![]() Some are calling it at $100 million, which would be huge and would set it up to clear $500 million. Into The Spider-Verse scored $35 million in its first weekend, and Across is projected to double that at somewhere in the $70-80 million region. In fact, of all three Maguire movies, both Garfield movies, and all three Holland movies, only No Way Home beat Mario. Into the Spider-Verse made just over half what the next lowest Spider-Man movie did, with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 earning $709 million. Across will likely do significantly better - Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was heavily influenced by Spider-Verse and pulled in $485 million in a post-pandemic world with significantly less buzz than Miles will generate. That was a major success for the movie, and is a lot of money, but you could triple that and you'd still not be on Mario's level. Into the Spider-Verse, by contrast, is 77th on the animated movie list with $375 million. Making $1.294 billion at the box office to Frozen's $1.284, it now has Frozen's sequel and the current champion in its sights at $1.453, and is expected to clear $1.5 billion when all is said and done. Frozen was a bona fide phenomenon - in a world of disposable children's entertainment, it carved a legacy, becoming the highest grossing animated movie of all time. You couldn't go into a store without seeing that blonde plait. That damn song stuck in your ears for months. You remember the phenomenon that was Frozen, right? It was everywhere. It's a desperately sad way to live, reducing art to a competition, and turning it into a competition you are destined to lose is ludicrous. But it will not make more money, and it's worth getting over that already. I fully expect that Spider-Verse will be a better movie. ![]() Into the Spider-Verse was spectacular, heralding a new dawn for animation, and I have faith that Across the Spider-Verse will live up to the heights it set. I liked Mario more than most critics, but it was a decent movie and nothing more. This is not a comment on which is the better movie. Related: Screwball Needs To Return In Spider-Man 2 There is a throng of Spider-Verse fans hoping Miles Morales will knock Mario off his perch, and you need to prepare for disappointment. But I'm not the one doing it, at least not initially. You might think it's foolish to even compare the two in this way, and you're correct. They're both animated movies hoping for significant adult turnout, and were wise to avoid each other on the calendar, but they're not especially related. The two have very little in common, of course.
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