Spider-Man: Brand New Day Box Office Makes History With Record-Shattering Debut (Domestic Top 5)

© Marvel Entertainment / © Columbia Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Updated Aug 2, 2026, 11:58 AM EDT Brennan Klein (he/him) is a senior news writer at Screen Rant, host of the Attack of the Queerwolf podcast, and contributor at Alternate Ending and Horror Press. He has been writing and podcasting about pop culture (especially horror movies) for over a decade at platforms including Blumhouse, Fangoria, Dread Central, The Backlot, and Arrow in the Head. Sign in to your ScreenRant account UPDATE: 2026/08/02 06:04 EST BY BRENNAN KLEIN Spider-Man Surges Way Past Saturday's $325M Projections This article was originally written Saturday AM and has been updated Sunday AM with up-to-date box office projections (in bold). Scroll down for a full chart and further analysis. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is swinging to the top of the chart with a record-shattering debut. 2026's Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the fourth Marvel Cinematic Universe movie to center on the title character portrayed by Tom Holland, as well as the century's ninth live-action movie to star the superhero. It's a direct sequel to 2021's No Way Home, which was a runaway smash hit, partially because it united Holland's Spider-Man with the previous versions of the character played by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. That movie grossed $1.921 billion worldwide, becoming the ninth highest-grossing movie in history and the highest-grossing non-Avengers MCU movie, leaving Brand New Day with big shoes to fill. Friendly Neighborhood Assessment · MCU Era Tom Holland'sSpider-Man Trivia 🏠Homecoming2017 ✈️Far From Home2019 🌌No Way Home2021 😈VillainsSinister… 🤖MCUAvengers THWIP! LET'S GO → 01 Before getting his own solo film, Tom Holland’s Peter Parker made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut by being recruited by Tony Stark to help in a massive superhero conflict. In which MCU film did Holland first appear as Spider-Man? AAvengers: Age of Ultron BCaptain America: Civil War CSpider-Man: Homecoming DAvengers: Infinity War ✓ Correct! Tom Holland first appeared as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016), where Tony Stark visits Peter in Queens and recruits him for the airport battle against Team Cap. His quippy, starstruck portrayal instantly won over audiences. ✗ Web miss! The answer is Captain America: Civil War. Holland debuted in the 2016 film before Homecoming (2017). He was recruited by Tony Stark for the iconic airport fight scene, stealing Captain America’s shield with his webs in one of the film’s most memorable moments. NEXT → 02 In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter faces a blue-collar salvage contractor who turned to arms dealing after being shut out of the Chitauri cleanup by Damage Control. Using an alien-tech wingsuit, he becomes one of Spider-Man’s most grounded villains. Who is he? AThe Vulture (Adrian Toomes) BThe Shocker (Herman Schultz) CThe Scorpion (Mac Gargan) DThe Tinkerer (Phineas Mason) ✓ Correct! Adrian Toomes, played brilliantly by Michael Keaton, is the Vulture — a working-class father who builds a criminal empire selling alien-derived weapons. The twist that he’s the father of Peter’s date Liz is one of the MCU’s best surprises. ✗ Web miss! The answer is The Vulture (Adrian Toomes). The Shocker and Tinkerer are his henchmen in the film, and Scorpion (Mac Gargan) only briefly appears. Toomes is the main antagonist who personally confronts Peter in the unforgettable car ride scene. NEXT → 03 Tony Stark built Peter a high-tech suit loaded with features Peter didn’t even know about, including an AI assistant that helps him in combat, provides tactical analysis, and even gives dating advice. What name does Peter give this AI? AFriday BEdith CKaren DJocasta ✓ Correct! Peter names his suit’s AI “Karen,” voiced by Jennifer Connelly. She assists him with web shooter modes, reconnaissance, and even his love life. Friday is Tony Stark’s AI, and E.D.I.T.H. is the Stark satellite system that appears in Far From Home. ✗ Web miss! The answer is Karen. Friday is Tony Stark’s personal AI, E.D.I.T.H. is the Stark defense satellite Peter inherits in Far From Home, and Jocasta is an AI from the comics. Karen, voiced by Jennifer Connelly, is Peter’s suit assistant throughout Homecoming. NEXT → 04 In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter encounters a seemingly heroic figure who claims to be from an alternate Earth, battling elemental creatures across Europe. In reality, he’s a disgruntled former Stark Industries employee using advanced holographic drones. What is his real name? AWilliam Ginter Riva BAldrich Killian CJustin Hammer DQuentin Beck ✓ Correct! Quentin Beck, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, is Mysterio — a master of illusion who uses Stark Industries’ B.A.R.F. holographic technology and weaponized drones to fabricate the Elementals and pose as a hero. His final act of revenge shapes the entire third film. ✗ Web miss! The answer is Quentin Beck. William Ginter Riva is one of Beck’s team members, Aldrich Killian is the villain of Iron Man 3, and Justin Hammer is from Iron Man 2. Beck is Mysterio, the illusionist who manipulated Peter’s trust across Europe. NEXT → 05 In one of the MCU’s most shocking mid-credits scenes, J. Jonah Jameson broadcasts doctored footage from Mysterio’s final moments that completely upends Peter Parker’s life. What does this broadcast reveal to the entire world? AThat Spider-Man killed Mysterio in cold blood BThat Spider-Man is Peter Parker CThat Spider-Man is a Skrull impersonator DThat Spider-Man commanded the drone attack on London ✓ Correct! Mysterio’s doctored footage, broadcast by J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons reprising his iconic role), exposes Spider-Man’s identity as Peter Parker to the entire world. This revelation drives the entire plot of No Way Home as Peter desperately seeks to undo the damage. ✗ Web miss! The answer is that Spider-Man is Peter Parker. While the footage also frames Spider-Man for the London drone attack, the earth-shattering reveal is Peter’s unmasked identity being broadcast globally by The Daily Bugle’s J. Jonah Jameson. NEXT → 06 With his identity exposed and his loved ones under threat, Peter seeks help from a powerful sorcerer to cast a spell that would make the world forget he is Spider-Man. Peter’s constant modifications to the spell cause it to fracture the multiverse. Which sorcerer casts this spell? AWong BWanda Maximoff CDoctor Strange DKarl Mordo ✓ Correct! Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) casts the memory-wiping spell at Peter’s request, but Peter keeps asking for exceptions — for MJ, Ned, May, and Happy to still remember him. These constant changes corrupt the spell and tear open the multiverse, pulling in villains from other Spider-Man universes. ✗ Web miss! The answer is Doctor Strange. While Wong is the Sorcerer Supreme and actually warns Strange against it, it is Stephen Strange who agrees to cast the spell. Wanda’s multiverse interference occurs in Multiverse of Madness, not here. NEXT → 07 Throughout all three films, Peter’s loyal best friend serves as his “guy in the chair,” helping with tech support and keeping his secret. In No Way Home, this character even discovers he can open magical portals using a Sling Ring. Who is Peter’s best friend? ANed Leeds BFlash Thompson CHarry Osborn DMiles Morales ✓ Correct! Ned Leeds, played by Jacob Batalon, is Peter’s best friend and self-proclaimed “guy in the chair.” He discovers Peter’s secret identity in Homecoming, supports him across all three films, and in No Way Home he accidentally uses Doctor Strange’s Sling Ring to open portals to other Spider-Men. ✗ Web miss! The answer is Ned Leeds. Flash Thompson is Peter’s rival and bully who ironically idolizes Spider-Man. Harry Osborn is Peter’s friend in the Raimi and Webb films but doesn’t appear in Holland’s trilogy. Miles Morales is only hinted at. Ned is the irreplaceable “guy in the chair.” NEXT → 08 At the emotional climax of No Way Home, Peter makes an enormous personal sacrifice to save the multiverse. Doctor Strange completes the spell, and when it takes effect, Peter is left completely alone. What does the final spell do? AIt sends Peter to an alternate universe where no one knows him BIt erases Spider-Man from existence entirely CIt removes Peter’s spider powers permanently DIt makes everyone in every universe forget who Peter Parker is ✓ Correct! The final spell makes every person in every universe forget that Peter Parker exists. MJ, Ned, Happy, the Avengers — everyone. Peter visits MJ at the coffee shop afterward but decides not to re-introduce himself, choosing to protect them. He starts over completely alone, sewing his own suit in a small apartment. ✗ Web miss! The answer is that everyone forgets who Peter Parker is. The spell doesn’t erase Spider-Man — people still know the hero exists — but nobody remembers Peter Parker the person. This devastating sacrifice means MJ, Ned, and even Happy Hogan have no memory of him at all. REVEAL MY SCORE → Assessment Complete Your Spider-Sense Rating / 8 Are you an Avenger — or just a friendly neighborhood bystander? ↻ SWING AGAIN Following in the footsteps of No Way Home may not prove to be an issue, as Sony Pictures Entertainment reports that, as of Sunday morning, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is projected to conclude its opening weekend with a 3-day debut gross of $355 million at the domestic box office. In addition to earning the biggest debut of 2026 by a considerable margin (the previous record-holder was Toy Story 5 with $159.7 million), this total gives Brand New Day the second-biggest domestic debut of all time (behind Avengers: Endgame's $357.1 million). Other records that this debut has earned include the biggest domestic opening weekend for a Sony release and the biggest domestic opening weekend for a Zendaya movie. It also earned the biggest domestic opening day of all time ($168 million), the second-biggest domestic Saturday of all time ($101.5 million), and the highest-grossing weekend for Dolby Cinema domestically ($10+ million). If it can keep up this momentum and performs similarly by the end of Sunday, it has a strong chance of surpassing Endgame's domestic debut record. Brand New Day has also earned the biggest domestic debut of all nine live-action Spider-Man movies (not adjusted for inflation). The movie has surged past the domestic record set by Spider-Man: No Way Home, which earned $260.1 million in 2021, which was more than $100 million higher than the debut of the previous record-holder, 2007's Spider-Man 3 ($151.1 million). Below, see a breakdown of the domestic debuts and overall worldwide hauls of all the previous Spider-Man movies (not adjusted for inflation). Title Domestic Debut Worldwide Box Office Spider-Man (2002) $114.8 million $810.9 million Spider-Man 2 (2004) $88.1 million $788.2 million Spider-Man 3 (2007) $151.1 million $887.4 million The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) $62 million $758.7 million The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) $91.6 million $716.9 million Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) $117 million $881 million Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) $92.6 million $1.133 billion Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) $260.1 million $1.921 billion If the new movie is able to achieve the same trajectory as No Way Home as its run continues, it could eventually leg out to a worldwide gross of $2.4 billion, which would make it the third highest-grossing movie of all time behind Avengers: Endgame and 2009's Avatar. While it remains to be seen if it achieves the same level of intense word-of-mouth success as its predecessor, Brand New Day's reception is closely comparable to the 2021 movie. While critics' Spider-Man: Brand New Day reviews have given it a Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score of 90%, which is below No Way Home's 93%, audiences are giving it a boost on the aggregator website's Popcornmeter, where the movie is one point ahead of No Way Home's 97% score with a Verified Hot 98%. While No Way Home has a better CinemaScore with a perfect A+, Brand New Day's A is nevertheless quite promising. Additionally, Brand New Day has a distinct advantage over No Way Home. While Chinese regulators kept a tight lid on American superhero movies from 2019 through 2023 (to the point that No Way Home didn't play in the region at all), Brand New Day is playing in China and indeed recently earned the best opening day in China for any American superhero movie since 2019. It's expected to gross more than $250 million in China by the end of its run, giving it a huge head start. All of this is more than enough for Spider-Man: Brand New Day to debut at No. 1 at the domestic box office, decisively ending the reign of Christopher Nolan's smash hit The Odyssey, which debuted on July 17 and has been No. 1 for two consecutive weekends. If its run continues to break records, it could very well hold that spot for several weeks, as the next major tentpole that is in direct competition with the MCU movie is Street Fighter, which doesn't debut until October 16. This Weekend's Domestic Box Office Top 5 Below, see the full domestic Top 5 chart for the weekend: # Title 3-Day Total Cumulative (Domestic) 1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day $355 million $355 million (weekend 1) 2 The Odyssey $51 million $395.5 million (weekend 2) 3 Toy Story 5 $6.3 million $461.7 million (weekend 7) 4 Minions & Monsters $5.8 million $168.3 million (weekend 5) 5 Moana $5.3 million $114.8 million (weekend 4) Overall, there has been a surprising amount of movement on the chart, despite Spider-Man slotting in neatly at the top. This is due to two factors. First, Hadestown: The Musical has fallen from No. 3 to No. 6 during its surprise second weekend (its run was extended after its debut broke Hamilton's record for the best opening weekend for a proshot stage show), which is not an unusual drop for a special presentation. Meanwhile, Disney's live-action Moana remake dropped roughly 50%, falling from No. 2 to No. 5 and buoying the previous weekend's No. 4 and No. 5 titles - Toy Story 5 and Minions & Monsters - up to No. 3 and No. 4 respectively. While Spider-Man: Brand New Day is soaking up most of the attention this weekend, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has nevertheless made up for being knocked to No. 2 by posting the best third weekend result in history for the director (besting The Dark Knight's $42.6 million). Both movies are racing toward the billion-dollar milestone worldwide, though it seems likely that Brand New Day will reach that benchmark first, as its projected global debut sees it earning more than $900 million in a single weekend. Enjoy ScreenRant's box office coverage? Click below to sign up for my weekly box office newsletter (make sure to check "Box Office" in your preferences) and get exclusive analysis, predictions, and more: Sign Up Release Date July 31, 2026 Runtime 145 Minutes Director Destin Daniel Cretton Writers Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Steve Ditko, Stan Lee Producers Amy Pascal, Kevin Feige, Rachel O'Connor, Avi Arad Cast Spider-Man / Peter Parker Four years after No Way Home, Peter Parker lives alone, forgotten by everyone he loves, and devotes himself entirely to being Spider-Man. As crime escalates, he experiences a dangerous physical change that threatens his survival while a mysterious surge in criminal activity introduces a powerful new enemy.