'Spidey 3' captures record $151 mil in three days

May 07, 2007 Redefining the definition of a blockbuster, "Spider-Man 3" leaped from one boxoffice record to another during the weekend, ensnaring an unprecedented $151.1 million in North America according to final figures released Monday. On its opening day Friday, Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man" grabbed $59.3 million, setting a single-day record by outdistancing the previous record of $55.8 million, also held by "Dead Man's Chest." While Sony has officially pegged the movie's budget at $258 million -- bystanders have speculated that it is even higher than that -- the record-shattering bow set the PG-13 film from director Sam Raimi on course to become one of the biggest-grossing films of all time.

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