New Marvel movie “Spider-Man: No Way Home” shattered pandemic era box office records this past weekend, opening with $253 million U.S. in North American ticket sales.
Not only did the new Spider-Man film post the highest debut of 2021, it is the third-best opening of all time behind “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War.”
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” is not far behind “Infinity War,” which opened with $257.6 million U.S. back in 2018. “Avengers: Endgame” is the highest-grossing film opening of all time with a debut weekend total of $357.1 million U.S., according to data from Comscore.
Audiences rushed to theatres this weekend to see “No Way Home” before potential spoilers could be leaked online, leading to a $121.5 million U.S. haul on Friday alone. Sony reported that the film added $73.8 million U.S. on Saturday and estimates around $57.3 million U.S. in ticket sales on Sunday.
Internationally, “No Way Home” scored $334.2 million U.S. from 60 overseas markets, leading to a $587.2 million U.S. global haul, the third highest worldwide opening of all time.
Box office analysts forecast that audiences will return to theatres to see the film multiple times, as was the case with “Endgame,” and expect the film to have solid ticket sales over the next few weeks.
