"Spider-Man: No Way Home" opened in theaters in December and spent every weekend except one as the top film at the domestic box office.
This weekend proved to be no exception. Now in its seventh weekend of release, "No Way Home" has again taken the number 1 spot on holdovers including "Scream" and "Sing 2", which kick off a particularly quiet January in films.
According to Reuters, over the weekend, Sony's superhero sequel collected $11 million from 3,675 North American locations, a 17% drop from its first. Those ticket sales put Spidey's latest adventures in $735 million at the box office, maintaining its status as the fourth-highest-grossing domestic release in history.
Currently, "No Way Home" is only $25 million, removing "Avatar" ($760 million) as the third-highest film of all time (not adjusted for inflation). For any other pandemic-era release, adding another $25 million in ticket sales would be a high — if not insurmountable — hurdle to cross as the film has been available in theaters for nearly two months. At one point it looked like 'Spider-Man' would reach those special heights at the box office. But, as past weeks have demonstrated, "No Way Home" is no ordinary film. It has the kind of legs that most arachnids would kill for. In other words, James Cameron's groundbreaking 2009 sci-fi epic may soon find itself hitting bronze. But don't worry, Navi Nation. "Avatar" Will Easily Maintain Its All Time Global Box Office Title With $2.802 Billion