The highly anticipated sequel to the 2018 animated film "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" has already made a splash at the box office. According to box office sources, "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" grossed $16 million in previews on Thursday, June 1st, 2023. This is the second-best preview night ever for an animated movie, only behind Disney/Pixar's "Incredibles 2". However, the sequel surpassed "Incredibles 2" in terms of preview cash, with 4.5 times more than what the first "Spider-Verse" movie made on its Thursday night previews.

The opening weekend projections for "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" are wild, ranging from $75 million to $90 million. Even on the low-end, this would be more than double the opening weekend of the first movie, which was $35.3 million. The sequel's box office is hard to predict because it is a Marvel animated movie, which is a rare occurrence.

The sequel grossed $17.4 million in Thursday previews, making it the second-best showing ever for an animated title. The top three animated movies in terms of early expectations for preview grosses are "Incredibles 2," "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," and "Toy Story 4".

Overall, "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" is expected to perform well at the box office, with early predictions claiming that it will open to $80 million. The movie has already broken records in previews, and fans are excited to see what the sequel has in store.