‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ beats ‘Avengers: Endgame’ box office record

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" shattered the "Avengers: Endgame" box office record for the highest North American opening weekend, according to Sony Pictures. The Tom Holland-starring film grossed $360 million in ticket sales from theaters across the U.S. and Canada in its debut weekend. Although Sony had initially projected the movie would earn $355 million in its first weekend, surpassing the 2019 record of $357 million set by "Avengers: Endgame," the fourth installment of the Spider-Man franchise managed to outperform the projection.

Sony Pictures CEO Tom Rothman expressed pride in the achievement, stating that records are meant to be broken. Prior to "Avengers: Endgame," no film had opened with more than $300 million domestically, with "Avengers: Infinity War" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" holding the previous records of $257 million and $247 million, respectively.

The success of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," along with its predecessor "The Odyssey," which also starred Holland, Zendaya, and Jon Bernthal, contributed to a record-breaking weekend overall for movie theaters in the U.S. and Canada. In December 2021, during the pandemic, "The Odyssey" joined the list of top-debuting films with a $260 million opening, ultimately reaching $1.9 billion globally.

Box office figures for the domestic market are up 15% compared to the previous year, with over $6.2 billion in ticket sales so far.