‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ smashes box office history with biggest domestic opening weekend ever
The film 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' has set a new domestic opening weekend record, grossing $360.1 million and surpassing 'Avengers: Endgame'. The movie is also performing exceptionally well in international markets, including India, where it is on track to become the highest-grossing Hollywood release.
Why it matters
This record-breaking performance signals a significant recovery and high demand for major theatrical releases in the post-pandemic cinema landscape.
Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have a new box office champion. Spider-Man: Brand New Day has officially recorded the biggest domestic opening weekend of all time, earning $360.1 million across the United States and Canada and overtaking Avengers: Endgame , which held the previous record with $357.1 million since 2019.
The record-breaking debut caps off a remarkable opening for the fourth Tom Holland-led Spider-Man film. After already setting a new all-time opening day record with $168 million, including previews, the film continued its momentum throughout the weekend to rewrite one of the industry’s most coveted box office milestones.
Globally, Brand New Day amassed an extraordinary $932 million in its opening weekend, making it the second-largest worldwide debut in cinema history, behind only Avengers: Endgame . International markets contributed $572 million, with particularly strong performances from China, Europe and Latin America, reaffirming Spider-Man’s status as one of Hollywood’s biggest global brands.
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