‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ crosses the $1 billion mark

This year, Santa treats Sony Pictures Entertainment shareholders well. Spider-Man: There’s no way home, had breaks record in its first week, had a superhero second weekend, bringing its global total to $1.05 billion, according to to Deadline.

The previous installment in the franchise, Spider-Man: Far From Home, which has a worldwide gross of $1.31 billion and is the current record holder for Sony. If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected. But it would take a team of Peter Parker’s entire gallery to stop the new movie, which is Tom HollandSpidey’s third picture, from getting to the bottom.

The film is the third Christmas Day release in North American box office history, The Hollywood Reporter Note. This is also the 49th picture to cross the threshold of 1 billion dollars and the first to do so since 2019 Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker. What is remarkable is that Jon WattsDirectional films have managed to do this without opening in China, a market increasingly hungry for films.

The movie also wins despite the dull omicron variant of the coronavirus you may have heard about. Other movies might do a little better in the pre-COVID world, such as West story, did not convince the audience to buy tickets.

Spider-Man: There’s no way home It may not be art cinema, but its entertainment value is undeniable in these tumultuous times. Social media platforms are flooded with videos of spectators eating bananas while watching hijinks surf the web, and while this may be arguably infringing on some copyright or otherwise, there’s really no advertising at all. better for what made this a phenomenon.

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