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Director Jon Watts helmed all three films in Tom Holland’sSpider-Mantrilogy of films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Aside from the overall positive reception of the films, Watts’ direction and handling of Peter Parker’s integration into the MCU was also praised. However, the films recorded an unprecedented amount of commercial success.
On X (formerly Twitter), a user pointed out that Watts’Spider-Mantrilogy starring Tom Holland as the titular web crawler had a total bo-office gross of nearly $3.9 billion, marking a record for the individual franchises within the MCU. Here is why the box-office numbers of Watts’ MCU movies are commendable and why his record is unlikely to be beaten anytime soon.
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Jon Wattsdebuted in the MCU after the success of his independent thrillerCop Car, which led to him directing 2017’sSpider-Man: Homecoming. The film starsTom Hollandin the titular role following his introduction as the web crawler inCaptain America: Civil War.
Watts followed up the film with 2019’sSpider-Man: Far From Homeand 2021’sSpider-Man: No Way Home. All threeSpider-Manfilms directed by Watts received critical praise and were commercially successful. On X, user@blurayangelpointed out that three films had a combined worldwide box-office gross collection of nearly $3.9 billion.
Jon Watts#SpiderManbox office 💰
• Homecoming ($880M)
• Far From Home ($1.2B)
• No Way Home ($1.9B)
— BLURAYANGEL 🦇 (@blurayangel)August 14, 2025
The first entry made roughly $880 million while the sequel grossed $1.1 billion.Spider-Man: No Waybroke all previous records and grossed a whopping $1.922 billion, becoming the highest-grossingSpider-Manmovie, surpassing its predecessor You can check out a complete breakdown of theSpider-Manfranchise’s box-office collectionhere.
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While the films were hits at the global box office, what is even more impressive is that Watt’s trilogy is the highest-grossing solo superhero franchise within the MCU beating the trilogies of beloved characters such as Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor. Incidentally, Watts is one of only three directors in the MCU to complete a trilogy apart fromPeyton ReedofAnt-Manand James Gunn ofGuardians of the Galaxy.
Why Jon Watts’ MCU Box Office Record Might Remain Unbroken
Watt’sSpider-Mantrilogy is the second highest-grossing individual franchise in the MCU, except for theAvengersmovies, which are mostly treated as crossover films. Thus, Watts holds the record for being the highest-grossing director on a solo character-led film in the MCU.
Moreover, Watt’sSpider-Mantrilogy dwarfs the collection of the fourThormovies thatgrossednearly $2.7 billion at the box office. Similarly, theCaptain Americatrilogy starringChris Evansand theIron Mantrilogy starring Robert Downey Jr are lagging with$2.23 billionand$2.42 billioncollections.
Guardians of the Galaxycomes in second terms of MCU trilogies bygrossinga total of $2.48 billion. Interestingly, Watt’sSpider-Manalso outdid Christopher Nolan’sDark Knighttrilogy, whichreportedlymade a total of $2.43 billion at the box office. Hence, Watts’Spider-Mantrilogy is inarguably the best in terms of the commercial performance of a superhero trilogy.
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Watts’ films average a $1.31 billion collection per movie, which is the best in the MCU after theAvengersmovies. Ryan Coogler’s twoBlack Pantherfilms with acombined$2.19 billion box-office collection come in third with an average of $1.10 billion per movie. Assuming Coogler directs a thirdBlack Panthermovie, it will have to gross close to $1.8 billion to break Watts’ record. Thus, Jon Watts’ box office record might remain unbroken.
Spider-Man: HomecomingandSpider-Man: Far From Homeare streaming on Disney+.Spider-Man: No Way Homeis available to rent on Amazon Prime Video and other VOD platforms.
Pratik Handore
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With a keen interest in comic book movies and blockbuster franchises, Pratik usually covers news and updates on the DCU, MCU, Star Wars, and more.A die-hard fan of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Pratik spends most of his time exploring different storytelling mediums that invoke a sense of wonder and adventure. Other filmmakers whose works have deeply influenced him include Alfred Hitchcock, James Gunn, and Guillermo del Toro.
