‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Snares $209M Global Bow – International Box Office

Nancy Tartaglione
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UPDATE: Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has swung to a $208.6M global opening. This is extra remarkable as it marks Sony’s biggest animated launch of all time. The international box office debut was $88.1M, ahead of early projections and 2.8x Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in like-for-likes, excluding China.

Reviews and strong word of mouth have helped power the arachnid as a summer must-see. Currently, there are 59 markets open with Japan and Korea to follow later in June. (Very smart to stay out of Korea this weekend where local pic, The Roundup: No Way Out, had an extraordinary opening of $34M).

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China led all play at $17.3M amid great scores: 8.9 on Douban (the highest ever for a Marvel title), 9.4 at Maoyan, and 9.4 for Taopiaopiao. Next up was Mexico with $11.6M, followed by the UK at $11.5M.

As a region, Europe grossed $30.5M, followed by Asia with $27.1M and Latin America at $23.3M. Rounding out the Top 5 markets behind China, Mexico and the UK are Australia at $5.3M and Brazil and France at $3.7M apiece. Across the Spider-Verse also nabbed the 2nd biggest global animation opening ever for IMAX with $20M, of which $6.5M came from offshore.

Meanwhile, last weekend’s The Little Mermaid had a better than expected hold at -34% in 52 markets with a $42.3M sophomore frame. The international cume is now $140.5M for $326.7M global. Midweeks were good, with Monday to Thursday producing 62% of the opening weekend (a better percentage than Beauty and the Beast, Jungle Book, Cinderella and Maleficent).

The UK leads all play at $20M, followed by Mexico ($14.5M), Italy ($9.2M), Brazil ($8.5M) and France ($7.4M).

Disney/Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in its fifth weekend added $12.4M from 52 markets. The overseas cume is $457.4M with $780.1M global. Worldwide, GOTG3 has outgrossed 17 MCU titles including the first installment and as it approaches GOTG2’s total. Internationally it has surpassed both of its predecessors.

Still holding well, the weekend drop was 53% offshore. China leads at $84.3M, followed by the UK ($43.4M), Mexico ($35.1M), Korea ($32.2M) and France ($28.4M).

Disney also released new horror title The Boogeyman to $7.7M in 47 markets for a $20M worldwide bow. Leading was Mexico ($800K), followed by France and the UK at $600K each, and Australia, Italy, Germany and Spain taking $400K each.

Universal’s Fast X crossed the $600M mark globally, becoming the third biggest studio title of the year at $603.3M worldwide, including $474.8M from overseas. The third weekend in 84 markets added $41.4M. Top plays for the Toretto family are China ($125M), Mexico ($33.3M – bigger than F9’s lifetime and in line with F8), Brazil ($21.4M), Japan ($19.6M) and the UK ($16.4M).

In a new milestone, Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s The Super Mario Bros Movie has surpassed Frozen to become the No.2 biggest animated film of all time globally and Illumination’s biggest movie ever with $1.3B. This weekend was good for $3.4M internationally in 81 markets, bringing the overseas total to $566.3M.

In local news, and a terrific shot in the arm for Korea, anticipated threequel The Roundup: No Way Out had a spectacular $34.1M opening (4.5M admissions). The action comedy led by Ma Dong-seok, also known as Don Lee, is the follow up to last year’s No. 1 local movie (12.69M admissions) and is being keenly watched to see if it can help invigorate a sluggish market.

PREVIOUS: Columbia Pictures’ and Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is casting its web in international box office markets with $13.5M through Thursday. That’s 2.5x the original in like-for-likes.

Notable in early reporting, India broke the local all-time opening day record for an animated movie with $610K while releasing on a non-traditional Thursday. The launch day gross is higher than the total opening weekend cumes of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and The Little Mermaid. The film also set market records for an animated movie with the widest release (2000+ screens) and the most languages at 10.

On Thursday, Mexico grossed $2.5M, double the opening day of Into the Spider-Verse, and 87% above The Little Mermaid, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania and Guardians of the Galaxy 3. The UK was $1.1M, or 5.3x the original.

France launched Wednesday with $935K, 3.5x the opening day of the first Spider-Verse, to good socials with Allocine at 4.1 from critics and 4.5 from audiences. The market cume through Thursday is $1.3M. Also, Australia bowed to $875K on Thursday, 2.5x the first installment, +25% vs. Ant-Man 3, and +2% vs. Guardians 3. 

Meanwhile, the swingiest market is always China which typically loves the web-slinger character. So far, Across the Spider-Verse is high with critics at a Douban score of 9, and an audience Maoyan note of 9.4. The local gross through today (not included in the global number above) is $4M. Also opening on Friday is Spain. Japan and Korea are going later this month, on the 16th and 21st, respectively.

We’ll have more updates throughout the weekend…

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