The new Spider-Man became the first Covid-era film to gross more than $ 1 billion, a figure reached over the Christmas weekend
The new Spider-Man became the first film from the Covid era to gross more than $ 1 billion, a figure reached during the Christmas weekend in the box office, said Sunday Exhibitor Relations, a firm specializing in the film industry.
“Spider-Man: No Way Home,” starring British star Tom Holland, raised $ 467.3 million in North America and $ 587 million internationally, or over $ 1 billion over 12 days, confirming analysts’ expectations. He thus joined “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” which had achieved this performance in 2015, according to Variety magazine, despite the spread of Omicron, the highly contagious variant of Covid-19 which is now disturbing the whole world.
With an estimated sum of $ 23.8 million, “Sing 2” was the headliner of the weekend. He beat “The Matrix: Resurrections” and “The King’s Man” which obtained respectively $ 12 million and $ 6.4 million.
“American Underdog,” based on the real-life story of Kurt Warner, who from supermarket worker to National Football League (NFL) top player, sits in fifth place with $ 6.2 million.