‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ already smashing records. See the box office projections
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” is swinging into the record books with a massive opening night, delivering a major win for movie theaters.
Box office projections for the movie, starring Tom Holland in his third solo installment as the web-slinging superhero, have grown following its initial night in theaters on Thursday, Dec. 16.
Cinemark, one of the largest movie theater chains in the United States, said the movie was its best box office opening all-time in the United States.
The film also brought major success to AMC Theatres, North America’s largest movie theater chain. Approximately 1.1 million people saw the movie at an AMC location, the most ever for a December opening night.
“Needless to say, we are ever so happy to see a record-setting number of people returning to the cinema to capture the magic offered at AMC movie theatres,” said Adam Aron, AMC chairman and CEO.
Fandango said it has sold more tickets for “No Way Home” than any movie in all of 2020 or 2021.
“Ever since advance tickets went on sale on Monday, November 29, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ has been the top-selling title on Fandango every day for the last three weeks,” Fandango said in a news release.
Its Thursday opening night in the United States brought in a total of $50 million, which was the third-best Thursday opening of all time, trailing only “Avengers: Endgame” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” Deadline reported. The opening was the best ever for a Sony film.
Early success for “No Way Home” has been fueled by the film’s 95% rating by critics, according to Rotten Tomatoes. The audience rating of 99% is the highest of any movie within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, according to Forbes.
The movie is expected to open with $150 million domestically during the weekend, and some say it could reach $200 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Worldwide, a weekend opening between $300 million to $400 million is expected.
BoxOfficePro.com is even more optimistic with its projections, predicting a $224 million opening weekend in the United States. The website says its projections for the move have soared after a high volume of presales, coupled with the movie’s superb reviews.
“It means everything to theaters right now,” Shawn Robbins, chief analyst at Boxoffice.com, told CNN Business. “We’ve consistently pointed to how important each big movie has been for cinemas and studios throughout the pandemic this year, but ‘No Way Home’ is the most significant from a box office perspective so far.”
This story was originally published December 17, 2021 at 1:47 PM with the headline "‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ already smashing records. See the box office projections."