Spider-Man: Homecoming Swings To Top Of Opening Weekend Box Office

Spider-Man: Homecoming swung past all competitors to climb to the top of the box office in its opening weekend.

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Spider-Man: Homecoming will earn at least $100 million from 4,348 locations in North America in its opening weekend. Most have the film earning $115 million or more by the end of the weekend, with the highest estimates going to $120 million. That’s well above the studio estimates of $80-90 million and the early industry estimates of $85-110 million. Those numbers could make Spider-Man: Homecoming the second-largest opening for a Sony Pictures film ever behind Spider-Man 3‘s $151 million.

Spider-Man: Homecoming earned $15.4 million from early screenings on Thursday night, which is the third-highest Thursday night preview gross of 2017 behind Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ($17 million) and Beauty and the Beast ($16.3 million). The film is estimated to have earned $51.5 million by the end of Friday.

With Spider-Man: Homecoming being the only major debut this weekend, last week’s chart-topper Despicable Me 3 holds onto the number two spot. Despicable Me 3 earned about $11.6 million on Friday and is set to earn $37.3 million in its second weekend, propelling its box office total to $152.5 million.

Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver continues to perform well. The film slides from number two to number three this week, earning $11.6 million on Friday and an estimated $12.5 million over the weekend for a box office total of $56.6 million.

DC Film’s latest, Wonder Woman, maintains its place in the top five. Wonder Woman is clinging to the fourth place spot with $3.1 million on Friday and an estimated $10.6 million for the weekend, bringing the DC Extended Universe’s highest domestic grossing film to $369.3 million in total.

Cars 3 manages to maintain the number five spot for the second week in a row. Pixar’s latest earned $1.9 million on Friday and is set for $6.2 million over the weekend.

Transformers: The Last Knight dropped out fo the top five, landing in the number six spot with $5.6 million for the weekend.

Keep reading to see how the top five films stack up at the box office this weekend.

1. Spider-Man: Homecoming

Opening Weekend
Friday: $51.5 million
Weekend: $119.6 million

In Spider-Man: Homecoming, thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker returns home to live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man. He also tries to return to his normal daily routine — distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just a friendly neighborhood superhero. Peter must soon put his powers to the test when the evil Vulture emerges to threaten everything that he holds dear.

Spider-Man: Homecoming is directed by Jon Watts, from a screenplay by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, Watts and Christopher Ford, and Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. Spider-Man: Homecoming stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Donald Glover, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tyne Daly, Marisa Tomei, and Robert Downey Jr.

2. Despicable Me 3

Week Two
Last Week: No. 1Friday: $11.6 million
Weekend: $37.4 million
Total: $152.5 million

The mischievous Minions hope that Gru will return to a life of crime after the new boss of the Anti-Villain League fires him. Instead, Gru decides to remain retired and travel to Freedonia to meet his long-lost twin brother for the first time. The reunited siblings soon find themselves in an uneasy alliance to take down the elusive Balthazar Bratt, a former 1980s child star who seeks revenge against the world.

Despicable Me 3 is directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, co-directed by Eric Guillon, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. The film stars the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig and Trey Parker.

3. Baby Driver

Week Two
Last Week: No. 2Friday: $3.9 million
Weekend: $12.5 million
Total: $16.6 million

Talented getaway driver Baby (Ansel Elgort) relies on the beat of his personal soundtrack to be the best in the game. After meeting the woman (Lily James) of his dreams, he sees a chance to ditch his shady lifestyle and make a clean break. Coerced into working for a crime boss (Kevin Spacey), Baby must face the music as a doomed heist threatens his life, love and freedom.

Baby Driver is written and directed by Edgar Wright, and stars Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, Eiza González, Jon Hamm and Jamie Foxx.

4. Wonder Woman

Week Six
Last Week: No. 4Friday: $3.1 million
Weekend: $10.6 million
Total: $369.3 million

Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action-adventure from director Patty Jenkins. Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their shores and tells of a massive conflict raging in the outside world, Diana leaves her home, convinced she can stop the threat. Fighting alongside man in a war to end all wars, Diana will discover her full powers…and her true destiny.

Wonder Woman is directed by Patty Jenkins and is written by Allan Heinberg, Geoff Johns, and Zack Snyder. The film stars Gal Gadot (Diana Prince/Wonder Woman), Chris Pine (Steve Trevor), Robin Wright (General Antiope), Connie Nielsen (Queen Hippolyta), David Thewlis, Elena Anaya, Lucy Davis (Etta Candy), Danny Huston, Ewen Bremmer, Doutzen Kroes, Samantha Jo (Euboea), Florence Kasumba (Senator Acantha), Said Taghmaoui, Eleanor Matsuura (Epione), Emily Carey (Young Diana), and Lisa Loven Kongsli (Menalippe).

5. Cars 3

Week Four
Last Week: No. 5Friday: $1.9 million
Weekend: $6.2 million
Total: $134.3 million

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, the legendary Lighting McQueen finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young technician who has her own plans for winning. With inspiration from the Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns, No. 95 prepares to compete on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage.