The new film ‘Spider-Man’ has been released for the third time in a row by Reuters

Author: Lisa Richwine

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “Spider-Man: No Way Home” grossed about $ 253 million over the weekend in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales, breaking pandemic records and making it the third-largest domestic debut in Hollywood history. Sony Corp (T 🙂 said Sunday.

Worldwide, “No Way Home” generated an additional $ 334.2 million over the entire weekend, totaling $ 587.2 million, according to the study’s estimates.

A successful comeback has given AMC Entertainment (NYSE :), cinemas like Cinemark and Cineworld a much-needed boost, as they struggle to attract crowds in the COVID-19 crisis. The expansion of the Omicron variant https://www.reuters.com/world/threat-omicron-looms-over-christmas-holidays-europe-us-2021-12-19 has raised new concerns.

But as the Broadway and New York Rockets canceled shows and the National Football League postponed games, theaters were in turmoil. Fans filled the auditoriums for “No Way Home,” a high-budget superhero show co-produced by Sony (NYSE 🙂 and Walt. Disney (NYSE 🙂 Co., which is only performing in theaters.

The film stars Marvel superhero Tom Holland and Zendaya, his girlfriend MJ, in the third film in the Spider-Man trilogy. He also brings stars from previous “Spider-Man” movies.

“This weekend’s‘ Spider-Man: No Way Home ’historical results confirm the unique cultural impact that exclusive theatrical films can have on many world-wide and challenging events,” said Tom Rothman, President and CEO of Sony Pictures. a statement.

The previous pandemic record was set by the superhero movie “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/venom-bond-pull-4-mln-people-amc-theaters-over-weekend- 2021-10 -04 received $ 90 million in the first three days of October.

Cinemark said ticket sales for “No Way Home” were particularly strong in the United States and Latin America and on large format screens.