Hit Spider-Man Movie Finds Streaming Success Amid DC Movies on HBO Max

A Marvel Cinematic Universe film has become a huge streaming success on HBO Max after arriving on the platform and expanding its audience reach. Thanks to strong viewership, Spider-Man: Homecoming has managed to rank highly on streaming analytics charts. Notably, the film hit theaters in 2017, one year after Spider-Man debuted in the MCU via 2016’s Captain America: Civil War. Tom Holland stars as the titular hero alongside a supporting cast that includes Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Jacob Batalon, and Robert Downey Jr.

Spider-Man: Homecoming currently among most watched movies on HBO Max

As of February 9, 2026, Spider-Man: Homecoming is the #3 movie on HBO Max according to streaming analytics website FlixPatrol. It is also in the top 10 list of most-watched movies on the streaming service in several South American markets. These include Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Haiti, and Mexico, where it’s either the #5, #4, or #3 movie.

As the #3 movie in the US, the film is outranked by Death of a Unicorn, which is #2, and M3GAN 2.0, which is #1. Notably, the film was reportedly the #1 movie on HBO Max a few days earlier.

The Spider-Man film currently outranks Woman of the Hour (#4), I Know What You Did Last Summer (#5), Migration (#6), The Departed (#7), Click (#8), Sunshine (#9), and Sinners (#10).

Spider-Man: Homecoming became a box office success at the time of its release. It grossed an estimated $880 million worldwide. The film’s success spawned two sequels — Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Both films became huge box office successes as well. The former became the first Spider-Man film to cross the $1 billion-dollar mark.

The film has received impressive scores on review aggregator websites. It boasts a certified fresh critical score of 92% and a robust 87% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Meanwhile, on Metacritic, the movie holds a “generally favorable” Metascore and user score of 73 and 7.4, respectively.

Spider-Man: Homecoming’s story takes place after Captain America: Civil War. It follows Peter Parker balancing his heroics as Spider-Man with his high school duties. Eager to become an Avenger and prove himself to Iron Man, he goes on a risky mission against his mentor’s warnings. Flying solo, he must stop arms dealer Adrian Toomes from selling weapons powered by alien technology on the black market.

Originally reported by Abdul Azim Naushad on SuperHeroHype.

Source: Comingsoon.net