Not only has Sony’sSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Versevastly outperformed its immediate predecessor, 2018’sSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the animated sequel is actually playing like a live-action Marvel movie at the box office. Now in its seventh week of release, the movie has passed the $650 million mark at the global box office, staying steady despite a revolving door of competition.
Across the Spider-Versehas grossed $368 million at the domestic box office, after adding $6 million to its tallythis weekend, and is on the verge of passing $300 million at the international box office. Globally, themultiverse-hopping blockbusterfrom directorsJoaquim Dos Santos,Kemp PowersandJustin K. Thompsonhas grossed $663 million so far. By comparison,Into the Spider-Versetapped out with $190 million domestically and $384 million worldwide.
Like that movie, which pulled off a surprise Best Animated Feature win at the Oscars,Across the Spider-Versehas received a glowing response from both audiences and critics. It sits at an excellent 96% score on the review aggregatorRotten Tomatoesand prompted Collider’sRoss Bonaimeto call it “one of the best films of 2023” in hisreview.
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The movie opened to a stellar $120 million in June and held on remarkably well in subsequent weeks, despite competition from a host of major studio movies such asTransformers: Rise of the Beasts,The Flash,Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destinyand even Pixar’sElemental, which is quietly making the most of a barren landscape for children’s movies currently. As things stand,Across the Spider-Versehas a real shot at passing $700 million worldwide by the end of its theatrical run. The movie is currently playing in over 60 international markets, in over 6,000 screens.
How Does the Movie Compare to Other Spidey Adventures?
Across the Spider-Verseis now in the league of live-action Spidey movies. By comparison, the three movies in directorSam Raimi’s original trilogygrossed between $788 million worldwide (Spider-Man 2) and $894 million worldwide (Spider-Man 3).Marc Webb’sThe Amazing Spider-Mangrossed $757 million worldwide, whileThe Amazing Spider-Man 2made $708 million globally almost a decade ago. The range forJon Watts’ three Spidey films goes from $880 million worldwide forSpider-Man: Homecomingto a staggering $1.9 billion forSpider-Man: No Way Home.
Across the Spider-Versefeatures the voice talents ofShameik Moore,Hailee Steinfeld,Bryan Tyree Henry,Issa Ray,Karan Soni,Luna Lauren VélezandOscar Isaac. The series will continue withSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. You can watch our interview with producersPhil LordandChristopher Millerhere, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
