Gross, who runs Franchise Entertainment Research.
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"Really, Batman, Superman and X-Men are the only other series that have gotten this far - this is a ninth episode," said industry analyst David A.
#HIGHEST GROSSING MOVIES OPENING WEEKEND MOVIE#
Parker scrambles to regain his anonymity, with the help of another popular Marvel movie character - Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange. The plot picks up directly from 2019's "Far From Home," which saw Peter Parker publicly unmasked by the villainous Mysterio. On the red carpet for Monday's world premiere in Los Angeles, Holland raved about the latest film's "nostalgia, the culmination of three franchises, the celebration of cinema." The original "Spider-Man" film starring Maguire in 2002 was the first movie in the history of cinema to gross more than $100 million on its debut weekend. The webslinger has form when it comes to big openings. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is British star Tom Holland's third solo outing in the wildly popular role, played in earlier films by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. "The performance of 'Spider-Man' is really important." "All year for the industry, it's been one step forward, and then two steps back," said Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian. No film since has passed $100 million on its debut. LOS ANGELES: With great power comes great responsibility - and so Spider-Man is being called upon to save Hollywood and movie theaters once again, with analysts eyeing the pandemic era's first potential billion-dollar-grossing film.īox office watchers are spinning hopeful predictions for "Spider-Man: No Way Home," which hits theaters Friday, with some estimates for its North America opening weekend alone reaching $150 million or higher.ĭespite the gradual recovery of movie theaters this year, that would be easily Hollywood's most successful opening since "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" - way back in the heady pre-pandemic days of December 2019. The original "Spider-Man" film was the first movie to gross over $100 million on its debut weekend, and "No Way Home" is expected to do the same.
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