140-552: SM3 , Sm3 , sM3 , sm3 or SM-3 may refer to: Spider-Man 3 , the third Spider-Man film released in 2007 Superman III , the third Superman film released in 1983 Renault Samsung SM3 , a car model made by Renault Samsung VR Class Sm3 , a type of train operated by the VR Group SM3 postcode area , the Sutton postcode area covering North Cheam RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 ,
280-602: A meteorite lands near the two, from which an extraterrestrial symbiote oozes out and follows Peter to his apartment by attaching to his motorbike . Harry Osborn , knowing Peter is Spider-Man, seeks to avenge his father's death. Using Norman 's performance-enhancing gas and Green Goblin technology, he battles Peter to an eventual stalemate, developing partial amnesia following a fall from his glider. Meanwhile, police pursue escaped convict Flint Marko , who visits his wife and sick daughter before fleeing. Falling into an experimental particle accelerator that fuses his body with
420-411: A scavenger hunt and bug show at Central Park Zoo . Promotional tie-in partners include Burger King , 7-Eleven , General Mills , Kraft Foods , and Comcast . 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 figures aimed at both children and collectors. Toys of
560-780: A "miserable experience" working with Raimi on Spider-Man 2 and could not comfortably adapt his music. Christopher Young was then announced to score Spider-Man 3 in Elfman's absence. Instead, Elfman chose to work with the 2006 live-action remake of Charlotte's Web . A few years later, he reunited with Raimi to compose the score for Oz the Great and Powerful (2013). According to Young, Sandman's theme uses "two contrabass saxophones , two contrabass clarinets , two contrabass bassoons and eight very low French horns " in order to sound "low, aggressive and heavy". Young described Venom's theme as "Vicious, my instructions on that one were that he's
700-541: A 2007 release. During preproduction, Raimi wanted two villains, Harry Osborn and Sandman. At the request of producer Avi Arad , he added Venom to the list, and the producers also requested the addition of Gwen Stacy . Principal photography for the film began in January 2006 and took place in Los Angeles and Cleveland before moving to New York City from May until July 2006. Additional pick-up shots were made after August and
840-598: A 4K UHD Blu-Ray collection which was released on October 17, 2017. In April 2021, Disney and Sony Pictures reached a multi-year deal to let Sony's titles, including past Spider-Man franchises and SSU content to stream on Hulu and Disney+. A significant number of Sony titles began streaming on Hulu starting in June 2021. It includes films from 2022 onwards. While the deal only concerns the United States, titles from Sony Pictures begun to also be added to Disney+ in regions outside of
980-432: A boy named Vic bullied Baker until he learned to fight using an opponent's motions against themselves, a technique he performed as if he "slipped through their fingers like sand". Vic and his buddies eventually befriended Baker. In high school, William played on his school's football team, using the sport to channel his anger. While playing football, he adopted the nickname "Flint", after his former teacher. After Vic incurs
1120-557: A character who might have that in him ..." Subsequent stories stuck with the character's original depiction, but a decade later the more sympathetic portrayal of the Sandman returned, starting with Marvel Two-in-One #86 (April 1982), in which the Sandman is given co-star billing with his nemesis the Thing . The Sandman was later an ally of Spider-Man, as well as a reserve member of the Avengers and
1260-435: A chunk of sand from the Sandman. That missing sand destabilizes the Sandman, causing him to lose his ability to maintain his human form. Before falling into the sewer (and as a nod to fans who rejected Marvel's attempt to re-villainize the character), the Sandman admitted that part of the reason for his fall from grace was the trouble he had to really cope with life on the good guys' side, and asks Spider-Man to tell his mother he
1400-592: A coma-like state for a while before he returned to normal. In addition to his superb endurance, the Sandman possesses superhuman strength several times more than Spider-Man's and on a par with the Thing's. In a story where Sandman worked with the Wizard, the Wizard fashioned Sandman a green armored suit with a belt that contained three buttons that allowed various chemicals to mix into the Sandman's body to enable him to change himself into consistencies related to sand. The armor, like
1540-475: A cure for Marko's daughter, and an alternate death scene for Venom attempting to reattach itself to Parker, who in turn would have destroyed the symbiote by yanking down a sling of steel rods and creating a sonic attack (although this was depicted in the film's novelization). Danny Elfman , the composer for the previous installments, chose not to return for the third installment of Spider-Man because of difficulties with director Sam Raimi. Elfman said that he had
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#17328440209741680-505: A decade later in 2016. Then in 2022, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness dethroned Spider-Man 3 for having the largest opening weekend for a Sam Raimi film. The film set record Friday and Sunday grosses and achieved the largest cumulative gross through its second, third, and fourth day of release (all were first surpassed by The Dark Knight ). It also set a record Saturday gross (surpassed by Marvel's The Avengers ). When
1820-442: A drain, and then washed up onto and into a beach. It has been revealed that, while the Sandman can absorb and lose sand, his body must retain one key particle of sand that contains his conscious mind, allowing Spider-Man to defeat him once by isolating that one grain from the rest of the Sandman (although the difficulty involved in setting up these events in the first place makes it impractical to use regularly). This section lists
1960-534: A facility in the Sahara Desert giving him complete control of the largest body of sand in the world, he is defeated by Spider-Man, the Black Widow and Silver Sable when Spider-Man identifies and isolates the one grain of sand that contains his conscious mind. Spider-Man and Silver Sable then violently interrogate the Sandman to reveal all of Doctor Octopus' secrets to them. Following the " Dying Wish " storyline,
2100-464: A faster rate—three times at Movietickets.com and four times at Fandango —than online ticket sales for Spider-Man 2 . 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. The FX channel signed a five-year deal for
2240-493: A first for Sony Pictures Releasing International. By May 6, 2007, Spider-Man 3 had opened in 107 countries around the world. The film was commercially released in the United States on May 4, 2007 in a North American record total of 4,253 theaters, including fifty-three IMAX theaters. 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
2380-476: A fourth film. Immediately after Spider-Man 2 ' s release, Ivan Raimi wrote a treatment over two months, 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. Harry Osborn was brought back because Raimi wanted to conclude his story line. Raimi felt that Harry would not follow his father's legacy, but be instead "somewhere between." Sandman
2520-457: A hallucination to encourage his son to destroy Spider-Man, and Cliff Robertson appears as Ben Parker , Peter's deceased uncle in his final acting appearance before his retirement and death in 2011. Bill Nunn , Ted Raimi , Michael Papajohn , John Paxton, and Elizabeth Banks return as Joseph "Robbie" Robertson , a longtime employee at the Daily Bugle ; Ted Hoffman, also a longtime employee of
2660-454: A large gambling debt to a mobster, he begs Flint to fix a football game he bet on to pay off his debt. Flint does, but is kicked off the team after the coach discovers his involvement. The coach taunts Baker, telling him that he will accomplish nothing of importance in his life. Flint hits his ex-coach, resulting in his expulsion from school and the beginning of his life of crime. His illegal activity increases in depth and scope, turning him into
2800-526: A local currency mark for a Hollywood release, as well as surpassing The Host . In Japan, it earned a total of $ 26.5 million, kicking the previous record held by The Matrix Reloaded . It was ranked in first place at the box office outside North America for three consecutive weekends. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , Spider-Man 3 holds a 63% approval rating based on 263 reviews, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Though there are more characters and plotlines, and
2940-463: A member of Silver Sable's " Wild Pack " team of mercenaries. Besides being most notable as a Spider-Man supervillain, he has also been depicted as a Fantastic Four antagonist in Stan Lee and Jack Kirby comic books (mostly due to being introduced as a founding member of the original Frightful Four ) along with being on the heroic side (being an Avengers reserve member ) until being introduced as
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#17328440209743080-559: A mutual friend of theirs told him about Sandman's arrest, Sandman asks Peter to refer to him as William Baker and stated that he turned himself in while noting that he is trying to be good while parts of him are still bad. As Peter mentions that their mutual friend is Spider-Man, Sandman tries to go on a rampage only for a sonic inhibitor to prevent that. William states that Flint Marko is the bad part of him. Before Peter leaves, William advises him to inform Spider-Man that "they" will be coming to break Flint Marko out of Ravencroft. It then cuts to
3220-530: A naval launched anti-ballistic missile used by the US Navy SM3 (hash function) , a cryptographic hash function of Chinese national standard Standard cubic meter (Sm), an industrial unit measuring the amount of a gas Shawn Mendes (album) or SM3, the third album by the Canadian singer Shawn Mendes [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
3360-607: A partnership with Papa John's , 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 spent approximately 15% to 25% of its marketing budget on digital ad campaigns; from this, Papa John's sent text messages to mobile phones with ads. Anderson stated that there would be three sweepstakes held for consumers, where they would be able to win prizes from Sony and its promotional partners. In
3500-566: A rampage against all the villains after the Chameleon stole the infant and tricked him into believing it had died. At the dock, the Sandman, along with the Shocker and the Enforcers, are hiding. However, Spider-Man collapses the floor of the building which falls into the water. The Sandman attempts to rise to attack, but Spider-Man shoots him using the Shocker's vibrational air-blasts. In Big Time , he
3640-479: A record for the weekend per-theater average with $ 35,540 per theater (first surpassed by Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert ), and an IMAX opening-weekend record with $ 4.8 million (first surpassed by The Dark Knight ). It would hold the record for having the highest opening weekend for any film featuring Spider-Man until it was surpassed by Captain America: Civil War less than
3780-401: A relatively fast action. His striped shirt and cargo pants are colored sand to make him appear as if he wears clothes. Even when soaked, he was able to stretch his sand molecules, growing to double his size. Sandman can mold his arms and hands into shapes, such as a mace or a sledgehammer , to battle Spider-Man and his other enemies. His mass, strength and shape shifting ability correspond to
3920-425: A retraction, fires Brock and promotes Peter to staff photographer. Later, Peter brings Gwen to a jazz club where Mary Jane now works, in an attempt to make her jealous. Upon realizing Peter's true intentions, Gwen apologizes to Mary Jane and leaves. After assaulting the bouncers and accidentally hitting Mary Jane, Peter realizes that the symbiote is corrupting him. Retreating to a church's bell tower and discovering that
4060-473: A shot of Doctor Octopus, Electro, Kraven the Hunter , Mysterio, and Vulture. The Sandman has the ability to transform his body. He can will his body to be hardened, compacted, dispersed or shaped, or a combination of those qualities, an Earth manipulation of sand and rock particles. More often than not in combat, this ability enables him to absorb most blows with little to no ill effect other than reforming himself,
4200-477: A snooty 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. Comedian Dean Edwards played one of
4340-465: A sonic attack, weakening it and allowing Peter to separate Brock from the symbiote. Peter activates a pumpkin bomb and throws it at the hostless symbiote. Having become addicted to its influence, Brock attempts to save the symbiote, but both are vaporized. Marko explains that Ben's death was an accident that has haunted him and that everything he has done was to help his daughter; Peter forgives Marko, allowing him to escape. Peter and Harry reconcile before
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4480-523: A tragic supervillain in the Spider-Man comics once again. William Baker was born in Queens , New York. When he was three years old, his father abandoned him and his mother. In these early years, she took her son to Coney Island beach. He lost himself happily in sand sculptures, a craft he would use in secondary school under the encouragement of his teacher (and first crush), Miss Flint. In preparatory school,
4620-594: A vacuum cleaner and hands it over to the police. The Sandman escapes by getting through his window after turning himself to sand, but is recaptured by the Human Torch after the Torch lures the Sandman to a building by disguising himself as Spider-Man, then activating the sprinkler system. After this Marko resurfaces as a member of the Sinister Six , led by Doctor Octopus . He battles Spider-Man inside an airtight metal box, which
4760-418: A vengeance"; he said 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". The New Yorker ' s Anthony Lane , who gave Spider-Man 2 a favorable review, gave the film a negative review, characterizing the film as a "shambles" which "makes
4900-435: A violent, bitter man. Eventually he ends up in prison on Ryker's Island where he meets his father, Floyd Baker. He is friendly to his father, but does not tell him who he is. He tells Floyd his nickname, Flint, and a false surname, Marko, inspired by his former coach's taunts about not "making a mark" on the world. He uses the alias Flint Marko from that point on (he changed his name also to prevent his mother from discovering he
5040-515: A worldwide opening-weekend record with $ 381.7 million, beating Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith . Spider-Man 3 would hold that record until Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince took it in 2009. The film's IMAX screenings reached $ 20 million in 30 days, faster than any other 2D film remastered in the format. In North America, Spider-Man 3 is the 58th-highest-grossing film ,
5180-407: A worldwide total of $ 894.9 million. Worldwide, it is the third-highest-grossing film of 2007 , the highest-grossing film of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy , and was the highest-grossing film distributed by Sony/Columbia until 2012's Skyfall . The film set a worldwide single-day record ($ 104 million) on its first Friday and broke its own record again on Saturday ($ 117.6 million). It also set
5320-522: Is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . A shapeshifter endowed through an accident with the ability to turn himself into sand, he started out as a recurring adversary to the superhero Spider-Man , but has redeemed himself over time, eventually becoming an antihero . The Sandman has also been an enemy of the Fantastic Four and is a founding member of
5460-908: Is a 2007 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man . Produced by Columbia Pictures , Marvel Entertainment , and Laura Ziskin Productions , and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing , it was directed by Sam Raimi from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Ivan and Alvin Sargent . It is the final installment in Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy , and the sequel to Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004). The film stars Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker / Spider-Man , alongside Kirsten Dunst , James Franco , Thomas Haden Church , Topher Grace , Bryce Dallas Howard , James Cromwell , Rosemary Harris , and J. K. Simmons . It also marks
5600-629: Is activated when Spider-Man touches a card saying where the Vulture is, but the Sandman is defeated due to Spider-Man having stronger lungs than he does. Alongside the Enforcers , he captures the Human Torch but later succumbs to Spider-Man and the Human Torch. After Spider-Man defeats Marko numerous times, Marko diverts his attention to other superheroes. He teams with the Wizard , Paste-Pot Pete (later known as
5740-520: Is dating him. Under the symbiote's influence, Peter confronts Harry and spitefully says his father never loved him. As Peter leaves after an ensuing fight, Harry throws a pumpkin bomb at him, but Peter ruthlessly deflects it back, scarring and disfiguring Harry's face. At the Daily Bugle , Peter exposes rival photographer Eddie Brock , whose fake photos incriminate Spider-Man. Publisher J. Jonah Jameson , outraged at Eddie's false photo and having to print
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5880-519: Is done controlling them, he puts them back in their containment cells. They eventually break free of the Superior Spider-Man's control and attempt to exact revenge on the wall-crawler, while nearly destroying New York to do so. With the help of Sun Girl, the Superior Spider-Man is barely able to stop the Superior Six. Inspired by the heroism of the villains who had their moralities inverted by
6020-480: Is found alive and working with the Vulture to manipulate the other villains. In the storyline "Sandblasted", in Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #17–19 (April–June 2007), the Sandman asks Spider-Man to help him redeem his father, who has been charged with and imprisoned for murdering a homeless man. He admits his father was a petty criminal, but insists he would not commit murder. Marko also said
6160-431: Is his weakness, he opens a pipe, releasing water that reduces Marko to mud and washes him away in a sewer. Peter's changed demeanor alienates Mary Jane, who also receives negative reviews from critics. She shares a kiss with Harry and leaves in regret. Urged by a hallucination of his father, Harry recovers from his amnesia and forces Mary Jane to break up with Peter. Harry later meets up with Peter and tells him that Mary Jane
6300-467: Is invulnerable to most physical attacks, even projectiles because they pass through him, water is capable of harming him. There are some exceptions, for example while fighting Venom , the villain's powerful mouth ripped cleanly and swiftly into the Sandman. The amount of sand removed abruptly, and perhaps because of Venom's venoms, left the mass of the Sandman in contortion, crippled beyond immediate repair. The Sandman began to disintegrate, then flowed down
6440-443: Is now aware of Peter's identity and seeks to avenge his father ; his job at the Daily Bugle is threatened by the presence of a rival photographer named Eddie Brock . Peter also faces his greatest challenge when he bonds with an extraterrestrial symbiote that increases his abilities but amplifies his anger and other negative traits. Development of Spider-Man 3 began immediately after the successful release of Spider-Man 2 for
6580-570: Is part of the new Sinister Six along with Mysterio , the Rhino , Doctor Octopus, the Chameleon and Electro. He rises up against Doctor Octopus' plan to detonate New York, saying Keemia is still there. He is later angered when, during a confrontation between the Sinister Six and the Intelligencia, Doctor Octopus teleports the Wizard into the upper atmosphere using the Intelligencia's equipment. The Sandman
6720-416: Is sometimes lost in the noise". Jack Matthews of 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. Finally, 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". Raimi himself would later call
6860-535: Is two minutes shorter than the theatrical cut. Some scenes are shifted around or have been completely removed, and the film includes 3 new scenes, 3 alternate climax sequences, and 1 extended scene. Spider-Man 3: Editor's Cut was later re-released with the Spider-Man Legacy Collection 4K Blu-ray Box Set. Spider-Man 3 earned $ 336.5 million in North America and $ 558.4 million in other countries for
7000-500: The Daily Bugle ; Dennis "Spike" Carradine , the carjacker who was believed to have murdered Uncle Ben; Bernard Houseman, butler to the Osborn family; and Betty Brant , the receptionist at the Daily Bugle for J. Jonah Jameson, respectively. Elya Baskin additionally reprises his role as Mr. Ditkovitch, Peter's landlord while Mageina Tovah reprises her role as his daughter Ursula. Joe Manganiello reprises his role as Flash Thompson from
7140-532: The Greater Cleveland Film Commission offering production space at the city's convention center at no cost. In Cleveland, they shot the battle between Spider-Man and Sandman in the armored car. Afterwards, the team moved to Manhattan, where filming took place at various locations, including One Chase Manhattan Plaza , from May 26, 2006, until July 1, 2006. Shooting placed a strain on Raimi, who often had to move between several units to complete
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#17328440209747280-687: The Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus from the first two films have been rereleased to match the smaller scale of the new figures, as have been toys of the Lizard , the Scorpion , Kraven the Hunter , and Rhino in a style reminiscent of the films. 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". Japanese Medicom Toy Corporation produced collectables , which Sideshow Collectibles distributed in
7420-472: The Infinity War . This double almost kills them all. Marko turns against Spider-Man and his sometimes ally the Thing and declares his allegiance to evil and his former employer, the Wizard. This change proved incompatible to what many fans had thought Sandman had become, a hero. This outcry caused Marvel to rush out a story which retconned The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #4 in which the Wizard had kidnapped
7560-560: The Infinity Watch at Central Park. The Sandman later discovered that he is starting to lose the consistency of his body. When the Mad Thinker and the Wizard are unable to find a solution to counter this and the Sandman is hospitalized after collapsing, he is visited by Spider-Man, who took him to the beach that the Sandman visited in his childhood and stayed with him until his body broke down. After that happened, Spider-Man discovered that
7700-468: The Kingpin 's viewing party of the incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610. The Sandman later appears as a member of the Sinister Six led by Aaron Davis in a recolored Iron Spider armor. He accompanied the Sinister Six in a plot to steal a decommissioned S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. During the " Infinity Wars " storyline, the Sandman is among the villains that accompany Turk Barrett to his meeting with
7840-610: The Trapster ) and Medusa to form the Frightful Four to combat the Fantastic Four , which attacks during Reed and Sue's engagement party. The Fantastic Four, with the help of a few other superheroes, defeat the group. In another battle, in which he teams up with Blastaar and loses against the Four, he dons a diamond-patterned green costume designed by the Wizard. Later, he and the Hulk battle for
7980-527: The supervillain teams the Sinister Six and the Frightful Four . The character has been adapted into various other media incarnations of Spider-Man, including films, television series, and video games. In live-action, he was portrayed by Thomas Haden Church in Spider-Man 3 (2007) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). An illusionary creature based on
8120-555: The Blu-ray version of the film with its new PlayStation 3 game console and Blu-ray player. Nevertheless, it sold 130,000 Blu-ray units within its first week of release, surpassing Casino Royale for not only being Sony's best-selling Blu-ray title, but also having the highest first week sales on that format. Spider-Man 3 was included in The Spider-Man Legacy Collection which includes five major Spider-Man films in
8260-404: The Human Torch. After bidding farewell to Spider-Man, the Sandman left to get adjusted to his new form while having developed a fear of his newly-discovered immortality. At an unknown beach, Sandman somehow regains his human shape, but loses his sense of direction. Doctor Octopus helps Sandman regain his sense of direction, which pleases Kindred . During the " Sinister War " storyline, Sandman
8400-723: The King . Its Japanese opening generated a total of $ 3.7 million, making it the country's highest Tuesday gross of any film, breaking the former record held by Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone . Meanwhile, in the UK, the film had the third-highest opening of any film in the country, trailing only behind Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest . During its six-day opening weekend (through its first Sunday),
8540-508: The MCU with Maguire and Garfield reprising their roles in the film. A Venom film , sequel and second sequel featuring another version of the Eddie Brock character were eventually produced and released in 2018, 2021 and 2024, respectively. A year after Otto Octavius 's sacrifice, Peter Parker plans to propose to Mary Jane Watson , who has made her Broadway musical debut. In Central Park ,
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#17328440209748680-688: The Philippines, France, and Italy. In Germany, the film surpassed the opening day gross of Spider-Man 2 . It also crushed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ' s record for scoring the biggest opening day in France, earning $ 6.8 million. Spider-Man 3 had the third-highest opening of any film in Austria, after The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of
8820-459: The Sandman and used his mind control machine, the Id Machine, to turn him back into a villain. The machine worked too well and the Sandman went about reforming the Sinister Six to destroy both Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus, only to be double-crossed by Venom , who the Sandman recruited as the sixth member of the team. During Venom's brawl against the Sandman, the vicious black symbiote's mouth rips
8960-566: The Sandman appeared in the MCU film Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019). In 2009, the Sandman was ranked as IGN 's 72nd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. The Sandman first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #4 (Sept. 1963), created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko as an adversary of Spider-Man . The character returned in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 and The Amazing Spider-Man #18-19, and
9100-402: The Sandman as the eighth best computer-generated film character. John Hartl of MSNBC gave Spider-Man 3 a positive review, but stated that it has some flaws such as having "too many storylines". His opinion is echoed by 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
9240-457: The Sandman did not die and that he lost the ability to assume a human shape, where he now sports a blob-shaped body. When the Sandman's body is taken over by a future version of the Sandman from Earth-51838 where the sun went out, Spider-Man received some of the Sandman's powers and used them to defeat the Sandman of Earth-51838 and sends him back to his reality using the Multisect and assistance from
9380-452: The Sandman is among the supervillains invited by Doctor Octopus to join his villains' team where he becomes involved in a plot to receive a reward and securing some specific items for him. The Sandman went after Spider-Man for Menace 's infant, believing that Doctor Octopus would reward him by reuniting him with Keemia. He ended up being accidentally struck with lightning by Electro , temporarily turning him into fulgurite . Spider-Man goes on
9520-719: The Sandman's captive form is later stolen from the Baxter Building by the Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in Spider-Man's body) where he takes him to his underwater lab. The Sandman, the Chameleon, Electro, Mysterion (an impersonator of Mysterio), and the Vulture are later seen as part of a team led by the Superior Spider-Man called the "Superior Six". The Superior Spider-Man has been temporarily controlling their minds to redeem them for their crimes. He does this by forcing them to do heroic deeds against their will, some of which almost get some of them killed. Every time he
9660-650: The Sandman's performance and recruits him as a freelance operative. Doctor Octopus coerces him to rejoin the Sinister Six, but Marko turns against them. Doctor Octopus turns him into glass for his treason. Spider-Man, however, saved the Sandman. Sandman also appears as part of the Outlaws , a group of reformed Spider-Man enemies, such as the Prowler , the Rocket Racer , the Puma and the Will o'
9800-407: The Sandman's usual "clothes", changed into sand with him. Eventually, with the disbanding of the original Frightful Four, the Sandman stopped using the suit. Temperature does alter the Sandman. At 3,400 degrees Fahrenheit his body turns into glass, also a form he can control. Unlike the Sandman's fast transformation from sand to glass, his transformation from glass to sand takes time. Although he
9940-430: The Sandman, ultimately using the Sandman's mental instability to free his captives and cause him to explode. His sand wafts throughout New York and touches down into piles forming beings that personify him: the good, the bad, the gentle and the innocent. Spider-Man locates these Sandmen to convince them to unify. The Sandman's evil persona merges with his innocent and gentle personas, but the Sandman's good persona rebuffs
10080-514: The Thing for a second time to see a sports game. Marko boards with the Cassadas and teams with Spider-Man against the Enforcers. The Sandman then makes sporadic appearances in Spider-Man comics assisting his former enemy. His first appearance has him coming to the rescue of Spider-Man and Silver Sable , who are outnumbered and surrounded by the Sinister Syndicate . Silver Sable is impressed by
10220-693: The U.S. A prequel comic was released in June, 2007 and another comic called Spider-Man 3: The Black , which expands the birth of Venom, was released in November, 2007. Spider-Man 3 had its world premiere at Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills in Tokyo on April 16, 2007. The film held its UK premiere on April 23, 2007 at the Odeon Leicester Square , and the U.S. premiere took place at the Tribeca Film Festival in Queens on April 30, 2007. Spider-Man 3
10360-507: The U.S., as early as June 2022, starting with the majority of the Spider-Man films. Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy was released on Disney+ on April 21, 2023. In 2017, Sony released an "editor's cut" of Spider-Man 3 that coincided with the film's 10th anniversary, which was included in the Spider-Man Limited Edition Blu-ray collection released on June 13, 2017. The film features unused music from Christopher Young and
10500-731: The United States—;109 more than Spider-Man 3 . It was the ninth film to play in more than 4,000 theaters upon opening, just after Shrek 2 , Spider-Man 2 , Shark Tale , Madagascar , Mission: Impossible III , Over the Hedge , Superman Returns and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest . 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 . Online tickets for Spider-Man 3 were reported on April 23, 2007 to have been purchased at
10640-470: The United States, the film grossed more than $ 125 million on DVD sales. It also grossed more than $ 43.76 million on DVD/Home Video Rentals in 11 weeks. However, the DVD sales results of this film did not meet industry expectations. It was ranked in third place on the sales chart, behind I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and Ratatouille . The film's DVD sales were limited due to Sony's decision to bundle
10780-506: The Wisp , that on occasion that would aid Spider-Man. Later, he receives a presidential pardon and briefly joins the Avengers as a reserve member. Later, he becomes a full-time mercenary in the employ of Silver Sable as a member of her Wild Pack , serving alongside heroes such as Paladin and Battlestar . The Sandman is one of the few heroes temporarily overwhelmed by their evil doubles during
10920-402: The action sequences still dazzle, Spider-Man 3 nonetheless isn't quite as refined as the first two." Metacritic , which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 59 out of 100 based on 40 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Manohla Dargis of The New York Times deplored
11060-456: The character and his powers/mental state. While investigating a series of murders and a missing girl named Keemia Alvarado , whose mother is a victim of those murders, Spider-Man traces the murders and the abduction to the Sandman, the girl's father, who is hiding on Governor's Island with Keemia. The Sandman's powers have evolved to where he can create duplicates of himself who have their own personalities and, to Marko's shock, claim they committed
11200-634: The character himself. The film's version of the character is an amalgamation of Venom stories. Edward Brock Jr., the human part of Venom, serves as a mirror to Peter Parker, with both characters having similar jobs and romantic interests. Brock's actions as a journalist in Spider-Man 3 also represent contemporary themes of paparazzi and tabloid journalism . The producers also suggested adding rival love interest Gwen Stacy , filling in an "other girl" type that Raimi had already created. With so many additions, Sargent soon found his script so complex that he considered splitting it into two films, but abandoned
11340-417: The character in Spider-Man 2 ). James Berardinelli felt director Sam Raimi "overreached his grasp" by allowing so many villains, specifically saying, "Venom is one bad guy too many". Roger Ebert , who gave Spider-Man 2 a glowing review, gave the sequel two out of four stars and thought Church never expressed how Sandman felt about his new powers, something Molina, as Doc Ock in Spider-Man 2 , did "with
11480-466: The character's body. 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 CGI model is made of many separate strands. When animating Venom himself, animators observed footage of big cats such as lions and cheetahs for the character's agile movements. When interviewed at the film's Tokyo premiere on April 16, 2007, Topher Grace said to Access Hollywood that despite liking how
11620-418: The crane disaster scene when Spider-Man rescues Gwen Stacy, as well as shots in the climactic battle. To understand the effects of sand for the Sandman, experiments were done with twelve types of sand, such as splashing, launching it at stuntmen, and pouring it over ledges. The results were mimicked on the computer to create the visual effects for Sandman. For scenes involving visual effects, Thomas Haden Church
11760-427: The death of Uncle Ben. He considers himself a hero and a sinless person versus these villains that he nabs. We felt it would be a great thing for him to learn a little less black and white view of life and that he's not above these people." —Sam Raimi, on how the character of Peter Parker developed in this film In March 2004, with Spider-Man 2 being released the coming June, Sony announced that Spider-Man 3
11900-434: The devil personified. His theme is much more demonic sounding." Venom's theme uses eight French horns. 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 were not enough themes from the previous films. Ultimately, new themes for
12040-411: The events of " AXIS ", the Sandman rejoins one of his old gangs and breaks into Ryker's Island in search of the group's leader Dixon. Upon reaching Dixon's cell, the Sandman turns on and incapacitates him and his followers. He then leaves with Dixon's cellmate, a "good egg" whom the Sandman had deemed deserving of a second chance. During the " Secret Wars " storyline, the Sandman is among the villains at
12180-462: The evil one. Because the Sandman's mind can handle his personality in separation for only a limited time, he loses his ability to retain himself, crumbling and blowing away, leaving Spider-Man to ponder the nature of his scuttled foe. The Sandman is one of the villains recruited to recover the Identity Disc , but during its recovery seemingly he is killed in a mutiny. At the series' end, the Sandman
12320-437: The film "awful" during a 2014 interview. In 2018, Avi Arad accepted responsibility for pushing Raimi to include Venom in the film, and how the end result had disappointed many fans of the character, saying "I think we learned that Venom is not a sideshow. In all fairness, I'll take the guilt because of what Sam Raimi used to say in all of these interviews feeling guilty that I forced him into it". In 2021, Raimi acknowledged that
12460-478: The film 4 out of 5 stars, wrote that it was a well-made, fresh film, but would leave the viewer "overfulfilled". 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". IGN critic Todd Gilchrist felt that the film served as a satisfying conclusion to the series, and ultimately rated it with eight stars out of ten. Entertainment Weekly named
12600-514: The film as "overstuffed (three villains), overlong (at more than two hours and 20 minutes) and undercooked (plot points include amnesia and alien goo)." Jonathan Ross , a big fan of the comic books, felt the film was the best of the trilogy. Richard Corliss of 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". Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe , who gave
12740-519: The film earned $ 230.5 million from 107 markets, finishing #1 in all of them. Spider-Man 3 set opening-weekend records in 29 markets including Italy, China, South Korea (the latter was first surpassed by Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End ), India, Singapore, Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Peru. However, many of these records were achieved thanks to its six-day opening, while previous record-holders in some countries opened over
12880-404: The film to become a black version of Spider-Man's traditional costume, complete with webbing 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." Additionally, the motif gave a sense of life to the symbiote, giving it the appearance of gripping onto
13020-417: The film turned out, he expressed interest in having the rest of his scenes as both Eddie Brock and Venom being restored someday; later adding, "You know what? Spider-Man 3.5, or however they release it. You know, with the extra scenes". Following the release of the film, fan research compiled deleted scenes and archival footage, showing Adrian Lester in the role of Dr. Wallace, a molecular biologist working on
13160-527: The film was released, it was ranked in first place at the box office, just ahead of Disturbia and Lucky You . It would also dominate films that were released during the 2007 spring season, such as Meet the Robinsons , Fracture and Blades of Glory . When Shrek the Third opened on its third weekend, Spider-Man 3 dropped into second place. Outside North America, it is the 23rd-highest-grossing film,
13300-458: The film was the most expensive film ever made at the time of its release. Spider-Man 3 premiered on April 16, 2007, in Tokyo, and was released in the United States in both conventional and IMAX theaters on May 4. The film grossed $ 891 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of the trilogy, the third-highest-grossing film of 2007 and the tenth-highest-grossing film of all time at
13440-477: The film wrapped in October 2006. During post-production, Sony Pictures Imageworks created over 900 visual effects shots. Composer Danny Elfman , who had scored the previous installments, decided not to return due to creative differences and conflicts with Raimi during production of the previous film, so Christopher Young composed the score in Elfman's absence. With an estimated production budget of $ 258–350 million,
13580-511: The film's pacing as "mostly just plods" and said it lacked humor. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a two out of four stars, feeling, "for every slam-bang action sequence, there are far too many sluggish scenes". David Edelstein of New York magazine misses the "centrifugal threat" of Alfred Molina 's character, adding that "the three villains here don't add up to one Doc Ock " (referring to Molina's portrayal of
13720-458: The final acting appearance of Cliff Robertson before his retirement in the same year and his subsequent death in 2011. Set a year after the events of Spider-Man 2 , the film follows Peter Parker as he prepares for his future with Mary Jane Watson , while facing Uncle Ben 's true killer, Flint Marko, who becomes the Sandman after a freak accident, and Harry Osborn , his former best friend, who
13860-450: The first film in a cameo appearance. Becky Ann Baker appears as Mrs. Stacy. Theresa Russell and Perla Haney-Jardine appear as Emma and Penny Marko, Sandman's wife and daughter respectively. 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". Actor Bruce Campbell , who had cameo roles as a wrestling ring announcer in Spider-Man and as
14000-504: The first time. The Mandarin joins him in his next conflict against the Hulk. In time the Sandman discovers—-starting with his hands—-that his body can transform into glass and back again. He contracts cancer and takes over a medical research center, battling the Hulk again. He battles Wonder Man but is cured of his cancer by radiation. Afterward, he allies himself with Hydro-Man to battle their mutual enemy, Spider-Man. An accident merges
14140-475: The highest-grossing film of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, and the third-highest-grossing film distributed by Sony/Columbia. On its opening day (Tuesday, May 1, 2007), Spider-Man 3 grossed $ 29.2 million from 16 territories, 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. These territories are Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan,
14280-578: The hometown of Spider-Man's fictional universe , tourist attractions arranged events and exhibits on April 30, 2007 to lead up to the release of Spider-Man 3 . The unique campaign included a spider exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History , workshops on baby spider plants at the New York Botanical Garden , a Green Goblin mask-making workshop at the Children's Museum of Manhattan , and
14420-854: The idea when he could not create a successful intermediate climax. Camera crews spent 2 weeks from November 5–18, 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 . Principal photography for Spider-Man 3 began on January 16, 2006 and wrapped in July 2006 after over 100 days of filming. The team filmed in Los Angeles until May 19, 2006. In spring 2006, film location manager Peter Martorano brought camera crews to Cleveland, Ohio , due to
14560-437: The initial suspect was merely Marko's accomplice. At his apartment, the symbiote assimilates Peter's suit as he sleeps in it while waiting for Marko to come out of hiding. Peter awakens on top of a building, discovering that the symbiote has colored his suit black and enhanced his powers; however, it also amplifies the aggressive traits of his personality. Peter locates and battles Marko in a subway tunnel. Discovering that water
14700-451: 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 models . In addition to Sony Pictures Imageworks, Cafe FX provided visual effects for
14840-646: The known relatives of Sandman: There have been some other characters in Marvel Comics that have been named the "Sandman": An alternate universe variant of the Sandman from Earth-311 appears in Marvel 1602: Fantastick Four . This version possesses dream-manipulating abilities similar to his mythological namesake . An alternate universe variant of the Sandman from Earth-18119 appears in Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows . The Sandman appears as
14980-409: The latter dies from his injuries. Sometime after Harry's funeral, Peter visits Mary Jane at the jazz club, where they embrace and share a dance. Several actors reprise their roles from the previous films. Dylan Baker portrays Dr. Curt Connors , a college physics professor under whom Peter Parker studies, while Willem Dafoe portrays Norman Osborn / Green Goblin , Harry's late father, who returns as
15120-536: The love story, Aunt May, and Mary Jane were dropped. On June 28, 2006, the first Spider-Man 3 teaser trailer premiered in theaters with Superman Returns . The first trailer was released in theaters on November 17, 2006 with the debut of Casino Royale and Happy Feet . This was followed by a second trailer, which was unveiled on March 9, 2007, being attached to the screenings of 300 . The home video releases of Click and Monster House also contained trailers for Spider-Man 3 . In New York City ,
15260-515: The murders. Spider-Man sneaks away and uses a fan to obliterate the Sandmen. Originally Spider-Man believed Keemia would be handed to her grandmother, but instead she was sent to a foster home by Child Protective Services . Carlie Cooper is exonerated upon being under police suspicion for tampering with the murder evidences, but the Sandman is still at large. During the "Origin of the Species" storyline,
15400-485: The negative internet reaction to Spider-Man 3 at the time felt "awful" and had been difficult for him to take, but when his agent told him that he was being considered by Marvel Studios to direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), although initially hesitant about doing another superhero film, he ultimately decided to take the role. Following its initial mixed reception, Spider-Man 3 has gained widespread meme popularity on social media, becoming
15540-529: The newspaper readers who badmouth Spider-Man. 75-year-old newscaster Hal Fishman appears as himself anchoring the saga of Mary Jane's kidnapping by Venom; he died just fourteen weeks after the movie opened. Actress Lucy Gordon appeared as newscaster Jennifer Dugan. "The most important thing Peter right now has to learn is that this whole concept of him as the avenger or him as the hero, he wears this red and blue outfit, with each criminal he brings to justice he's trying to pay down this debt of guilt he feels about
15680-636: The number of sand and rock particles that comprise him. The more he incorporates (nearby) sand grains and rock granules into his body, the more those qualities are enhanced. Even though he controls every particle in his body, his mind exists in the astral plane. He can turn himself into a sandstorm , which enables him to fly great distances and to suffocate his enemies. His body takes on sand's chemical qualities, impervious to many, but not all, elements. Once, cement's ingredients were mixed into Sandman. That mixture turned him into cement that dried, rendering him immobile. Despite this frailty, he remained alive and in
15820-584: The picture. Shooting was also difficult for cinematographer Bill Pope, as the symbiote Spider-Man, Venom, and the New Goblin were costumed in black during fight scenes taking place at night. For the breakdancing scene, Maguire at first did not want to dance, but relented after Pomerhn Derrick showed him some Fred Astaire dance moves. After August, pick-ups were conducted as Raimi sought to film more action scenes. The film then wrapped in October, although additional special effects shots were taken to finalize
15960-466: The police at bay. After a now scarred Harry declines to help Peter, Harry's butler reveals that Norman's death was not Spider-Man's fault. While Brock and Marko pin Peter down, Harry arrives to help Peter and save Mary Jane. Brock attempts to impale Peter with Harry's glider , but Harry jumps in and is impaled instead. While remembering the symbiote's weakness, Peter assembles a perimeter of metal pipes to create
16100-472: The previous films and a PSP release. 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 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
16240-688: The production a month later. In early 2007, there were further pick-up shots regarding the resolution of Sandman's story, amounting to four different versions. John Dykstra , who won the Academy Award for Best 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, leading two hundred programmers at Sony Pictures Imageworks . This group designed specific computer programs that did not exist when Spider-Man 3 began production, creating nine hundred visual effects shots. In addition to
16380-524: The rules up as it goes along". Roger Friedman of Fox News called the film a "4-star opera", noting that while long, there was plenty of humor and action. 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 sci-fi superhero plot going on in this film, Spider-Man 3 never feels weighted down, tedious or boring". Robert Wilonsky of Dallas Observer described
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16660-404: The scene. Humby, whose right hand was amputated at birth, helped deliver the intended effect of punching through Sandman's chest. Producer Laura Ziskin said the visual effects budget alone was approximately 30% more than the previous film. 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
16800-416: The sounds of clanging metal weaken the creature, Peter removes the symbiote. Brock, witnessing the event from the pews below, becomes the symbiote's new host. As Venom , Brock locates a still-living Marko and convinces him to join forces to kill Spider-Man. Brock abducts Mary Jane and holds her captive from a web at a construction site, intending to kill her in revenge for Peter ruining him, while Marko keeps
16940-472: The subject of some fan reappraisal as well. Peter Parker's corrupted personality under the Venom symbiote has been nicknamed "Bully Maguire" or "Emo Peter Parker" and has helped increase the popularity of the film. During a Reddit AMA when promoting Babylon , Maguire acknowledged the memes, finding it a "funny discovery." Sandman (Marvel Comics) The Sandman ( William Baker , a.k.a. Flint Marko )
17080-481: The surrounding sand, he gains the ability to control and reform his body with sand, becoming Sandman . During a festival honoring Spider-Man for saving Gwen Stacy 's life, Peter kisses her to please the crowd, angering Mary Jane. Marko then robs an armored truck and escapes after defeating Spider-Man. NYPD Captain George Stacy , Gwen's father, informs Peter and his aunt May that Marko is uncle Ben 's true killer;
17220-427: The television rights to Spider-Man 3 , which they began airing in 2009. The price was 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. In March 2024, Sony announced that all of their live-action Spider-Man films would be re-released in theaters as part of Columbia Pictures' 100th anniversary celebration. Spider-Man 3
17360-661: The third-highest-grossing film of the Spider-Man series, the third-highest-grossing film distributed by Sony/Columbia, and the highest-grossing 2007 film. The film sold an estimated 48,914,300 tickets. It was released in 4,252 theaters (about 10,300 screens) on Friday, May 4, 2007. This broke the previous record held by Shrek 2 for having the largest number of screenings. It set an opening- and single-day record with $ 59.8 million (both were first surpassed by The Dark Knight ). This included $ 10 million from midnight showings. Spider-Man 3 then set an opening-weekend record with $ 151.1 million (first surpassed by The Dark Knight ),
17500-500: The time of its release. It was also the highest-grossing Spider-Man film until it was surpassed by Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019. Unlike the previous installments, Spider-Man 3 received mixed reviews from critics. A fourth installment, titled Spider-Man 4 , was set to be released on May 6, 2011, followed by a Venom spin-off film, along with a fifth and sixth installment, titled Spider-Man 5 and Spider-Man 6 respectively, but all were canceled. The Spider-Man film series
17640-482: The traditional three-day weekend (traditional two-, four-, or five-day weekend in other countries). In India, it grossed $ 16.4 million and was the seventh-highest-grossing film of 2007 there. Russia and Ukraine both earned $ 7.4 million from 671 screens, dethroning The Da Vinci Code . Moreover, five Asian countries had overturned a ten-year record that was held by The Lost World: Jurassic Park . As for South Korea, Spider-Man 3 crossed over The Matrix Reloaded for
17780-512: The two villains into a monster called the Mud-Thing . Spider-Man and the police are able to dehydrate the monstrosity. Months later, the supervillains manage to separate themselves and go their separate ways. The time he spent trapped with Hydro-Man caused Marko to question his bad life choices. The Thing , after an aborted attempt to fight Baker, urges him to straighten himself out and use his ability to do good. The story continues when he meets with
17920-654: The victim resembles Peter Parker's Uncle Ben , who had been murdered years before then. The Sandman and Spider-Man find the killer, the Chameleon 2211 . The Chameleon 2211 kills the Uncle Ben who the Hobgoblin 2211 brought from an alternate universe and had been posing as him after that. Thanks to Spider-Man, Floyd Baker is switched with the Chameleon 2211 and saved, for which the Sandman thanks Spider-Man. The Sandman returned in " Spider-Man: The Gauntlet " storyline, which redefined
18060-452: Was a criminal). After Floyd is released from prison, Marko escapes. Marko flees to a nuclear testing site on a beach near Savannah, Georgia where he comes into contact with sand that had been irradiated by an experimental reactor, transforming his body into sand. Impressed, he calls himself the Sandman after his new powers. Marko clashes with Peter Parker/ Spider-Man for the first time in Peter's high school. Spider-Man defeats Marko with
18200-420: Was already in development for a release in summer 2007. 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. The date was later changed to May 4, 2007. In January 2005, Sony Pictures completed a seven-figure deal with screenwriter Alvin Sargent , who had penned Spider-Man 2 , to script Spider-Man 3 with an option to script
18340-546: Was commercially released in sixteen territories on May 1, 2007. 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 . Spider-Man 3 was also released in China on May 3, 2007 to circumvent market growth of unlicensed copies of the film. The studio's release of a film in China before its domestic release was
18480-507: Was introduced as an antagonist, as Raimi found him a visually fascinating character. While Sandman is a petty criminal in the comics, the screenwriters created a background of the character being Uncle Ben 's killer to increase Peter's guilt over his death and challenge his simplistic perception of the event. Overall, Raimi described the film as being about Peter, Mary Jane, Harry, and the Sandman, with Peter's journey being one of forgiveness . Raimi wanted another villain, and Ben Kingsley
18620-651: Was involved in negotiations to play the Vulture before the character was cut. Vulture was considered to be an accomplice of Flint Marko in the script. Producer Avi Arad convinced Raimi to include Venom , a character whose perceived "lack of humanity" had initially been criticized by Sam Raimi. Venom's alter-ego, Eddie Brock , already had a minor role in the script. Arad felt the series had relied too much on Raimi's personal favorite Spider-Man villains, not characters that modern fans were actually interested in, so Raimi included Venom to please them, and even began to appreciate
18760-591: Was re-released on April 29, 2024. Spider-Man 3 was released on Region 4 DVD ( anamorphic widescreen ) in Australia on September 18, 2007. For Region 2 in the United Kingdom, the film was released on October 15, 2007. Spider-Man 3 was released on DVD in 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
18900-414: Was rebooted twice; first with The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) by Marc Webb and starring Andrew Garfield ; and later a new film series set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) directed by Jon Watts and starring Tom Holland , beginning with Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) explored the concept of the multiverse to connect the previous films and characters to
19040-436: Was soon depicted in other comics, such as The Incredible Hulk and The Fantastic Four . The Sandman served as the villain of the first issue of the Spider-Man spin-off series Marvel Team-Up (March 1972), which gave him a more morally ambiguous depiction. Writer Roy Thomas later commented, "I've been pleased to see Sandman's gradual redemption, whose seeds perhaps I helped plant in that story. He just seemed to me like
19180-456: Was sorry he did not fulfill his promise to her, to be a force for good. The Sandman washes away and slides down a sewer, from which he mixes into Jones Beach, New York and is thought dead. The Sandman's body and mind are scattered throughout the beach. This separation lasts too long for him, causing his mind to split into good and its opposite, evil, which when dominant created sand vortexes to ensnare beachcombers. Spider-Man arrived to confront
19320-500: Was super-imposed onto the screen, where computer-generated imagery was then applied. With sand as a possible hazard in scenes that buried actors, ground-up corn-cobs were used as a substitute instead. Because of its resemblance to the substance, sand from Arizona was used as the model for the CGI sand. In a fight where Spider-Man punches through Sandman's chest, amputee martial arts expert Baxter Humby took Tobey Maguire's place in filming
19460-503: Was talking with his former Frightful Four teammate and old friend at the time. When the Mad Thinker goes after Electro, the Sandman violently attacks him, claiming that he did not want to lose any more friends. When Doctor Octopus puts his plan into action , the Sandman is satisfied with the job because of the planned 2 billion dollar "compensation fee", which he reasons will help him gain custody of Keemia. However, although sent to guard
19600-657: Was with the Sinister Six when they fight the Savage Six at the sight of a movie premiere that Mysterio was involved in. Sandman was among the villains captured by Ultra Living Brain . When Spider-Man defeated the Sinister Six-type Super-Adaptoid, Ultra Living Brain teleported the villains away. Following the " Gang War " storyline, Peter Parker encountered Sandman in Ravencroft at the time when he and Mary Jane were visiting Anna Watson. After Peter told him that
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