Across the Spider-Verse' crawls into No. 1 spot at the box office
“Spider-Man” has quickly crawled his way to the top of the box office.
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” earned $69.1 million on its opening night Friday, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.
The computer-animated flick enjoyed the biggest opening day of any movie so far this year, according to Deadline.
It is also the third highest earner of any animated film, after “Incredibles 2” and “Finding Dory.”
The Post called the follow-up to 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” “a dazzling, brilliant sequel.”
“The Little Mermaid,” which opened last week and made a big splash in theaters, fell to second place, with $11.8 million in sales.
Disney’s live-action adaption of the 1989 classic made headlines this week after IMDB announced it was changing its rating system due to “unusual voting activity” involving the film.
Horror-thriller “The Boogeyman,” also released Friday, came in third, with $5.9 million in sales. It is based on the short story of the same name by Stephen King.
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3″ was fourth, with a $2.9 million take.
“Fast X,” the 11th installment in the Fast and Furious” franchise, flew down to fifth, with earnings of $2.6 million.
Source: New York Post
