Sony Execs Take CinemaCon Victory Lap Over ‘Spider-Man’ Box Office Domination

As the studio that released a 1.9 billion box office hit in the midst of record Covid-19 infection rates, it was fitting that Sony Pictures was the first studio to make its presentation at CinemaCon 2022, and Chairman/CEO Tom Rothman and his team took a victory lap after a successful winter led by “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”“What are you guys doing here? Don’t you know you’re dead? Not only merely dead but most sincerely dead?” Rothman joked to the CinemaCon attendees as he touted the 3.3 billion that Sony films have grossed at the worldwide box office.Along with the runaway success of “No Way Home,” Sony also released another Marvel hit with “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” which reached 500 million worldwide without the aid of China, while “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” and “Uncharted” also found solid success with domestic audiences. The numbers vindicate Rothman and Sony motion picture group president...