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Sideshow: 'Spider-Man' takes the weekend

Amazing, but not surprising The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the first release of the summer movie season and the biggest film of the year for Sony Corp., led the U.S. box office in its opening weekend. Starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, it netted $92 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters. International sales to date total $277 million.

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Jamie Foxx, left, and Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures - Sony Pictures, Niko Tavernise)
This image released by Sony Pictures shows Jamie Foxx, left, and Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures - Sony Pictures, Niko Tavernise)Read moreAP
    by By Tirdad Derakhshani, Inquirer Staff Writer | Columnist
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Amazing, but not surprising

The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the first release of the summer movie season and the biggest film of the year for Sony Corp., led the U.S. box office in its opening weekend. Starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, it netted $92 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters. International sales to date total $277 million.

Sony says the movie - the fifth in its Spider-Man franchise, which began with director Sam Raimi's 2002 film starring Tobey Maguire - is playing on 11,002 screens in China, the biggest release of any film in history.