Spider-Man: Far From Home Blowing Past Expectations in First Weekend at the Box Office

Spider-Man: Far From Home is swinging to the top of the box office in its first weekend. The second Spider-Man movie from Marvel Studios opened in theaters on Tuesday, taking full advantage of the long holiday weekend. The film earned $25.2 million on Independence Day, the second-highest gross ever on July 4th. The record belongs to Transformers, which earned $29 million in 2009. Far From Home topped Despicable Me 2's $24.5 in 2013 and The Amazing Spider-Man's $23.3 million in 2012.

In its first three days, Spider-Man; Far From Home earned more than $91 million and is looking at another $60 million over the weekend. That should put it well beyond the forecasted $125 million for its first six days, perhaps reaching as high as $175 million.

Globally, Spider-Man: Far From Home has earned $310 million, with $218.5 million from overseas markets. The film opened in China to $97 million.

Tom Holland returns as Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Far From Home, the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming. Peter heads to Europe on a class trip with Ned (Jacob Batalon), MJ (Zendaya), and the rest their class. The trip becomes less of a vacation and more of a work trip when Spidey is called in by Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) to team up with Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) and investigate mysterious elemental creatures popping up across the continent.

ComicBook.com's Brandon Davis gave the film a 5-star review. He writes: "While the film stands very much on its own, Far From Home does tremendous, exciting things to open unexpected doors and to expand the MCU as a whole. It's almost as if Marvel Studios is showing off, following up Endgame with moments that immediately hook an audience for more both with a single character and their expansive world. In fact, Spider-Man: Far From Home doesn't stop blowing minds until the lights in the theater come on. It includes two of the best post-credits scenes attached to any Marvel movie to date, loaded with expansive and thrilling twists, any details of which would be massive spoilers.

It doesn't seem like we're swinging to any crazy conclusions in calling Spider-Man: Far From Home the best Spider-Man movie ever. Top to bottom, it is a complete moviegoing experience. It is thrilling, it is fun, it is unpredictable, and it is full of heart. Spider-Man: Far From Home is a by far a home run."

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