Spider Man: No Way Home becomes the first movie in pandemic to cross $1 billion

On Sunday, Spider Man: No Way Home on Sunday became the movie during pandemic to leap past $1 billion at the global box office after Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker (2019).

According to Variety, The third film staring Tom Holland of the trilogy achieved this feat despite the lengthening shadow of Omicron and the Covid-19 spike across North America and Europe, and still not having been released in the world largest cinema-going market, China,

It is also this year's top-grossing film, streaking past China's The Battle at Lake Changjin ($902 million) and the 25th James Bond film No Time to Die, which has grossed $774 million globally. According to Variety,  Sony's comic-book epic, has reached the milestone in a near-record 12 days, tying with 2015's Star Wars: The Force Awakens as the third-fastest film to reach the billion-dollar benchmark.

Previously, Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019) were quicker, smashing the coveted tally in 11 and five days, respectively.

Reporting these figures, Variety commented: "Those are huge box office receipts at a time when several new films (such as The Matrix Resurrections, Sing 2 and The King's Man) are opening nationwide to notable ticket sales."