in only 13 days, Spidey 2 has amassed a whopping $262mil.  It set a new record for hitting $200mil in only 8 days of wide release.

 

And Shrek 2 is currently the record holder for fastest to $300 mil with 18 days.  That gives Spidey 5 days to make $38mil...could happen, but will be rough.

 

Also, Fahrenheit 9/11 is still plugging along at about $82mil in 20 days.  I honestly can't believe that we're looking at a documentary-non-fiction piece cracking the $100mil plateau.  Crazy.

 

Shrek 2 is finally starting to slow down...at $419mil it only needs $12mil to move past Episode 1 into 4th place all time.  Considering it is still bringing in $750k per day (on weekdays) and close to $1.5mil on weekend days...it should amass tha much as well as the $16mil needed to pass ET for 3rd place all time.  I think it would need a re-release (maybe at the end of summer, they'll push it back into theaters for one last run) to pull in the $41mil needed to pass Star Wars for 2nd place...but it's still possible, I s'pose.

 

In other box office news...Dodgeball is looking to crack $100 mil here shortly, and Will Ferrell proved he's no fluke opening Anchorman to $28mil while King Arthur is going straight into the tank as one of the biggest flops of the summer thus far.

 

Also, Harry Potter 3 looks to have a good chance to outpace Potter 2, but not come even close to the first film.

 

And that should do it for today.

 

Later,

jim