Last year saw an unprecedented rise in box-office collections in the country. And this northward trend was not restricted only to Hindi films. There was a considerable jump in Hollywood figures as well. Going by this upswing, there is much to be expected from the forthcoming Western releases. HitList takes a look at some of the interesting films one can look forward to in the first half of the year...

'The Amazing Spider-Man 2'

Director: Marc Webb
Release: May 2
About: This is undoubtedly one of the biggest releases of the year. Peter Parker is still trying to strike a balance between his life as a high school student and his superhero duties, and as he digs deeper into his family background, he is faced with certain uncomfortable truths. This time, the film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Jamie Foxx.