Spider-Man: No Way Home became the first pandemic-era film to surpass $ 1 billion over the weekend of Christmas, dominating the North American box office, according to estimates by the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations published this Sunday.
The latest installment in the saga of Spiderman raised 467.3 million in U.S Y Canada and 587 million in the rest of the world, reaching more than 1,000 million dollars in 12 days.
It catapulted at a speed only equaled by Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015, according to the specialized magazine Varietey, and it does so despite the rapid advance of the Omicron variant, which clouds vacation outings around the globe.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is the third film in which the British actor Tom Holland plays the very popular Spider-Man.
The latest installment of Sony The popular comic-book-inspired series racked up an estimated $ 81.5 million in North America over the three days of Christmas weekend, maintaining its top spot after achieving the third-largest national opening of all time, with more than $ 260 million. of dollars, crushing the first estimates.
The film was only surpassed by Avengers: Endgame ($ 357 million) and Avengers: Infinity War (258 million) in the annals of the best releases, according to the specialized site Box Office Mojo.
With an estimated 23.8 million, it came in a distant second. Sing 2, a star-studded Universal animated film that follows Sing.
Beat The Matrix Resurrections, from Warner Bros, where Keanu Reeves He puts on his long black coat and sunglasses again at 57 years old. It ranked third with an insufficient $ 12 million.
In fourth place, also earning less than expected, he was The King’s Man, a twentieth-century spy prequel to the Kingsman, with 6.4 million dollars.
And slipping to fifth place during its weekend release, with an estimated $ 6.2 million, was the Lionsgate feature film. American Underdog, based on the true story of Kurt Warner, who went from the shelves of a food establishment to the National Soccer League MVP.
The rest of the top ten grossing companies:
6. West Side Story ($ 2.8 million)
7. Licorice Pizza ($ 2.3 million)
8. A Journal for Jordan ($ 2.2 million)
9. Encanto, the fantastic Madrigal family ($ 2 million)
10. 83 ($ 1.8 million)
Reference-www.eleconomista.com.mx