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'Spider-Man' swings even higher at North American box office

Headline from KAAL Rochester, on the newest of 3 developments

"Spider-Man: No Way Home" earned $253 million domestically over the weekend, the third biggest opening of all time.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home' Set to Dominate Domestic Box Office, Nab Highest Opening of the Pandemic

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

  2. 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Snares $121.5 Million During Friday Debut

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  3. Newest

    'Spider-Man' swings even higher at North American box office

    Headline from KAAL Rochester ·

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32 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC Los Angeles

    ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home' Set to Dominate Domestic Box Office, Nab Highest Opening of the Pandemic (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    “Spider-Man: No Way Home” is expected to top $100 million over its three-day debut, with co-producer Sony projecting the film will tally closer to $130 million.

  2. Newsweek

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' is predicted to break this major box-office record (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The third MCU "Spider-Man" movie is expected to be the first post-COVID film to hit a big box office milestone not reached by any film since December 2019.

  3. MyNorthwest

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' snags eye-popping $50M in previews (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) -- For the first time since the pandemic began, the box office is booming. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" grossed $50 million in Thursday

  4. Bloomberg

    ‘Spider-Man’ Heads Toward Big Box-Office Debut With $50 Million in Previews (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Sony Group’s much-anticipated “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has been in theaters for less than a day, and it’s already setting records.

  5. FOX Business

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' swings toward pandemic era opening record with $50M in previews (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The friendly-neighborhood superhero has already sold more tickets than the entire theatrical run of any 2020 or 2021 release, according to Fandango

  6. Forbes

    ‘Spider-Man’ Box Office: ‘No Way Home’ Nabs Superior $50 Million Thursday (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' may be exactly the Christmas miracle Hollywood needed.

  7. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Snares $121.5 Million During Friday Debut (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Between Thursday previews and Friday showtimes, the latest "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has tallied $121.5 million in ticket sales domestically.

  8. The Week

    Spider-Man: No Way Home is off to a 'monumental' start at the box office (opens The Week)

    Published

  9. NBC News

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' swings to third-best opening of all time with $253M (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Spidey reigns supreme. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" earned more than $250 million in North American ticket sales over the weekend, smashing pandemic-era box

  10. NBC New York

    ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home' Scores Third-Best Opening in Cinematic History With $253 Million Haul (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    “Spider-Man: No Way Home” shattered pandemic box office records this weekend, opening with an estimated $253 million in ticket sales.

  11. Los Angeles Times

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' obliterates pandemic box office record (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' easily secures the biggest domestic box office debut of the entire franchise, collecting a pandemic-best $253 million.

  12. The Week

    Spider-Man: No Way Home scores the 3rd-biggest opening weekend of all time (opens The Week)

    Published

  13. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' records 2nd-highest opening day at $121.5M (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

    Published

    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — Look out, box office records. Here comes Spider-Man. “Spider-Man: […]

  14. FOX Business

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' sees 3rd best box-office opening of all time amid omicron fears (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Despite rising concerns over the coronavirus, "Spider-Man: No Way Home" drew huge numbers at the North American box-office

  15. CNN

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' has massive opening day, heads for box office records (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Look out, box office records. Here comes Spider-Man.

  16. KAAL Rochester

    'Spider-Man' swings even higher at North American box office (opens KAAL Rochester)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    "Spider-Man: No Way Home" now holds the title for the second-biggest opening weekend ever, behind only "Avengers: Endgame." Weekend grosses for the third

  17. Insider

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' is already the biggest movie of the year at the US box office after just 4 days (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    "Spider-Man: No Way Home" earned $253 million domestically over the weekend, the third biggest opening of all time.

  18. WMUR

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' swings to third biggest opening in box office history (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    It took only one day for "Spider-Man: No Way Home" to become the highest-grossing opening of any movie during the pandemic.

  19. Newsweek

    Here's how much 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' made in its opening weekend (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "Spider-Man: No Way Home" was released on Friday, December 17 in the U.S. and in only three days has managed to secure incredible numbers at the box office

  20. KTVZ Bend

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' was the second-biggest box office opening ever (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Spider-Man made even more money than originally projected. “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the latest movie in the Marvel series, notched a record-breaking opening weekend at the domestic box office by bringing in $260 million, Sony said Monday.

  21. Deutsche Welle

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' scores record pandemic-era box office | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The film starring Tom Holland and Benedict Cumberbatch took in $253 million in its North American weekend opening. It could be the pandemic era's first billion-dollar-grossing blockbuster.

  22. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    'Spider-Man: No Way Home' swings to 3rd-biggest opening in box office history (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

    Published

    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — Theaters needed a hero, and Spider-Man swung in just in […]

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