"The Amazing Spider-Man"crawled into theaters in the wee hours on Tuesday and grossed $7.5 million from post-midnight screenings.
An estimated $1.2 million of that sum came from Imax theaters, distributor Sony Pictures said.
Because the $230-million production opened on a Tuesday to take advantage of the July 4 holiday crowds, it's difficult to compare the 3-D film's late-night grosses to those of movies that have debuted closer to the weekend. Earlier this year, both"The Hunger Games"and"The Avengers"brought in nearly $20 million apiece from post-midnight showings, but both opened on a Friday.
