<P> Sony Pictures Entertainment built a promotional website , releasing many previews and launched a viral marketing campaign , among other moves . Tie - ins included a video game by Beenox . The film premiered on June 30 in Tokyo , and was released in the United States on July 3 , ten years after release of Spider - Man ( 2002 ) , in 2D , 3D and IMAX 3D and released in home media in November 2012 . The reboot received generally favorable reviews , with critics praising mostly Andrew Garfield 's performance , the visual style , James Horner 's musical score , and the realistic portrayal of the title character , but criticized some underdeveloped story - lines , noting the film 's deleted scenes , and the introduction of the Lizard as the villain for being too surreal for the film . The film was a box office success , grossing over $757 million worldwide , becoming the seventh highest - grossing film of 2012 . The film 's sequel , The Amazing Spider - Man 2 , was released on May 2 , 2014 . </P>
<P> Sony Pictures Entertainment built a promotional website , releasing many previews and launched a viral marketing campaign , among other moves . Tie - ins included a video game by Beenox . The film premiered on June 30 in Tokyo , and was released in the United States on July 3 , ten years after release of Spider - Man ( 2002 ) , in 2D , 3D and IMAX 3D and released in home media in November 2012 . The reboot received generally favorable reviews , with critics praising mostly Andrew Garfield 's performance , the visual style , James Horner 's musical score , and the realistic portrayal of the title character , but criticized some underdeveloped story - lines , noting the film 's deleted scenes , and the introduction of the Lizard as the villain for being too surreal for the film . The film was a box office success , grossing over $757 million worldwide , becoming the seventh highest - grossing film of 2012 . The film 's sequel , The Amazing Spider - Man 2 , was released on May 2 , 2014 . </P>
who does spiderman fight in the amazing spider man
who does spiderman fight in the amazing spider man
the Lizard
the Lizard