![]() When Disney took over the “Star Wars” franchise 13 years later with “The Force Awakens,” anticipation and a deep fan base propelled it to grosses unseen since “Titanic.” But since 2015, Marvel has reigned. That’s when Disney figured they could go a week earlier with two “Avengers” sequels. Paramount released the first “Iron Man” on the same date in 2008, and after that a Marvel title held the date every year until 2017. In subsequent years, “X-Men” and “Mission: Impossible” sequels also chose to open on the first weekend of May. Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, and Ewan McGregor in “Star Wars Episode II – Attack Of The Clones” Lucasfilm/Fox/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock “Attack of the Clones” grossed an adjusted $489 million worldwide. Adjusted, “Spider-Man” grossed $646 million worldwide. However, Sony felt that it needed to get the jump on what was expected to be the year’s biggest film: 20th Century Fox’s “Attack of the Clones,” the second entry in the second triptych of “Star Wars” films, which would open May 16. Those were major films, and successes. But for a studio to set its biggest film of the year, indeed one of its biggest risks ever, for that early date was dicey at best. ![]() Universal did that with “The Mummy” in 1999 and its 2001 sequel, and Dreamworks hit the jackpot with “The Gladiator” in 2000. “Spider-Man” wasn’t the first to test the first weekend of May. By the early 1990s, “summer movies” like “Mission: Impossible” and “Lost World: Jurassic Park” had the courage to move to Memorial Day sometimes - as with “The Phantom Menace,” which opened just before. But early May? Not prime time remotely. That meant early June, or later, when nearly all schools were closed. ![]() Since “Jaws” in 1975, that time is the go-to release period for the biggest films. At the time it one of the most expensive titles ever made, and a major risk - particularly as the initial film for a franchise.Īnd, like any massively expensive production, “Spider-Man” would be expected to claim a summer release date. By contrast, “Spider-Man” had an adjusted budget that passed $200 million. Tim Burton’s 1989 “Batman” cost just $35 million ($73 million adjusted), and grossed an adjusted $576 million worldwide. “Spider-Man” captured the spirit of the Richard Donner “Superman” movies, emphasizing the human side of their characters while adding humor and romance, all in the context of action and FX.Īs a character, “Spider-Man” had much stronger name recognition as a film, the budget dwarfed all of its superhero predecessors, including D.C.’s “Superman” and “Batman” films. “X-Men” was PG-13, but veered toward intricate plotting and the darker world of mutants. The action-oriented “Blade” films were R-rated. However, “Spider-Man” was the first to provide a rough template of the Marvel movies as we know them today. Nor was it the first Marvel revival from that period other Marvel characters to see feature adaptations included New Line Cinema’s “Blade” franchise starring Wesley Snipes, which launched in 1998, and first “X-Men” in 2000 from 20th Century Fox. Credit for that, of course, goes to “Iron Man,” which came six years after “Spider-Man,” in 2008. To be very clear: “Spider-Man” was not the start of the MCU. After passing the initial cinematic, the game crashes on the main menu, reporting that "the memory stride is too small.Chris Hemsworth Thinks Tarantino and Scorsese Probably ‘Won’t Work with’ Him After Marvel Comments It is much faster and runs at near console-speed with 2x native resolution. Had minor graphical issues on start menu but not reproducible. Slowdown in outdoor city segments, large indoor areas, and some cutscenes. Needs External Frame Buffer set to Real to display all cutscenes. This title has been tested on the environments listed below: However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions.
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