2018-12-16 16:48:56 | Box Office Battle: 'Spider-Verse' wins weekend with $35MSony's (SNE) "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" swung to $35.4M in its weekend debut, making it the best December opening ever for an animated movie. Overseas, the pic got off to a softer start, earning $21M from 44 markets for a global start of $56.4M. "Spider-Man: Into de Spider-Verse" earned an A+ CinemaScore and sports a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score. BOX OFFICE RUNNERS-UP: AT&T (T) subsidiary Warner Bros' "The Mule" placed number two in its debut weekend with $17.2M in North America. Behind it was Comcast (CMCSA) subsidiary Universal's "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch," earning $11.6M from 3,759 theaters. Disney's (DIS) "Ralph Breaks the Internet" placed number four with $9.6M. Rounding out the top five, Universal's "Mortal Engines" grossed an estimated $7.5M in its debut weekend after drawing poor reviews and a B- CinemaScore from audiences. Other publicly traded companies in filmmaking include Viacom (VIAB), 21st Century Fox's (FOX, FOXA) and Lionsgate's (LGF.A, LGF.B). | |
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