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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Looks Set for an Enormous Opening Weekend at the Box Office, but Will It Beat Avengers: Endgame?
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has taken a record $72 million from North American preview screenings, surpassing Avengers: Endgame’s previous $60 million preview record. The result signals a very strong debut for Sony and Marvel Studios, though it does not necessarily mean the film will match Endgame’s or Spider-Man: No Way Home’s opening-weekend totals.
Sony is projecting a domestic opening of $190–$195 million and an international opening of $275–$300 million. These figures would fall below No Way Home’s $260 million North American and $587 million global opening, as well as Endgame’s $357 million domestic and $1.2 billion worldwide launch, but the article expects Brand New Day to become a billion-dollar hit.
In short
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day set a $72 million previews record.
- Its opening is forecast below Endgame and No Way Home.
- Sony and Marvel expect a major billion-dollar success.
Explained simply
Spider-Man is a Marvel superhero whose films are made by Sony, with Marvel Studios involved in some of the newer releases. Avengers: Endgame brought together many Marvel heroes and set a high bar for cinema openings, while Spider-Man: No Way Home was a major hit focused on the web-slinging hero.
A film’s opening weekend is the money it earns in cinemas over its first few days; preview screenings take place before the main release and offer an early measure of audience interest. Comparisons between films can show how strongly a new release is starting, though preview takings alone do not determine its eventual box-office total.
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