"The Amazing Spider-Man" experienced a pretty big financial drop from last weekend's box office to this weekend's box office. It'll be interesting to see how it fares next weekend when "The Dark Knight Rises" is in theaters.

From The Associated Press:

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday:
1. "Ice Age: Continental Drift," $46 million ($95 million internationally) (Review by The News-Herald's Mark Meszoros)
2. "The Amazing Spider-Man," $35 million ($66.6 million internationally). (Review by Meszoros)
3. "Ted," $22.1 million, ($9.7 million internationally). (Review by Meszoros)
4. "Brave," $10.7 million, ($6.5 million internationally). Review by Meszoros; Cast, director talk about Pixar's 'Brave' and its animated take on Scotland by The AP's David Germain)
5. "Magic Mike," $9 million, ($3.3 million internationally). (Review by The AP's Christy Lemire)
6. "Savages," $8.7 million, ($1 million internationally). (Review by Meszoros)
7. "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection," $5.6 million.
8. "Katy Perry: Part of Me," $3.7 million, ($1 million internationally). (Review by The AP's Jake Coyle)
9. "Moonrise Kingdom," $3.7 million, ($270,000 internationally). (Review by Lemire)
10. "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted," $3.5 million ($4.6 million internationally). (Review by Germain)

Speaking of "The Dark Knight Rises," have you heard about what's coming this week to News-Herald.com?

A 'Dark Knight' night
News-Herald Entertainment Editor Mark Meszoros and Sports Editor Mark Podolski are celebrating the end of director Christopher Nolan’s trilogy of Batman films with a bang by attending a marathon of all three films -- “Batman Begins,” “The Dark Knight” and “The Dark Knight Rises” July 19 at Atlas Cinemas Great Lakes Stadium 16 in Mentor.
The night begins at 6:30 with “Begins” and ends with the midnight debut of “Rises.” Meszoros and Podolski will chronicle the experience right here on The News-Herald’s Tuned in to Pop Culture blog, as well as in the paper’s July 22 print edition. They will be tweeting using the hashtag #BatmanMarathon.
For tickets to the Atlas marathon, which are $19, visit www.atlascinemas.net. Some area Regal Cinemas locations are also hosting marathons. Details: http://tinyurl.com/cy5v448.

More Batman
Meszoros and Podolski also will record a special “Dark Knight Rises”-centric “Tuned in to Pop Culture” podcast with Chris Lambert, who writes the blog Comics: Don’t Get Me Started. Look for the podcast right here on the Tuned in to Pop Culture blog on Tuesday afternoon. Also, Meszoros will review “The Dark Knight Rises” July 20 in The News-Herald and at www.News-Herald.com/Life.

-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl

The second of this summer's three superhero blockbusters ends its first weekend at the box office in first place -- which shouldn't be much of a surprise. If you haven't yet seen the movie, preview it with our podcast on anticipating "The Amazing Spider-Man" before heading to theaters.

From The Associated Press:

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “The Amazing Spider-Man,” $65 million ($129.1 million international). (Review by The News-Herald's Mark Meszoros)
2. “Ted,” $32.6 million ($15 million international). (Review by Meszoros)
3. “Brave,” $20.2 million ($4.2 million international). (Review by Meszoros; Cast, director talk about Pixar's 'Brave' and its animated take on Scotland by The AP's David Germain)
4. “Savages,” $16.2 million. (Review by Meszoros)
5. “Magic Mike,” $15.6 million. (Review by The AP's Christy Lemire)
6. “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection,” $10.2 million.
7. “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted,” $7.7 million ($6.4 million international). (Review by Germain)
8. “Katy Perry: Part of Me,” $7.2 million ($2.3 million international). (Review by The AP's Jake Coyle)
9. “Moonrise Kingdom,” $4.6 million ($300,000 international). (Review by Lemire)
10. “To Rome with Love,” $3.5 million ($2.4 million international). (Review by Germain)

-- Cheryl Sadler | CSadler@News-Herald.com | @nhcheryl

Are you ready for Spider-Man 2.0? It’s been only five years since “Spider-Man 3,” but Hollywood is already hitting the reset button with “The Amazing Spider-Man,” swinging into theaters July 3.

New stars. New director. New origin?

Entertainment Editor Mark Meszoros (@NHFeatures), Sports Editor and superhero nut Mark Podolski (@MPodo) and Chris Lambert, who writes the News-Herald Community Media Lab blog Comics: Don’t Get Me Started, talk the movie and Spidey’s legacy in the world of comic books.

With a few days to digest the wonderful film, "Captain America: The First Avenger," I'm fairly confident I'm not a prisoner of the moment when putting together a top 10 list of my favorite superhero movies.

Without question, Captain America deserves to be on my top 10 list. Here we go:

10. "Kick-Ass" (2010): This underrated superhero film was ... well, you know.

9. "V for Vendetta (2006): "Remember, remember the fifth of November."

8. "The Incredibles" (2004): Pixar film a continuous joyride. Particularly enjoy Samuel L. Jackson's Frozone.

7. "Superman: The Movie (1978): The late Christopher Reeve seemed born to play the man of steel.

6. "Spider-Man" (2002): It will be difficult for Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) to outdo Tobey Maguire. We will find out next summer in "The Amazing Spider-Man."

5. "Superman II" (Richard Donner cut, 2006): If you haven't seen this version of the sequel to the first Superman, check it out. Better than Richard Lester's.

4. "Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011): Two hours of patriotic fun, and an excellent period piece. It's difficult not to root for Steve Rogers.

3. "Spider-Man 2" (2004): Alfred Molina as Dr. Octopus is excellent and the subway scene between Spider-Man and Doc Ock is ground-breaking special affects.

2. "Batman Begins" (2005): A reboot never felt better than director Christopher Nolan's classic.

1. "The Dark Knight" (2008): The Joker (Heath Ledger) and Batman (Christian Bale) matching wits is the gold standard for superhero flicks. It won't be topped. Ever.

- Mark Podolski