In just eight days of release, the film has already surpassed the final $190 million domestic gross earned by its 2018 predecessor “Into the Spider-Verse” - and it doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. “Across the Spider-Verse” will push its North American earnings beyond $200 million on Saturday. A second weekend drop around 53% would mark an impressive achievement for “Spider-Verse,” which has generated some of the strongest reviews of the year. Not only did the interdimensional adventure debut like a premier summer blockbuster, but it’s holding even better than one - comic book adaptations usually face front-loaded box office performances due to outsized fan demand. The “Spider-Verse” sequel has been a box office smash since landing the biggest domestic opening day of the year ($51.7 million). While “Rise of the Beasts” has the edge in projections for now, it’s too soon to declare whether it will be able to snag the top slot on domestic charts from “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.” The animated adventure from Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation is currently projecting a $55.8 million haul for its sophomore outing, down roughly 53% from its $120.5 million opening last weekend. Variety chief film critic Owen Gleiberman was very positive though, writing that “the robots felt more real to me as characters than they usually do.” Audiences are into it, as indicated by the “A-” grade from the first round of ticket buyers through Cinema Score. Never a critical darling franchise, this “Transformers” entry hasn’t been received warmly in the press, earning a 32% approval rating from top critics on review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. The ’90s-set adventure introduces viewers to Maximals and Terrorcons - two ancient factions of Transformers that can morph into robotic animals. “Rise of the Beasts” stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback, with a voice cast for the freedom-fighting CGI gas guzzlers that includes Pete Davidson, Ron Perlman, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, Peter Dinklage and longtime Optimus Prime voice actor Peter Cullen. The new installment has earned $43.3 million across 68 international markets so far. Paramount’s real play is overseas, which has accounted for more than 70% of ticket sales for the franchise’s three most recent entries. But robots in disguise don’t come cheap the film will have to find some staying power to justify a production budget totaling around $200 million. “Rise of the Beasts” looks to rebound with an opening higher than the $44 million earned by “The Last Knight” in its debut. But Bay’s final production, 2017’s “Transformers: The Last Knight,” saw diminished returns, finishing with $130 million stateside and $605 million worldwide - almost half of the $1.1 billion in ticket sales earned by “Age of Extinction.” Paramount released the spinoff “Bumblebee” in 2018, produced on a comparatively smaller budget and met with $467 million worldwide. The first three live-action entries, directed by Michael Bay, each crossed $300 million in North American grosses, while threequel “Dark of the Moon” and its follow-up “Age of Extinction” both surpassed $1 billion worldwide. “Rise of the Beasts” represents Paramount’s attempt to rejigger the “Transformers” franchise for future longevity. The film is projected to land roughly $60 million through the three-day frame, which would come in at the higher end of estimates heading into the weekend. The “Transformers” sequel put its foot on the gas with $25 million on its opening day, a figure that includes $8.8 million in Thursday previews. The summer season has its first genuine battle for top of the heap, as “ Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” looks to fend off last week’s crowning release “ Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.”
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