I haven't heard anyone report the real story here. Lost in the Spider-Man beats Pirates debate is the more relevant argument. Namely, how did Spider-Man beat the other giant superhero franchise, Aquaman, by a full $35 million? That's a lot of million!

When Aquaman came out, James Cameron was lauded as a genius. The film made $117 million in its opening weekend and champagne was being popped around the Warner Brothers office. To be fair, Vincent Chase's performance as the underwater hero got mixed reviews, but we can all admit Mandy Moore was as cute as a button in the watery adventure. Rumors of onset tension between the two clearly led to great chemistry, and we all anxiously awaited the sequel. Then, disaster. After typical super-agent antics from Ari Gold, Vinny Chase was out. They recast the film and released a highly compromised Aquaman II and the public didn't bite. Jake Gyllenhaal was shamed, and now everyone is hoping the franchise will be salvaged with Aquaman III: Shadow of Atlantis (rumored title as the series tries to go darker).

Given the Spidey box office domination, I'm now worried that James Cameron will pass after he finishes Avatar -- after all, who needs the comparisons? And here I was hoping they'd finally get around to the Black Manta story arc. Or what about bringing in some Justice League of America action? Sigh. Now we might never get the chance, and Aquaman has been washed away in a sea of Spidey money.

So today I'm in mourning for the psychic swimmer with whom the dolphins swim. As every story on the internet is about Spider-Man 3, it's almost like the Aquaman movies never happened at all.

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