‘Spider-Man’ Beats ‘Star Wars’ to Become Highest Grossing Movie in U.S. History
When Star Wars: The Force Awakens grossed $936 million in 2015, it was the top-grossing film in U.S. history by about $150 million. It was a huge number, thought to be untouchable, and in the decade since, while a few films made a run at it, they never got close. One of those films was 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, which grossed $814 million.
- ▪When Star Wars: The Force Awakens grossed $936 million in 2015, it was the top-grossing film in U.S. history by about $150 million.
- ▪It was a huge number, thought to be untouchable, and in the decade since, while a few films made a run at it, they never got close.
- ▪One of those films was 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, which grossed $814 million.
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When Star Wars: The Force Awakens grossed $936 million in 2015, it was the top-grossing film in U.S. history by about $150 million. It was a huge number, thought to be untouchable, and in the decade since, while a few films made a run at it, they never got close. One of those films was 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home, which grossed $814 million. Most saw that film as a once-in-a-lifetime thing too. The convergence of three different eras of Spider-Man could never be topped, especially not by its sequel. But then that sequel came around, and from day one, it was clear something special was happening. First, Spider-Man: Brand New Day beat the all-time opening record held by Avengers: Endgame, making almost $400 million in a matter of days.
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