To put the success of Spider-Man: No Way Home into context, it’s important to compare it to virtually every other movie that’s come along since the pandemic ground the entertainment industry to a standstill back in March of last year.
The latest installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe scored the third highest-grossing opening weekend ever with $253 million, becoming the top-earning domestic release of 2021 in the space of three days, while it took previous record-holder Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings five weeks to reach $200 million.
On top of that, No Time to Die and Fast and Furious 9 are the only Hollywood blockbusters to have crossed $500 million globally, which they managed in no small part to lucrative runs in China. No Way Home hasn’t been approved for release in the Marvel-friendly region as of yet, but after only five days in theaters it’s already the sixth largest hit of the year.
Spider-Man: No Way Home added $334 million internationally to a $253 million domestic haul to nab $587 million globally, which is the third best opening weekend in history. Quite frankly, we’re running out of superlatives to describe just how impressive these commercial feats continue to be.
Published: Dec 19, 2021 11:53 am