SONY and Marvel’s superhero sensation “Spider-Man: No Way Home” earned US$19.7 million on Christmas Eve to finish Friday with US$405.5 million in U.S. domestic ticket sales and become Sony’s top-grossing domestic title of all time, not adjusted for inflation.

The previous record-holder was 2017’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” in 2017 (US$404.5 million).

To boot, “No Way Home” is on the verge of crossing the US$1 billion mark at the global box office, a pandemic-era first. The film was to achieve the milestone on Sunday, if not Christmas Day, after finishing Friday with north of US$900 million worldwide.

The latest Spidey film is one of the fastest films to cross the US$1 billion threshold. “Avengers: Endgame” is No. 1 on the list (five days), followed by “Avengers: Infinity War” (11) and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (12). Christmas Day is 11th day since “No Way Home” was released.

The film, as expected, is dominating the Christmas box office, although “Sing 2,” from Universal and Illumination, is no slouch and should post a five-day opening of US$40 million. The animated family film opened Wednesday opposite “The Matrix Resurrections” and “The King’s Man,” both of which are struggling. (SD-Agencies)