“Spider-Man: No Way Home” on Sunday became the first pandemic-era film to surpass $ 1 billion at the global box office after “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in 2019.
The third film in the Tom Holland-directed trilogy achieved this feat despite the growing shadow of Omicron and the peak of Covid-19 in North America and Europe, and still not having aired in the larger market cinema in the world, China, according to ‘Variety’.
It is also the highest-grossing film of this year, overtaking China’s “Battle of Changjin Lake” ($ 902 million) and the 25th James Bond film (and Daniel Craig’s last release in 007), “No time to die, “which grossed $ 774 million worldwide.
Sony’s comic book epic, according to ‘Variety’, hit the milestone in nearly 12 days, tied with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in 2015 as the third fastest film to hit billion. reference dollars.
Only “Avengers: Infinity War” of 2018 and “Avengers: Endgame” of 2019 were faster, crushing the coveted tally in 11 and five days, respectively.
Reporting these numbers, ‘Variety’ commented: “These are huge box office receipts at a time when several new films (such as ‘The Matrix Resurrections’, ‘Sing 2’ and ‘The King’s Man’) are taking off. open nationwide for notable ticket sales. “
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