{"id":4580,"date":"2017-07-11T22:47:22","date_gmt":"2017-07-11T20:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=4580"},"modified":"2017-07-11T22:47:22","modified_gmt":"2017-07-11T20:47:22","slug":"spider-man-homecoming-biggest-spider-man-opening-in-south-africa-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/07\/11\/spider-man-homecoming-biggest-spider-man-opening-in-south-africa-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Spider-Man: Homecoming Biggest Spider-Man Opening In South Africa Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>South Africans love \u2013 and can\u2019t get enough of &#8211; Spider-Man!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4581\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Spider-Man-1-1.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Spider-Man-1-1.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Spider-Man-1-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The latest installment of the Spider-Man franchise, Spider-Man: Homecoming has smashed South African records for the series, notching up the biggest ever Spider-Man weekend opening for Sony Pictures Releasing International with over R8.2m in gross box-office takings.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most highly-anticipated releases of the year, Spider-Man: Homecoming, saw Spider-Man join the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time ever, alongside his idol and mentor, Tony Stark\/Iron Man (Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr).Introducing Tom Holland as the exuberant and charming Peter Parker, Spider-Man: Homecoming is packed with thrills, humour and incredible action sequences as Peter Parker (Tom Holland) takes on his most formidable villain yet in The Vulture (Oscar winner, Michael Keaton).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/SpiderMan1.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanks South Africa for continuing to embrace Spider-Man as your favourite superhero, says Nadine Rosslind, Sony Pictures Marketing Manager at Ster Kinekor Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Spider-Man-next-to-train-1.jpg?resize=400%2C267\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Spider-Man-next-to-train-1.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Spider-Man-next-to-train-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled with the extraordinary success of Spider-Man: Homecoming at the local Box Office. We\u2019ve had incredible support, not only from audiences but also from our partners who have been right there with us throughout the run-up to the opening weekend. It has all made for a fabulous Spider-Man weekend at the movies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spider-Man: Homecoming is currently playing at cinemas countrywide in 2D, 3D, IMAX, and 4DX.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/07\/03\/tom-holland-spider-man-homecoming\/\">Q&amp;A with Tom Holland &#8211; Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/07\/03\/spider-man-homecoming-review\/\">SAMDB review of Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spider-Man: Homecoming - Official Trailer 2 [HD]\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/39udgGPyYMg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africans love \u2013 and can\u2019t get enough of &#8211; Spider-Man! The latest installment of the Spider-Man franchise, Spider-Man: Homecoming has smashed South African records for the series, notching up the biggest ever Spider-Man weekend opening for Sony Pictures Releasing International with over R8.2m in gross box-office takings. One of the most highly-anticipated releases of&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/07\/11\/spider-man-homecoming-biggest-spider-man-opening-in-south-africa-ever\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Spider-Man: Homecoming Biggest Spider-Man Opening In South Africa Ever<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4580\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}