Blowing up even the most optimistic expectation, Spider-Man: No Way Home [SPID8] topped the weekend box office with an estimated $253.0 million, the third highest opening of all times behind only Avengers: Endgame's $357.1 million and Avengers: Infinity War's $257.7 million. Far From Home crushed the previous franchise best from Spider-Man 3’s $151 million. Showing no concerns for the pandemic, moviegoers came out to see characters from 3 different universes together on the big screen. With an A+ CinemaScore, Spider-Man: No Way Home has excellent word of mouth to rule over the holidays.
Encanto [ENCNT] stayed in second place with $6.5 million to bring its total to $81.5 million after 4 weekends.
Last weekend’s top film West Side Story [WSDST] tumbled 68% in its second weekend to $3.41 million and third overall. The musical remake has earned nearly $18 million.
Nightmare Alley [NMALY] debuted in fifth place with just $2.96 million.!--[if gte mso 9]