New Spider-Man film sees second-best global opening weekend ever
The new Spider-Man film, 'Brand New Day', achieved the second-biggest global opening weekend in history with $927 million in ticket sales. This success provides a significant financial boost for Disney and Marvel following a period of underperforming superhero releases.
Why it matters
The film's performance signals a potential recovery for the theatrical box office and the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise after post-pandemic audience fatigue.
Image source, Sony Pictures/Marvel By Osmond Chia Business reporter Published 18 minutes ago Spider-Man: Brand New Day brought in $927m (£687m) of global ticket sales to make it the second-biggest opening weekend ever as it shot past its estimated $225m production budget.
The superhero movie - starring real-life husband and wife Tom Holland and Zendaya - is only behind Avengers: Endgame , which took in more than $1.2bn in its opening weekend in 2019.
Brand New Day also set a second-best North American record, with box office takings of $335m.
The film's strong performance gives a much-needed boost for Disney ahead of the highly-anticipated December release of Avengers: Doomsday , after a string of Marvel movies under-performed in recent years.
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