'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Has Most Successful Box Office Debut

August 4, 2026, 10:01 am | Read time: 2 minutes

The friendly neighborhood spider swings back onto the big screen. Since July 29, 2026, “Spider Man: Brand New Day” has been in theaters, showcasing Peter Parker as the title character in his most vulnerable and emotional portrayal yet. Audiences have long awaited this and are rewarding the superhero adventure with ringing box office success–even at record levels.

“Spider Man: Brand New Day” Beats “Avengers: Endgame”

This is now reported by the U.S. industry magazine “Variety” for the American market. There, “Spider Man: Brand New Day” has now achieved the most successful opening weekend of all time. The blockbuster grossed a massive $360 million, narrowly surpassing the previous record holder “Avengers: Endgame,” which reached $357 million in 2019 (not adjusted for inflation).

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The new “Spider-Man” film is only the second ever, after “Endgame,” to break the magical $300 million mark on its first weekend in the U.S. Also remarkable: Both films earned about $100 million more at the start than the third and fourth places in this ranking: “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ($260 million) and “Avengers: Infinity War” ($257 million). This means that the four biggest opening weekends of all time are all Marvel superhero films.

“Only” Second Place Worldwide

While “Spider Man: Brand New Day” secured the historic top spot in the U.S., it didn’t quite reach the pole position worldwide. With a global box office of $932 million, the film still trails “Avengers: Endgame” by nearly $100 million. The superhero ensemble grossed an impressive $1.2 billion worldwide on its first weekend.

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Nevertheless, “Spider-Man” is on a historically good run. Besides the opening weekend in the U.S., Destin Daniel Cretton’s direction also broke records for the most successful previews and the best U.S. opening day. “Variety” also predicts that “Brand New Day” will become only the eighth film in cinema history to break the magical $2 billion mark worldwide.

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