“Spiderman” Spuns $140M In First Week

“Spiderman” Spuns $140M In First Week

Spider-Man has spun himself a $65 million opening weekend and $140 million in his first six days at U.S. theaters.

Overseas, Sony's "The Amazing Spider-Man” added $129.1 million, raising its international total to $201.6 million and worldwide haul to $341.2 million since it began rolling out a week earlier in some foreign markets.

The new origin story for the Marvel Comics web-slinger comes just five years after "Spider-Man 3," Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi's final movie in a series that shattered box-office records.

The previous weekend's No. 1 film, Universal's teddy-bear comedy "Ted," fell to second-place with $32.6 million, raising its domestic total to $120.2 million.

"The Amazing Spider-Man" bumped up U.S. receipts, with Hollywood pulling in an estimated $200 million overall for the weekend, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com. That's a 28.6 percent increase over the same weekend last year.

Leading up to the domestic debut of "Amazing Spider-Man" last Tuesday, Hollywood had expectations of a six-day total of around $120 million for the film by the end of Fourth of July weekend.

Andrew Garfield stars as teen orphan Peter Parker, who becomes a vengeful vigilante and later an urban protector after the bite of a mutant spider gives him super strength, agility and senses.

"Amazing Spider-Man" had a price advantage over its predecessors. This was the first 3-D Spidey movie, earning 44 percent of its domestic revenues from 3-D screenings, which cost a few dollars more than 2-D shows.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. "The Amazing Spider-Man," $65 million ($129.1 million international).

2. "Ted," $32.6 million ($15 million international).

3. "Brave," $20.2 million ($4.2 million international).

4. "Savages," $16.2 million.

5. "Magic Mike," $15.6 million.

6. "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection," $10.2 million.

7. "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," $7.7 million ($6.4 million international).

8. "Katy Perry: Part of Me," $7.2 million ($2.3 million international).

9. "Moonrise Kingdom," $4.6 million ($300,000 international).

10. "To Rome with Love," $3.5 million ($2.4 million international).

Posted by Kade Quinn on Tuesday July 10 2012, 8:52 AM EST. Ref: Yahoo. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Entertainment, Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0