E!Online says
Now that The Avengers has brought in more than $207 mil at the box office, does that mean there's no room for The Amazing Spider-Man or The Dark Knight Rises? It sounds like an awful lot of superhero movie for a single summer.
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I have no doubts that Spider-man is going to make a punt load of money but I'm pretty sure it won't get to anything near the same level the Avengers or even TDKR does in total box office.
I hope it turns out to be a good movie..
Imo though its going to be hard for this and batman to top a movie with more than one super hero.
I think its time to start making teams like the avengers movi.. A batman and superman movie would be crazy, spider man with xmen etc..
If anything, TASM crushed its own hopes. Say what you want about the original trilogy, the fact of the matter is that a lot of people were looking forward to the next chapter of that franchise even in spite of the dismal 3rd outing. Honestly I think this one is gonna clock in at number 3; it will still likely get above 500 mil, but they're gonna need to build up steam for this new brand in order to be a bigtime box office contender again, IMO.
For what it's worth, I do think the movie looks good, especially after that awesome new trailer, but this reboot will be viewed in the eyes of fans the same way that any other reboot is: There's a lot to prove, and a lot to live up to.
I think it will do well, but it isn't riding on the back of various other franchises...or two previous installments with loads of fans. :/
Do people like Spider-man? Yes. People love Spider-man. He is arguably the easiest superhero to relate with.
The problem is that nobody knows it exists...and it doesn't have the star power of Robert Downey Jr., Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johannson, etc.
I'm a fan of Marc Webb's movies. I trust he will do a good job.