SPIDER-Man: Into the Spider-Verse snared North American viewers in its web this weekend, earning $35.4 million (RM148 million) in ticket sales, final figures showed Monday.
Sony’s action-packed animation sees Peter Parker make way for Miles Morales as Spider-Man – a black, Latino character new to theatre-goers, but not comic book enthusiasts.
The Spider-Man of his dimension, Morales, voiced by Shameik Moore, joins forces with Spideys from parallel realities to stop a threat menacing all of them.
In second was Warner Bros crime flick The Mule, which earned US$17.5 million (RM73 million) Clint Eastwood both directed and took the lead as a destitute 90-year-old who turns to transporting cocaine through Illinois for a Mexican drug cartel.
Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch dropped one place to third, earning US$11.8 million (RM49 million) over the weekend. Benedict Cumberbatch voices the grouchy title character as he plots to steal Christmas.
Fourth place went to Ralph Breaks the Internet, which took in US$9.3 million (RM39 million) after spending three weeks at the top of the box office. The animated film, a sequel to 2012’s Wreck It Ralph, has sold US$154 million (RM644 million) in domestic tickets since it opened.
In fifth was Universal’s newly-released Mortal Engines, whose ticket sales stalled at US$7.6 million (RM32 million).
The post-apocalyptic sci-fi sees Hera Hilmar star as the only person who can stop the city of London – now a colossal wheeled predator – from chomping up all in its path.
Rounding out the weekend’s top 10 were:
Creed II ($5.4 million)(RM23 million)
Bohemian Rhapsody ($4.3 million)(RM18 million)
Instant Family ($3.8 million)(RM16 million)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald ($3.8 million)(RM16 million)
Green Book ($2.8 million) (RM12 million)
