The Amazing Spider-man has swung into first place in America after raking in $65 million (Gbp40.6 million) at the box office over the weekend (06-08Jul12).
The film, starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, opened to rave reviews on Tuesday (03Jul12), taking in a record-breaking $7.5 million (Gbp4.7 million) in midnight ticket sales alone - and the project has continued to draw crowds over the weekend, bumping last week's winner, Ted, to second place with earnings of $32.6 million (Gbp20.3 million).
Animated family film Brave hangs onto third with $20.2 million (Gbp12.6 million), while Blake Lively's Savages has debuted at four ($16.2 million/Gbp10.1 million) and Channing Tatum's stripper movie Magic Mike dropped to five ($15.6 million/Gbp9.8 million).
Katy Perry's concert movie and biopic, Katy Perry: Part of Me, failed to break into the top five, amassing a meagre $7.2 million (Gbp4.5 million).