Sony’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home” continued its box office domination heading into the holiday weekend, shattering records as it looked well-positioned to be the film to watch over…
domination heading into the holiday weekend, shattering records as it looked well-positioned to be the film to watch over New Year’s Eve.
The superhero sequel caught $20.6 million in its web on Thursday. That pushed its domestic haul to $557.1 million and allowed the film to supplant the 2019 remake of “The Lion King” as the 11th highest-grossing stateside release in history.as the web-slinging title hero and brings back Zendaya, Marisa Tomei and Jacob Batalon.
The superhero flick has easily become the year’s top-grossing domestic release and stands as the only Hollywood film to pass the $1 billion mark at the global box office since COVID-19 upended the theatrical exhibition business. The success of “Spider-Man” has energized cinemas, which hope the film will represent a turning point after months of tepid business. But the emergence of the fast-spreading Omicron variant could complicate that recovery.
As it stands, the domestic box office is expected to top out at $4.4 billion in revenues. That’s a 91% increase from 2020, a year when ticket sales sank to $2.2 billion, a 40-year low. It’s also down approximately 61% from 2019, a pre-pandemic year in which hits like “Avengers: Endgame” and “Toy Story 4” pushed overall grosses to $11.4 billion.
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