The Amazing Spider-Man 2 pulled in $92 million at the box-office - and 'Walk of Shame' didn't.
Despite middling to poor reviews, Sony's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 managed to pull in $92 million at the U.S box office over the weekend, taking its worldwide haul to near $370 million. Studio executives were probably beginning to sweat after the first batch of reviews, though the movie didn't disappoint at the box-office and exceeded expectations, despite falling well short of the $174 million taken by Iron Man 3 last year.
Andrew Garfield In 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'
It's become somewhat of a tradition for the May-August summer box-office to open with a Marvel superhero picture. It's included the past two Spider-Man movies.
"It's just been stunning results across-the-board worldwide. We had only one day in China, and it's been a huge one (estimated at $10.4 million)," said Sony worldwide distribution topper Rory Bruer. "It's all going to add up nicely."
According to Variety, the latest movie - starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone - saw a notable surge in popularity on the West Coast, especially from Hispanic audiences. The movie also drew a sizeable 43% in 3-D, of which 9.3% was IMAX.
More: Emma Stone talks death scenes
Spider-Man has every opportunity to retain the No.1 crown next weekend, though it faces competition from the Seth Rogen/Zac Efron comedy Neighbors, along with the animated Dorothy of Oz and Mom's Night Out. Our prediction is that Spider-Man will take a big fall, though will manage to hold off Neighbors, which should open pretty big.
At the wrong end of the box-office this weekend, the Elizabeth Banks starring 'Walk of Shame' lived up to its name to gross a dismal $38,000 from 51 locations. It cost $15 million to make.
While this biopic has the standard sumptuous production values of a British period drama, it's...
Robin Cavendish seems to have everything. He is handsome, educated, extraordinarily intelligent and has a...
Based on an astounding true story, this battlefield drama mixes warm emotion with intense action...
Faith is a topic Martin Scorsese can't quite shake, courting controversy with complex films like...
Father Sebastião Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) and Father Francisco Garrpe (Adam Driver) are Portuguese Jesuit priests...
In 1919 Desmond Doss was born, he lived a quiet life and always wanted to...
This harrowing morality play is timely and riveting, but never remotely subtle. The setting is...
Dennis Nash is a struggling single father whose life is turned upside down when he's...
As with the too-early franchise reboot in 2012, this sequel struggles to balance the demands...
Peter Parker is facing a period of deep confusion in every aspect of his life....