Spider-Man Swings to Record-Breaking Success in Box Office Debut
Spider-Verse strikes box office gold with 3rd highest Spidey opening weekend ever, exceeding expectations Fans eagerly await the potential for an even greater success with Spider-Verse 3
The highly-anticipated sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, is off to an amazing start with a dazzling opening weekend. Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), the protagonist who was introduced in the first film, returns in this animated adventure to reunite with Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) and team up with a variety of Spideys to take on a new villain. According to Deadline, the film has exceeded expectations at the box office, with projections increasing daily until reaching a 3-day total of $120.5 million. This puts Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in third place for the franchise's best opening weekend, just behind 2007's Spider-Man 3 ($151.1 million) and 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home ($260.1 million).
Could Spider-Verse 3 Do Even Better?
The opening weekend for Across the Spider-Verse has been nothing short of remarkable, exceeding the original film's opening weekend revenue by nearly three and a half times, which was already an impressive feat. Sony must be breathing a sigh of relief that they already have a sequel in production, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, which was initially announced as Across the Spider-Verse Part 2 and is scheduled to hit theaters on March 29, 2024.
It's worth noting that previous Spider-Man universes' trilogy-capping movies had the best opening weekends, but this didn't always translate into overall earnings, as seen with Spider-Man 3. However, Spider-Man: No Way Home is currently the third highest-grossing film of all time, indicating that there is potential for Beyond the Spider-Verse to break records and join the all-time list if Across the Spider-Verse continues its impressive performance beyond the first week.
Only time will tell how Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse fares in the coming weeks, as it faces stiff competition from the highly anticipated releases of Pixar's Elemental and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. However, its impressive opening weekend and impressive 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes could propel it to great heights at the global box office in the near future.
