Across the Spider-Verse” Leaps to $120.5M Opening Weekend Triumph

Across the Spider-Verse” has rocketed to a stunning $120.5 million debut at U.S. and Canadian box offices.

Across the Spider-Verse animated feature clinches the second-highest opening weekend of the year, trailing behind “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” with a $146 million haul. It also impressively ranks as the third-highest opening weekend for any “Spider-Man” film, exceeding all predictions.

Produced with a $100 million budget—half the cost typically invested in live-action comic adaptations—”Across the Spider-Verse” would have been a triumph even if it had hit the forecasted $80 million mark.

In “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” the narrative focuses on Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore), who gains superpowers after a radioactive spider bites him.

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Spider-Man’s life is claimed by Kingpin; various portals are opened, bringing a host of Spider-people into Miles Morales’ universe. Miles teams up with Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld), Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson), and others to thwart Kingpin successfully.