By Thomas K. Arnold

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Spidey caught DVD consumers in his web in the week ending November 4, when "Spider-Man 3" vaulted to the top of the national DVD sales and rental charts.

The third installment in the hugely successful superhero series, which grossed $336.5 million in theaters during the summer, ended the two-week reign of "Transformers" on the Nielsen VideoScan First Alert sales chart.

Spidey's pull was so great that a boxed set of all three "Spider-Man" movies debuted at No. 5 despite a $40 price tag.

On Home Media Magazine's rental chart, "Spider-Man 3" generated estimated revenue of $9.7 million. "Transformers" slipped to No. 2 with $7 million.

"License to Wed," a romantic comedy starring Robin Williams and Mandy Moore, debuted at No. 4 on the sales chart and at No. 5 on the rental chart, with rental earnings of $4.2 million. "Meet the Robinsons" remained in high demand in its second week, finishing at No. 3 on the sales chart, behind "Transformers," and No. 4 on the rental chart with $5.4 million.

On the high-definition disc charts, "Spider-Man 3" was an easy victor on Blu-ray Disc. On the HD DVD side, "Transformers" remained at No. 1 for the third consecutive week. Both titles are available only in their respective formats.

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Spider-man 3 2 disc DVD box set available on Amazon.com.