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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ bests ‘Avengers Endgame’ in record-breaking box office debut
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has broken Avengers: Endgame's opening-day box office record in the US, taking around $168 million on its first day, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film's strong start, achieved across 4,487 North American cinemas, makes it Sony's biggest ever domestic opening and underlines the enduring commercial pull of Tom Holland's Spider-Man franchise within the wider Marvel universe.
The previous single-day record was held by Avengers: Endgame with $157.4 million in 2019, while Sony's earlier high, Spider-Man: No Way Home, took $260.1 million over its full opening weekend in 2021. Brand New Day is now projected to earn around $325 million across its opening weekend, which would rank as the second-highest US launch of all time. The film continues from No Way Home's ending, with Holland's Peter Parker trying to rebuild relationships after being forgotten by the world, and features Mark Ruffalo returning as the Hulk alongside newcomers including Sadie Sink and Tramell Tillman. It currently holds a 98% audience score and 90% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.
In short
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day earned $168m on its US opening day
- It beat Avengers: Endgame's previous opening-day record of $157.4m
- Weekend total is projected at around $325m, the second-highest US launch ever
Explained simply
Spider-Man is a Marvel superhero whose everyday identity is Peter Parker. Tom Holland plays him in films made by Sony, which also feature characters from Marvel’s wider film universe, including the Avengers.
The latest film follows Spider-Man: No Way Home, in which a spell left the world unable to remember Peter. He is trying to rebuild his life and relationships, while Mark Ruffalo returns as the Hulk and Sadie Sink and Tramell Tillman join the cast. Box office records show how many tickets a film sells and offer one measure of the reach of major cinema releases.
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