After winning the hearts of fans domestically, Sony's critically-acclaimed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse has gotten off to a strong start in China with an approximate $6.6 million opening day, which is the biggest first day for an animated film this year, topping both Incredibles 2 and Ralph Breaks the Internet.
On its current trajectory, Spider-Verse should easily win the weekend with an estimated $26 million to $28 million debut, although some pundits are projecting a debut in the low $30 million range. With a strong start like that, it's looking increasingly likely that, by the end of its run, it will be this year's biggest animated grosser in China, topping Incredibles 2 ($51.4M).
At the time of this post, Spider-Verse has grossed over $73.4 million worldwide (not including this weekend or China) and is heading toward a $17.45 million weekend stateside, so expect its tally to reach $100 million to $120 million by Christmas.
Meanwhile, Warner Bros.' Aquaman is still holding strong in the Middle Kingdom, where it's grossed over $209.5 million to date, but the loss of screens this holiday weekend will likely cost it its box office crown.
The animated superhero feature, which was co-directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman, tells the origin story of Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and takes him on a dimension-shattering adventure as he partners with a number of Spider-people from different universes, including Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson), Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Ham (John Mulaney), Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn), and Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage), to take down the villainous Kingpin (Liev Schreiber) and his sinister allies.
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Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), Peter Parker (Jake Johnson) and Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animations' SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), Peter Parker (Jake Johnson), Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage), Peni Parker (Kimiko Glenn) and Spider-Man (John Mulaney) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Spider-Ham (John Mulaney) Peter Parker (Jake Johnson), Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage), and SP//DR in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), Peter Parker (Jake Johnson) and Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Peter Parker (Jake Johnson) and Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld) in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Peni (Kimiko Glen), Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Ham (John Mulaney), Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), Peter Parker (Jake Johnson), Spider-Man Noir (Nicolas Cage) in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) as Spider-Man in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Peter Parker as Spider-Man (Chris Pine) in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Peter Parker (Jake Johnson), Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) and Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Peter Parker (Jake Johnson) and Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) as Spider-Gwen in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) falls through an alternate-universe New York City in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Peter Parker (Jake Johnson), Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), and Aunt May (Lily Tomlin) in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Peter Parker as Spider-Man (Chris Pine) and the Green Goblin (Jorma Taccone) in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Peter Parker (Jake Johnson) and Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and Rio Morales (Luna Lauren Vélez) in Sony Pictures Animation's SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
(L to R) Voice talent John Mulaney (Spider-Ham), Liev Schreiber (Kingpin), Jake Johnson (Peter Parker), Shameik Moore (Miles Morales), Hailee Steinfeld (Spider-Gwen), Nicola Cage (Spider-Man Noir) and Kimono Glenn (Peni Parker) for Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animations' SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE.
Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. Spider-Man™: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse features:
Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey & Rodney Rothman
Shameik Moore as Miles Morales/Spider-Man
Jake Johnson as Peter B. Parker/Spider-Man
Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman
Mahershala Ali as Uncle Aaron/Prowler
Brian Tyree Henry as Jefferson Davis
Lily Tomlin as Aunt May
Luna Lauren Vélez as Rio Morales
Zoë Kravitz as Mary Jane
John Mulaney as Spider-Ham
Kimiko Glenn as Peni Parker
Nicolas Cage as Spider-Man Noir
Kathryn Hahn as Doc Ock
Liev Schreiber as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin
Chris Pine as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Natalie Morales as Miss Calleros
Edwin H. Bravo as Brooklyn Visions Security Guard
Oscar Isaac as Interesting Person #1
Greta Lee as Interesting Person #2
Stan Lee as Stan
Jorma Taccone as Green Goblin/Last Dude
Joaquín Cosio as Scorpion
Marvin Jones III as Tombstone
Lake Bell as Vanessa Fisk
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse swings into theaters December 14