'Spider-Man: Far from Home' is Already Breaking Records
by EG
Spider-Man: Far From Home might not set any records for the biggest movie of all time--or even the biggest movie of 2019--but the new superhero film did raise the bar in one respect as it got a jump on the long holiday weekend. Read on for details.
Sony and Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Far From Home set off early July Fourth fireworks at the Tuesday box office in launching to a record $39.3 million.
That's the best showing ever for a movie opening on a Tuesday, not adjusted for inflation. The previous record holder was The Amazing Spider-Man, which took in $35 million in July 2012, not adjusted for inflation.
Box office analysts predict a six-day debut north of $150 million for Spider-Man: Far From Home, which is playing in 4,634 theaters, an all-time high for the month of July. Sony, however, is being more conservative in suggesting a $125 million bow.
Spider-Man: Far From Home is no doubt getting a boost from Marvel and Disney's Avengers: Endgame, which opened in late April on its way to becoming the No. 2-grossing movie of all time at the global box office.
Far From Home picks up after the events of Endgame as Tom Holland's Peter Parker (aka Spider-Man) and Samuel Jackson's Nick Fury adjust to a world without Iron Man and other key Avengers to defend it.
The latest Spider-Man pic is also the last chapter in Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Get the rest of the story at The Hollywood Reporter.
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