Move over,Wonder Woman, there’s a new champion in town. It’s been a big year for superhero movies and the Marvel and DC offerings have been among the highest-grossing movies of 2017. But nowSpider-Man: Homecominghas come out totally on top and is the highest-grossing superhero movie of the year, bestingWonder WomanandGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Spider-Man is back in a big way.
According toBox Office Mojo,Spider-Man: Homecominghas now grossed $874.4 million worldwide. The movie got a recent boost as it finally opened in China and has done very well there. That extra money has helped make it the biggest comic book movie of the year overGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2($863.4 million),Wonder Woman($819.6 million) and Logan ($616.8 million). Domestically,Wonder Womanstill has Spidey beat, with $411.7 million.Spider-Man: Homecomingis currently at $331.9 million.
Spider-Man: Homecomingis now the fourth highest-grossing movie of 2017 overall, in addition to being the biggest comic book movie of the year. The firstSpider-Manmovie within the MCU is trailing onlyDespicable Me 3($1.01 billion),The Fate of the Furious($1.23 billion) and Disney’s live-actionBeauty and the Beast($1.26 billion). That’s pretty good considering that there was some concern that audiences were growing tired of theSpider-Manfranchise after Sony’s failedThe Amazing Spider-Manreboot. Tom Holland’s take on Peter Parker has been enough to get audiences back on board, though, and everyone’s favorite webslinger is back on track.
In terms ofSpider-Manmovies,Spider-Man: Homecomingis now the second highest-grossing live-action movie based on the character, trailing only Sam Raimi’sSpider-Man 3($890.9 million). Granted, most fans do not enjoySpider-Man 3and it is generally considered to be the worst of the live-actionSpider-Manmovies overall.Spider-Man: Homecominghas passed the firstSpider-Man($821.7 million),Spider-Man 2($783.8 million),The Amazing Spider-Man($757.9 million) andThe Amazing Spider-Man 2($709 million).
Marvel’s decision to includeTom Holland’s new Spider-ManinCaptain America: Civil Warturned out to be a very good decision. His scenes in that movie, which grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, helped convince many fans that this newly rebooted version of the character wasn’t going to be a waste of time. It also doesn’t hurt thatSpider-Man: Homecomingwas received very well by critics, as the movie currently has a 92 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Marvel and Sony have already set a release date for theSpider-Man: Homecomingsequel, which is set to arrive on June 06, 2025. If they can deliver another good movie, the studios have every reason to expect that the sequel will be another huge hit at the box office.
