{"id":221916,"date":"2019-07-07T21:22:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-08T01:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=221916"},"modified":"2019-07-07T21:22:52","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T01:22:52","slug":"spider-man-soars-with-185-1m-over-six-day-holiday-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/07\/07\/spider-man-soars-with-185-1m-over-six-day-holiday-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Spider-Man’ soars with $185.1M over six day holiday weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Our travel agent came through and we were able to join a special London bus tour with Spider-Man himself – see more in our IG stories! (Photo<\/a>: spidermanmovie\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 It pays to have one of the biggest lead-ins ever.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpider-Man: Far From Home,\u201d the first Marvel movie after \u201cAvengers: Endgame,\u201d swung past any franchise fatigue to dominate the July Fourth holiday weekend, raking in an estimated $185.1 million since opening Tuesday and earning $93.6 million from Friday to Sunday in North American theatres.<\/p>\n

The opening gave Sony Pictures one of its best weeks ever. \u201cFar From Home,\u201d which opened overseas before landing in the U.S., has grossed $580 million worldwide in 10 days of release.<\/p>\n

It also came with an assist from Disney’s Marvel Studios, which has partnered with Sony on this and its last two \u201cSpider-Man\u201d releases: 2017’s \u201cSpider-Man: Homecoming\u201d and last year’s animated spinoff \u201cSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though \u201cFar From Home\u201d fell short of the $117 million Friday to Sunday domestic opening of \u201cHomecoming,\u201d its unconventional Tuesday opening paid off. The film’s $39.3 million opening day set a record for any movie on a Tuesday.<\/p>\n

To help whet the appetites of Marvel fans \u2014 and to approach the record $2.79 billion gross of \u201cAvatar\u201d \u2014 Disney re-released \u201cEndgame\u201d in theatres the weekend ahead of \u201cFar From Home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part of the draw of the film, starring Tom Holland as Spider-Man and Jake Gyllenhaal as Mysterio, was seeing the first installment in a new chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. (\u201cEndgame\u201d still narrowly trails \u201cAvatar,\u201d unadjusted for inflation, with $2.77 billion.)<\/p>\n

The strong performance of \u201cFar From Home,\u201d which cost approximately $160 million to produce, along with the sustained interest in holdovers like \u201cToy Story 4,\u201d \u201cYesterday,\u201d \u201cAnnabelle Comes Home\u201d and \u201cAladdin,\u201d helped the industry knock down the deficit compared with this time last year about a percentage point.<\/p>\n

Due in part to a number of underperforming sequels including \u201cGodzilla: King of Monsters\u201d and \u201cMen in Black International,\u201d the year is running 8.4% behind last year. But Marvel has been immune to the ups and downs of sequel making \u2014 it’s behind the year’s top two films: \u201cEndgame\u201d and \u201cCaptain Marvel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for Comscore, thinks \u201cFar From Home\u201d may have turned the tide.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis movie was exactly the shot in the arm the summer needed, emotionally and spiritually if not financially,\u201d said Dergarabedian, who noted the weekend overall was roughly equal to the same timeframe last year. \u201cThe whole notion of franchise fatigue, while true in some cases, is not in all. When movies aren’t great, that’s when people get fatigued.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps just as cheering for the industry is how well a number of films are holding.<\/p>\n

After two weeks atop the box office, \u201cToy Story 4\u201d slid a modest 43% to second place, with $34.3 million. It has now taken in $650 million globally. Universal Pictures’ Beatles-themed romantic comedy \u201cYesterday\u201d dropped only 37 per cent in its second weekend, with $10.8 million.<\/p>\n

The Warner Bros. \u201cConjuring\u201d spinoff sequel \u201cAnnabelle Comes Home\u201d snagged $10.8 million in its second weekend. And Disney’s \u201cAladdin,\u201d with $7.6 million in its seventh week of release, has accumulated $921.7 million worldwide.<\/p>\n

Just behind those films was Ari Aster’s sun-dappled horror tale \u201cMidsommar,\u201d starring Florence Pugh, drawing $6.6 million over the weekend and $10.9 million since opening Wednesday. The debut was well shy of the $13.6 million opening of Aster’s first-feature sensation \u201cHereditary,\u201d starring Toni Collette, which became A24’s highest grossing film, with $79.3 million worldwide.<\/p>\n

A24 nevertheless hailed the results for \u201cMidsommar,\u201d saying \u201cit firmly cements Aster as one of the most exciting new directors to come around in a long while.\u201d<\/p>\n

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included.<\/p>\n

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  1. \u201cSpider-Man: Far From Home,\u201d $93.6 million ($238 million international).<\/li>\n
  2. \u201cToy Story 4,\u201d $34.3 million ($43.1 million international).<\/li>\n
  3. \u201cYesterday,\u201d $10.8 million ($7.9 million international).<\/li>\n
  4. \u201cAnnabelle Comes Home,\u201d $10.8 million ($20.4 million international).<\/li>\n
  5. \u201cAladdin,\u201d $7.6 million ($16.2 million international).<\/li>\n
  6. \u201cMidsommar,\u201d $6.6 million ($761,000 international).<\/li>\n
  7. \u201cThe Secret Life of Pets 2,\u201d $4.8 million ($22.4 million international).<\/li>\n
  8. \u201cMen in Black International,\u201d $3.6 million ($3.7 million international).<\/li>\n
  9. \u201cAvengers: Endgame,\u201d $3.1 million ($1.3 million international).<\/li>\n
  10. \u201cRocketman,\u201d $2.8 million ($1.5 million international)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n

    Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theatres (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to Comscore.<\/p>\n

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    1. \u201cSpider-Man: Far From Home,\u201d $238 million.<\/li>\n
    2. \u201cThe White Storm 2: Drug Lords,\u201d $59.7 million.<\/li>\n
    3. \u201cToy Story 4,\u201d $43.1 million.<\/li>\n
    4. \u201cThe Secret Life of Pets 2,\u201d $22.4 million<\/li>\n
    5. \u201cAnnabelle Comes Home,\u201d $20.4 million.<\/li>\n
    6. \u201cAladdin,\u201d $16.2 million.<\/li>\n
    7. \u201cYesterday,\u201d $7.9 million.<\/li>\n
    8. \u201cSpirited Away,\u201d $4.1 million.<\/li>\n
    9. \u201cMen in Black International,\u201d $3.7 million.<\/li>\n
    10. \u201cPig Man: Happy Pig Year,\u201d $3.1 million.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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