'Spider-Man' surpasses $1 billion globally in second weekend, highest earner of pandemic

Peter Parker's good fortune continued over the holiday weekend. Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix and Sing movies, and rising concerns over the omicron variant, 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' stayed in the No. 1 spot and netted a few more milestones too including crossing the $1 billion mark globally.

According to studio estimates on Sunday, 'Spider-Man' added $81.5 million over the three-day weekend, down 69% from its first weekend.

With $587.1 million from 61 overseas markets, in just 12 days of release, 'Spider-Man' has grossed $1.05 billion globally, making it the highest earner of the pandemic.

It's the first film of the pandemic to cross $1 billion and is tied with 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' for being the third-fastest film ever to do so, and this without the benefit of its release in China.

Universal's 'Sing 2' came in second place with an estimated $23.8 million, while Warner Bros. film 'The Matrix Resurrections' grossed $12 million to take third place.

And in fourth is Disney and 20th Century's 'The King's Man', a prequel to the action-comedy Kingsman series starring Ralph Fiennes.

The Kurt Warner biopic 'American Underdog' opened on Christmas Day and has made an estimated $6.2 million in its two days in release.

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