The new animated Spider-Man movie, Into the Spider-Verse, is not only a success with critics, but it`s doing big business at the box office as well.The movie opened this past weekend, and it made $35.4 million over its first three days in the United States. That sets a new all-time record for any animated movie released in December. Into the Spider-Verse was the No. 1 movie of the weekend by far, with Clint Eastwood`s The Mule ($17.2 million) coming in second place for the three-day period.Into the Spider-Verse holds an incredible A+ CinemaScore rating from movie-goers, which suggests the movie will perform well into its second weekend and potentially beyond.With its international box office figures added in, Into the Spider-Verse has now made $56.4 million after just one weekend. The film had a reported budget of $90 million.Into the Spider-Verse is just the latest Spider-Man film from Sony, which licenses the character Spider-Man and others from Marvel. Sony`s previous Spider-Man movie, the spinoff Venom, was a massive success at the box office, taking in more than $850 million.Into the Spider-Verse features the voice of Shameik Moore as Miles Morales in the lead role.In GameSpot`s Into the Spider-Verse review, Meg Downey wrote that the film is an `instant animated classic, and, with any luck, the firm of many of its kind.`You can see the full Top 10 box office chart below, as rounded up by EW. Of note, the CGI-filled steampunk film Mortal Engines from Peter Jackson and other Lord of the Rings veterans, is off to a slow start and might end up losing $100 million or more.December 14-16 Domestic Box OfficeSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse -- $35.4 millionThe Mule -- $17.2 millionThe Grinch -- $11.6 millionRalph Breaks the Internet -- $9.6 millionMortal Engines -- $7.5 millionCreed II -- $5.4 millionBohemian Rhapsody -- $4.1 millionnstant Family -- $3.72 millionFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald -- $3.65 millionGreen Book -- $2.8 million
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