As the summer season shines onto the box office, movie grosses don’t match what they used to be in seasons past. This June weekend witnessed a rare anomaly: no film surpassed the $20 million milestone, leaving the box office longing for its usual mid-year fireworks.
In a box office triumph that defied expectations, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”, swung back into the spotlight, triumphantly outpacing Pixar’s “Elemental”, securing the weekend’s coveted crown.
Spidey soared to an estimated $19.3 million, propelling it past the $300 million milestone in the domestic box office. As Sunday drew to a close, the wall-crawler’s North American total stood tall at $317.1 million, while on a global scale, its web of success extended to a staggering $560.3 million. READ MORE: ‘The Flash’ Predicted To Rule Box Office In 2nd Weekend Of Release DC and Warner Bros.’ “The Flash” faced a formidable challenge as its second weekend unfolded.
With a staggering 72 percent drop, it mustered only $15.3 million, resulting in a domestic total of $87.6 million. Unlike its counterpart, “Elemental”, “The Flash” encountered poor exit scores, and audiences seem to be overwhelmingly rejecting the film.
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