Promotional material for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Photo: IC

From left: Jia Yi, Li Wenhan and Guan Yue from iQiyi's reality show Qing Chun You Ni (Idol Producer Season Two) appear on an iQiyi poster for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Photo: IC

Coproduced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel Entertainment, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse began showing on Chinese streaming platforms, including iQiyi, Tencent Video and Youku, on Friday. 

The film earned more than $370 million at the global box office and won Best Animated Feature Film at the 91^st Academy Awards on February 24.

Premiering in the Chinese mainland on December 21, 2018, the film was well received, earning 427 million yuan ($63.5 million) during its run and an 8.7/10 on Chinese social media platform Douban.

The film tells the story of how high school student Miles Morales masters his spider-derived superpowers under the guidance of the original Spider-Man, Peter Parker, and fights against a villain with five other Spider-Man counterparts from alternate realities.

Three high-profile idol trainees, Guan Yue, Jia Yi and Li Wenhan from iQiyi's reality show Qing Chun You Ni (Idol Producer Season Two) are promting the film on iQiyi.