Spider-Man: Homecoming Takes Worldwide Box-Office By Storm
Marvel Studio’s Spider-Man: Homecoming took off on a great note at the worldwide box-office. The movie debuted with over $250 million (approx. Rs 2,000 crore) at the International box-office in the first weekend (7-9 July).
Spider-Man: Homecoming raked in $120 million (approx. Rs 770 crore), from domestic US market in the first three days of release. The movie is now the third biggest weekend opener of 2017, after Disney’s Beauty and the Beast ($174 million, approx. Rs 1,100 crore) and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 ($146 million, approx. Rs 930 crore).
The superhero film remained number one preference for moviegoers across the globe for the weekend (7-9 July). Spider-Man debuted at number one in all the international territories including India.
Looking at the Indian box-office collections for Spider-Man: Homecoming, the film brought in Rs 36 crore (approx. $6 million), through the weekend. The film made more business, than that of the combined total of the new Hindi releases (Mom and Guest Iin London). The film was released in 4 languages - Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu for the Indian audiences.
Exceptional reviews and great word of mouth translated into great box-office numbers for the Marvel franchise. This is the biggest opening for a Marvel Cinematic Universe single character, leaving behind the 2008 blockbuster, ‘Iron Man’, which raked in $98 million (approx. 650 crore), back in 2008.
The film stands at a healthy iMdB rating of 8.2 with over 45,000 votes coming in. The Rotten Tomatoes rating for Spider-Man: Homecoming is 93 percent with an aggregate of 211 reviews. Some of the critics called Spider-Man: Homecoming the best franchise film after Spider-Man 2, which was released 13 years ago, while many applauded the stance of marvel, betting on an indie director, for a high-budget franchise film.
Spider-Man: Homecoming stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr. in the lead. The superhero flick is directed by Jon Watts and co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, and distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures. The film is made on a budget of $175 million (approx. Rs 1,100 crore).
This is not the first time a Spider-Man movie is doing wonders at the box-office. Spider-Man movies have always been the money spinners for the franchise. With Spider-Man: Homecoming doing exceptionally well, here is a side-by-side opening weekend comparison of all the six Spider-Man films released so far:
