The box office record for pandemics was broken by “Spider-Man: No Way Home” this weekend. It opened with an estimated $253 million in ticket sales.

This is not only the best film opening in 2021 but it’s also the third-best after “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War”. Sony’sThe Sunday number is an estimation. However, this could change by Monday and lift “No Way Home” higher in the charts.

After all Marvel’s“No Way Home,” isn’t far from “Infinity War,” with $257.6 millions in 2018, which opens next to it. The highest grossing movie opening ever with $357.1 Million is “Avengers: Endgame”.

Tom Rothman (chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group) said, “This weekend’s historic Spider-Man : No Way Home’ results from around the globe and in the face many challenges reaffirms the unmatched cultural effect that exclusive theatrical movies can have when made and marketed using vision and resolve.”

The audience rushed to theatres this weekend in order to watch “No Way Home”, before any spoilers online could have been leaked. leading to a $121.5 million haul on FridayAll inclusive $50 million from Thursday night preview shows.Sony reports that $73.8 million was spent on Saturday by the film and anticipates around $57.3 million in ticket sales for Sunday.

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