Spider-Man:Homecoming bested box office tracking with an estimated opening gross of $117 million. Tracking had the film opening at about $100 million so it’s one of the rare summer films to exceed expectations.
The opening currently stands as the second largest opening ever for a Spider-Man feature (not adjusted for inflation), narrowly edging out Sam Raimi’s 2002 original. Also, without adjusting for inflation, this is the largest opening for a single character intro into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, topping the $98.6 million brought in by Iron Man back in 2008.
Internationally, Spider-Man debuted in approximately 60% of the overseas marketplace, delivering an estimated $140 million from 56 total markets and a global opening totaling $257 million. Highlights include a $25.8 million five-day opening in South Korea, a $12 million opening in Mexico, an $11.8 million five-day take in the UK, $9.1 million in Brazil, $7.8m in Russia, Australia saw a $7.6 million opening, India saw a $6.5 million debut and Italy delivered $3.1 million. Upcoming markets include openings in France, Germany, Spain, Japan and China.
Check out the full top ten results below:
1. Spider-Man:Homecoming – $117 million
2. Despicable Me 3 – $33.9 million
3. Baby Driver – $12.7 million
4. Wonder Woman – $10.1 million
5. Transformers: The Last Knight – $6.3 million
6. Cars 3 – $5.6 million
7. The House – $4.8 million
8. The Big Sick – $3.6 million
9. 47 Meters Down – $2.8 million
10. The Beguiled – $2 million
