Animated 'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Headed for a Winning Weekend
by EG
The animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse should handily win the box-office battle this weekend. But the big-budget fantasy Mortal Engines looks to be headed for a disappointing opening frame. Read on for predictions.
Sony's animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse swung to a pleasing $3.5 million in Thursday night previews.
The $90 million movie should have no trouble winning the weekend with $35 million-$37 million. Sony continues to be more cautious in suggesting $30 million.
The critically acclaimed film, produced by Philip Lord and Christopher Miller, reveals a shared universe where there can be more than one Spider-Man and introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) as the latest hero to wear the mask. Spider-Verse is unique for featuring a superhero who is half-Puerto Rican and half-African-American. It currently boasts a 98 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Peter Jackson-produced Mortal Engines followed with a grim $675,000 in Thursday previews.
The big-budget film, which cost Universal and MRC Capital at least $100 million to produce, is tracking to debut in the $10 million to $17 million range. Overseas, it has collected roughly $20 million so far.
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