SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Soars Beyond $500M at Global Box Office
By Movieguide® Contributor
After a spot at the top of box office charts, Sony’s SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE grossed over $500 million in global sales.
The movie earned $290.4 million domestically and $215.9 million internationally, which brings it to a global total of $506.3 million.
“The Top 5 international box office markets for Across the Spider-Verse to date are China at $42.5M, followed by the UK with $26.1M, Mexico with $24.2M, Australia with $15M and Brazil at $10.4M,” Deadline reports. Another source adds that the movie surpassed “the entire run of its 2018 predecessor, “INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE” ($384 million), after just 12 days of release.”
ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE faces fierce competition from THE FLASH, TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS and Pixar’s ELEMENTAL. Yet its strong values continue to attract audiences.
“ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE’s success proves yet again that audiences are eager for movies that will inspire and uplift them. Families flock to the box office when they know they can trust a title to promote positive biblical values, including prayer, self-sacrifice, the value of life, forgiveness, and redemption, among others,” Movieguide® previously reported.
An excerpt of Movieguide®’s review reads:
“In SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, Miles Morales encounters a new supervillain calling himself “The Spot.” The Spot is able to throw a large black spot onto a bank vault and steal money or escape through one of the spots he casts. When The Spot amasses enough power to threaten the multiverse, Miles teams up with a society of Spider-Men or Spider-People to stop The Spot. Eventually, however, Miles faces a moral dilemma that affects the people he loves the most.
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE is a creative, exciting, funny animated superhero movie. It has several unexpected twists that add to the viewer’s enjoyment. Happily, ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE also has a strong pro-family theme. For example, there are heartfelt scenes of love and reconciliation between Miles and his parents and between a Spider-Woman character and her father. Also, a Spider-Man from another universe and his wife have a new baby. Finally, an early image shows a family holding hands and praying together. That said, SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE has lots of PG action violence and brief foul language. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for older children.
Sony plans to release Miles Morales’ next adventure, SPIDER-MAN: BEYOND THE SPIDER-VERSE, later next year.
