Sony’s ‘Spider-Man’ Tops Box Office Sales With $62 Million
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“The Amazing Spider-Man,” Sony Corp.’s reboot of the super-hero film franchise, led the U.S. and Canadian box office in its first weekend with $62 million in ticket sales, building on a midweek debut.
“Spider-Man,” released on July 3 ahead of the U.S. Fourth of July holiday, has taken in $137 million over six days, researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office said today in an e-mailed statement. The drug-war drama “Savages” opened fourth with $16 million for Comcast Corp.’s Universal Pictures.