Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Opens With Solid $35 Million Opening Weekend

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse earned $35.4 million its opening weekend in the domestic box office.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Spider-Verse grossed $21 million overseas across 44 markets, netting it a $56.4 million global opening weekend. Its most successful overseas market was South Korea, where it earned $3.3 million, and the UK followed at $2.9 million. This runs against the film’s reported $90 million budget.

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Coming in second over the weekend is Clint Eastwood’s The Mule at $17.2 million, which he stars in, produced and directed. Over half of The Mule’s audience has reportedly been over 50 years old, and the film’s budget reportedly sits at $50 million.

Coming in third and fourth are returning films, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch ($11.6 million) and Ralph Breaks the Internet ($9.6 million). Mortal Engines came in at fifth place with a disappointing $7.5 million opening domestic weekend. While its global gross now sits at $42.2 million, Mortal Engine’s reported production budget of $100 million could be hard to recuperate.

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Though an overall healthy weekend for the box office, this holiday timeframe has taken a 60 percent revenue dip compared to the same weekend last year. This is due to Star Wars: The Last Jedi launching at $200 million domestically. However, THR reports that even with this dip, overall revenue for 2018 is still up nine percent compared to 2017.

Into the Spider-Verse enjoyed a $3.5 million opening night, and has received a positive reception from audiences and critics alike. In our review, we called Into the Spider-Verse “Amazing” saying, “Taking a bold departure from the Pixar animation style we’ve come to expect from mainstream animated films, Into the Spider-Verse delivers a dynamic visual experience unlike any other.”

For more on Into the Spider-Verse, check out our explanation of the end credits scene, and find out where it landed in our ranking of all the Spider-Man films.

 

Colin Stevens is a news writer for IGN. Follow him on Twitter.