No Way Home Changes the Future of Hollywood Forever
The highly-anticipated, theater-exclusive release of Spider-Man: No Way Home in December of 2021 did not disappoint. After two years of theater uncertainty, box office flops, vague streaming statistics, and a slew of tent pole delays, No Way Home delivered one of the most impressive box office performances in history. The allure of three Spider-Men, played by Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire, brought the most people back to the theaters since 2019's Avengers: Endgame. Nearing $2 billion at the global box office, director Jon Watts' threequel delivered the highest-grossing film of 2021 and the third most successful film in North America of all time. Domestically, it only trails Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens and Avengers: Endgame , the two highest-grossing films of all time. ADVERTISEMENT All of this success happened despite China (which became the largest box office in the world during 2020) not releasing the film a...