The sheer size of the 'Spider-Man' debut weekend showed that the preordained blockbusters can still be expected to perform as well as they might have in pre-Covid times
as a launching pad for their own Spidey-centric MCU before throwing in the towel and teaming up with Marvel Studios. There is a grim irony in Sony turning their most high-profile franchise stumble into a retroactive victory, but they capitalized on three generations ofmovie fans while also playing into existing generalized MCU fandom.
The net result is three straight big-budget franchise hits which leave their respective IP in a healthier and more optimistic place.’s $213.5 million domestic cume. The sequel, which has yet to play in China, has earned $498 million worldwide, which is pretty close to the first film’s sans-China $585 million global cume. That’s on a $110 million budget, meaning it doesn’t have to play in China .
, while ending up below that $144 million film’s $229 million global cume. Since, it cost 48% less, 21% less worldwide is okay.Spider-Man: No Way Home will swing. With $253 million in three days for a mid-December opening, $725 million domestic may be the ground floor. And with $594 million worldwide, well, it may be less “Can Spidey top $1 billion?” and more “Can Spidey top the $1.45 billion gross of?” Warner Bros.
was… not a great movie and has earned just $31 million worldwide on a $25 million budget. While Tom Rothman touted his commitment to the old-school theatrical window, Sony sold or leased a number of good-to-great movies to streaming services. Sony still has three of just four movies since 2019 to cross $200 million domestic.are two of four non-Chinese or Japanese releases since 2019 to top $500 million worldwide, alongside Universal’s.
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