▁is ▁the ▁biggest ▁release ▁of ▁any ▁film ▁in ▁history . ▁On ▁its ▁opening ▁day ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁the ▁film ▁earned ▁$ 1 . 2 3 ▁million , ▁the ▁highest ▁opening ▁gross ▁in ▁the ▁territory . ▁ ▁Acc ol ades ▁ ▁Future ▁ ▁Can cel led ▁sequ els ▁and ▁spin - offs ▁▁ ▁Sony ▁had ▁originally ▁intended ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁launch ▁an ▁exp ans ive ▁film ▁universe ▁around ▁Spider - Man ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁Marvel ▁Cin ematic ▁Un iverse . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Sony ▁announced ▁a ▁third ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁film ▁with ▁a ▁release ▁date ▁of ▁June ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁which ▁Alex ▁Kurt z man , ▁Roberto ▁Or ci , ▁and ▁Jeff ▁P ink ner ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁write , ▁and ▁a ▁fourth ▁film ▁with ▁a ▁release ▁date ▁of ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁to ▁include ▁spin - off ▁films ▁featuring ▁the ▁Sin ister ▁Six ▁and ▁Ven om , ▁with ▁D rew ▁God d ard ▁writing ▁and ▁direct ing ▁Sin ister ▁Six ▁and ▁Kurt z man ▁direct ing ▁a ▁Ven om ▁script ▁co - written ▁by ▁himself , ▁Or ci , ▁and ▁Ed ▁Sol omon . ▁Sin ister ▁Six ▁had ▁been ▁planned ▁for ▁a ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁release . ▁Additionally , ▁by ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Sony ▁had ▁h ired ▁Lisa ▁Joy ▁N olan ▁to ▁write ▁the ▁script ▁for ▁a