Spider-Man Swings Into First Place At U.s. Box Office

9 July 2012

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN has swung into first place in America after raking in $65 million (&163;40.6 million) at the box office over the weekend (06-08Jul12).

The film, starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, opened to rave reviews on Tuesday (03Jul12), taking in a record-breaking $7.5 million (&163;4.7 million) in midnight ticket sales alone - and the project has continued to draw crowds over the weekend, bumping last week's winner, Ted, to second place with earnings of $32.6 million (&163;20.3 million).

Animated family film Brave hangs onto third with $20.2 million (&163;12.6 million), while Blake Lively's Savages has debuted at four ($16.2 million&163;10.1 million) and Channing Tatum's stripper movie Magic Mike dropped to five ($15.6 million&163;9.8 million).

Katy Perry's concert movie and biopic, Katy Perry Part of Me, failed to break into the top five, amassing a meagre $7.2 million (&163;4.5 million).