{"id":840796,"date":"2026-08-03T00:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/840796\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T00:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T00:15:11","slug":"spider-man-brand-new-day-soars-to-927-million-worldwide-the-second-highest-debut-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/840796\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 soars to $927 million worldwide, the second-highest debut ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sony Pictures’ and Marvel’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” soared to the second-biggest North American opening weekend ever with a $355 million haul at the box office, according to industry experts, just behind “Avengers: Endgame,” which opened to $357 million in 2019.<\/p>\n

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” \u2014 released almost five years after the last “Spider-Man” movie \u2014 earned $927 million worldwide, also the second-biggest opening ever, according to Paul Dergarabedian, head of marketplace trends at Rentrak. Its franchise’s predecessor, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” opened to $260 million in North America.<\/p>\n

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is a “perfect storm” for a major blockbuster, according to Chris Colombo, founder of box office analytics firm Brighter Path. “You have the intellectual property, you have the character, you have the (fear of missing out) \u2014 plus good reviews,” Colombo told CNN.<\/p>\n

The spectacular opening extends a hot streak for movies in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Universal Pictures’ “The Odyssey,” which has drawn crowds to premium IMAX screenings, shattered opening weekend expectations with $124.5 million at the North American box office. The retelling of the centuries-old Greek epic raked in $51 million this weekend, bringing its worldwide earnings to $721 million.<\/p>\n

The weekend’s top two movies helped power the highest-earning domestic weekend of all time, totaling roughly $430 million.<\/p>\n

\"Peter<\/p>\n

Peter Parker (Tom Holland) peers through the web in Columbia Pictures SPIDER-MAN\u2122: BRAND NEW DAY. – Jay Maidment\/Sony Pictures<\/p>\n

Also providing a boost this weekend was Disney’s “Toy Story 5,” which finished No. 3 at $6.3 million. The fourth-highest earner was Universal’s “Minions & Monsters” ($5.8 million), followed by Disney’s live-action “Moana” ($5.3 million) and a live capture of Broadway’s “Hadestown: The Musical” ($2.1 million).<\/p>\n

“This (weekend) now sets up a tremendous month of August, and the likelihood of a $4 billion summer,” Dergarabedian told CNN in an email.<\/p>\n

Last year’s overall box office fell short of the $4 billion mark between the first Friday of May and Labor Day, leaving 2023 as the only post-pandemic year to hit the milestone. Dergarabedian said a $10 billion overall box office is within reach for 2026.<\/p>\n

The box office has earned $6.19 billion year-to-date, up almost 15% compared to 2025, according to Rentrak.<\/p>\n

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