After fifty years of spinning webs around top-notch criminals, Peter Parker has been widely considered a mainstay in the comic series. However, to the surprise of many die-hard fans, Parker will reportedly be out of the "Spider-Man" series in its 700th issue. While Spider-Man will still be up to his usual antics, a newer and fresher version of the character is said to be debuting.
"Ice Age: Continental Drift," the fourth film in the animated series featuring a woolly mammoth and his prehistoric friends, trampled "The Amazing Spider-Man" and took the top spot at U.S. and Canadian box offices on Sunday with $46 million.
The new "Spider-Man" climbed to the top of movie box office charts with weekend sales of $65 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales, a smashing debut for the reinvented franchise about a web-slinging superhero.
A movie reboot of the "Spider-Man" franchise snared $7.5 million in its web at U.S. and Canadian theaters from screenings just after midnight on Tuesday, distributor Sony Pictures said.
He's been in comics, cartoons, on TV and in movies, but when Spider-Man swings into theaters next week for new film "The Amazing Spider-Man," its makers bring out a more brooding and human web-slinger than fans have seen before.
