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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Loses Place in the Top 10 MCU Movies on Rotten Tomatoes Following Record-Breaking Opening
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has slipped out of the top 10 highest-rated MCU films on Rotten Tomatoes, even as it continues to smash box office records. The film posted the biggest domestic opening weekend in cinema history, overtaking Avengers: Endgame, and has already earned $1 billion globally, with $2 billion considered well within reach. Despite this commercial triumph, its critical standing has slipped slightly, prompting debate given how strongly some fans and critics still rate it as a Spider-Man instalment.
The film's Rotten Tomatoes score has dropped to 89%, leaving it tied for 11th place among MCU films alongside Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Civil War, having previously sat inside the top 10. It now ranks below the other MCU Spider-Man films, with Homecoming in 6th, Far From Home in 8th and No Way Home in 5th. A second weekend boosted by a new IMAX release across North America is expected to draw further audiences, while some fans attribute the dip in ratings to the film's villain, who departs from a traditional Spider-Man antagonist.
In short
- Brand New Day drops to 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, out of MCU's top 10.
- Film still broke box office records, earning $1 billion so far.
- New IMAX release planned to boost its second weekend performance.
Explained simply
The Marvel Cinematic Universe, or MCU, is a series of connected superhero films based on Marvel Comics characters. Spider-Man is one of its central heroes, and the character has appeared in several MCU films, including Homecoming, Far From Home and No Way Home.
Rotten Tomatoes collects reviews from film critics and shows the share judged positive as a percentage. Its rankings can shift as more reviews are counted, and they are separate from measures of ticket sales. The MCU’s Spider-Man films are often compared both with one another and with other films in the wider series.
The box office matters to studios because ticket sales help show how widely a film is reaching audiences. Critical scores offer a different measure of response, so a film can attract large audiences while its review-based ranking changes.
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