Tom Holland’s ‘Spider-Man’ Sequel Officially Becomes a Global Apple TV Hit

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Published Oct 24, 2026, 4:00 AM EDT

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Apple TV has an impressive catalog of movies. For a long time, these movies were all Apple projects, such as Joseph Kosinski's fast-paced blockbuster F1, which became Apple Original Film's highest-grossing theatrical release of all time with a $633 million box office haul worldwide. But not long after F1 won the Best Sound prize at the 98th Academy Awards ceremony earlier this year, Apple TV shook things up by adding non-original, licensed third-party movies to its catalog on a rotating basis.

This has changed the Apple TV streaming charts globally, with some titles that would've never seemed likely to become Apple TV hits now being some of the platform's most-watched content. For example, Ryan Reynolds' turn as an assistant to Sandra Bullock's New York editor, Margaret, in the underrated 2009 comedy The Proposal, has made an unlikely big splash on Apple TV at the time of writing. But perhaps the most surprising hit on the platform right now is a blockbuster Marvel movie that many would've assumed was only available on Disney+.

The film in question is 2019's Spider-Man: Far From Home, which marked Tom Holland's second solo outing as our Friendly Neighborhood Spidey. Following his work on Spider-Man: Homecoming, Jon Watts returned to direct the film, which was a much bigger hit than its predecessor. By scoring a global haul of over $1.1 billion, Far From Home proved that Holland's Spidey was one of the MCU's most popular characters. Seven years later, the film is currently one of the ten most-streamed on Apple TV worldwide, a list topped by Holland's fellow MCU star Tom Hiddleston's new movie, Tenzing.

'Spider-Man' Smashed the 2026 Box Office

After making more than $1 billion in box office revenue, those involved in Far From Home couldn't have possibly imagined that, just a few years later, that total would be more than doubled by the latest Spidey feature. This summer, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the so-called "best Spidey adventure in 20 years," smashed all expectations by earning a grand total of $2.5 billion at the box office. The film ranks as the third highest-grossing of all time worldwide, and even overtook Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the highest-grossing film of all time domestically.

Spider-Man: Far From Home is one of the ten most-streamed on Apple TV worldwide. Stay tuned to Collider for more.