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The Lowdown
Sony took a risk going smaller and more emotional after No Way Home’s multiverse fireworks, and audiences rewarded it with the biggest domestic run ever. Whatever Marvel and Sony do next with Peter Parker, this film resets the bar for what a solo superhero movie can earn.
Key Takeaways
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day reached $936.773 million domestically, passing The Force Awakens’ $936.6 million (The Hollywood Reporter).
- It hit the record after 47 days of release, having opened July 31 (The Hollywood Reporter).
- The film set the biggest domestic opening weekend ever at $360 million and led the box office for its first six weekends (The Hollywood Reporter).
- It ranks No. 3 on the all-time global chart (The Hollywood Reporter).
The Story
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now the highest-grossing movie ever at the North American box office. Sony’s blockbuster reached $936.773 million after 47 days, passing the $936.6 million earned by 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens (The Hollywood Reporter).
The run has been record-setting from the start. Brand New Day beat Avengers: Endgame for the biggest domestic opening weekend with $360 million, posted the highest-grossing first week in domestic history, and became the fastest film to hit every milestone from $400 million to $900 million (The Hollywood Reporter).
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the film stars Tom Holland as a lonely Peter Parker, with Zendaya, Sadie Sink and Jon Bernthal. It led the domestic box office in its first six weekends (The Hollywood Reporter).
Sony film chief Tom Rothman told THR the studio chose to go “deeper” rather than bigger after No Way Home. The film’s official Instagram celebrated with: “Doesn’t get bigger than this” (The Hollywood Reporter).
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- The Hollywood Reporter — ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Hits No. 1 on All-Time Domestic Chart, Topping ‘Force Awakens’ ↗