‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Surpasses ‘Avatar’ to Become 3rd Highest-Earning Movie in U.S.

Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home has been a massive hit.

So big, in fact, that the Tom Holland-starring film has knocked James Cameron’s 2009 movie Avatar from the No. 3 spot for biggest domestic release ever, according to Variety. No Way Home surpassed Avatar on Monday, earning another $1 million at the box office, with its total haul coming to $760.9 million at the domestic box office since its December release. Avatar stands at $760.5M.

Back in January, No Way Home was the No. 1 film at the box office for the sixth weekend after its arrival. Upon its debut, it saw the third-largest domestic opening ever, collecting $253 million during its first weekend to eclipse 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which had a $247.8M opening.

However, there is quite a big difference between No Way Home and the second highest-grossing domestic release. 2019’s Avengers: Endgame has pulled in almost $100 million more, with $858M at the No. 2 spot, and 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens reigns supreme with $936M.

Spider-Man: No Way Home is now the sixth-highest grossing movie ever at the international box office with $1.8 billion. Avatar has still out-earned Spider-Man globally, living in the $2 billion club alongside Endgame, Titanic, The Force Awakens, and Avengers: Infinity War.

No Way Home has garnered the most money since the pandemic, earning three times more than the next highest-grossing pandemic film, fellow MCU entry Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which brought in $224 million.