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Mumbai, December 25 - "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is leading the glory of the theatrical experience and of course, the business at the global level. Despite the covid-19 pandemic, Sony Pictures adamant about the film's theatrical release, and the result is not hidden from anyone now.## The Tom Holland-fronted superhero film has shattered many box office records not only for the covid-19 era but also for when covid-19 wasn't existed. Released on December 15 ahead of the USA release (Dec. 17), "No Way Home" has become the highest-grossing title at the worldwide box office in 2021, surpassing China's The Battle At Lake Changjin.## The Marvel/Sony film will top the inevitable $1 billion global box office mark on most probably Christmas Day 2021 and will become the first title to reach the milestone in two years. It will also become the second-fastest film to reach the $1 billion mark, joining "Avengers: Infinity War" doing it in just 11 days. Only "Avengers: Endgame" has done it faster in just 5 days. Endgame is also the second-highest-grossing film of all time.## "No Way Home" is setting new box office records all without China, which has been the second biggest market for a Hollywood title after North America. Tentatively releasing in China in January 2022, the exact release date of "No Way Home" is not yet set over there. Interestingly, a lot of Marvel titles this year didn't get released in China, which reduced the lifetime box office potential of the films.## Directed by Jon Watts, the 3rd and last film in MCU's Homecoming trilogy, "No Way Home" cast also features Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, and Benedict Wong, while it also includes previous villain actors Willem Dafoe (2002's Spider-Man), Alfred Molina (2004's Spider-Man 2) and Jamie Foxx (2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2) alongside many surprise stars.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 24 - To the much delight of the fans, the latest Spider-Man flick, "No Way Home" marked the return of Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man, for the first time since "The Amazing Spider-Man 2". ## From the last few months, there were constant chatters about Garfield making his comeback in "No Way Home", though Sony along with the actor himself continued to deny the possibility of his return in the franchise again. And now, we all know who was right.## According to screen geek, Sony Pictures is reportedly planning to bring back the character after he was so positively received in the new MCU film. Since the Marvel Cinematic Universe is focussing on the multiverse concept in its upcoming movies, there is a possibility of Garfield returning in the future Spider-Man films. ## The multiverse concept allowed Marvel/Sony to bring back not only Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man but also Tobey Maguire's take on the character in "No Way Home". As such, it seems as though there is no shortage of possibilities for any of the characters moving forward. After Garfield's redemption in "No Way Home", it looks like the actor's Spider-Man will be here to stay.## Meanwhile, Tom Holland's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is currently playing in theaters worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 24 - "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is inching towards the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. In its race to become the first $1 billion global grosser of 2021, "No Way Home" surpassed, James Bond "No Time To Die" ($774M) to become the highest-grossing Hollywood title of the year in just 8 days. ## The Tom Holland-fronted grossed $34.8M internationally and $27.4M at the domestic box office (North America) on Wednesday, pushing its global total to $813.9 million. Outside North America, where it has so far grossed $356.5 million after 6 days (Fri-Wed) including Thursday previews, "No Way Home" generated a whopping $457.4M from 67 markets.## The Top 10 overseas markets through Wednesday for "No Way Home" are the UK ($57.1M), Mexico ($43.9M), France ($28.7M), Korea ($28.6M) Brazil ($26.6M), Australia ($26.3M), India ($23.5M), Russia ($22.2M), Italy ($16.1M) and Germany ($15.5M).## At the worldwide box office, the 3rd MCU Spider-Man movie is currently at the 3rd spot after China's "The Battle at Lake Changjin" ($902M), and "Hi, Mom" ($841M). "No Way Home" is likely to top the number 1 position through Friday. Meanwhile, "The Battle at Lake Changjin" recently became the first non-Hollywood film to gross $900 million worldwide of all time. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 21 - "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is fast pushing towards the $1 billion mark at the global box office without China release. The superhero film shattered many records during its opening weekend at the domestic as well as the worldwide box office. ## Released over 61 markets including North America, the Tom Holland-fronted scored a mammoth $600.8 million at the global box office, including $260 million in the U.S. and Canada in just 5 days. The Marvel/Sony film is all set to be the first title in two years to gross $1 billion at the worldwide box office. ## Directed by Jon Watts, the 3rd and last film in MCU's Homecoming trilogy, "No Way Home" cast also features Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, and Benedict Wong, while it also includes previous villain actors Willem Dafoe (2002's Spider-Man), Alfred Molina (2004's Spider-Man 2) and Jamie Foxx (2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2) alongside many surprise stars. ## Below are the records set by Spider-Man: No Way Home, not adjusted for inflation -## Highest-Grossing Film for Sony Pictures in India ## "Spider-Man: No Way Home" grossed Rs. 138.55 crores ($18.3M) in just 4 days. It surpassed Sony's previous highest-grossing film in India, "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (2019), which grossed Rs. 102 crores ($13M) during its entire box office run. For a Hollywood title, "No Way Home" is the second biggest launch in India after "Avengers: Endgame".## Biggest Worldwide Opening of All Time for Sony's Columbia Pictures## With a $600.8 million worldwide debut, "No Way Home" becomes Sony's number 1 film at the global box office after opening weekend. "Spider-Man 3" in 2007 was the previous biggest with $381.7 million.## Biggest December Opening of All Time## "No Way Home" is now become the highest-grossing film during its opening weekend for a film released in December month. It overstepped "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", which opened to $529 million in 2015.## Third-Biggest Worldwide Opening of All Time ## After "Avengers: Endgame" ($1.2 billion) and "Avengers: Infinity War" ($640.5 million), "No Way Home" has taken the 3rd spot in the biggest worldwide opening of all time. It supplanted "The Fate of the Furious" ($541.9 million) to take the No. 3 spot.## Second-Biggest North America Debut of All Time ## "Avengers: Endgame" leads the list of top openings with $357 million. "No Way Home" edged out "Avengers: Infinity War" ($257.6 million) to place second with $260 million.## Only Spider-Man Live Action Film To Get A+ CinemaScore## "No Way Home" is the only Spider-Man film and overall, the fourth live-action superhero film to receive the coveted audience grade after The Avengers, Black Panther, and Avengers: Endgame.## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, December 19 - Marvel/Sony's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has shattered box office records. The biggest box office hope of the covid-19 pandemic era, "No Way Home" debuted in 61 markets across the globe, including North America over the weekend, and grossed an earthshattering $600.8 million, without China. ## At the domestic box office (North America), the Tom Holland-fronted closed the opening weekend to a gargantuan $260 million, above from Sunday estimated $253M - securing the second-biggest domestic opening of all-time at the box office, behind only "Avengers: Endgame" ($357.1M). At overseas, "No Way Home" grossed a huge $340.8 million. ## "This weekend's historic 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", says Sony Motion Picture Group chair-CEO Tom Rothman, who has remained a huge proponent of an exclusive theatrical release (via THR).## Among the top contributors to "No Way Home" apart from North America" - the United Kingdom proved itself the leader of the international market with $41.4M, followed by Mexico with $32.4M over 5 days each. The most satisfying box office outcome for "No Way Home" came through India, which contributed an estimated $18.2 million over 4 days (Thu-Sun). The movie particularly brings joy to Indian theaters. ## "No Way Home" is also the first film in the COVID-19 era to zoom past $100 million in its domestic launch. There's more: The tentpole has already grossed more than any pandemic-era release has earned in its entire run domestically, a list topped by Marvel's "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" ($224.5 million).## Directed by Jon Watts, the 3rd MCU Spider-Man flick stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man alongside Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Benedict Wong, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire in prominent roles. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 19 - "Spider-Man: No Way Home" webs the Indian box office. The superhero film along with Allu Arjun's "Pushpa - The Rise" brings the audiences back to theaters like never before during the covid-19 pandemic. Spider-Man particularly having a wild run at the box office. ## Directed by Jon Watts, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" opened to a mighty Rs. 41.50 crores gross on Thursday (December 16), the 3rd biggest in India in 2021. It was all about holding well on Friday and then picking up again on Saturday. The Marvel/Sony pic not only held well on Friday with Rs. 25.87 crores gross (-37.65%), but also managed to witness a jump of 28.13% on Saturday for Rs. 33.14 crores. ## The 3rd MCU Spider-Man film featuring Tom Holland, despite the competition with "Pushpa - The Rise", especially in the South region, continued its historic run and finished the opening weekend at the Indian box office with flying colors. On Sunday, the film grossed an estimated Rs. 38.10 crores, closing the 4-day weekend for a mammoth Rs. 138.10 crores. ## The Indian theaters are rejoicing after a long time. The film industry, especially Bollywood, needed someone to bell it out from the devastating covid-19 pandemic, and things are started happening for Bollywood, thanks to the recent blockbuster "Sooryavanshi" and now, "Spider-Man: No Way Home". Even Allu Arjun's "Pushpa - The Rise", which marks the actor's debut Pan-India outing, is having fun in the Hindi market, netting an estimated Rs. 14 crores in the first 3 days (Fri-Sun) despite the limited showcasing due to "No Way Home". ## Meanwhile, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is very well on track to become the first a billion worldwide grosser of the pandemic era. In the first four days at the WW BO, "No Way Home" grossed over $300 million, including $121.5M in the domestic market (Thursday previews+Friday), registering the second-biggest opening day of all-time at the domestic box office. It is currently heading for a thundering $240M opening weekend in North America and $500M worldwide. ## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, December 17 - "Spider-Man: No Way Home" shattered records at the domestic (North America) box office, launching to a colossal $50 million from Thursday pre-shows. This is the 3rd biggest preview launch ever for a Hollywood movie at the domestic BO, behind only "Avengers Endgame" ($60M), and Star Wars - The Force Awakens ($57M). ## For a film released during the covid-19 pandemic, the Tom Holland-fronted beats the previous biggest domestic preview grosser, "Black Widow" ($13.2M) by a long margin. The opening weekend of "No Way Home" is currently heading for a legendary $200M-$225M, as per the local trades.## According to trade expert Gitesh Pandya, 10% of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" Thursday gross in North America came from IMAX screens - $5.1M. Overseas for IMAX, it was the number 1 opening day box office all-time in Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Panama, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Greece & Egypt. And 2nd all-time in India.## The Hollywood box office is continuously rising with each passing film, despite the rise in covid cases and the emergence of a new and troubling Omicron variant. If projections hold, "No Way Home" will be the first pandemic-era movie to cross $100 million in a single weekend in North America. Only one other film, Sony's comic book sequel "Venom: Let There Be Carnage", has come close to hitting that benchmark, with initial revenues at a still-impressive $90 million domestically.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 16 - Marvel Studios once again proved why it is such a huge movie brand in India. The studio's latest superhero movie in association with Sony/Colombia Pictures, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is off to a thundering an estimated Rs. 40.00 crores gross on an opening day in India across languages.## Released on a non-holiday (Thursday), the Tom Holland-fronted scored the 3rd biggest box office total in India since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, only behind Telugu movie "Vakeel Saab" (Rs. 46.50 cr.), and Tamil blockbuster "Master" (Rs. 40.40 cr). It may cross Master day 1 when the final number comes and take the second spot. ## The large share of the opening day's collection came through the English version, followed by Hindi. In Hindi, "No Way Home" scored in the range of Rs. 7-8 crores, making it the second-best opening after Akshay Kumar's blockbuster "Sooryavanshi's" Rs. 26.29 crores net, in 2021. ## Among the Hollywood movies in India, the Jon Watts-directed falls at the second rank, only after Marvel's own flick, "Avengers: Endgame" (2019), which opened to a massive Rs. 53.60 crores net over 2845 screens. "No Way Home", however, has had the widest release ever for a Hollywood movie in India, releasing over 3264+ screens. "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018), which was released on 2000+ screens, had netted Rs. 31.30 crores on the first day. ## Despite the all-time high ticket rates across multiplex chains, "No Way Home" saw a large number of Indians stepping into theaters. The 3rd MCU Spider-Man movie opened to a highly positive response worldwide, and India was no different. ## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 16 - Tom Holland's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has begun its box office journey to a dominating note. Eyeing to end the current year as the top-grossing film at the worldwide box office, "No Way Home" debuted on December 15 in some of the international markets ahead of domestic (North America) release on December 17. ## The Marvel/Sony/Colombia pic, directed by Jon Watts, has had the strongest start in Korea since "Avengers: Endgame's" $8.2M, grossing $5.3M on Wednesday (Dec. 15). It beat Disney's "Frozen 2's" $4.2M and dominated an impressive 96.9% of the total market share over there on an opening day. The opening day's footfalls were approx. 636K there, which is the biggest for a Spider-Man movie, 11% over as compared to 2019's pre-pandemic Spider-Man: Far From Home. ## The movie scored the best Wednesday launch ever in the UK with £7.63M ($10.1M). That debut topped the $6.6M first day of James Bond's "No Time To Die" which bowed on September 30. In Mexico, where it also debuted on Wednesday, "No Way Home" grossed a mighty $9M, topping "Avengers: Endgame", for the biggest-ever opening day in the market.## In Russia, the movie opened to $3.6M on an opening day, followed by $3.3M in Italy. In France, it widely outscored other titles during the first Paris screenings. Meanwhile, the superhero movie has a blockbuster debut in India on December 16 (Thursday), grossing an estimated Rs. 38.50 crores ($5.05M) on the first day.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 16 - Tom Holland's "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has taken the worldwide box office by storm. In India, the superhero movie has been poised to take the biggest start during the covid-19 pandemic, and it is currently tracing to earn over Rs. 35 crores on an opening day, Thursday, December 16.## The Marvel/Sony/Colombia film released over 3264 screens in India across 4 languages. It is the widest ever release for a Hollywood movie in the country, surpassing Marvel Studios' own film "Avengers: Endgame" (2019), which was released on 2845 screens. That's not all, with highly positive response all-around, more screens for "Spider-Man: No Way Home" are being added across multiplex chains. ## Directed by John Watts, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" grossed Rs. 22.50 crores as advance booking sales for the first day, which is the biggest since "Endgame". There was a surreal craze for this film in India and it has totally justified the hype around it. ## The 3rd and last film in the Home Coming trilogy, "No Way Home" is currently tracing to earn over $350 million worldwide in the opening weekend, including $200 million (+/-) at the domestic box office (North America) alone. It is also set for the biggest opening and most likely to become the first $1 billion grosser at the worldwide box office during the health crisis. ## "No Way Home" stars an ensemble cast including Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man alongside Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, J. B. Smoove, Benedict Wong, Jamie Foxx, Alfred Molina, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, and Rhys Ifans, among others.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, December 14 - Marvel star Benedict Cumberbatch aka Doctor Strange has urged fans to stay away from "Spider-Man: No Way Home" spoilers. Tom Holland-fronted "Spider-Man: No Way Home", which has had a world premiere on Monday in Los Angeles, possibly holds many secrets that Marvel/Sony don't want to come out before the movie officially releases in theaters. ## While the early reviews for the film are highly positive, Marvel actors are pleading with people online to not reveal anything that could kill the excitement. Marvel released a video featuring Cumberbatch. In the video, Doctor Stranger claims that he didn't watch the film before and only saw the pages that included him and acted in scenes featuring the Sorcerer Supreme.## "Dear fans, it's Doctor Strange here. I've been accused of being a curmudgeon-y English sort of killjoy", Cumberbatch joked. "But I think the biggest possible killjoy would be to geek out and get that tiny bit of enjoyment from being the one to spoil the movie for others. Really, down the line, kids, parents, who knows, who really want to see this movie. I am one of them".## "I haven't seen this film. I don't know any more about it than the pages I've gotten. The character I play, the stories for him. The adventures he goes on, I'll tell you about that shortly. But seriously, I get it. It's so hard, you want to tell all your friends. I'm not going to tell any of my friends about it", he added.## Don’t worry, Benedict, we won’t say a word…🤫#DoctorStrange #SpiderManNoWayHome pic.twitter.com/t7B3UYgp2e— Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) December 14, 2021 ## "Spider-Man: No Way Home", which brings to an end of the Home Coming trilogy, is on the track to earn $200M - $250M at the domestic and a potential $500 million at the global box office over the opening weekend. It has already crossed $80 million in the pre-sales in the USA, where it is scheduled to debut on December 17. ## Directed by Jon Watts, the movie features an ensemble cast including Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man alongside Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, J. B. Smoove, Benedict Wong, Jamie Foxx, Alfred Molina, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, and Rhys Ifans, among others.## Stay tuned...

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Los Angeles, December 14 - Marvel Studios/Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has had a world premiere in Los Angeles, on Monday night. The movie debuts on December 17 in the USA while in India, will have an early release on Thursday, December 16 in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. ## The Tom Holland-led 3rd MCU Spider-Man flick was already considered as one of the finest solo superhero movies of all time, and now, the early reactions are indicating the same. Directed by Jon Watts, "No Way Home" is the end of the Homecoming trilogy, and reactions from the world premiere show it couldn't have asked for a better ending. ## The movie features an ensemble cast including Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, J. B. Smoove, Benedict Wong, Jamie Foxx, Alfred Molina, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, and Rhys Ifans, among others. ## Here are early spoiler-free reactions on Spider-Man: No Way Home - ## I can confidently say #SpiderManNoWayHome is THE BEST live-action Spider-Man movie. A thrilling & emotional end to the “Homecoming” trilogy, but also a smart, fun & exciting tribute to 20 years of Spider-Man movies. Both hilarious & heartbreaking, I honestly loved every second. pic.twitter.com/8xpqbTNgfz— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) December 14, 2021 ## #SpiderManNoWayHome makes you feel every feeling you could possibly feel. It is 2.5 hours of nonstop emotion, action, quips, and heart. Everything you want from a Peter Parker story.It has never been a better time to be a Spider-Man fan. @MCU_Direct— Matt Roembke - TheDirect.com (@mattroembke) December 14, 2021 ## Believe the hype! #SpiderManNoWayHome is absolutely incredible. Not only the best superhero movie of the year, but hands down the best Spider-Man film ever that honors what has come before.— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) December 14, 2021 ## #SpiderManNoWayHome is undoubtedly the biggest, the most emotional, and possibly the best #SpiderMan movie ever. Need to sit with it and decide. It’s hard to imagine topping this one. Like, genuinely, hard to imagine getting more than this movie gives you as a #SpiderMan fan. pic.twitter.com/lUIJE6QM7O— Spider-Bran (@BrandonDavisBD) December 14, 2021 ## Tom Holland and Zendaya deliver brilliant, emotional performances in #SpiderManNoWayHome.Everyone does. Benedict Cumberbatch has a great and fresh take on Strange but the #SpiderMan cast is just so great together. pic.twitter.com/ral2UAb6LD— Spider-Bran (@BrandonDavisBD) December 14, 2021 ## #SpidermanNoWayHome sends this trilogy off on a glorious high note! The action is top-notch and the villains steal the show. It felt like a culmination of all the previous 'Spider-Man' films that came before it. This is the BEST Spider-Man film to date! pic.twitter.com/jIMG2aHgwd— Dorian Parks (@DorianParksnRec) December 14, 2021 ## #SpiderManNoWayHome is the most satisfying #SpiderMan movie you can imagine today.The movie delivers. It’s packed and moves at lightning speed. Relentless. It’s just so satisfying and rewarding.Hats off to Jon Watts for landing this one. Just an epic movie. Wow. pic.twitter.com/Acw4T9OHYA— Spider-Bran (@BrandonDavisBD) December 14, 2021 ## #SpiderManNoWayHome: wow, tears and the loudest crowd I’ve heard since Endgame— Aaron Couch (@AaronCouch) December 14, 2021 ## #SpiderManNowWayHome feels a bit like an Avengers 4.5. It's not a perfect movie and I have some criticism. But my main concern—that Tom Holland's Peter Parker arc would be lost in all this—was not the case at all. Very emotional Peter Parker story that ties it all together. pic.twitter.com/c9xTfj3NCX— Brandon Katz ☕️ (@Great_Katzby) December 14, 2021 ## I. Cried. The. Entire. Time.#SpiderManNoWayHome— Ash Crossan (@AshCrossan) December 14, 2021 ## Stay tuned...