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They want pictures of Spider-Man. Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” grossed $51.75 million at 4,313 locations as of Friday, with approximately $17.35 million included in Thursday’s previews. It’s the biggest opening day of the year so far, just surpassing the $48.1 million raised by Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”
The animated superhero-adventure is already beating its projections of a roughly $80 million opening for the weekend, and the film is now aiming for a $113 million debut by Sunday.
More akin to a traditional animated release, the original 2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse film grossed $35 million domestically before grossing $190 million over the holiday season. However, this new sequel has the panache of a great summer blockbuster and looks set to more than triple its predecessor’s debut. The $51.75 million marks the third-highest opening day ever for an animated release. The film also gets a boost from ticket sales at premium format cinemas such as Imax.
This enormous increase in box office results is due to the spectacular enthusiasm. Into the Spider-Verse grossed approximately $375 million worldwide but garnered critical and audience acclaim for its flashy, shape-shifting animation and modern comedic punch. The film made it to the Oscars and became the first comic book adaptation to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
After growing its fan base for almost five years, the Spider-Verse franchise has finally brought its sequel to an eager audience. Reviews are again consistently positive, with a 95% approval rating from the top critics on review website Rotten Tomatoes. The audience is also on board, as shown by the “A” grade awarded by ticket buyers via the market research company Cinema Score.
In Variety’s review, the film’s chief critic, Owen Gleiberman, hailed it highly, writing, “The film propels the story into new realms of wow that make it a truly spiritual counterpart to the first film.” turned his head even more; This one twists us even more.”
Across the Spider-Verse stars returning cast members Shameik Moore as Miles Morales, Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy, and Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker as the trio of arachnoid vigilantes once again travel between dimensions. New characters include Miguel O’Hara (Oscar Isaac), Jessica Drew (Issa Rae), Spider-Man India (Karan Soni) and Spider-Punk (Daniel Kaluuya). A sequel, Beyond the Spider-Verse, is slated for release in March 2024.
The next three spots on the domestic charts went to a group of Disney releases. The studio’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid grossed $11.8 million on Friday, down about 69% from opening day last week. The underwater musical is expected to gross approximately $40 million on its second release, bringing the domestic total to approximately $186 million. That would set the same pace as 2019’s “Aladdin” remake, which grossed $185 million in its first 10 days of release and ended with $355 million in North America.
The Boogeyman, a new horror release from Disney’s 20th Century Studios, grossed $4.8 million on Friday. Thriller Monsters Under the Bed is expected to open in the low eight figures – while not the strongest result given its $35 million production budget, it’s already more than it would have earned if the film released direct to Hulu as would have been originally planned. Positive test screenings led to 20th Century moving on to a theatrical release.
The Boogeyman, an adaptation of Stephen King’s 1973 short story of the same name, stars Chris Messina, Sophie Thatcher and Vivien Lyra Blair as a father and two daughters who struggle with the death of the family matriarch — and an unwelcome one house guest Hint: It’s the Boogeyman. Directed by Rob Savage.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is forecasting another solid hold, adding $2.9 million on Friday, with the forecast for the three-day period standing at around $10 million. The Marvel Trilogy classic, now in theaters over the fifth weekend, has grossed more than $300 million at the domestic box office and $750 million worldwide.
Universal’s ‘Fast’ total earnings for the vehicular vigilante ensemble will climb to $128 million by Sunday, slightly ahead of its predecessor ‘F9’, although this 2021 film is in the early months of the box office recovery following the COVID-19 outbreak. lock came into the cinemas. “Nearly