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May 7, 2007 — "Spider-Man 3" shattered box-office records with $151.1 million domestically and $382 million worldwide in just days, pulling in more people over opening weekend than any film ever has, according to studio figures Monday.
Domestically, Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man 3" drew 22.5 million people in its first three days, based on an average ticket price of $6.70 estimated by box-office tracker Media By Numbers.
By comparison, 20.7 million people saw the previous record-holder, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," over its $135.6 million opening weekend, based on last year's average ticket price of $6.55.
The 2002 average ticket price of $5.80 translates to 19.8 million people catching "Spider-Man" in its $114.8 million first weekend, which had held the box-office record until "Dead Man's Chest" sailed in.
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