‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Nets Second Best North American Opening Ever with $355 Million
The Sony and Marvel release drew strong critical and audience response, while fueling the biggest collective weekend in box office history with more than $406 million.
- Sony and Marvel's 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' earned $355 million in its North American debut across 4,300 theaters, becoming the second-largest opening weekend in box office history.
- Despite industry concerns about 'superhero fatigue' following recent high-profile flops, analyst Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations said, 'There's truly no such thing as Spider-Man fatigue.'
- On Friday, the film set a single-day domestic record with $168 million in ticket sales from Statement 26. PostTrak exit polls show the audience was predominantly male , with 36% aged 18 to 24.
- The debut finished just shy of 'Avengers: Endgame's' $357 million record, while Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' slid to second place in its third weekend with $51 million.
- With a $225 million production budget, the film earned 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, positioning Marvel to build momentum with 'Avengers: Doomsday' releasing later this year.
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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' scores second-largest global opening ever
Sony Pictures' "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" brought in $355 million in its domestic debut. It's the second-biggest opening ever in the U.S. and Canada, beat only by 2019's "Avengers: Endgame."
'Spider-Man' soars to huge $355 million opening in North America
The opening was the second-biggest in domestic box office history, only behind "Avengers: Endgame" (2019) at $357 million, not adjusted for inflation, according to Box Office Mojo. The film -- which also stars Zendaya (who happens to be Holland's wife), Mark Ruffalo, Florence Pugh, and Sadie Sink -- sees Peter Parker living in isolation after he erased his identity from the world, confronting a personal transformation and new threats. "This is a…
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ nets second best North American opening ever with US$355 million
But the triumph of “Brand New Day” also comes on the heels of another major movie featuring Holland and Zendaya: Christopher Nolan’s“The Odyssey,” which slid to second place in its third weekend in theaters with $51 million.
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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second-best North American opening ever with $355 million
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" has made box office history in its first weekend, becoming the second biggest North American opening ever with $355 million in ticket sales.
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ opens to a huge $355 million in US, Canada
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, Aug 2 (Reuters) - "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" brought in $355 million in U.S. and Canadian ticket sales in its opening weekend, the studio said, ranking among the top domestic openings of all time. The film, which mar...
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