{
  "id": 92209,
  "title": "‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ beats ‘Avengers: Endgame’ box office record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/spider-man-brand-new-day-beats-avengers-endgame-box-office-record",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-03T15:23:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/spiderman-record-box-office-40c065a34256c04f9b977eba64ad6d50"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "\"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.",
  "summary": "Spider-Man beat the Avengers at the box office. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” broke the “Avengers: Endgame” record for the biggest North American opening weekend with $360 million in ticket sales from…",
  "key_points": [
    "\"Spider-Man: Brand New Day\" debuted with $360 million in North American box office sales.",
    "Surpassed $355 million projection set by Sony Pictures for highest opening weekend.",
    "Tom Holland-led film broke $300 million domestic opening record set by \"Avengers: Endgame.\""
  ],
  "editors_take": "The success of \"Spider-Man: Brand New Day\" cements a strong recovery for the US and Canadian box office, with total ticket sales up 15% from the previous year.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/92209.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Spider-Man: Brand New Day Comes Close to Passing Avengers: Endgame With Second Biggest Box Office Debut of All Time at $927 Million Globally",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/spider-man-brand-new-day-comes-close-to-passing-avengers-endgame-with",
        "published": "2026-08-02T19:15:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Tops ‘Avengers: Endgame’ For Biggest Box Office Debut Ever",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/spider-man-brand-new-day-tops-avengers-endgame-for-biggest-box-office",
        "published": "2026-08-03T16:19:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Spider-Man: Brand New Day beats Avengers: Endgame box office record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/spider-man-brand-new-day-beats-avengers-endgame-box-office-record",
        "published": "2026-08-04T00:46:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}