…
Utah.
The capital—Salt Lake City.
Mr. Billy's Movie Merchandise Chain.
Mr. Billy, one of Kyle's old friends and owner of 7 stores in Utah, was extremely busy at the moment, his forehead covered in sweat, yet his face was beaming with smiles.
He made a fortune!
"Boss, the sales figures for Spider-Man merchandise are in. Our 7 stores cumulatively sold $2.15 million in three days. After deducting all expenses, we earned at least $500,000," the chubby financial manager excitedly said.
Mr. Billy laughed heartily, "I knew it! Kyle is an honest man; he would never cheat an old friend like me!"
Mr. Billy was one of the earliest movie merchandise distributors Kyle worked with.
When Kyle was starting out, Mr. Billy helped him a lot, and even Kyle's first contact with Amazon's Jeff Bezos was a result of Mr. Billy's matchmaking.
A drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring.
Even though Kyle's bottom line was very, very low, he always adhered to the principle of repaying kindness.
For example: the sales and licensing of Spider-Man merchandise in Utah, Kyle never entrusted it to anyone else. As long as Mr. Billy nodded, the license was his. No matter how much money others offered, Kyle never entertained them.
Every single local movie merchandise retailer in Utah was filled with envy for Mr. Billy!
"Boss, we earned so much just in Utah. I bet Spider-Man merchandise across the entire US has gone crazy!" the chubby financial manager laughed.
"Yes!"
Mr. Billy smiled and nodded, "I just called Walter Denny in New York and Monley in Kentucky; they also made a huge profit."
Indeed!
Across the fifty states of the US, all distributors and retailers who signed agreements before the release of "Spider-Man" made huge profits.
Of course, Kyle also earned a considerable amount.
Before the release of "Spider-Man," Page Pictures earned a whopping $60 million in merchandise licensing fees in the United States alone.
Is that a lot?
It sounds like a lot, but you have to know that this price point doesn't even make it into the top 100 in the history of Hollywood merchandise licensing.
"No choice, who knew Spider-Man wasn't that famous before its release?!"
But Kyle was also quite shrewd!
Aside from the US, Kyle deliberately held back on selling Spider-Man merchandise in other countries and regions overseas, waiting for the film to explode in popularity before selling again.
Other film companies certainly wouldn't do this, as they aren't time traveler and couldn't guarantee that "Spider-Man" would be a huge hit.
And now, the time for reaping has come!
"Spider-Man" exceeding $109 million in its opening weekend not only thrilled the entire United States but also swept across the world. Consequently, merchandise retailers and distributors from Europe, Asia, Australia, South America, and other regions rushed to Page Pictures, waving their checks.
The doorway was almost trampled down!