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Amazing Spider-Man 2 leaps to top of US box office
Marvel sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has opened at the top of the North American box office with takings of $92m (Β£54.5m).
The superhero Sony film enjoyed the second best domestic debut of the year so far, just behind Disney's Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
The latter took $96m (Β£58m) in its first weekend in April.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 enjoyed an overseas haul of $116m (Β£68.7m) over the weekend.
That brings the film's international total to $370m (Β£219.3m) after three weeks on release outside the US and Canada.
The movie sees Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) defending himself against numerous super villains including the Rhino, played by Paul Giamatti.
The sequel bumped last week's North American number one - The Other Woman, starring Cameron Diaz - into second spot, with takings of $14.2m (Β£8.4m).
Heaven is for Real, the story of a young boy who claims to have visited heaven during a near-death experience, was third with $8.6m (Β£5m).
Captain America: The Winter Soldier was fourth with $7.7m (Β£4.5m) in its fifth week, with animation Rio 2 at number five with $7.6m (Β£4.5m)
A fair comparison with the 2012 opening of The Amazing Spider-Man is difficult, since the first film opened the week of the 4th of July, when the US has a national holiday - it took $62m (Β£36.7m) on its opening weekend and $137m (Β£81.2m) over its first week.
Sony has two more Spider-Man movies due for release in 2016 and 2018.
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