American movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home has become the first movie to make $1 billion at the box office worldwide since the COVID-19 pandemic began. And It took 12 days to break this record.
The movie is also the third-fastest movie to make up to a billion-dollars. In 2019, Avengers: Endgame reached the billion dollar mark in only 5 days. While Avengers: Infinity War did it in 11 days. One thing is for sure, the marvel cinematic universe is doing really well.
In its opening weekend, Spider-Man: No Way Home earned $253 million at the domestic box office.Making it the most successful opening weekend for a movie in 2021. It also had the third-best movie opening ever behind Avengers: Endgame ($357.1 million) and Avengers: Infinity War ($257.7 million).
In a statement, Tom Rothman, the chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures stated,
“This weekend’s historic Spider-Man: No Way Home results, from all over the world and in the face of many challenges, reaffirm the unmatched cultural impact that exclusive theatrical films can have when they are made and marketed with vision and resolve. All of us at Sony Pictures are deeply grateful to the fabulous talent, both in front of and behind the camera, that produced such a landmark film.”
Spider-Man: No Way Home follows Peter Parker navigating the world after his superhero identity is revealed. Parker attempts to change the course of history with help from Dr. Strange. However, the duo encounter a major challenge when they accidentally open up the multiverse. This allows villains from alternate realities to come after Parker.
Spider-Man: No Way Home is now playing in theaters.