When the long-delayed premiere of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” finally came, the film set several Norwegian records.
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As is well known, the much talked about “Spider-Man” film was exposed in several rounds in Norway, to the great sorrow of and criticism from fans.
But on Friday 21 January, it finally premiered with several night screenings and record in advance sales.
Close to 175,000 in one weekend
After the premiere weekend, the film does not top surprisingly the cinema, with 174,970 tickets sold.
This is despite the fact that there are space restrictions in the cinemas of a maximum of 200 visitors per screening.
By comparison, the previous Spider-Man movie “Far from Home” had 209,000 visitors throughout July 2019 (after the premiere on July 3).
Fourth best ever
The trade association Film & Cinema reports that “No Way Home” makes the fourth best opening weekend of all time – since the current registration system was established in 2003.
–The three films that have had better opening weekends were all without pandemic restrictions:
“Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” from 2005 (201,350 visitors), “Ice Age 2” from 2006 (190,926) and “James Bond: Specter” from 2015 (179,065).
Coronarekord
– There is no doubt that this is a record for the time being with coronary restrictions, no matter how we measure this. The opening that comes closest in the corona era is “James Bond: No Time to Die” with 153,042 (premiere October 1, 2021). It is in 16th place in recent times, says CEO of Film & Kino, Guttorm Petterson to VG.
He estimates that the capacity for Spider-Man could have been close to double, and that with the restrictions around 60-70 percent of the cinema halls’ capacity has been sold.
–SF Norway reports that the film has also set a sales record and a Marvel record in Norway.
Beat James Bond and the Avengers
According to SF, the visit gave a turnover of 24.45 million in the opening weekend, which dangles out “James Bond: No Time to Die” which opened with 22.7 million.
They also write that it is the best opening for a Marvel film in Norway, and even knocks out “Avengers: Endgame” which recorded 22.3 million kroner the first weekend.
The movie got dice roll 5 in VG, where the reviewer writes that «All good things are three».
–Elsewhere in the world, “No Way Home” has given money in the cinema box office. Last weekend took the horror film “Scream” over the first place after four weeks of Spider-Man gold in the US, but this week is “No Way Home” back on top, according to the box office Box Office Mojo.
It is the fourth most profitable film ever in the United States, with 721 million dollars, or around 6.5 billion kroner.
Worldwide, it has so far recorded 1.7 milliard dollars – just over NOK 15 billion.
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