DHAKA: Marvel sequel ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ has opened at the top of the North American box office with takings of $92m.

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 in its first weekend in April.

‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ enjoyed an overseas haul of $116m over the weekend.

That brings the film’s international total to $370m 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.

‘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.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier was fourth with $7.7m in its fifth week, with animation ‘Rio 2’ at number five with $7.6m.

Sony has two more Spider-Man movies due for release in 2016 and 2018.

Top Five

1. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($92m)

2. Other Woman ($14.2m)

3. Heaven is for Real ($8.6m)

4. Captain America: The Winter Soldier ($7.7m)

5. Rio 2 ($7.6m)

BDST: 1250 HRS, MAY 06, 2014