▁G iam atti , ▁and ▁S ally ▁Field . ▁Set ▁after ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider ▁Man , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁is ▁put ▁under ▁sie ge ▁by ▁O sc orp , ▁it ▁is ▁up ▁to ▁Spider - Man ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁city ▁he ▁sw ore ▁to ▁protect ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁loved ▁ones . ▁ ▁Development ▁of ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁ 2 ▁began ▁after ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man . ▁De Ha an , ▁G iam atti , ▁Jones , ▁and ▁Cooper ▁were ▁cast ▁between ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Fil ming ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁from ▁February ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 D , ▁ 3 D , ▁and ▁I MAX ▁ 3 D ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁two ▁international ▁premier es ▁being ▁held ▁between ▁March ▁ 3 1 ▁and ▁April ▁ 1 0 ▁of ▁that ▁year . ▁It ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics ▁and ▁aud ien ces ▁and ▁gross ed ▁$ 7 0 9 ▁million ▁world wide , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁nin th - high est - g ross ing ▁film ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁but ▁the ▁second - low est - g ross ing ▁Spider - Man ▁film ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁ 2 ▁was ▁originally ▁en vision