Spider-Man: Homecoming worldwide box office collection swiftly crosses $100 million mark
Then there was Andrew Garfield, whose two films with Marc Webb were immediately forgettable.
I think the original 2002 Spider-Man and its first sequel may be better films, but Tom Holland’s portrayal of Spider-Man may be the best we’ve gotten so far.
“Spider-Man: Homecoming” is a domestic darling, and an worldwide success.
The latest reboot of the Spider-Man franchise picks up after the events of Captain America: Civil War.
The latest big screen iteration of the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man took a lot of liberties with the source material while staying true to the heart of the character, providing a fresh take on the Wallcrawler that both die-hard fans and casual fans could enjoy.
In addition to the successful return of Spidey, Sony’s acclaimed action flick Baby Driver drove into third place with a solid $12.8 million from 3,226 theaters. Sony Pictures financed the $175 million movie and will keep all of the profits it generates. Still, all is not lost for the studio, since Despicable Me 3 has made a stellar $447.5 million worldwide on an $80 million budget.
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Actress Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman continued to wow audiences, adding $10.1 million to its takings for a domestic haul just shy of $370 million. This weekend’s $139 million foreign gross helped the cartoon soar past the $300 million mark.
Cars 3 comes in sixth with $5.6 million. The Pixar Animation film is now up to $133.7 million domestically and $193.7 million worldwide with quite a few global markets yet to open. For example, Ghostbusters was released in theaters on July 11, 2016. Final domestic figures will be released Monday. At this point, Sony knew they needed the Marvel Studios touch.
Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled continued to expand and stayed in the top ten, bringing in $2.1 million. It provides valuable insight into the inefficiency of the way the Avengers operate too – they’ve become so big that smaller crooks like these are “below their paygrade”, according to Stark, rather dismissively.