‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ snags second biggest opening ever at the U.S. box office
LA TimesWith great power comes great profitability. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” came out swinging at the domestic box office this weekend, with studio reported final numbers giving it a pandemic-best $260 million at theaters. More than just a pandemic best, it places the “No Way Home” opening second of all-time at the North American box office, behind only 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame”. “This weekend’s historic Spider-Man: No Way Home 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,” Tom Rothman, chairman and ceo of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group, said in a statement. Falling to third place in its sophomore weekend was another adult-skewing film: 20th Century Studios and Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” which picked up $3.4 million for a North American cumulative of $18 million.