Over the last few weeks,Spider-Man: No Way Homehas been crawling over the competition to claim higher positions on the list of all-time highest-grossing movies, and now it is less than $1 million away from overtaking James Cameron’sAvataras the third largest movie ever in terms of the domestic box office, not allowing for inflation. As the twenty-seventh movie in the MCU, anyone could be forgiven for thinking that the superhero franchise must have run its course and be becoming a bit of a bore for audiences, but nothing could be further from the truth.
Spider-Man: No Way Homewas always expected to be the biggest movie of a lackluster 2021. During the Covid pandemic, it very quickly overtook Daniel Craig’sNo Time To Dieas the highest-grossing Hollywood movie of the year, and soon surpassed all other films to be the undisputed winner of the 2021 box office, taking over double the amount of Craig’s final Bond outing. In terms of numbers, this meant thatNo Way Homeaccounted for 12% of the total box office receipts in the U.S. and became Sony Pictures biggest movie ever, as well as toppling many records in the process.
Now, Marvel’s golden child is about to step up another notch to overtake Cameron’s epicAvatar, which currently holds third place on the all-time domestic chart with $760 million. As of last weekend,Spider-Man: No Way Homehad just passed $759 million, putting it within a silky strand’s width of overtaking the 2009 movie. If it makes it, the film will sit alongsideStar Wars: The Force AwakensandAvengers: Endgameas one of the biggest domestic earners in history; no mean feat considering the current struggle cinemas are having to pull in audiences.
Can Marvel Continue To Breach The $1 Billion Club With Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?
There is no doubt thatSpider-Man: No Way Homewill passAvatarthis coming week, with the film having taken just over $7 million in its ninth week on release and still playing in many theaters. The reason question now is whether Marvel Studios has finally pushed the MCU’s solo movies to their limit, or if their next movie can repeat the feat.
One of the biggest draws toSpider-Man: No Way Home, apart from the character himself, was the return of many familiar faces from Spider-Man’s cinematic past, including former Peter Parkers,Tobey Maguireand Andrew Garfield. Thanks to the latest trailer forDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it looks like the film is going to push the multiverse even further, appearing to bring in Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier from theX-Menmovies, with potential appearances by a Tom Cruise portrayal of Iron Man, Captain Carter, Marvel Zombies, Deadpool, the Illuminati and who knows who else. If fans were eager to see the return of the likes of Green Goblin and Doc Ock, then who knows how many will want to know where the story goes next whenDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessarrives in cinema in May.
