The Hollywood Reporter reveals that box office analysts are confident that the superhero reboot will gross upwards of $120 million during its six day debut in North America. Sony are being slightly more conservative, but only just. They are predicting somewhere between $110 million and $120 million, an impressive start for this mostly fresh spin on the familiar tale. The film has kicked off its international run with an impressive $50.3 million, so it's hard to imagine
The Amazing Spider-Man being anything other than a hit at this point, especially as it has a good two weeks to dominate the box office until
The Dark Knight Rises opens. Pre-release tracking shows that there is strong interest from males of all ages, while younger females are equally as keen to check out Marc Webb's take on Marvel's popular character. Click
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The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance - leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr Curt Connors (Ifans), his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.
STARRING:
Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy
Rhys Ifans as Curt Connors/The Lizard
Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben
Sally Fields as Aunt May
Denis Leary as George Stacy
RELEASE DATE: July 3rd, 2012.