Spider-man 3 sold a record $148 million in ticket sales this weekend, breaking the opening weekend record previously held by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest ($135.6 million).

Worldwide ticket sales total $375 million for the first six days of release, breaking the opening record previously held by 2005’s Stars Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith($254 million).

2004’s Spider-Man 2 opened with $88.1 million and 2002’s Spider-Man with $114.8 million.

Actor couple James Franco and Ahna O’Reilly leave our Spider senses tingling as they step out together for the Spider-Man 3 premiere at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens during the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival on Monday in New York City.

The cozy couple have been dating for roughly two years.

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More pictures of the Spider-man 3 cast from Warner Moderno Cinema on Tuesday in Rome, Italy — Tobey Maguire (with wife Jen Meyer), Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Topher Grace, and Thomas Haden Church (looks like he needs a bit of shuteye).

To the left, Dunst wears modified Prada Spring/Summer 07. To the right, Dunst wears a dress with a geometric print that belongs on a kaleidescope, not a dress.

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The Spider-man cast is looking hot at the the Spider-Man 3 press conference on Tuesday in Tokyo following last night’s world film premiere.

During the premiere, harsh critic Tobey said this about Spider-man 3: “I don’t know, I kind of liked it.” Kind of??

From left to right at the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower in Japan: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Topher Grace, James Franco. Pictured below: director Sam Raimi, Thomas Haden Church and Rosemary Harris.

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