Think "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" Was A Box Office Failure?

67	The Amazing Spider-Man 2	Sony	$709.0	$202.9	28.6%	$506.1	71.4%	2014
68	Dawn of the Planet of the Apes	Fox	$699.4	$208.1	29.8%	$491.3	70.2%	2014
69	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	Sum.	$698.5	$300.5	43.0%	$398.0	57.0%	2010
70	Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol	Par.	$694.7	$209.4	30.1%	$485.3	69.9%	2011
71	The Hunger Games	LGF	$691.2	$408.0	59.0%	$283.2	41.0%	2012
72	Guardians of the Galaxy	BV	$687.6	$326.6	47.5%	$361.0	52.5%	2014
73	Forrest Gump	Par.	$677.9	$330.3	48.7%	$347.7	51.3%	1994^
74	The Sixth Sense	BV	$672.8	$293.5	43.6%	$379.3	56.4%	1999
75	Man of Steel	WB	$668.0	$291.0	43.6%	$377.0	56.4%	2013
76	Kung Fu Panda 2	P/DW	$665.7	$165.2	24.8%	$500.4	75.2%	2011
77	Ice Age: The Meltdown	Fox	$655.4	$195.3	29.8%	$460.1	70.2%	2006
78	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	BV	$654.3	$305.4	46.7%	$348.9	53.3%	2003
79	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Fox	$649.4	$310.7	47.8%	$338.7	52.2%	2002^
80	Thor: The Dark World	BV	$644.8	$206.4	32.0%	$438.4	68.0%	2013
81	Kung Fu Panda	P/DW	$631.7	$215.4	34.1%	$416.3	65.9%	2008
82	The Incredibles	BV	$631.4	$261.4	41.4%	$370.0	58.6%	2004
83	Fast Five	Uni.	$626.1	$209.8	33.5%	$416.3	66.5%	2011
84	Hancock	Sony	$624.4	$227.9	36.5%	$396.4	63.5%	2008
85	MIB 3	Sony	$624.0	$179.0	28.7%	$445.0	71.3%	2012
86	Iron Man 2	Par.	$623.9	$312.4	50.1%	$311.5	49.9%	2010
87	Ratatouille	BV	$623.7	$206.4	33.1%	$417.3	66.9%	2007
88	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Uni.	$618.6	$229.1	37.0%	$389.6	63.0%	1997
89	How to Train Your Dragon 2	Fox	$614.7	$176.4	28.7%	$438.4	71.3%	2014
90	The Passion of the Christ	NM	$611.9	$370.8	60.6%	$241.1	39.4%	2004^
91	Mamma Mia!	Uni.	$609.8	$144.1	23.6%	$465.7	76.4%	2008
92	Life of Pi	Fox	$609.0	$125.0	20.5%	$484.0	79.5%	2012
93	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	P/DW	$603.9	$180.0	29.8%	$423.9	70.2%	2008
94	Casino Royale	Sony	$599.0	$167.4	28.0%	$431.6	72.0%	2006
95	Tangled	BV	$591.8	$200.8	33.9%	$391.0	66.1%	2010
96	War of the Worlds	Par.	$591.7	$234.3	39.6%	$357.5	60.4%	2005
97	Men in Black	Sony	$589.4	$250.7	42.5%	$338.7	57.5%	1997
98	The Croods	Fox	$587.2	$187.2	31.9%	$400.0	68.1%	2013
99	The Hangover Part II	WB	$586.8	$254.5	43.4%	$332.3	56.6%	2011
100	Quantum of Solace	Sony	$586.1	$168.4	28.7%	$417.7	71.3%	2008

That's right folks. The United States isn't the only part of the world bringing in money for films. Shocking right? What's really interesting is when you look at HOW MUCH MONEY the movie made when you take into consideration that the US isn't the only source of income for films. Some people didn't enjoy The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and are doing everything they can to make it appear the movie was a massive failure. That simply isn't true. It made more money than Man of Steel, Iron Man 2, Star War Episode II, Forrest Gump, and even Guardians of the Galaxy!!!

Boxoffice not enough for you? How about audience opinion? Ok. Over 200,000 IMDB users gave the movie a 7/10 rating. Rottentomatoe users gave the movie a 7.4 out of 10 average rating. I'd personally give it an 8/10.

So my point? A lot of people enjoyed The Amazing Spider-Man 2. I enjoyed it even though I'll admit I was disappointed. But I still enjoyed it. It wasn't as good as my all time favorite Spidey flick The Amazing Spider-Man 1. But I still enjoyed the film as a whole. Inspite of what some people would have you believe the movie was a success both at the boxoffice and the prevailing public opinion. At least with the general audience. 

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