Biggest Box Office Openings Ever
4. Spider-Man
Opening: $114.8 million
There were a lot of questionmarks about Sony Pictures' adaptation of Marvel Comics' greatest hero: Could horror filmmaker Sam Raimi pull it off?
Would Tobey Maguire make a convincing Spider-Man? Can red and blue tights still work?
Yes, yes, and yes said the critics -- and, more importantly, the cash registers.