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Spider-Man: Brand New Day shatters opening record with $360 million debut

The film earned $360 million domestically, overtaking the previous record and reaching $932 million worldwide.

Updated last month8 new reports, including Variety, New York Post, CNBC and 1 more.

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The short version

Spider-Man: Brand New Day opened to a domestic weekend gross of $360 million, the highest ever recorded in North America. The opening surpassed the prior record of $357 million set by Avengers: Endgame and contributed to a worldwide total of $932 million.

Sony Pictures released the superhero film "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" in collaboration with Marvel Studios.1 The movie opened in 4,487 theaters across the United States and Canada.1 Early estimates reported a domestic opening‑weekend revenue of $355 million.1,2,3

Later reports updated the figure to $360 million.5,6,7 The $360 million total makes it the biggest domestic opening weekend in North American box‑office history.6,7 The previous record was held by "Avengers: Endgame", which earned $357 million in its opening weekend in 2019.2,6

Globally, the film accumulated $932 million after its opening weekend.8 Combined with the release of "The Odyssey", the weekend generated roughly $430 million across all titles, the largest collective weekend on record.4 Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman said the success suggests movies aren’t dead.8

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige noted the film added to his list of record‑setting opening weekends.9

“So I guess movies aren’t dead after all?”
Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures8

Where outlets disagree

  • Initial reports listed the opening weekend as $355 million, while later updates raised the figure to $360 million.1,5

Why it matters

  • Domestic opening weekend refers to the total box‑office revenue earned in the United States and Canada during a film's first weekend of release.1

  • "Avengers: Endgame" set a domestic opening‑weekend record of $357 million in 2019, which stood until the latest figures for "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" were reported.2,6

  • The combined $430 million weekend, driven by "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" and "The Odyssey", is the highest total for a single weekend across all movies.4

  • "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" stars Tom Holland and continues the Marvel Cinematic Universe storyline.8

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