There’sa new Spider-Man in town and he’s on top of the box office.
In doing so, it will handily become the No.
Critics' reviewshave been excellent, and audiences gave it an A-plus CinemaScore, indicating strong word-of-mouth prospects.
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Overseas, the film will add an estimated $21 million this weekend.
Sony is already eyeing aSpider-Versesequel and a separate spin-off.
While critics generallyassessedThe Muleas middling outputfrom Eastwood, audiences gave it an A-minus CinemaScore.
That would seem to spell trouble for a film that reportedly cost at least $100 million to produce.
Animated films continue to hold strong at the box office, with Universal’sThe Grinchtaking the No.
Overall box office is up 8.6 percent year-to-date, according to Comscore.
See the Dec. 14-16 figures below.
