'Spider-Man: No Way Home' becomes first film to surpass US$1bil worldwide during pandemic

Tom Holland (left) and Benedict Cumberbatch in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home.' Photo: Sony Pictures

Spider-Man: No Way Home became the first film to surpass the US$1bil (RM4.1bil) milestones in global ticket sales during the Covid-19 pandemic, Xinhua news agency reported according to studio figures released by measurement firm Comscore on Sunday (Dec 26).

The superhero film, co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios and distributed by Sony Pictures, took the top spot at the North American box office for a second-straight weekend with a three-day estimate of US$81.5mil (RM341.2mil), pushing its North American cume to US$467.3mil (RM1.95bil) for a worldwide total of US$1.05bil (RM4.3bil) through Sunday.