'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' beats 'Avengers: Endgame' in record opening weekend
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" is off to a record-breaking start at the box office.
The Marvel superhero film earned $360 million in North American ticket sales during its opening weekend, pushing it past "Avengers: Endgame" as the biggest domestic debut of all time, according to updated numbers released Monday by Sony Pictures.
The new total makes "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" the biggest debut in the Spider-Man franchise and only the second film in history to surpass $300 million during its opening weekend, according to Sony Pictures.
“Wow! 360 million thank-yous to all the filmmakers, actors, producers, and to my colleagues at Sony, who created such a fantastic film and an exceptional marketing and distribution campaign," Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures, said in a statement Monday. "Records are made to be broken, but we will take great pride in this one, for as long as we hold it.”
The film took in $572 million internationally, including $121 million in China, for a worldwide opening of $932 million, according to Sony Pictures.
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" -- starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, who play MJ and Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the film, respectively -- is the 38th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Holland has portrayed Spider-Man/Peter Parker since "Captain America: Civil War" in 2016 and most recently starred as the web-slinger in 2021's "Spider-Man: No Way Home."
"Spider-Man: No Way Home," which grossed more than $1.9 billion worldwide and became the first movie to surpass $1 billion globally after the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day," directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, has earned strong reviews, holding a 90% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and an "A" CinemaScore rating from audiences.
The blockbuster opening helped deliver the biggest weekend ever for North American movie theaters, with an estimated $430 million in total ticket sales.
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," which also stars Holland and Zendaya, finished second at the domestic box office with $51 million in its third weekend.
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