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How ‘Spider-Man’ Forever Redefined the Summer Movie For Hollywood

posted 5 years ago by TMC-4 (20491)
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Sony's Marvel movie predated the MCU, but paved the way for the kinds of superheroes — and release dates — that still rule the box office.

https://www.indiewire.com/2020/05/marvel-spider-man-sony-summer-box-office-1202228913/

[–] Franky88 (288) 5 years ago

A wonderful movie

[–] Ace_Spade (9658) 5 years ago

And before that, Jaws and Star Wars.

But, yes, this was the big start of the superhero trend. X-Men and Blade a little bit, too, but Spider-Man moreso.