Episode-II Vs Spider-man

OK, so Spider-man is released on the 3rd May 2002 according sources on the net, having been pushed back from a Summer 2001 release. This will oput it within a few weeks of Episode-II's release but probably not close enough to impact too much.

My question is this, which of these two effect intensive movies will attract more butts on seats and will once of them be the top movie of 2002?

I know that, as Star Wars fans, we want to see Episode-II in that biggest grossing film of the year slot, but is it realistic?

Star Wars has always dominated the box office and I am sure that EPII will be no different. Plus, if its as good as everyone is saying then it should absolutely dominate the box office. Of course, I still plan on seeing Spider Man once, but I'll see EPII at least 5 times.

Well, I'll see both at least once. I saw Ep-I three times on the big screen and expect to do the same with Ep-II, but as with yourself I will probably only see Spider-man once.

Isn't it going head-to-head with the next Star Trek movie as well?

Yeah, and it's an even numbered one. Traditionally the even numbers Star Trek films always do well.

Spider man, oh downer never liked the comics. Star Trek is well crap? I`m not allowed to use harsh language here, but Star Trek is boring boring boring it would have fitted better in a Riky Lake show as Drag Trek.

finti: 😂 You're a funny guy, I don't always agree with you on your taste of films, but you ARE funny. Star Trek is boring I know.

When I was a kid I loved the Spiderman comics, but the movies they made were totally AWFUL. I think Spidey deserves one proper film.

Putting it behind episode II will only help Spiderman just like putting the Mummy behind TPM helped that movie. TPM actually helped most of the movies around it by getting people to want to go out and see movies and I'm sure it'll be the same for episode II. Star Wars will rule all, but the other movies will benefit from that.

Because of the sheer impact of the release of episode 2 , i doubt much else of importance will be released up to a month after it's release certainly in the states and maybe over here. Spideman won't even come close to the impact of this film. Seriously I think there's more hype about this than there was for episode 1 even.

I think its wise to put up a film when epII opens. People who dont get a ticket to epII want to go to a show and watch another film instead. They be back another day to see epII. Nothing Hill did great when it was released against epI.

I agree with queeq that Spidey needs a least one good film. The tv series was enough to make you throw up. 😛

But I don't think it will affect the release of epii at all. True fans know the basics of whats coming (Anakin beginning to turn) and if you're as single-minded as I am when it comes to SW movies, you head into the threatre looking left nor right, and compete in a full-scale lightsabre fight for your seat if you have to. I've outrun imperial starships. Not the local bulk cruisers, I'm talking about the big Corellian ships now. 😂

Yes, Spidey won't rear such a crowd as SW will. After all, SW is close to being a genuine phenomenon.

I'm sure there's a lot of crossover fans. Most SW fans are into lots of different sci-fi anyway. IMHO. 🙂

Spidey ain't sci-fi.

I'm new to this forum so please bare with me. I like both Star Wars and Trek. Both for different reasons. I do prefer Star Wars, but some Trek is ok. I'd still like to see the Enterprise go up against a Star Destroyer.

Go DOWN against a SD, I'd say. 😂

Hi there Pax, welcome to the board. It's okay with me to like ST, there's a few others here like you. Come over to the Tavern in the General Discussion Forum, free drinks for newcomers.

The enterprise would go down against a Spitfire.
Star Trek is the worst scifi together with Babylon 5, man what a bore. Space and Beyond was 10 times better and that really says it all. Nothing compares to SW.
Come May 2002 and it will be perfect. Man I hate to wait and it have to be ONE WORLD ONE RELEASE.

JMHO.

He doesn't like Bab 5... must...exercise...self..control...

Breathe in and out Ushgark, slowly, in and out...in and out...(BTW, Next Genreation Rocked, that is the show...)

Ok...ok..thanks, DB, I'm better now.