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Originally Posted by hasbroherofan

Or because it was a sequel to a movie that was hailed as a modern classic and one of the best superhero movies ever made. The hype going into Spider-Man 3 was insane.

It was Venom. News stories headlined Venom was the villain. Venom graced the aisles on displays at stores. Black suited spidey was the teaser image. That movie was sold on Venom. Every store was sold out of anything Venom related. The 3 times I saw it in theaters, the cheers erupted when the suit took Pete over, when Venom formed, and when venom talked to sandman. No one was there for sandman or goby jr.

On media surveys for spidey 1 and 2, Venom was top of the polls for villains wanted in a Spiderman movie. He’s got a cult following beyond that of almost any marvel character.

The only one there to see sandman was Thomas Haden Church and his mother.