Warner Bros. “The Flash” soared to the top of the North American box office in its opening weekend, dominated by spin-offs and sequels from Friday to Sunday.

But the live-action take on the DC Comics superhero brought in just $55.1 million, according to figures released Sunday by Exhibitor Relations — earnings that analysts said were “well below estimates” for its debut.

Ezra Miller stars as the flamboyant hero, joined by other DC characters including Supergirl and Batman. It dethroned the latest “Transformers” installment from Paramount, which was last weekend’s top earner.

In second place this weekend was “Elemental,” an animated immigrant tale from Pixar, which earned $29.5 million in its opening weekend.

Pixar’s first completely original new film to hit theaters since the start of the pandemic is set in the fantasy Elemental City – where residents made of fire, water, earth and air must learn to live in close proximity despite the highly flammable difference.

Rounding out the top five highest-grossing films this weekend, the rest were filled with characters familiar to generations of viewers.

Sony’s “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” raised $27.8 million, bringing its cumulative domestic total to over $280 million with an additional $209 million internationally.

The film, the sequel to 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” and the latest spin on the Marvel Comics superhero, picks up the story of half-black, half-Latino Miles Morales, using a mix of eye-catching Is. Decades old 2D comic book drawing techniques with the latest computer generated visual effects.

Falling to fourth place was “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,” which made $20 million, a share of $103.6 million so far.

Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” a live-action remake of the 1989 animated tale of an underwater princess who lends her voice in her search for true love, brought in $11.6 million. It has now earned some $253.5 million.

Rounding out the top 10 were:

• “The Blackening” ($6 million)
• “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” ($5 million)
• “The Boogeyman” ($3.8 million)
• “Fast X” ($1.6 million)
• “Asteroid City” (limited release, $790,000)