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{{Infobox Television |
:''For the video game based on the film, see [[Spider-Man 3 (video game)]]. For the soundtrack of the film, see [[Spider-Man 3: The Official Soundtrack]].''
|show_name = Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter
{{Infobox Film
| image =
| Name = Spider-Man 3
| caption =
| image = Spider-Man 3, International Poster.jpg
| format = [[reality television|Reality]]
| caption = International poster
| runtime = 60 minutes
| director = [[Sam Raimi]]
| country = [[United Kingdom]]
| producer = [[Avi Arad]]<br />[[Stan Lee]]<br />[[Laura Ziskin]]<br />[[Grant Curtis]]
| network = [[ITV2]]
| writer = '''Screenplay:'''<br >Sam Raimi<br />[[Ivan Raimi]]<br />[[Alvin Sargent]]<br />'''Story:'''<br>Sam Raimi<br />Ivan Raimi<br />'''Comic Book:'''<br />[[Stan Lee]]<br />[[Steve Ditko]]
| first_aired = [[2007]]
| starring = [[Tobey Maguire]]<br />[[Kirsten Dunst]]<br />[[James Franco]]<br />[[Thomas Haden Church]]<br />[[Topher Grace]] <br />
| last_aired = present
| music = [[Christopher Young]]<br />'''Theme:''' <br> [[Danny Elfman]]
| No. of series = 2
| cinematography = [[Bill Pope]]
| num_episodes = }}
| editing = [[Bob Murawski]]
| distributor = [[Columbia Pictures]]
| released = '''International:'''<br />May 1, 2007<br />'''United States'''<br />'''United Kingdom:'''<br />May 4, 2007
| runtime = 139 min.
| country = {{USA}}
| language = English
| budget = [[United States dollar|$]]258<!-- STOP! Please do not change this number. The source to the right lists the number as 258 million, not 350 million. If you feel it is different then back that assertion up on the Talk page first. --> million<ref>{{cite news | author = Diane Garrett | title = Red carpet becoming more global | publisher = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = [[2007-04-16]] | url = http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963193.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | accessdate=2007-04-17}}</ref>
| gross = $890,871,626
| preceded_by = ''[[Spider-Man 2]]''
<!--Please note that there currently is no "Spider-Man 4", for there to be a "followed by" there would need to be a film!-->
| website = http://spiderman3.sonypictures.com/
| amg_id = 1:305507
| imdb_id = 0413300
}}

'''''Spider-Man 3''''' is a [[2007 in film|2007]] [[superhero film]] written and directed by [[Sam Raimi]], with a [[screenplay]] by [[Ivan Raimi]] and Alvin Sargent. It is the third film in the [[Spider-Man (film series)|''Spider-Man'' film franchise]] based on the [[fictional character|fictional]] [[Marvel Comics]] character [[Spider-Man]]. The film stars [[Tobey Maguire]], [[Kirsten Dunst]], [[James Franco]], [[Thomas Haden Church]] and [[Topher Grace]].

The film begins with [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]] basking in his success as Spider-Man, while [[Mary Jane Watson]] continues her Broadway career. [[Harry Osborn]] still seeks vengeance for his father's death, and an escaped convict, [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Flint Marko]], falls into a [[particle accelerator]] and is transformed into a shape-shifting sand manipulator. An [[Symbiote (comics)|alien symbiote]] crashes to Earth and bonds with Peter, influencing his behavior for the worse. When the symbiote is abandoned, it finds refuge in [[Venom (Eddie Brock)|Eddie Brock, Jr.]], a rival photographer, causing Peter to face his greatest challenge.

''Spider-Man 3'' was commercially released in multiple countries on May 1, 2007, and released in the United States in both conventional and [[IMAX]] theaters on May 4, 2007 by [[Columbia Pictures]]. Although the film received generally mixed reviews from critics, in contrast to the previous two films' highly positive reviews, it stands as the most successful film in the series worldwide, as well as the second highest-grossing superhero film behind ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]''.

==Plot==
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[[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]] has begun to feel secure in his life and plans to propose to [[Mary Jane]]. One night in a park, while Peter and Mary Jane are on a date, a small [[meteorite]] crashes nearby, and an alien [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiote]] oozes out, attaching itself to Peter's [[moped]]. Meanwhile, escaped convict [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Flint Marko]] falls into a [[particle accelerator]], which fuses his body with the surrounding sand. The result allows him to shape shift at will, becoming the [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Sandman]]. Peter's best friend, [[Harry Osborn]], who seeks vengeance for his father's death, which he believes Peter caused, attacks him. The battle leaves Harry with short-term [[amnesia]], making him forget his vendetta.

Later, during a festival honoring Spider-Man for saving [[Gwen Stacy]]'s life, Sandman attempts to rob an [[Armored car (valuables)|armored car]], and overpowers Spider-Man. Captain Stacy later informs Peter and [[Aunt May]] that Marko is the one who killed [[Benjamin Parker|Ben Parker]], and a vengeful Peter waits for Marko to strike again. The symbiote bonds with his costume while he is asleep; Peter discovers that not only has his costume changed, but his powers have been enhanced as well. The black suit also brings out the more vengeful, selfish, and arrogant side of Peter's personality, exemplified by a near lethal attack on Sandman during a battle underground.

The shift in Peter's personality alienates Mary Jane, whose stage career is floundering, and she finds solace with Harry. Harry recovers from his amnesia, and, urged on by an apparition of his dead father, forces MJ to break up with Peter. After Mary Jane leaves Peter, stating she is in love with another man, Harry meets him at a restaurant and claims to be the other man. Later, Peter finds him at the Osborn mansion. With the help of the black suit, Peter is victorious in a brutal fight, which leaves Harry's face disfigured. Influenced by the suit, Peter exposes and humiliates [[Venom (Eddie Brock)|Eddie Brock, Jr.]], a rival freelance photographer, who has sold fake pictures to ''[[The Daily Bugle]]'' supposedly showing Spider-Man to be a criminal.

In an effort to make MJ jealous, Peter brings Gwen to the nightclub where Mary Jane works. Peter gets into a fight with the club's bouncers and knocks MJ to the floor. Peter realizes the symbiote-suit is changing him for the worse. He runs out of the nightclub and goes to a church [[bell tower]] to get rid of it. Initially he is unable to pull <!--Note:Brock is never called Venom in the film. Please see discussion on talk page about including his name, and the others' names.!--> the suit off, but the [[sound]] of the church bell weakens the symbiote, enabling Peter to break free. Eddie Brock is at the same church praying for Peter's death when the symbiote falls from the tower and takes over his body. The newly-empowered Eddie finds Sandman and suggests that they join forces to destroy Spider-Man.

The pair use Mary Jane as bait to force Spider-Man to confront them. Peter approaches Harry for help, but is turned down. However, Harry learns the truth about his father's death from his butler Bernard, and arrives in time to rescue Peter, teaming up against Brock and Sandman. As the fight progresses, Brock attempts to impale Peter with the glider, but Harry sacrifices himself and is fatally wounded. Peter recalls how the church bell's toll weakened the symbiote, and frees Eddie from it by clanging several pipes together. Peter throws a pumpkin bomb at the symbiote just as Eddie attempts to rebond with it.

After the battle, Marko tells Peter that he had no intention of killing Ben Parker, and that it was an accident born out of a desperate attempt to save his daughter's life. Peter forgives Marko, who dissipates and floats away. Peter and Harry forgive each other, before Harry dies with Mary Jane and Peter at his side. After Harry's funeral, Peter and Mary Jane begin to mend their relationship.

==Cast and characters==
*'''[[Tobey Maguire]]''' as '''[[Spider-Man|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]]''': A superhero, a brilliant [[physics]] student at [[Columbia University]] and photographer for the ''Daily Bugle''. As he grows arrogant with the city starting to embrace him for the first time in his career, an alien symbiote attaches itself to Peter's costume and influences his behavior for the worse. Maguire said he relished the opportunity to play a less timid Parker in this film.<ref name="web"/>
*'''[[Kirsten Dunst]]''' as '''[[Mary Jane Watson]]''': Peter Parker's girlfriend and a Broadway actress, whom he has loved since childhood. Mary Jane has a string of bad luck in the film, reminiscent of Peter's misfortune in ''Spider-Man 2'',<ref name="web"/> losing her job because of bad reviews and getting dumped by her boyfriend when the symbiote takes over.
*'''[[James Franco]]''' as '''[[Harry Osborn|Harry Osborn / New Goblin]]''': The son of Norman Osborn and Peter Parker's former best friend, who believes Spider-Man murdered his father. After learning Peter is Spider-Man and that Norman was the Green Goblin, Harry becomes the New Goblin to battle his former friend directly.
*'''[[Rosemary Harris]]''' as '''[[Aunt May|May Parker]]''': The aunt of Peter Parker and the widow of Ben Parker, Peter's uncle. She gives Peter her [[engagement ring]] so he can propose to Mary Jane, and gives him lessons in forgiveness.
*'''[[J. K. Simmons]]''' as '''[[J. Jonah Jameson]]''': The aggressive chief of ''The Daily Bugle''. He has particular dislike towards Spider-Man, whom he considers a criminal.
*'''[[Dylan Baker]]''' as '''[[Lizard (comics)|Dr. Curt Connors]]''': A college physics professor under whom Peter Parker studies. He examines a piece of the symbiote and tells Peter it increases aggression.
*'''[[Willem Dafoe]]''' as '''[[Green Goblin|Norman Osborn / Green Goblin]]''': The hallucination of Harry Osborn's late wicked father returns to encourage his son to destroy Spider-Man.
*'''[[Cliff Robertson]]''' as '''[[Uncle Ben|Ben Parker]]''': Peter Parker's deceased uncle.
*'''[[Bill Nunn]]''' as '''[[Joseph "Robbie" Robertson]]''': A longtime employee at ''The Daily Bugle''.
*'''[[Michael Papajohn]]''' as '''[[Burglar (comics)|Dennis Carradine]]''': The carjacker who was believed to have murdered Uncle Ben.

In addition to these reprisals, ''Spider-Man 3'' introduces:
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| style="text-align: left;" | "Villains with a conscience have this sad realization of who they are, and the monster they've become — there's a sense of regret. So at the end of these movies there's a dramatic resonance that really stays with the audience."
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| style="text-align: left;" | —Thomas Haden Church on Sandman<ref name="inner">{{cite news | author=Sheigh Crabtree | url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-ca-spiderman15apr15,1,7495611.story | title=The inner life of the super-villain | publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=[[2007-04-15]] | accessdate=2007-04-15 }}</ref>
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*'''[[Thomas Haden Church]]''' as '''[[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|William/Flint Marko / Sandman]]''': A small-time thug who has a wife and sick daughter, for whom he steals money to help get the treatment to cure her. He transforms into the Sandman following a freak accident, and incurs Peter's wrath when Peter learns he was his Uncle Ben's true killer. Church was approached for Sandman because of his award-winning performance in the film ''[[Sideways]]'',<ref name="enter">{{cite news | author=Edward Douglas | url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/featuresnews.php?id=4599 | title= Exclusive: Enter Sandman! | publisher=SuperHeroHype.com | date=[[2006-08-01]] | accessdate=2006-08-25 }}</ref> and accepted the role despite the lack of a script at the time. The film's Sandman possesses sympathy similarly exhibited by [[Lon Chaney, Sr.|Lon Chaney]] in his portrayals of misunderstood creatures, as well as [[Frankenstein's monster]], the [[Golem]],<ref name="sense">{{cite news | author = Andy Khouri | title = TALKING (SPIDER) SENSE WITH THOMAS HADEN CHURCH | publisher = [[Comic Book Resources]] | date = [[2007-04-26]] | url = http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=10403 | accessdate=2007-04-27}}</ref> and [[Andy Serkis]]'s portrayals of [[Gollum]] and [[King Kong]].<ref name="inner"/> Church worked out for 16 months to improve his physique for the role,<ref name="hollywood">{{cite news | author=Scott Huver | url=http://www.hollywood.com/movies/feature/id/3538354 | title=Weaving the Web of 'Spider-Man 3', Part Two: Thomas Hayden Church, Topher Grace and Bryce Dallas Howard | publisher=Hollywood.com | accessdate=2006-08-24 }}</ref> gaining twenty-eight pounds of muscle and losing ten pounds of fat.<ref>{{cite news | author=Kevin Williamson | url=http://www.calgarysun.com/cgi-bin/publish.cgi?p=181998&x=articles&s=showbiz | title=AGAINST THE GRAIN | publisher=[[Calgary Sun]] | date=[[2007-05-06]] | accessdate=2007-05-09 }}</ref>

*'''[[Topher Grace]]''' as '''[[Venom (Eddie Brock)|Edward "Eddie" Brock, Jr. / Venom]]''': Peter's rival at the Daily Bugle. He is exposed by Peter for creating a fake incriminating image of Spider-Man, and leaps at the opportunity to exact his revenge when he bonds with the symbiote. Grace had impressed the producers with his performance in the film ''[[In Good Company]]''. A big [[comic book]] fan who read the first Venom stories as a boy,<ref name="hollywood"/> Grace spent six months working out to prepare for the role, gaining twenty-four pounds of muscle.<ref>{{cite news | author=Sean Elliott | url=http://ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=2071 | title=Interview: AVI ARAD, LAURA ZISKIN, & GRANT CURTIS SPIN TALES OF 'SPIDER-MAN 3' | publisher=iFMagazine.com | date=[[2007-05-03]] | accessdate=2007-05-03 }}</ref> He approached the character as someone under the influence, similar to an alcoholic or drug addict,<ref name="closeup"/> and interpreted him as having a bad childhood, which is the key difference between him and Peter.<ref name="igncon"/> Grace found his costume unpleasant, as it had to be constantly smeared to give a liquid-like feel. The costume took an hour to put on, though [[Prosthetic makeup|prosthetics]] took four hours to apply. Grace also wore fangs, which bruised his gums.<ref>{{cite news | author = Heather Newgen | title = Spider-Man 3 Interviews: Topher Grace | publisher = Superherohype.com | date = [[2007-04-22]] | url = http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5554 | accessdate = 2007-04-23}}</ref>

*'''[[Bryce Dallas Howard]]''' as '''[[Gwen Stacy]]''': Peter's lab partner. He asks her out to embarrass Mary Jane when possessed by the symbiote. Howard said the challenge of playing the role was in reminding many fans of the good-natured character who was Peter's first love in the comics, yet was "the other woman" in the film. Howard strived to create a sense that Gwen could potentially be a future girlfriend for him, and that, "I was not acting like some kind of man-stealing tart."<ref>{{cite news | author = Heather Newgen | title = Spider-Man 3 Interviews: Bryce Dallas Howard | publisher = Superherohype.com | date = [[2007-04-22]] | url = http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5543 | accessdate=2007-05-07}}</ref> Howard performed many of her stunts, unaware of the fact she was pregnant.<ref name="web"/>

*'''[[James Cromwell]]''' as '''[[Captain George Stacy]]''': Gwen's father and a [[New York City Police]] Captain.

Spider-Man co-creator [[Stan Lee]] has a cameo in ''Spider-Man 3'', as he did in the previous Spider-Man films, which he referred to as his "best cameo".<ref>{{cite news | author=Sean Elliott | url=http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=1595 | title=Exclusive Interview: Stan Lee Gets Superheroic Once Again For The Sci Fi Channel | publisher=iFMagazine.com | date=[[2006-07-26]] | accessdate=2006-09-24 }}</ref> Actor [[Bruce Campbell]], who had cameo roles as a [[wrestling ring]] announcer in ''Spider-Man'' and as a rude usher in ''Spider-Man 2'', returns in ''Spider-Man 3'' with a new cameo as a French [[maître d']]. Originally his character, who helps Peter try to propose, was much more antagonistic. Composer [[Christopher Young]] appears in the film as a pianist at Mary Jane's theater when she is fired, while producer [[Grant Curtis]] cameoed as the driver of an armored car that Sandman attacks.<ref name=castcommentary>[[Sam Raimi]], [[Tobey Maguire]], [[Kirsten Dunst]], [[James Franco]], [[Thomas Haden Church]], [[Topher Grace]] and [[Bryce Dallas Howard]], DVD [[audio commentary]], 2007, [[Sony]]</ref>. Comedian [[Dean Edwards]] cameoed as one of the newspaper readers who badmouth Spider-Man.

==Production==
===Development===
In March 2004, with ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'' being released the coming June, [[Marvel Studios]] had begun developing ''Spider-Man 3'' for a release in 2007.<ref>{{cite news | author=Nicole Laporte | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117901100.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Spidey spins web for a third time | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2004-03-02]] | accessdate=2006-12-22 }}</ref> By the release of ''Spider-Man 2'', a release date for ''Spider-Man 3'' had been set for May 2, 2007 before production on the sequel had begun.<ref>{{cite news | author=Gabriel Snyder | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117907347.html?categoryid=10&cs=1 | title=Spidey swings to new heights | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2004-07-05]] | accessdate=2006-12-22 }}</ref> The date was later changed to May 4, 2007. In January 2005, Sony Pictures Entertainment completed a seven-figure deal with [[screenwriter]] [[Alvin Sargent]], who had penned ''Spider-Man 2'', to work on ''Spider-Man 3'' with an option to write a fourth film.<ref>{{cite news | author=Nicole Laporte | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117916239.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Sargent to spin more Spidey tales | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2005-01-12]] | accessdate=2006-12-22 }}</ref>
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| style="text-align: left;" | — Sam Raimi<ref name="forgiveness">{{cite news | author = Heather Newgen | title = Spider-Man 3 Interviews: Director Sam Raimi | publisher = Superherohype.com | date = [[2007-04-21]] | url = http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5542 | accessdate = 2007-04-21}}</ref>
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Immediately after ''Spider-Man 2'''s release, [[Ivan Raimi]] wrote a treatment over two months,<ref name="web">{{cite news | author = Steve Daly | title = World Wide Web | publisher = [[Entertainment Weekly]] | date = [[2007-04-17]] | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20035326_3,00.html|accessdate=2007-04-20}}</ref> with Sam Raimi deciding to use the film to explore Peter learning that he is not a sinless vigilante, and that there also can be humanity in those he considers criminals.<ref name="forgiveness"/> [[Harry Osborn]] was brought back as Raimi wanted to conclude his storyline,<ref name="forgiveness"/> but Raimi felt that Harry would not follow his father's legacy, but be instead "somewhere between."<ref>{{cite news | author=Larry Carroll | url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1537122/07252006/story.jhtml | title='Spider-Man 3' Cast Confirms Love Triangle, Death, Soul-Sucking Costume | publisher=[[MTV]] | date=[[2006-07-26]] | accessdate=2006-08-27 }}</ref> [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Sandman]] was introduced as an antagonist, as Raimi found him a visually fascinating character.<ref name="forgiveness"/> While Sandman is a petty criminal in the comics, the screenwriters created a background of the character being [[Benjamin Parker|Uncle Ben]]'s killer to increase Peter's guilt over his death<ref name="arad IGN">{{cite news|author=Stax|title=IGN Interview: Avi Arad|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=[[2007-03-05]]|url=http://uk.movies.ign.com/articles/770/770167p1.html|accessdate=2007-03-06}}</ref> and challenge his simplistic perception of the event.<ref name="forgiveness"/> Overall, Raimi described the film as being about Peter, Mary Jane, Harry and the Sandman,<ref name="beef">{{cite news | author=Patrick Lee | url=http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?id=41291 | title=Producers Beefed Up ''Spidey 3'' | publisher=[[Sci Fi Wire]] | date=[[2007-04-27]] | accessdate=2007-05-04}}</ref> with Peter's journey being one of [[forgiveness]].<ref name="closeup">{{cite video | title = Premiere Close Up | format = TV | publisher = [[Sky2]] | year = [[2007-05-06]]}}</ref>

Raimi wanted another villain, and [[Ben Kingsley]] was involved in negotiations to play the [[Vulture (comics)|Vulture]] before the character was cut.<ref name="web"/> Producer [[Avi Arad]] convinced Raimi to include Venom, a character whose perceived "lack of humanity" had initially been criticized by Sam Raimi.<ref name="igncon">{{cite news | author=Richard George | url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/720/720542p1.html | title=Comic-Con 2006: Spider-Man 3 | publisher=[[IGN]] | date=[[2006-07-23]] | accessdate=2006-08-25 }}</ref> Venom's alter-ego, Eddie Brock, already had a minor role in the script.<ref name=grantfour>{{cite news | author=Sean Elliott | url=http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=2166 | title=Exclusive Interview: OUT WITH THE VULTURE & IN WITH VENOM: GRANT CURTIS SPIDER-MAN 3 PRODUCER- PART 4 | publisher=iFMagazine.com | date=[[2007-06-15]] | accessdate=2007-10-12}}</ref> Arad told the director that Venom had a strong [[Fan (person)|fan base]], so Raimi included the character to please them,<ref name="beef"/> and even began to appreciate the character himself.<ref name="igncon"/> The film's version of the character is an [[Amalgamation (fiction)|amalgamation]] of Venom stories. Eddie Brock, Jr., the human part of Venom, serves as a mirror to Peter Parker, with both characters having similar jobs and romantic interests.<ref name="igncon" /> Brock's actions as a journalist in ''Spider-Man 3'' also represent contemporary themes of [[paparazzi]] and [[Tabloid|tabloid journalism]].<ref name="inner" /> The producers also suggested adding rival [[love interest]] [[Gwen Stacy]], filling in an "other girl" type that Raimi already created.<ref name="beef"/> With so many additions, Sargent soon found his script so complex that he considered splitting it into two films, but abandoned the idea when he could not create a successful intermediate climax.<ref name="web"/>

===Filming===
Camera crews spent ten days from November 5, 2005 to November 18, 2005, to film sequences that would involve intense [[visual effects]] so [[Sony Pictures Imageworks]] could begin work on the shots early in the project. The same steps had been taken for ''Spider-Man 2'' to begin producing visual effects early for sequences involving the villain [[Doctor Octopus]].<ref name="photo">{{cite news | author=Grant Curtis | url=http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spiderman3/blog/archives/2006/07/welcome_back.php | title=Grant Curtis - Welcome back | publisher=Spider-Man 3 Movie Blog | date=[[2006-07-28]] | accessdate=2006-08-19 }}</ref>

[[Principal photography]] for ''Spider-Man 3'' began on January 16, 2006 and wrapped in July 2006 after over a hundred days of filming. The team filmed in Los Angeles until May 19, 2006.<ref name="photo"/> In spring 2006, film [[location manager]] Peter Martorano brought camera crews to [[Cleveland]],<ref>{{cite news | author=Carolyn Jack | url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/friday/116133323731410.xml&coll=2 | title=Spider-Man's location manager knows a great city when he sees it | publisher=Cleveland.com | date=[[2006-10-20]] | accessdate=2006-10-20 }}</ref> due to the Cleveland Film Commission offering production space at the city's [[convention center]] at no cost.<ref>{{cite news | author=Bashirah Muttalib | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117941315.html?categoryid=8&cs=1 | title=Touting home turf | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2006-04-10]] | accessdate=2006-12-22 }}</ref> In Cleveland, they shot the battle between Spider-Man and Sandman in the armored car.<ref name="web"/> Afterwards, the team moved to Manhattan, where filming took place from May 26, 2006 until July 1, 2006.<ref name="photo" /> Shooting placed a strain on Raimi, who often had to move between several units to complete the picture.<ref name="web"/> Shooting was also difficult for cinematographer Bill Pope, as the Symbiote Spider-Man, Venom and the New Goblin were costumed in black during [[Stage combat|fight scenes]] taking place at night.<ref>{{cite news | author = Jay Holben | title = A Complex Web | publisher = [[American Cinematographer]] | date = May 2007 | url = http://www.ascmag.com/magazine_dynamic/May2007/Spider-Man3/page1.php# | accessdate=2007-05-01}}</ref>

After August, [[Pick-up (filmmaking)|pick-ups]] were conducted as Raimi sought to film more action scenes.<ref>{{cite news | title='Spider-Man' Cast Called Back for Reshoots | publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]] |date=[[2006-08-28]]|url=http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-08-28#celeb1|accessdate=2007-02-28}}</ref> The film then wrapped in October, although in the following month, additional [[special effect]]s shots were taken to finalize the production.<ref name="dunst">{{cite news | author=Todd Gilchrist | title=Dunst Discusses Spidey's Future | publisher = [[IGN]] | date=[[2006-10-02]] | url=http://uk.filmforce.ign.com/articles/736/736769p1.html | accessdate=2006-10-05 }}</ref> At the start of 2007, there were further [[Pick-up (filmmaking)|pick-up shot]]s regarding the resolution of Sandman's story, amounting to four different versions.<ref name="sense"/>

===Effects===
[[John Dykstra]], who won the [[Academy Award for Visual Effects]] for his work on ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'', declined to work on the third film as visual effects supervisor. Dykstra's colleague, Scott Stokdyk, took his place as supervisor,<ref>{{cite news | author=Sheigh Crabtree | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000837503 | title='Spider' man Dykstra will roll 'Wheels' | publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=[[2005-03-14]] | accessdate=2006-09-20}}</ref> leading two hundred programmers at Sony Pictures Imageworks. This group designed specific [[computer program]]s that did not exist when ''Spider-Man 3'' began production, creating nine hundred visual effects shots.<ref name="sand star">{{cite news | author = Hugh Hart | title = Spider-Man 3 Director Geeks Out on His Movie's Real Star: Sand | publisher = Wired | date = [[2007-05-04]] | url = http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/news/2007/05/sam_raimi | accessdate=2007-05-11}}</ref> In addition to the innovative visual effects for the film, Stokdyk created a miniature of a skyscraper section at 1:16 scale with [[New Deal]] Studios' Ian Hunter and David Sanger. Stokdyk chose to design the miniature instead of using [[computer-generated imagery]] so damage done to the building could be portrayed realistically and timely without guesswork involving [[Computer simulation|computer models]].<ref name="answered">{{cite news | author=Grant Curtis | url=http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spiderman3/blog/archives/2006/10/grants_trivia_questions_answer.php | title=Grant's Trivia Questions Answered! | publisher=Spider-Man 3 Official Movie Blog | date=[[2006-10-21]] | accessdate=2006-10-23 }}</ref> In addition, to Sony Imageworks, CafeFX provided visual effects for the crane disaster scene when Spider-Man rescues Gwen Stacy, as well as shots in the climactic battle.<ref>{{cite news | author= | url=http://www.vfxworld.com/?atype=news&format=rss&id=19901 | title=CafeFX Creates Crane Disaster for Spider-Man 3 | publisher=VFXWorld | date=[[2007-05-23]] | accessdate=2007-10-12}}</ref>
[[Image:S3 sandman punch.jpg|thumb|Amputee boxer [[Baxter Humby]], as [[Spider-Man]], throws a computer-generated punch through the chest of [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Sandman]], portrayed by [[Thomas Haden Church]].]]
To understand the effects of sand for the Sandman, experiments were done with twelve types of sand, such as splashing, launching at stuntmen, and poured over ledges. The results were mimicked on the computer to create the visual effects for Sandman.<ref name="sand star"/> For scenes involving visual effects, Thomas Haden Church was super-imposed onto the screen, where computer-generated imagery was then applied.<ref name="enter" /> With sand as a possible hazard in scenes that buried actors, ground-up corncobs were used as a substitute instead.<ref name="premiere">{{cite news | author=Tom Roston | url=http://www.premiere.com/features/3346/the-secrets-of-spider-man-3.html | title=The Secrets of Spider-Man 3 | publisher=[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]] | date=January/February 2007 | accessdate=2006-12-14 }}</ref> Because of its resemblance to the substance, sand from [[Arizona]] was used as the model for the CG sand.<ref name="sand star"/> In a fight where Spider-Man punches through Sandman's chest, [[amputation|amputee]] martial arts expert [[Baxter Humby]] took Tobey Maguire's place in filming the scene. Humby, whose right hand was amputated at birth, helped deliver the intended effect of punching through Sandman's chest.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.badtaste.it/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3783 | title=An Exclusive interview with Spider-Man! | publisher=Bad Taste | date=[[2006-08-23]] | accessdate=2006-08-25 }}</ref>
[[Image:Venomconceptart.jpg|upright|thumb|left|Concept art of the [[Venom (Eddie Brock)|Venom]] suit, which possesses a webbing motif, unlike the comics, in order to show the symbiote's control and represent the character as a twisted [[foil (literature)|foil]] to Spider-Man.]]
Whereas the symbiote suit worn in the comics by Spider-Man was a plain black affair with a large white spider on the front and back, the design was changed for the film to become a black version of Spider-Man's traditional costume, complete with webbing [[Motif (visual arts)|motif]]. As a consequence of this, the suit [[Topher Grace]] wore as Venom also bore the webbing motif; as producer [[Grant Curtis]] noted, "it’s the Spider-Man suit, but twisted and mangled in its own right."<ref>{{cite news | author=Sean Elliott | url=http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=2151 | title=Exclusive Interview: PRODUCER GRANT CURTIS & WHY SYMBIOTES DON'T HAVE A FASHION SENSE IN 'SPIDER-MAN 3' - PART 3 | publisher=iFMagazine.com | date=[[2007-06-11]] | accessdate=2007-10-12}}</ref> Additionally, the motif gave a sense of life to the symbiote, giving it the appearance of gripping onto the character's body.<ref>{{cite news|title=E.J. Krisor - Illustrator|publisher=Spider-Man 3 Official Movie Blog |date=[[2007-03-29]]||url=http://www.spidermanmovieblog.com/archives/2007/03/ej_krisor_illustrator.php|accessdate=2007-03-30}}</ref> When animating the symbiote, Raimi did not want it to resemble a spider or an octopus, and to give it a sense of character. The CG model is made of many separate strands.<ref>{{cite news | author=Bill Desowitz | url=http://www.vfxworld.com/?atype=articles&format=rss&id=3294 | title=''Spider-Man 3'': Going Deeper into Goo/Venom | publisher=VFXWorld | date=[[2007-05-23]] | accessdate=2007-10-13}}</ref> When animating Venom himself, animators observed footage of [[big cat]]s such as [[lion]]s and [[cheetah]]s for the character's agile movements.<ref name=fxguide>{{cite news | author= | url=http://www.fxguide.com/article426.html | title=Spiderman - The Technical Web we Weave | publisher=fxguide | date=[[2007-05-05]] | accessdate=2007-10-13}}</ref>

===Music===
Originally, [[Danny Elfman]], the composer for the previous installments, did not plan to return for the third installment of ''Spider-Man'' because of difficulties with director Sam Raimi. Elfman said that he had a "miserable experience" working with Raimi on ''Spider-Man 2'' and could not comfortably adapt his music.<ref>{{cite news | author=Clint Morris | url=http://www.moviehole.net/news/6250.html | title=Elfman speaks on Spider-Man split | publisher=Moviehole.net | date=[[2005-09-13]] | accessdate=2006-08-19 }}</ref> [[Christopher Young]] was then announced to score ''Spider-Man 3'' in Elfman's absence.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=17540 | title=Tune Spinner | publisher=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | date=[[2005-11-18]] | accessdate = 2006-07-25 }}</ref> In December 2006, however, producer Grant Curtis announced that Elfman had begun collaborating with Christopher Young on the music for ''Spider-Man 3''.<ref>{{cite news | author=Grant Curtis | url=http://www.spidermanmovieblog.com/archives/2006/12/grant_responds_to_to_your_comm.php | title=Grant responds to your comments from his "Production Update" post | publisher=Spider-Man 3 Official Movie Blog | date=[[2006-12-01]] | accessdate=2007-04-06 }}</ref>

Young, who had composed some of the score for the second film, kept the themes for Spider-Man and the Green Goblin, and he composed new themes for Sandman, Venom, and the love story.<ref>{{cite news | author=Jim Littler | url=http://www.comicbookmovie.com/news/articles/3355.asp | title=EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ghost Rider and Spider-Man 3 Composer Christopher Young | publisher=ComicBookMovie.com | date=[[2007-02-14]] | accessdate= 2007-02-15}}</ref> Sandman's theme uses "two [[contrabass]] [[saxophone]]s, two contrabass [[clarinet]]s, two contrabrass [[bassoon]]s and eight very low [[French horn]]s" to sound "low, aggressive and heavy". Young described Venom's theme as "Vicious, my instructions on that one were that he’s the devil personified. His theme is much more demonic sounding."<ref name=scorekeeper>{{cite news | author= | url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32911 | title=ScoreKeeper With Composer Christopher Young Re: The Challenges Of Scoring SPIDER-MAN 3, Omitted Music From The Film, And More!! | publisher=[[Ain't It Cool News]] | date=[[2007-06-07]] | accessdate=2007-10-12}}</ref> Venom's theme uses eight French horns.<ref name=swingmusic>{{cite news | author=Daniel Schweiger | url=http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=2095 | title=E-notes: SWINGING WITH THE COMPOSER OF SPIDER-MAN 3 | publisher=iFMagazine.com | date=[[2007-05-15]] | accessdate=2007-10-12}}</ref> Raimi approved the new themes during their first performance, but rejected the initial music to the birth of Sandman, finding it too monstrous and not tragic enough. Young had to recompose much of his score at a later stage, as the producers felt there weren't enough themes from the previous films.<ref name=scorekeeper/> Ultimately, new themes for the love story, Aunt May and Mary Jane were dropped.<ref name=swingmusic/>

==Release==
[[Image:Tobey Maguire greets fans at Spiderman 3 by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|[[Tobey Maguire]] greets fans at the premiere in [[Queens, New York]]]]
''Spider-Man 3'' had its world premiere in [[Tokyo]] on April 16, 2007,<ref name="tokyo">{{cite news | author=Mark Schilling | coauthors=Dave McNary | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117960513.html?categoryid=19&cs=1 | title=Spider-Man 3 to premiere May 1 | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2007-03-04]] | accessdate=2007-03-05 }}</ref> which garnered positive reaction from Japanese viewers.<ref>{{cite news | author=Sophie Hardach | url=http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSL168091620070416 | title="Spider-Man 3" shows soul-searching superhero | publisher=[[Reuters]] | date=[[2007-04-16]] | accessdate=2007-04-16 }}</ref> The film held its UK premiere on April 23, 2007 at the [[Odeon Leicester Square]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www3.westminster.gov.uk/events/forthcoming.cfm | title=Forthcoming events in Westminster | publisher=[[City of Westminster]] | accessdate=2007-04-11 }}</ref> and the U.S. premiere took place at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] in [[Queens]] on April 30, 2007.<ref>{{cite news | author= | url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19736 | title=''Spider-Man 3'' Premiere to Take Place in Queens | publisher=ComingSoon.net | date=[[2007-04-04]] | accessdate=2007-04-04 }}</ref>

''Spider-Man 3'' was commercially released in sixteen territories on May 1, 2007.<ref name="snares">{{cite news | author=Hy Hollinger | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie79eb9c25e60fe83f9045ee173ac7606 | title='Spider-Man 3' snares web of first-day records | publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=[[2007-05-02]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> The film was released in Japan on May 1, 2007, three days prior to the American commercial release, to coincide with Japan's [[Golden Week (Japan)|Golden Week]].<ref name="tokyo" /> ''Spider-Man 3'' was also released in China on May 3, 2007 to circumvent market growth of [[Copyright infringement of audio-visual works|pirated copies]] of the film. The studio's release of a film in China before its domestic release was a first for Sony Pictures Releasing International.<ref>{{cite news | author=Jonathan Landreth | url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i22037d0ef60ab69b21e425ed4b2de544 | title='Spider-Man 3' will land in China before N. America | publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=[[2007-03-30]] | accessdate=2007-03-30 }}</ref> By May 6, 2007, ''Spider-Man 3'' opened in one-hundred-and-seven countries around the world.<ref name="snares" />

The film was commercially released in the United States on May 4, 2007 in a North American record total of 4,253 theaters,<ref name="records">{{cite news | author=Ian Mohr | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964093.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title='Spider-Man 3' sets records | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2007-05-01]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> including fifty-three [[IMAX]] theaters.<ref>{{cite news | author=Peter Sciretta | url=http://www.slashfilm.com/2007/05/01/spider-man-3-to-break-records-then-fail-miserably/ | title=Spider-Man 3 to Break Records, Then FAIL MISERABLY? | publisher=SlashFilm.com | date=[[2007-05-01]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> The record number of theaters was later beaten by ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]'', which was released in 4,362 theaters in the United States, one-hundred-and-ten more than ''Spider-Man 3''.<ref>{{cite news | author= | url=http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=20628 | title=''Pirates'' Opens in Record # of Theaters | publisher=ComingSoon.net | date=[[2007-03-24]] | accessdate=2007-07-08 }}</ref> Tracking data a month before the U.S. release reflected over 90% awareness and over 20% first choice among moviegoers, statistics that estimated an opening weekend of over $100 million for ''Spider-Man 3''.<ref>{{cite news | author=Nikki Finke | url=http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/spider-man-3-tracking-thru-the-roof-black-spidey-looks-bigger-than-1-2/ | title='Spider-Man 3' Tracking "Thru The Roof"! Black Spidey Looks Bigger Than 1 And 2 | publisher=Deadline Hollywood Daily | date=[[2007-04-12]] | accessdate=2007-04-16 }}</ref> Online tickets for ''Spider-Man 3'' were reported on April 23, 2007 to have been purchased at a faster rate -- three times at Movietickets.com and four times at [[Fandango (ticket service)|Fandango]] -- than online ticket sales for ''[[Spider-Man 2]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070423/film_nm/spiderman_ticketsales_dc;_ylt=AvOgNhZGq4RHJtoSR9p.OGis0NUE|title="Spider-Man 3" Web ticket sales top predecessor|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=[[2007-04-23]]|accessdate=2007-04-24}}</ref> On May 2, 2007, Fandango reported the sales rate as six times greater than the rate for ''Spider-Man 2''. The strong ticket sales caused theaters to add 3:00 AM showings following the May 4, 2007 midnight showing to accommodate the demand.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5604|title=''Spider-Man 3'' Snares 94% of Fandango Sales|publisher=SuperHeroHype.com|date=[[2007-05-02]]|accessdate=2007-05-02}}</ref>

The [[FX (TV network)|FX]] channel signed a five-year deal for the television rights to ''Spider-Man 3'', which they plan to start airing at the beginning of 2009. The price will be based on the film's box office performance, with an option for three opportunities for Sony to sell the rights to one or more other broadcast networks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Entertainment/2007/05/09/fx_ensnares_spiderman_3_09_tv_runs|title=FX ensnares "Spider-Man 3" '09 TV runs|publisher=[[United Press International|UPI]]|date=[[2007-05-09]]|accessdate=2007-05-10}}</ref>

===Marketing===
{{see |Spider-Man 3 (video game)|Spider-Man 3: The Official Soundtrack}}
In [[New York City]], the hometown of Spider-Man's [[fictional universe]], [[tourist attraction]]s arranged events and exhibits on April 30, 2007 to lead up to the release of ''Spider-Man 3''. The unique campaign include a spider exhibit at the [[American Museum of Natural History]], workshops on baby spider plants at the [[New York Botanical Garden]], Green Goblin mask-making workshop at the [[Children's Museum of Manhattan]], and a [[scavenger hunt]] and a bug show at [[Central Park Zoo]].<ref>{{cite news | author=Scott Bowles | coauthors=Edna Gundersen, Gary Strauss | url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/2007-03-29-coming-attractions_N.htm | title=Coming attractions: NYC's spidey sense is tingling | publisher=[[USA Today]] | date=[[2007-03-29]] | accessdate=2007-03-30 }}</ref>

[[Hasbro]], which holds the license for Marvel characters, released several toys to [[tie-in]] with the film. They include a deluxe spinning web blaster, along with several lines of [[action figure]]s aimed at both children and collectors.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=5140 | title=''Spider-Man 3'' web blaster | publisher=SuperHeroHype.com | date=[[2007-01-25]] |accessdate=2007-01-26}}</ref> Toys of the [[Green Goblin]] and [[Doctor Octopus]] from the first two films have been re-released to match the smaller scale of the new figures, as have been toys of the [[Lizard (comics)|Lizard]], the [[Scorpion (comics)|Scorpion]], [[Kraven the Hunter]] and [[Rhino (comics)|Rhino]] in a style reminiscent of the films.<ref>{{cite web | title = Spider-Man (docockscorpion) | publisher = Comingsoon.net | date = [[2007-02-10]] | url = http://www.comingsoon.net/cgi-bin/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=Toy_Fair_2007/Spider-Man&image=docockscorpion.jpg&img=&tt= | accessdate = 2007-02-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Spider-Man (rhino) | publisher = Comingsoon.net | date = [[2007-02-10]] | url = http://www.comingsoon.net/cgi-bin/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=Toy_Fair_2007/Spider-Man&image=rhino.jpg&img=&tt= | accessdate = 2007-02-11}}</ref> [[Techno Source]] created interactive toys, including a "hand-held Battle Tronics device that straps to the inside of a player's wrist and mimics Spidey's web-slinging motions".<ref>{{cite news | author=Cliff Annicelli | coauthors=Tina Benitez, Karyn M. Peterson | url=http://www.playthings.com/article/CA6384224.html | title=Show biz: Fall Toy Show | publisher=Playthings.com | date=[[2006-10-26]] | accessdate=2006-10-27 }}</ref> Japanese Medicom Toy Corporation produced [[collectible]]s, which Sideshow Collectibles distributed in the U.S.<ref>{{cite news | author=Sideshow Collectibles | url=http://superherohype.com/news/spider-mannews.php?id=5068 | title= Sideshow Making ''Spider-Man 3'' Collectibles | publisher=SuperHeroHype.com | date=[[2007-01-05]] | accessdate=2007-01-24 }}</ref>

=== Reviews ===
The film received mixed reviews from critics; on the [[Film criticism|movie review]] aggregator site [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Spider-Man 3'' has a 61% critic rating from 227 reviews, with a 58% Cream of the Crop rating based on 41 reviews from major news outlets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spiderman_3/|title=Spider-Man 3 (2007)|publisher=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|accessdate=2007-05-27}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], ''Spider-Man 3'' has received a 59% rating based on 40 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/spiderman3|title=Spider-Man (2007): Reviews|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=2007-05-12}}</ref><!--If the number has increased on Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic, please update accordingly and update the accessdate attribute as well.--> On [[Yahoo! Movies]], ''Spider-Man 3'' is graded a B- among 15 film critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808496334/critic|title=Spider-Man 3 - Critics Reviews|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|accessdate=2007-05-09}}</ref> In an early, positive review, posted April 25, 2007, Roger Friedman of ''[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]]'' called the film a "4 star opera", noting that while long, there was plenty of humor and action.<ref>{{cite news|author=Roger Friedman|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,268262,00.html|title='Spider-Man 3' Is a 4-Star Opera|publisher=[[Fox News Channel|FOXNews.com]]|date=[[2007-04-25]]|accessdate=2007-05-06}}</ref> Andy Khouri of [[Comic Book Resources]] praised the film as "easily the most complex and deftly orchestrated superhero epic ever filmed […] despite the enormous amount of characters, action and [[Science fiction|sci-fi]] superhero plot going on in this film, ''Spider-Man 3'' never feels weighted down, tedious or boring."<ref>{{cite news|author=Andy Khouri|title="SPIDER-MAN 3" - THE CBR REVIEW|publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=[[2007-05-04]]|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=10472|accessdate=2007-05-04}}</ref> [[Jonathan Ross]], a big fan of the comic books, felt the film was the best of the trilogy.<ref>{{cite video|title=[[Friday Night with Jonathan Ross]]|format=TV|publisher=[[BBC One]]|year=[[2007-04-27]]}}</ref> [[Richard Corliss]] of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' commended the filmmakers for their ability to "dramatize feelings of angst and personal betrayal worthy of an [[Ingmar Bergman]] film, and then to dress them up in gaudy comic-book colors".<ref>{{cite news|author=Richard Corliss|url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1617207-1,00.html|title=Spider-Man Gets Sensitive|publisher=[[Time Magazine]]|date=[[2007-05-03]]|accessdate=2007-05-06}}</ref> [[Wesley Morris]] of the ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', who gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, wrote that it was a well made, fresh film, but would leave the viewer "overfulfilled".<ref>{{cite news|author=Wesley Morris|url=http://www.boston.com/movies/display?display=movie&id=8877|title=Spider-Man 3 Movie Review: Secret identity crisis|publisher=[[Boston Globe]]|date=[[2007-05-02]]|accessdate=2007-05-08}}</ref> Jonathan Dean of ''[[Total Film]]'' felt the film's complex plot helped the film's pacing, in that, "it rarely feels disjointed or loose […] Spider-Man cements its shelf-life."<ref>{{cite news|author=Jonathan Dean|title=Spider-Man 3|publisher=[[Total Film]]|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/cinema_reviews/spider-man_3|accessdate=2007-05-21}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' named the Sandman as the eighth best computer-generated film character.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our 10 Favorite CG Characters|publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20041669_20041686_20046918_3,00.html|accessdate=2007-07-30}}</ref>

John Hartl of ''[[MSNBC]]'' gave ''Spider-Man 3'' a good review, but stated that it has some flaws such as having "too many storylines".<ref>{{cite news|author=John Hartl|url=http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/movie.aspx?m=560901&mp=r|title='Spider-Man 3' a Tangled Web|publisher=[[MSNBC]]|accessdate=2007-05-04}}</ref> His opinion is echoed by ''[[Houston Chronicle|Houston Chronicle's]]'' Amy Biancolli who complained that "the script is busy with so many supporting characters and plot detours that the series' charming idiosyncrasy is sometimes lost in the noise."<ref>{{cite news|author=Amy Biancolli|url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/movies/reviews/4719543.html|title=It's long, but if you're a geek, that's great|publisher=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=[[2007-05-03]]|accessdate=2007-05-06}}</ref> Jack Matthews of ''[[New York Daily News]]'' thought the film was too devoted to the "quiet conversations" of Peter and Mary Jane, but that fans would not be disappointed by the action.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jack Matthews|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2007/05/01/2007-05-01_headspinning_action__villains__but_some_-2.html|title=Head-spinning action & villains - but some bugs|publisher=[[New York Daily News]]|date=[[2007-05-01]]|accessdate=2007-05-07}}</ref> Among less enthusiastic reviewers, Sean Burns of ''[[Philadelphia Weekly]]'' felt that the director "substituted scope and scale for the warmth and wit that made those two previous pictures so memorable."<ref>{{cite news|author=Sean Burns|url=http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=14538|title=Less Than Hero|publisher=[[Philadelphia Weekly]]|date=[[2007-05-04]]|accessdate=2007-05-06}}</ref> [[Manohla Dargis]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' deplored the film's pacing as "mostly just plods" and a lack of humor.<ref>{{cite news|author=Manohla Dargis|url=http://movies2.nytimes.com/2007/05/04/movies/04spid.html|title=Superhero Sandbagged|publisher=[[New York Times]]|date=[[2007-05-04]]|accessdate=2007-05-06}}</ref> [[Richard Roeper]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' gave the film only 2 out of 4 stars, feeling, "for every slam-bang action sequence, there are far too many sluggish scenes."<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Richard Roeper]]|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/roeper/365719,05010spider.article|title=Spidey spins shaky web|publisher=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=[[2007-05-02]]|accessdate=2007-05-06}}</ref> [[David Edelstein]] of ''[[New York Magazine]]'' misses the "centrifugal threat" of [[Alfred Molina|Alfred Molina's]] character, adding that "the three villains here don’t add up to one [[Doc Ock]]."<ref>{{cite news|author=David Edelstein|url=http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/31270/|title=Web 3.0|publisher=[[New York Magazine]]|date=[[2007-05-07]]|accessdate=2007-05-06}}</ref> [[James Berardinelli]] felt director Sam Raimi "overreached his grasp" by allowing so many villains, specifically saying, "Venom is one bad guy too many."<ref>{{cite news|author=James Berardinelli|url=http://www.reelviews.net/movies/s/spider-man3.html|title=Berardinelli reviews ''Spider-Man 3''|publisher=Reel Views|accessdate=2007-05-07}}</ref> [[Roger Ebert]] thought Church failed to express how Sandman felt about his new powers, something Molina, as Doc Ock in ''Spider-Man 2'', did "with a vengeance"; he claimed the film was "a mess," with too many villains, subplots, romantic misunderstandings, conversations and "street crowds looking high into the air and shouting 'oooh!' this way, then swiveling and shouting 'aaah!' that way."<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Roger Ebert]]|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071115/REVIEWS/711150305|title=Ebert reviews ''Spider-Man 3''|publisher=RogerEbert.com|date=[[2007-11-16]]|accessdate=2007-11-17}}</ref> ''[[The New Yorker]]'s'' [[Anthony Lane]], who gave ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'' a favorable review,<ref>{{cite news | author= [[Anthony Lane]] | url= http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/07/12/040712crci_cinema | title=Swing Easy | publisher=[[The New Yorker]] | date=[[2004-07-12]] | accessdate=2007-05-29 }} </ref> summarized the film as a “shambles” which “makes the rules up as it goes along.” <ref>{{cite news | author= [[Anthony Lane]] | url= http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2007/05/07/070507crci_cinema_lane | title=Acting Out | publisher=[[The New Yorker]] | date=[[2007-05-07]] | accessdate=2007-05-29 }}</ref>

==Impact==
===Box office performance===
On its international opening day on May 1, 2007 in 16 territories, ''Spider-Man 3'' grossed $29.2 million, an 86% increase from the intake of ''Spider-Man 2'' on its first day of release. In 10 of the 16 territories, ''Spider-Man 3'' set new opening day records.<ref name="snares" /> In Asian territories, the film surpassed the opening-day record of ''Spider-Man 2'' in Japan and South Korea. ''Spider-Man 3'' also set opening-day records in [[Hong Kong]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Singapore]], [[Taiwan]], and the [[Philippines]].<ref name="records" /> In India, where the movie was released in English, [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], the film grossed $4.66 million over the opening weekend, breaking the record set by ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'' in 2006 ($3.63 million).<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14446385 | title=Spider-Man 3' breaks all records! | publisher=Sify Movies | date=[[2007-05-09]] | accessdate=2007-05-14 }}</ref> In Europe, the film broke Italy's opening-day record set by 2006's ''[[The Da Vinci Code (film)|The Da Vinci Code]]''.<ref>{{cite news | author=Nick Vivarelli | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964127.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title='Spider-Man 3' breaks Italy's first day box office record | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2007-05-02]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> In Germany, the film surpassed the opening day gross of ''Spider-Man 2''. In France, ''Spider-Man 3'' broke the opening day record set by ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'' in 2005.<ref>{{cite news | author=Nick Vivarelli | coauthors=Ian Mohr | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964127.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title='Spider-Man 3' breaks Euro records | publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=[[2007-05-02]] | accessdate=2007-05-02 }}</ref> The film broke the opening weekend records in 29 countries, while being at least #1 in all 107 countries that it opened, which brought its international total to $231 million.<ref name="Record breaking">{{cite news | author=Ian Mohr |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117964415.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title='Spider-Man 3' spins worldwide web| publisher=Variety | date=[[2007-05-07]] | accessdate=2007-05-07}}</ref>

''Spider-Man 3'' set a then record (later beaten by ''[[The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight]]'') $59,841,919 take for its opening day in the United States, breaking ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest]]'' 's $55.8 million record. The movie also took the worldwide opening day record with $117 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2308&p=.htm |title='Spider-Man 3' Soars Into Record Books |publisher=Box Office Mojo|date=[[2007-05-07]]|accessdate=2007-05-08}}</ref> The US opening day take includes a record $10 million in Thursday midnight showings.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5624 |title=Spider-Man 3 sets new records |publisher=SuperHeroHype.com|date=[[2007-05-05]]|accessdate=2007-05-05}}</ref> ''Spider-Man 3'' broke ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'''s all-time weekend debut by grossing $151,116,516 (again later beaten by ''The Dark Knight'') from an ultrawide release of 4,252 theaters (about 10,000 screens) for an average of about $35,540 per theater.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/spider-man-3-final-tally-ends/story.aspx?guid=%7BBA2E42DE-51DF-4F10-BF99-3E0D21E292B1%7D |title='Spider-Man 3' final tally takes it past $150 million||publisher=Market Watch from Dow Jones|date=[[2007-05-07]]|accessdate=2007-05-07}}</ref> The film also set a new worldwide record for opening weekend, with a final total of $382 million.<ref name="Record breaking"/> As of December 3, 2007, the total gross in America was $336,530,303, making it the highest-grossing film of 2007 in the U.S., while the worldwide total was $890,871,626. It now ranks 3rd worldwide for the year behind ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spiderman3.htm|title=SPIDER-MAN 3 numbers| publisher=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=2007-07-17}}</ref> and [[List of highest-grossing films|13th]] all time.
The film's IMAX screenings reached $20 million in 30 days, faster than any other 2D film remastered in the format.<ref>{{cite news | author = [[IMAX Corporation]] | url = http://www.superherohype.com/news/topnews.php?id=5807 | title = Spider-Man 3 IMAX Grosses Over $20 Million | publisher = Superherohype.com | date = [[2007-06-05]] | accessdate=2007-06-06}}</ref>

===Home video===
''Spider-Man 3'' was released on [[DVD region code#Region 4|Region 4 DVD]] in Australia on September 18, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/new_rel.zml|title=Region 4 DVD release|publisher=EzyDVD|accessdate=2007-09-23}}</ref> For [[DVD region code#Region 2|Region 2]] in the United Kingdom, the film was released on October 15, 2007.<ref>{{cite news|author=Chris Gould|title=Spider-Man 3|publisher=DVD Active|date=[[2007-08-30]]|url=http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/spider-man-32.html|accessdate=2007-10-17}}</ref> ''Spider-Man 3'' was released on [[DVD]] in [[DVD region code#Region 1|Region 1]] territories on October 30, 2007. The film is available in one-disc and two-disc editions, on both standard and [[Blu-ray]] formats, as well as packages with the previous films and a [[Play Station Portable|PSP]] release.<ref>{{cite news|author=Susanne Ault|title='Spider-Man 3' spins Blu-ray debut|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=[[2007-08-03]]|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117969655.html?categoryid=20&cs=1 | accessdate=2007-08-03}}</ref> [[Sam Raimi]], [[Tobey Maguire]], [[Kirsten Dunst]], [[James Franco]], [[Thomas Haden Church]], [[Topher Grace]], [[Bryce Dallas Howard]], [[Laura Ziskin]], [[Avi Arad]] and [[Grant Curtis]] are among those who contributed to the [[audio commentary|audio commentaries]].

Sony announced plans to create "one of the largest" marketing campaigns in Hollywood for the October 30, 2007 release of the DVD. Beginning with a partnership with [[Papa Johns]], Sony printed close to 8.5 billion impressions for pizza boxes, television, radio and online ads. Sony also worked with [[Pringles]] Potato Crisp, [[Blu-Tack]], Jolly Time Pop Corn, and [[Nutella]]. Sony's Vice President of marketing, Jennifer Anderson, stated the studio would be spending approximately 15% to 25% of its marketing budget on digital ad campaigns; from this, Papa Johns will be sending text messages to mobile phones with ads. Anderson stated that there will be three sweepstakes held for consumers, where they will be able to win prizes from Sony and its promotional partners.<ref>{{cite news|author=Marcy Magiera|url=http://videobusiness.com/article/CA6478546.html|title=Sony lines up giant Spider-Man 3 campaign|publisher=Video Business|date=[[2007-09-17]]|accessdate=2007-09-17}}</ref>

In the United States, the film grossed more than $121 million on DVD sales in 18 weeks <ref>[http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2007/SPID3_dvd.php Spider-Man 3 - DVD Sales - The Numbers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. It also grossed more than $43.76 million on DVD/Home Video Rentals in 11 weeks.<ref>[http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=homevideo&id=spiderman3.htm Spider-Man 3 (2007)]</ref> However, the DVD sales results of this film didn't meet industry expectations.<ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117976168.html?categoryid=20&cs=1&query=%22Spider+Man+3%22+dvd Can DVDs find holiday spirit?], ''Variety.com'' November 16, 2007</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book | author =[[Peter David]] |title=Spider-Man 3 |others=Novelization of the film |format=Mass Market Paperback |year=2007 |month=March |publisher=Pocket Star |isbn=1416527214 }}
*{{cite book | author =[[Grant Curtis]] |title=The Spider-Man Chronicles: The Art and Making of Spider-Man 3 |format=Hardcover |year=2007 |month=April |day=26 | publisher=[[Chronicle Books]] |isbn=0811857778 }}


'''''Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter''''' is part of the ''[[Katie & Peter]]'' series, a British [[fly on the wall]] documentary show, showcasing things like family life involving the stars of the show [[Jordan (Katie Price)|Katie Price]] (a.k.a. Jordan) and singer [[Peter André]]. The show is produced by Can Associates TV. The programme is broadcast on Thursday nights at 9pm on [[ITV2]]. A new series began on Thursday 11th September 2008.
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*{{itv.com|id=katieandpeter|title=''Katie & Peter''}}
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*[http://watch.ctv.ca/katie--peter/clip64071#clip64071 ''Katie & Peter'' on Star!]
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*[http://spiderman3.sonypictures.com/ Official website]
*[http://spiderman3.sonypictures.com/international/ International release dates]
*[http://sm3worldpremiere.sonypicturespublicity.com/Sonyproject/ Official premiere website]
*[http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spiderman3/blog/ ''Spider-Man 3'' Official Movie Blog]
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*{{imdb title|id=0413300|title=Spider-Man 3}}
*[http://www.cisci.net/film.php?lang=1&display=5&topic=Mechanics&film=218&seq_id=1 ''Spider-Man 3''] at [[Cinema and Science]]

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Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkITV2
Release2007 –
present

Katie & Peter: The Next Chapter is part of the Katie & Peter series, a British fly on the wall documentary show, showcasing things like family life involving the stars of the show Katie Price (a.k.a. Jordan) and singer Peter André. The show is produced by Can Associates TV. The programme is broadcast on Thursday nights at 9pm on ITV2. A new series began on Thursday 11th September 2008.

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