had a spectacular weekend, no doubt about it. With $65 million for the three-day weekend and $140 million in the six days since it opened last Tuesday, it was easily the #1 movie over the Independence Day holiday in the United States. Overseas the picture is even brighter, with an additional $200 million grossed that gives it a total of $341 million-- already more than recent releases likeor poor oldBut you know what's even crazier?, intended to relaunch the franchise and make Spider-Man the biggest superhero in the world all over again, is already running behind every single otherfilm that came before it. Box Office Mojo has put the numbers together in a handy chart, and only accounts for's three-day opening-- which is really the only fair way to do it, since a six-day weekend is kind of absurd. The $65 million netted by the newestfilm is a pittance compared to the other three films, which are topped by's $151 million debut, thenwith $114 million, andwith $88 million (that's an interesting historical aberration, for the second to have the smallest opening, but that's for another article).Of course, it's unfair to compare the start of the new franchise with the peak of an older one-- even the most optimistic Sony execs probably didn't expectto top, and in a year where would-be franchises likeandhave tanked entirely, it's good just to see your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man take a weekend victory. But I'm curious-- what is it that made this movie less of a must-see than the originalfranchise opener ten years ago? What's changed? Let us know in the comments, and if you saw, let us know what you thought of it.