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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Officially Crosses the Biggest Domestic Box Office Milestone Ever
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has become the highest-grossing film in domestic box-office history, surpassing Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens' $936 million tally, even as it slipped from the top of the weekend chart after seven weeks at number one. The milestone caps a remarkable run for the film and represents a significant boost for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which had endured a difficult few years before this instalment's release; it marks only the second time an MCU title has topped an all-time box-office ranking, after Avengers: Endgame briefly did so before being overtaken by Avatar.
The film earned around $9 million domestically over the weekend, pushing its running total to roughly $935 million, before officially crossing the $936 million mark set by The Force Awakens. It was displaced from the weekend's number-one spot by newcomer Practical Magic 2, which opened to about $30 million in line with forecasts, while Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey passed $600 million domestically to become Universal's highest-grossing release worldwide. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Tom Holland in his fourth solo outing as the character, Brand New Day holds a "Certified Fresh" 90% critics' score and 97% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and is already among the five highest-grossing films globally, with the MCU set to continue in December with Avengers: Doomsday.
In short
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now the top domestic box-office earner ever.
- It overtook The Force Awakens' $936 million record after seven weekends.
- Practical Magic 2 knocked it off the weekend's number-one spot.
Explained simply
Domestic box-office takings are ticket sales in the United States and Canada, and are often used to compare films’ performance in that market. A film’s total can keep rising for weeks after its opening as audiences continue to see it in cinemas.
Spider-Man is a Marvel character whose films are part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, a connected series of superhero films. Tom Holland plays the character in this instalment, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton; earlier MCU films such as Avengers: Endgame have also ranked among the biggest box-office hits.
Record comparisons depend on which market and measure are used, and box-office totals can change as more tickets are sold. These figures matter to studios because cinema revenue helps show how widely a film has reached audiences and can shape expectations for future releases.
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