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Monday, July 9, 2012

PRESS RELEASE: Spider-Man is Amazing Grosses P271.54-Million, No.1 in the Philippines for the 2nd Week!

07.09.2012 – It’s been weeks since The Amazing Spider-Man has swing back to the big screen last June 29th in the Philippines which was greeted with positive favorable reviews as what we previously had an analysis and a direct to the point review for those who was never a big fan but rather a movie viewer.

The film made its debut in North America on July 3rd and our correspondent based in San Diego California also had his thoughts regarding the reboot. The Amazing Spider-Man is indeed…


... Amazing in as a whole in some parts of the movie it delivers a hit or a miss.

The movie in its entirely is a hit and in the Philippines it grossed more than expected which had the quickest reboot in five years after Spider-Man 4 was scrapped which ended Sam Raimi’s directorial job that starred Tobey Maguire and Kristen Dunst. But Spider-Man’s popularity in the Pop Culture will always remain and Columbia Pictures have a press release in the films forecast earnings…



"Comic book hero Peter Parker triumphantly returned to Philippine cinemas, re-igniting the Spider-Man film franchise with a ten-day nationwide gross of a staggering P271.54-million for “The Amazing Spider-Man.” This was announced today by Victor R. Cabrera, managing director of film distributor Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.

Topping the local box-office for two weeks in a row, the “Spider-Man” reboot is now the second-highest grossing movie of the year, and on track to become one of the most successful titles of all-time.

In the US, the brand new “Spider-Man” spun itself a $65 million opening weekend and $140 million in its first six days at theaters, July 3 to 8. Overseas, it added $129.1 million, raising its international total to $201.6 million and worldwide haul to $341.2 million since it began rolling out a week earlier in some foreign markets.

Back in the Philippines, “Amazing” opened June 29 with the biggest rollout ever in the industry: 530 cinemas, including 90 Digital 3D and 4 IMAX 3D screens. SM Mall of Asia registered the highest box-office receipts with P21.58-M, followed by SM North EDSA with P16.81-M, and Trinoma at P13.70-M.



Other top-performing screens are SM Megamall (P10.08-M), Glorietta 4 (P8.74-M), SM Cebu (P7.36-M), Greenbelt 3 (P6.32-M), SM Southmall (P6.21-M), Power Plant (P6.19M) and Eastwood (P6.05-M).

Rounding out the Top 20 cinemas are Alabang Town Center (P5.92-M), Gateway (P5.79-M), SM Fairview (P5.64-M), Newport (P5.34-M), Robinsons Ermita (P4.97-M), SM San Lazaro (P4.68-M), Shangri-la (P4.49-M), Market! Market! (P4.28-M), Greenhills (P4.25-M) and Robinsons Galleria (P4.02-M).

One of the world’s most beloved characters is back on the big screen as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in “The Amazing Spider-Man.” Focusing on an untold story that tells a different side of the Peter Parker story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field. The film is directed by Marc Webb.



“The Amazing Spider-Man” is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to OsCorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.”

Now playing across the Philippines in IMAX 3D, Digital 3D, 2D and regular theaters, The Amazing Spider-Man” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.

Visit http://www.columbiapictures.com.ph for trailers, exclusive content and free downloads.

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