Re-released ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ wins box office over ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Last year’s record-setting blockbuster “Spider-Man: No Way Home” swung back atop the domestic box office.
The Marvel movie re-released in theaters over the weekend, grossing $6 million in North America to lead all films.
The return of “Spider-Man” highlighted an otherwise quiet weekend at movie theaters, during which none of the major studios released a new film.
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” originally premiered last December and made more than $800 million domestically and $1.9 billion globally, both setting records for a film released during the COVID-19 pandemic.
It’s the third “Spider-Man” movie to star Tom Holland as the title web-slinger, and depicts the mayhem that ensues when portals to alternate dimensions are opened. Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield also star in the film.
“Spider-Man” did enough to hold off fellow box-office titan “Top Gun: Maverick,” which added $5.5 million between Friday and Sunday to finish in a tie for second place with the animated “DC League of Super-Pets.”
Led by Tom Cruise as the hotshot Navy pilot Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, the “Top Gun” sequel has now grossed more than $700 million domestically and $1.4 billion worldwide.
The family-friendly “Super-Pets,” which has now made $82 million in North America, features a voice cast that includes Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart as super-powered dogs.
Finishing fourth was the action-comedy “Bullet Train,” which kept chugging along with an additional $5.4 million to boost its domestic total to $87 million. The film stars Brad Pitt as an assassin tasked with recovering a briefcase from a train filled with competing mercenaries.
Last weekend’s winner, the horror film “The Invitation” starring Nathalie Emmanuel, came in fifth place, adding $4.7 million. It’s made just under $15 million since its release in late August.
Cinemas throughout the United States, including theaters operated by leading chains AMC and Regal, sold tickets for $3 apiece on Saturday for National Cinema Day. The promotion came during Labor Day Weekend, a notoriously slow time for cinemas, though Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” had success over the holiday last year with a three-day opening of $75 million.
Next up for theaters is 20th Century’s buzzy horror film “Barbarian,” which arrives Friday. The movie stars Georgina Chapman, Bill Skarsgard and Justin Long, and depicts the terrors that occur when a woman realizes the rental home she’s staying at was double-booked.
With News Wire Services
