The extended cut ofSpider-Man: No Way Homehas pushed the hit superhero movie back into the top spot at the box office. When the film came out in December of last year, it smashed records to become one of the most successful movies of all time. Sony and Marvel no doubt knew there was more money to be made with a special re-release, leading to this new extended cut of the film dubbedSpider-Man: No Way Home-The More Fun Stuff Version.
Spider-Man: No Way Home- The More Fun Stuff Versionsnagged $6 million in North American theaters, and as it was a pretty quiet weekend at the box office, that gives the movie the No. 1 spot. It had been duking it out with another record-smashing sequel that had similarly dominated theaters with its own theatrical run, asTop Gun: Mavericklands at No. 2 with $5.49 million earned. Let’s just take a brief moment to now consider the total domestic grosses for each film, as Spidey has now drawn more than $810.7 million ($1.9 billion worldwide) whileMaverickis up to over $698.8 million ($1.4 billion worldwide).
Meanwhile, the animated featureDC League of Super-Petsclimbed back up the list with a 32% growth, landing at No. 3 with $5.45 million. That puts it just behind whatMaverickhad pulled in. To round out the top 5, the Brad Pitt movieBullet Trainfell to No. 4 with $5.4 million while the new horrorThe Invitationdropped from the No. 1 spot to No. 5 this weekend with $4.7 million earned.
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Jaws Resurfaces for Theatrical Re-Release
Also this weekend, the Steven Spielberg classicJawsreturned to theaters. It even cracked the top 10, landing at No. 9 with $2.3 million pulled in. The film is widely considered to be among the very best movies ever made and this gave many fans a chance to enjoy the suspense on the big screen.
You can read more detailed information about thebox officeatThe Numbersand you can take a look at the full top ten list for the domestic box office weekend below.
