Spidey's a hit

Well, it's official. Even if Spider-Man 3 had a pricetag of $350 million, after only one weekend in release - Spidey is a hit.

The web-slinging sequel pulled in a whopping $148 million domestically, and a total of $375 million worldwide in its first weekend in release. Analysts say it could reach $200 million in the U.S. by this weekend.

That's good news for Sony, which took a presumed huge gamble on this one. Though Sony never copped to it, analysts have said Spider-Man is the most expensive movie ever made.

And there's very little competition for Spider-Man 3 next weekend.

The only new releases hitting theaters is Georgia Rule (starring Lindsay Lohan and Jane Fonda), the horror sequel 28 Weeks Later and Delta Farce starring Larry The Cable Guy (Git 'R' Done).

UPDATE: IMDb is now reporting that Sony will make at least three more Spider-Man movies. Apparently they were very happy with this weekend's returns.

MORE: If you haven't seen Spider-Man 3, here's the trailer.