By Rebecca Rubin

LOS ANGELES, CA (Variety.com – Spider-Man: The Way Home” is the greatest Christmas gift. It became the first film from the Pandemic Era to earn $1 billion in global box office.

Sony (NYSE:) The comic-book adventure “Avengers: Infinity War” has eclipsed this milestone in an unprecedented 12 days. It tied 2015’s film “Star Wars: The Force awakens” for third place as the fastest movie to surpass the $1 billion mark. The coveted record was broken by 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War and 2019, which were both faster, achieving the feat in just 11 days and 5 days respectively.

Given the rapid spread of COVID-19, it’s remarkable that “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, has surpassed $1 billion worldwide in ticket sales. Tom Holland’s Marvel super hero adventure is now the only film to have surpassed $1 billion in worldwide sales since “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”, 2019. These box office sales have been surpassed by no Hollywood film in the last two decades.

Before Spidey, MGM’s James Bond 2 sequel, “No Time to Die”, grossed $774m worldwide. The first film to earn $1 billion globally, Spider-Man: No Way Home, took over the title from China’s “The Battle at Lake Changjin”, which earned $902 million, to cement its position as the best-grossing worldwide movie. Notable is also the fact that “No Way Home”, which was released in China at the moment, has surpassed this high-watermark.

The domestic box office saw “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, which soared above all the rest during the Christmas rush, have another dominant weekend.

This weekend’s “Spider-Man: The New Adventure” earned $81 Million from 4,336 North American theaters. This is a remarkable figure considering that only a few COVID-era films have been able to bring in that much coinage during their theatrical run, and even less within their first weekend. The release of Spider-Man: No Way Home came as several movies — including “The Matrix Resurrections,” sing 2 and “The King’s Man” — were opened across the country to good (and some not-so-decent!) ticket prices.

The film now has a domestic gross of $467 million after ten days. It is almost twice the grossing of Marvel and Disney’s “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” a movie that earned $224million domestically.

International box office: “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, which earned $121.4 million last weekend, has now made $587 millions to-date, taking its total global revenue to $1.05 Billion.

Universal and Illumination’s animated musical, “Sing 2”, had the largest start among all new releases. They debuted second in the category with $23.7 million for the traditional weekend and $41,000,000 from Wednesday. The $1.6million banked during advanced screenings on Thanksgiving weekend is slightly higher than that number. This is a slower start than the 2016 film “Sing”, which managed a $35 million three-day total and $54.9 million five-day total. It’s a good result, though, for a movie targeted at young parents at a time where family audiences are often reluctant to go to movies.

Garth Jennings directed and Scarlett Johansson voiced Scarlett Johansson. Nick Kroll, Bono and Matthew McConaughey also starred in the film. It received an “A+” CinemaScore from audiences. The movie “Sing 2”, unless the pandemic is having a message, should have a longer run on the big screen. It doesn’t compete with family movies. The original version of “Sing,” which featured an array of animal with incredible pipes, opened just before Christmas. This movie was seen in cinemas throughout the year and grossed $634 million globally. Although the sequel won’t be able replicate these results at the current rate, it is expected to remain the most popular choice among children during the holiday season.

The Warner Bros./Village Roadshow sci-fi film sequel “The Matrix Resurrections” landed in third. This cerebral movie landed far below its expectations. It earned $12 million at 3,552 cinemas and $22.5 millions since Wednesday. While the Warner Bros. 2021 slate is still available in cinemas, it’s not possible to stream the fourth installment on HBO Max. However, digital viewers aren’t reported by the company.

Lana Wachowski directed “The Matrix Resurrections” again. It stars Keanu Reeves, the cybercriminal Neo, and Carrie Anne Moss as Trinity. It has received mixed reviews, with a 67% Rotten Tomatoes Score and a CinemaScore of “The Matrix Resurrections,” which has not been able to drive ticket sales. However, the film is available on streaming services at no additional cost.

David A. states, “Right at the moment, if your age is under 35 and you go to the movies, your first option is Spider-Man. Your second option is Spider-Man. Gross runs Franchise Entertainment Research’s movie consulting company. You can see ‘The Matrix later with someone who subscribes to HBO. This is how it works when one movie dominates the market like ‘Spider-Man.

The fourth-place finisher for Disney and 20th Century’s film “The King’s Man” was another newcomer. The movie earned $6.3M from 3,180 screens during the weekend, and $10M since opening on Wednesday. The prequel to “The Kingsman”, the action series, didn’t gain much international ground. For a total of $16.9million, Ralph Fiennes’ delayed spy comedy starred in only $6.9m from seven markets around the world.

Lionsgate’s “The King’s Man”, a real-life drama about sports, was beaten by “American Underdog” at the domestic box office. The fifth-placed film, “American Underdog”, earned $6.2 million at 2,813 theaters since its Christmas Day opening. Moviegoers have embraced the film, which is about Kurt Warner’s rags to riches quarterback (played here by Zachary Levi), who received an “A+ CinemaScore” and 98% Rotten Tomatoes scores. The movie is not on the radar of many people and may be relegated to the background by its competitors during the holiday season.

Disney’s huge-budget remake of “West Side Story”, which received mixed reviews, didn’t help much. The film landed at No. 6, in its third weekend, while earning $2.8 million at 2,810 locations. From its December debut, $23.9 million has been generated domestically by the Steven Spielberg-directed musical. Song-and-dance has not had much success abroad, with only $12.7million from 46 countries. The $100 million budgeted “West Side Story”, which has only earned $36.6 million globally, is a disappointing performance.

Paul Thomas Anderson, the director of “Licorice Pizza,” a comedic coming-of-age comedy drama about a young man, released his film in limited release for four weeks. On Christmas Day, he expanded to 786 North American cinemas. He also collected $2.32million on Saturday, and Sunday. That was enough to secure seventh place. The domestic awards season hopeful for MGM has brought in $3.6million to date.