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  "id": 48489,
  "title": "‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/spider-man-brand-new-day-nets-second-best-north-american-opening-ever",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T15:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/spiderman-box-office-a2c2efb863263ce50bcee1e7db822574"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "\"Spider-Man: Brand New Day\" shattered box office records in its debut weekend, grossing an astonishing $355 million in North American ticket sales, according to Sony Pictures estimates. The film narrowly missed the record set by \"Avengers: Endgame\" in 2019, which debuted with $357 million. Written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the superhero movie starring Tom Holland achieved a solid Rotten Tomatoes score of 90% and earned a \"A\" CinemaScore and five-star rating from audiences. The film's impressive 61% male audience and 36% of viewers aged 18-24 fueled its success. \"Spider-Man: Brand New Day\" surpassed the previous record-holder, \"Spider-Man: No Way Home,\" which opened to $260 million in December 2021.",
  "summary": "“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” made box office history in its first weekend in theaters. The Sony-released superhero movie became the second biggest North American opening ever with an astonishing $355 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Spider-Man soars to huge US$355 million opening in North America",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/spider-man-soars-to-huge-us-355-million-opening-in-north-america",
        "published": "2026-08-03T00:03:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' scores second-biggest ever global opening weekend – nears $1bn worldwide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/spider-man-brand-new-day-scores-second-biggest-ever-global-opening",
        "published": "2026-08-03T07:29:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "\"Spider-Man: Brand New Day\" debuts with biggest domestic opening weekend ever",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/spider-man-brand-new-day-debuts-with-biggest-domestic-opening-weekend",
        "published": "2026-08-04T00:35:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "Spider-Man: Brand New Day is proof audiences just want to see heroes doing hero stuff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/spider-man-brand-new-day-is-proof-audiences-just-want-to-see-heroes",
        "published": "2026-08-05T20:12:14.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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