According to data from the movie statistics company Comscore, the studio’s superhero animated film ” Spider-Man : Across the Spider-Verse” (title in Vietnam: “Spider-Man: Travel to the Spider-Verse”) Sony dominated the North American box office this past weekend, with an estimated revenue of $120.5 million.

This impressive achievement makes “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” the work with the second largest opening revenue in North America since the beginning of the year until now, only behind “Super Mario Bros. Movie” and is the second largest opening gross in North America since the beginning of the year. The film had the third-biggest opening in the “Spider-Man” franchise .

Internationally, Sony’s new work grossed 88.1 million USD from 59 countries and territories in its first week of release.

China leads the film’s international box office receipts, with $17.3 million.

Combining domestic and international grosses, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” achieved a respectable worldwide total of $208.6 million.

As the “brainchild” of director trio Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” tells about the adventures of Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy.

These two characters embark on a mission to rescue Spider-Man from another universe from the clutches of a villain named Spot…

Film critic David A. Gross assessed that the sequel to the Spider-Man film successfully presented a beloved superhero with a unique visual style and special storytelling, creating a Great cinematic experience.

Audiences also enthusiastically received “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and gave the film an “A” grade on CinemaScore. Meanwhile, on Rotten Tomatoes, the film received 95% positive reviews from critics.

Although “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” won the top spot at the box office last week, this is not the only new work that has become a “magnet” attracting audiences to theaters. .

The film adaptation of Stephen King’s story by 20th Century Studios titled “The Boogeyman” entered the chart at number 3, achieving a debut of 12.3 million USD from 3,205 theaters.

The horror film produced with a modest budget of 35 million USD, starring Sophie Thatcher and Chris Messina in the main roles, also earned an additional 7.7 million USD from the international market, thereby raising Total global revenue reached 20 million USD.

“The Boogeyman” received 60% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.

[Blockbuster “Fast X” leads the North American box office in its first week of release]

Meanwhile, Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” starring Halle Bailey as Ariel and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula, fell to second place in its second weekend, grossing 40,000. 6 million USD from 4,320 theaters.

Despite a 57% drop from its opening weekend, the film still grossed an impressive $186 million in the US.

Internationally, “The Little Mermaid” grossed $42 million, contributing to a global total of $326 million.