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

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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.

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Story summary

Tom Holland and Zendaya's new Spider-Man film has been a huge success, breaking box office records around the world. The movie, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, opened in the US and Canada with $360 million in ticket sales, making it the biggest opening weekend ever in North America. Globally, it brought in a staggering $927m (£687m) in its first weekend, just behind Avengers: Endgame's record-breaking opening. The film follows Peter Parker, played by Tom Holland, as he continues to fight crime in a world that has forgotten he is the masked superhero. The movie's success gives Marvel Studios a much-needed boost ahead of the highly-anticipated release of Avengers: Doomsday in December. The film's production budget was estimated at $225m (£167m), but it already shot past that mark in its first weekend, with early takings exceeding expectations.

Written for “Spider-Man Box Office Records” on 2026-10-16, grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.

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Canada GPE · 2× Holland PERSON · 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×

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- 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.

2026-08-04 · CBC News

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

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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

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