Spider-Man: Brand New Day Swings Past Avengers: Endgame with Record-Setting $360M Opening Weekend

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has made a record-setting $360 million in its opening weekend at the domestic box office. This beats the previous record held by Avengers: Endgame, which had opened with $357 million in 2019. According to Sony Pictures, the film was shown in 4,487 theaters and had a stronger than expected Sunday, ultimately coming in ahead of projections.

The film's global opening weekend earnings are estimated to be $932 million, making it the second highest global opening weekend behind Avengers: Endgame. Tom Rothman, the chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, expressed pride in the achievement, stating that "records are made to be broken, but we will take great pride in this one, for as long as we hold it."

The success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day follows in the footsteps of previous Spider-Man films, including No Way Home, which opened with $260 million domestic in December 2021. The film's lead star, Tom Holland, has been credited with boosting the popularity of the Spider-Man franchise over the past decade.

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