Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaks box-office record for biggest North American opening weekend

CBC | World News · collected 2026-08-04 · by CBC
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Summary

Spider-Man: Brand New Day broke a North American box-office record by earning $360 million US in its opening weekend, surpassing Avengers: Endgame's previous record of $357 million US. The movie opened in 4,487 theaters across the U.S. and Canada. This achievement marks the first time a film has grossed over $300 million domestically on its opening weekend. The box office overall saw a significant increase, with over $6.2 billion US in ticket sales to date, up more than 15 per cent from last year.
Written by the local model on 2026-08-21, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

Tom Holland and Zendaya's new film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, has been making waves at the box office. The movie, which premiered in London earlier this week, has broken several records, including becoming the biggest North American opening weekend ever with $360 million US in ticket sales from theaters in the U.S. and Canada. This surpasses the previous record held by Avengers: Endgame, which had a $357 million US opening weekend. The movie's global opening weekend was even more impressive, bringing in $927m (£687m), making it the second-biggest opening weekend ever globally, behind only Avengers: Endgame's $1.2bn.

The film, which stars Tom Holland and Zendaya, has been a major hit with audiences, with many praising its action-packed sequences and the chemistry between the two leads. The movie's success is also seen as a boost for Marvel Studios ahead of the highly-anticipated release of Avengers: Doomsday in December.

Interestingly, while filming the movie, parts of Glasgow were used to stand-in for New York City, with the city's grid layout and Victorian architecture making it an "incredibly versatile stand-in" for many US cities. The movie has also been praised for its positive portrayal of relationships between characters, with Zendaya saying that when you're best friends, working together is "pretty easy".

Written for “New Spider-Man Film Release” on 2026-08-31, grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
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The use of words like 'surpasses', 'broke', and 'stronger than expected' suggests a positive and celebratory tone towards the Spider-Man: Brand New Day's box-office success, with a subtle emphasis on its achievement over other Marvel movies, indicating a slightly right-leaning bias.
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📰 New Spider-Man Film Release
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BBC News · 0.91 cosine similarity
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“Both articles report on Spider-Man: Brand New Day breaking box office records, including the biggest North American opening weekend and a record-breaking global opening weekend”
BBC News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 22 📰 publisher trust 96
“Both articles report on the opening weekend box office performance of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, with Article A mentioning its filming location and Article B focusing on its record-breaking North American box office numbers”
Home - CBSNews.com
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“Both articles describe the same box office opening weekend record for Spider-Man: Brand New Day with a $360 million US debut”

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Canada North American Sony Sony Pictures U.S.

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Canada GPE · 2× Holland GPE · 2× Tom Holland PERSON · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× Marvel ORG · 1× North American NORP · 1× Sony ORG · 1× Sony Pictures ORG · 1× Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group ORG · 1× Tom Rothman PERSON · 1×

Narrative

- Review Caught in a web: Spider-Man battles the Marvel machine in Brand New Day Spider-Man down: Tom Holland loses his lunch on Hot Ones Tom Rothman, the chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, said in a statement, "records are made to be broken, but we will take great pride in this one, for as long as we hold it."
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🔮 Sony on Sunday projected that Spider-Man would net an estimated $355 million US in its first weekend playing in 4,487 theaters, just barely missing the 2019 Avengers: Endgame record of $357 million US.

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Spider-Man: Brand New Day opening weekend surpasses Avengers: Endgame box-office record asserted
Man → surpass → record
Before Avengers: Endgame, no movie had opened over $300 million US domestically Spider-Man: Brand New Day broke the Avengers: Endgame record for the biggest North American opening weekend with $360 million US in ticket sales from theatres in the U.S. and Canada, Sony Pictures said Monday. asserted
Pictures → open → U.S.
Sony on Sunday projected that Spider-Man would net an estimated $355 million US in its first weekend playing in 4,487 theaters, just barely missing the 2019 Avengers: Endgame record of $357 million US. asserted
Man → project → US
But the fourth Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland had a stronger than expected Sunday and ultimately came in ahead. asserted
movie → star → Sunday
- Review Caught in a web: Spider-Man battles the Marvel machine in Brand New Day Spider-Man down: Tom Holland loses his lunch on Hot Ones Tom Rothman, the chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, said in a statement, "records are made to be broken, but we will take great pride in this one, for as long as we hold it." asserted
we → catch → it
Before Avengers: Endgame, no movie had opened over $300 million US domestically. asserted
movie → open → US
The previous record holders were Avengers: Infinity War, which launched with $257 million US in 2018, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($247 million US in 2015). asserted
which → launch → 2015
In December 2021, during the pandemic, the third Holland Spider-Man movie No Way Home earned a place on the list with a $260 million US debut on its way to $1.9 billion US globally. asserted
movie → earn → US
The high-earning combination of Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey, which share actors Holland, Zendaya and Jon Bernthal, also propelled a record weekend overall for movie theatres in the U.S. and Canada. asserted
which → earn → U.S.
According to box-office analytics company Rentrak, the domestic box office overall is up more than 15 per cent from last year with over $6.2 billion US in ticket sales to date. uncertain
office → accord → date
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