Spider-Man: No Way Home Becomes the Third-Highest Grossing Film in US History

Spider-Man: No Way Home has overtaken James Cameron’s Avatar to become the third-highest-grossing film in U.S. history.

The 2021 Marvel’s blockbuster has generated $760.988 in the United States compared to James Cameron’s Avatar which generated  $760.5 million in the United States.

The feat comes exactly 60 days after the Tom Holland and Zendaya-led film hit cinemas in the U.S. on December 17 2021.

Spider-Man: No Way Home has now made $1.8 billion worldwide, even before its launch in China. This places it eighth in the all-time list internationally, the top spot of which is still held firmly by Avatar.

James Cameron’s sci-fi film has been fighting off Disney-owned films ever since it shot to the top of the U.S. box office in 2009. Avatar was overtaken by Star Wars: The Force Awakens (now in the first place) in 2015 and again by Avengers: Endgame (now in second place) in 2019.

Black Panther now sits at fifth behind No Way Home and Avatar, followed by Avengers: Infinity War, Titanic, Jurassic World, The Avengers, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi in tenth.

Tom Holland is also the star in Uncharted, a cinematic adaptation of the popular video game series, the movie has reportedly grossed over $22 million in its international box office after launching on February 11.

As reported by Variety, the Tom Holland-led video game adaptation opened in 15 overseas markets this past weekend and had the biggest debut in the United Kingdom with $6.4 million in ticket sales. When compared to other pandemic-era films, Uncharted is “tracking 12% above Eternals, 18% above Black Widow and 21% higher than Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings at similar points in their theatrical rollouts.”

Next week, Uncharted will open in not only the U.S. and Canada, but also Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and South America. With $21.5 million already under its belt, it is well on its way to recouping its $120 production budget.