With only two days remaining until Sony Pictures' The Amazing Spider-Man opens in the U.S., the film premiered early this weekend for various countries overseas. And according to Deadline insiders, the Marc Webb-directed 3D reboot is already breaking box office records set by Marvel's The Avengers superhero ensemble.
Sources are telling me that The Amazing Spiderman swept the Asian box office this weekend. . In Korea the 3D film debuted to $13M. The sources say that India took in $5+M, more than Avengers, for the biggest opening ever there for a U.S. film.
Adding that The Amazing Spider-Man's opening in Hong Kong, Phillippines and Singapore have also been dubbed "huge," expect an update via deadline with exact box office numbers later today. What do you think?
Like most teenagers his age, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. In his journey to put the pieces of his past together he uncovers a secret that his father held...a secret that will ultimately shape his destiny as Spider-Man. This is the first in a series of movies that tells a different side of the Peter Parker story. On July 3rd, 2012, the untold story begins. And starring Andrew Garfield (Peter Parker), Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy), Denis Leary (George Stacy), Rhys Ifans (Curt Conners), Martin Sheen (Ben Parker), and Sally Field (May Parker), directed by Marc Webb, The Amazing Spider-Man movie is swinging into theaters in IMAX 3D!