#BOXOFFICE: “TRANSFORMERS” AND “SPIDER-MAN” NECK-IN-NECK

It was originally to be a tight finish at the Box Office this weekend but it was TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS that would prevail over SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE. TRANSFORMERS debuts in 3,678 theatres, with 53% on the Tomatometer for Paramount Pictures. Franchise best opening still goes to 2009’s TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN with debuted with $108 million.

SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE takes $55.2 million from 4,332 theatres, wrapping-up its second week with $190.2 million domestically for Sony Pictures.

Third goes to Disney‘s THE LITTLE MERMAID with $24 million in its third weekend, taking it to $230 million in North America.

In fourth we have GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 with $6 million, taking its total to $335 million.

Rounding this Top Five out is THE BOOGEYMAN with $5 million, a two week tally of $18 million for 20th Century Studios.