After four days of “Spider-Man-No-Way-Home-2021-movie-posters/”>Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Sony), December domestic grosses have unexpectedly done only 4 percent less than the same first 20 days in 2019.
And to put the huge increase in comparison, before this weekend the total gross stood at less than half.
Of course, the good news is a result of the just-under-$300-million total for the latest Marvel sequel.
The early result of “No Way Home” alone is 63 percent of the month’s take so far.All of a sudden, this Christmas looks like it could be closer to normal than anyone expected.
Our December preview suggested that a $900 million total — a bit over 75 percent of 2019 — was a high-end target.
This included what seemed like an optimistic guess for the first 15 days of “Spider-Man” at $300 million.
But after just four days, the film is already hitting that threshold.That good news arrives just as Omicron concerns are causing
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