The Independence Day weekend has come and gone in the states, with Sony’s
The Amazing Spider-Man targeting that long holiday weekend to maximise its box office take. In a trend that’s becoming more and more popular,
Spidey actually bowed on a Tuesday, giving it the chance to account for six days of takings as its opening weekend.
Misleading tactics aside, there’s little doubt that the comic book reboot won the weekend, hauling in $65 million over the three day weekend and $140 million since release domestically, with worldwide sales pushing it up to $341.6 million over six days.
It’s an impressive haul for a film that comes a mere 10 years after the first origin story and the earnings rank higher than similar recent reboots like
Batman Begins or
X-Men: First Class. But it fares less well in terms of its
Spidey siblings, with
Spider-Man 2 earning over $180 million and even the rightly awful
Spider-Man 3 pulling down $176 million in its first six days.
The foreign earnings, coupled with strong showings at
IMAX 3D and decent reviews scores, should see
The Amazing Spider-Man remain competitive for some weeks yet though it’s hard to ignore the looming threat of
The Dark Knight Rises which will also need its share of
IMAX screens.
The rest of the box office top 10 contains few new entries –
Ted dropped one to second place and grabbed a solid $32 million, putting it in a strong position for one of the most successful R-rated comedies of all time.
Brave came third with $20 million for a total BO of $175, with
Pixar’s latest still to open in many international locations.
Oliver Stone’s
Savages came in fourth with $16 million and a fairly wide release for a violent, R-rated thriller. Reviews aren’t great but there’s little else to compete for its audience in the next few weeks.
Soderbergh’s Magic Mike did great business on its opening last week, pulling in audiences by promising plenty of exposed flesh and leaving the darker elements of the story out of the promotional material. It dropped to just $15.6 million this week, though again it has yet to open outside of the states.
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection took sixth with $10 million, edging out both
Madagascar 3 and
Katy Perry: Part of Me which earned just $7.15 million over the holiday weekend. That’s even less than the
Jonas Brothers film and a shockingly low haul for a film that combines a popular performer and 3D. Foreign sales added in a meagre $2.3 million, despite above average reviews.
The top 10 was rounded out by
Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdomon $4.6 million and
Woody Allen’sTo Rome with Love which earned $3.5 million and continues to expand its reach in the states.
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Box Office Mojo.