Gower Street Analytics, the North American box office is projected to hit $9.2 billion in 2022, up from an estimated $4.4 billion in 2021.
If those trends hold, North American would move back to its pre-pandemic position as the No. 1 global box office market, edging out China, which grabbed the top spot in 2020 and is on track to do it again in 2021.
The research firm expects China to hit $8.28 billion in 2022. But there is still much uncertainty as the omicron variant tears across the US.
Still, Sony execs and media watchers crowed at the wild success of the latest “Spider-Man” flick, which packed in moviegoers over the weekend.Sony said “No Way Home” brought in $121.5 million on Friday, including $50 million from Thursday night preview.
Read more on nypost.com