Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has achieved the second biggest Thursday night box office hit in the Spider-Man franchise.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has achieved the second biggest Thursday night box office hit in the Spider-Man franchise.
The new animated superhero film follows Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Shameik Moore) as he embarks on another adventure through the multiverse with Gwen Stacy/Ghost-Spider (Hailee Steinfeld). This film is the sequel to the hit 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
Across the Spider-Verse grossed $17.35 million at the box office in Thursday’s previews. For comparison, the film’s prequel earned about $3.5 million in Thursday night previews. That means the sequel grossed five times what “Into the Spider-Verse” did on Thursday night. The whopping $17.35 million is the second-biggest Thursday night opening in Spider-Man history, trailing only $50 million in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
This Thursday night is also the second highest-grossing animated film launch, with The Incredibles 2 being the highest at $18.5 million. Ultimately, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is expected to gross $80-$90 million in its opening weekend. That’s more than double the $35.4 million opening weekend of its predecessor.
Is there an end credits scene in Across the Spider-Verse?
No, there is no post-credits scene in Across the Spider-Verse. However, there is a title card that reads, “Miles Morales will return in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.” The film’s cliffhanger ending has fans excited to see what happens next, and they will, too , when the third Spider-Verse movie hits theaters on March 29, 2024.
Written by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and David Callaham, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson. It stars Shameik Moore, Oscar Isaac, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Laurén Velez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Karan Soni, Shea Wingham, Greta Lee, Amandla Stenberg, Rachel Dratch, Daniel Kaluuya, and Mahershala Ali Andy Samberg. It’s in cinemas now.