Spider-Man: No Way Home is the box office juggernaut that can’t be caught. The comic book adventure, starring Tom Holland as Marvel’s favourite teen web-slinger, opened in theatres in December and
spent every weekend except one as the
top movie at the domestic box office.
This weekend proved to be no exception. Now in its seventh weekend of release
No Way Home has again secured the
No 1 spot over holdovers, including Scream and Sing 2, capping off a
particularly quiet January at the movies.
Over the weekend, Sony’s superhero sequel collected $11 million from 3,675 North American venues, a scant 17 per cent decline from its prior outing. Those ticket sales put Spidey’s latest exploits at $735 million at the box office, maintaining its position as the fourth-highest grossing domestic release in history.
Presently, No Way Home is only $25 million from unseating Avatar ($760 million) as the third-biggest movie ever (not adjusted for inflation). For any other pandemic-era release, adding another $25 million in ticket sales would be a high — if not insurmountable — barrier to cross since the movie has been available in cinemas for nearly two months. At one point, it seemed unlikely that Spider-Man would be able to reach those particular box office heights. But, as past weeks have demonstrated, No Way Home is no ordinary movie. It has the kind of legs that most arachnids would kill for. In other words, James Cameron’s groundbreaking 2009 sci-fi epic may soon find itself bumped from bronze. But worry not, Na’vi Nation. Avatar will easily maintain its all-time global box office title with $2.802 billion.
Catching the No 1 and 2 spots in North America, Avengers: Endgame ($858 million) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($936 million), would require nothing short of a miracle. -Reuters
