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'Spider-Man' swings to one of year's highest openings

July 10, 2017 12:00 am • Last Updated: July 10, 2017 3:44 pm

Spidey climbs high

Sony’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” the sixth movie with the radioactive arachnid-bitten hero in 15 years, landed in first place in its debut week. Pulling in an estimated $117 million in the U.S. and Canada, it finished ahead of “Despicable Me 3,” “Baby Driver” and “Wonder Woman.”

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