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“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” opened with $927 million worldwide and $355 million in North America, placing its debut behind only “Avengers: Endgame” on both measures, The Times reported. The joint Marvel-Sony production fell just $2 million short of Endgame’s 2019 domestic opening record and reached cinemas five years after Tom Holland’s previous mainline Spider-Man film. Zendaya returns alongside Holland in the direct follow-up to 2021’s “No Way Home,” continuing Peter Parker’s story after his closest friends lost every memory of him.
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- Record first day: The film collected $168 million from North American cinemas on Friday, according to the report, delivering Hollywood’s biggest domestic opening day. That initial surge accounted for nearly half its $355 million regional weekend total.
- Global benchmark: Its $927 million worldwide haul ranks second to the $1.2 billion opening of “Avengers: Endgame.” The Times said the result puts Brand New Day in contention to surpass $2 billion globally, although its final total depends on sustained demand.
- Peter’s predicament: The story begins in a world where Peter Parker’s closest friends no longer remember him, carrying forward the consequences of “No Way Home.” That setup directly continues the previous film rather than restarting Holland’s version of the character.
- Holland’s fourth film: Brand New Day is Holland’s fourth appearance in a mainline Spider-Man movie. Zendaya also reprises her role, reuniting the central stars of the preceding films for the first instalment since the franchise’s five-year cinema break. The report also identifies Zendaya as Holland’s wife.
- Industry stakes: The opening follows high-profile genre disappointments including “The Marvels,” “Captain America: Brave New World” and “Supergirl.” The Times said superhero films, once among Hollywood’s most reliable releases, had suffered a series of misses, raising the stakes for Marvel and Sony. FranchiseRe publisher David A. Gross called the debut “colossal” and said he had not expected another film to approach Endgame’s domestic record for a long time.
- Weekend market record: North American ticket sales across all releases reached $430 million, beating the previous weekend record of $402 million set when Endgame opened. Christopher Nolan’s historical epic “The Odyssey” contributed another $51 million to the new total.
Background
“No Way Home” finished its theatrical run with $1.9 billion worldwide. Brand New Day must exceed that figure before reaching the reported $2 billion target. Its opening establishes a competitive starting point, but does not guarantee the milestone, making performance after the initial rush decisive for its commercial place within the Spider-Man series.
What’s next
The next concrete indicator will be Brand New Day’s second-weekend decline. Its cumulative worldwide total must first pass No Way Home’s $1.9 billion before the film can become the latest release to cross $2 billion.
