The latest installment in CG animation”Spider ManThe franchise starring Miles Morales as the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man was box office king this weekend. The film made around $120.6 million for its first picture, according to figures from Box Office Mojo.
‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Is Moving To A Huge Weekend Opening
The new sequel, from writers and producers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, also earned an additional $87 million overseas. That brings its current national total to $208 million. “Across the Spider-Verse” is now an even bigger hit than its predecessor.
What’s impressive about this opening weekend is that it more than tripled the opening weekend of the franchise’s first installment, “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.” , released in December 2018. This film earned $190 million domestically and $375 million worldwide. , which the sequel will easily overcome. While the first film was generally inferior for a “Spider-Man” feature, it was very well received, and it also won Best Animated Feature at the 2019 Oscars, doing well enough to earn multiple follow-ups. .
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” is not only the second part of Miles Morales’ continuing journey as the legendary webhead, but it’s also the continuation of a two-chapter story that will continue the next year with “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. The threequel is currently slated for release on March 29, 2024.
“Across the Spider-Verse” was praised by both critics and audiences. The film got 95% reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and its Audience Score is 96%. This bodes well for the film’s word-of-mouth and weekend box office performance.
Elsewhere, Disney’s live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid” came in at No. 2 with $41 million in its second weekend of release. The film has now grossed $186.9 million domestically and $328 million worldwide. Disney and 20th Century Studios’ new version “The Boogeyman,” based on the Stephen King short story, grossed $12.3 million for its opening frame.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” grossed $10 million in its fifth weekend, bringing its domestic total to $323 million. At around $781 million, the film has now surpassed the worldwide take of the first film released in 2014, which totaled $773 million. It’s expected to beat the domestic take on the original at $333 million by next weekend, if not a bit longer.
“Fast X” saw another big drop in its third weekend, dropping 58% to a total of $9.58 million and $128.8 million domestically. While the number of “Fast and Furious” franchises has dwindled considerably in North America, its international numbers are still relatively strong, grossing $604 million worldwide. However, it seems unlikely that the movie could top $1 billion like the franchise did for “Furious 7” and “The Fate of the Furious.”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” again features Shameik Moore as the voice of Miles Morales, with Hailee Steinfeld voicing Gwen Stacy, aka Spider-Woman, or Spider-Gwen as she is popularly nicknamed, and Jake Johnson back as Peter B. Parker, aka Spider-Man. Joining the cast are Oscar Isaac (“Star Wars”, “Moon Knight”) as the voice of Miguel O’Hara, the Spider-Man of Nueva York in 2099, aka Spider-Man 2099, Jason Schwartzman as The Spot, Issa Rae as Jessica Drew, aka Spider-Woman, and Daniel Kaluuya (“Get Out”, “Nope”) as Hobie Brown, aka Spider-Punk. Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson directed the film from a script by Lord, Miller and David Callaham. It is now playing in theaters.