Spider-Man: No Way Home has set up a new record at the box office on its debut. It has grossed $253 million from 4,336 theaters to reside at the third-highest domestic opener of all time. The milestone has come despite the worries of the spread of the Covid-19 omicron variant.
The movie has even created history overseas, especially in Europe, where it has grossed $334.2 million over a global count of $587.2 million (excluding China). That’s the No. 3 worldwide debut ever, not adjusted for inflation.
Sony Motion Picture Group chair-CEO Tom Rothman has said the weekend’s results created history at a global level. He said the film has performed well despite facing many challenges and an unmatched cultural impact.
The Spider-Man: No Way Home opening was a defining moment for the box office recovery, setting numerous records as filmgoing returned to pre-pandemic levels for the first time. However, if the money were to be spread around, Hollywood would undoubtedly benefit.
Despite the fact that No Way Home was doing well, Guillermo Del Toro’s Nightmare Alley achieved widespread infamy for being the latest adult-skewing film to disappoint with a fifth-place weekend opening of around $3 million.
With the theatrical release of West Side Story at an end, the narrative that medium-budget films and adult-skewing pictures are on their last legs has only been reinforced.
In its domestic launch, the COVID-19 era’s first film, No Way Home, has already surpassed $100 million. (Until now, the best start was just $90 million.)