The new take on Spider-Man's origin as directed by sophomore feature director Marc Webb has grossed $65 million since Friday, according to studio estimates for the weekend. In order to properly capitalize on the July 4th holiday, Sony released the film on Tuesday, July 6th, giving it a full six days to count as a "weekend," enabling many a report to declare a $140 million weekend. That's how much The Amazing Spider-Man has grossed since it dropped almost a week ago.
After the reboot debuted to $35 million on 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D on Tuesday, projections had it earning $130 million on the low end to $150 million on the high end through Sunday. That opening day marked an all-time Tuesday high, surpassing 2007's Transformers, but Michael Bay's robots-in-disguise adventure ended up pulling in more over the six-day frame, with $155.4 million. Even with the added benefit of 3D and IMAX surcharges, The Amazing Spider-Man's Friday-to-Sunday gross is the smallest of the Spider-Man franchise, but the Tuesday start makes it a less direct comparison than you might expect.
The movie was quite expensive, with a reported production budget in the neighborhood of $230 million, meaning that it will have to keep on trucking between now and the next Batman movie. Still, Sony has already announced a sequel for 2014, and a sequel again starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone has been more or less assured barring a commercial disaster. That this most certainly isn't, as the reboot has earned $201.6 million in foreign territories, making for a global total of $341.6 million so far. Also, word of mouth is generally quite good, suggesting that The Amazing Spider-Man could keep drawing a crowd.
The only movie to debut on Friday was Savages, a bit of summer counter-programming from Universal and director Oliver Stone. The thoroughly violent R rated tale of drugs and violence is meant to appeal to grown-ups in a market dominated by spandex-clad swingers, the foul-mouthed teddy bear of Ted, and the animated heroine of Pixar's Brave. Savages opening in fourth place, behind those three features, with an estimated $16.2 million. That's very much in keeping with pre-release projections for the movie, but the film received a less-than favorable C+ CinemaScore (compared to the A+ of The Amazing Spider-Man), suggesting that the ensemble thriller might not hold up too well over the coming weeks.
The 3D concert documentary Katy Perry: Part of Me opened in theaters on Thursday, and since then has grossed $10.2 million. It's estimated that $7.2 million of that figure rolled in over the Friday-Sunday period, putting the movie in eighth place on the domestic top ten. Paramount was probably hoping for a bigger debut, something more in line with Justin Bieber: Never Say Never's $29.5 million opening weekend last year. Still, though, Part of Me, which chronicles Perry's "California Dreams" tour, was inexpensive to produce at just about $12 million, so it's all good.
Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom continued kicking ass in limited release, as it earned another $4.6 million from 884 theaters, bringing its domestic total to $26.89 million so far. The latest from Woody Allen, To Rome With Love, expanded to 777 more locations and jumped into the top ten with an estimated $3.5 million weekend.
Here are the top ten movies in America for the weekend of July 6-8:
1. The Amazing Spider-Man $65.0 million $140.0 million
2. Ted $32.6 million $120.2 million
3. Brave $20.2 million $174.5 million
4. Savages $16.2 million New Release
5. Magic Mike $15.6 million $72.8 million
6. Madea's Witness Protection $10.2 million $45.8 million
7. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted $7.7 million $196.0 million
8. Katy Perry: Part of Me $7.2 million $10.2 million
9. Moonrise Kingdom $4.6 million $26.9 million
10. To Rome With Love $3.5 million $5.6 million
Next week's only wide release is the animated sequel Ice Age: Continental Drift, and we'll see how it stacks up in a summer that has been very good to Brave and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
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