"Spider-Man: No Way Home" racked up a head-spinning $253 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales over the weekend, setting a pandemic record and ranking as the third-biggest domestic debut in Hollywood history even as a new COVID-19 variant spreads.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that "Spider-Man: No Way Home" racked up a head-spinning $253 million in North American ticket sales over the weekend, setting a pandemic record and ranking as the third-biggest U.S. film debut in Hollywood history.

U.S. and Canadian ticket sales crushed the most optimistic projections from last week when analysts deemed $200 million a long shot. The movie stars Tom Holland as Marvel's web-slinging superhero and Zendaya as his girlfriend MJ. It also brings back stars of previous "Spider-Man" films. The movie's success underscores the continuing pull of superhero-based films at cinemas when other genres have struggled.