Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaks box office records

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day”, the fourth installment in the Spider-Man series produced by Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios, starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker, has achieved an exceptional global debut, grossing US$ 932 million in its first three days and nearing the billion-dollar mark in record time. At the North American box office, the film continued to make history, achieving a record-breaking $ 360 million opening weekend, officially becoming the biggest domestic opening in cinematic history, surpassing initial estimates of $355 million. With this figure, the film dethroned the previous record held by “Avengers: Endgame” since 2019, which opened with $357 million (before adjusting for inflation). “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “Avengers: Endgame” are the only two films in cinematic history to have surpassed $300 million in their opening weekend, and they are more than $ 100 million ahead of their closest competitors. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (2021) holds third place with $ 260 million in opening weekend earnings, followed by Avengers: Infinity War (2018) with $ 257 million. These figures reflect the clear dominance of Marvel Studios on the list of highest-grossing opening weekends in box office history, with its films occupying the top four spots. The $932 million global opening for Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the second-largest global opening in cinema history, behind Avengers: Endgame, which grossed $ 1.2 billion in its first weekend. This achievement reflects the huge public interest in the latest Spider-Man adventure and confirms its status as one of the biggest cinematic phenomena in recent years. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm