Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Swinging Strong In International Debut As It Casts Global Web
Theres absolutely no arachnophobia in international markets for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Sony Pictures Entertainments latest film in its mega-franchise opened in 15 territories including across Europe in the U.K. Spain, Germany and Belgium and in other top markets of Mexico and Australia and numbers are just now rolling in
and they are very strong and off to a great start.
In four markets the U.K., Germany, Australia and Belgium the movie already has logged the biggest opening days of the year. In the U.K., Spidey grossed $2.73M, which is not surprising since its a top school holiday and kids are flooding into the market now. Back in 2012, The Amazing Spider-Man made $40.3M in the U.K. all in, so this is one of the most important markets for the studio. The film grabbed $1.44M Down Under in Australia, a big $1.3M in Germany and in Belgium $190K for its opening day. Other markets where Spidey opened are Austria, Denmark, Israel, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, Uraguay, Bulgaria, and Sweden.
Sony-Pictures-logo__130125035333-200x312-1__131113174714The tentpole, starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, bows in the U.S. on May 2 and will open in China two days later. Sony has made sure that the entire ASM2 team has been on full-court promotional tours in the press around the world, including China, which was the No. 1 overseas market for the first Amazing Spider-Man with $48.4M there in 2012. The total international gross in 2012 was $490.1M.