# Spider-Man: No Way Home
**Spider-Man: No Way Home** is a 2021 American superhero film directed by [Jon Watts](https://www.edgepedia.org/jon-watts), starring [Tom Holland](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-holland) as Peter Parker / [Spider-Man](https://www.edgepedia.org/spider-man), and produced by Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures. It is the third Spider-Man film featuring Holland and uses a multiverse premise to bring together characters and storylines from the previous Spider-Man film franchises.[1](https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spidermannowayhome) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) The film was released in the United States on December 17, 2021, and grossed about $1.9 billion worldwide, becoming the first film to pass $1 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3](https://www.marvel.com/movies/spider-man-no-way-home) • [4](https://ew.com/spider-man-no-way-home-2021-movie/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | December 17, 2021 (United States), theatrical[3](https://www.marvel.com/movies/spider-man-no-way-home) |
| Filmmakers | Directed by Jon Watts; written by Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers; produced by Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal[1](https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spidermannowayhome) |
| Budget | $200,000,000 (estimated)[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) |
| Worldwide gross | $1,921,426,073 per IMDb; $1,912,233,593 per Box Office Mojo across all releases[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) • [5](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3957150213/?ref%5C_=bo%5C_tt%5C_gr%5C_1) |
| Pandemic record | First movie to hit $1 billion worldwide during the pandemic; dethroned *Avatar* as third-highest-grossing film at the domestic box office[4](https://ew.com/spider-man-no-way-home-2021-movie/) |
| Reception | Metascore 71; IMDb rating 8.1/10 from about 1.1 million users; nominated for 1 Oscar, with 35 wins and 72 nominations total[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) |
| Re-release | "The More Fun Stuff Version," September 2, 2022, 157 minutes total runtime[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The plot begins directly where *Spider-Man: Far From Home* ended, with the world learning Peter Parker's secret identity via a doctored broadcast made by Quentin Beck following his death.[1](https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spidermannowayhome) With his identity exposed, his Super Hero responsibilities come into conflict with his normal life and put those he cares about most at risk.[1](https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spidermannowayhome)
Peter asks [Doctor Strange](https://www.edgepedia.org/doctor-strange) for help to restore his secret identity, and the spell tears a hole in their world, releasing the most powerful villains who have ever fought a Spider-Man in any universe.[6](https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/spider-man-no-way-home-returns-to-theaters-tickets-on-sale-now) The spell cracks open the multiverse and spills out villains from Sony's previous five Spider-Man movies.[7](https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/14/22834061/spider-man-no-way-home-review-tom-holland-marvel-multiverse) The ending resets the character, hinting at shedding MCU baggage for a more neighborhood-focused Spider-Man.[7](https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/14/22834061/spider-man-no-way-home-review-tom-holland-marvel-multiverse)
### Cast and characters
The cast includes Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, and [Marisa Tomei](https://www.edgepedia.org/marisa-tomei).[1](https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spidermannowayhome) Villains who come back, all drawn from earlier Spider-Man movies, include [Willem Dafoe](https://www.edgepedia.org/willem-dafoe) as [Norman Osborn](https://www.edgepedia.org/norman-osborn), the Green Goblin; Alfred Molina as Otto Octavius, Doctor Octopus; Jamie Foxx as Max Dillon, Electro; Rhys Ifans as Curt Connors, the Lizard; and Thomas Haden Church as Flint Marko, Sandman.[1](https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spidermannowayhome) The Verge maps each villain to his original film: Green Goblin (*Spider-Man*), Doc Ock (*Spider-Man 2*), Sandman (*Spider-Man 3*), Lizard (*The Amazing Spider-Man*), and Electro (*The Amazing Spider-Man 2*).[7](https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/14/22834061/spider-man-no-way-home-review-tom-holland-marvel-multiverse) The re-release marketing also highlighted all three cinematic Spider-Men, Peter 1, Peter 2, and Peter 3, appearing together for the first time.[6](https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/spider-man-no-way-home-returns-to-theaters-tickets-on-sale-now)
## Development and production
Jon Watts directed from a script by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, based on the Marvel comic book by [Stan Lee](https://www.edgepedia.org/stan-lee) and [Steve Ditko](https://www.edgepedia.org/steve-ditko), with [Kevin Feige](https://www.edgepedia.org/kevin-feige) and Amy Pascal producing.[1](https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spidermannowayhome) The production companies were Columbia Pictures, Marvel Studios, and Pascal Pictures, a combination that reflects the film's position as a crossover between Sony's Spider-Man franchise and Marvel Studios' cinematic universe.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) The Verge's review observed that at times the movie can feel as much about the competing studio interests of Sony and Disney as about Spidey himself.[7](https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/14/22834061/spider-man-no-way-home-review-tom-holland-marvel-multiverse)
## Release and marketing
The film opened theatrically in the United States on December 17, 2021.[3](https://www.marvel.com/movies/spider-man-no-way-home) In June 2022 [Sony Pictures](https://www.edgepedia.org/sony-pictures) announced an alternate version titled "The More Fun Stuff Version," released September 2, 2022, adding extended scenes and a new post-credits scene for a total runtime of 157 minutes.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) The re-release celebrated 60 years of the Spider-Man comic book character.[6](https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/spider-man-no-way-home-returns-to-theaters-tickets-on-sale-now) Its insertions include an introduction by Holland, Maguire, and Garfield, additional Damage Control interrogation scenes, Harry Holland's cut thief scene, additional Sanctum and three-Parkers scenes, and a new post-credits scene showing Peter Parker erased from history in "Betty's Corner with Betty Brant."[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) Entertainment Weekly described the reissued film as coming back to reclaim the [Labor Day](https://www.edgepedia.org/labor-day) weekend.[4](https://ew.com/spider-man-no-way-home-2021-movie/)
**Home media and streaming.** The film is available through digital retailers including Apple TV, Prime Video, Fandango, DIRECTV, and Sony Pictures Core.[1](https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spidermannowayhome) It is also available to stream on Disney+, listed as a 2021 release with a 2h 28m runtime.[8](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-295fb45a-c8bb-477e-816f-b0706b4d9984)
## By the numbers
IMDb lists an estimated budget of $200,000,000, an opening weekend of $260,138,569 in the US and Canada (December 19, 2021), a US and Canada gross of $814,866,759, and a worldwide gross of $1,921,426,073.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) [Box Office Mojo](https://www.edgepedia.org/box-office-mojo)'s all-releases figures, which include the 2022 re-release, are slightly lower: $804,793,477 domestically (42.1%), $1,107,440,116 internationally (57.9%), and $1,912,233,593 worldwide.[5](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3957150213/?ref%5C_=bo%5C_tt%5C_gr%5C_1) The two trackers disagree on the totals by roughly $9 million worldwide and $10 million domestically, and neither source itemizes how much the September 2022 re-release added.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) • [5](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3957150213/?ref%5C_=bo%5C_tt%5C_gr%5C_1)
Against a $200 million budget, the worldwide gross of about $1.9 billion represents a return of roughly 9.6 times production cost before marketing.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) The film's domestic share was 42.1 percent of the worldwide total per Box Office Mojo, with the international share at 57.9 percent.[5](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3957150213/?ref%5C_=bo%5C_tt%5C_gr%5C_1)
## Reception
The film is rated PG-13 and runs 2h 28m (148 minutes); the [British Board of Film Classification](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-board-of-film-classification) lists an approximate running time of 150 minutes with content advisories of moderate violence and threat.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) • [9](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/spider-man-no-way-home-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mzmxmtq) It holds a Metascore of 71 and an IMDb rating of 8.1/10 from about 1.1 million users.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) It was nominated for one Oscar, for visual effects, and has 35 wins and 72 nominations in total.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/) • [4](https://ew.com/spider-man-no-way-home-2021-movie/)
Critics emphasized the film's fan payoff. [The Verge](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-verge) called the last hour "basically just pure payoff for two decades of Spider-Man films."[7](https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/14/22834061/spider-man-no-way-home-review-tom-holland-marvel-multiverse) The Associated Press review described a film that conjures villains from Spider-Man's past, opening portals between parallel universes, which in this case means between movies, and that binds together a much-remade fictional universe with a new spirit.[10](https://apnews.com/article/film-reviews-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-movies-ec537f02aa1316b20984935ff925e228)
## Legacy and impact
The film's central achievement, as reviewers framed it, was connecting the separate Spider-Man film series into one shared fiction through the multiverse device.[10](https://apnews.com/article/film-reviews-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-movies-ec537f02aa1316b20984935ff925e228) Its ending resets the character, hinting at a more neighborhood-focused Spider-Man with less MCU baggage, which repositions the franchise for future films.[7](https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/14/22834061/spider-man-no-way-home-review-tom-holland-marvel-multiverse) Its commercial performance during the pandemic, the first film to pass $1 billion worldwide in that period and the third-highest-grossing domestic release at the time, demonstrated that theatrical event films could still reach pre-pandemic scale.[4](https://ew.com/spider-man-no-way-home-2021-movie/) The film later became available to stream on Disney+.[8](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-295fb45a-c8bb-477e-816f-b0706b4d9984)
## References
1. [Spider-Man: No Way Home, Sony Pictures Entertainment](https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/spidermannowayhome)
2. [Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10872600/)
3. [Spider-Man: No Way Home (Movie, 2021), Marvel](https://www.marvel.com/movies/spider-man-no-way-home)
4. [Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021 movie), Entertainment Weekly](https://ew.com/spider-man-no-way-home-2021-movie/)
5. [Spider-Man: No Way Home, Box Office Mojo](https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr3957150213/?ref%5C_=bo%5C_tt%5C_gr%5C_1)
6. ['Spider-Man: No Way Home' Returns to Theaters, Marvel](https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/spider-man-no-way-home-returns-to-theaters-tickets-on-sale-now)
7. [Spider-Man: No Way Home review: two decades of fan payoff, The Verge](https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/14/22834061/spider-man-no-way-home-review-tom-holland-marvel-multiverse)
8. [Spider-Man: No Way Home, Disney+](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-295fb45a-c8bb-477e-816f-b0706b4d9984)
9. [Spider-Man: No Way Home, BBFC](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/spider-man-no-way-home-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc01mzmxmtq)
10. [Review: A Spidey sense overdose in 'No Way Home', AP News](https://apnews.com/article/film-reviews-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-movies-ec537f02aa1316b20984935ff925e228)
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