Benedict Cumberbatch’s powerful sorcerer appeared prominently in “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, which has become the third biggest movie of all time since opening in December.
The film also has a gigantic footprint. It's playing in 4,534 theatres in the US and Canada alone, which according to Disney is the seventh widest opening ever. Sam Raimi stepped up to direct “Multiverse of Madness,” which reportedly cost around $200 million to make—though that number doesn’t account for the millions spent on marketing and promotion.
“This is a total win for the industry for whom the last two summers almost didn’t exist in terms of box office,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore.