The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film) China, "The Amazing Spider-Man" grossed $33.3 million over its seven-day debut, which is more than "Spider-Man 3"'s lifetime box office in China. China is also the movie's highest-grossing territory with $48.8 million. "The Amazing Spider-Man" received generally favorable reviews by critics upon release with critics praising the performance of Andrew Garfield. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 72% based on 316 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A well-chosen cast and sure-handed direction allows "The Amazing Spider-Man" to thrill despite revisiting many of the same plot points from
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film) and described it as ""The Notebook" in spandex". Roger Ebert of the "Chicago Sun-Times" felt that the reboot provided better reasons for why Peter Parker adopts his superhero role, even if the origin story didn't need to be told once again. He also remarked that it was "probably the second best" of the four "Spider-Man" films after "Spider-Man 2", explaining that Lizard was lackluster compared to that film's villain, Doctor Octopus, and had the dramatic range of Godzilla. Joe Morgenstern of "The Wall Street Journal", pointed out that "the truly amazing thing is that most of what happens to Peter