Daily Podcast: How Spider-Man: No Way Home Broke Box Office Records & What It Means For The Future Of The Spider-Verse
On the December 20, 2021 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film news writer Ryan Scott to discuss the reason why "Spider-Man: No Way Home" had a record-breaking box office debut.
Opening Banter: Lots of people liked Ryan on last week's episode, so he's back!
In The News:
- Ryan: Spider-Man: No Way Home Box Office Saves Theaters, Smothers The Competition
-
Ryan: Spider-Man: No Way Home Swings In With Heroic $50 Million Thursday Preview Box Office
-
Shockingly breaks box office records
-
Why do you think this happened?
-
(spoiler warning)
-
Peter's insane theory
-
Covid possibilities?
-
Good news: movie theaters aren't dead
-
Nightmare Alley (and Everything Else) Suffers Tragically
- Can only big blockbusters make money in the new Hollywood?
-
Ryans point
-
-
Would Spielberg ever direct a Marvel movie?
-
Does this box office give Rothman more leverage to cut the deal with Disney or does this give Disney more leverage to complete the new Spider-Man trilogy Pascal envisions.
-
What about continuations (Spin-offs) of the other characters?
-
Also mentioned:
All the other stuff you need to know:
-
You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes.
-
/Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com.
-
You can subscribe to /Film Daily on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS).
-
Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air.
-
Please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, tell your friends and spread the word!
-
Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.