MUMBAI: The Amazing Spider-Man has all the chances of making its way towards a worldwide gross in the $800 million range, according to Sony, the distributors of the film.
Till Wednesday, the 3D film starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone grossed roughly $408 million worldwide which includes a nine-day domestic gross of $159.7 million.
A global gross nearing $800 million would put Amazing Spider-Man in the same range of the first two films; Spider-Man grossed $821.7 million in 2002, and Spider-Man 2 earned $783.8 million in 2004. Spider-Man 3 took in $890.9 million in 2007.
Said a Sony insider in a statement that Amazing Spider-Man has re-launched the franchise in "spectacular" fashion, pointing out that it‘s pacing ahead of other reboots, including Christopher Nolan‘s Batman Begins.
Globally, Amazing Spider-Man and Men in Black 3 together account for more than $1 billion in ticket sales.