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In Just 12 Days, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Beats Marvel’s Original Blockbuster at the Box Office
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has overtaken 2012's The Avengers at the global box office in just 12 days, cementing its status as a franchise-saving hit for Sony and Marvel. The film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Tom Holland in his fourth solo outing as the character, has been buoyed by strong reviews and audience turnout, and it is now the highest-grossing film of 2026 so far.
The film opened with over $930 million globally and added roughly $500 million in its second weekend, putting it on course to pass $2 billion this week and become only the third superhero film and eighth film overall to reach that milestone. It currently sits among the 15 highest-grossing films of all time, and is set to overtake Spider-Man: No Way Home's $1.9 billion lifetime total, meaning the only films still ahead of it also feature Holland as Spider-Man.
In short
- Brand New Day passed The Avengers' box office total within 12 days
- On track to become the eighth film ever to hit $2 billion
- Tom Holland's fourth solo Spider-Man film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Explained simply
Spider-Man is a Marvel superhero whose films are made by Sony, with Marvel Studios involved in some of the newer films. Tom Holland plays the character in a series of films that connects to Marvel’s wider superhero universe; The Avengers, released in 2012, brought several of those heroes together.
Box office figures show how much money a film earns from cinema ticket sales, and are often used to compare a film’s commercial reach. The totals can change as a film continues its cinema run, and comparisons depend on whether figures are adjusted for inflation or include only certain markets.
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