Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Spider-Man: No Way Home” annihilated expectations in its box office debut, capturing a towering $260 million over the weekend.How mighty were initial ticket sales?
The comic book adventure, featuring Tom Holland as Marvel’s web-slinging hero, has generated more money in a single weekend than any other pandemic-era movie has managed to earn in its entire theatrical run — and that’s despite growing concerns about the Omicron variant of COVID-19.Directed by Jon Watts, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” now ranks as the second-biggest domestic debut in box office history.
Only one movie, Disney’s epic Marvel mashup “Avengers: Endgame,” which amassed a historic $357 million to start, has grossed more in a single.
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