‘Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse’ Conquers Superhero Fatigue At No. 3 In Deadline’s 2023 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament
04.05.2024 - 01:19
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Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there’s nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the advertisement for a movie’s longevity in subsequent home entertainment windows. Entering the conversation in 2023 were the streamers, such as Apple, who have also realized the necessity of theatrical to eventize their movies. The financial data pulled together here for Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament is culled by seasoned and trusted sources.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Sony/Columbia Pictures
When it comes to superhero movies sidestepping their demise at the box office, Spider-Man: Across the Universe is Exhibit A. It was by far the most successful superhero movie of last year, and pristine proof that they’re not dead. As for how to make sure the genre survives, it’s evident: Make movies that are better than the cookie-cutter MCU and DC versions we’ve already seen, and make them significantly different. The animated multiverse escapades of Miles Morales continue to be the ultimate trip for moviegoers, who swung to Across the Universe with an A CinemaScore. The Oscar-winning first movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, also was a holiday blockbuster ($190.2M domestic, $384.2M WW in 2018); its fans were starving for a follow-up, and Sony created pent-up demand. Of utmost importance is that Sony didn’t rush this toon penned by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, who also produced with Amy Pascal, into theaters. The movie originally was intended to be in theaters on October 7, 2022, but was held up
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