‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Swings High for End of Re-Release Series at Domestic Box Office

Sony’s two-month-long “Spider Mondays” celebration has come to an endon a surprisingly positive note. The studio has been re-releasing each live-action Spider-Man film in theaters for the past couple of months, in celebration of Columbia Pictures’ 100th anniversary. And while the festival began with a bang, it spiraled not too long afterward. Last week’s re-release ofSpider-Man: Far From Homewas by far the least successful yet, and all signs were pointing toSpider-Man: No Way Homecontinuing the downward trajectory, especially since it’s still relatively fresh in the minds of fans and doesn’t exactly evoke nostalgia.

But the movie ended upgrossing $475,000 from 466 domestic theaters on Monday, which represents a per-theater average of just over $1,000. This is significantly higher than the $265,000 Monday gross forFar From Homea week earlier, and the $288,000 thatSpider-Man: Homecomingearned on its re-release Mondaya week before that. But it’s clear that directorJon Watts’ trilogy of Spider-Man films, starringTom Hollandin the titular role, has been the least popular among fans during this festival, even thoughNo Way Homeis the highest-grossing film of the franchise otherwise.

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Originally released in 2021, the moviegrossed over $800 million domestically and over $1.9 billion worldwide. NotTop Gun: Maverick,No Way Homewas actually the movie that practically saved movie theaters in the aftermath of the pandemic. Itremains the seventh-biggest film in history, behind fellow Marvel Cinematic Universe releaseAvengers: Infinity War, and ahead ofJurassic World.No Way Homebrought back not only Holland in the lead role, but through multiversal shenanigans, also re-introduced two previous iterations of Spider-Man, played byTobey MaguireandAndrew Garfield.

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Nostalgia for both stars’ version of the friendly neighborhood superhero was quite apparent during this re-release festival. The firstSpider-Manmovie, directed bySam Raimi, generated $681,000 on its re-release Monday, while the divisiveSpider-Man 3made $760,000 a couple of weeks later, playing in the same number of screens. But thetop-grossing title of this festival remainsSpider-Man 2, which made $805,000 on its re-release Monday. This makes all the sense in the world, considering its reputation as one of the best superhero films ever made.

Raimi and Maguire were set to return for a fourth installment, but the franchise was rebooted with Garfield in the titular role. He played Spider-Man in two films directed byMarc Webb; while the first one, 2012’sThe Amazing Spider-Man,has its share of fans, the second, 2014’sThe Amazing Spider-Man 2, is widely considered to be the most disappointing Spider-Man movie yet.Holland has expressed his desire to returnfor a follow-up toNo Way Home, but has said thatit would have to be worth his while. The movie also featuredZendaya,Jacob Batalon,Jamie Foxx,Alfred Molina,Benedict Cumberbatch,Willem Dafoe,Marisa Tomei, and others. Check out the full re-release leader-board here, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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