Spider-Man: Brand New Day has become the biggest movie of all time at the US box office with an extraordinary $937.4 million. It’s also the third highest-grossing movie of all time worldwide with a stunning $2.45 billion.
However, if you’re not one of the many people to have seen it at the cinema, you might be waiting for its streaming release to see what the fuss is about. Sony has yet to confirm a streaming release date for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but we do already know that you’ll be waiting a while to be able to watch it at home.
However, we can look at previous Sony releases to work out exactly when you’ll be able to watch the new movie at home, as well as why you won’t be able to see it on Disney+ for at least a year.
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When will Spider-Man: Brand New Day be available to stream?
As mentioned above, Spider-Man: Brand New Day does not yet have a confirmed streaming release date, but we do know that it’ll take a while.
While some Sony releases arrive on Netflix in the US (more on that in a bit) around three months after their cinema release, it’s usually a different story when it comes to a blockbuster series like Spider-Man.
Given that Brand New Day has been a massive box-office hit, it’s best to look at the release pattern for Spider-Man: No Way Home. That movie didn’t arrive on any streaming service until seven months after its cinema release. In the US, its first streaming platform was Starz and in the UK, it was Sky Cinema.
That’s now changed in the US at least, where Netflix is now the first streaming platform for any Sony release. Sony has also signed a worldwide deal with Netflix which will be fully rolled out worldwide by early 2029, but it’s unclear when Sky’s current deal with Sony runs out after they signed a “multi-year” extension in May 2023, so let’s assume that included 2026 titles for now.
Whether the streaming platform is Netflix or Sky in the UK, if it follows the timeline of No Way Home, Spider-Man: Brand New Day won’t make its streaming debut until at least February 2027.
Even though it is an MCU movie, it was released by Sony which also means that it won’t land on Disney+ for some time after that. Typically, Sony releases take at least 18 months from their first streaming release to arrive on Disney+ in the US, so that won’t be until August 2028 for Brand New Day.
It’s also worth noting that there’s not currently a deal in place between Sony and Disney+ in the UK, so its second streaming platform over here could be something different entirely. For instance, the previous Spider-Man movies with Tom Holland have been on both Netflix and BBC iPlayer.
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When will Spider-Man: Brand New Day be released on digital platforms?
It’s not all bad news though as Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be available to watch at home before its streaming release when Sony releases it on digital platforms.
Again, its digital release date has yet to be confirmed, but if we look at No Way Home’s release schedule, that was made available to available to buy or rent around three months after its cinema release.
A similar schedule this time around means Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be released on digital platforms in late October 2026.
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How to watch Spider-Man: Brand New Day right now
As we wait for its digital and streaming release, the only way to watch Spider-Man: Brand New Day is in cinemas.
Luckily for you, it’s still out in cinemas two months after its release so you can head to your favourite cinema today to watch it right now.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is out now in cinemas.
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Movies Editor, Digital Spy Ian has more than 10 years of movies journalism experience as a writer and editor. Starting out as an intern at trade bible Screen International, he was promoted to report and analyse UK box-office results, as well as carving his own niche with horror movies, attending genre festivals around the world. After moving to Digital Spy, initially as a TV writer, he was nominated for New Digital Talent of the Year at the PPA Digital Awards. He became Movies Editor in 2019, in which role he has interviewed 100s of stars, including Chris Hemsworth, Florence Pugh, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba and Olivia Colman, become a human encyclopedia for Marvel and appeared as an expert guest on BBC News and on-stage at MCM Comic-Con. Where he can, he continues to push his horror agenda – whether his editor likes it or not.