Spider-Man: No Way Home is now the sixth-highest grossing movie in history with $1.69 billion at the worldwide box office. What’s credible is that the Tom Holland-starrer has managed to break records without playing in China, which is the world’s biggest moviegoing market.
The fact that the movie opened worldwide when the hugely transmissible Omicron was around, lends added merit to its inherent appeal. So popular has it been in the US that “Saturday Night Live” poked fun in a skit with President Biden (James Austin Johnson) almost begging people to stay away from the theatres. According to variety.com, the movie beat “Jurassic World” ($1.67 billion) and “The Lion King” ($1.66 billion) to secure the spot.
The other huge grossers on the box office charts remain Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, Titanic, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Avengers: Infinity War. Each managed to amass the $2 billion count.
The superhero epic, starring Holland as Marvel’s neighbourhood web-slinger, opened in December 2021 and has generated $721 million at the domestic box office and $970.1 million internationally.
Outside the US, where No Way Home ranks as fourth biggest movie ever, Spidey’s latest adventure has done especially well in the UK (Holland’s birthplace) picking up $116 million.
Other top-earning territories include Mexico with $73.4 million, South Korea with $60.6 million and France with $59.9 million.
Elsewhere at the international box office, Universal’s animated musical comedy Sing 2 brought in $12.8 million from 59 overseas territories. The family-friendly film, which opened around Christmas, has generated $112 million internationally and $241 million globally.
