Considering the vast difference between their box office results, it’s fascinating to look at just how close the review scores are for Spider-Man: No Way Home and Spider-Man: Homecoming. The first and last movies in Spider-Man’s initial MCU movie trilogy, both movies are extremely popular, though arguably for different reasons. That’s why it’s so interesting to look at their respective performance data.

2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming followed up Tom Holland’s MCU debut as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War, featuring Iron Man as Peter Parker’s mentor as Spider-Man developed the kind of hero he wanted to be. Likewise, 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home is Tom Holland’s third solo movie, picking up right after the events of 2019’s Far From Home where Mysterio outs Spider-Man’s secret idenтιтy to the public, resulting in a multiversal misadventure that brings all of Sony’s live-action Spider-Men together. Keeping that in mind, it’s fascinating to see just how different and similar both Spider-Man movies’ performance results are, both commercially and critically.

Spider-Man: No Way Home’s Box Office Results Are Considerably Higher Than The MCU’s First Spider-Man Movie

No Way Home Made Over A Billion Dollars More Than The Original MCU Spider-Man Movie

It’s quite astounding to see just how much more money Spider-Man: No Way Home made at the box office compared to Homecoming. Following the end of its theatrical run, Spider-Man: No Way Home earned just over a billion dollars more than Homecoming. That’s a huge jump for two movies that are not only part of the same trilogy, but also part of the same overarching MCU franchise.

All things considered, nearly $900,000,000 is nothing to sneeze at for Spider-Man: Homecoming, Tom Holland’s first solo movie as Spider-Man and a major first for the MCU. However, it’s still significantly less than No Way Home, which almost broke 2 billion total and remains the third highest-grossing MCU movie and seventh highest-grossing movie of all time.

Spider-Man: No Way Home & Spider-Man: Homecoming’s Review Scores Are Far Closer Than Their Box Office Results

Only A One Percent Difference Between Their Critic Scores on Rotten Tomatoes

Conversely, it’s pretty interesting to look at both Spider-Man movies’ critical review scores on Rotten Tomatoes, especially considering the mᴀssive difference at the box office:

It’s pretty surprising that despite No Way Home making over a billion dollars more than Homecoming, there’s only a 1% difference between their respective critics’ scores, both of which are quite high at just over 90%. That said, it is interesting to note that Homecoming’s audience score is 10% less than No Way Home’s, though this is likely due to a couple of key factors seen in the movies themselves.

Why The Two MCU Spider-Man Movies Have Such Different Box Office Results But Such Similar Review Scores

No Way Home Had Bigger Draws (But Homecoming Is Still One Of The MCU’s Best)

Without a doubt, Spider-Man: No Way Home had the bigger box office draw compared to Homecoming. Coming out of the pandemic and the global shutdown, the third Spider-Man movie was one of the first major blockbusters to draw in the mᴀsses, appearing to multiple generations with the teases and excitement surrounding the potential for Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s previous versions of Spider-Man to appear alongside Tom Holland’s. This was indeed epically paid off by Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures, and remains one of the best uses of the multiverse on-screen to date (not to mention the returning villains from past Spider-Man franchises).

That being said, Homecoming having just as high of a review score makes perfect sense despite the lower box office haul. While a smaller and more grounded story compared to No Way Home, the full debut of the MCU’s Spider-Man was exciting in its own right, and the movie is still one of the MCU’s best, especially for a trilogy starter. Likewise, Michael Keaton’s Vulture often ranks quite high on lists of best MCU villains, and the movie overall continues to receive lots of love from Spider-Man and MCU fans. All that considered, it will be fascinating to see how Spider-Man: Brand New Day performs, the start of a new trilogy that will likely attempt to outdo No Way Home’s box office success.

Sources: Box Office Mojo/Rotten Tomatoes

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